Willie Mays 600th Home Run Lifts Giants Past Padres
Willie Mays hit his 600th major league home run, a two-run pinch hit in the seventh, lifting the Giants to a 4 2 win over San Diego and nudging San Francisco ahead of Atlanta in the NL West. Bob Didier’s hidden ball trick disrupted Houston, helping Atlanta to a 5-3 victory. Cincinnati moved ahead of Los Angeles in the West standings.
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Mets Clinch Cinderella Finish With Seaver Gem
Tom Seaver dominated the St Louis Cardinals with a four hitter as the Mets won 4-1 to trim their magic coaching number to three and move within reach of clinching the NL pennant. Art Shamsky drove in a run and Bud Harrelson scored on a close play, while Ron Hodges added insurance in the seventh.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Results
National League East leads with New York at 94 61 and Chicago 80 66. West includes San Francisco 67 56 and Los Angeles 82 71. Monday results: New York 3 St Louis 1. Cincinnati 2 Los Angeles 1. Atlanta 5 Houston 3. San Francisco 4 San Diego 2. Barbara Sutter becomes first woman jockey to win a recognized Alberta track race at Exhibition Park, guiding Hobos Delight to victory.
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Mike Garman Joins Group Of Bright Boston Prospects
Boston moves to gauge young talent as pitching hopes rise after Mike Garman’s major league debut a 4 3 win over the Yankees. Garman joins Ken Brett and Bill Lee with wins in Boston’s late season stretch as Darrell Johnson praises his fastball and potential while Dick Williams eyes spring training.
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Celtics Open Exhibition Tour After Roster Trim
The Celtics begin an exhibition tour after trimming to 15 players at Boston State College. They travel to South Carolina for a Wednesday pre season opener against the Atlanta Hawks in Charleston. Larry Siegfried signed a one year deal, Havlicek negotiations progress, Barnes balks at terms and may be written off.
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Teddy Green To Be Out Long Time
Ottawa AP reports Teddy Green, star Bruins defenseman, suffered a fractured skull after a stick fight with Wayne Maki. He underwent nearly three hours of emergency surgery at Ottawa General Hospital and will be hospitalized 10 days to two weeks before possible flight home for further care. Bruins hope for his return late season with helmet use.
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Rookie Cook Shines as Bengals Top Chargers in Debut
22-year-old quarterback Greg Cook led Cincinnati past San Diego 34-10, throwing 14 of 22 for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Jim Mitchell of Atlanta earned the game ball in a 34-12 upset over San Francisco. Warren Bankston and Calvin Hill also starred for their teams as rookies in a busy opening day.
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Esposito Leads Bruins To Victory In Exhibition Win
Peterborough Ontario AP Phil Esposito scored two goals and added two assists to power the Boston Bruins to a 5 1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a preseason NHL exhibition. Wayne Cashman and Tom Webster added goals for Boston while Mike Walton scored for Toronto. It was Boston’s first exhibition win in three outings, and Toronto has yet to win in three tries.
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New Lebanon Beats Hudson 4-1 in Opener
New Lebanon Central High School opened its league season with a 4-1 win over Hudson High. Steve Warren and Mike Holt scored two goals each, Warren adding a first period penalty kick and a second goal, Holt netting both in the second quarter. Jeff Jerrett added Hudson’s lone goal in the third. New Lebanon hosts Cairo next. The junior varsity also won 3-1 at Hudson.
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Harvard opens 1989 prep with Hornblower back in fold
Harvard announces its starting backfield for the season opener against Holy Cross at the Stadium. Senior Ray Hornblower returns from injury to start alongside Frank Champi John Ballantyne and Gua Crim. In New Hampshire Dartmouth tests its safeties Willie Bogan and Jack Roberts after eachIntercepting two passes in a scrimmage against Boston College.
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