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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1966

Page

7

Horton Seeks Dressen Number as Tigers Fall Short of Lead

Willie Horton pushes to wear the retired number 7 once worn by Charlie Dressen as he rallies Detroit with two homers and five RBIs in a 6-3 win over Baltimore. Frank Robinson drives Baltimore with his 41st homer as pennant race activity continues across MLB tonight.

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National League Standings and Tuesday Baseball Schedule

National League standings list San Francisco and Pittsburgh tied for first at 76 wins, followed by Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Schedule shows Tuesday matchups with Koufax and McGraw and other pennant races across the league.

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Cubs Win 14-Inning Tilt Cubs Win 14-Inning Tilt, Cuellar Gets 1st Shutout

Dodgers refueled at Grand Island on the overnight trip to New York and then lost to the Mets 5-3. The Pirates and Giants led NL standings while Houston’s Cuellar pitched his first shutout of the season helping the Astros beat the Pirates. Cubs and Braves figures later in 14 innings highlighted the day in baseball.

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Major League Leaders Summary of 1960s Baseball Stats

National and American league leaders listed with top performers in batting, home runs, runs batted in, and pitching. Notable names include Aaron, Mays, Robinson, Powell, and Koufax with figures for games, hits, runs, and earned run records.

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Paterno Sets Preseason Roster Roll at Penn State

Penn State coach Joe Paterno will begin pre-season practice with 17 sophomores and 14 lettermen. He takes over after Rip Eagle's retirement and must rely on second-year players due to graduations and losses on the offensive line and several defensive spots.

University Park UPI Penn State Joe Paterno Paterno Rip Eagle

South Mountain Park Largest City Park in the United States

South Mountain Park near Phoenix Arizona covers almost 15000 acres and is the largest city park in the United States.

South Mountain Park Phoenix Ariz United States

Fight Results Detroit Upset Cards and City Boxing Notes

DETROIT UP I Buster Mathis from Grand Rapids KO'd Mert Brownfield of Pittsburgh in a 1 round pro bout. The rest of the day’s boxing results list Joe Shaw of Las Vegas beating Fred McWilliams of Phoenix in a 10 round bout. Other notes include city matchups and twin-night schedules across Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, Kansas City, Chicago, New York, California, Boston, Minnesota.

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