Sparks Sox sweep Old and Burgess saves two games
Smoky Burgess delivered a clutch base hit as the White Sox swept a doubleheader with the Angels and California. Eddie Fisher earned his 9th win in relief. Ken Berry sparked Chicago with a key hit and a homer. Minnesota lost ground as Burgess extended his pinch hit record in a 2-1 opener win.
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George C. Langford
Marcelino Lopez
Smoky Burgess
Danny Cater
Ron Hansen
Cater
Vaary
Angels
Berry
Burgess
Eddie Fisher
Mth
Floyd Robinson
al Weis
al Lopez
White Sox
Delux
Chicago
Ken Berry
Minnesota
Twins
Baltimore
California
Aubrey Gatewood Wild
Kansas City
A's
Santiago Hosario
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Elyria Nets Take Northern Ohio Tennis Title
Elyria defeated Shake Heights 6 1 in a playoff for the league crown. Pettis beat Lowry 6 4 6 2, Strait won 6 2 3 6 6 2, and Jim Straight won 2 6 6 4 6 0. Felton Perkins teamed for 6 0 6 0 doubles. Koepp Miles won singles and Koepp Kelleher doubles 6 2 6 0 6 0. Elyria finishes 11 1 for the season.
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Elyria
Shake Heights
Leroy Pettis
Dana Lowry
Jerry Strait
Tom Handle
Jim Straight
Alan Geismer
Craig Felton
Mike Perkins
Jerry Florian
Howard Walker
Kathy Koepy
Mary Miles
Koepp
Miles
Caroline Keepy
Fran Kelleher
Heather Johnston
Marcy Lych
Ignatz advances in net tourney at Lorain County
Otberlin Bill Ignatz of Elyria advanced to the semifinal of the Lorain County Tennis Tournament with a 7-5 8-6 win over Karl Kurtz. Pasko, Hartman, Baum and others posted wins in the day’s matches. In Yonkers the American bred Elaine Rodney was listed as the 8-5 favorite for the 50,000 Transoceanic Trot.
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Bill Ignatz
Elyria
Lorain County
Karl
Kurtz
Yonkers, NY
UPI
Elaine Rodney
Italy
Yonkers Raceway
Indians face hot White Sox in rained-out makeup
Cleveland sends Ralph Terry against Chicago ace Juan Pizarro as the Indians seek a rebound after sweeping Washington. Cleveland rallied with key hits from Wagner Colavito and Calavita, while Washington’s offense managed late runs.
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Chicago
UPI
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Tribe
Ralph Terry
Juan Pizarro
Indians
Cleveland
Washington
Toronto advances to International final on late game power
Toronto over Atlanta 4-3 in the International iLeague semis to sweep the series. Mike Ryan tied the game with a two run homer in the eighth while John Gibson delivered a ninth inning drive for the win. Mickey Sinks earned relief credit for Toronto. Syracuse tied its series with Columbus at two after a 6-5 win in 12 innings. Bob Dustal pitched in the 12th for the Jets loss.
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Washington
Siebert
Gary Bell
McMahon
Tribe
Sonny Siebert
Hargsn
Baltimore
Tiant
Curt Blefary
Steve Hargan
Iu Mer
Luis Tiant
Bell
Bob Tiefenauer
Tiefenauer
Indians
Sam McDowell
Senators
Cleveland
Frank Kreutzer
Leon Wagner
Dou
United Press International
Toronto
Mike Ryan
John Gibson
Atlantata
Syracuse
Columbus
Jets
Bob Dustal
Pete Hose
al McBean
Carty
Braves
Mets
Joe Torre
Hank
Fischer
Wade Blasin
al Jackson
Jack Fisher
Buckeye 100 dirt track race yields record lap times
Seven drivers break records at Columbus event led by Bob Ord of St. Louis with 25.38 seconds as McWente tops Cluskey. Roger McCluskey of Tucson posts 24.93 seconds on the wet half mile on lap 99. Finishing order includes Tommy Copp, Jimmy Knight, and Mike McGreevey amid a malfunctioning wet track.
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Columbus
UPI
Bob Ord
McWente
St. Louis
Cluskey
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Wonsmile
Wente
Ohio
McCluskey
Tommy Copp
State Fair
Fresno
Calif
Jimmy Knight
Chicago
Mike McGreevey
Haywood City
Major league standings and upcoming games
Standings show Cleveland and Chicago leading divisions with NY and Baltimore trailing. Tomorrow’s slate features Washington at New York twi-night, Minnesota at Chicago, Baltimore at Detroit twi-night, and Reston at Cleveland among others. several doubleheaders and night games highlighted.
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New York
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Calif
California
Minnesota
Kan
City
Boston
Detroit
Bunker
McNally
Downing
Culler
Terry
Pizarro
Monbrurquette
Aguirr
N. Y
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
W. L. Pet
Htncane
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Two Drysdale wild pitches boost Giants
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale uncorked two wild pitches in crucial moments allowing five Giants runs. Orlando Cepeda forced a seventh inning pinch hit and Hal Lanier scored on Cepeda’s sacrifice fly while Jim Hart’s 20th homer tied the game. The Giants pulled within one of the NL leaders Dodgers as Jose Linzy and Alou hit scoring plays and a contested call on a Roseboro homer fueled the late drama.
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George C. Langford
UPI
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Drysdale
Don
San Francisco
Giants
Dodgers
Orlando Cepeda
Tom Haller
Hal Lanier
Cepeda
Willie McCovey
Matty Alou
Alou
M McCavey
Jim Hart
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Braves
New York
Mouston
Chicago
Louis
Philadelphia
Phillies
Frank Linzy
Dick Schofield
Linzy
Dodger
Howie Reed
Los Angeles
Jim Daven
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