Astros Sweep Mets to Tighten NL East Pennant Race
New York faded as Houston took a 2-0 win in a three game series sweep. Tom Griffin and Fred Gladding combined for four Mets hits while Seaver, 15-6, held the Astros to two runs over seven innings. The loss left the Mets six games behind Chicago in the NL East.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Power
A brief AP list shows major league leaders: AL batting average Carew Minnesota .373 and Blair Baltimore 132 hits. runs Jackson Oakland 85. RBIs Killebrew Minnesota 98. home runs Jackson Oakland 40 and Howard Washington 35. NL batting M Alou Pittsburgh .348 and Johnson Cincinnati 346. RBIs Santa Chicago 90 and McCavey San Francisco 41. home runs McCovey San Francisco 32 and May Cincinnati 29.
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Braves Phillies split as Pirates win in 15 innings
Pat Jarvis flirted with a no hitter through 8 2 3 innings before Chicago L offense broke through. Philadelphia rallied to take the nightcap 9 4, while Pittsburgh defeated Los Angeles 2 1 in 15 innings aided by Al Oliver’s RBI single. Cincinnati and San Francisco losses kept the NL West tight with Atlanta two games ahead. Jarvis allowed one hit through 8 2 3 innings but gave up Ronald Hisle’s 11th homer before leaving with a two run game.
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Athletics Edge Yankees on Haney's ninth inning hit
Hal Bauer led Oakland in a dramatic ninth inning as catcher Larry Haney delivered a game winning single after a pinch hit for Phil Roof. Rick Monday scored the deciding run as the A's beat the Yankees 2-1, while Minnesota, Baltimore, Cleveland, Seattle, and Boston won elsewhere. Cesar Tovar and Rick Renick homered for Minnesota in a 5-3 win over Detroit. Dave Boswell improved to 12-9 by limiting Detroit to two hits until the eighth.
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Major League Standings And Results From The Associated Press
East Division standings show Chicago leading with 61 wins, New York 55, St Louis 55, Pittsburgh 53, Philadelphia 42, Montreal 33. West lists Houston 64, Los Angeles 56, San Francisco 57, Cincinnati 53, Atlanta 60, San Diego 47. Thursday results include Houston 2 New York 0 and Chicago 12 San Francisco. Atlanta 4-0 Philadelphia. Cincinnati 6 Montreal 1.
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