Wolverton Dominates as Grafton Teams Wins Big
Wolverton pitched 21 innings over three games in under 18 hours, posting a 3-0 record to lift Kalo Motors First National Bank of Grafton to a 35-6 season mark. He allowed seven hits and two runs, with 17-3 on the season, while Russ Trickett called him the best in the state. The squad won 1-0, 7-1 at Clarksburg Moose and 2-1, 9-2 versus Greensburg, as Ed Mayle and Parker Lamb fueled the offense. The club, 26-3 in its last 29, heads to Rosemont Thursday before hosting a weekend round robin.
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Giants Sweep Pirates in Doubleheader to Extend Win Run
San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 8-0 and 8-6 as Bob Knepper notched his first major league shutout and complete game. Derrel Thomas and Jack Clark hit early homers, while Darrell Evans and Mike Sadek provided late blasts. Pirates slump to six straight losses as Giants grab momentum ahead of a Cubs showdown.
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Pirates Rally Fails as San Francisco Wins 3-1
Pirates drop to fourth in the NL East after a 3-1 loss to San Francisco in Pittsburgh. Stan Foster San Francisco pitcher Kraig Knepper held the Pirates to one run through nine innings as Richmond Rooker earned the win in relief.
Reds Add Oldtimer Hoerner To Bolster Flipped Pitching
Cincinnati signed 40 year old Joe Hoerner from Indianapolis to shore up a depleted staff. The veteran left hander, in his 15th major league season, replaces 37 year old Woodie Fryman as the Reds oldest pitcher. Hoerner, who led the Rangers in saves last season, joins after a spring training release and a stint with a St. Louis travel agency.
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Green Wins U S Open With Charismatic Burst On Final Green
Hubert Green, the ebullient new U S Open champion from Birmingham Alabama, held off Lou Graham to win with a 70 and 278 total. He talked to the ball and trees, joked amid hype, and faced a prank call threat as patrols escorted him off Southern Hills. Graham finished one behind as Green claimed his first major.
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North South all star rosters set for Charleston game
Fifty-one West Virginia high schools are represented in the 68 player North South all star football rosters named by Buddy James and Carl Ward. The teams train at West Virginia State College starting July 10 before the July 23 game at Laidley Field.
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