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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1972
Page
9
Willie McCovey tied the National League career grand slam record with his 14th blast, powering the San Francisco Giants to a 9-3 win over Los Angeles. The St. Louis Cardinals returned to form with a six-game winning streak, closing in on the first-place leaders.
The slugger matched Hank Aaron and Gil as McCovey hit his 14th career grand slam in a rally filled with 7-3 win over Philadelphia and 6 percent behind Pittsburgh. Other scores saw Pittsburgh defeat Chicago 7-4 and Montreal edge New York 4-3 while Cincinnati pummeled San Diego 12-2 and Houston beat Atlanta 5-4.
San Francisco opened a big win with McCovey’s opposite field homer off Don Sutton and Kingman’s 18th, part of a season high 4th straight Giants victory while Dodgers slide seven back in the NL West.
Bruce Devlin targets another Cleveland Open title after a rain delayed event. He sits among leaders with Lanny Wadkins and Larry Hinson and could need a 64 or 65 in final rounds to secure victory. HominIuk aces No. 3, while rivals pace behind amid season-long race for top honors.
In Canton Ohio two aging track stars Willye White and Olga Connolly voiced disappointment after weak marks at the AAU national championships. White won a record 13th long jump title though she felt heavy and not springy. Connolly, a four time Olympian, spoke of a bad mental state after a second in discus.
City Recreation K of C defeated Kiwanis 18 to 6 in a makeup game after belting 13 hits. Jaycees and Rotary tied 2 to 2 as pitchers Randy Fulks Karl Fry combined for Jaycees while Ken Sapp Jeff Knight pitched for Rotary. A Jaycees vs University VW game postponed from Monday was moved to Saturday.
Albany Spartans nipped Page Chevrolet 8 to 7 in eight innings as Jim Bolin earned the win and Dave South had three hits in an eight-hit attack. Page’s Terry Hawk tripled and drove in four runs for the visitors.
The Orioles and Tigers duel for first place in the American League East, after a four game series in Detroit that drew about 119,500 fans. Baltimore narrowed Detroit’s lead to one game with a 7 2 victory, and a win tonight would give a tie atop the division.
Detroit beat Baltimore 2-0 on Saturday with a leaping Jim Northrup catch that ended a potential game tying homer with a double play. Boog Powell and Don Buford fueled the Baltimore win in Sunday actions.
Baseball results from Saturday and Sunday across leagues with teams including Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles St Louis Philadelphia Houston Cincinnati San Diego New York Montreal Toronto. Upcoming games listed for today with starters and venues across multiple matchups.
The Ohio Racing Commission approved the sale of Northfield Park Race Track by Walter Michael to three Cleveland area men for 7.5 million dollars. George Steinbrenner III will control 50 percent, Carl Milstein 45 percent, and Robert Stakich 5 percent. The commission also postponed action on a proposed bute zol—but the note indicates the issue of analgesic use for horses may prompt a public hearing. Jockey Walter Blum began 1972 with 3,679 victories.
Susie Maxwell Berning captured her second U S Open in five years at Winged Foot, overcoming Pam Barnett after a late surge. The Incline Village resident shot 71 to win $6,000, saying the course is tough and she stayed patient with pars and birdies. The piece also notes the ABC bowling championships history.
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