Tuesday night National League and American League games listed
The schedule shows Chicago at Pittsburgh Atlanta at St Louis Houston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Los Angeles New York at San Diego Montreal at San Francisco St Louis at Baltimore Detroit at Milwaukee Cleveland at Chicago Kansas City at Washington California at New York Oakland at Boston with all games marked night fixtures
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
St. Louis
Houston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
New York
San Diego
Montreal
San Francisco
Baltimore
Minnesota
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
California
Oakland
Boston
Montreal Philadelphia
Philadephia
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Carbondale teen Scotty Irwin wins SI Closed Tennis title
Fourteen year old Scotty Irwin of Carbondale won the Southern Illinois Closed Tennis Tournament at Flora, defeating Lyle Grimm 6-2 6-3 in the 14 and under singles and teaming with Grimm to take the 14 and under doubles. He reached the 16 and under final before losing to Bob Brickenstaff. Irwin will compete in the Wabash Valley Juniors in Terre Haute then head to Lakeville for Hotchkiss Prep School.
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Scotty Irwin
Carbondale
Terre Haute
Ind
Irwin
Daniel Irwin
Southern Illinois
Flora
Hotchkiss Prep
Lakeville
Conn
Sunday Irwin
Lyle Grimm
Mt. Vernon
Grimm
Bob Brickenstaff
Salem
Zeigler Oilers defend Zeigler Invitational title in softball final
The Martin Oilers defeated Zeigler 8 to 1 to retain the Zeigler Invitational championship. Bill Pierson hit a three run homer driving in six runs as Gary Endres pitched a complete game. Village Inn took third by beating Bryan Wides 4 to 3.
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Martin Oilers
Village Inn
Ron Leslie
Bill Jenkins
Oilers
Bryan Wides
Jack Spiller
Marion
Jim McElroy
Gary Endres
Zeigler
Terry ‘Linton
Bryan-Wides misses title in split with Carbondale McDonalds
Bryan-Wides and Zeigler finish 16-4 after a Sunday doubleheader in Marion ends with a 9-8 opener loss and 13-7 win. McDonalds wins opener on a seventh inning error as Hott wins, McElroy loses. Brush homers for Bryan-Wides. playoff pending after prison season or one more loss.
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Bryan-Wides
Carbondale McDonalds
Marion
Zeigler
U.S
McDonalds
Gary Hott
Jim McElroy
Bryan Wides
Bill Jenkins
Hott
John Brush
Jarvis McElroy
Kobler
Bloomington blanks Oilers in doubleheader sweep
Bloomington scored 7-2 and 5-2 wins at Zeigler after a wet field move. Spiller homered and drove in runs as Endres allowed 11 hits in the first game. Buckles took the loss in game two while Rosendahl had two of six Oilers hits.
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Martin Oilers
Bloomington
Zeigler
Murphysboro
Gary Endres
Jack Spiller
Gary Buckles
Oilers
Burton
Kehl
Lefebvre's three run homer lifts Dodgers past Cardinals
Jim Lefebvre hit a pivotal three run homer after an intentional walk to Richie Allen in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Lefebvre said he focused on contact and not swinging hard as he connected on a Jerry Reuss fastball.
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Paul LeBar
Associated Press
St. Louis
Jim Lefebvre
Richie Allen
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Lefebvre
Jerry Reuss
Cardinals Rally Past Dodgers At Busch Stadium
A 1-0 lead for St Louis after four innings grew as Jose Cruz scored on a Wills error and Lou Brock Ted Simmons and Torre drove in runs. Reuss pitched two innings of relief for the Dodgers as the game tied at 1-1 on a wild Wills pitch before a late inning sequence produced the final run for the Cardinals in a 2-1 victory.
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Reuss
Maury Wills
Lefebvre
Wills
Manny Mota
Willie Davis
Allen
Busch Stadium
Cardinals
Jose Cruz
Sutton
St. Louis
Matty Alou
Army Reserve
Lou Brock
Joe Torre
Ted Simmons
Beckert Climbs NL Batting Lead With Aggressive Play
Cubs star Glenn Beckert surged to the NL batting lead as he sacrificed for the team and delivered key hits. In a doubleheader split with the Giants, Beckert had three hits in game one and four more in game two, lifting his average to .3573 while Billy Williams powered two two run homers in the 8 4 Cubs win.
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Joe Mooshil
Associated Press
Chicago
Glenn Beckert
Chicago Cubs
Beckert
Cubs
Billy Williams
Giants
Milt Pappas
Joe Torre
St. Louis Cardinals
Williams
Perry
San Francisco
Rappas
Beckett
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cleveland Indians
Cooperstown
N.Y
Bobby Unser Wins Miller Stock Race on Halfway Lead
Bobby Unser took the lead at the halfway mark and held it to win the Miller International late model stock car race over 125 miles at an average speed of 74.447 mph.
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Bobby Unser
Heard wins American Golf Classic as Trevino tip pays off
Jerry Heard captures the American Golf Classic with a 75 total, beating Dale Douglass by three strokes at Firestone South. Lee Trevino’s fading lesson helped Heard, who earned the $30,000 first prize and surpassed $100,000 in earnings for the year.
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George Strode
Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
Lee Trevino
Jerry Heard
Trevino
Visalia
Calif
Heard
Dale Douglass
Douglass
Firestone South
Bob Murphy
Jack Nicklaus
Steve Reid
Arnold Palmer
Mike Hill
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Palmer
Hill
Rodriguez
Paige inducted into Hall of Fame at Cooperstown ceremony
Leroy Satchel Paige joined seven others in the Baseball Hall of Fame induction at Cooperstown New York. The class includes Dave Bancroft Jake Beckley Chick Hafey Harry Hooper Joe Kelley Rube Marquard and George Weiss, highlighting careers from pre 1900 to mid 1930s with standout feats and long executive tenure.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
AIP
Leroy
Satchel” Paige
Baseball
Paige
National Baseball Library
Dave Bancroft
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Harry Hooper
Boston Red Sox
Joe Kelley
Baltimore Orioles
Richard ‘‘Rube
Marquard
Giants
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Herrin High announces annual athletic physicals
Athletic director Dick Henley says all Herrin High athletes must pass a yearly physical before any sport. Juniors and seniors report Wednesday Aug 11 at 8 a.m. in the high school gym. freshmen and sophomores report Thursday at 8 a.m. This exam is required for basketball baseball and football players to participate.
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Dick Henley
Herrin High
Henley
Jackson leads eight man golf as Meadow Woods low score
Jackson Country Club posted a three year low of 442 for its six-man score in eight man team play at Meadow Woods. Jay Wilkinson led Jackson with 69 and Jerry Kirby tied for low individual honors with 69 for West Frankfort. Other scores from Jackson, Meadow Woods, West Frankfort, Sparta, Southwestern Lakes and Marissa are listed. The Carbondale Pony League fell to Joliet 7 1 in finals at Marion, ending Carbondale’s bid in the regional meet.
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Jackson Country Club
Meadow Woods Country Club
Centralia
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Jackson
Saline County
Southern Illinois University
Jay Wilkinson
Jerry Kirby
West Frankfort
Meadow Woods
Sparta
Southwestern Lakes
Marissa
Jackson—Wilkinson
Denny Kortkamp
Bill Blewett
Ed Zastrow
Tony Stevens
Alan Diedrick
Jim Jenkins
Bill Stevens
Ed Eckhardt
Meadow
Martz
Ritchason
Freil
Winters
Smith
Kirby
A. Manwaring
F. Kessler
J. Bradley
B. Pillers
M. Jacobus
B. Hasenfratz
D. Krueger
Southwestern
D. Burns
C. Margenthaler
C. Dagenhart
Carbondale Pony League
Joliet
Marion
Jacksonville
Carbondale
Bill Carroll
Springfield
Marty Hopkins
Cecil Brown
Richard Petty Wins 16th NASCAR Victory in West Virginia 500
Richard Petty captured his 16th NASCAR victory of the season in the West Virginia 500, boosting season earnings to $192,155. In other results, Steeleville defeated Pinckneyville 12 to 3 and Nashville beat Darmstadt 7 to 3.
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Richard Petty
W. Va
Nascar
Steeleville
Pinckneyville
Nashville
Darmstadt
Racing gambling boom looms for 1970s
Sport talk notes Desert Wind falters at Brandywine while Burning Broom loses as a pregnant mare at Ellis Park. Predictions warn that legalized gambling will expand nationwide in the 1970s with OTB in New York, state tax gains, and rising betting across tracks, including daily doubles, perfectas, and trifectas. It cites Waterford Park, Pocono Downs, and Hazel Park as examples and previews a Paducah coaching clinic.
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Brandywine Race Track
Maryland
Hayes Fair Acres
Desert Wind
Ellis Park
Henderson
Burning Broom
Junior Montgomery
Suzanne Miller
United States
New York City
Illinois
Waterford Park
West Virginia
Pocono Downs
Pennsylvania
Hazel Park
Detroit
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Chick” Hafey
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D. Linn
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Jay Lynn
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