Tigers Sweep Yankees in Openers as Orioles Stay Hot
Detroit defeats New York 8-0 and 6-3 to stretch winning streak to seven and eight of 10, while Baltimore wins 5-1 over Washington to extend its strong stretch. Hiller and Cuellar toss solid games for Detroit and Baltimore, with Brown and Reichardt boosting their teams.
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Aaron's 528th Home Run Seals Braves Win Over Astros
Hank Aaron belted a ninth inning slider over the left field fence for a 65 victory by the Braves against the Astros. It was his 18th homer of the year and 528th of his career, narrowing the gap to Jimmy Foxx for fourth on the all time list. Billingham earlier struggled as Aaron noted the pitch hung inside.
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Pirates Sweep Cubs With Twinbill Wins
Richie Hebner and Richie Allen delivered key run hits as the Pirates and Mets used unorthodox defensive alignments in split-episode performances. Hebner’s two straight singles drove in the winning runs for Pittsburgh, while Alou’s double punctuated the Mets’ 1-0 opener victory and Gentry’s two-hitter dimmed Philadelphia’s streak.
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Namath Agrees To Meeting With Rozelle
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath has agreed to meet with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The pair could talk next week as both men will be out of town. this follows Namath's prior resignation from football rather to comply with Rozelle's orders.
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Tulsa Still Unbeaten in NCAA World Series Run
Tulsa-Hurricane remains the sole undefeated team in the College World Series after a 4-2 win over NYU. Coach Gene Shell plans to start Chiif Teher against Arizona State with Steve Rogers and Pat Carleton in reserve as Tulsa eyes the national title. Major players include Reg Rowe, Jay Winheimer, Lerrin LaGrow and Larry Hardy.
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Baseball scores and standings roundup across the American League and more
Tuesday results include Cleveland 4 Boston 2 Baltimore 5 Washington 1 California 13 Minnesota Detroit 8 6 New York 0 3 Oakland Kansas City rain Seattle Chicago 2 rain Today games feature Oakland at Kansas City Boston at Cleveland California at Minnesota Seattle at Chicago Baltimore at Washington Detroit at New York Minnesota at California Seattle at Chicago Baltimore at Washington Detroit at New York.
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Coke Wins 5-1 on Barrett’s Two-Hitter in Pony League
Dennis Barrett pitched a two‑hit gem as Coca‑Cola defeated Sunnyland 8-1 in Junior Pony League play. Barrett fanned six, and Coca‑Cola contributors included Gerry Highsmith, Bobby Dollar with two hits each, while Jim Coram tripled and Ricky Keadle added a homer.
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