Major League Standings and Results Summary
Major League standings show the American and National Leagues led by Baltimore and St. Louis with several contending clubs. Saturday results include California beating Boston and Baltimore routing Milwaukee, with several rain-delayed and extra innings games noted. Upcoming matchups list several night games including Boston at Oakland and New York at California.
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Associated Press
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Oston
Etroit
Leveland
New York
Washington
Akland
Kansas City
Knnesota
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Cicago
Milwaukee
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Twins edge Indians 4 3 in a pleasing effort
Rich Reese hit his first homer of the season as the Twins beat the Indians 4 3 at St Paul Minnesota. Manager Bill Rigney praised the team after a rallying win as Jim Perry pitched eight innings allowing four hits. Perry said the club has a chance to catch Oakland while Reese expressed confidence and focus on performing.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Rich Reese
Bill Rigney
Jim Perry
Oakland Athletics
Reese
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Twins
Rigney
Minnesota
Perry
Graig Nettles
Oakland
Fregosi
Heikki Wins High Jump At Kennedy Games In Berkeley
UM’s Heikkila defeats Wisconsin rival Pat Matzdorf with a 7 ft 2 in leap at the Kennedy Games in Berkeley. Gopher distance stars Bjorklund and Timm also place high, Bjorklund second in the three mile and Timm third in the steeplechase.
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Berkeley
Calif
Tim Heikkila
University of Minnesota
Heikkila
Pat Matzdorf
Wisconsin
Matzdorf
Garry Bjorklund
Don Timm
Bjorklund
George Young
Timm
Young
Barry Brown
Kerry Pearce
Brown
New York Athletic Club
Pearce
University
Ryun stumbled in Twilight Meet with illness
Jim Ryun world record holder in the mile finished 10th of 12 at Eugene Oregon Twilight Track and Field Meet. A Norwegian runner Arne Kvalheim noted Ryun had been sick all week and probably shouldn’t have run. Oregon’s Steve Prefontaine led the race as NCAA three mile and cross country champion.
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Eugene
Ore
Arne Kvalheim
Norway
Kvalheim
Oregon Track Club
Jim Ryun
Ryan
Oregon
Steve Prefontaine
Whitworthdown to Wright gap not in reach says Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth, holder of 57 tour wins, says she is not thinking about surpassing Mickey Wright’s 81 career victories. She won the Lady Carling Open by six strokes at Pine Ridge after rounds of 71 68 71 to finish 9 under par, marking her second straight tour win.
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Baltimore
Kathy Whitworth
Mickey Wright
Mickey
Kathy
Miss Whitworth
Nettles Brothers Meet Up in Indian Twins Clash
Graig Nettles, Indians starting third baseman, and his brother Jim Nettles, Twins reserve outfielder and frequent pinch hitter, had their first real reunion in two years after facing each other in a professional game Saturday night.
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ST. Paul-Minneapolis
Graig Nettles
Jim
Graig
Indians
Twins
Red Sox lose ground as Orioles pull ahead 11 2 games
Boston remains in a slide, seven losses in nine games, 12 games behind Baltimore after a 5-2 defeat to California. Fregosi, sidelined by a foot injury, played sparingly but contributed a homer and a run as Lefty Phillips lamented his value to the club. Orioles win behind Frank Robinson and Ellie Hendricks in a comeback over Milwaukee. Oakland and Detroit also suffer losses as Vida Blue and Blue’s Oakland blank Washington.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Jim Fregosi
California
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Boston
Baltimore
Fregosi
Angels
Sonny Siebert
Milwaukee
Vida Blue
Oakland
Washington
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Minnesota
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Orioles
Marty Pattin
Brewers
Rick Monday
Gene Tenace
Blue
Indians Outfielder Harrelson Hints At Golf Switch
AP reports Indians player Ken Harrelson may retire after this season and pursue professional golf. The former Kan sas City Athletic bad boy turned Indian veteran said he will decide at season end whether to continue in baseball. He noted this could be his last year in the sport.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Ken Harrelson
Harrelson
Kansas City Athletic
Boston Red Sox
Tribe
White Bear Lake wins Minnesota high school track title
White Bear Lake claims the 48th state meet at Macalester College with 20 points led by first places from Mark Kittelson in the half mile John Puffer in the pole vault and Dennis Fee in the two mile Fee set a state record 9 25 9 in the two mile Moorhead finishes second with 19 points Richfield and St Louis Park tie for third with 18 Edina places last with four points
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ST. Paul, Minn
White Bear Lake
Minnesota
Edina
Don Joyce
Mahtomedi
Puffer
Charles Kocinski
International Falls
Walter Grace
Minneapolis Central
John Bennett
St. Cloud Tech
Willie Richardson
St. Paul Mechanic Arts
Grieger
Richfield
Geiger
Leo Bond
Faribault School For Deaf
Kittelson
Belmont Stakes winner passes crowd’s eye as Canonero II eyed sale
Pass Catcher earned a Belmont victory by three quarters of a length over Jim French in 2 30 2 5 as Canonero II faced sale talks. Venezuelan owner Pedro Baptista denied a $3.1 million leasing deal while reports of a sale continued amid questions on Canonero II’s fitness and a Caracas track bid.
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New York
Venzencala
Pedro Baptista
Canonero II
Baptista
Victor Scialom
Florida
Scialom
la Rinaconda
Caracas
Juan Arias
Arias
Pass Catcher
Eddie Yowell
Peter Kissel
Belmont Park
Van
Monmouth Park
Yowell
Garden State
Walter Blum
Jim French
Bold Reason
Citation
Dickinson defeats Nicklaus in Atlanta Golf Classic playoff
Gardner Dickinson defeats Jack Nicklaus in a sudden death playoff for the $25,000 first prize at the Atlanta Golf Classic after both carded 79s in regulation. Dickinson is described as a tough veteran as he survives a close finish.
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Atlanta
Jack Nicklaus
Gardner Dickinson
Nuness resigns as UM freshman coach to finish education
UM Minneapolis Al Nuness, Minnesota Gophers freshman basketball coach, resigns effective immediately to devote full time to completing his undergraduate degree in physical education. In the same period, details trace a golf playoff where Dickinson edged Nicklaus in a high-stakes finish.
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Minneapolis
Nuness
Traffic light to aid golfers at Fukuoka Country Club
The Fukuoka Country Club installed a hill traffic light to warn golfers approaching the sixth hole after several players and caddies were struck by balls from golfers clearing the hill. Players on the green press a red light to signal others, then a green light when finished.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Fukuoka Country Club
Melnyk Wins British Amateur in Historic Link
Steve Melnyk of Jacksonville Florida captured the British Amateur title at Carnoustie Scotland joining a select group who won both British and American amateur championships. He expressed disappointment over losing the Walker Cup and said he would skip U S Open qualifying as he feels saturated after Saturday's victory on the historic links.
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Tommy Aaron
Steve Reid
Ray Floyd
Johnny Miller
Nicklaus
Trevino
Player
Dickinson
Carnoustie
Scotland
Steve Melnyk
Jacksonville
Fla
Napoles Knocks Out Backus To Regain Welterweight Title
In Inglewood Jose Napoles of Mexico City knocks out Billy Backus in the eighth round to end Backus five month hold on the welterweight crown. The bout, a scheduled 15 round match, was staged Friday night as Napoles regains the title he lost on December 3.
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Inglewood
Calif
Jose Napoles
Mexico City
Billy Backus
Syracuse
N.Y
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