Bench Hits 24th Homers as Reds Top Pirates in NL Clash
Cincinnati star Johnny Bench belted two homers, lifting the Reds to a 6 3 win over the Pirates as Verda Chan si and Lon Chan si watched from the Riverfront stands. Bench and Lou Fonseca discussed a few changes, while Tony Perez added a homer to seal the lead.
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Nicklaus Stumbles in Open Round at Muirfield
Jack Nicklaus opened the British Open at Muirfield with a one under par 70 placing him two strokes back of leader Weir Tapling and tied for third with Frank Beard Dave Marr Tony Jacklin Peter Townsod Craig DeFoy. Defending champ Lee Trevino and Gary Player were one behind. Nicklaus said his mood is fine and he can improve with practice.
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Cheevers Jumping to Cleveland Bruins Star Leaves Bruins for WHA
The Boston Globe reports goalie Gerry Cheevers of the Stanley Cup champion Bruins is set to sign a multi year contract with the Cleveland WHA franchise. At age 31 he rejected a Bruins offer around 70 000 while the Cleveland deal is stated near half a million dollars and could be finalized by week’s end.
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Stottlemyre Shuts Out Angels for Third Time
Mel Stottlemyre pitched seven innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5 0 in Anaheim. He drove in two runs with a single as the Yankees surged with four second inning runs and moved to 9 10 on the season.
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Dodgers Delayed By Plane Hijacking In Philadelphia
The Los Angeles Dodgers life was disrupted as their plane was grounded by security measures after a hijacking incident. They played the Phillies, then planned to depart Thursday morning due to the unscheduled overnight stay in Philadelphia.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Recent Games
AP reports standings for the American and National leagues with teams such as New York Cleveland Boston and Chicago in contention. Wednesday results include New York 4 San Francisco 0 and Houston 10 Chicago 6 while Detroit and Baltimore jockey for position in the standings.
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Williams laments A's showing in seven six loss to Red Sox
Oakland manager Dick Williams blasted his club calling it like a double A team after a 7-6 defeat to Boston. Boston's Carleton Fisk starred with two RBIs and a homer as the Red Sox beat Oakland in a three hour game. Williams pledged lineup changes if the effort doesn't improve.
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Major League Leaders Summary
American League batting leaders include Scheinblum and Piniella with KC and Oak names tied to top averages. Home run and stolen base leaders feature D Allen and D pictoen with strong totals. pitching leaders list East Min and Odom with win totals and low ERAs. Other mentions include PITCHING and STRIKEOUT totals for several teams with Buds and Seaver noted among leaders.
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Don Stine Named Captain Of Penn State 1973 Baseball
Don Stine of Philipsburg Pa is selected as captain for Penn State's 1973 baseball team. The junior third baseman leads the squad as it enters the upcoming season.
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Jo Jo White Signs Three Year Celtics Contract
Boston Celtics guard Jo Jo White signed a three year contract with the Celtics. President Red Auerbach announced the deal and declined to reveal terms. The agreement comes as the NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the team to Robert Schmertz for about five million dollars.
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