Cubs Sweep Cardinals To Extend Lead In NL East
Tireless Billy Williams starred as the Cubs swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 and 12-1 at Wrigley Field. Williams broke Musial’s NL consecutive games record with 895, while Ron Santo boosted his RBI lead with five in the nightcap. The Mets, Phillies, Dodgers and Reds also won as Chicago opened an eight game edge on New York and St. Louis fell 14 back.
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Tigers Bow to Soaring Birds
Detroit loses three of four to Baltimore as Chicago's Mike Cuellar stifles the Tigers late. Frank Robinson supplies the key ninth inning hit to seal a 4-3 win, while Detroit also drops a prior opener 3-2. Orioles widen lead in the East.
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Morris Drivers Win at Mazon
Warm night at the Speed Bowl sees track records set in 6 and 8 cylinder divisions. Bud Ferguson and Harry Simonson post new marks, while Chuck Kline dominates 6 cylinder with a sweep of handicap heat and feature. Races proceed with ambulance on track, no serious injuries reported.
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Prince Regent Wins Irish Derby at Curragh
Prince Regent the French-trained American-owned 3 year old brown colt by Right Royal out of Nadaleuse won the Curragh Irish Derby by a length over Ribofilio. Ribofilio is a 4-1 St Leger contender with Reindeer 6-1 and Blakeney Shoemaker 10-1. Irish Sweepstakes tickets are sold in over 100 countries with about two million pounds paid in prize money.
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Coody Captures Cleveland Open After Tight Finish
Charles Coody fought back from a late stumble to win the Cleveland Open at Aurora Country Club finishing 271 nine under par. Bruce Crampton, now in Dallas, shot 69 to take second, his sixth runner up in recent months.
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Cubs top Giants 8 3 behind Siron four hitter
Cubs win 8 3 over the Giants as Jon Siron allows four hits in a complete game. Dave Olson takes the loss while giving up 10 hits. Cubs hitters Roe Neushwander and Thompson each collect two hits. Olson and Lutz pace the Giants with two apiece. Line score Cubs 400 101 2 Giants 100 2000 3.
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Ollerman, Kenney Win Pitchers Duke Friday at Local Parks
Ollerman defeated Santa Cruz 14 to 6 at Goodwill playground as Glen Cunnliffe earned the win with Paul Santa Cruz suffering the loss. Glen Schaefer homered for Ollerman while Frank Tabler tripled for Santa Cruz. In the second game Bob Kenney beat Spivey 6 5 with Kenney and Dan Snyder doubling.
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Tigers Triumph Over Lions on 14-2 Friday
Craig Cassem pitched winning for the Tigers as Don Brown slugged a homer and a double in an 11 hit attack. Jud Nelson took the loss while Ron Fosen hit a two run homer for the Lions who recorded only two hits.
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Baseball Scores and Scheduled Games From Sunday Results
A collage of MLB results shows multiple city matchups with scores such as Pittsburgh 7 New York 4 and Los Angeles 19 San Diego 0. Upcoming Tuesday games include Chicago at Montreal and New York at St Louis, with pitchers and records noted for several teams.
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McCovey Stretches NL Home Run Mark Before July
Willie McCovey set a National League season home run record for the year to date by hitting three more homers in San Francisco's two games against the Cincinnati Reds. He reached 26 homers on the season.
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Hall of Fame Inductees Highlight Shaughnessy and Michal
Clark Shaughnessy and Abe Michal, celebrated college football stars, were inducted into Louisiana's Sports Hall of Fame in New Orleans, recognized for their historical impact on the game.
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Quad County Leon Stanchines Standings Update
Quad County Leon Stanchines Standings in the Quad County Conference as of June 26 are announced. The record notes 22 April American League shutouts, with six of them credited to Baltimore Orioles pitchers.
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Denna Cone Wins U S Women’s Open in Florida
Denna Cone, a 22 year old from California, captured the U S Women’s Open in Pensacola after shooting 69 in the final round for a two over par 294 total and earning $5,000. She recovered from two earlier runner up finishes, led with a 34 on the front nine in 108 degree heat, weathered a thunderstorm, and claimed her first major title. The victory pushes her career earnings past $60,000 in five years.
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