Tiant Shuts Down Reds in Riverfront Thriller
Luis Tiant hurled a clutch five to four win at Riverfront Stadium to tie the World Series 2-2. The Boston ace survived jams, quelling Cincinnati’s late threat as the Red Sox rallied with a five-run fourth inning and held on for the victory.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Riverfront Stadium
Luis Tiant
Boston
Reds
Houdini
Tiant
Red Sox
Darrell Johnson
Reggie Cleveland
Don Gullett
Riverfront
Fenway Park
Fenway
Cincinnati Thunder
Sox
Fred Norman
Fisk
Johnson
Luis
Ken Griffey
Rico Petrocelli
Griffey
Tiant Keeps Red Sox Alive In World Series Classic
Tiant pitched nine innings allowing 5 hits with 163 pitches and escaped danger in the ninth. Griffey and Bench homered for Cincinnati while Evans Burleson and Yastrzemski delivered key RBIs for Boston as the series heads to Boston for a potential sixth game.
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Tiant
Cesar Geronimo
Ed Armbrister
Tial
Pete Rose
Griffey
Fred Lynn
Dwight Evans
Johnson
Boston
Joe Morgan
Cincinnati
Reds
Carl Yastrzemski
Two Pitchers Seek Free Agency After Renewal
MLBPA files grievance for Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally claiming they played out their option years and should be free to sign with any team. Miller says renewal was unilateral. Hunter case differed as it involved a contract violation.
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NEW York
Andy Messersmith
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave McNally
Montreal Expos
Catfish Hunter
Major League Baseball Players’ Association
Messersmith
McNally
Oakland A's
New York Yankees
Hunter
Players Association
Dodgers
California Angels
Baltimore Orioles
Expos
Montreal
Miller
Frazier Signs Five Year Knicks Contract Near Two Million
Walt Frazier of the New York Knicks signs a five year NBA contract worth just under two million dollars total and about 350 000 to 400 000 annually. He says the deal provides financial security and keeps him ready for 82 games and at least five more NBA seasons.
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Indianapolis
National Basketball Association
Walt Frazier
New York Knicks
Frazier
Southern Illinois
Knicks
NBA
Lakers
Goldberg
Chamberlain
Bel -Air
New York
O'Brien
Wilt Chamberlain to Meet Knicks Friday on Contract Talk
Wilt Chamberlain and Knicks President Michael Burke will discuss a 1974 NBA return in Encino California. Knicks seek terms while Chamberlain favors freedom to choose his path and remains reluctant to join unless a lucrative offer tempts him away from Bel Air.
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Encino
Calif
Wilt Chamberlain
New York Knicks
Michael Burke
National Basketball Association
Wilt
Sy Goldberg
NBA
Larry O’brien
Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers
Chamberlain
Goldberg
Burke
Lakers
American Basketball Association
San Diego Conquistadors
Willis Reed
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rotation On Basis Series Umpires Don’t Qualify
Umpire selection for the World Series is by rotation among all eligible umpires with six years experience. The article notes the potential for a weak crew to call the Series and discusses the Armbrister Fisk collision and a controversial call by Larry Barnett. It questions whether baseball truly selects the best umpires and reflects on the impact of the rotation system on outcomes.
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Craig Ammerman
Cincinnati
Ed Armbrister
Boston
Carlton Fisk
Carl Yastrzemski
Armbrister
Red Sox
Umps’ Union
Sox
America
Larry Barnett
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Bobby Tolan
Padres
Players Relations Committee
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Nate) Archibald
KC Omaha
Phil) Chenier
Washington
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
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United Appeal of
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Pecos
ACS Thrifty
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