A's open 1871 season with twin bill against Chisox
Oakland faces the Chicago White Sox in the first home opener doubleheader in baseball history. Chuck Dobson may miss most of the season with pitching elbow concerns. Diego Segui could start if surgery occurs.
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Culp Leads Red Sox Past Yankees On Opening Day
Right hander Ray Culp limited New York to five hits and drove in the eventual winning run as Boston defeated the Yankees 3 1 on opening day at Fenway. Culp pitched seven strong innings, weathering wind and cold with a heated jacket between frames.
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Bob Hope Honored By Little League Congress
In Portland Oregon the Little League Congress named Bob Hope Man of the Year for the first time. The organization with nearly eight million boys in 26 countries moved to expand its leagues, allowing each league to have ten teams and planning post World Series tournaments.
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Dodgers blank Astros as Buckner drives in two
Rookie Bill Buckner hit his first major league home run a two run shot and Claude Osteen spun a four hit shutout to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2 0 win over the Houston Astros Tuesday night in Houston. Buckner homered in the second inning and Osteen allowed just four hits as L A tallied a two run victory.
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Williams and Williams power Cubs past Cardinals in opener
Billy Williams lofted a 1-1 pitch from Bob Gibson into the left field bleachers with one out in the 10th to lift Chicago past St. Louis 2-1 before 41,121 at Comiskey Park. Ferguson Jenkins pitched a complete game, allowing three hits with seven strikeouts. Gibson fanned five in a hard fought opening day contest in cold, windy conditions.
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Swoboda and Seaver in Camp Feud Over $20 Tip
New York reports Ron Swoboda and Tom Seaver clashed during the St. Petersburg camp amid Swoboda trade talks to Montreal. Swoboda says the dispute stemmed from a $20 contribution from each player to clubhouse attendants, with Seaver taking Swoboda's money from his pocket.
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Norton drives Tigers to opening day win over Indians
Detroit defeats Cleveland 5-2 as Willie Horton drives in a run and Crowe Tory Northrup homers. Mickey Lolich picks up the win on a six hitter while Roy Foster and Larry Hodge provide the Indians' only runs. Crowd sizes reach 54,089 and 64,009 for different contexts.
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Mets and Bues Capture Chilled Fans Victory
Radio log notes Wednesday 1:30 p.m. coverage of games includes Oakland A's vs Chicago White Sox in two games broadcast on KEST 1450 and Giants vs Padres on KSFO 560.
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Knicks edge Bullets in playoff thriller
Walt Frazier scored 24 and Willis Reed hit the deciding basket with six seconds left as the Knicks edged Baltimore 112 111 in the NBA Eastern Division playoff finals opener. Reed's jumper provided a cushion after Jack Marin cut the margin to one with two seconds remaining.
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Lakers Sweep Bulls to Reach West Finals
Gail Goodrich led with 29 points and Wilt Chamberlain added 25 with 19 rebounds as the Lakers defeated the Bulls 109 98 in Inglewood to move into the NBA Western Conference playoff finals against Milwaukee. The series began with four home wins for Los Angeles.
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Giants blank Padres 4 0 as Marichal masters four hits
Juan Marichal and Willie Mays powered the Giants to a 4 0 win over the Padres in San Diego. Marichal allowed only four singles and a double, earning his 47th career shutout while Mays homered on the first pitch for his 629th career blast. Tom Phoebus took the loss in his NL debut. A crowd of 37935 watched the game.
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Dust Commander Retired to Stud at Golden Chance Farm
Dust Commander, winner of the 1970 Kentucky Derby, is retired to stud at Golden Chance Farm in Paris, Kentucky, announced by owner Robert E. Lehmann on Tuesday. In other notes, May doubled in the sixth to drive in the Giants. Henderson contributed a single and Dietz had a two-run double earlier as San Francisco built a 4-0 lead. The Padres began the season without manager Preston Gomez, who flew to Mexico City for a family emergency. tonight’s Giants-Padres game was to be televised on KTVU Channel 2.
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