Drysdale Ties Shutout Record For Dodgers
Dodgers veteran Don Drysdale pitched a nine inning shutout against the Giants to tie the major league record with his fifth straight shutout. Cardinals pitcher Jaster nearly pitched a perfect game but lost the no hit bid in the eighth. In other NL action Cincinnati Philadelphia Atlanta Houston and Chicago won behind strong pitching and key hits from Brock Reed Shannon Bateman White and Stargell.
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James Wood Touchdown Club Awards Banquet Tonight
The James Wood Touchdown Club hosts its annual awards banquet at 6 30 tonight at the Lee Jackson Restaurant with Sam Huff the featured speaker.
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Night of the Home Run Stresses AL Races
White Sox squeeze bunt by Luis Aparicio in the 14th sends home the winning run in a 2 1 victory over Minnesota. Horton, Yastrzemski, Horton, and Ken Harrelson homer as Indians, Red Sox, and Orioles win in a night dominated by long balls.
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Fights By Associated Press In The New York Arena
Ray Cano of Puerto Rico stopped Bob Warthem of Buffalo in the 2nd round at a New York venue. Cano, 1604, battled Warthem, 161, in a brisk boxing card that drew attention to Puerto Rico talent.
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Northside Lanes Ball and Chain League Scores
Powder Puffs lead with High Team Game 829 and High Team Series 2345 as Graduates 2 face Tac Pushers 2. Alley Loafers 4 meet Go Getters 0, Born Losers 3 duel Road Runners 1, Bugs and Bees 2 clash Gutter Dusters 2. Individual scores include Hart 170 488 Headley 180 440 Ellise 177 505 Sirbaugh 176 475 Corbin 173 491 Brill 208 445 Kiracofe 207 575 Chadwick 196 492.
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Local Bowling Standings and Match Results
Raw scores show Yost's Hairdressers 0 and Ponds der Puffs 4 with top performers Dot Starnes 202 and Earl Sealock 220. Currents list Braithwaite & Myers leading in team series, while Foster & Starnes post high game 491. Multiple matches and high scores feature Smallwood & Gladden and Creswell & Cooper among others.
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Area Sports Schedule Highlights Local Tonight
Tonight features Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m and an awards banquet at James Wood Touchd Club at 6 30 with Sam Huff speaker Ward s Plaza softball at 7 and others including C S Bank vs Phillips 66 at 8 30 and Winchester Speedway stock car racing at 8 p m Sunday brings teen league baseball at 2 p m American Legion vs GW Motors at Rouss Park Apple Valley League games at Mt Williams Stephens City Gore at Bentonville Monday offers multiple church league softball games and pony and teen league baseball through the evening.
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Memorial Day Baseball Attendance Drops Across Leagues
Attendance fell in both leagues on Memorial Day with 167 714 fans nationwide. The largest crowd of 28 197 watched the Yankees split a doubleheader with Washington in New York. A morning doubleheader at Pittsburgh between the Pirates and Mets drew 19 779 spectators.
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Home Run Production Falls Almost Ten Percent in MLB
Major league home run output slides roughly ten percent through the first quarter of the season. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski and Houston’s Jim Wynn rank among those most affected as 1968 pace trails 1967 totals. Frank Howard leads with 19 in the National and Hank Aaron among NL leaders at nine.
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Major League Standings and Weekend Schedule
Major League standings reported by the Associated Press list results with St Louis beating New York 2 to 0 and Cincinnati topping Philadelphia 5 to 4 among Friday’s games. Upcoming and Sunday fixtures include matchups across Chicago Houston San Francisco Los Angeles and Baltimore New York Detroit Minnesota and Cleveland with multiple night games listed.
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