Cards Give Ray Sadecki Start Today
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 4 in ten innings to halt a home losing streak. Bill White hit a 10th of the season to spark the win after Mack Jones tied it with a homer in the ninth. Sadecki (2-6) starts the second game of the series with Tony Cloninger (9-4) facing him.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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St. Louis
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Lou Brock
Redbirds
Ray Sadecki
Tony Cloninger
New Record Set at Mt Vernon Miniature Golf
Jimmy Wilbanks, after six years at the game, broke the 18 hole Mt Vernon City Park course scoring record with a 30, 12 under par. He won the weekly tourney. runner up Sidney Hirons Jr. shot 38, Steve Ward 40, Russell Rainey 41, Danny Helverson 42.
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Mt. Vernon
Wilbanks
Sidney Hirons Jr
Steve Ward
Russell Rainey
Danny Helverson
Bret Hanover Extends Winning Streak In Meadows Pace
Bret Hanover won the Hanover-Hempt pace at The Meadows in 1:57 1/4, marking his 29th straight victory. Driven by Frank Ervin, the 3-year-old colt set a new track record and remains unbeaten. It was his fifth win this year after a perfect 24-24 last season. payout was $2.60, $2.60, and $2.20.
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Meadows
Frank Ervin
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Floyd Scott wins 410 gauge at Great Eastern Skeet Shoot
Floyd Scott of North Wilbraham Mass broke 57 of 100 targets to win the 410 gauge championship in the 33rd annual Great Eastern Skeet Shoot held in Stratford Conn Thorne Donnelley of Lake Forest Ill was runner up with 96 The women's title went to Mrs Marjorie Bette Annan of Aspen Colo with 90 and runner up was Mrs J R Coulter of Lake Forest Ill with 86
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Player Leads U S Open At Halfway Mark
Gary Player, wearing black and a pixie grin, shoots a second straight par 70 to reach 140 at the Open as Arnold Palmer slips in the title race. Player says leading isn’t enjoyable and the pressure remains on.
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Gary Player
Open's Top Ten in National Open Golf Standings
ST LOUIS AP second round leaders list Gary Player 70 70 140 Kel Nagle 68 73 141 Mason Rudolph 69 72 141 Deane Beman 69 73 142 Frank Beard 74 69 143 Ray Floyd 72 72 14 Gene Littler 3 T1 144 Rex Baxter Jr 70 73 145 Gordon Jones 71 74 145 Bruce Devlin 72 73 145 x Amateur
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Gary Player
Kel Nagle
Mason Rudolph
Deane Beman
Frank Beard
Ray Floyd
Gene Littler
Rex Baxter Jr
Gordon Jones
Bruce Devlin
Major League Leading Batters and Pitchers Highlights
League leaders in batting include Coleman's .333 for Cincinnati and Aaron's .340 for Milwaukee with Parker-like totals. Rose and Harper top runs. Banks and Mays lead RBI. Pinson and J Alou pace hits. Will ls and Brock steal bases. Pitching leaders show Ells 10-2 and Koufax 10-3 with strikeout marks by Koufax and Gibson. American League leaders feature Davalillo and Horton in batting and Green and Wagner in runs. Mantilla and Thomas top RBIs. Davalillo again leads hits, Ward and Oliva reach doubles, Campaneris and Versalles post triples, Horton and Colavito lead homers, Campaneris and Cardenal pace steals. Pascual and Fisher top wins with strong ERAs. McDowell and Lolich headline strikeouts.
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Chicago
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San Francisco
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Cleveland
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Boston
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Cardenal
Los Angeles
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Oliva
Campaneris
Kansas City
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Tresh
New York
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Washington
Colavito
Pascual
Fisher
McDowell
Lolich
Open Championship Cuts Bring Crown Hope To Fray
Champion falters missing Open cut for first time in eight years. Dejected master posts 152 after two rounds with no birdies. Jack Nicklaus advances with 150 after 72 following 78. Ken Venturi, with hand ailment, exits after 81 and 79. Kel Nagle and Deane Beman chase at 146 and 145 as Franks Beard and others vie for late contention. Course at Bellerive, 7191 yards, tests field.
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Baltimore
Frank Beard
Ralph
Gene Littler
Raymond Floyd
Tigers Win Gthin Row Trail By 3
Detroit left hander Hank Aguirre shut out Kansas City 3-1 for his eighth win against two losses tying Camilo Pascual for the league lead. The Tigers extended a six game win streak and closed within three games of first place Minnesota. In other AL games New York beat Minnesota 10-2, Chicago edged Boston 4-3, Cleveland topped Los Angeles 3-2, and Washington stopped Baltimore 2-0. Mantle hit his first grand slam since 1962 as the Yankees defeated Minnesota. Skowron homered to lift Chicago over Boston. Colavito hit his 14th for Cleveland.
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Pirates win rainout replay 8-6 over Cubs
ABACUES NATIONAL Pirates 8 Liberty Petroleum Cubs 6 in a resumed game. Mike Westbrook earned his first win with eight strikeouts. Alexan der led Cubs with a single and two doubles. Scott Harris took the loss. Pirates benefited from four fourth inning runs plus 11 walks and two errors. Dodgers remain atop with 5-0, followed by Pirates 4-2, Cubs 2-4, Giants 2-4, Cardinals 2-5.
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Johnny Desperate Yankees Come Alive For Keane
New York Yankees manager Johnny Keane pleaded for a spark as his slumping club had dropped four straight and totaled just three runs in 35 innings. Friday they erupted in a 10-2 rout of the Minnesota Twins, with Bill Stafford earning the win and nine runs coming on homers including a grand slam by Mickey Mantle.
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Midget Winner Takes Most Of $2,500 At Baer Field
Bob Tattersall of Streator Illinois won a 40 lap U S A C midget feature at Baer Field Raceways Fort Wayne Indiana pacing 22 cars over 20 miles in 13 05 93 Mee Kenyon Davenport Iowa finished second with Bobby Grimm Indianapolis Bob Wente St Louis and Mike McGreevy Hayward California trailing in the top five.
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Mantle hits grand slam in 10-2 win over Twins
The Associated Press reports Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit a first inning grand slam to spark a 10-2 victory over the American League leading Minnesota. Hank Aguirre of the Tigers shut out Kansas City 3-1 on three hits, retiring the last 16 batters.
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Minnesota
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Manule homers as Yankees belt four long balls
Nelson hit his eighth bases loaded homer of Manule's career and first since June 5. He has 10 homers this season. The Yankees connected on four total, with Roger Maris hitting his seventh and Phil Ling his second. Ross Moschitto, a first year bonus, also homered for his first major league hit.
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Manule
Yankees
Roger Maris
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Ross Moschitto
Benvenuti Wins World Junior Middleweight Title
Nino Benvenuti defeated Sandro Mazzinghi to claim the world junior middleweight title in Milan Italy The bout ended with Benvenuti winning by knockout after a fierce contest The event drew attention in Italy and abroad highlighting Benvenuti as a rising star in boxing history
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Willie Horton Began Hard Life Before Baseball Rise
Willie Horton grew up in Detroit slums with a large family, lacking new clothes and steady work. He left school in the 10th grade to help parents as coach Sam Bisher bought him shoes and clothes to keep him in school. His baseball talent and hard times led to attention from the Detroit Tigers.
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Detroit Tigers
Willie Horton Memory Shapes A Lively Season
Willie Horton, a rising young outfielder, carries a pocket Bible from Jose Pagan and says all he does this year is for his late parents. After their Detroit crash, he found resolve in spring training and in mentors Don Demeter and Dave Wickersham, hoping to honor them while leading the American League in hitting and home runs.
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Strangelove Nicknames Stirred Bat as Stuart Paces Phillies
Dick Stuart powered Philadelphia to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a homer and a two run single. He carried a strong 0DI average against Dodger pitching this season while hitting poorly against the rest of the league. The Dodgers remained 12 1/2 games behind Milwaukee after their loss.
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Baseball Standings and Friday Results Summary
MLB style standings show Chicago leading with 36 wins, 22 losses, Milwaukee 33 26, Philadelphia 30 30. Friday results include Cincinnati 3 Chicago 1, Houston 5 Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 4 in 10 innings, and Philadelphia 4 Los Angeles 2. Upcoming games list Chicago at Cincinnati and New York at San Francisco, plus several intercity matchups.
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M Ward And Ski Tie In Lofty League Action
In local softball action M Ward downed Inn Rar tians 17 4 and Ski edged South Side 4 3 to stay tied atop the standings. San Francisco's Willie Mays and Tom Haller homered for the Giants while Houston beat Pittsburgh 4 0 with a four run fourth inning.
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Gatewood fires two-hitter as First Nation al Bank wins
In Steubenville Ohio Jackie Gatewood pitched a two-hitter to lead First Nation al Bank past United Commercial Travelers 6 to 1 in Khoury League. Gatewood fanned 12, while Gary Sigworth homered and doubled driving in runs. Mark Mayse took the loss. Other winners included Steve Yearwood Barry Sargent Stan Black and Gatewood with hits. Bill Webb and Jay Paul Woodrome had UCT’s only safeties. The club’s scoring came on Sigworth’s homer in the first, two unearned runs in the third and three in the fifth as UCT committed seven errors. Sunday games listed Ellis vs Amvets YMCA vs Stan the Tire Man.
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