Fidrych and Hunter Lead All Star Staff for 47th Game
Johnson selects five starters and four relievers to back AL ace Tommy Hunter in the 47th All Star Game to be played July 13 in Philadelphia. Newcomers Fidrych Tanana Travers LaRoche join Tiant Fingers Gossage Lyle on the roster. Lyle leads relievers with 16 saves.
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Athens Legion team wins two in a row amid eight in seven
Athens improved to 9-3 over the weekend by sweeping a twin bill from Logan 16-7 and 5-2 at home before a 6-1 loss to Lancaster. Al Walton led the Logan game with 4 hits and 2 RBIs, while Arnie Chonko added two doubles and Steve Lavery drove in two runs. Lavery homered in the sixth to beat Logan in the nightcap. Hoch struck out 12 in the Lancaster loss, allowing only two Athens hits in seven innings.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule Across Major Leagues
Listings show today matchups including Minnesota at Milwaukee and Detroit at Texas with pitchers Hughes Ruhle and Bacsik. Eckersley Monge and Palmer Mitchell also scheduled. Tuesday results include San Diego Chicago Los Angeles Philadelphia Pittsburgh Atlanta Cincinnati Montreal New York Houston St. Louis San Francisco.
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Hooton Beats Phillies for Seventh Straight Win
Los Angeles pitcher Burt Hooton improved to six wins by blanking Philadelphia 6 0 at Veterans Stadium before a 60942 crowd on national TV. Dave Cash notes Hooton stays ahead on the count as the key to his success against the Phillies. Garvey and Russell homered for the Dodgers as they built a 3 0 lead by the fourth.
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Reds Roll Over Expos as Billingham Secures Win
Joe Morgan drove in five for Cincinnati including a grand slam as Billingham limited Montreal to eight hits in an 11-2 win. Chaney capped a seven-run eighth with a three-run triple to help Atlanta erase a 6-1 deficit against Pittsburgh. Renko and Coleman held San Diego to three hits as Chicago won. Murcer, Lavelle spark Giants past Cardinals, and Niekro pitched six-plus for Houston in a win over the Mets.
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Red Sox surge to 11-2 win and move toward first place tie
Rick Miller praised the team's 11 hits after Boston overwhelmed the Chicago White Sox 11-2 to pull into a two way tie for second in the AL East with Cleveland. Luis Tiant earned his 10th win as Butch Hobson and Cecil Cooper each drove in three. The day also saw Royals top the Yankees 2-0 and Rangers, Angels, A's, Brewers win elsewhere.
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Nelsonville Keeps Its Heart of Ohio Lead
Nelsonville split a Heart of Ohio doubleheader with Zanesville, winning 8-5 in 11 innings and losing 11-5. Max Pitts delivered the decisive bases loaded double in the 11th, with three Nelsonville players tallying three hits. Mitch Wright won his sixth for Nelsonville as Zanesville capitalized on two unearned runs in game two to pull away. Nelsonville sits 9-3 heading to a 1 pm home date with Fincher's of Columbus. Zanesville is 10-4.
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