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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1968

Page

5

Muscatine Muskie Baseball Finishes 16 17 After Tough 30 Game Run

Muscatine High School finished 16 17 in a 30 game season ending in the district tournament. Doug Calkins led with a .345 average and 29 hits while Tom Flickinger added 28 hits and a .333 average. Calvert scored 19 runs and 25 hits, with Sissel and Ziegenhorn anchoring pitching as the young squad eyes next year.

Muscatine’s Muskies Tom Flickinger Doug Roelle Doug Calkins Greg Calvert Mike Sissat Muskies Bettendorf Doug Calkina Doug Muskie Eddie Berry Calvert Mike Sissel Calkins Rick Buster Soph Flickinger Buster Greg Emlet Pat Sissel Muscatine RBI

Benefit Game Set At Letts

LETTS A benefit game to raise funds to improve the base ball field here has been announced. The game pitting the Louisa Muscatine High School team against the Letts All Stars is set for 8 p m Tuesday. It is hoped to toward the infield of the diamond and perhaps improve the rights with proceeds from the game. dJofm Robinson LM coach and Tom Carpenter former Letts high athlete who now coaches Wilton High s baseball team will handle the LM squad. The All Stars are being organized by Denny Carpenter. Admission will be 50 cents. There will be several drawings for prizes during the evening. Football Scores Exhibition Pro Football By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday s Result Buffalo AFL 13 Detroit NFL 9 Today s Games No games scheduled.

LETTS Louisa- Muscatine High dJofm Robinson Tom Carpenter Letts High Wilton High Denny Carpenter

Pappas Swinging Bat fuels Braves win 6-1 over Cubs

Milt Pappas pitched a six-hitter and hit a three-run homer to lift the Braves to a 6-1 victory against the Cubs. The veteran right-hander emphasized swinging the bat as part of his self-help approach, tallying one of his 114 career homers and driving in the decisive runs in the sixth inning.

Dick Coach Associated Press Milt Pappas Atlanta Chicago Cubs Pappas Philadelphia San Francisco Braves Joe Torre Tito Francona Bob Johnson Felipe Alou Mike Lum Ernie Banks Cardinals Zoilo ‘Versalles

Baseball Standings and Monday Results Summary

National League standings show St Louis leading with 72 wins, Detroit and Baltimore near top, while Chicago and San Francisco trail. Monday results include St Louis 3 Cincinnati 2 and Baltimore 5 New York, with several other games completed and multiple spot games scheduled for today and Wednesday across Philadelphia, San Francisco, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston.

Associated Press le Pet W. L.- Pet St. Louis Detroit Atlanta Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati Boston San Fran Oakland Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Minnesota California Los Angeles Houston Washington San Francisco Cincinnnati Twinight

Richert And Powell Find The Range Just In Time

Richert and Powell spark Orioles to a 25 3 rout of the Yankees as Richert recollects his range after an Army stint and Powell hits a 10th inning homer. Brooks Robinson adds another RBI as Baltimore closes within 5 1/2 games of Detroit with six wins in seven. Boston tops Chicago 4 2 in 10 innings behind Ken Harrelson’s 28th homer and Tommy John’s early shutout bid wasted.

Baltimore Orioles Jack Lamabe Cubs Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Houston New York Mike Recht Associated Press Pete Richert Boog Powell Baltimore Richert Army Powell Orioles New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Boston Chicago White Sox Thhree Jake Gibbs Horace Clark Andy Etchebarren Brooks Robinson Dooley Womack Dave Morehead Bill Landis Chicago

Two Unexpected Rookies Shine In Bills Exhibition

Buffalo beat Detroit 13 to 9 as rookies Ben Gregory and Gary McDermott stepped in after injuries to Keith Lincoln and Wray Carlton. Gregory scored the Bills only TD on an eight yard Kemp pass. McDermott ran 19 times for 50 yards and caught two passes.

Buffalo N.Y Gary McDermott Ben Gregory Bills Gregory Bill Jack Kemp McDermott AFL NFL

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