Birds Split with Tigers as Rettenmund Helps Orioles
Orioles split a twi night doubleheader with Detroit as Rettenmund homered twice including a ninth inning winner in game two. Detroit won the opener 6-4 before Baltimore took the nightcap 3-1 to stay 5½ games up in the AL East.
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Detroit
Merv Rettenmund
Chigan
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Rettenmund
Tigers
Dave McNally
Les Cain
Ralph Houk
Washington
Houk
New York Yankees
Mel Stottlemyre
Senators
Homie Plate
Yankees
Steve Hamilton
Mike Epstein
Bernie Allen
Ted Williams
Williams
Yanks
Danny Cater
Charles Town Track moves to urine tests for horses
Charles Town Turf Club plans to drop the saliva test for winning horses in favor of urine tests and a detention barn to collect sterile samples. Horsemen demand a hearing by the West Virginia Racing Commission before adoption, likely next week, with objections delaying the move.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town Turf Club
West Virginia Racing Commission
Stanley T. Greene, Jr
Greene
New York Racing Association
Blancas and Weiskopf Share Atlanta Lead in Open Round
Homero Blancas and Tom Weiskopf fired seven under par 65 to share the opening-round lead at the Atlanta Golf Classic on the Atlanta Country Club course. Gibby Gilbert shot 66 while defending champion Bert Yancey and Chuck Courtney trailed by one.
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Homero Blancas
Blancas
Tom Weiskopf
Gibby Gilbert
Houston
Gilbert
Weiskopf
Bert Yancey
Chuck Courtney
South Africa
Gary Player
Tommy Aaron
Frank Beard
John Miller
Kel Nagle
Bob Rosburg
Bob Stanton
Jim Ferriell
Bob Lunn
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Doug Sanders
Major League Standings and Weekend Schedule
Major League standings and Thursday results from the Associated Press show Detroit 6-1 and Cleveland 10-7 in notable games. The schedule lists key matchups for Friday Saturday and Sunday including Milwaukee at Kansas City and California at Minnesota with various pitchers named.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Washington
Milwaukee
Bolin
Kansas City
Drago
California
Wright
Minnesota
Perry
Oakland
Odom
Chica
Waneski
Hannan
Niekro
Peterson
Chance
Peters
Harin
Saturay
Chicago
L. Pet Pet
G.B
York
St. Louis
Wash‘na
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Phila
Phia
Cincinnati
Los California
Angeles
Atlanta
Houston
San Fran
W City
San Diego
Kansas
Detroit second baseman starts double play in twi light game
Dick McAuliffe throws to first as Marv Rettenmund slides into second on a force play after Frank Robinson grounded out. Detroit beats Baltimore 64 in the first game of a twilight doubleheader, handing the Orioles their second straight loss.
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Dick McAuliffe
Baltimore
Marv Rettenmund
Rettenmund
Frank Robinson
Stimore
Abe Levee
Funk
Dizzys Orphan
Harrower
Vasil
Miss
Madame de Fer
Rock
Depalo
Miss Dee
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Cannon
Wwe
Carol Lynn
Mar Pat
P. Kratz
Aes
Cape
Super High
Diavolikis
Steadily
Eleanor Dale
Freshmen
Mirame
Hedge
Admiral Brown
Roberts
Smokin Star
Col. Amber
Lewis
Priam B
Clavary Cross
College
Johnston
Espinosa
Castealot
Surrency
Witmer
Myers
Reynolds
Dan Yemen
Memories Will
Reigh Dan
Sun Tom
Move Over Please
Clark
Kim’s Rainbow
Williams
Dainty Diane
Laverty
F.W. Kratz
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Baker
Captain Who
Gallup
Cronk
Sigler
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Todd
Sally Bumps
Cure
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Sheppard
Mickey Bound
Worley
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Frat Brother
Admiral Peveron
Monkton Devil
Echo Mountain
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Northern Run
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Depaio
Till
Louviere
Westfield
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Big Tony
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Ole Ben
Blue Brother
Sonar
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Kloss
Fear Nothing
Rajkumar
Brilliant Boy
Chrissy M
Little Sunshine
Barnes
Spanking
Horn
Native Bird
Thornton
Smoking
Pop
Regal Prince
Keith
Colleen
Canessa
Exacta
Pilgrim
W.H. Austin
A.B. Irani Jr
Mr. Essex
Zachie’s Boy
Battletown
Bent Parrot
Bowcut
Cotton Owens Prepares Dodge Daytona for Rich World 600
Owens, Spartanburg mechanic and former racer, gears up to race Buddy Baker's 426-cubic inch Dodge Daytona at Charlotte. The crew emphasizes safety, precision, and rapid pit stops while maintaining hefty investment in engines, tools, and spare rear ends for varied tracks. Baker notes Owens as boss in the garage.
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Owens
Buddy
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Cotton
Dodge
Detroit
Talladega
Daytona
Spartanburg
Area Sports Schedule Highlights Local Week Events
A Friday through Monday slate covers horse racing at Charles Town and multiple softball leagues at Bodie Grim Field Preston Field and Pony League Field. Notable matchups include Brucetown versus Wesley Diamond and Delmonico versus Buckley-Lages with various times across venues.
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Brucetown
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N. Frederick
Grace
Bible City
Delmonico
Buckley-Lages
F&m Bank
Phillips 66
Business and Industry
Preston
Crown Cork and Seal
Midway
Terry
Rubbermaid Plant
WEFG
Winchester Mobile Homes
Preston Field
Va. Loan and Thrift
J.W. Arthur
Intertype
Rubbermaid Office
Perry
Minnesota Mining
Shenandoah’s Pride
Midway City
Nichols
Delmonico Pony League
Pony League
Moose
Elks
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Paul Blair
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Earl Wilson
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Jim Northrup
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Don Wert
Weiskopft
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Bruce Crampton
Bobby Nichols
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Koosman
Briles
G* Jackson
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Dierker
Jarvis
Vance
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Everett
Wedness
James Hylton
Benny Parsons
Apple Valley
Gore
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Mt. Falls
Boyce
Middletown
Star Tannery
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Strasburg
Mason-Dixon
Hagerstown
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Marshall Aviation
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