Muscatine Majors Standings Highlight Weekend Results
American Majors games Friday night featured two two run wins. Beach Dog & Suds beat Dogers Suds 4 2 aided by Al Nayadley grand slam and an inside the park homer. Nayadley also had both Beach hits while Randel Forgey added two for the losers. Winning pitcher Mike Reinke. Buick Safley Buick rallied late for a 4 1 0 9 3 victory with nine hits led by Hultquist Rivera LaRue and Cannon. Safley’s tally included two by Manley Jackson Erickson along with others. Gibson & Gibson defeated Police Department 7-5 as Mike Shea collected two hits and Dave Gray led Gibson’s with three. Winning pitcher Doug Aynlandt.
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Beach Dog
al Nayadley
Beach
Dogers Suds
Nayadley
Randel Forgey
Cox Dog & Suds
Mike Reinke
Jeff Koeppe
Rick Smith
Mike Walker
Buick
500s Facts and Figures From Indianapolis Race Details
The 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway drew 23 top qualifiers in specially built cars with Ford and Offenhauser engines. The event features a $150,000 purse with additions from sponsors, a 300,000 spectator expectation, and a track of 2.5 miles on bricks with 9 degree turns. Joe Henderson’s grand slam homer highlighted a Midwest League game, while Carver-Bandag and Cheri-Top led local senior league wins with key players and scorers noted.
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FIA
USAC
Nascar
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Federation Internationale de L'Automobile
Ford
Offenhauser
Jimmy Glark
Duns
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Lotus Ford
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Brabham-Browner Ford
Clark
Colin Chapman
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Canada
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Early Bird
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Argentina
Armed Services Forces Radio
Voice of America
Drivers Favor Andretti In Big 500 Race
Auto racing note shows drivers rallying behind Mario Andretti as the Big 500 race approaches with expectations high and fans optimistic about the veteran’s chances.
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Andretti
Andretti Favored In Indy 500 Poll As Clark Stays Close
Indianapolis voters and writers foresee a tight 500 mile race with Mario Andretti the favorite after a record speed in qualifying. Jimmy Clark trails with 16 votes, Dan Gurney 11, A J Foyt 7, Parnelli Jones 7, while rookies face steep odds. Race history features veteran totals, engine shifts to rear cars, and prior fatal accident noted at the speedway.
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Jimmy Clark
Scotland
Dan Gurney
California
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Parnelli Jones
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Tex
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Cale Yarborough
Charlotte
N.C
Clark
Rodger Ward
Indianapolis
Foyt
Jones
Vlath
Gurney
Bobby Grim
Speedway
Lotus
Major League Stars Friday’s Stars
Pitcher Claude Osteen of the Dodgers held the Mets to three hits in a blanking effort. Orioles’ Andy Etchebarren had three hits and two RBIs including the go ahead run in a 42 victory over Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Claude Osteen
Los Angeles
Dodgers
New York Mets
Andy Etchebarren
Baltimore
Pala
Orioles
Kansas City
Yale League Minor League Results
International League games featured Toronto 4 Buffalo 10 in innings, Syracuse 5 Rochester 3, Columbus 5 Toledo 4, Richmond 2 Jacksonville 1 in 1 inning. Pacific Coast League results Portland 6 Denver 4, Seattle 4 Oklahoma City 2, Vancouver 3 Tacoma 1, Phoenix 5 Spokane 3, Hawaii 9 Tulsa a.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Columbus
Toledo
Richmond
Jacksonville
Portland
Denver
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Vancouver
Tacoma
Phoenix
Spokane
Hawaii
Tulsa
Pott Praises Weather at Oklahoma City Open
Johnny Pott leads the Oklahoma City Open at 11 under par 133 after two rounds at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club. He praises the windless, beautiful conditions as Weiskopf and Lema chase, with Massett gale Devlin and Baird near 140 and notables Nicklaus and Player posting 143 and 146.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Johnny Pott
Oklahoma
Pott
Quail Creek
Coelant Shana
Weiskopf
Tony Lema
Don Massettgale
Bruce Devlin
Butch Baird
Jack Nicklans
Gary Player
Work Session Planned Tuesday On Shoe Courts
Weather permitting members of the Muscatine Horse shoe club will hold a work session Tuesday on the new courts at Kent-Scin Park. Men wishing to work should report after 5 p.m. Wet weather slowed progress. with good conditions a playable course could be ready in about 10 days.
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Muscatine Horse Shoe Club
Kent-S Cin Park
Yankees Overcome White Sox as Stottlemyre Shuts Them
The New York Yankees defeated Chicago 2-1 at Yankee Stadium, as Mel Stottlemyre pitched a three-hitter and Oakland night. The White Sox dropped to eighth in the AL after three errors aided the Yankees. Elsewhere, Cleveland beat Minnesota 5-4, Baltimore won 4-2 at Kansas City, Washington edged Boston 3-4, and California shaded Detroit 2-0. Colavito delivered a ninth inning RBI for Cleveland, Etchebarren had five RBIs for Baltimore, and Laverne and Lock provided the decisive ninth inning hits for Washington.
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Yankees
Mel Stottlemyre
New York
Chicago
Yances
Stottlemyre
Roy White
Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
California
Detroit
Rocky Colagito
Twins
Don Mincher
Zoilo Versalles
Max Alvis
Colavito
Andy Etchebarren
Stu Miller
Wally Bunker
Etchebarren
Orioles
Red Sox
Bob Laverine
Don Lock
George Scott
Willie Smith
Ellsworth JC hurler fans 17 in tourney opener
Lefty Richard Folkers struck out 17 and scattered five hits as Ellsworth College Iowa Falls Iowa defeated Mesa Grand Junction Colorado 1 in the first round of the Nations Junior College baseball tournament Ellsworth benefited from 10 walks and three errors to supply most runs Dennis Hegarty led Cade Miami Fla to 2 1 victory over Phoenix Ariz in an earlier game WinGate North Carolina defeated Lawton Oklahoma 2 1 and Nassau Garden City New York defeated Paris Texas 6 5 in 12 innings Upcoming double elimination matchups include Faris Lawton Miami Iowa Falls Nassau Wingate Grand Junction and Phoenix Marcellino Lopez received relief from Bob Lee in the ninth for his third win in seven decisions.
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Ellsworth College
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Cade
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Ariz
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N.C
Lawton
Okla
Nassau
Garden City
N.Y
Paris
Tex
Faris
Nassee
Bob Veale
Pete Mikkelsen
Houston
Bill Mazeroski
Willie Stargell
Pittslburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Art Mahaffey
Vada Pinson
Tommy Helms
Jim Maloney
Billy McCool
Atlanta
Cubs
Hank Aaron
Joe Torre
Mack Jones
Wade Blasin
Aaron
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Chicago
Sadecki Struggles as Giants Fall to Phillies 9 2
Ray Sadecki's fourth straight poor start for the Giants ends with the Phillies crushing San Francisco 9 to 2. The 35-year-old lefty has an 7.62 ERA in four Giants outings, while Gaylord Perry begins a 15-day DL layoff with an ankle issue. Other NL results show Osteen and Veale strong for L A and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Atlanta winning.
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Associated Press
San Francisco Giants
Ray Sadecki
Chub Feeney
Sadecki
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Major League - Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Oliva Minnesota batting 36¢ per at bat and B Robinson Baltimore 99 RBIs. Yastrzemski Boston leads hits with 48, along with Oliva and Valentine. Schaal California tops triples with 5, Reichardt 1 HR leaders Boston 12. Pitching leaders: ODonoghue Cleveland 40 decisions, Watt Baltimore, Santiago Boston, Sanford California, McDowell Cleveland 1. National League batting led by Alou Pittsburgh 44 with Morgan Nicholson Houston 0.342. Aaron Atlanta 34 RBIs, Alou 55 hits. Alou also stars in doubles with Pinson 10. Pitchers Marshall and Maloney top wins and strikeouts, Gibson and Koufax lead strikeouts.
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Minnesota
B. Robinson
Baltimore
F. Robinson
Valentine
Washington
Yastrzemski
Boston
B. Rolinson
Yastrzemksi
Allen
Schaal
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Foy
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Cleveland
Hershberger
Kansas City
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Reichardt
Agree
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Watt
Santiago
Sanford
Caifornia
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Richert
Alou
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Morgan
Nicholson
Houston
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Flood
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Wynn
Johnson
W. Davis
Los Angeles
Callison
Philadelphia
Bailey
Taylor
McCarver
Torre
Wills
Jackson
Marichal
Maloney
Gibson
Koufax
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