Athens Beats Glouster 6-1 Behind Wright Three-Hitter
Mitch Wright pitched a three-hitter with a mix of fastball and curve as Athens defeated Glouster 6-1. Mark Handley led the 11-hit Athens attack with five hits, Andy Chenko homered and doubled, and Wright struck out nine to improve to 8-3 on the season.
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Paul Hagen
Glouster
Athens
Wright
Mitch Wright
Stuart Patton
Rob Smith
Patton
Smith
Mark Sikorski
Denny Gillett
Steve Inbody
Dave Cotterman
Mark Handley
Andy Chenko
Oliver hits cycle as Pirates blank Cardinals in win
Al Oliver batted four times for four hits to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates past St Louis 6-0. Dock Ellis allowed five hits in a complete game. Willie Stargell hit his 300th career homer as the Pirates extended their lead in the NL.
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Associated Press
al Oliver
Pittsburgh
Ball Park
Oliver
St. Louis
Dock Ellis
Cardinals
Willie Stargell
Ralph Kiner
San Francisco
Astros
Gary Matthews
Garry Maddox
Matthews
Jim Barr
Giants
San Diego
Nate Colbert
Clarence Gaston
Clay Kirby
Cincinnati
Kirby
Reds
Tom Hutton
del Unser
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Hutton
Phillies
Mets
New York
Montreal
Mike Lum
Darrell Evans
Braves
Dodgers
Evans
Los Angeles
Dave Lopes
Bench to miss time as Reds stumble in NL pennant chase
Johnny Bench, the NL MVP, is out with a pulled muscle and may miss more time as Cincinnati falls 10 games behind in the Western Division. He returned to the lineup as manager Sparky Anderson said it's a day to day recovery. Dick Allen of the White Sox suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg and could be out for about a month after a sixth inning collision with Mika Epstein of the Angels.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Bench
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
Allen
Mika Epstein
California Angels
Bill Melton
Bengals' Johnson Tops Celebrity Baseball Hitting Contest
Cincinnati Bengals center Bob Johnson won a celebrity home run contest at Riverfront Stadium. Johnson, 255 pounds, said lineman football muscles hindered his hitting, while Dave Cowens mocked him from the sidelines. Notables including Reds coach George Scherger and Pete Rose watched as athletes from various sports took turns at the plate.
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Bengals
Johnson
Norm Clarke
Associated Press
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Johnson
Cowens
Riverfront Stadium
Ralph Borgemenke
Reds
George Scherger
Jerry Graham
River Downs
Borgemenke
Pete Rose
Rose
Cincinnati Swords
Rick Dudley
Turf Contention By NFL Players
Washington AP owners favor turf parity but players dispute data from Stanford Research Institute claiming no difference in major injuries between artificial and natural grass. The NFLPA seeks raw data, amid talks at the annual owners meeting in New York and Rozelle’s note on broadcast annou ncers and contract rights.
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Washington
Players Association
National Football League
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford
New York
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Ed Garvey
National Football League Players Association
Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Across Leagues
National League East standings show Montreal Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York and Chicago with varying records. Weekend results include Philadelphia 11 New York 4 and Montreal 5 2 in extra innings, plus multiple games across the circuit with notable matchups and late innings resumes.
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Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
West
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta Loohie
San Diego
Atlanta
Seaver
Reuschel
McAnally
Moose
Downing
Morton
Troedson
Billingham
Williams
Richard
Twitchell
Murphy
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Sie
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Oakland
California
Minnesota
le Kansas City
Texas
Hope Again For Cincy Sports Arena
Five banks planned a meeting on financing a downtown arena as Cincinnati Sports Inc seeks new city sites for its ABA Kentucky Colonels franchise and to sell back stakes in WHA and WTT franchises. CSI had no comment.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Sports, Inc
Kentucky Colonels
ABA
CSI
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Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Ron Fairly
Kessinger
Ken Singleton
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Shaffer
Kerns
Rod Carew
Pete Broberg
Twins
Texas Rangers
Dick Woodson
A’s
Vida Blue
Blue
Rollie Fingers
Kansas City
Tigers
Brewers
Willie Horton
Terry Forster
Steve Stone
White Sox
Sparky Anderson
Athens Legion
Messenger
Dave Cowens
Boston Celtics
League
Rozelle
Perry
Medich
Bell
Curtis
Alexander
Littell
Billy
Bahnsen
Holtzman
Blyleven
Ryan
the Athens Messenger
Palmer St
Cincy Sports Arena
Jim Mayer
W. Union St
Gravely
Akefield
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