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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1973

Page

6

Braves Top Padres in 7 0 Victory as Aaron Hits 711th

Hank Aaron crushed his 711th career homer to move within three of Babe Ruth as the Braves shut out the Padres 7 to 0. Deve Johnson added his 42nd homer, tying Rogers Hornsby for most by a second baseman in a season, and Marty Perez homered for Atlanta. Carl Morton pitched a complete game, and the crowd of 362 set a record low at Atlanta Stadium.

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Baseball scores and scheduling across major league games

American and National League action listed with results, late games and upcoming pitching matchups including Baltimore at New York Indianapolis? Not applicable.

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Pirates Beat Seaver 10-3 As Stargell Drives In Four

Willie Stargell led the Pirates with four RBIs and four extra-base hits, including his 40th homer, in a 10-3 win over the Mets that featured rain delay and moved Pittsburgh atop the NL East. Stargell tripled and doubled, with Zisk and May adding homers. Seaver took the loss after three innings.

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Orioles Edge Yankees 11th-Inning Homer Secures 5-4 Win

Earl Williams hit his 21st homer with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, lifting Baltimore to a 5-4 comeback over the New York Yankees. Boog Powell and Curt Motton sparked the decisive rally, while Mark Belanger and Al Bumbry contributed earlier in the game helping the Orioles trim the AL East magic number.

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Lakers Trade McMillian For Braves Elmore Smith

The Los Angeles Lakers send Jim McMillian to the Buffalo Braves for 7-foot center Elmore Smith as Wilt Chamberlain weighs retirement. Lakers GM Pete Newell says move aims to add a young center and future depth, with Smith joining Wilt to benefit their post play.

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Twins Rally To Defeat Royals 8-3 In Seven

Tony Oliva drove in three runs with a bases loaded double as the Minnesota Twins scored four in the seventh to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3. Oliva’s key hit followed a walk and forced substitution, with Rich Reese and Eric Soderholm also contributing. Kansas City struck first on a Cookies Rojas double and Amos Otis single, but lacked consistent offense until late.

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Expos Rally For 5-4 win Over Cardinals In Nightcap

Felipe Alou delivered a two out pinch single to tie the game and scored on Ron Woods unusual pinch single as Montreal beat St. Louis 5-4 in the first game of a twilight doubleheader. Home runs by Ron Fairly and Bob Stinson helped the Expos erase deficits in a sixth straight victory lifting them into a first place tie with Pittsburgh in the NL East.

Montreal Felipe Alou Alou Ron Woods Expos St. Louis Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets Matty Alou Te Hmipe Jimmy Lyttle Tony Scott Felipe Alow Woods Cardinal Ron Fairly Bob Stinson

Astros Stop Reds Streak With 5-2 Victory

Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson powered the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Cedeno hit his 23rd homer of the year and Watson added his 15th as Houston halted the Reds seven-game NL West winning streak. Pete Rose tied a club record with 220 hits for the season.

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Tug McGraw Named NL Player of Week

New York Mets reliever Tug McGraw was named National League Player of the Week for Sept 0-16 by NL president Charles Feeney. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits with 11 strikeouts and one walk, earning one win and three saves as the Mets kept pace in the East.

San Francisco New York Mets Tug McGraw Charles Feeney McGraw

Packers beat Jets 23 to 7 as Hunter shines in opener

Packers starter Scott Hunter outpaced Jets star Joe Namath, throwing a 39 yard TD to Rich McGeorge and guiding Green Bay to a 23-7 win in the NFL opener. Brockington rushed 74 yards, Lane 80, with Marcol kicking three field goals as Green Bay built a 10-0 halftime lead.

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Rangers overpower White Sox in 10-3 romp

In Arlington Texas the Texas Rangers blasted the Chicago White Sox 10-3 behind a five run first inning. Toby Harrah and Bill Madlock homered along with Jim Fregosi as Texas built a big early lead while Chicago rallied briefly on a bases loaded single by Bucky Dent and a trio of later runs.

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Fairfield Star Phil Rogers Declared Ineligible

Fairfield University athletics announced that Phil Rogers, a 6 foot 6 forward, has been declared scholastically ineligible to continue his studies. Rogers previously faced eligibility issues after last spring and attended a summer session to try to regain eligibility.

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Trumbull Booster Club Holds Open Weekly Meetings

The Trumbull High School Booster Club will sponsor open meetings each Wednesday at 7 30 p m starting this week. Meetings at the school will show films of the Golden Eagles game from the prior Saturday and be moderated by a member of the coaching staff. The events are open to the public.

Trumbull High School Booster Club Golden Eagles

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