Yankees sweep Tigers as Stottlemyre mocks monsters
The New York Yankees win 3-2 and 2-1 against Detroit to sweep the five game set at Yankee Stadium. Sparky Lyle earns his 19th save and Graig Nettles hits a ninth inning homer to seal the nightcap while Bobby Murcer drives in a run and scores. The win caps eight straight for New York as they push on in the AL East.
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United Press International
Mel Stottlemyre
New York Yankees
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Bobby Murcer
Sparky Lyle
Graig Nettles
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A’s
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Indians
Gene Michael
Lyle
Nettles
Mickey Lolich
Lindy McDaniel
Lolich
John Mayberry
Royals
Steve Busby
Post 44 Edges DAV 3-2 With Kerns Pinch Hit In Seventh
Scottsdale Post 44 defeated DAV 3-2 as Dave Kerns lined a pinch hit single in the seventh scoring Randy Kushell from second. Post 44 also won 7-1 Saturday. Comer Construction beat Sanderson Ford 74.
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Dave Kerns
Randy Kushell
Scottsdale Post
DAV
American Legion
Post 44
L. Smith
Legion
Comer Construction
Sanderson Ford
Desert Boat and Ski Club Wins National Water Ski Crown
Phoenix Desert Boat and Ski Club captured the 12th annual National Invitational Water Ski Racing Championship at Lake Havasu Landing California. DBSC scored 14 610 points to defeat defending champion Long Beach 11 562. Thirty four DBSC skiers competed led by Sue Warren top skier. Local boat drivers Jim Rockwell Pat Benjamin and Mike Scott helped. The club also won a relay race and will host a victory dance at the Holiday Inn on Scottsdale Road Saturday night at 8 PM open to the public.
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Lake Havasu Landing
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DBSC
Long Beach
Scottsdalians
Mike Coggin
Linda Warren
Cocopah edges Navajo in wild 19-18 girls softball
Cocopah won a high scoring league game 19-18 over Navajo as Cocopah’s 28 hits were offset by 25 errors while Navajo had 25 hits and 24 errors. Kathy Reynolds hit a homer in a 20 hit attack, Paiute defeated Pueblo 20-3, Pueblo had nine hits. Pima beat Mohave 10-9 and Apache toppled Hohokam 13-10, Tonatea had 11 hits for a 74 run. Eldorado defeated Yavapai 11-7.
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Navajo
Kathy Reynolds
Paiute
Pueblo
Pima
Mohave
Apache
Hohokam
Tonatea
Stanford tops NCAA tennis title in Princeton
Stanford won the 89th NCAA tennis championship in Princeton with 33 points, narrowly defeating USC which finished with 31 and UCLA with 25.
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Princeton, N.J
UPI
Stanford
USC
UCLA
Dodgers surge into first with injuries helping in pennant chase
Dodgers manager Walter Alston sees injuries aiding the drive to first place as Los Angeles wins 5-2 over the Reds, marking the ninth victory in ten games. The late surge from behind underscores the team’s unexpected pennant push.
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United Press International
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
McMullen Drives In Three In Dodgers Win In Cey Absence
Ken McMullen filled in at third base for the injured Ron Cey and delivered a homer and a single driving in three runs for the Dodgers. He noted his bench role and expressed a desire to continue playing, while Cey had been batting .302 before his injury as the rookie tear racked up early-season headlines.
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Ron Cey
Cey
McMullen
Los Angeles
Ronnie
Frank Robinson
California Angels
Alston
Milt Pappas
Glenn Beckett
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St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Montreal
Atlanta
San Diego
Houston
San Francisco
Crampton Wins American Golf Classic Amid Weiskopf Camera Incident
Bruce Crampton captured the American Golf Classic with a three shot margin, finishing 273 total and earning $32,000. Weiskopf endured a disrupted final round after a photographer blocked a shot on the sixth hole, leading to a triple bogey and altering the tournament’s momentum. Ferler faded while Miller and Nicklaus trading the lead through the week.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Bruce Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
Crampton
Shals
Forrest Ferler
Jack Nicklaus
Ferler
Johnny Miller
Midas Mufflers claim two wins in weekend baseball
Midas Mufflers topped Merritt Electric in a pair of weekend games to improve to 11 3 in the Valley race. Paul Baker and John Booth drove in two runs apiece, Gene Kobar hit a three run homer, and pitcher Mike Cornish earned the win in relief.
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Merritt Electric
Paul Baker
Baker
John Booth
Mike Ash
Midas
Mike Cornish
Gene Kobar
Terry Jones
Kobar
Jim Williams
Steve Naval
Mike Bloom
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