Legion Tourney Opens in Athens with 43rd State Meet
The American Legion state tournament begins in Athens with seven opening games at Trautwein Field, the freshman diamond at Peden Stadium, and the Athens County Fairgrounds. Miamisburg leads with 37 wins, while Euclid faces Portsmouth as Lancaster plays Steubenville in a 1 p.m. clash. Tuesday eliminates teams by losses and wins, with the final deciding on Saturday.
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Athens
Ohio University
Trautwein
Richland Avenue
Peden
Athens County Fairgrounds
W. Union Street
Miamis Abrg
Sidney
Trautwein Field
Euclid
Portsmouth
Conneaut
Findlay
Lancaster
Steubenville
Cincinnati Bentley
Central Ohio
Grove City
Ashley
Elyria
Cincinnati Budde
Bridgeport
Kent
Boyd Hall
West Green
Sargent Hall
Bill Welsh
Dayton
Cleveland
John Wantz
Miamisburg
A. J. Vaccaro
Legion
A.m. Euclid
A.m. Conneaut
P.m. Elyria
P.m. Grove City
P.m. Lancaster
Tovar Breaks Up No Hit Bid In Ninth For Orioles
Cesar Tovar opened the ninth with a single to deny Mike Cuellar a no hitter as Baltimore beat Minnesota 2-0. Billy Martin revealed a fight between Twins pitcher Dave Boswell and outfielder Bob Allison in Detroit, with Boswell suffering 20 stitches. The Twins still led the West by 1.5 games after New York and Detroit won, while Reggie Jackson’s 47 at bats without a homer extended the A’s slump.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
Cesar Tovar
Billy Martin
Tovar
Baltimore
Mike Cuellar
Orioles
Minnesota Twins
Cuellar
Twins
Dave Boswell
Martin
Boswell
Detroit
Bob Allison
Oakland
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
California
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Seattle
Art Fowler
Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Roy White
New York
Bobby Murcer
Thurman Munson
Gene Michael
Fritz Peterson
A’s
Rick Monday
West Divinion
Minnesota
Chicago
Jone
Edmundson
Calforne
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
The page lists top leaders across both leagues by batting, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, pitchers decisions, strikeouts and shutouts. Players from Minnesota Baltimore Oakland New York San Francisco Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and others are named with counts and team affiliations.
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Carew
Minnesota
R. Smith
Boston
R. Jackson
Oakland
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Powell
Killebrew
Bish
Olive
Oliva
R. Jockson
F. Howard Washington
Harper
Seattle
Companeris
McNally
Balet
Palmer
McDowell
Cleveland
Lelich
Detroit
Jones
Don Sutton finally breaks Chicago win drought in 4 years
Don Sutton, Dodgers ace, beat the Cubs 4-2 behind Pete Mikkelsen after 13 straight losses to Chicago. Braves lose 3-0 to the Mets, remaining in NL West mud. Phillies routed 10-0 by Cincinnati as season record against the Reds widens. Cincinnati had topped Philadelphia 12-5 and 19-17 recently.
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Associated Press
Don Sutton
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Sutton
Los Angeles Dodger
Chicago
Cubs
Pete Mikkelsen
Braves
New York
Mets
Phillies
National League Sunday Scores Tie Dodgers Cubs Braves Reds Pirates
Sunday action saw St Louis top San Francisco 7-4 and Pittsburgh sweep San Diego 7-5 8-6 while Houston beat Montreal 3-1. Tommie Agee led Mets with three hits and a homer as Nolan Ryan and others held Atlanta to five hits. Johnny Bench fueled Reds with four RBIs in a 5-1 win. Jules Pagan key in Pirates win and Lemaster pitched Houston past Montreal.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Houston
Montreal
Sutton
Dodgers
Cubs
Jim Brewer
Mikkelsen
Tommie Agee
Nolan Ryan
Don Cardwell
Tug McGraw
Mets
Braves
Agee
Cincinnati
Reds
Gary Nolan
Larry Hisle
Johnny Bench
Mike Shannon
Cards
Giants
Jim Grant
Julian Javier
Lou Brock
Jose Pagar
Pirates
Pagan
Manny Sanguillen
Roberto Clemente
Denny Lemaster
Gary Sutherland
Expos
Pro Grid Exhibition Campaign Begins
Buffalo Bills stun the Washington Redskins 21 17 and sign O J Simpson after a win over the Redskins. Jets lose to the St Louis Cardinals 13 6 in exhibition play with Namath missing a TD pass. Browns win 24 19 over 49ers. other results include Rams over Cowboys 20 17 and Packers over Giants 23 20.
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Associated Press
New York Jets
Buffalo Bills
Bills
Washington Redskins
O.J. Simpson
Redskins
Simpson
Jets
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Joe Namath
Boston Patriots
Cincinnati Bengals
Bowling Green
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco 49Ers
Seattle
Browns
Tommy Davis
Charlies Leigh
49Ers
Clevland
Tom Butler
Bo Scott
Boston
Mike Taliferro
Parrots
Bengals
Talifero
Charlie Frazier
Cardinals
Namath
Jim Turner
Charley Johnson
Jackie Smith
Jim Bakken
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Raiders
Lenny Lyles
Colt
Keith Lincoln
Chris Wisniski Leads Elyria Team To State Title
Elyria West outscored opponents 4-0 as Chris Wisniski pitched a no hitter and contributed a home run a double and a single to pace a statewide win in Youngstown Ohio. The performance propelled Elyria West into the Central Regional Little League Tournament at Ottumwa Iowa.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Chris Wisniski
Elyria West
Winterville
Chris
Ottunwa
Iowa
Umpire Decides Reds Phillies Game In Crosley Deluge
In Cincinnati, Al Barlick as head umpire ruled to play after a two hour 35 minute rain delay at Crosley Field. The Reds beat Philadelphia 42 in a marathon night as ground crews drained water, sanded wet spots, and pumped out water from the Phils dugout.
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Phillies
Reds
Crosley Field
al Barlick
Phils
Major league games scheduled in the Majors Only list
Cincinnati at Montreal on twi night. Philadelphia at Atlanta. New York at Houston. Chicago at San Diego. St Louis at Los Angeles. Pittsburgh at San Francisco.
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Cincinnati
Montreal
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New York
Houston
Chicago
San Diego
St. Louis
Angeles
Pittsburgh
Rancisco
Ecseseres
New York Soseces
St Louis
Montreal Cesscenes
Cincinnot
Atlanto Steeeeneee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los Ales
Francisco
Wise
Detroit fires pitching coach Johnny Sain amid Lolich clash
Detroit vice president Jim Campbell dismissed pitching coach Johnny Sain after his criticism of training methods and lack of results. Star pitcher Mickey Lolich noted his own 15 win tally and cited Sain's influence on his career while acknowledging differing coaching philosophies.
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Joe Mooshil
Chicago
Mickey Lolich
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Lolich
Johnny Sain
Tiger
Jim Campbell
Sain
Zohlisat
John Sain
O J Simpson Signs Four Year Bills Contract
Buffalo coach John Rauch learns O J Simpson signed a four year no cut deal that could exceed 300000 to 350000. Simpson will join training camp in San Diego and play in a preseason game versus Detroit as he works into the Bills offense with high expectations from owner Ralph Wilson. He faces pressure but is expected to contribute as the team plans to start him from scratch.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Buffalo
John Rauch
Bills
Niagara University
O.J
Rauch
San Diego
O. J
O.J. Simpson
Ralph Wilson
Simpson
Wilson
Detroit
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