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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
8
Jim Merritt tied the American League strikeout record with 12 K in a 1-0 Minnesota victory over Washington. He fanned seven straight after a rough start, completing his first major league complete game. Robinson hit two homers for Baltimore in a 6-4 win over Detroit, while Boston and New York won, and Chicago beat Cleveland.
MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL AP The Minnesota Vikings outlined a farm system with the Des Moines Warriors of the new Professional Football League of America. The Vikings will receive 10 to 15 players per year with first option rights, while the taxi squad remains unofficial. Vikings GM Jim Finks said the move mirrors evolving drafts and could widen access to players as more clubs draft next year.
The Associated Press report notes Jim Merritt of Minnesota allowed only three hits, struck out 12, including seven in a row, and retired 21 straight as the Twins edged Washington 1-0. Frank Robinson of Baltimore had four hits, hit his 26th and 27th homers, and drove in three in a 6-4 Orioles victory over Detroit.
Baseball results Chicago 6 Cincinnati 1 New York 14 San Francisco 3 St Louis 7 Atlanta 4 Houston 3 Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 3 10 innings. Today games include St Louis at Chicago Pittsburgh at Houston New York at Los Angeles Philadelphia at San Francisco Atlanta at Cincinnati. American League standings show Baltimore leading with 64 32 while Detroit 50 41 and Cleveland 49 43. Boston 7 California 3 in latest.
Regatta officials plan a second Lake Pomona event after a June 4 postponement due to high winds. About 52 boats are registered with roughly 60 expected, plus over 100 boats previously raced. Races start 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a four mile course viewable from nearby parks and public areas in Ottawa and Osage Lakes regions. Race chairs are William Hoffman and Allen Liebler. sponsors include Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and Osage Lakes Corporation.
Armando Ramos of Long Beach knocks out Ray Coleman of Las Vegas in six rounds in Los Angeles. The bout ends with Ramos delivering a knockout at the 6th round, securing a decisive victory.
The New York Mets extended their six game win streak to 14.93 by beating San Francisco, moving out of last place for the first time in five years. Ed Kranepool Jerry Grote teamed for three run homers, Cleon Jones added a solo shot as the Mets swept two doubleheaders and rose to eighth place, two games behind seventh. In other NL games, Chicago beat Cincinnati, St. Louis topped Atlanta, and Houston edged Philadelphia in 10 innings. Dodgers and Pirates staged a coast showdown with late-inning drama. Hank Aaron hit his 28th homer for Milwaukee as Houston won on Dave Giusti relief.
Senior League game summaries list Eagles Sellers Cox and Steevens Horn and Morsissey Mustain among top scorers with totals around 3000 and 142.0 points. Rotary Bishop Stephenson White and Bones Davis also posted strong individual numbers in the compiled box scores. Boy's Club Warnock Killough Underwood Jel Bell Peters Welton Tetwiler and Elks Watkins Boyd Wright Queen Wiggin Greegan Holland Oversholt appear in the team tallies with varied point totals.
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