Little League Tourneys Set Here in Muscatine
Muscatine will host major district and senior Jawa playoff games this summer. Madison Mustangs coach, a Bloomington McGregor alumnus, works on a Wisconsin master’s degree. Dates and site details to follow from Hugh Bunn. Also notes on Ottumwa athlete Ste Craig Shumaker and Iowa or Midwest league prospects Dale Hill and Jerry Askam.
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Madison, Wis
Muscatine
Jawa
Iowa
Hugh Bunn
Little League
Kent - Stein Park
Tom Bruner Field
Davenport
Muscatine Red Sox
Sox
Ste
Major League Deals Send Jay Schwall to Braves
The Atlanta Braves acquired pitchers Joey Jay from Cincinnati for Hank Fischer and Don Schwall from Pittsburgh for Billy O'Dell. No cash changed hands as Atlanta shuffled its rotation near the trading deadline. O'Dell previously lost in a 5 4 decision to the Mets, dropping the Braves to eighth in the standings.
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Jay, Schwall
Braves
Associated Press
Atlanta Braves
Joey Jay
Don Schwall
Jay
Cincinnati
Hank Fischer
Schwall
Pittsburgh
Billy O'Dell
O'Dell
Atlanta
Orioles bullpen streak reaches 12 2/3 perfect innings
Orioles manager Hank Bauer praises a dominating relief corps as Moe Drabowsky, Eddie Watt, Gene Brabender, Stu Miller, and Moe Priebowsky (sic) extend a 12 2/3 inning perfect stretch with a 6 4 victory over Washington. The win keeps Baltimore one game ahead of Cleveland, as Detroit and California also win, with Kaline collecting three hits including a two run homer in Detroit’s late rally against Boston.
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Hank Bauer
Orioles
Bauer
Moe Prabowsky
Wally Bunker
Washington
Drabowsky
Eddie Watt
Gene Brabender
Stu Miller
Eddie Fisher
Cleveland
Whitfield
Yankees
Indians
New York
Kaline
Detroit
Red Sox
Norm Cash
Lew Krausse
Chicago
Athletics
White Sox
Bert Campaneris
Clyde Wright
California
Minnesota
Angels
Poe Adcock
Lou Burdette
Pet. G.B
Associated Press
G.B
San Fran
Los Angeles Aa
Pittsburgh
Philadel
Houston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Atlanta
U Washington
Boston
Run Decides Two Games in Midwest League
Waterloo edged Wisconsin Rapids 1-0 in 10 innings while Cedar Rapids beat Burlington 2-1 in the other Midwest League contest. Cedar Rapids plated the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as Burlington managed three hits. Wisconsin Rapids used three pitchers to hold Waterloo to four hits before the deciding extra frame.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Wisconsin Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Gibson Reaches 100 Wins With 1-0 Victory Over Pirates
Bob Gibson of the Cardinals notches his 100th win by tossing a three-hitter in a 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh. He aids his season strikeout total to 128 in 126 innings, maintaining an edge on Sandy Koufax as the NL strikeout leader. Mays nears Ted Williams on the all-time home run list with No. 629 as Giants top the Dodgers.
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Miki Rathet
Associated Press
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
King
Gibson
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Pirates
Nings
Willie Mays
Ted Williams
Jon
San Francisco
Houston
Bob Veale
Veale
Julian Javier
Phil Gagliano
Curt Flood
Giants
Tom Hallmer
Mays
McCovey
Gibson Cardinals blank Pirates 1-0 on three hitter
Bob Gibson pitched a three hit effort with eight strikeouts to lead St. Louis past Pittsburgh 1-0 as his major league leading total rose to 128. Kaline, Tigers star, collected three hits including his 2000th career MLB hit and drove in three runs in Detroit’s 7-1 win over Boston.
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Bob Gibson
Cardinals
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Kaline
Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Seven schools join Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference
DES MOINES AP The Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference will include seven high schools for the 1967 season. North Polk Carlisle and Johnston join Nevada South Hamilton West Marshall and Ballard, moving from the Suburban and Hawkeye Central Nine leagues as the Suburban dissolves. Southeast Polk Snyder Urbandale and Ankeny shift to the Central Iowa Conference, which begins in 1968, with potential 1967 round robin play in the old Suburban lineup.
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Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference
North Polk
Carlisle
Johnston
Nevada
South Hamilton
West Marshall
Ballard
Southeast Polk
Snyder
Urbandale
Ankeny
Central Iowa
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Ottumwa High School
OHS
Dale Hill
Towa City High Schol
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Hill
Cedar Rapids Cardinals
Jerry Askam
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Keokuk JC
Denny Garvin
Keokuk
Sam Rauschenberger
Sam
Burlington High
Bob Moerke
Moerke
George Scott
Boston Red Sox
George
Greenville
Miss
Scott
New York Mets
Mets
Bob Friend
Dick Stuart
Lust
Fischer
Pirate
John McHale
Joe Brown
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McHale
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Wasked
Friend
Yanks
Stuart
Philadelphia
Ted
Durant
YMCA
Weed Park
Grace Lutheran
Firet Baptist
North Methodist
Mulford
Kent-Stein Park
Wendling Quarries
Clark's Standard
Elkis
Lumber Mart
Ed Sudo
Ted Abernathy
Felix Millan
Bill Murphy
Mats
Ron Hunt
Abernathy
Murphy
Hal Bock
Watt
Brabender
Sti
Frankfurt
Germany
Karl Mildenberger
West Germany
Ivan Prebeg
Yugoslavia
Mildenberger
Freeport
N.Y
Hubert Hilton
Glen Cove
Turnbow
Goteborg
Sweden
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Chicago Cubs
Joe Gibbon
Frank Linzy
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Jim Gilliam
Willie Davis
Tommy Davis
Lou Johnson
Wes Parker
Claude Osteen
Felipe Alou
Ed Bressaud
Billy Murphy
Ken Boyer
Phillies
Reds
Ed Roebuck
San Diego
Fry’s Speed Shop
Mulberry Ave
Fry Electric
M.V.S.C
Columbus Junction, Iowa
Sie Audist TV
Los Angeles
Elms Restaurant
Vth
Keith Butcher
Marcadine Recreation Commission
Turskey
Jack Rigdon
Johnson
Danny
Raceways Park
Speed Driving Stars
Duane Sheneking
Bob Lane
Dick McClure
Ben Jackeen
Gene Williamson
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