Red Sox Top Yankees 6 1 to Open Four Game Series
Johnny Pesky recalled the old days as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-1 in Boston before 34 293 fans, lifting to within half a game of first after snapping a slump and renewing the fierce rival with New York. Pesky, a former star and current coach, noted the war like atmosphere and adrenaline between the teams.
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Tiant shoves Boston into first as Lynn, Fisk spark win
Veteran pitcher Luis Tiant tossed seven strong innings with eight strikeouts to improve to 11-6 as Boston beat New York 6-1. Fred Lynn drove in three with a triple and a single while Carlton Fisk hit his first homer since June 1974. Lynn also doubled his RBI total to 54 and raised runs to 47, with Lynn and Fisk providing key early offense.
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Bench Draws Million All-Star Ballots for Sixth Year
Johnny Bench of Cincinnati tops National League All-Star voting with 1,660,229 ballots as the first player to exceed one million votes for six straight years. Joe Morgan leads at second base with 1,450,660 votes, Dave Concepcion at short with 1,259,681, and Pete Rose tops the outfield in the race with ten days left before the July 6 deadline.
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Fisk Belts Homer Ends Long Slump for Red Sox
Boston catcher Carlton Fisk hit his first home run in over a year as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6 to 1. He forgot the innings briefly, timing a seventh inning homer after returning from a knee injury and a spring training broken arm. Fisk said the blast came on a curveball and praised his repaired knee and arm as he extended his on‑field return.
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The $2 Window: Sports Stats For All Professions Idea
A columnist proposes publishing win loss and error statistics for every profession. He imagines minor leagues for workers and waivers, starting lineups, and coaches as metaphors drawn from sports to measure performance across society. The piece playfully questions feasibility and value.
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Wimbledon Left Handers Rally To Prove Strength
Wimbledon in England reports a surge of left-handed players in the championships led by Jimmy Connors. Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner and Tony Roche highlight a strong southpaw contingent with Connors advancing to the final 16 alongside other seeds. Martina Navratilova tops the women’s left-handed challengers as ChrE Wise situates for Evert.
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Lynn Wins Big as Lynn Receives Star Ballots
In Boston, rookie Fred Lynn drove in three runs with a triple and a single leading the Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Yankees. A fan sprinted to centerfield with about two thousand All Star ballots for Lynn, which he stored in the wall before finishing the game.
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