Season ends Thursday NL West race goes to wire
One year after Chris Speier was born Maury Wills was playing his first season of professional baseball. Tuesday night the two short stops Speier the 21 year old rookie with the Giants and Wills the 39 year old Dodger had the key hits for their teams in a tight race to finish the season.
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Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
Chris Speier
Maury Wills
Speier
San Francisco Giants
Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pecos Rowdies push past Carlsbad juniors 29 14
Pecos High School junior varsity built a 29 0 halftime lead and held on for a 29 14 win over Carlsbad NM JVs. The Rowdies totaled 414 yards offense with 307 rushing and 107 passing, earning 17 first downs. Standouts included Dennis Rayos and Craig Duke, with Armand Ortega and Oscar Rodriguez praised for special teams and line play. The win keeps Pecos undefeated through three games as they prepare for Artesia NM at 11 a.m. MDT.
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Pecos High School
Carlsbad
N. M
Jvs
Rowdies
Rodriguez
Pecos
Kenny Thomason
Ruben Matta
Rodriquez
Craig Duke
Carol Faulkner
Tollett
Sol Flores
Bob Shaw
Armando Ortega
Oscar Rodriquez
Mike Cravens
David Maha
Tony Lewis
Curtis Lee
Frank Rodriquez
Raymundo Orona
Juan Rodriguez
Bruce Faulkner
Mark Jackson
Bruce Horton
Clay Slack
Dennis Rayos
Artesia
Nix Returns to Spotlight as Bears Rookie of the Week
Chicago Bears quarterback Kent Nix, signing after George Blanda’s departure, earns The AP NFL Offensive Player of the Week for a late rally win over the Minnesota Vikings. He led a 17-3 deficit to a 20-17 upset with a 36-yard pass to Dick Gordon and a 45-yard field goal setup, then a 19-yard pass to Gordon for the winning TD.
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Associated Press
Chicago
George Blanda
Chicago Bears
Kent Nix
Nix
Blanda
Bear
National Football League
Texas Christian
Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Vikings
Carl Eller
Jack Concannon
Dick Gordon
Mac Percival
Minnesota
Viking
Gordon
NFL
Concannon
George Farmer
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baseball Standings and Schedule Capsized in Split Results
Major league standings show East and West divisions with teams led by Detroit and Oakland. Tuesday and Wednesday results include wins for Cleveland, Oakland, Baltimore, and New York. upcoming games list California at Minnesota and Milwaukee at Chicago among others.
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G.B. Ball
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Boston
N.Y
Wash
Cleve
Oakland
City
Chicago
Calif
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
New York
California
Minnesota
Kansas City
Milwaukee
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Dobson
Wright
Blyleven
Colbert
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Shellenback
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G.B. Pitts
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Montreal
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Los Ang
Atlanta
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Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Senators edge Yankees as crowd cheers owner’s fate
A 4-2 Washington win over New York crowns a tense night at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium where 3,242 fans, not all pleased, watched Dick Billings and Jeff Burroughs drive in runs in the seventh. Roy White set an AL sacrifice fly record as the crowd saluted Senator owner Bob Short amid rumors of a move to Dallas-Fort Worth next season. In other AL games, Cleveland, Baltimore, Oakland, Milwaukee and California posted wins while Detroit’s bats powered a doubleheader sweep.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Washington
Senators
New York Yankees
Dick Billings
Jeff Burroughs
Joe Grzenda
New
Tigers
Baltimore
Boston
Oakland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox
California
Minnesota
Vada Pinson
Ted
District standings Area schools face off in regional matchups
The Associated Press outlines district pairings with Sierra Blanca at Toyah and Sanderson at Balmorhea while Permian plays Midland Big Spring hosts Abilene Midland Lee travels Odessa and Lamesa awaits Jal in nearby contests. In MLB notes Bill Singer of the Dodgers allowed three hits over six innings to beat the Astros 2-1. Chris Speier of the Giants slugged a three run homer, his eighth of the year, in a 7-1 win over the Padres.
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Son
Cedeno
Sims
Willie Davis
Speier
San Francisco
Gaylord Perry
Perry
Padres
Deron
Sierra Blanca
Toyah Sanderson
Balmorhead
Permian
Midland
Big Spring
Abilene
Midland Lee
Odessa
Lamesa
Jal, N. M
Wink
Associated Press
Bill Singer
Dodgers
Houston Astros
Chris Speier
Giants
San Diego
Angels must pay for suspended Alex Johnson after arbitration
An arbitration board ruled the California Angels must pay Alex Johnson’s full salary of 29 970 while upholding his fines. The panel cited emotional disturbance as the cause of his misconduct and placed him on the disabled list with full pay. Johnson, Dick Walsh, and Marvin Miller weighed in on the historic decision.
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Aneheim
California Angels
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Dick Walsh
California
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
Pecos High Drops in Harris Rating System Poll
Pecos High slips from 40th to 47th in the Harris Rating poll while remaining ahead of five district 2-AAA rivals. Monahans stays atop Pecos in district rankings. The article lists upcoming Pecos opponents and projected outcomes based on point totals and past results.
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Seminole
Pecos
Andrews
Kermit
Ft.Stockton
Ector
Hobbs
N. M
Pecos High
Harris
Eagles
Crane
Sweetwater
Lovington
el Paso Irvin
Irvin
Carlsbad
Lamesa
Marfa
Rotary
Yellow Jackets
Panthers
Fort Stockton
Odessa Ector
Mustangs
Batting and pitching leaders from 1970s baseball records
The data lists season leaders in batting and pitching with names, teams, and stat totals. It includes batting categories such as at bats runs runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases for players like Torre Clemente Garr Beckett Stargell Bonds Stargell and other notable names, along with pitching figures for McNally Blue Dobson and Lolich.
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Murcer
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F. Robinson
Carew
Smith
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Dobson
Lolich
Torre
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Pitt
Garr
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Chic
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Bonds
S.F
Stargell
Cedeno
Houst
Metzger
Morgan
W. Davis
L.A
H. Aaron
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Ellie Hendricks
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Chico Salmon
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Mike Epstein
Reggie Jackson
Paul Schaal
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Marty Pattin
Ken Sanders
White Sox
Jose Cardenal
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Bowie Kuhn
Lewis Wiley
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