Pizarro Sleeper in Indians Trade After Win Over White Sox
Cleveland, riding a 5-1 victory over Chicago, shows Juan Pizarro as the sleeper in the Sonny Siebert deal. Steve Hargan notches his first win. Pizarro earns his fifth save as Max Alvis drives in two runs. Ex Indian Tommy John suffers the loss. Cleveland hosts Gary Bell and Stan Williams in next matchup.
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Chicago
UPI
Cleveland Indians
Sonny Siebert
Vincente Romo
Joe Azcue
Ken Harrelson
Dick Ellsworth
Juan Pizarro
Red Sox
Pizarro
Chicago White Sox
Tribe
Hargan
White Sox
Indians
Max Alvis
Tommy John
Cleveland
Zoilo Versalles
Harrelson
Tony Horton
Versalles
Chuck Hinton
Alvis
Wilber Wood
Bobby Knopp
Walt Williams
Gail Hopkins
Stan Williams
Gary Bell
City Slo-Pitch Narrowing Races Hit By Week’s Tight Play
Huron County Bank moved into the AA lead with a 13 4 win over Midway Garage as the City Slo Pitch League divisions tighten. Bob's Gulf edged Norwalk Furniture 8 6 while VFW beat Norwalk Furniture 8 6. Maple City Tarp holds the B lead.
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Don Hohler
Huron County Bank
Midway Garage
Schild
I.G.A
McGuan
Bob
Bob Sommers
Jerry Steinke
Midway
Tom Gravenhorst
John Gravenhorst
Don Lay
Chinappi Leads UMass Into World Series Bid
Tony Chinappi, co captain and catcher for the University of Massachusetts, headlines a comeback season as the Redmen aim for the NCAA World Series in Omaha. He overcame injuries and early academic doubts to hit .344 with 30 walks, guiding a 21 8 record and Yankee Conference title while awaiting a wedding in August and a teaching coach post at his alma mater.
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Dick Dew
UPI
Amherst
Mass
Tony Chinappi
Tony
University of Massachusetts
Chinappi
Omaha
Neb
Massachusetts
Redmen
Milford
Bridgton Academy
Maine
Dick Bergquist
Bergquist
Umass
Southern Illinois
Lefty Grove League: VFW Edges Schild's IGA 11 6
Dan Hipp homered to spark VFW over Schild's IGA 11 6 in the Lefty Grove senior circuit. VFW built the lead with a fourth inning, then a five run sixth. Also results Finance System 19 Hug Concrete 9 Eagles 7 Huron County Bank 3 Cubs 11 Jaycees 9.
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Dan Hipp
VFW
Schild
IGA
Lefty Grove
Finance System
Hug Concrete
Eagles
Huron County Bank
Cubs
Jaycees
Hipp
John Lendrum
Brad Mason
Mark Cross
Brett Smith
Chuck Nardecchia
Smith
Rick Zureich
Mike Bleise
Bob Klein
Marty Wilson
Dan Fuller
Mike Gahagan
Mike Fish
Mike Fries
Jeff Reitzel
Hug
Pat Brown
Finance
Namath eyes return to pro football amid Tahoe golf clash
Joe Namath, at Edgewood Golf Course for a Harrah’s charity event, talks with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle about a possible comeback while defending his suspension dispute over his New York nightclub. Rozelle signals willingness to chat but remains firm on the issue.
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Stateline
Nev
UPI
Joe Namath
Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada
New York Jets
Edgewood
William Harrah
Namath
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
New York
Jets
FBI
Shoemaker Aims to Ride Again by October at Santa Anita
Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, recovering from a pelvic fracture and bladder injury after a paddock accident at Hollywood Park, expects to be back in racing by October for Oak Tree at Santa Anita. His agent Harry Silbert confirms steady progress and asks fans to give him space to train.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bill Shoemaker
Santa Anita
Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Harry Silbert
Bill
Arts and Letters
Braulio Baeza
Majestic Prince
Louisville
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
The American and National Leagues feature crowded races with team records and recent results. Standings show Baltimore leading with 39 wins, while Boston and Detroit trail. Minnesota climbs in the AL, and Chicago and New York lead the NL East with tight margins amid filled schedules and nightly games.
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W. L. Pet
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Washington
New York
Cleveland
West
W.l. Pet
Minnesota
Oakland
Seattle
Kansas City
California
Chicago
Kaat
Pina
Peters
Talbot
Wilson
Murphy
Phoebus
Odom
Moore
Butler
Bahnsen
Milw
Pattin
Segui
O'Donoghue
Gelnar
McNertney
Haney
Lolich
Dobson
Freehan
Hrs- Simpson
Jarvis
Lyle
Rome
Gibson
Woodson
Crider
Hall
Grzenda
Miller
Roseboro
LP Woodson
Petrocelli
Yastrzemski
Hargan
Pizarro
Fosse
John
Osinski
Wood
Herrmann
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
San Diego
Holtzman
Reed
Cloninger
Pittsburgh
Ellis
Griffin
Wegener
Niekro
Beymanin
Sutton
Cardwell
McCormick
Little League Opens With City Ceremony
Milan Little League began with flag raising and a mayoral proclamation allowing candy sales through June 22. The Red Caps beat the Black Caps 2 to 1, Blue Caps defeated the Maroon Caps 1 to 0, and the Navy Caps and Green Caps tied 1 to 1.
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Milan
Glenn Rockwell
Rockwell
Red Caps
Dennis Schenk
Nick Saviola
James Seiling
Bill Lowe
Art McWilliams
Tom Mehle
Gene Harkelroad
Jerry Meyers
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Sacramento City College
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Don Doerner
Bob Russ
John Dials
Jim Reineck
Don Nickols
Renny Freet
Bruce Cooley
Larry Mason
Kyle Jameson
Dickman
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John Schaechterle
Roger Schug
Gene Krull
Bill Bement
Lyle Shantz
Bill Dauch
Rod Williams
Schaechterle
Shantz
VFW Grove
Colorado Springs Corp
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Ready MIX, Inc
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