Cubs Stop Slump With 3-2 Win Over Reds
In Cincinnati the Chicago Cubs halted a scoreless drought by extending a major league record with 48 straight innings without scoring, then edged the Reds 3-2. Billy Williams plated Joe Niekro with a third inning single after Culver walked them both, lifting Chicago out of the slump.
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Shannon Drives Cardinals Past Braves In 13th Inning
Mike Shannon doubled home Bobby Tolan after a Tolan single off Claude Raymond in the 13th as St Louis edged Atlanta 4 3 The homer by Hank Aaron enabled the Braves to tie the game in the eighth lifting Aaron to 494th career blast and eighth in all time list Cepeda doubled in the sixth to give the Cardinals the lead in a NL leading effort LOU Gehrig tie story noted nowhere else in this game
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Helena Defeats Miles In Eastern Conference Opener
Helena collected 11 hits off five pitchers and won 10-3 over Miles in the Eastern Conference. Winning pitcher Bill Hedge improved the team to 2-0 in conference play. Helena had defeated Miles City 8-0 the prior Wednesday.
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Yankees crack Twins in 11-6 rout at St. Paul
New York piled up 15 hits led by Bobby Cox with four RBIs on a two-run homer a triple and a single and Joe Pepitone with a three-run shot as the Yankees defeated Minnesota 11-6 ending the Twins six game win streak Mel Stottlemyre earned his ninth win in 13 decisions despite a late rally by Cesar Tovar Tony Oliva and Cesar Tovar provided power for the Twins while Horace Clarke and Bill Robinson joined Cox with three hits apiece in support of Stottlemyre.
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San Francisco Giants blank Pirates behind Bolin four hitter
Bob Bolin pitched a four hitter, and Willie McCovey drove in the only run they needed as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. Ty Cline walked in the fourth, moved to third on Willie Mays’ single, and scored on McCovey’s sacrifice fly. The Giants added two insurance runs in the seventh as Mays scored on Al McBean’s wild pitch and Jim Ray Hart followed on Jack Hiatt’s double. Maury Wills extended his hitting streak to 20 games and stole his 20th base.
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Baseball Night Cards Show Several Interleague Games
A slate of interleague and American League games features Dysdale, Frisella, Hands, Ma loney, Perry or McCormick, Moose, Short, Giusti, Jarvis, Wash burn, Hardin, Clark, Bahnsen, Katz, Santiago, Peters, Wilson, Hor gan, Hannan and Nash. Matchups include Los Angeles at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Houston, Atlanta at St. Louis, Baltimore at California, New York at Minnesota, Boston at Chicago, Detroit at Cleveland, and Washington at Oakland with twilight or night slots.
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Staub Stars As Astros Edge Phillies 2 1
Mike Cuellar pitched a five hit game striking out 12 to lead the Houston Astros to a 2 1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Rusty Staub drove in both Astros runs with a first inning double and a fifth inning RBI single, while Dick Simpson also scored. Johnny Callison doubled and scored for the Phillies on Hector Torres wild throw. Cuellar improved to 4 7 while Jeff James fell to 0 3. Bob Sokolowski named Yale baseball captain for 1969 season following Ivy title in football.
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Devlin Leads Canadian Open in Rainy Round Two
Bruce Devlin shot 68 in steady drizzle to reach 135 at the Canadian Open, a three stroke lead midway through the $125,000 event. Ken Still and Bob Charles tied for second at 138 after matching rounds at St George's Golf Club.
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Mets Top Dodgers 5-1 Behind Charles Three RBIs
Ed Charles drove in three runs to power the New York Mets to a 5-1 win over Los Angeles. He extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the third and added a run-scoring single in the eighth as New York built on Claude Osteen’s exit and a two-run rally. Dick Selma earned the win with six solid innings, and Al Jackson provided eighth-inning relief.
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Anaconda Blanks Montana Power 5-0 in Industrial League
Don Campbell pitched out of repeated jams to win his first of the season as Anaconda Company beat Montana Power 5-0. The win puts Anaconda in a first place tie with Montana Power at 2-1. Key hits included a first inning triple by Mike Petrino and a second inning two run shot by Jim Lodge. Montana loaded the bases in the first and third but could not score, leaving 11 runners left on base.
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Wildlife Biologist Joins Deerlodge National Forest Team
Norman J. Cole has joined the Deerlodge National Forest as wildlife biologist, announced by Supervisor Raymond W. Karr. Cole and his family moved to Butte. He earned a master’s in range science from the University of Nevada and a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Humboldt State College in Arcata, California.
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Slow pitch results at Silver Bow Park and rivals
Old Ozzie at Silver Bow Park beats Dris coll 10 to 3 while East Side AC defeats Jerry's Corner 17 to 9. Brown's wins 5 to 4 over Drift Inn Dinty Moore's 15, Jean and Joe's 15, and Drift Inn 5. Race Track 2 Speedway 15. Star Lanes matchups listed without results.
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Meteor Crater Arizona First Proven Meteorite Crater
Meteor Crater in Arizona is recognized as the world’s first proven meteorite impact crater. The discovery and confirmation mark a milestone in planetary science and impact geology. Located near Flagstaff, the site draws researchers and visitors studying extraterrestrial impacts.
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Horton circuit blow beats Detroit in 13th
Cleveland Indians rally to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings as Tony Horton belted a two run homer with two outs. Duke Sims singled, Jose Cardenal forced Sims, then Horton delivered the decisive blast. Tigers had taken a 3-2 lead in the 13th on Jim Northrup double.
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Little League Action Features Duo of Big Plays
In Long fellow Little League Booth Studio Twins beat Wayrynen Braves 8 to 5. Han cock made two fine outfield catches and Gallegos earned the win. Uptown Kiwanis won 12 to 9 over Pas ley Brown in Mile High League with Ed Semans ki as the winning pitcher and Tom Mullaney the loser. Tim Shea homered. Riley's Meats crushed Johnson Electric 22 to 5 in Mile High Farm League as Rule pitched and Morris took the loss with Riley's recording three doubles. Glen Granger tossed and batted Elks to an 11 to 0 victory over Ossello's in Northwest action. Granger went 4-for-5 with a triple. Tommy Johns was the loser.
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Red Sox White Sox split Friday doubleheader in Chicago
In Chicago, the Boston Red Sox defeated the White Sox 6-3 in the opener, then the Pale Hose won the nightcap 10-4 in a high scoring affair. The doubleheader featured six-run innings from both teams and marked one of the season’s top run production nights.
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Senators end eight game skid with 7 3 win over A’s
Washington batters Frank Howard and Bernie Allen blast three run homers as the Senators down Oakland 7 3 to halt an eight game losing streak. Pascual earns the win for the third time this season against the Athletics, while Allen collects four singles in the game marking a Coliseum record.
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Orioles whip Angels as Powell drives in two
In Anaheim the Orioles beat the Angels 4-2. Boog Powell hit a two run homer while Moe Drabowsky and Pete Richert protected a late lead after Dave McNally pitched. The game featured a California uprising in the ninth inning.
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Ruth in American League play ends in no error win
In Babe Ruth League action Buttreys defeated the Elks 7 to 6 in a no-error game. Dan Carlson doubled and scored on an error for the deciding run as Gary Paul earned the win and Pat Shulte took the loss. Bill Wraith had three Elks hits. Al and Ray's topped Mc Queen 18 to 1 with Jim Toney winning. Rich Skuletich led Al and Rays with two doubles and a single. Reynolds Wholesale beat Kunkel's Pontiac 7 to 6. Peracich got the win with Cunneen saving. In Senior Babe Ruth VFW edged Four Seasons 3 to 2. Max Erickson pitched two hits allowed, Dave Manovich took the loss, with Menghini and Boogal each going 2-for-2. Menghini starred at shortstop as VFW played error-free.
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