Carlton earns 12th straight win as Phillies top Cardinals
Steve Carlton improved to 17-6 with seven strikeouts, extending his major league lead with a 5-0 five-hitter over St. Louis. Reggie Cleveland took the loss after nine hits allowed, with Bill Robinson and Greg Luzinski hitting two run homers for Philadelphia.
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Bob Gibson
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Greg Luzinski
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Luzinski
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Cindenon
Torre
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Drlwsky
Anderson
Luz
Rangers dominate White Sox 11 5 in big fourth inning
Ted Ford delivered a three run double fueling a five run fourth as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 11-5. The Sox, after a brief rally, fell further behind Oakland in the AL West as Ed Herrmann homered for Chicago and Ford added two more RBIs later.
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Ted Ford
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Chicago White Sox
White Sox
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A’s
Minnesota
Pat Kelly
Jay Johnstone
Texas
Rich
Steve Kealey
Ford
Kealey
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Elliott Maddox
Frank Howard
Rich Billings
Ed Herrmann
Sims Delivers In 11th To Lift Tigers Over Indians
Duke Sims, back in the American League after a Dodgers trade, homered for Detroit's first run and hit a two-out RBI single in the 11th to give the Tigers a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians and Gaylord Perry. The victory snapped Detroit's four-game slide and put their AL East lead at three games over Baltimore.
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Duke Sims
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Gaylord Perry
Baltimore
Perry
Major League standings and Saturday results recap
MLB standings show Detroit and Boston atop the AL while Chicago and California lead the NL in rough divisions. Saturday results include Detroit over Cleveland in 11, Boston over Baltimore, Texas over Chicago, Minnesota over Oakland, Milwaukee over New York, and Kansas City over California. Tonight’s matchups feature Detroit at Cleveland and Oakland at Minnesota among others. In Steeleville regional action Gordons faces Pinckneyville after Nashville and Farm Bureau upsets.
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New York
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Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
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Niekro
Dunning
Kilkenny
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Cox
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Pinckneyville
Nashville
Farm Bureau
Steeleville-Du Quoin
Meyer
Torrence
de Bolt
Googlek
Armstrong and Phiers
Milliken and
Joggerst
Marion Leads Pony League Finals Drivin' Seat at Carbondale
Carbondale and Marion Ponies vie in the Pony League finals at Carbondale with a 2 p.m. game and a 30 minute second game to crown the champion. Marion must win at 2 p.m. to end the double elimination. Previous results set the path as Marion beat Carbondale 9 to 41 and Herrin eliminated West Frankfort 7 to 5. Ken Nolen and Dennis Morgan homer for Marion. Neal Wilson and Mike Samples homer for Herrin.
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Williamson County
Herrin
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Neal Wilson
Mike Samples
Ken Nolen
Dennis Morgan
Tourney
Twins blank A's as Woodson outpitches Blue
Dick Woodson tossed a five hitter in a 4-0 win for the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics. Woodson earned his second straight shutout and improved to 9-9, dropping Vida Blue to 6-6 on the season.
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Dick Woodson
Vida Blue
Minnesota Twins
Bend
Oakland
A’s
Woodson
Twins
Blue
Astros edge Giants as Helms scores in ninth
Tommy Helms scored from third as Cesar Cedeno forced in the tying run on a bases loaded play in the ninth, lifting the Houston Astros to a 4 3 victory over the San Francisco Giants who hit three homers.
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Tommy Helms
Cesar Cedeno
Houston Astros
Giants
Murphy unbeaten in Colt tourney final rematch at Marion
Murphy stops Herrin 2-1 Saturday and seeks title with 2 PM championship clash in Marion. Herrin denied by Murphy in extra context. Paducah ousted Marion 4-3 in loser's bracket. Marion had opened strong with a Jones homer.
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Murphy
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Herrin-Murphy
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Dale Stephenson
Randy Green
Green
Allen Jones
Salina
Williams
Pribble
Oe Flanigan
Calandro
Cardinals assistant coach quits amid reshuffle
Assistant coach Bill Thornton resigns from the St. Louis Cardinals citing personal reasons after five NFL seasons with the club from 1963 to 1967. Offensive lineman Chuck Hutchinson returns to join training camp in Lake Forest Ill. Guard Joe O'Donnell may rejoin at camp. first draft pick Bob Moore from Oregon reports to camp. Len Bartek is the lone non resident on Penn State baseball as a freshman pitcher from Succasunna New Jersey.
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St. Louis Football Cardinals
Saurday
Thornton
National Football League
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Cards
Lake Forest
Til
Hutchison
Joe O‘donnell
St. Louis
Bob Hollway
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo
Cardinals
Bob Moore
Oregon
Len Bartek
Penn State
Succasunna
N.J
Player tops Oakland Hills in tense third round lead
Gary Player of South Africa fired a three under 67 at Oakland Hills to grab a 54 hole total of 209 and the lead. Billy Casper moved into second at 210 as veterans chase the last major of the year with Nicklaus, Trevino, and Crampton in the group at 215 and beyond.
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Mich
Gary Player
South Africa
Oakland Hills Country Club
Ben Hogan
Billy Casper
Casper
Doug Sanders
Tommy Aaron
Jim Wiechers
Larry Wise
Bethlesda
Wise
Sanders
Wiechers
Aaron
Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Trevino
Chiefs Top Bears in Exhibition Clash at South Bend
Kansas City beat Chicago 24-10 as Len Dawson connected with Wendell Hayes for a third quarter TD to seize a 17-10 lead. The Chiefs rallied from an early deficit, outgained the Bears 111 rushing yards to 135 overall, and improved to 2-0 while Abe Gibron’s Chicago debut opened with a loss. Detroit 31, Miami 23. Green Bay 24, Cincinnati 14. Pittsburgh 28, New York Giants 10. New York Jets 17, San Francisco 10.
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Atlanta
Niekro
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Twitchell
St. Louis
Santorini
South Bend
Ind
Len Dawson
Wendell Hayes
Kansas City
Chiefs
Chicago Bears
Abe Gibron
Chicago
Bears
Joe A
Mac Percival
Jan Stenerud
Ed Podolak
Mike Adamle
N.Y. Giants
N.Y. Jets
San Francisco
Detroit
Miami
Green Bay
Oilers Win Zeigler Softball Title 12-0
Martin Oilers rout Zeigler tournament to claim ninth annual title as Endres throws five perfect innings. Jack Herring belts two homers, Jeff Ferguson adds one run, and Oilers win 12-0 by 10-run rule over Frankfort hosts. Marion Bryan-Wides edges West Frankfort Merchants 2-1 in third place.
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Endres
Martin Oilers
Zeigler
Jack Herring
Jeff Ferguson
Marion Bryan - Wides
West Frankfort Merchants
Frankfort
Bryan
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