Dodgers Return To First As Singer Dominates Braves 3-0
Dodgers move into sole lead in NL West after Bill Singer spins four-hit complete game in Atlanta. Willie Davis drives in two runs with a homer as Los Angeles defeats Atlanta 3-0. Davis later adds another hit, while Maury Wills and Manny Mota contribute in the bases-loaded frame.
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Atlanta Braves
Associated Press
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Costello
Los Angeles
Bill Singer
Willie Davis
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Davis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
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Philadelphia
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Houston
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Lyman Harris
Mid season championship at Columbus Junction stock car races
Mississippi Valley Speed Club drivers race for double points in a 50 lap mid season championship at Columbus Junction. Top 20 in standings qualify. time trials at 6 30 p m and racing at 7 30 p m. Admission 1 50 adults. under 10 free. Mel Morris trails circuit leader John Moss by one point after recent West Liberty results with Pokey West close behind.
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West Liberty
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Town City
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Atalissa
Bob Helm
Grant unbeaten in Cub softball dominates Salvation Army forfeit win
Grant remained unbeaten in Cub Scout softball with a 24 to 6 victory over Salvation Army after McKinley Blue won by forfeit. Don Demint hit a grand slam and two other hits to lead the winners. Jefferson surged with multiple hits, while Sturms, Roth and Shouse added two each. Demint pitched and Sturms caught as Murdoch and Welker took the loss.
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Babbit
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Pulliam
Flannigan
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Whitzel
Ward
Welker
Bower
Demint
Murdock
R H Jefferson
Yankees lap Tigers as Stottlemyre gains 40th win
Yankees crush Detroit 6 0 in humid Tiger Stadium behind a three hitter from Mel Stottlemyre who, with five run second, earns his 40th win of the season and completes a four game series sweep. The Tigers fall 11 1/2 games back as Seattle Oakland Boston and Minnesota post results elsewhere.
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Yanks
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Chicago
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RBI
Tommy Davis
Gene Brebender
White Sox
Pete Ward
New York
Open loop softball winners at Kent Stein Park
Krieger Motors beat Henderson Chev Olds 3 2 with Bob Leech homering. West Liberty defeated Jody's Tap 8 2 as Denny Wachs homered. Minnesota rallied past the Angels 4 3 in the eighth with Oliva RBI single. Harmon Killebrew added two runs and his 18th homer.
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Jody
Tony Oliva
Rich Reese
John Roseboro
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Angels
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Rim
Reese
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Kent-Stein Park
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Jody's
Elms
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Durant
Red Sox edge Mt. Pleasant to keep second in league
Muscatine Red Sox stay in second place in the Mississippi Valley league with a one run comeback win over the Mt. Pleasant Merchants at Tom Bruner Field. The rally began in the third with three straight hits and a walk. Hindahl and Loga walked in the seventh to load the bases, then Davies scored on a wild pitch in the eighth for the decisive run. Hindahl allowed five hits and fanned 12.
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Cesar Tovar
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Mt. Pleasant Merchants
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Vicitare Tank
Red Sox
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Todd Rodenberg
Lee Lenker
Jerry Hart
Bill Rawschenberger
Rodenberg
Hart
Muscatine
Steve Hindahl
Ron Loga
Grensing
Hindahl
Fred Stephens
Bob Leech
Dave Davies
Loga
Davies
Ron Heath
Burlington High School
Weis Reaches Semis in Ottumwa Open Tennis
Bob Weis of Muscatine High reaches the semifinals of the 18 year old division at the Ottumwa open invitational tourney. He defeated Tom Hocker of Burlington 12 8 Jim Larewy of Town City 12 9 and Bruce Bonnewell of Dubuque 12 7 in earlier rounds.
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Muscatine High
Weis
Tom Hocker
Burlington
Jim Larewy
Town City
Bruce Bonnewell
Dubuque
TraP SHOOT TRS LOS ANGELES Bout Result Note
In Los Angeles Jimmy Robertson from Harbor City stopped Baby Casius of Pasadena in a 134 to 135 bout, the decision details unclear from fragmentary OCR text. The report references a trimmed scoring line with no official round or method.
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Pasadena
Paschal wins 100 mile NASCAR race at Columbia Speedway
Jim Paschal captured the 100 mile NASCAR Grand Touring stock car race at Columbia Speedway on Thursday night. He led on the 194th lap under a caution and the finish occurred under caution. Paschal earned $850 of the $6 075 purse.
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Columbia
8.C
Columbia Speedway
Paschal
Baseball Scores and Matchups in American League East
The box shows Minnesota beating California 7 4 Oakland 3 Kansas City 2 New York 6 Detroit 0 and Seattle 3 Chicago 2 Then Detroit meets Baltimore and New York travels to Cleveland New York Chicago Minnesota Seattle Minnesota Kansas City Oakland California with two night games listed and starting pitchers noted for each contest
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