Drysdale Keeps Shutout Streak At Six Straight Wins
Dodgers ace Don Drysdale blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 for his sixth consecutive shutout tying a 1913 mark. He allowed one hit through six innings before team defense and Maury Wills preserved the no run game. Popovich key with a sixth inning play, Drysdale later earned his seventh win all by shutout in 10 decisions.
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Rookie Koosman Shuts Out Cubs to Reach Nine Wins
Mets rookie southpaw Jerry Koosman blanked the Chicago Cubs 5-0, scattering eight hits to join Juan Marichal as the season’s nine-game winners. He discussed self loosening his arm and praised his growing arsenal including a new offspeed change. The Cubs threat ended on a double play in the fourth inning and the two teams scheduled a rematch with Rich Nye opposing Tom Seaver.
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Associated Press
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Cubs
Randy Hundley
Art Shamsky
Ron Santo
Rich Nye
Tom Seaver
Indians Stop Sox In Tight 2-1 Win On Late Infield Runs
Cleveland's pop gun attack breaks through in the eighth as Chico Salmon and Jose Vidal ignite an infield hit and broken bat single to tie, then Vern Fuller lines a safe hit and Larry Brown scores on a sacrifice fly to seal a 2-1 victory behind Tiant who limits Chicago to four hits.
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California
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White Sox
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Vern Fuller
Larry Brown
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues
American League standings show Detroit leading with 31 wins and Baltimore at 28 wins. Minnesota travels to New York while Boston hosts Detroit in a split day. California defeats Baltimore 5 to 3. National League standings list St Louis atop with 29 wins, follow Philadelphia and San Francisco. New York beats Chicago 5 to 0. Tonight’s schedule features key matchups across both leagues.
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Bevis Drives Bank Of Illinois Past Lincoln Heritage 8 7
Mike Bevis delivered a run scoring single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Bank of Illinois over Lincoln Heritage 8 7. Bevis earned the win with ten strikeouts over six hits as Larry James added two hits. Ashby tripled and Hayse Ritchey Dawson chimed in with singles. Lincoln Heritage scored in each of the eighth and ninth to force a late rally, but three walks and an error sealed the comeback.
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Killebrew Oliva Drive Three Sac Flies in Late Rally
Epstein returns from a 12 day minor league stint and hits a sixth inning homer to spark a 2 2 tie. His four RBIs lift his season total to four while his average rises to .105. Bell, 5 1, starting a possible shutout, falters as two walks push trouble in ninth and Lyle induces a force out by Jim Price.
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Rams Trade Rumors Over Beban Contract Impasse
Los Angeles Rams may trade their draft rights to UCLA star Gary Beban after a stalled contract dispute. Rams coach George Allen said talks were far apart during a dinner meeting with the 1,000-yard Club. Beban suggested a possible move to Canadian pro football while rejecting the Rams’ reported 250000 offer.
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Seven In Row For Birds! Brock Sparks Cards Past Astros In 9th
Mt Vernon Post 141 opened its season with doubleheader losses to Centralia Legion 8-7 and 3-2. Greg Webb took the loss in the opener after a tough extra inning, with Carkin, Young, and Hawthorne leading Mt. Vernon at the plate. Weatherly and Seibert combined on the finale mound. Post 141 next plays Flora and Olney. In Houston, Lou Brock sparked a 3-2 Cardinals win over the Astros with a ninth inning steal and RBI as Steve Carlton earned the win.
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Weatherly
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Seas Take Toll in Transatlantic Solo Yacht Race
Seas and heavy sailing damaged seven of 35 entries as the transatlantic solo yacht race entered its fourth day. Alain Gliksman emerged as the 4-1 favorite in the betting odds for his French yacht Raph. In Los Angeles, Vice President Fresco Thompson of the Dodgers was named general manager, succeeding Buzzie Bavasi.
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Bowling high games and series results
Claude Payne led with a 222 game followed by Don Wilson 210 and Don Bailey 199. Conita GaVette 197 Pat Jones 193 Linda Wilson 186. Don Wilson topped the series with 531, followed by Ross Poston 516 and Claude Payne 510. Dolores Poston 513 and Pat Jones 497 also scored well.
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Vancouver Defeats Indianapolis and Okla City in PCL
In a Pacific Coast League menu of scores Vancouver beat Indianapolis 3 to 5, and Spokane edged Denver 4 to 3 while Tulsa defeated Okla City 5 to 4 in separate games.
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Cardinals rally past Astros in tense early season tilt
St Louis piled 13 hits to take a 1 0 edge in the fourth when Mike Shannon singled and Tim McCarver followed with a run scoring single. Dick Simpson hit into a double play, scoring the other St Louis run in the seventh as the Cardinals beat Houston and prepared for a rematch with Larry Jaster on the mound against Larry Dierker.
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Illinois high school baseball tourney opens in Peoria
The 29th Illinois State High School Baseball Championship begins Thursday at Tom Connor Field with eight sectional winners including Morton West, Lane Tech, Albion, and Peoria Manual. Notable pitchers and hitters from Morton West, Lane Tech, Niles East, Rockford Guilford, Champaign Central, Springfield Griffin, and Edwards County headline the field as a new state champion is expected.
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Moose Lodge Indians top Senators for first loss of season
In AL action the Moose Lodge Indians beat the Jefferson County Shrine Club Senators 5-1 after a two-run sixth inning. Richard earned the win with 11 strikeouts on five hits, while Steve Lively took the loss giving up two late runs. Strothman led the Senators with a triple and a single. Hawkes added two hits for the Senators as Lively chipped in a single.
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Double Cola Beats Illinois Bankers In Close Softball Game
In a night league clash, Double Cola pulled ahead 7 to 6 in the bottom of the seventh as Roger Yates singled and Art Wilson drove in the winning run with a double. Yates and Passmore led Double Cola with multiple hits while Karl Martin paced the Bankers with three singles and Gary Reeves homered.
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Art Wilson
Double Cola
Bank of Ilinois
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Darrell Passmore
Yates
Karl Martin
Bankers
Gary Reeves
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