Blue Dominates as A's Crush Yankees 13-3 for 13th Win
Vida Blue allowed five hits and fanned 10 to improve to 13-2 as Oakland racked up 20 hits led by Joe Rudi with three singles and a homer. Bert Campaneris and Angel Mangual added four hits each, while Stottlemyre was roughed up by a five-run fifth inning that emptied the bullpen. Roy White hit a two-run homer for New York.
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Oakland
Vida Blue
New York Yankees
Joe Rudi
Mel Stottlemyre
Bert Campaneris
Angel Mangual
A’s
Rudi
Curt Blefary
Stottlemyre
Mike Epstein
Sal Bando
Mangual
Danny Cater
Dave Duncan
Dick Green
Campaneris
Roy White
Blue
Brewers halt skid with 4-2 win over Indians
Dave May drove in three runs and scored once as the Milwaukee Brewers beat Cleveland 4-2 to end an eight game losing streak. Chris Chambliss opened the scoring for Cleveland with a first inning double, but May sparked a two run second inning and added two more in the fifth. Ken Harrelson hit his fifth homer for Cleveland as the Indians had won four straight.
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Cleveland
Dave May
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewer
Chris Chambliss
Indians
Vada Pinson
Ray Fosse
May
Brewers
Phil Roof
Jack Heidemann
Rich Aeurbach
Tommy Harper
Milwaukee
Harper
Frank Tepedino
Ken Harrelson
Cubs Hit Three Home Runs To Beat Reds 5 2
Don Kessinger Ken Holtzman and Ron Santo homered as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5 2. Holtzman allowed one hit until Johnny Bench’s 16th homer in the seventh. Ron Tompkins preserved the win in relief.
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Don Kessinger
Ken Holtzman
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Holtzman
Cincinnati
Reds
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
George Foster
Ron Tompkins
Twins Rally Past Tigers In Ninth For 5-4 Win
Cesar Tovar and Rich Reese delivered two out run scoring singles in the ninth to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over Detroit. Mickey Lolich pitched well until the ninth, conceding the tying and go ahead runs after a walk and singles. Norm Cash and Bill Freehan had earlier homers for Detroit, while Tony Oliva and Leo Cardenas homered for Minnesota to spark the late rally.
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Detroit
Cesar Tovar
Rich Reese
Minnesota Twins
Tigers
Mickey Lolich
Minnesota
Danny Thompson
Steve Braun
Fred Sherman
Tovar
Thompson
Reese
Tom Hall
Braur
Mickey Stanley
Ron Perranoski
Norm Cash
Bill Freehan
Lolich
Tony Oliva
Twins
Leo Cardenas
Giants Triumph Over Mets After Rain Delay
San Francisco edged New York 5-1 as Chris Speier hit a two run double in the sixth to take the lead. Bobby Bonds and Dick Dietz added homers late, while Ray Sadecki took the loss after a one hitter into the sixth and Hal Lanier, Bonds, and Dietz provided key late offense. The game was halted 36 minutes by rain after the seventh inning.
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New York
Chris Speier
San Francisco
Bobby Bonds
Dick Dietz
Giants
New York Mets
Ray Sadecki
Hal Lanier
Bonds
Speier
Ron Taylor
Ken Henderson
Dietz
Taylor Traded From Phillies to Tigers Sends Teammates Away
Veteran infielder Tony Taylor bade a tearful farewell after being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The Phillies received two minor league pitching prospects Mike Fremuth and Carl Cavanaugh, both assigned to farm teams. Taylor, 35, had a strong 1970 season with a .301 average, nine homers and 55 RBIs, boosting his salary to about $65,000. He played 35 games this season with a .234 mark in 107 at bats.
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Philadelphia
Tony Taylor
Philadelphia Phillies
Taylor
Detroit Tigers
Phillies
Mike Fremuth
Carl Cavanaugh
Astros Hold Off Braves 3-2 In Pinged Seven-Hitter
Ken Forsch pitched seven strong innings allowing two hits through six before the Braves struck in the seventh to ruin the shutout bid. Houston built a 3-0 lead on Watson’s triple and Menke’s sac fly, then held on as Aaron Lum and Staehle produced two hits for Atlanta, with Lum scoring on a passed ball in the ninth.
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Ken Forsch
Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
Forsch
Braves
Astros
Ron Reed
Jesus Alou
Sonny Jackson
Cesar Cedeno
Bob Watson
Hank Aaron
Mike Lum
Marv Staehle
Lum
Johny Edwards
Hambletonian Trotting Classic Centered in Du Quoin Since 1957
Du Quoin Illinois has long hosted the Hambletonian 3 year old trotting classic beginning in 1957 and continuing as a central racing tradition in the state.
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du Quoim, Ill
Joliet Catholic sophomores set 168 hour marathon fundraiser
A group of 36 Joliet Catholic High School sophomores played nonstop basketball for 168 hours, breaking a prior 153 hour record and raising over 2400 dollars for the athletic department. The event drew 1100 students, residents, and St Francis Academy supporters, with players enduring blisters and swelling as scores and donations tallied.
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Joliet, Tl
Joliet Catholic High School
la Grange
Chicago
All Boys Joliet School
St. Francis Academy
Clarence Weber
Joliet Catholic
Stewart Wins Can Am Pole At Mosport In Debut
Jackie Stewart starts Can Am as a regular by taking the pole at Mosport Park for the 1971 season race worth nearly one million in prize money. His Lap 1 time 1:17.3 at 114.522 mph tops Hulme and Revson, with Gurney's 1:16.4 last year the benchmark.
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Bonwmanville
Ont
Jackie Stewart
Scotland
L&m
Mosport Park
Dan Gurney
McLaren
Denis Hulme
Peter Revson
Stewart
Hulme
Revson
Gurney
Amateurs lead at Jackson Invitational as pros join lineup
Tony Stevens reports at Jackson Invitational Open Billy Johnson shoots 66 to lead pro division by one stroke over Jerry Glenn while amateurs feature five tied for lead at 69. Day features heavy scoring, multiple classes from A to D with final rounds planned and starting times listed.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Bill Johnson
Lake of Egypt
Jerry Glenn
Carterville
Glenn
Terry Rohlfing
Sparta
Max McDonald
Benton
Bill Blewett
Carbondale
Bill Koeneman
Chester
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
Dave Perkins
Vito Saputo
Southern Illinois University
Springfield
Denny Kortkamp
Murphysboro
Bill Pyle
Paul Smith
Pinckneyville
Alan Diedrick
Elmer Tice
Jim Reed
Bob McBride
Monty Secrist
James Lostman
Wayne Givens
Ray Christoffel
Denny Cochran
Blackie Volner
Joe Goodman
Lloyd Antoine
Frank Brock
Jackson Country Club
Bill Livingston
Bill Lehmann
Bob Jatho
Bob Kortkamp
Martin Hutti
Ron Davis
Sherri Livesay
O.J. Trotter
John Graham
D.L. Richter
Sayers and Dempsey Halas Award Recipients Remembered
Gale Sayers returns to present the George S Halas award to Tom Dempsey as courage in football. He honors Brian Piccolo posthumously and recalls Piccolo’s battle with cancer. Dempsey accepts the honor with Sayers praising Lombardi’s football ideals amid a year marked by injuries and public reflection. Over seven million fishing permits were issued to women in 1969.
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
New York
Pro Football Writers
Gale Sayers
George S. Halas
Tom Dempsey
Sayers
NFL
Brian Piccolo
Chicago Bears
Brian
Piccolo
Halas
Dempsey
New Orleans Saints
Lombardi
United States
Ashe Wins Opener at West of England Tennis Meet
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia defeated Owen Davidson of Australia 6-2 6-4 in rain affected play in Bristol as a Wimbledon warm up. Ken Rosewall beat Ray Ruoffels 7-6 2-6 6-1, Roy Emerson edged Dennis Ralston 3-6 7-6 7-6, Cliff Drysdale topped Charlie Pasarell 7-6 6-3, and Marty Riessen beat Bob Lutz 6-2 6-7 6-2.
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Bristol
England
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
West of England
Owen Davidson
Australia
Saturn
Puerto Rico
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Bob Lutz
Los Angeles
Sedik Earns Third-Team All America Honor
Southern Illinois catcher Bob Sedik earned third-team All America recognition after posting a .328 average with four homers and 27 RBIs. Sedik was the Salukis’ lone representative as they opened the College World Series in Omaha.
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Southern Illinois University
Bob Sedik
Omaha
Neb
Saluki
Salukis
Sedik
Arizona State
Roger Schmuck
Alan Bannister
Schmuck
Woldcats
Bannister
Burt Hooton
Texas
Steve Busby
Southern Cal
Jack Ittson
Princeton
Busby
Ittson
Hooton
Chicago Cubs
Dane Lorg
Brigham Young
Bobby Waits
Washington State
Phil Still
Mississippi State
Pete Varney
Harvard
Rob Ellis
Michigan State
Dave Elmendorf
Texas A&m
James Cox
Iowa
Terry Wedgewood
Purdue
Mike Schmidt
Ohio
Bill Sharp
Ohio State
Midwest
Errors plague Carbondale as Vandalia wins 7 2
Vandalia rode seven Carbondale errors to a 7 2 victory in the American Legion oil clash at Williams Field. Carbondale outhit 8 4 but stranded 12 baserunners and hosts Cape Girardeau Monday then Harrisburg Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
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Vandalia
Carbondale
American Legion Oil
SIU
Cape Giradeau
Harrisburg
Williams Field
Bockewitz
Liedle Bidle
Otto
Bean
Nolen
Smith
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Charles Harrell
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Barney Fuller
Leon McNair
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Charles Hasenjagar
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Larry Subre
Clete Idoux
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