Williams named AL Manager of the Year by UPI
Dick Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins the American League Manager of the Year award in a 23 of 24 vote by UPI experts. He led Boston from ninth place in 1966 to a dramatic pennant, managing a thin pitching staff and enforcing discipline to fuel the historic season.
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Boston Red Sox
United Press International
Eddie Stanky
Chicago White Sox
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Fed Sox
Minz
Ola Twins
Detroit Tigers
White Sox
Red Sox
St. Louis
Bill Crowley
George Scott
Joe Foy
Becker
Walter Alston
Brooklyn
Johnny Podres
Don Drysdale
Sandy Koufax
Bob Gibson
Nelson Briles
Kenny Holtzman
Army
Ferguson Jenkins
Rich Nye
Joe Niegro
Chicago Cubs
Hodges taps Walker as Mets pitching coach in New York
Gil Hodges appoints Albert Bluford Walker to coach the Mets pitchers at Shea Stadium with history noting Walker’s prior success guiding staffs in Washington and Brooklyn. The piece argues catchers can offer pitching guidance, citing Becker and Maglie as contrasting coaching styles.
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Albert Bluford Walker
Mets
Gil Hodges
Rube Walker
Washington
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York
Walker
Roy Campanella
Ebbets Field
Red Ruffing
Ernie White
Warren Spahn
Harvey Haddix
Hodges
Shea Stadium
Sal Maglie
Boston
Dick Williams
Red Sox
Barber Maglie
St. Louis Cardinals
Magtie
Skipper Williams
Bosox
Maglie
Gary Bell
John Wyatt
Gold Sox
Jim Lonborg
Sal
Joe Becker
Brooklyn
Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series shares split for Cardinals and Red Sox
The Cardinals divide 34 full shares totaling 8344.81 while the Red Sox distribute 31 full shares worth 5115.23 amid Fenway Park seating limits. Generous allocations go to staff, catcher Milton Howard, pitcher Gary Wasl esk i, and Ken Harrelson. Mele and Twins receive no share.
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NEW York
UPI
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Fenway Park
Boston
Cardinals
Pitehee
Jack Lamabe
Red Sox
Milton Howard
Gary Waslewski
Howard
Waslewski
Sed Sox
Ken Harrelson
Kansas City Athletics
Roadrunners Clash With Totems In WHL Showdown
The Phoenix Roadrunners meet the Seattle Totems at Memorial Coliseum in a Western Hockey League tilt. Seattle leads with a 6-0-1 mark while Phoenix sits fourth at 2-6-1. Face-off is 8 p.m. It will be their second meeting after Totems won 6-1 in Seattle.
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UPI
Phoenix Roadrunners
Seattle Totems
Memorial Coliseum
the Totems
Roadrunners
Seattle
Totems
Rummers
Buffalo
American Hockey League
Beavers tumble from Top 10 in state rankings
Scottsdale drops from UPH top 10 as Beavers slide to 15th, tied with Coronado. St. Marys remains No 1 undefeated, Mesa and West Phoenix share runner up, Canyon del Oro rises to fourth, Catalina falls after a defeat to Irvine. Other area teams include Pueblo North Phoenix Peoria Camelback and Coolidge in the late rankings.
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Uphs
Beavers
Coronado
Dons
UPE
Scottsdale
Arcadia
Titans
Mesa
Westwood
Salpointe
St. Mary's
Knights
West Phoenix
Canyon del Oro
Catalina
Irvine
Texas
Pueblo
North Phoenix
Peoria
Camelback
Coolidge
St. Mary’s
Brophy
West
Carl Hayden
Prescott
Tle
Winslow
Cortez
Casa Grande
Tucson
Cowboys edge Sun Devils as De Poyster sets records
Wyoming defeated Arizona State 15-13 as Jerry De Poyster earned Specialist of the Week honors for three field goals including a record 30th career kick. Max Anderson of ASU gained 161 yards on 25 carries with a 99 yard run to briefly lead. Washington and Rippee were among other candidates for Back of the Week.
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Denver
UPI
Wyoming
Arizona State
Western Athletic Conference
Jerry de Poyster
Cowboys
ASU
Max Anderson
de Poyster
Bellview
Neb
Anderson
Vic Washington
Brigham Young
Tom Rippee
Arizona
Roger Brautigan
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Rippee
BYU
USC dominant in UPI rating with Indiana break into top ten
USC remains No. 1 with 345 points and one more first place vote while UCLA holds No. 2. Indiana breaks into the top 10 at No. 8 after a 42-7 win over Arizona, as Colorado drops to No. 9 following a 10-7 loss to Oklahoma State and Houston falls from the rankings after a 14-13 defeat to Mississippi.
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Steve Smilanich
UPI
NEW York
California
Trojans
O. J. Simpson
United Press International Rating Board
UCLA
Bruins
USC
Oregon
Simpson
Indiana
Houston
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Mississippi
John Pont
Indiana Club
Arizona
Tennessee
Tennessee Tops AP Poll as Volunteers Lead Field in Rankings
The Vols hold first with 343 points, followed by Southern Cal and UCLA. North Carolina State rises to fourth, Georgia to fifth, Purdue to sixth, and Wyoming to seventh as Notre Dame cracks the top ten with 49 points to Minnesota’s 48.
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North Carolina State
Georgia
Vols
Purdue
Wyoming
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Southern Cal
UCLA
Tennessee
North Carolina St
Indiana
Colorado
Oklahoma
Alabama
Texas
Oregon State
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Miami Fla
Virginia Tech
Auburn
Coke and Morris Set for City Softball Final
Meadows defeated Morris 6 0 to reach the final against Coca Cola who shut out the Crusaders 10 0 Del Stillwell limited Morris to three singles while Wayne Stillwell homered Coca Cola pitcher Carlos Holland earned the win Bob Bartholomew took the loss for Crusaders George Haynes went 3 for 4 and Art Pickering 2 for 4 for Coca Cola Crusaders managed one hit Bartholomew credited with the loss
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Coca Cola
Yavapai Field
Morris
Crusaders
del Stillwell
Wayne Stillwell
Walley Heden
Carlos Holland
Coke
Bob Bartholomew
George Haynes
Art Pickering
Bartholomew
White Sox to Play Nine Regulars in Milwaukee Next Year
Milwaukee fans get one exhibition and nine regular season games at Milwaukee County Stadium as Chicago White Sox announce plans amid attendance concerns.
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