Giants Stumble but Maintains NL West Lead
San Francisco drops eight of nine as Montreal Expos hand them a 3-1 defeat. Fox voices concern over hitting and base running while Dodgers and Astros fail to gain ground. Various NL games include Pirates, Padres, and Mets winners in tight division race dynamics.
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San Francisco Giants
Giants
Montreal Expos
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Dodgers
Charlie
Fox
Carl Morton
Giants stifle Spokane rally
Spokane trailed 8-0 but nearly hustled back as Phoenix held on 8-7 in a Pacific Coast League game. Skip Pitlock pitched seven innings before reliever Bill Faul surrendered the decisive two-run homer to Ron Cey in the ninth to seal Phoenix’s win.
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United Press International
Spokane
Phoenix
Skip Pitlock
Indians
Om Hutton
Pitlock
Joe Ferguson
Marv Galliher
George Lott
Bill Faul
Ron Cey
Tom Paciorek
Dave Kingman
Chris Arnold
Doyle Alexander
Tacoma
Hawaii
Honolulu
Adrian Garrett
Homer
Mufflermen rally to beat Village Inn 8-6 in minor league game
Mufflermen improve to 2-0 with an eighth inning surge after Mike Kenneth fired six one hit innings and contributed at the plate. Fran Rolon closed out the win with two innings and six strikeouts. Jim Tate produced the go ahead infield single in the eighth as the Mufflers defeat Village Inn. They next face California Tire at Coronado Park and then travel to Tucson to meet Gil Lamb Construction.
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Kenneth
Glendale Community College
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Fran Rolen
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Rolon
Mufflers
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California Tire
Coronado Park
12Th Street
McDowell
Tucson
Gil Lamb Construction
Self Defense Course For Women At Scottsdale YMCA
A four week course begins June 22 at the Scottsdale YMCA 3019 N Civic Center Plaza teaching women and girls self defense. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 8 30 p m with a $15 fee taught by Terry Kozell a black belt Juda expert. Call 945 6351 for details. class size is limited.
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Namath Finishes 12th in Harrah's Tahoe Invitational Golf
Namath of the New York Jets tied for 12th at the 10th annual Harrah's Tahoe Invitational in Stateline Nevada with a 0.77 behind the winner Bob Johnson of Midland Texas who posted a 0.92 under par.
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Bob Johnson
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Mays and Aaron Lead Early NL All-Star Balloting
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants top the early NL All-Star voting with 65,206 and 60,040 votes respectively for outfield spots. Johnny Bench leads catchers with 69,506 votes, Bud Harrelson and Don Kessinger lead the shortstop race, and Willie Stargell tops the outfield contenders behind Aaron and Mays. Sparky Anderson manages the pitchers selection.
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UPI
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Willie
Mays
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Aaron
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh Pirates
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St. Louis Cardinals
Stargell
Brock
Johnny Benich
Cincinnati ‘Reds
Bench
Jerry Grote
New York Mets
Shortstop
Bud Harrelson
Don Kessinger
Chicago Cubs
Harrelson
Kessinger
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
McCovey
Cepeda
Glenn Beckett
Cubs
Julian Javier
St.Louis
Fiesta Bowl name chosen for Tempe post season game
The post season football game at Tempe will be named the Fiesta Bowl and played December 27 at Sun Devil Stadium pitting the WAC champion against a visiting team. Gov Jack Williams chaired the judging committee which included Jack Stewart Abe Channin Verne Roamer and Ted Brown. Gary Keltner a Phoenix lawyer and University of Arizona graduate was drawn as sponsor and received four lifetime passes. Seventy seven entrants submitted the name while six thousand six hundred twenty contestants competed in the Name the Bowl contest.
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United Press International
Tempe
Sun Devil Stadium
Phoenix
Jack Williams
Jack
Orioles Roll Over Twins as Palmer Wins Ninth
The Baltimore Orioles completed a three game sweep of the Minnesota Twins behind six hit outings from Jim Palmer who logged his ninth win and first shutout of the season. Frank Robinson drove in five runs with a homer and two singles as Baltimore stretched their lead in the AL standings. Norm Cash led the Tigers with a 13th homer in a 3-2 win over Milwaukee, while the Indians, Yankees and other AL teams posted varying results.
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Steve Blass
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New York
Clay Kirby
Nate Colbert
Padres
Kirby
Nolan Ryan
Ed Kranepool
Jim Colborn
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Tucson
Eugene
Charlie Hartenstein
Salt Lake
Portland
Eric Solderholm
Chuck Vinson
Billy Parker
Steve Brye
W. LL
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Spokane
W.-L. Pet
Hawaii
Phoenix
Joe Carnicelli
UPI
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Bill Rigney
Orioles
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Billy Martin
Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Frank Robinson
Jim Palmer
Minnesota
Palmer
Twins
Cleveland
Chicago
California
Norm Cash
Milwaukee
Cash
Willie Horton
Joe Coleman
Martin
Ray Fosse
Ted Uhlaender
Indians
Fosse
Ray Lamb
Graig Nettles
Thurman Munson
Johnny Stephenson
Yankees
Free Summer Bowling Program Offered by Local Alleys
Frontier Lanes Papago Bowling offers a free summer program in cooperation with Scottsdale Parks and Recreation. Open to boys and girls 8 to 13, three two hour classes begin June 14 with morning or afternoon sessions. Participating lanes include Frontier Lanes Papago Lanes and Wagon Wheel Lanes.
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