Tigers fall as Indians pinch hit win and Brown injures
Cleveland first baseman Fred Whitfield delivered a three run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Indians to a 5 3 win over Detroit. Gates Brown dislocated his left wrist and will miss two weeks as the Tigers drop to 15 21.
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Fred Whitfield
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Tigers
Indians
Detroit
Gates Brown
al Kaline
Brown
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Tom Phoebus
Chicago
Whitfield
New York Yankee
Phoebus
White Sox
Paul Blair
Russ Snyder
Ken Berry
Tommy Agee
J. C. Martin
All-Star NL pitching staff named by Walter Alston
Dodgers manager Walter Alston announced eight pitchers for the National League All-Star squad in Anaheim on July 11. Don Drysdale Claude Osteen Juan Marichal Ferguson Jenkins Bob Gibson Tom Seaver Denny Lemaster and Mike Cuellar comprise the staff with five righties and three lefties. Five pitchers make their first All-Star appearance.
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Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Anaheim
Calif
Don Drysdale
Claude Osteen
Alston
Drysdale
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Cincinnati
Jenkins
Seaver
Osteen
Lemaster
Cuellar
Rusty Staub Belts Roof-Over Homer at Forbes Field
Houston Astros outfielder Rusty Staub hit a remarkable homer last June 4 at Forbes Field. At age 22 he became the youngest player to clear the right field roof, joining a short list of greats including Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle who have achieved the feat.
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Rusty Staub
Houston Astros
Forbes Field
Babe Ruth
Jerry Lynch
Ed Mathews
Bob Skinner
Ted Beard
Wally Moon
Mickey Mantle
French tennis lineage aims for U S Women's Open title
Catherine Lacoste of Paris, 22, tied for second at Cascades Course in Hot Springs, as the National Women's Open goes into its second round. Lacoste, daughter of Rene Lacoste and Simone Thion de la Chaume, seeks the first amateur win and the youngest champion in the 72-hole event, behind Sandra Haynie who led after round one. Betsy Cullen and others chased par as Lacoste eyed a distinctive victory on a course likened to Chantaco. Half of the Pacific Coast League named new managers this season with Spahn at Tulsa and others at Hawaii San Diego Seattle Tacoma.
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Mademoiselle
de Gaulle
Catherine Lacoste
Cascades Course
Sandra Haynie
Ft. Worth
Tex
Susie Maxwell
Sybil Griffin
Miss Lacoste
Paris
Rene Lacoste
Simone
Catherine
France
Club de
Chantaco
Biarritz
Warren Spahn
Tulsa
Wayne Terwillinger
Hawaii
Don Gutteridge
San Diego
Chuck Tanner
Seattle
Whitey Lockman
Tacoma
Williams rises from hurt to Red Sox leadership
Dick Williams, once a Dodgers outfielder with a shattered shoulder, rebuilt his major league career through versatility and study. He rose to manager of the Seattle farm club, then Toronto, and finally led the Boston Red Sox to a cohesive, competitive season.
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Dick Williams
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cobb
Babe Ruth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Boston
Mike Higgins
Red Sox
Seattle
Richards
Paul
Toronto
Williams
Billy Herman
Florida
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Houston
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Ellis-Martin
Cassius Clay
Denny Lemaster
Atlanta Braves
Mike Cuellar
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Py Roy
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Pittsburgh, Pa
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Call
Anna
Aeroflite, Inc
Williamson County
Marion
Illinois
Piper Sales and Service
Owen
Hot Springs, Va
Denver
Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Oitchers
Chuck Dressen
Chuck
Westlake
Paul Richards
Phillie
Atlanta
Bob Uecker
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Oliver
Rich Allen
Philly
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Hiram Walker
Esyp
Turedinca
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ill
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