Travels with Richie Year by Year with a Player on the Move
A compact chronicle of Richie Allens major league career from 1964 to 1968 with the Philadelphia Phillies highlighting stellar hitting, rookie of the year honors, star status and seven All-Star selections, alongside a pattern of on field controversy and personal inconsistency that shaped his reputation and altered his playing years. The piece notes early praise from Ernie Banks, 1965 dugout frictions, 1966 suspensions for curfew violations, and 1967 turmoil culminating in injuries and a season ending accident.
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Philadelphia
Richie Allen
Frank Luctiéssi
Allen
Little Rock
Phillies
Cub
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Bulls Defeat Warriors To Take 3 2 Lead In Series
Bulls defense stifled Golden State 89 79 as Chicago forced 20 turnovers and held Rick Barry to 8 of 26. Chet Walker led all scorers with 21 as the Bulls controlled the middle with Boerwinkle and Thurmond. The sixth game is set for Sunday in Chicago.
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Warriors
Jeff Mullins
Chicago
Bulls
Tom Boerwinkle
Nate Thurmond
Rick Barry
Chet Walker
Barry
Jerry Sloan
Chicago Bull
Golden State
UPI
Bay Brooklyn favored in track sectional meet opener
Bay and Brooklyn head the Class AAA competition at Ely Stadium as Wayne Gray’s Bay thinclads aim for an .800 average after a .7503 mark. Brooklyn, coming off Olmsted Falls Relays win, faces injuries to Rick Slaby and Mike Hamulak but hopes to ride solid relays and field events led by Cummins and Trocano. Elyria Catholic, Olmsted Falls, and Independence loom as AA threats with strong distance crews including Korzan and Brizes.
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Wayne Gray
Bay
Ely Stadium
Brooklyn
Bulldog
Olmsted Falls
Hurricanes
Rick Slaby
Elyria Catholic
Martin
Brian Trocano
Terry Topolowski
John DeShaw
Independence
Lee Korzan
Jeff Brizes
Indians Aim to Stay Above .500 as Pennant Hopes Waver
Cleveland manager Frank Robinson warns against falling far behind as the Indians slip to 10-13 after three straight losses to Boston. Gaylord Perry is slated to start the Chicago series while Robinson mulls changes to spark the lineup and may play more regularly himself.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Tribe
Don Hood
Indians
Gaylord Perry
Chicago White Sox
Jim
Fritz Peterson
Red Sox
White Sox
Buffalo Puts Canadiens Away To Reach NHL Final
Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal 4-3 to win the semifinal series 4-2 as Gerry Desjardins stood out with key saves. Scotty Bowman blamed execution and a soft second period after Montreal’s late rally and a strong Sabres start. Floyd Smith praised Desjardins as Buffalo earns rest while awaiting the final opponent.
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Montreal
Scotty Bowman
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
Craig Ramsay
Rick Martin
Pete McNab
Buffalo
Ramsay
Lorentz
Guy LaFleur
Mahovlich
Bowman
Desjardins
Islanders rebound past Flyers in pivotal playoff game
Islanders overwhelm Philadelphia 5-1 at the Flyers home arena to trim the series deficit to 3-2 behind Glenn Resch’s 28 of 29 saves. J.P. Parise Jude Drouin and Bob Nystron key scorers with Nystrom Nets first playoff tally.
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Philadelphia
New York Islanders
al Arbour
Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Flyers
Glenn Resch
Miracle Workers
J.P. Parise
Jude Drouin
Bob Nystron
Nystron
Billy Harris
Drouin
Nystrom
Kelly
Garry Howatt
New York
Bucks win AA sectional title with 7 1 victory over Brooklyn
Mallet Creek Bucks capture the Class AA sectional crown by beating Brooklyn 7 to 1. Right hander Jim Walter improves to 8–0 with eight strikeouts as Buckeye racks up 10 hits and plates two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. Scott Miller Beck and Larry Brubaker add two hits each as Buckeye moves to the Cuyahoga West District with the Highland Independence winner and Westlake winners awaiting state action.
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Mallet Creek
Bucks Eye
Brooklyn
Bucks
Cuyahoga West
Cleveland Holy Name
Brookside
Cleveland Benedictine
Jim Walter
Buckeye
Walter
Scott Miller
Beck
Larry Brubaker
DiLuciano Shuts Out Wellington In Brookside Win
Sheffield lefty Greg DiLuciano fired a three hitter striking out nine as Brookside defeated Wellington 5-0 in Lakeland Conference action. DiLuciano drove in the only two runs in the fourth via a Bonar single followed by Ligman double and Van Dyke RBI single. Brookside improves to 5-5 and faces Vermilion in a makeup game before a Saturday tournament final vs Benedictine.
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Sheffield
Greg DiLuciano
Wellington
Brookside
Lakeland
DiLuciano
Jim Bonar
Charlie Ligman
Jim van Dyke
Wellington Brookside
Abr
Bbi
Greetham
Kirsch
Ky. Gott
Frisch
McClurg
Zagorsky
Walker
Harrison
Bonar
Ligman
Heiden
Griffith
van Dyke
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Chicago Bulls
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Motta
Gente Sports
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Larry Wagenknecht
Jim Slagter
Bob Cummins
Cummins
Cuyahoga
Dick Bosman
Jim Lorentz
Canadiens
Forum Tce
Peter Mahovlich
Gerry Desjardins
Floyd Smith
AL Denar vAi Buckeye
Mader
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Bru
Tony Packer
Scott Est
Yuhas
Paul Schumacher
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Browning
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Dingle
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Wapner
Peters
Smetana
Brubaker
Btrocano
Young
Russo
Muraco
Rowland
Zerick
Kibert
Jabba ‘Browning
Bree Ree
Toad Buckeye
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