Winning Run In Argument-filled 10th Seals Card Lead
Ted Simmons drove in the deciding run in the 10th after a disputed bunt foul call, sending the St. Louis Cardinals past the Atlanta Braves 7-6 to keep a half game up in the NL East. Umpire calls sparked heated exchanges as Priddy claimed two key outs were misjudged and Cepeda was ejected after an infield-single/robbed steal sequence. Willie Stargell homered for Pittsburgh in a 6-1 win over Chicago as the majors produced a second game result Michigan?
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Atlanta
Ted Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Priddy
Steiner
Priddy
Matty Alou
Alou
Cardinals
Simmons
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Jose Cardenal
Orlando Cepeda
Bob Engel
Braves
Hank Aaron
Ralph Garr
Zolio Versalles
Ron Reed
Ted Sizemore
Reed
Jerry McNertney
Fish Count Report at Red Bluff Diversion Dam
U S Bureau Sports Fisheries and Wildlife monitors salmon spawning facilities at Red Bluff Diversion Dam. Counts show King Salmon 57 Jack Salmon 33 Suckers 104 Squawfish 86 Lamprey 55 Shad 1 Others 2.
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Red Bluff
U. S. Bureau Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Boyd and Benefield Top Anderson Hardtops Show
Red Bluff drivers Bob Benefield and Larry Musick along with Jim Boyd of Cottonwood led winners at Anderson Speedway in hardtop racing. Boyd won the stock car trophy dash, Musick took the first stock heat, while Benefield dominated the super modified class with the overall, trophy dash, first and second heats and the 25 lap main event. Other top finishers include Danielson Larabee Schmidt Trost Guthrie Chase Osborne Clauson Compton. Next week's races are set for Saturday night.
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Larry Musick
Red Bluff
Jim ‘Pappy
Boyd
Cottonwood
Anderson Speedway
Musick
Jim Boyd
Jim Trost
Chico
Jim Danielson
Jim Larabee
Chica
Bill Schmidt
Redding
Alvin Chase
Tim Osborne
Gerber
John Clauson
Bob Guthrie
Ira Compton
Yastrzemski Tops Early AL All Star Vote
Carl Yastrzemski leads the American League in early All Star balloting with 31,645 votes. Tony Oliva and Frank Robinson follow in outfield, with Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson among top first and third basemen as 65,000 votes cast in the first count for the July 13 game.
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New York
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Bowie Kuhn
Yastrzemski
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Orioles
Boog Powell
Brooks Robin
Son
Rod Carew
Luis Aparicio
Bull Freehan
Detroit
Powell
Norm Cash
Aparicio
California
Jim Fregosi
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
Major league standings show the American League East led by Baltimore and Boston, with Minnesota facing Baltimore after a night of games. In the National League, St Louis and Pittsburgh lead, with several late matchups announced for Wednesday including St Louis at Atlanta and Los Angeles at Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
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Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
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Oakland
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Minnesota
California
Chicago
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Dobson
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Lolich
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Jarvis
Singer
Philadelphia
Short
Arlin
Gentry
Nolan
Wilson
San Francisco
Marichal
Stoneman
Walker
Holtzman
Expos Trotting Out Their Big Guns For San Francisco
Montreal Expos send Bill Stoneman to face the San Francisco Giants who start Juan Marichal in the opener of a three game series in Montreal. Willie Mays, 40, sparked a 4 3 nightcap win over Philadelphia with a 12th inning homer and six hitless at bats prior.
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Montreal Expos
Bill Stoneman
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Juan Marichal
Willie Mays
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Mays
Deaths In Football Lower Than Other Sports Says Surgeon
Baltimore based neurosurgeon Dr. Charles M. Henderson told a clinic crowd that football death rates are low compared with auto, horse, power boat, and motorcycle racing, noting 3.9 deaths per 100000 participants in football versus 16.7 to 278.6 in other sports. He urged helmet redesign with less face mask rear padding and stricter penalties for helmet spearing to reduce injuries.
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Gordon Beard
Baltimore
Charles M. Henderson
Henderson
National Athletic Trainers Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
Bies Leads Masters Qualifiers Ahead of U S Open Bid
Touring pro Don Bies fired a 68 67 1235 to pace sectional scoring as 72 players qualified for the U S Open with 480 competing across Atlanta Seattle Chicago and other sites. Coady trailed with 140 while top exemptions included Casper Nicklaus Trevino Moody Jacklin Wadkins Geiberger Janury Boros Floyd Stockton.
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Associated Press
Don Bies
Seattle
Wash
Charles Coady
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Pinehurst
N.C
Pittsburgh
Merion Golf Club
Ardmore
Bies
Atlanta
Chicago
Cincinnati
Golden
Colo
Irving, Tex
San Francisco
Billy Casper
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Orville Moody
Tony Jacklin
Britain
U.S
Lanny Wadkins Jr
al Geiberger
Don January
Julius Boros
Ray Floyd
Dave Stockton
Varney Tops Draft Hopes In Major League Pick
Harvard catcher Pete Varney emerges as a leading target in the baseball draft amid a two day event. Varney, 6-3, 230, hit .391 with 27 RBIs for Harvard, after repeatedly resisting earlier offers. The draft’s regular phase opened with high schoolers, listing teams in inverse 1970 order including White Sox first, with notable prospects Glen Borgmann Bert Hooten Pete Broberg and Mike Pazik slated for selection in the secondary phase.
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New York
Pete Varney
Harvard
Varney
Yale
Glen
Condredge Holloway
Lee HS
Huntsville
Ala
Stripe-etts Blank Bluffettes 33 0 in Softball Victory
Bev Gillaspy pitched a one hitter with four strikeouts and two walks to lift the Red Bluff Stripe-etts to a 33 0 win over Bluffettes at Red Bluff High School. The Bluffs catcher Rosemary Norworth had the only hit, a fourth inning single. The Stripeetts exploded for eight runs in the second, ten in the third, and fifteen in the fifth with homers by Denice Martin and Kathy Groves.
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Bev Gillaspy
Red Bluff Stripe
Denice Martin
Kathy Groves
Former USC star Bruce Gardner found dead on field
Police report former All-American college baseball player Bruce Gardner, 32, and minor league pitcher for the Dodgers, was found shot near the pitcher's mound at Bovard Field on the USC campus. Authorities call it an apparent self-inflicted death pending a coroner's report. Gardner held his USC diploma and an All-American certificate lay nearby.
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LOS Angeles
Bruce Gardner
Los Angeles Dodgers
University of Southern California
Gardner
Bovard Field
USC
Doyle to Meet Quarry in Dallas on June 24
Heavyweight bout set in Dallas with Tony Doyle facing Jerry Quarry on June 24. Doyle carries a 46-7-1 record and has a previous draw with Quarry. The article notes the matchup may be held in Dallas for Doyle's money.
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Doyle
Jerry Quarry
Dallas
Tony Doyle
Quarry
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