Five Bulldogs Named All NVL In 1973 Baseball Honors
Los Molinos and Hamilton City led the 14 man Northern Valley League all league list with five and four players respectively. Tony O'Dell led the NVL with an 8-1 pitching mark while Doug Morey topped the league with a .486 batting average. Dave Lohse of Hamilton City was named NVL MVP as the final standings show Los Molinos 11-1 and Hamilton City 10-2.
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Jim Sands
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Jerry Jungwirth
Dave Lohse
Maxwell
Williams
Hayfork
O’dell
Bill Lovelace
McDonald
Ed Moore
Sykes
Shirley
John Lohse
John White
Elk Creek
Joe Etchapare
Morey
LeRoy Weighall
Russ Moore
Princeton
Jerry
Valley Auto Racing Opens 1973 Season at Shasta Speed Bowl
Valley Auto Racing Inc kicks off the 1973 point season at Shasta Speedway Anderson on a new one third mile asphalt track. Three divisions hobby stocks super stocks and super modifieds compete with drivers including Bill Schmitt Jim Pappy Boyd George Bragg Bill Deschamps LeRoy Van Conett Nick Rescino and Bob Benefield. Gates open 6 p.m. time trials 7 30 p.m. trophy dash 8 30 p.m.
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Valley Auto Racing Inc
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Jim
Pappy
Boyd
George Bragg
Schmitt
Bragg
Bill Deschamps
LeRoy van Conett
Nick Rescino
Horton Barthers
San Jose
Bob Benefield
Holtzman Hurls One-Hitter In A's 6-0 Victory
Ken Holtzman carried Oakland to a 6-0 win over the New York Yankees before a ninth inning scare as an eighth inning line drive struck him in the knee ending his bid for a one-hitter after 62 pitches. He had retired the first 20 hitters before Matty Alou singled with two outs in the seventh.
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Ken Holtzman
Holtzman
New York Yankees
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Oakland
Wilbur Wood
Matty Alou
Gerber Beats Tehama County United Indians 9 7
Gerber starts fast with three runs aided by Mary Tatro and a single. Cheryl West drives in three in the fourth. Tehama post three in the fifth and four in the seventh with key hits from Shellie Jones Wanda Busted Pat Scharf Becky Reynolds. Reynolds belts three triples to lead hitters.
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Mary Tatro
Tehama County United Indians
Sacramento Valley
Cheryl West
Shellie Jones
Wanda Busted
Pat Scharf
Becky Reynolds
Scharf
Renee Etzler
Reynolds
Merchants 99E Dominate Tehama County to 6-2 Victory
Dan Micke pitched the Merchants 99E to a 6-2 win over the Tehama County Merchants. In the first inning a flurry of singles sparked the offense, Hofhenke drove in two in the third, and Ickes Brandt Myers and Hofhenke each had two hits. Pritchard had two hits for the losers.
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Tehama County Merchants
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Chris Brandt
Jerry Myers
Rod Hofhenke
Wes Combes
Hofhenke
Ickes
Brandt
Myers
Steve Pritchard
Doug Hill
Bruce Grissom
Pritchard
Reds and Phillies Win Second Straight in Senior League
The Reds defeated the A's 11-5 and the Phillies edged the Mets 6-5 to grab their second straight wins. The Dodgers beat the Cubs 7-6 as Joe Wasko and Rich Gilbert combined on nine strikeouts. Greg Rogers led Reds with a 3-for-4 and Randy Zill added two hits. Schrock plated the tying and winning runs for Philadelphia in the pivotal sixth.
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Jim Schrock
Dan Tuohy
Speedy Clowers
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Schrock
Bret Cleland
Tim Molarius
Greg
Jim Sandburg
Kevin Conry
Mark Call
Ray Hobbs
Rich Gilbert
Joe Wasko
Fred Isaksen
Cubs
Dodgers
Andy Dobson
Jim Yeager
Ken Hatfield
Mike Kenyon
Selection and Development of Switch Hitters
An overview of who should switch hit, when it helps, and how players adapt. It cites pro players views on starting age, timing, stance, grip, and common difficulties from the opposite side. It notes coaches’ role in development and when to discourage switching.
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al Ferrer
Ferrer
Athletic Journal
Pete Rose
Mickey Mantle
Ken _ Singleton
Don Buford
Darrel Chaney
Tito Fuentes
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Larry Bowa
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Ted Simmons
Kessinger
Chaney
Fuentes
Bob Didier
Bowa
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Scheinblum
Bobby Bragan
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Giants Triumph 14 12 Over Mets In High-Scoring Little League Night
The Giants beat the Mets 14 to 12 as David Biggs went 3 for 3 with an 11-run first inning. Pirates toppled the Cubs 13 to 8 in a protested game while Pirate reliever Tim Farrell earned the win.
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Boyd Heddon
Gary Keele
Rick Cunningham
Darren Maxwell
Earl Jones
Pat Ryan
Mark Keluche
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Cunningham
Jerry Baer
Greg Pennington
Baseball Standings and Thursday Schedule Across Leagues
National League East standings show Chicago leading at 29 19, with Pittsburgh 21 20 and New York 21 22. West features San Francisco 32 20 and Los Angeles 30 19 as key leaders. Five NL games and six AL matchups listed with probable starters for today.
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Corning Barbecue Held by Little League at Woodson Bridge
The Corning Little League hosts its annual Lamb Barbecue tomorrow at Woodson Bridge River Park starting 4 30 p m. Attendees should bring their own table service. Games prizes and three division play Minor Major Senior and an officers election are planned.
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Cubs Move To 9-1 With 11 8 Win Over Yankees
The Cubs improved to 9-1 in Central Division Little League by an 11-8 victory over the Yankees. A six-run first inning set the pace with four walks a Doug Hamilton triple and a Tom Luster single. Hamilton added his third triple as Herb Votan and he drove in runs later. Jeff Hoznour earned the win.
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Doug Hamilton
Tom Luster
Herb Votan
Hamilton
Jeff Hoznour
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