Aces Power On the Road and Other Baseball Bites
A roundup of major league notes highlighting the Oakland A's 42 18 road record and their impact on visiting teams, Dave Giusti as Fireman of the Year, Royals 96 stolen bases, Clemente and Cobb in batting crown talk, Phillies attendance gains, Twins facing a downturn, Leo Durocher’s pension figure, Jenkins versus Gibson pay debate, Cubs attendance and daytime preference, Harmon Killebrew nearing 600 homers, and Sam Snead and other sports vignettes with colorful comparisons.
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Chuck Shafer
Sporting News
Sports Illustrated
Oakland Athletics
Oakland
Charlie Finley
Diamonds
Pittsburgh
Dave Giusti
Big League Baseball
Giusti
Jerry Johnson
Giants
Kansas City
Royals
Dodgers
Yankees
Glen Beckett
Joe Torre
Clemente
Ty Cobb
Philadelphia
Phillies
Minnesota Twins
A’s
Angels
Twin Cities
Twins
Leo Durocher
Leo
Cubs
Pirates
Fergy Jenkins
Bob Gibson
Cub
Fergy
Gibson
Marichal
Jenkins
Bucky Long
Legion
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Orioles
Minnesota
Stan Musial
Harmon Killebrew
Killer
Mel Ott
Ernie Banks
Killebrew
Ruth
Sam Snead
Westchester
George Blanda
Red Grange
Bears
Max Sharkey
Joe Frazier
Joe DiMaggio
Sweet Sammy
Lolich eyes 20 game win milestone after 4-3 Tigers win
Mickey Lolich posted his 19th victory of the season, his 19th complete game, as the Detroit Tigers edged the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in the eighth inning. The lefty sits 19-8 with 279 innings pitched as he chases his first 20-game season.
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Vida Blue
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Blue
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit
Tigers
Jim Northrup
Bill Freehan
Aurelio Rodriguez
Freehan
Oakland
Boston
New York
California
Baltimore
Minnesota
Kansas City
Washington
Royals
Senators
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Bert Campaneris
Diego Segui
Athletics
Red Sox
Segui
George Scott
Ken Tatum
Alan Foster
Foster
Mike Paul
White Sox
Walt Williams
Rick Reichardt
Paul
Mike Andrews
Steve Huntz
Tom Egan
Jim Palmer
Don Buford
Merv Rettenmund
Andy Etchebarren
Orioles
Palmer
Rod Carew
Tony Oliva
Harmon Killebrew
Bobby Murcer
Gene Michael
Yankees
Angels
Fritz Peterson
Michael
Mike Kekich
Jerry Kenney
Thurman Munson
Murcer
Paul Lindblad
Casey Cox
Pete Broberg
Pan Am Games omen for Munich as U S wins first cycling gold
The sixth Pan American Games close with the United States leading in golds 105 to 31 for Cuba, while warning signs for Munich 1972 include a weaker sprint showing, basketball losses, and girls swimming struggles. John Howard of Missouri wins the first Pan Am cycling grand road race, a 198 kilometer sprint to edge Brazil by two lengths.
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Munich
John Howard
U.S
Cali
Colombia
Upi
United States
Germany
Cuba
Winnipeg
Europe
Donald Quarrie
Jamaica
Canada
Soviet Union
Springfield
Cauca River
Howard
Mexico City
Major League Standings and Tonight's Game Pairings
Major League standings summary lists Saturday games with key matchups including St. Louis at Pittsburgh Houston at Atlanta Chicago at Cincinnati Montreal at Los Angeles and New York at San Francisco. Probable pitchers are provided for several night games including Drago Lonborg Cuellar John Dobson Stottlemyre Colbert Blyleven Messersmith McLain plus multiple territorial pairings.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Houston
Atlanta
Chicago
Cincinnati
Montreal
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Kansas City
Drago
Boston
Lonborg
Baltimore
Cuellar
John
Oakland
Dobson
Stottlemyre
Cleveland
Colbert
Milwaukee
Slaton
Detroit
Cain
Minnesota
Blylven
California
Messersmith
Washington
McLain
Wigan
L. Pet
Philadelphia
W. L. Pet
Phila
Los Ang
Reuss
Blass
Wilson
Hands
Gullett
Morton
Sutton
Parladelphia
Giants shuffle amid training camp drama
Giants trades and signings roil camp as Fran Tarkenton returns after a dispute and Ron Johnson signs a new deal. Rich Buzin heads to Los Angeles for Joe Taffoni, while rookies John Vignone and Ted Gregory are cut. Tarkenton says regret over the prior move and aims to play for the Giants. The club travels to Foxboro to face the Patriots in their stadium opener.
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UPI
New York Giants
Fran Tarkenton
Giants
Houston
Oilers
Johnson
Tarkenton
Ron Johnson
Rich Buzin
Los Angeles
Joe Taffoni
Rams
Cleveland
Foxboro
Mass
New England Patriots
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