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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1977

Page

7

Simmons Homer Lifts Cardinals Over Reds in 10th

Ted Simmons hit his sixth homer of the season leading off the bottom of the 10th, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a nationally televised game. Keith Hernandez tied it with his fifth homer in the eighth. Al Hrabosky closed out the ninth before Simmons delivered the decisive blast off Dale Murray in the 10th. The Reds threatened in the ninth, but Mike Anderson and Don Kessinger cut down Ray Knight at the plate in the top of the 10th.

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Cubs extend win streak behind Reuschel and DeJesus

Rick Reuschel earned his fifth victory as Ivan DeJesus collected three hits and Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros 6 1. Reuschel allowed one run over six innings before Willie Hernandez closed it out with a save. DeJesus and Gross sparked a two-run first inning, and the Cubs added four more in the second on a bases loaded walk, a sacrifice fly, a single, and a wild pitch.

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Trail Blazers Close to Sweep as Playoff Fever Grows

Portland returns home holding a 2-0 lead over the Lakers in the NBA semifinal. Coach Ramsay preaches focus and fixes, while West cites Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s burden. Game Three tonight, Game Four Friday on national TV.

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Bruins Need Stronger Effort From Top Players Tonight

In Montreal, the Bruins trail 1-0 as Boston seeks sharper play from stars. Park’s turnovers helped spark the Canadiens offense, Cheevers yielded seven goals on 24 shots, and Ratelle struggled at the faceoff dot. Coach Cherry sticks with Cheevers and most of the lineup, inserting Bucyk for Slagman while Montreal’s defense limits forechecking. Bowman criticizes the host’s power play as key to the opening loss, while Lambert Lemaire Tremblay anchor Montreal’s scoring.

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Temple Nine Selected For Northeast Regional Baseball Tournament

Temple University, 26-7 and the East Coast Conference champion, will play in the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional hosted by the University of Connecticut at Palmer Field in Middletown May 26 to 28. The regional field includes Columbia and South Carolina among others.

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CWV Post 1466 routed Peoples Savings 13 3 with key homers

CWV Post 1466 powered past Peoples Savings 13 to 3 as Luis Morales, Leroy Redmond, and Martin Taylor delivered three hits and home runs. Allison Craddock hit a grand slam in the bottom of the final inning as Formato Realty edged CWV 16 15 in a dramatic finish.

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Humphrey Leads Angels Past Royals 5 3 in Kansas City

Terry Humphrey slugged his first homer of the year as the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 5 3. Dave Chalk and Bruce Bochte each had three hits, Angels capitalized on Frank White errors, and Don Baylor scored on a White miscue in the first inning. Hal McRae and Darrell Porter produced Royals offense but the bullpen held, with Paul Hartzell earning the win.

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Mets Yankees Mayor's Trophy Game Postponed At Shea

The annual Mayor's Trophy exhibition between the Yankees and Mets at Shea Stadium was postponed due to cold weather. No new date was set, and the game benefits sandlot youngsters in the metropolitan area.

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SCL Meeting Sets Tonight Start Time at North End

The Senior City baseball league will meet tonight at 7 30 in the North End Boys club to discuss upcoming games and league plans.

North End

Blue Jays Beat Mariners 10 4 In First AL Meeting

Toronto bats back Doug Aults three run homer in the fourth tipping a tied game, then adds four in the seventh on a Gary Woods double and other late hits. Bill Singer picks up the win. Seattle suffers its sixth straight loss as Toronto pulls away to 10 4.

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White Sox beat Rangers 6 3 to close gap in West race

In Arlington, Jimi Essian lined a two run double off Claudell Washington in the sixth as the White Sox defeated the Rangers 6-3. Lamar Johnson and Chet Lemon scored on the misplayed ball, lifting Chicago to within a half game of idle Minnesota. Paul Lindblad earned the win in relief of Tommy Boggs.

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Texas Clutherot College Names New Head Coach

Sports transactions list a wave of free agents in football and baseball, naming players such as Roy Tau and Jim Mena, with college notes on Jay Bowerman hired as head coach and various roster moves across teams including the Seahawks and Redskins. The piece also covers Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers game action and batting highlights.

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