Perez caps All-Star duel with 15th-inning homer to win for NL
Tony Perez, replacing Rich Allen at third, lined a 0-1 pitch from Jim Hunter into the left field bleachers in the 15th inning to give the National League a 2-1 win in the longest All-Star game. The NL’s fifth straight victory over the American League came before 46,309 at Anaheim Stadium. Perez and teammates Brooks Robinson and Allen homered for the NL, while Dean Chance and Ferguson Jenkins combined for a record 30 strikeouts in 3 hours 41 minutes. Seaver finished for the NL, retiring the Americans in the 15th as Marichal and Peters delivered strong pitching.
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Tony Perez
California
Perez
Cincinnati Red
Rich Allen
Kansas City
Jim Hunter
Nationals
Philadelphia
Allen
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Alien
Dean Chance
Minnesota
Robinson
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Orlando Cepeda
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Alston
San Francisco
Hunter
Reds
Rich Alten
Hank Bauer
Bauer
Clemente
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Juan Mareichal
Bob Gibson
Chris Short
Mike Cuellar
Drysdale
Tom Seaver
Jim McGrathlin
Gary Peters
al Downing
Homer
Hawks, Ottawas split in Legion doubleheader at Cox Field
Lawrence Be team held off Ottawa 4-3 in the decisive varsity game as Steve Putthoff starred on the mound and at the plate. Ottawa’s B team won 1-0 behind Doug Underwood’s one-hitter, with Sam Wright delivering the RBI in the fourth. The twin bill drew 22 strikeouts, four errors, and highlighted a tense Lawrence-Ottawa baseball night at Orlis Cox Field.
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American Legion
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Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
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Sam Wright
Steve Putthoff
Underwood
Steve Kelly
Kelly
Wright
Stan Shisler
Overbrook
Dick Wells
Lawrence Be
Dan Wyrick
Jack Schmitz
Oreer
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Shiseler
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Ted Haworth
Jay Barenett
Dan Harkins
Harry Murphy
Putthoff
Dame Age
Haworth
Len Jackson
Charley Waymire
Dave Oberzan
Wyrick
Bob Rose
Jackson
Biff Temple
Rose
Temple
Tim Brady
Jake Heck
Roger O’neil
Ottawan
Lawrence Municipal Stadium
Ottawan Parsons
Ottawa Varsity
Iola
Chicago at Cleveland N Thursday’s Games
Schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland and Kansas City at Minnesota plus California at Chicago with N denoting neutral or next day. Includes brief note on upcoming matchups and venues.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Public Links golfers tackle Jefferson Park in Seattle
Honolulu competitor Tom my Chee says the par 70 Jefferson Park course will reward accuracy over power as 150 local Public Links elimination winners begin a four day, 72 hole national championship in Seattle. The layout features narrow fairways and postage stamp greens challenging the field.
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Tommy Chee
Honolulu
Hawaii
Seattle
Jefferson Park Municipal
Chee
All-Star Game Proves Pitching Dominates In 15 Inning Classic
In Anaheim the NL edged the AL 2 1 in 15 innings as great pitching overwhelmed bats. Perez homered in the 15th to give Cincinnati the decisive margin, while Clemente Alten and Robinson provided the offense and pitchers like Drysdale Gibson Marecial and Jenkins starred on a night of high strikeouts and long relief.
Open title fight at Hoylake as Nicklaus and Rodgers clash
AP reports at Hoylake England that Jack Nicklaus and Phil Rodgers debated Open scoring rules as storms and wind threaten record parity. Nicklaus, defending champion and favorite, expects a final score near 290 while Rodgers contends the 70s record could fall.
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Phil Rodgers
San Diego
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Bob Charles
Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Mersey Sound
Rodgers
Troon
Scotland
Arnold Palmer
Bobby Jones
Charles
Clive Clark
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