Vida Blue Extends Lead With 15th Win And 13 Ks
Oakland ace Vida Blue struck out 13 over seven innings to beat Minnesota 3-2 and push the A’s AL West lead to eight games over Kansas City. Blue also moved to 15-2 with 146 strikeouts and 15 complete games in 19 starts as the rest of the league saw mixed results Monday night.
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Mullaney Named Kentucky Colonels Head Coach
Joe Mullaney, fired after a world championship chase with Wilt Chamberlain, is hired as head coach of the ABA Kentucky Colonels. He presides over rookie camp featuring 7-foot-2 Artis Gilmore and guards Louie Dampier and Darel Carrier as the team reshapes for a title push.
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Dodgers Use Rookie O'Brien To Shutout Cardinals
Dodgers pitcher Bobby O'Brien, making his first major league start, pitched a six hit shutout to beat the Cardinals 4-0 as Los Angeles dealt with injuries to Bill Singer and others. Joe Torre and Lou Brock sparked St. Louis but were stymied by O'Brien after a tense start. Steve Carlton planned to face Claude Osteen in the next game.
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Gorman Upsets Drysdale to Reach Wimbledon Upset
Tom Gorman, 23, of Seattle, stunned eighth seed Cliff Drysdale at Wimbledon 1971 after losing the first two sets and saving a match point. He won 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 7-5, just days after beating Rod Laver at Queen's Club in a second major upset amid blustery, treacherous turf conditions.
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Coal City Sox blank Gardner Legion to stay unbeaten
Coal City Sox improved to 8-0 with a 5-0 win over Gardner Legion in a Senior Little League game on Monday. Mark Skubic earned the win, fanning seven while allowing six hits. Gardner drops to 6-3 and hosts Coal City Yanks Saturday at 5 p.m.. Dave Brasnighan took the loss. Coal City had nine hits led by Skubic and teammates Agamy Unger and Trotter with two each. Bert Torz had Gardner’s two hits.
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Channahon Routs Sparks In Morris Softball Showdown
Channahon exploded for a six run fourth inning and 17 hits to beat Sparks 13 4 in Morris 14 inch league play Monday night Frank Zink hit a homer and Marty Nichols added a triple as Sanders earned the win Eddy took the loss It was the only league game reported
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O'Brien Shuts Out St Louis In First MLB Start
Dodgers pitcher Bobby O'Brien threw a six hit shutout in his major league debut blanking St Louis 4-0. Pirates star Willie Stargell hit a two run homer to lift Pittsburgh past the Mets 6-0, boosting his season totals to 25 homers and 67 RBIs.
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