Pepitone homers to lift Astros past Mets in NL action
Joe Pepitone belted a fifth inning grand slam off Nolan Ryan as the Astros beat the Mets 5-2 snapping a four-game skid. Pepitone, 29, also led off the previous night, his first time at the top spot in MLB. The day’s NL results included Perez and Carbo driving in three runs apiece for the Reds in a 7-0 win over Montreal.
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Tom Saladino
Associated Press
Joe Pepitone
Houston
Harry Walker
New York Mets
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Mets
Tony Perez
Bernie Carbo
Jim McGlathlin
Perez
RBI
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Jim Merritt
George Stone
Bob Tillman
Braves
Atlanta
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Chris Cannizzaro
Ollie Brown
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Cubs
Clarence Gaston
Nate Colbert
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Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Results show Boston over Chicago 7 to 6 in 14 innings and Washington 8 over Kansas City 1. Oakland beat Cleveland 6 to 4 while New York edged Minnesota 2 to 1. Detroit defeated Milwaukee 7 to 1. Tonight’s games include Washington vs Kansas City and Cleveland vs Oakland among others.
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Top Ten First-Half Little League Batting Averages
Michael Avery leads the Dodgers with a .600 average in the first half. Randell Johnson and Rod Perkins follow for the Dodgers with .555 and .535. Linvel Mosby leads the Giants at .529, John Ivy hits .419, Raymond Lujan .414 for the Red Sox, Charles Weinacht .357, Charles Oren .350 for the Red Sox, Gary Nance .333 for the Dodgers, and Steve Salyer bats with a .320 for the Dodgers.
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Dodgers
Randell Johnson
Rod Perkins
Linvel Mosby
Giants
John Ivy
Raymond Lujan
Red Sox
Charles Weinacht
Charles Oren
Gary Nance
Steve Salyer
Decision Pends In Flood Case
In New York, Judge Irving Ben Cooper reserved decision in the Curt Flood antitrust trial over baseball’s reserve system. The three week long hearing featured 21 witnesses and about 2000 pages of testimony. Final testimony by Bill Veeck concluded the public proceedings in the $3 million suit as the judge promised to sail with utmost care.
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New York
Federal Court
Irving Ben Cooper
Curt Flood
Cooper
Bill Veeck
Mil an and Santos settle scoreless in exhibition
A C Milan of Italy and Santos of Brazil battled to a 0 0 draw in an international exhibition at Autostade on Wednesday night. Gil Hanover received the No 11 start in the Dexter Cup contender field as Billy Haughton to drives in Roosevelts race Saturday. Adolph Rupp lauds 1966 UK All American Louis Dampier as the greatest shooter he ever saw at a Kentucky sports banquet in Loueville.
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Italy
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Westbury
N.Y
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Roosevelt Raceway
Billy Haughton
Loueville
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Rupp
Louis Dampier
Kentucky Colonels
American Basketball Association
Orioles Rally Past Angels to Stretch AL East Lead
Baltimore edged the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 as Don Buford scored the winning run on a seventh inning triple by Merv Rettenmund after a critical error and a run tied by Jay Johnstone. Jim Palmer pitched well until the seventh. The win kept Baltimore 4.5 games ahead of the Yankees.
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Associated Press
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Jim Fregosi
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Buford
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Gates Brown
Brewers
Earl Wilson
Kaline
Nicklaus Voted Top Golfer of Era by Corcoran
Fred Corcoran, golf’s roving ambassador, vocalizes Nicklaus as the era’s greatest golfer alongside Palmer while noting three strong eras and a calendar of World Cup teams and Open and PGA events. Corcoran, who watched Nicklaus since 1961, cites Nicklaus’s Open records and potential Open or PGA wins for a final invitation.
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AP Newsfeatures
NEW York
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Corcoran
Arnold Palmer
Associated Press
Palmer
Nicklaus
International Golf Association
U.S
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Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
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Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
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Gary Player
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Tony Lema
Bree Burn
West Newton
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Hagen
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Tulsa
Oklo
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N. J
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Niclaus
St. Andrews
Scotland
Trevino Plans Hard Push For 1970 U S Open Title
Lee Trevino outlined an aggressive prep for the U S Open at Hazeltine near Minneapolis. He will practice intensely with wife, three kids, and mother in law in Eden Prairie, aiming to win the major while avoiding risky dogleg cuts on the long wet course.
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Tex
Schoolboy Baseball Tournament Opens
The state tournament kicks off in Austin with hard throwing hurlers leading the way. Dumas vs Fort Worth Carter Riverside opens Conference AAA action, as AAA and AAAA semifinals begin the first day. Top seed Bellaire faces Alice while Brenham, led by Zane Grubbs, eyes the AAA title with fast baserunning and stingy pitching. Glenn Bryant and Jack Darnell loom in the other matchups.
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Bellaire
Alice
Bobby Cuellar
Lubbock Monterey
Houston Aldine
Cuellar
Glenn Bryant
Aldine
Jack Darnell
Monterey
Jim Horsch
Bryant
Darnell
Zane Grubbs
Brenham
Grubbs
Jimmy Raup
Texas Longhorn
Dumas
Fort Worth Carter- Riverside
College World Series Opens in Omaha
Texas Longhorns and Southern California Trojans open the double elimination College World Series in Rosenblatt Stadium. They face strong upstarts, with eight district winners overall, and play extends through a week including Sunday. Florida State meets Arizona and Dartmouth faces Iowa State as winners and losers brackets form.
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Southern California Trojans
Arizona State
Texas
Delaware Blue Hens
Rosenblatt Stadium
Southern California
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Florida State Seminoles
Arizona Wildcats
Dartmouth Indians
Iowa State Cyclones
Losing Streak Deepens for Greenwich Pitcher
A major league pitcher describes a three game slide after Houston defeats his team 5 0. He notes the emotional strain of losses, debates baseball's significance, and explains routines to regain form as he prepares for the next start.
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