Tebbetts Leaves Indians After Tenure With Strickland Succeeding
Birdie Tebbetts quit as Cleveland manager after 10 seasons and was replaced by coach George Strickland. Tebbetts spoke of health and desire to stay in baseball as Leon Wagner homered to beat Chicago 3-2 in his final game, with Strickland upbeat about a solid pitching staff and an encouraging finish.
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Whitfield Colavito and Wagner power Indians to 3-2 10 inning win
In Tebbetts final as Cleveland manager the Indians beat the White Sox 3-2 in ten innings. Whitfield hit his 24th homer, Colavito belted his 27th, and Wagner delivered the decisive 10th inning blast to clinch the victory.
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Standings and Friday results across multiple leagues
The record lists Friday results with city matchups and scores including New York over Kansas City 7 to 5 and 1 0 in extra innings, Minnesota 2 Boston, California 2 Cleve 3, Chicago 2 and 10 inning games. Upcoming games include Baltimore at Detroit and Chicago at Cleveland with several other matches across Kansas City New York Minnesota Boston and Philadelphia.
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Corners Set To Clinch A Division Title In City League
In the City Slo-Pitch scene Friendly Corners holds a 10-1 mark atop the A division race heading into final league week. The B division race tightens with Home Savings and Loan, Office Bar and others battling for position as players chase batting crowns and playoff seeding amid upcoming double elimination tournament draw.
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Gals On Links Pitssburgh UPI Girls National Golf Title
Kathy Ahern of Dallas defeated Pamela Sue Fox of Corvallis 4 and 3 in one semifinal while Claudia Mayhew of Carmel Indiana beat Mariann Eichelberger of Abington 2 and 1 to reach the final at the SAGA Girls National Championship in Pittsburgh.
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Browns Falcons Battle In Atlanta
In Atlanta the Cleveland Browns visit the Atlanta Falcons for a key exhibition test. The Browns start veterans with Warfield possibly sidelined by an ankle injury. Earlier Friday the Baltimore Colts routed the St Louis Cardinals 33 to 7.
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Veteran Backfield Leads St Paul Flyers In Early Drills
St Paul Flyers open football drills with 56 eligibles including 11 veterans led by fullback Fantauzzo. Amato Grine and Kluding backfield contenders high on speed. Line includes Schnellinger Stotz Hershberger Fleming Gross Vogus Furey. Three sophomores Heyman Kline Tinker eyed for starting roles. Scrimmages set at Berlin Heights Monroeville Milan. schedule features Waynesfield and Louisville St Thomas Aquinas among nine games.
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