Ottawa Elks Rally Beats Leavenworth for Third Straight Win
Ottawa Elks defeated Leavenworth 4 to 3 at West LEO Street diamond in a two run rally with two outs in the sixth. Craycraft earned his first win of the season, pitching seven innings with 11 strikeouts and six walks. He retired the first and third batters in the final frame to seal the victory, boosting Ottawa to 9-8 on the year and 1-2 in conference play. Dennis Morelet (2-4) will start tomorrow against Olathe as Ottawa chases the District II Northeast Kansas League title.
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Indian Pitchers Fail To Get Third Out
The White Sox routed Cleveland 12-3 as Chicago piled up runs after two outs, including a seven-run fifth with a grand slam by Gerry McNertney. Juan Pizarro pitched a complete game for Chicago, while New York, Minnesota, Washington, and Kansas City posted wins in other AL action.
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Boston
Orioles
Gerry Arrigg
al Worthington
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Jimmie Hall
Steve Barber
Prisoners Sponsor A Little League Team in Maryland Penitentiary yard
In Baltimore inmates at Maryland Penitentiary funded the Pimlico Little League Reds with 150 dollars to buy uniforms and gear. The team, which plays in the prison yard, drew huge crowds as they won their two observed games 3-1 and 4-3, with Bird's Nest 954a members coordinating the sponsorship led by inmate John Young and former Orioles shortstop Willie Miranda.
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Baseball Scoreboard for American and National Leagues
American League standings show Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Minnesota near top with several teams separated by a few games. Tuesday results include Minnesota defeating Baltimore 3 1 and New York routing Los Angeles 13 0. National League lists San Francisco Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in tight races with multiple recent scores.
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League Leaders Show Steady Pace Across Leagues
The Associated Press tallies season leaders in both leagues. In the American, Oliva tops batting and runs. Killebrew drives in. Ford and Wickersham lead pitching. In the National, Clemente and Mays headline batting and hitting totals. Mays also leads in runs and home runs with strong support from Santo and Williams.
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Major Stars Pitching and Hitting Highlight Doubleheader
Larry Jackson of the Cubs allowed a single baserunner in the seventh while winning his 10th game 1-0 over Cincinnati. Roger Maris of the Yankees had five hits in the doubleheader sweep over the Angels, homering twice including his 13th of the season for the decisive run.
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Battle of No-Hitters Fails To Materialize
In Houston, Jim Bunning of Philadelphia faltered in the first inning and Ken Johnson was troubled by three errors as Philadelphia beat Houston 8-1. Chicago’s Larry Jackson carried a perfect game into the seventh against Cincinnati before Pete Rose ruined it with a single, then won 1-0. Gaylord Perry pitched a 5-0 shutout for the Giants over the Mets as Milwaukee edged St. Louis 5-4. Perry improved to 6-3, Jackson improved to 10-5, and Bunning moved to 8-2 while Johnson fell to 6-7.
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Pitcher Felt He Had A Chance For No Hitter
CHICAGO AP Larry Jackson, Cubs right-hander, said he briefly considered a no hitter after retiring the first 12 Reds. A seventh inning leadoff single by Pete Rose broke the bid, but Jackson still pitched a 1-0 perfect game until Jim Stewart’s sixth inning run and hit gave Chicago the only scoring.
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Boxing Results From Halifax and Other Cities
In Halifax Buddy Dave of Halifax won a 10 round junior lightweight bout by outpoint over Jackie Carter of Halifax. Isaac Logart of New York outpointed Lennie Sparks of Halifax at welterweight in 10 rounds. In Oakland Luis Molina of San Jose outpointed Tony Perez of Mexico City in 10 rounds. In North Hollywood Johnny Newman of San Fernando outpointed Memo Lopez of Tijuana in 10. In Omaha Art Hernandez of Omaha outpointed Doug MacLeod of Grand Rapids in 10.
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