Jackson Leads Chase For 61 Homers As A's Rout Royals
Reggie Jackson tops Ruth and Maris pace with his 25th and 26th homers as the Athletics crush the Royals 16-4 and 9-2. President Nixon sends congratulations. Other AL results include Orioles over Senators 3-1 and Yankees 4-2 over Tigers.
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Maris
Ruth
Nixon
Babe Ruth
Roger Maris
Jackson
Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Washington
D.C
Royals
Larry Haney
Dick Green
Chuck Dobson
Koosman Regains Form With Four-Hitter For Mets
Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman, back to form after shoulder pain, threw a four-hitter to beat the Phillies 2-0 as Ed Kranepool and Wayne Garrett drove in runs. Other MLB action included the Pirates and Expos winning, plus Dodgers and Reds delivering strong offensive showings.
Waterbury Indians sting Pittsfield in tight 3-1 win
Waterbury Indians handed Pittsfield Red Sox a 3-1 defeat as Dick Mills walked nine in his first loss after five decisions. Yankees beat Reading 5-4 behind late defense. York Pirates exploded for 14-0 at Elmira with 20 hits led by John Hoffman three-run homer.
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Dick Drago
Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Seattle Pilots
Chicago White Sox
Boog Powell
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Senators
Jim Hardin
Powell
Paul Blair
Jim French
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Twins
Jim Kaat
Hoyt Wilhelm
Leo Cardenas
Ted Uhlaender
Oliva
Killebrew
United Press International
Waterbury Indians
Pittsfield Red Sox
Red Sox
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Waterbury
Indians
Pittsfield
Manchester
Yankees
Reading Phillies
York Pirates
Pioneers
Elmira
York
Pirates
Reading
Steve Renn
Bill Columio
Phils
Yanks
Jack Disher
Pat Locanto
Barry
League Standings with Wednesday Results Across Cities
Results show Cincinnati 11 San Francisco 2 New York 2 Philadelphia 0 Pittsburg 3 Chicago 2 Montreal 5 St Louis 1 Los Angeles 10 San Diego 1 Houston 3 Atlanta 1 New York 4 Detroit 2 Cleveland 2 Boston 1 Baltimore 3 Wash 1 Chicago 7 Seattle 3 first place Sea 6 Chi 5 second place Oakland 16 Kan City 4 first Oakland 9 Kan City 2 second Minnesota 3 Calif 1
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Koosman
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
O.K
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Mets
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis
San Diego
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Oakland
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
New York
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Seattle
Ed Kranepool
Wayne Garrett
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Sea
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Ians
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Calif
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L.A
East
Balti
West
Oakland Eee Minn
Tansitor Pounds A and W 12-2 In Little League Clash
Gary Green pitched for Tansitor as they beat A and W 12 to 2 at Beech Street diamond. Tansitor broke the game open in the third and fifth innings with six hits and seven runs while Green and teammates drove in key runs. A and W managed two runs in the top of the fourth on walks and errors. Green led the offense with two hits and calmly restricted A and W to one hit.
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Steve Hamilton
Tigers
Bill Burbach
Sam McDowell
Indians
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Russ Gibson
Max Alvis
Gary Peters
Ed Herrmann
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Tommy Davis
Tommy Harper
Harper
Lee May
Reds
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Tony Perez
Bobby Tolan
Alex Johnson
Tony Clonger
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Philadelphia
Hughie Jennings
Detroit
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Cobb
Namath Fans Recall Lolich Sting At New York Game
Joe Namath’s fans remember the Rochester remark. Mickey Lolich explains boos and fruit thrown at Yankee Stadium after his 6-3 win. He blames Orioles dominance and notes Detroit’s similar record to last year. Separate notes on Frazier vs Quarry and Cepeda’s Braves stance follow.
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UPI
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Mickey Lolich
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Rochester
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Teddy Brenner
Garden
Beau Marker Wins Suffolk Handicap in Upset Victory
Beau Marker, ridden by LeRoy Moyers, upset Spring Double to win the 35th Suffolk Handicap at Suffolk Downs. The 4-year-old Beau Marker held on by a length and three quarters after a late charge, earning $36,741.25 from a $56,525 feature race run in 2:04.3 on a fast track.
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UPI
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LeRoy Moyers
Lucien Laurin
Suffolk
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Dixie Golf Fans Prefer Veterans at Kemper Open
Charlotte fans packed the Kemper Open as defending champ Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead drew major attention during pro am. U.S. Open winner Orville Moody and Masters champ George Archer drew interest alongside a strong field including Trevino Player Archer Moody and Deane Beman. A $100,000 hole in one prize lured bets on the 190 yard 17th, while the purse remained about average for pro golf.
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UPI
Bible Belt
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George Archer
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead
North Carolina
Greensboro
Arnie
Moody
Snead
Quail Hollow
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Archer
Bruce Devlin
Deane Beman
Tommy Aaron
Nets Hire St John’s Coach Carnesecca For Nets
Lou Carnesecca accepts a five year contract estimated at 200000 to coach general manager and vice president roles for the New York Nets. He will remain St Johns University head coach until fulfilling his school contract. York Larese interim coach, Carnesecca toimii as consultant.
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UPI
Lou Carnesecca
New York Nets
American Basketball Association
Carnesecca
St. John’s University
Nets
York Larese
St. Ann’s High School
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