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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1978
Page
7
The scoreboard shows National League East leaders Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with wins and games back. American League leaders New York and Boston compete for top seed as teams schedule key games and coaching changes surface from pro football and college athletics notes.
A dense schedule features WHA and NHL matchups across North America. Notable clashes include Minnesota at Colorado, Atlanta at NY, Philadelphia at Rangers, Pittsburgh at St Louis, Montreal at Toronto, and Colorado at Quebec with regional venues in Ottawa Kalamazoo Providence San Diego San Francisco and Kalamazoo. The outline shows cross league play and multiple city pairings.
The list highlights top AL hitters led by Rod Carew and Rod Rice with high marks in Batting Average Runs, Hits, and Home Runs. Pitching leaders include Guidry and Stanley with strong win totals and solid ERAs. National League leaders feature Parker, Garvey, and Rose across batting, runs, and hits with notable pitching tables.
A string of scattered game pairings and scores across multiple cities and venues. It lists New Orleans 128 Washington 101 and a second game doubleheader with teams including Kansas City Houston Phoenix San Antonio and others, plus varied venues like Greenville Bowling Green Austin Baton Rouge Bloomington Oakland and Los Angeles. The fragment mentions teams Milwaukee New Jersey Detroit Cleveland Seattle Portland Golden State and others without coherent schedule.
At Bowie Maryland Bowies Hell or Heaven scored by a half length over Count Off and Zoot Alois in the $10,000 Woodward Purse. Backstabber upset Rock N Rollick by a half length in the $14,000 Kearny Stakes at the Meadowlands New Jersey. Misgivings nosed Tiger Heart to win the $25,000 Obeah Purse at Belmont New York.
Lyman Bostock’s body arrived in California as Indiana charges estranged husband Leonard Smith with murder. Funeral services set for Thursday in Los Angeles with interment in Inglewood. Smith’s arraignment delayed to Friday after transfer to Crown Point jail. crime stems from shotgun killing in Gary, Indiana.
Oklahoma rises to No 1 after a 66 7 win over Rice and Alabama falls from the top spot following USC's 24 14 upset. Arkansas and Southern California climb, while Notre Dame drops out of the Top 20 after a second straight loss.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7 4 at Three Rivers Stadium for their 20th straight home win as fans showed muted enthusiasm with only 5 937 in attendance. Despite the streak and a 50 25 home record the Pirates sit four games behind the Phillies in the NL East standings.
Fans debate whether pitchers belong in MVP as Ron Guidry dominates with 23 3 record 1.74 ERA and nine shutouts while Dennis Rice is cited among candidates. Supporters argue writers bias toward Cy Young separates pitchers. others push for all players to be judged by overall value.
Spartanburg remains No. 1 in the AP South Carolina high school football poll with 14 first place votes and 175 points. Summerville and Gaffney hold second and third as Aiken moves from sixth to fourth after a 21-0 win over Airport. Myrtle Beach rises to fifth. Hartville and Sumter exchange spots. Hillcrest Dalzell climbs to seventh after a 41-0 win. Pickens and Wren complete the top ten behind undefeated records.
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