Montreal Expos fall to 19 straight losses in Dodgers defeat
Montreal continues its winless slide as the Expos drop 4-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers marking their 19th straight defeat. Mets meanwhile win a club record eighth straight, while Cubs power past Reds 14-8 and Phillies lose again. Other results include Atlanta beating Pittsburgh 3-1 and St Louis topping Houston 6-3 with notable performances from Banks, Mays, McCovey, and Niekro.
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Mike Becht
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Billy Williams
Don Young
Ken Holtzman
Baseball Standings and Scores From The Day’s Games
National League East shows Chicago leading with 38 losses and New York at 26 wins. West and Central divisions list standings for San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Montreal, and more. American League features Baltimore atop with 38 wins, Boston and Detroit close, plus scheduled games for today across both leagues.
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McNally keeps unbeaten form in win over Twins
Orioles ace Dave McNally pitched a four hitter to beat Seattle 5 4 for his eighth win of the season and first complete game in three weeks. Barry Moore and Daf rold Knowles each allowed two hits as Washington edged Minnesota 1 0. Oakland topped Detroit 5 3, Cleveland beat California 8 3, Easter edged Kansas City 4 2 in 11, and New York edged Chicago 3 2. Moore and Knowles also helped Washington stay in the hunt in the AL East as Baltimore built a 15 game margin.
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Associated Press
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Brewer Leads Western Refound Putting Strokes Spark Victory Hope
Gay Brewer boosted by a refined putting stroke leads the Western Golf Tournament midway after a 136 second round. He credits watching the 1967 Masters home movie for correcting a head-movement flaw. Frank Beard and Dick Rhyan trail by one stroke at 137 with Rocky Thompson, while Bob Charles and Bob Lunn are among those at 139 and 140 respectively. Defending champ Jack Nicklaus sits at 143 as the field heads to the final two rounds.
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Dick Rhyan
Rocky Thompson
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Julius Bores
George Archer
Tartabull Returns to Iowa Oaks From Athletics stint
DES MOINES Iowa AP The Iowa Oaks announce outfielder Jose Tartabull will rejoin the Oaks after a brief stint with the parent Oakland Athletics Tartabull was expected to join the Oaks Saturday in Denver Ramon Webster is to be sent to Oakland next week
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Des Moines
Giants and Indians deliver high-scoring wins
Gaylord Perry of the Giants spun a two hitter into the ninth and finished with a five hitter as San Francisco shut out Philadelphia 4 0. Tony Horton of the Indians drove in four runs with two homers, powering Cleveland to an 8 3 win over California.
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Red Sox Doubleheader in Montrose Sunday
The Muscaline Red Sox travel to Montrose Sunday for a Mississippi Valley League baseball doubleheader, starting at 1:30 p.m. Pitchers Gary Laake and Steve Hindahl will be used again. Manager George Long calls 10:45 a.m. meeting at Grand view Avenue and Bond Street for the trip. They previously swept Montrose in a twin bill. On Tuesday they face Mount Pleasant at Tom Bruner Field at 8 p.m.
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Steve Hindahl
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Mount Pleasant
Tom Bruner Field
Namath signals quitting pro football but may return
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath cried while announcing he was quitting pro football. Despite the public break, loyalty to the Jets and the 1969 season could prompt him to reconsider and return to the center for the familiar No. 12 jersey.
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Jets
Softball schedule and notable retirements shuffle in league play
Next week features 6:15 p.m. games at multiple parks with teams listed per day from Monday to Saturday. A separate seniors diamond slate at Kent-Stein Park includes Muscatine Lighting, Wendling Quarries, and others, plus MAJORS and Industrial League matchups at Musser Park and Kent-Stein Park. Also noted are several famous players announcing retirement then reconsidering, including Namath who kept the door open after his public statements.
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Baseball slate for next week across area games
Local Red Sox play a doubleheader at Montrose at 1 30 p m Muscatine at North Scott 6 p m and Iowa City visits Muscatine Junior Varsity at 7 p m Includes Mt Vernon Wilton West Liberty Durant SEI Winfield Wapello Columbus Danville Lone Tree New London Morning Sun Mediapolis Highland Mt Pleasant vs Red Sox at Tom Bruner Field 6 p m Muscatine JV at Clinton 6 p m Also Wilson at U High West Liberty at Lone Tree Muscatine at Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Namath retirement discussion concludes with Jets teammates contemplating joining him
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Errors cost MHS second loss in Muskies game
Muscatine fell 4-2 to Washington as the Muskies misplayed in key moments. Craig Darling hit a two run homer in the fourth and later scored on a misplay. Muscatine outhit the host 6-4 but left the bases loaded in the third. Hartsock pitched six innings in a losing effort. The team heads to North Scott and Clinton on the road trip. In West Liberty, stock car races were postponed to Sunday due to rain with trials around 7:30 and racing at 8.
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Denny Kurriger
Butt
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Clinton
Girls Softball Games Postponed To Sunday
Girls softball games scheduled for today are postponed and moved to Sunday at the same venues. The event will include teams receiving their rings and the refreshment committee is Irene Mooney, Marian Hays, and Roberta Hamilton.
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Irene Mooney
Marian Hays
Roberta Hamilton
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