27 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1966
Page
1
An exciting crowd watched Ukiah and Napa Valley tied 5-5 after eight innings, Ukiah forcing a dramatic ninth. Elliott Lopez and Johnny Johnson fueled late Ukiah comebacks, but Napa finally edged ahead before Ukiah tied again. final score 10-9 in a back-and-forth playoff tilt with two more games planned.
San Francisco Giants beat Pittsburgh 8-3 on Tuesday behind Hart’s three run homer and a sacrifice fly to retake first in the National League race. Clemente and Mazeroski provided Pittsburgh's runs with a late homer and an RBI single. Perry earned the win for the Giants as Bolin was set to start next. The American League saw Minnesota top New York 6-3, Oliva extend his batting lead, and multiple other scores including Cleveland over Baltimore 7-4.
Readable fragments mention Sacramento and California figures but lack clear actions or outcomes. Names and places are garbled, leaving insufficient detail to identify events, dates, or organizations for a complete summary.
Tony Lema and his wife perished in a plane crash on a Munster golf course. Investigators found about 24,000 in Lema's luggage, mostly checks and British pounds from his Open era winnings. Funeral services set for St Elizabeth's Oakland, Rosary at St Leander's San Leandro, entombment Holy Sepulcher Hayward. Condolences urged to Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma in lieu of flowers.
In San Francisco Vern Handrahan of Vancouver posts 2.38 ERA to lead Pacific Coast League pitching. Indianapolis' Manly Johnston tops wins with 13, Bill Singer of Spokane leads in strikeouts with 141, and Bill Whitby of Denver has the most innings at 169.
Ukiah's Little League All-Stars were eliminated from the 1966 tournament at Lower Lake as Konocti used a clutch fifth inning to pull away 7-1. Gary Cruz delivered the decisive single and strong defense while Ukiah finally broke through with a sixth inning RBI single by Tim Shannon, but it was not enough to extend their run to the Southern Area final. Ken Hook earned the win for Konocti. Ron Rinehart took the loss.
National League leaders show Aaron and Torre of Braves 30 and 26 home runs with Stargell 24 and Mays 22. In the American League Frank Robinson of Orioles leads with 29, Powell 22, Katine 21, Killebrew 21. RBIs list Braves 77 Stargell 70 Torre 68 Clemente 67 Mays 63. AL Robinson 81, Powell 4? F Robinson 71, Killebrew and Oliva 60.
The Soviet Union edged Poland 108-104 in men’s track while sweeping women’s events 65-51 in a two day meet that also saw the U S outperform the Soviets in most events. Americans led in 18 of 31 events against last weekend’s Los Angeles games, with Soviet men winning in 400m hurdles 1500m run 400m relay 100m dash javelin and hammer throw. Soviet women led in seven of 11 events, trailing only in track sprints and hurdles.
In Escondido California veteran halfback Paul Lowe pulled a muscle and Don Norton sprained an ankle. The injury list also includes five other Chargers on the sidelines with injuries to Dick Degan Rick Redman Gene Foster Pat Shea and Houston Ridge.
England earned a place in the World Soccer Cup final with a 2 1 loss for Portugal to West Germany in the semifinals. Portugal will play Russia for third place after a 4 1 defeat, with both teams knocked out by the same scores.
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