Elyria Post 1 Takes Consolation In Dad's Day Tourney
Elyria Ameri can Legion Post 1 lost the first game to Cincinnati Bentley 5-4 then won the consolation from Lancaster 4-3. Newark defeated Lancaster 9-6 to reach the final, and Elyria beat Bentley 9-3 in the title game. Rick Gilmore pitched for Elyria, Kevin Lyons struck out 12 for Bentley, with strong fielding and timely hitting. Elyria now 7-8 on the year, hosts Ashland and Bucyrus for upcoming twin bills at Ely Stadium and North Park.
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Lipps
Led Dickens
Mamminga
John Bohannon
Chuck Barbee
Rick Gilmore
Kevin Lyons
Dickens
Denny Donich
Donich
Bohannon
Barbee
Bob Bosley
Bourne Receives Exemption for Cleveland Open Opener
Bob Bourne, former Oberlin golf standout now on the pro tour, will receive one of eight sponsors exemptions for the Cleveland Open. He will not play the early qualifying round at Beechmont Country Club, with the status announced by Marsh Samuel.
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Oberlin
Bourne
Avon Lake
Aqua Marine
Beechmont Country Club
Cleveland
Marsh Samuel
Stargell Shows Slugging Prowess in Pirates Doubleheader
Willie Stargell led Pittsburgh with three hits two homers including a grand slam and five RBIs as the Pirates swept a doubleheader from Montreal 7-1 and 7-3 to extend the NL East lead. He fuels early season power totaling 24 homers and 5 RBIs while ranking third in NL All-Star voting with 143,121 votes behind Mays and Aaron. Other games saw St Louis beat Chicago 5-4 and SF sweep San Diego as McCovey and Stone starred.
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Stargell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Montreal Expos
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Detroit
Three Rivers Stadium
Mike Marshall
St. Louis
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Mets
Duffy Dyer
Phils
Deron Johnson
Ron Taylor
Joe Torre
Doug Rader
Col Houston
Astros
Bobby Valentine
Bill Buckner
Clifford Clinches Powder Puff Derby Title at Lorain Speedway
Shirley Clifford won the Powder Puff Derby for the second straight year at Lorain County Speedway. Ten of twelve starters finished as spins and mechanical woes marred heats. Wilma Roberts recovered to second after a restart, but Clifford remained ahead. Other races saw Brad Bruce close second to Dave Reed in sport stocks and Ernie Lawe take the Super Sprint feature.
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Wilma Roberts
Roberts
Clifford
Lorain County Speedway
Shirley Clifford
Brad Bruce
Dave Reed
Ken Stauffer
Howard Beale
Steve Lehnert
Ernie Lowe
Ernie Lawe
Bob Hunter
Tony Lavatl
the Speedway
Pat Kerns
Parm
Hwave
Mim Roberts
Harrelson Blasts Paul Over Severance Before Golf Move
Cleveland Indians outfielder Ken Harrelson confirmed plans to retire from baseball to try professional golf. He announced in Boston during a road trip opener against the Red Sox that he would bat at least once, disputing claims by Indians president Gabe Paul that severance pay was not an issue and accusing Paul of holding a grudge since a prior trade and raise dispute.
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Cleveland Indians
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Harrelson
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Indians
Fenway Park
Gabe Paul
Gabe
Paul
Major League Standings and Tonight's Probable Pitchers
Standings show New York over Philadelphia by one game, with Pittsburgh and Montreal each holding top spots. Tonight's schedule lists Oakland at Minnesota and California at Milwaukee among several night games, with Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Boston also on the slate.
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Nash
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San Francisco
Houston
de California
IBM San Diego
Power
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RBI and scores mix across leagues in late season notes
Baseball game notes list RBIs for Donich Slavin Bosley and Deems Hicks with Elyria and Lancaster game details. National and American League players including Oliva Killebrew and Murcer show stats, with pitcher records Lyons Gilmore and others.
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Otis
Tovar
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Eisenmacher
Hussey Loaa
Santo
Torre
St. Slavin
Jeunling
Steicher
Cepeda
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Vern Reynolds
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