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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1974

Page

10

Evans Heights Braves Over Padres 4-2 Behind Reed and Homer

Atlanta ace Ron Reed held San Diego to five singles in eight innings as Darrell Evans hit a two run homer in the fifth guiding the Braves to a 4-2 win. Dusty Baker added a 16 game hitting streak extension with a third inning run and Rowland Office drove in another. Dave Johnson walked, moved to third on a balk and scored on an Office error for Atlanta's first tally. Padres stranded runners in key chances, including two in the third and a late rally in the ninth.

Atlanta Ron Reed Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves Sant Diego Padres Reed Padres Derrell Thomas Willie McCovey Jack, Aker Danny Frisella Pedro Dave Winfield San Diego Frisella Evans Mike Lum Braves Dusty Baker Rowland Office Dave Johnson Steve Artin Arlin Johnson Johnny Oates Office Craig Robinson Ralph Garr Lum Bobby ‘Solan Thomas Nate Colbert Clarence Gaston Colbert

Phils Rally Past Cardinals 10-3 In Five-Run Burst

Philadelphia tops St Louis 10-3 as Mike Anderson plates two and Dave Cash drives in three in a five run fifth inning. Del Unser bunts on and Tommy Hutton singles set up the rally with Steve Carlton earning the win. The Cardinals had led 3-2 before the eruption.

Philadelphia Mike Anderson Dave Cash St. Louis Cardinals Phillies Cards Bob Gibson del Unser Greg Luzinski Tommy Hutton Anderson Bob Boone Mike Schmidt Steve Carlton Cash Pete Richert Boone RBI Carlton Ted Simmons Lou Brock Ted Sizemore Sizemore Luzinski Reggie Smith Joe Torre Simmons

Rangers Rally Past Royals 3 2 on eighth inning error

Len Randle scored the go ahead run as Royals third baseman Paw Schaal misthrew during a rundown in the eighth inning allowing the Texas Rangers to beat Kansas City 3 2. John Mayberry hit a solo homer, Jeff Burroughs added his fifth, and Pablo Schaal delivered the tying run earlier in the seventh. The game featured a triple by Jim Spencer after a collision between Cookie Rojas and Al Cowens.

Arlington Tex Len Randle Royals Paw Schaal Texas Rangers Kansas City Jim Spencer Cookie Rojas al Cowens Randle Spencer Dave Nelson Schaa Frank Healy John Mayberry B J Jeff Burroughs Rangers Alex Johnson Johnson Paul Schaal Cowens Schaal Ranzer Rich Billings Mrow

Celtics seize 2 0 series lead in playoff rout

Boston Celtics overpower New York Knicks 211-99 to grab a commanding 2-0 edge in the Eastern Conference finals. Havlicek Nelson and White led with 27 23 and 22 points as Boston broke open a tight game with a 39 4 third quarter burst and dominant rebounding. Knicks top scorer Frazier 21 and Bradley 20.

NEW York Boston Celtics John Havlicek Don Nelson Jo Jo White New York Knicks Boston Celtics Knicks Nelson Don Chaney White Havlicek Walt Frazier Bill Bradley Elgin Bayer Frazier Phil Jackson Cowens

British Soccer Scores Tuesday's British S crer Essals

Tuesday results recap features Birmingham beating Birmingham 2 1 and Sunderland drawing Crystal Palace 0 0. Manchester United and Leeds United clash ends 2 2 with late goals. Other matches include Aston Villa 1 Carlisle 1 and Scunthorpe 2 Port Vale 1.

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Yankees edge Red Sox 2 1 behind Nettles

Graig Nettles collected three singles and drove in the tie breaking run in the fifth inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 2 1. Mel Stottlemyre pitched well until the fifth inning when Boston plated a run on singles and a fielder choice.

Boston Red Sox Doug Griffin New York Yankees Thurman Munson Shea Stadium Griffin Graig Nettles Gene Michael Yanks NEW York Nettles Luis Tiant Bobby Murcer Murcer Gene Micheel Yankees Lou Piniella Rick Miller Mario Guerrero Montgomery Tiant Ran Blomberg Pinicia Michael Giant Jim Mason Ray White Hogan Sforce

National League Results and Today’s Schedule

Yesterday’s results show Montreal defeating New York 4 to 1 and Pittsburgh edging Chicago 6 to 5 in 12 innings. Philadelphia routed St Louis 18 to 3, Atlanta beat San Diego 4 to 2, Houston won 4 to 0 against San Francisco, and Los Angeles tied Cincinnati 3 to 3. Upcoming games list New York at Montreal, Pittsburgh at Chicago, San Diego at Atlanta, St Louis at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, and San Francisco at Houston with listed starters and start times.

Montreal New York Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Atlanta San Diego Houston San Francisco Los Angeles Cincinnati Philadelpnia Stone Monreal McAnally Reess Haeien McAndrew Mianta Morton Sichert I Farmer Downing Billingham D'Acquisto Oshen

Indians Rally Tops Brewers 3 2 in Milwaukee

John Lowenstein opened the eighth with a double and scored the go ahead run on Jim Colborn wild pitch as the Indians beat the Brewers 3 2. George Hendrick Chris Chambliss and Charlie Spikes had key hits in the rally.

Milwaukee John Lowenstein Jim Colborn Cleveland Indians Milwaukee Brewers Lowenstein Indians Jim Petry Colborn Darrell Porter George Hendrick Chris Chambliss Charlie Spikes Don Money Colbern Angel Hermoso John Ellis Cleveland Ruddy Bell Chambliss Pedro Garcia Dave May Scond George Scott Saunders Rat Scott May Mitchell Fae Sanders Brewers Garcia

Bucks Clinch Win Over Bulls In Open Of Finals

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Chicago Bulls 93 to 81 in the opening game of the NBA Western Conference finals. Kareem Abdul Jabbar led with 25 points aided by Bob Dandridge, Oscar Robertson added 15, as Milwaukee built a 20 point third-quarter lead and withstood a late Bulls rally led by Norm Van Lier.

Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bob Dandridge Chicago Bulls Oscar Robertson Bucks Norm van Lier Chicago Bulls Ron Williams Jon McGlocklin Curtis Perry Robertson Bob Weiss Dennis Aw ‘Trey Ailee Williams van Lier Abdul-Jabbar Chet Walker Bob Love Dandridge Carnell Warner Perry Walker Love Weiss Jerry Sloan Warmer Abdul-Jabpar Warner

Expos Rally Past Mets 4-1 On Late Inning Burst

Montreal wins 4-1 as Ron Fairly drives in two after a crucial error in the eighth. Steve Renko earns the victory while Rusty Staub homers for the Mets, tying the game in the seventh before Bailey’s homer. Seaver suffers first loss of the season in third start.

Montreal Ron Fairly Montreal Expos New York Mets Tom Seaver Expos Seaver Mets Rusty Staub Rob Bailey Willie Davis Ted Martinez Bud Hargrelson Jim Cox Steve Renko Staub Renko Cleon Jones John Milner

Enlarged Skeet Loop Opens Season At Remington Grounds

The Remington Gun Club formerly Housatonic Gun Club opens its 1974 skeet season at the Remington Grounds in Lordship with 22 teams entering four divisions. AA matches feature Giaquinto Construction vs Kenny's Auto Sales and Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association Gold vs The Sportsmen. Other pairings include A and B division contests with new entries and local clubs.

Remington Gun Club Housatonic Gun Club Reminsion Lordship Giaquinto Construction Kenny's Auto Sales Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association Fcfgpa the Honkers Weston Gun Club Quay-Hogs Remington Arms Golden J. & J. Typesetters Sikorsky Winged Astra Power Stamford Skeet Club Felso Han- Skeeters Ding-A-Lings Philips Medical System Nor-Bridge Matty

Playoff Scores and Tonight's NBA Matchups

Eastern Conference action shows Boston and New York leading their series 2-0 in the Conference Finals. Western Conference reports Chicago and Milwaukee tied 1-0 with no game results yet. Tonight features New York Nets at Kentucky at 4 PM and Indiana hosting Utah at 7:10 PM with series still developing.

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Griffin Shuts Out Giants as Astros Top 4-0

Tom Griffin pitched a three hitter and drove in two runs with his fifth homer of the season to lift the Houston Astros past the San Francisco Giants 4-0. Cedeno stole second and scored on May’s single in the sixth, with Griffin retiring the final four batters for his first shutout since 1972.

Houston Tom Griffin Houston Astros San Francisco Giants Griffin John Edwards Garry Maddox Gary Matthews Chris Speier Astros Gianta Jim Willoughby Cesar Cedeno Lee May Cedeno Greg Gross Doug Rader

Dodgers Rally Past Reds In Fifteenth Inning Tie

Bill Russell drove in two runs with a double in the eighth as the Dodgers beat the Reds 3-3 in a late inning rally. Rick Auerbach opened with a single, Fred Norman walked Joe Ferguson, and Steve Garvey loaded the bases before Russell delivered the game winning hit to left. The Dodgers tied at 3 in the ninth after Jimmy Wynn homered and Auerbach scored on Garvey’s grounder.

Cincinnati Bill Russell Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Rick Auerbach Fred Norman Joe Ferguson Steve Garvey Russell Norman Dodgers Jimmy Wynn Wynn Clay Kirby Auerbach Garvey Kirby Reds Dave Concepcion Dan’ Driessen

Greens Farms Academy dominates McLean 13-0 in opener

In Waterbury Greens Farms Academy opened baseball with a 13-0 rout of Mcleman. Ladd Osborne blanked the opposition in a one hit shutout allowing three walks and one hit. Jim Callahan and Larry Nair led the 10 hit attack with two hits and two RBIs each.

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