Little League Opens Season in Scottsdale with Ceremonies
Scottsdale Little League kicked off its regular season at Salo ma School with Mayor Schrader throwing the first ball. The Yankees beat the Braves 11-6 behind Steve Keeler’s win and two-hit days for Keeler and Brad Scott, as six teams began play. In South Scottsdale, the Indians beat the Angels 12-2 with Craig Mayer earning the win and Simon Crase taking the loss, while the Braves defeated the Red Sox 6-3 behind Bobby Thompson who struck out 11 and doubled.
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Scottsdale
Saloma School
Yankees
Braves
South Scottsdale
Papago Plaza Indians
Angels
Dick’s Firestone Red Sox
School Supply Braves
Bill Schrader
Bill Waybill
Waybill
Brison Tucker
Steve Keeler
Terry Dirodis
Keeler
Brad Scott
Bruce Hamlin
Indians
Craig Mayer
Simon Crase
Marty McGuire
Bobby Thompson
Red Sox
Thompson
Richie Shafer
Chuck Joslin
Pappas Shuts Down Tigers as Orioles Grab Tie for First
Milt Pappas pitched five hits allowed and a 1.17 ERA as the Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 to move into a first place tie with the Chicago White Sox. He also added a club record 14th career shutout. Jim Gentile Jerry Adair and Jackie Brandt homered for Baltimore while Phil Regan took the loss.
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Milt Pappas
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit
Mich
Pappas
Detroit Tigers
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
American Legion
Phil Regan
Jim Gentile
Jerry Adair
Baseball Today Scores and Schedule Across Leagues
Detroit, Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Cleveland posted early results with wins and losses. Gentile, Brandt, Adair, Powell homered for the Tigers. Pascual earned a win for Boston. Det Baltimore and Cleveland each face upcoming night games and a slate of Tuesday and Wednesday matchups with notable pitchers on tap.
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Jackie Brandt
John Powell
Orioles
Baltimore
White Sox
Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Angels
Colts
Pirates
Kansas City
New York
Penn
Bouton
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Osinski
Donovan
Chicago
Washington
Buzhardt
Rudolph
Detroit
Lolich
Estrada
Minnesota
Boston
Perry
Delock
W. L. Pet
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Cardwell
Face
Burgess
Drott
Bateman
Simmons
Jackson
Maloney
Hendley
Schwall
Johnson
Cisco
Padres
Culp
O'Dell
Washington Id
Fisher
Baumann
Brosnan
Martin
Cheney
Kline
Retzer
Softball League Seeks Teams For Scottsdale Parks
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation reports 11 teams registered for the softball league. Entries close June 3 with roster forms available by calling 947-4503. John Hartom, sports supervisor, notes plans for fast and slow pitch leagues at Yavapai School and Scottsdale Softball Field.
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Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Sports Department
John Hartom
Yavapai School
Scottsdale Softball Field
TV Guide
Tonto Terrors
Jay Dees
Dickson Electronic
Gibralter Savings
Mesa Second Ward
Arizona Bank
Holy Cross Lutheran
Post Office
LDS
Riggs Plumbing
Kerr Triumphs 10-3 in Class A Pony League
Kerr Sporting Goods defeated Desert Brand Eggs 10-3 as Ken Short earned the win with 12 strikeouts and three hits. Short also drove in runs, while Bob Bermen homered for Desert Brand. In B League, Team 2 beat Team 1 17-8 in five innings as Ray Greco won, fanning the side in the fifth. Craig Hill added a two-run homer for Team 2, and Bill Royce homered for Team 1 with a man aboard.
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Dick Crott
Houston Colts
Pittsburgh Pirates
White Sox
Tom Cheney
Floyd Robinson
Joe Cunningham
Dave Nicholson
Charlie Maxwell
Eddie Fisher
Frank Baumann
Jim Brosnan
Cheney
Earl Battey
Bob Allison
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
Camilo Pascual
Earl Wilson
Kerr Sporting Goods
Desert Brand Eggs
Ken Short
Kerr
Bob Bermen
Desert Brand
Team 2
Team 1
Ray Greco
Greco
Craig Hill
Bill Royce
Arcadia Fencer Sharyn Galwey Qualifies for Nationals
Arcadia High School junior Sharyn Galwey, 16, earned a national fencing berth by finishing third at the state meet in Tucson on May 4 and 5. She joins a list of Arcadia qualifiers including Sheryl Payne, Bill Berg, John Chase, Stuart Pettycrew, and Donella Cole.
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Arcadia High School
Sharyn Galwey
Arcadia
Los Angeles
Sharyn
Sheryl Payne
Bill Berg
John Chase
Stuart Pettycrew
Donella Cole
Tucson
Leonard Aron
Glenn Kelly
Roy
Nancy Ssutton
Doris Howard
ALFA
Arcadia's Nichols Competing in Decathlon Showdown
In Phoenix College events this Friday and Saturday the state AAU and high school decathlon championships will be decided. Leading AAU entrants include former state decathlon champion George Davies and Buddy Doolen, who won the high school title at Catalina High in Tucson. Arcadia’s Jim Nichols, last year’s prep runnerup, returns to contend for the title.
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Phoenix
UPI
Phoenix College
George Davies
Buddy Doolen
Catalina High
Tucson
Jim Nichols
Arcacdia
Top hitters and pitchers in major leagues this season
The list highlights leading AL bats including Causey Wagener Bayer Malzone Robinson Fox Ustrzmski Kaline Allison Covington Great Fairly Aaron Demeter Cepeda Temple Edwards Gilliam Bower Hunt James and standout home run and RBI leaders. It also lists AL and NL pitching marks with Fischer Pappas Herbert Bouton and several tied records.
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G. AB
R. H. Pet. Causey
Wagener
Bayer
Malzone
Bos
Schilling
Robinson
Chi
Fox
Ustrzmski
I Kaline
Det
Allison
Minn
Covington
Phil
Great
Stl
Fairly
Aaron
Miln
Demeter
Cepeda
Temple
Hou
Edwards
Cin
Gilliam
Bover
Hunt
James
Wagner
Angels
Twins
Nicholson
White Sox
Gentile
Orioles
Powell
Braves
Phils
F. Alou
Giants
Coronado Banquet Honors Spring Sports Stars
Coronado High held its Spring Sports Banquet in the auditorium with Head coach Theo Heap presiding. Awards included Len Burkland as outstanding baseball player of the year, Dave Calhoun as outstanding defensive player, and Dennis McCready and Eddie Morris as leading hitters.
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Coronado High
Coronado Auditorium
Theo Heap
Roy Coppinger
Len Burkland
Dave Calhoun
Dennis McCready
Eddie Morris
Four WAC Titles Up For Grabs This Week
TEMPE UP I Four Western Athletic Conference titles will be decided this week with Arizona State hosting finals in track golf and tennis and Arizona hosting the baseball playoff against Brigham Young University. Wildcats Bill Lenoir and Willie Hernandez are favored in tennis with Utah as a contender. Action starts Friday with titles decided Saturday.
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TEMPE
UPI
Western Athletic Conference
Arizona
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
Wildcats
Brigham Young University
Bill Lenoir
Willie Hernandez
Utah
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Buzz Bermarche
Tigers
Leon Wagner
Willie Kirkland
Tito Francona
Johnny Romano
Jack Kralick
Kralick
Gary Bell
Johnny Temple
John Bateman
Don Cardwell
Baseball Today
United Press International
Regan
Anderson
Egan
Freehan
Rourke
Orsino
Brandt
Adair
Pascual
Roggenburk
Duailey
Battey
Wilson
Lamabe
Radatz
Tillman
Killebrew
Lee
Chance
Nelson
Fowler
Rodgers
Bell
Romano
HR — Wagner
Kirkland
Francona
San Fran
Titan
Nichols
Stuard
Santriv
Dodgers
Tobinson
Reds
Bower
Cards
Alou Giants
Fischer
Athletics
Herbert
Yanks
O'Del
Metitax
Dodcers
Perranoski
Dodkers
Matones
Simmmons
Nolttethart
Coronado
Baker Hendricks
Earl Burrows
Darryl Bair
Juana Fredicks
Katie Beecroft
Bonita Hix
Carolyn Norton
Sherry Tindell
Karen Dumnis
Scott McRae
Tim Stiver
Richard Knowles
Richard Claver
Rusty Chick
Gerald Curtis
Dave Castro
Michael Dant
Terry Johnson
Jim Cordalis
Jim Tielke
Mark Norton
Mike Jensen
Sally Thompson
Cathy Taylor
Susan Zurek
Donna Cady
Susan Lucek
Jamie Noel
Barbara Whittfield
George Wemich
Roger Rein
Coppinger
Burkland, Calhoun
Bucky Andrade
Lloyd Love
Chuck Leasy
Dick McCombs
Terry Brenner
Don Walsh
Jim Purtill
Jeff Pohl
Bill May
Bill Pilgrim
Bruce Harris
Rick Oplinger
Ger Kanerva
Darryl Barr
Jack Harris
Nick Spann
Dick Williams
Bob Keller
Charlotte Kidney
Donnettes
Sharon Brenner
Karen Battenfield
Carolyn Charest
Janis Householder
Carol Miner
Barbara Pries
Georgene Samalik
Linda Seeley
Marsha Shaffer
Janet Skiba
Lynn Alrey
Dixie Davis
Kristen Harbertson
Erin Lindroth
Coach Heap
Pennell
E. Thomas Rd
Advan
Tage
America
Foora
Paradise Motors Inc
Scottsdale Rd
Camelback
Downtown Motors
N. Central
Smiley-Berge Motors
E. Main Sr
Mesa
Read Mullan Motor CO
DON Sanderson Ford Inc
Phoeni
N.W. Grand Ave
Glendale
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