Vida Blue Keeps Winning In A's Narrow Victory
Vida Blue extended his win streak to ten as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 3 1 to maintain a seven and a half game lead. Blue improved to 10 1 with nine strikeouts and a 1.03 ERA. Sonny Siebert stayed undefeated at 8 0 with a two run homer as Boston beat Baltimore 2 1 in the second game of a doubleheader.
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California
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Jim Perry
Reggie Jackson
Mike Epstein
Sal
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Sparky Lyle
Brooks Robinson
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Les Cain
Joe Niekro
Tigers
Norm Cash
Gomer Hodge
Eddie Leon
Indians
Yankees
Fritz Peterson
Sam McDowell
McDowell
Gene Michael
Sandy Alomar
John Stephenson
White Sox
Bill Parsons
Parsons
Phil Roof
Rick Auerbach
George Knudson
Littler
Mosier Wins at Junction In Tight Race
Washington’s Mark Mosier surged to a victory at Columbus Junction, moving to third in the standings after Ron Prymek’s second lap engine failure. Jim Gerber challenged for second as Pokey West and John Moss pressed, with Bob Helm debuting a hemi-powered car and several top contenders in the 26-second lap range.
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Columbus Junction
Washington
Mark Mosier
Mosier
Ron Prymek
Prymek
Jim Gerber
Gerber
Pokey West
John Moss
Bob Helm
Larry Jenkins
Bud Darting
Ron Perdock
Byron Buchele
Walt Carney
West
Helm
Perdock
Moss
Bill Newman
Ron Hemsted
Jenkins
Carney
Ray Guss
Bill Douglas
del Abney
Don Morgan
Truman McDowell
City Baseball Tuesday Blues Face Reds at 6 P M
The Washington Pony League Blues meet the Reds Tuesday at 6 p m in a city baseball clash. On Thursday Lone Tree Babe Ruth hosts Washington at 6 p m in a separate evening game.
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Washington Pony League Blues
Washington Reds
Lone Tree
Babe Ruth
Washington
Littler Upsets Wind For Colonial Invite Victory
Gene Littler earned $25,000 with a one stroke win at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth. Bert Yancey finished second at 284, while Julius Boros and others tied for third as windy conditions tested a tough 7142 yard course.
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UPI
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Pion
Bert Yancey
Julius Boros
Fred Marti
George Knudson
Orville Moody
Marti
Knudsen
Moody
Thad
Colonial Country Club
Texas
Littler
Pack 242 Scouts Hold Dad-Lad Relays at St James
Pack 242 Scouts at St James hosted a Dad-Lad invitational relay to end the term with 175 attendees including many parents. Winners spanned 8 9 year olds Den 2 Den 6 Den 1 and 10 year olds Den 3 Den 1 Den 2 with Bill Blackburn as starter and helpers Mike Shalla Bob McKowan Dick Waltman Dave McCall Keiffer Garton. Upcoming events include a rock and fossil hunt at McBride for Webelos on May 23 and a Cub dad lad overnight camp at Lake Darling June 19 and 20.
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Blackburn
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Dick Waltman
Dave McCall
Keiffer Garton
McBride
Lake Darling
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Fareway
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Granns Food Distribution i
Junction
Terry Beckler
Stan Crooks
John Noble
Dick Cramer
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Mel Morris
Prymek An. Hemsted
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Arnold Palmer
Jacky Cupit
Dave Stockton
Sundae Sale
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Bud Lechner
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