Gibson Aims for strikeout crown after 100th win
Bob Gibson earned his 100th victory with a three hitter as the Cardinals edged the Pirates 1-0. He increased his season strikeout total to 128 in 126 innings, at a pace surpassing Sandy Koufax, while Willie Mays closed in on the alltime home run list with No. 529. Other results: Dodgers beat Cubs, Mets over Braves, and Reds swept Phillies in twin bills.
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Braves Acquire Jay and Schwall in Midseason Trades
Atlanta begins reshaping its rotation by trading Hank Fischer to Cincinnati for Joey Jay and sending Don Schwall from Pittsburgh in exchange for Billy O'Dell. O'Dell is to join a bullpen lacking a left hander while Jay, 6-2 this season, gives the Braves an established starter.
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Lindgren Seen Poised to Break NCAA Six Mile Mark
Washington State's Gerry Lindgren, a 128 pound sophomore, was expected to shatter the NCAA six mile record at the 45th NCAA Track and Field Championships at Indiana University. The meet could see up to a dozen NCAA marks fall as UCLA eyes the team title amid strong showings by San Jose State and Texas A&M.
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Orioles ride bullpen to narrow AL title race
Orioles closer to clinching as relievers pace 6 4 win over Washington. Drabowsky, Watt, Brabender and Miller spun 9 1 3 perfect innings across five games with Fisher newly added to the mix. Kaline reaches 2000 hits. Detroit routs Boston. Kaline, Cash star as pace-setters win.
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Gibson Dominates Pirates as Cardinals Win 1-0
Bob Gibson of the Cardinals threw a three hit shutout with eight strikeouts to push his league leading total to 128. Al Kaline of the Tigers collected three hits including his 2000th career hit and drove in three runs in Detroit 11 Boston 1.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Briefs
Standings show New York 5, Chicago 5, Atlanta 4, St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0 with Los Angeles 6 leading. Schedules include New York at Atlanta and Chicago at Los Angeles among Wednesday results and twi night games.
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Mildenberger Retains European Heavyweight Title
In Frankfurt Karl Mildenberger of West Germany outpointed Ivan Prebeg of Yugoslavia to retain the European heavyweight title. In Freeport Hubert Hilton of Glen Cove stopped Mel Turnbow of Cincinnati.
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Russian Ballet Conductor Is Also Rabid Boxing Fan
Carlos Ortiz of New York holds the world lightweight title while challenger Johnny Pizzarro of Ene Pa aims to claim it. Moscow conductor Khril Tikhonov, in Pittsburgh for the Ortiz Pizzarro bout, calls himself a rabid boxing fan and mixes arts with sports observations.
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