Pirates Drop Fourth Straight In Long Westgate Slide
San Francisco rookie Dave Kingman powered an 8-3 win over the Pirates driving in four on two homers and a grand slam earlier in the doubleheader. Willie Mays and Willie McCovey opened the day with an 11-7 Giants victory. The losses left Pittsburgh with a four-game skid, shrinking their NL East lead. Dodgers edge Reds in 11 innings. other NL results cited.
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Dave Kingman
Phoenix
Dock Ellis
Pittsburgh
Kingman
Ellis
Pirates
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Giants
Ken Henderson
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Houston
Montreal
San Diego
Atlanta
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Willie Crawford
Johnny Bench
Manny Mota
Dodgers
Reds
Tony Perez
Bill Buckner
Crawford
Clay Kirby
Braves
Padres
Nate Colbert
Leron Lee
Ollie Brown
Wade Blasingame
Expos
Juan Pizzaro
Mets
Tom Seaver
National League and American League Baseball Standings and Leaders
Leading batters and top performers across the National and American Leagues are listed with games played, at bats, runs, hits and batting averages. Home run leaders, runs batted in, and top pitching records are provided for each league. Notable names include Stargell Aaron May Johnson Robertson Melton Cash Oliva Murcer Kaline and Cy Young contenders Jenkins Blue Lolich Dobson Siebert Cuellar McNally.
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Montanez
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Bando
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Jenkins
Ellis
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Stoneman
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Lolich
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Siebert
Cuellar
McNally
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Henry Invited To Milwaukee Bucks Camp
Milwaukee Bucks invite four rookies to their regular training camp in September Blaine Henry a guard from Marshall University is among them.
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Henry
Milwaukee
UPI
Marshall University
Blaine Henry
Milwaukee Bucks
DiMaggio Still Draws Crowds as Autograph King at 56
Joe DiMaggio remains the most sought after sports figure as fans throng every appearance. The former Yankee star, now 56, is mobbed for autographs at venues from Monmouth Park to Shea Stadium, with friends noting his enduring magnetism and willingness to sign for all.
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UPI
Joe ‘DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
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Monmouth
N.J
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Panama
Nachio
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Tom Morgan
DiMag
Shea Stadium
Morgan
Yankees
Monday Leads Oakland To DH Sweep Over Cleveland
The Oakland Athletics swept the Cleveland Indians in a doubleheader as Rick Monday produced five hits in 10 at bats and his 13th homer helped Jim Hunter to win game one while an error by Kurt Bevacqua set up Monday’s go ahead run in the nightcap. Monday raised his average to .240 after a season plagued by a 0-for-24 stretch. Other AL action saw Boston sweep Chicago, Detroit edge California in 16 innings, Milwaukee take a twinbill from Washington, Minnesota top New York, and Kansas City rain out with Baltimore. Reggie Smith powered Boston’s win with a three-run homer in the nightcap.
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Oakland Athletics
Seasion
Oakland
Cleveland Indians
Jim “Catfish
Hunter
Cleveland
Kurt Bevacqua
Monday
Ray Lamb
Sal Bando
Bevacqua
Curt Blefary
Angel Mangual
Bando
A’s
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
California
Milwaukee
Washington
Minnesota
New York
Kansas City
Baltimore
Reggie Smith
Wilbur Wood
Bobby Mitchell
Senators
Mitchell
Brewers
Shoestring catch thrills in outfield fielding feats
The article describes the shoestring catch as a dramatic outfield play where a fielder scoops a ball off his shoetops while off balance. It highlights the crowd pleasing finish and mentions Tommy Agee and Ron Swoboda of the 1969 Mets making notable catches that fit this athletic genre.
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Tommy Agee
Ron Swoboda
Mets
Swoboda
Olderman and Agee Highlight Classic World Series Moment
The passage recalls Billy Martin’s shoestring catch on a windblown infield fly to preserve a Yankee victory over the Dodgers in the World Series, with Agee his teammate sliding to a sitting position as Olderman skidded nearby.
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Agee
Billy Martin
Dodgers
Gilbert High football seeks four games for 1959 schedule
Gilbert High School announces its first varsity season and needs four games to complete the 1959 schedule. Head coach Roy Woolsey invites local teams with open dates to contact Gilbert High School to arrange specific dates.
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Gilbert
State
Gilbert High School
Roy Woolsey
Woolsey
Probable pitchers and matchups for today in the league
Night games list the pairings Milwaukee at California Oakland at Kansas City Minnesota at Chicago Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore Tuesday results show Minnesota over New York and Washington over Milwaukee Saturday scores include Minnesota Boston and Chicago Cleveland Kansas City and more Cincinnati at New York and other series games listed
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Pattin
California
Murphy
Oakland
Dobson
Kansas City
Splittorff
Minnesota
Perry
Chicago
Bradley
Washington
Broberg
Detroit
Coleman
New York
Peterson
Cleveland
Paul
Boston
Tiant
Baltimore
Leonhard
Cincinnati at New York 2 and Other Night Games
Cincinnati at New York 2 wins. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 5. San Francisco 15 Pittsburgh 11. Montreal 6 Houston 4. St Louis 4 Los Angeles 4. Atlanta 3 San Diego 2. Night games listed with final tallies for several matches.
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American League Results Second Game Chicago
Baseball box score style text shows players and at bats with abbreviations and errors scattered. Key names appear like Kennedy Alvarado Griffin Smith and Ystimaiaki with positions and numbers, indicating a composite box score snippet from a Chicago game in the American League.
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Wwuania Rf
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