Robertson's Singing Bat Lifts Pirates Past Giants in DH Split
Robertson broke a 21 at-bat slump with three hits and four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates won 4-1 and 9-7 in a rain-delayed doubleheader over the San Francisco Giants, moving within a half game of the idle Mets. He added a sacrifice fly and a key two-run single and scored a run as Pittsburgh closed the night with momentum. Other NL results saw the Cubs beat the Padres 10-1, while AL games had the Yankees over the White Sox 8-1, Royals over Red Sox 13-9, and Indians 1-0 Angels.
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Pirates Move Back to First in NL Standings on Briles Giusti Win
The Pirates climbed to first place by percentage after a victory built on Nelson Briles and Dave Giusti. In the nightcap they erased a 1-0 Giants lead with a three-run first, never trailed, while Billy Williams hit two homers as Chicago crushed San Diego.
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Allen, Robinson Lead All Star Vote Getters
Baseball fans backed Dick Allen and Brooks Robinson as top AL All Star vote getters in the first tabulation. Allen led with 96,633 of 217,029 ballots, while Robinson had 94,841. Rod Carew and Luis Aparicio followed, with outfield leaders Jackson, Piniella, and May named. In NL, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and Rusty Staub led the outfield votes. other leaders include Lee May, Glenn Beckett, Joe Torre, Bud Harrelson, and Manny Sanguillen. Montreal Canadiens sold two farmhands to other NHL clubs.
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Roberto Clemente
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Rusty Staub
Lee May
Houston
Glenn Beckett
Joe Torre
St. Louis
Bud Harrelson
Manny Sanguillen
Akeley opens Northern Lakes League with 24 1 win over Blackduck
Akeley debuted in the Northern Lakes League by walloping Blackduck 24 to 9. Milo Hartman pitched two hitless innings, Kevin Struss led with a triple and three singles, and the Anglers racked up 16 hits aided by walks and errors.
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Pebble Beach tolls in opening round of U S Open
In the 72nd U S Open at Pebble Beach Jim Wiechers and others voiced course woes as players struggled on the opening round. Nicklaus led a 71 logjam with Moody Rodriguez Shaw Rudolph and Zarley, while Trevino Palmer and Weiskopf trailed with high scores amid foggy morning giving way to a hot afternoon.
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Braves, Phillies swap hurlers in final trade
The Phillies traded ace reliever Joe Hoerner and a minor league first baseman to the Braves for right-handers Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer. It was the only major move as the trading deadline passed with few other deals. Phillies GM Paul Owens explained the rationale behind the exchange.
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Kaat Faces Orioles In Weekend Series Opener
Twins host Baltimore in Minneapolis as Jim Kaat faces Jim Palmer in a 7:30 p.m. start at Metropolitan Stadium. Baltimore aims to extend an 11-2 win that sparked a seven game surge and a share of the AL East lead, while Minnesota climbs behind Oakland and Chicago in the West. Aiming to reinforce the pitching staff, Minnesota traded late for new reliever Hoerner and added Neibauer for versatility, with Deron Johnson placed on the 15-day injured list due to a nerve damage in his left leg.
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Baseball standings and Friday schedule fragment
Baseball standings list New York eight Chicago one and the Cleveland division shows California at the bottom. Friday schedule includes Chicago at Boston Texas at New York Kansas City at Milwaukee Baltimore at Minnesota Cleveland at Oakland Detroit at California and Los Angeles at Chicago plus a tangle of interleague games and doubleheaders through Sunday.
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