Baseball Standings and Friday Night Schedule Across Leagues
Thursday results show Chicago defeating Texas 8 to 3, Cleveland 9 over Milwaukee 2, Boston 6 over New York 1, Detroit 6 over Baltimore 5, and Kansas City 7 over California 1. Friday’s games list Oakland at California, Minnesota at Texas, Kansas City at Chicago, Cleveland at Milwaukee, Detroit at Baltimore, New York at Boston, plus several intercity matchups.
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North Sacramento Women’s Softball Tourney Opens Tonight
A double elimination tournament begins tonight at 7 in Oroville with four Chico teams two Oroville squads and four Red Bluff clubs. At 9 a.m. tomorrow Molinetts of Los Molinos face Round Table gals of Chico. At 11 a.m. Red Bluff Stripe-ettes meet Bar X of Chico and Hi Sierra-ettes play Keep On Truck in from Los Molinos.
Fish Counts at Red Bluff Dam Logged by Fish and Wildlife
The Red Bluff Diversion Dam fish count reports 25 king salmon 18 jack salmon 1 steelhead and shad observed. Data collected by the Fish and Wildlife Service details species totals for monitoring purposes.
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Giants And A's Hold On In Central Tehama Little League
The Dye Creek Giants stay first with a 7 9 win over Brewing's Market Mets as Stan Hopkins fanned 12 in seven innings. The Fairgrounds Roller Rink A's remain second after a 12 7 win over Tehama Angus Ranch Dodgers. Dodgers fall 10 4 to Jim and Jerry's Auto Wrecking Braves. Braves beat Bank of America Cubs 5 2 to reach 7 10 1. Minor league Ray Dutro Ranch Angels upset Big M Ranch Expos 10 7 with Peter Barbush pitching and Gary Brockman homering for the Angels.
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Ashe Says Men Now Separated From Boys At Wimbledon
Arthur Ashe says the men have moved beyond boys in the Wimbledon singles, with Jimmy Connors still the top seed and defending champion. Ashe, seeded sixth, notes rising challengers and sees strong odds shifts as players like Borg, Riessen, Tanner, and Rosewall threaten. Both stars posted clear victories as they advance to the round of 16 and chase part of the $268,600 prize fund.
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Brodie Leads California State Amateur Bid at Pebble Beach
John Brodie, NFL quarterback and noted golfer, nears his first major title at the 64th California State Amateur at Pebble Beach. He won two matches to reach the quarterfinals against Doug Talley after dismissing Ken Riley and Bob Irwin. Defending champ Curtis Worley, NCGA champ Tom Culligan III, and SCGA champ Jim Porter were eliminated earlier.
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Foster City
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Red Sox Top Yankees in six to one Fenway win
Luis Tiant pitched seven strong innings and Fred Lynn drove in three as Boston beat New York 6-1 at Fenway, narrowing the AL East gap to a half game. Other AL scores included White Sox over Rangers 8-3 and Tigers over Orioles 6-5. Tiant improved to 11 4 with eight strikeouts.
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Giants Shutout Dodgers In Eight-Run Series Opener
San Francisco pitcher Ed Halicki threw five hits for a 2-0 shutout at Candlestick Park as the Giants snapped a four game skid with two first inning runs. The Dodgers threatened in the eighth but Halicki escaped, improving to 6-5 while Messersmith fell to 11-4. Manager Wes Westrum praised the win and Halicki’s performance after a pregame clubhouse meeting.
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Knicks Keep Low Profile In Wilt Chamberlain Pursuit
New York Knicks continue shopping while avoiding tampering with Wilt Chamberlain. GM Eddie Donovan says talks are informal and no meetings have occurred amid prior McGinnis and Kareem pursuit fallout. Lakers hold rights. Newell notes precedents. Knicks unlikely to pursue Chamberlain aggressively.
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