Pirates Rally Past Reds in See-Saw NL Race
In a dramatic late inning comeback, Pittsburgh erased a 2-1 deficit with two outs in the eighth as Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell singl ed off Burt Hood to spark a grand slam by Sanguillen and a four run ninth, while Cincinnati edged Houston in ten innings on Denis Menke’s double to move a half game ahead in the West Division.
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Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Burt Hooton
Oliver
Sanguillen
Tomer
Pirates
Gincinnati
Houston
Astros
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Menke
Joe Morgan
Reds
Tommy Helms
Cincinnati
Tommy John
Peta Mikkelsen
Los Angeles
Atlant
Bill Russell
Chris Cannizzero
Dodgers
Manny Mota
Mikkelsen
Jotin
Garry Maddox
San Francisco
San Diego
Maddox
Ed Goodson
Ed Spiezio
Spiezio
Goodson
Pat Corrales
Chris Speier
Dave Rader
Giants
Garry Jestadt
Padres
White Sox
Carlos May
Chicago
Texas
Dick Allen
May
Rick Reichardt
Mike Andrews
Tom Bradley
Dalton Jones
Royals
Lou Piniella
John Mayberry
Petty bags Lone Star 400 victory in Texas heat
Richard Petty won the 145th race of his career driving a 1972 Dodge to lead Bobby Allison by a lap in the Lone Star 400 at Texas International Speedway Bryan. Petty averaged 144.485 mph for 250 laps as Ralph Latham and Indiana sunlit races were also noted with other MLB and NL teams mixed in the recap.
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Bloys Britt
AP Auto Rache
Richard Petty
Texas
Ralph Latham
Indiana
Pocono
Pennsylvania
Petty
Chief
Bobby Allison
Texas International Speedway
Bryan
Randieman
N.C
Allison
Bobby Isaac
Ing
Latham
Cincinnati
Chevrolet
U.S
Auto Club
Terre Haute
Ray Darnell
Deerfield
Dodge
Chuck McWilliams
Walton
USAC
Indianapolis
Ontario
Calif
Bobby Unser
I'nesday
al Unser
Roger McCluskey
Gordon Johncock
Mark Donohue
Pete’ ‘Revson
Gary Bellenhausen
Mario Andretti
Unsers
McCluskey
Johncock
Bednesek Wins Low Net At Squaw Creek Classic
Jim Lewis and Wayne Lewis each shot 74 to share low gross honors at Squaw Creek. Ed Bednesek won low net with 82 16 66. Bednesek along with Bill Stusak and Bill Breadstone formed syndicates winning in the event.
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Jim Lewis
Wayne Lewis
Squaw Creek
Ed Bednesek
Bednesek
Bill Stusak
Bill Breadstone
Conigliaro's Troubles Persist In Milwaukee Club Shuffle
Brewers benched Billy Conigliaro amid a dip in his batting average and mounting frustration. Manager Del Crandall said Conigliaro was down after learning he was not in the lineup and planned to meet with GM Frank Lane. Conigliaro had previously complained of favoritisms toward Boston outfielders, fueling his trade from Boston to Milwaukee.
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Billy
Conigliaro
Boston
Brewers
County Stadium
Vane
Lane
Baltimore
Crandall
Bill
Con Ignato
White Sox
Billy Conigliaro
Orioles and Tigers battle as Palmer wins again
Oriole managers Martin and Weaver in dispute after Baltimore tops Detroit 4 2 in a weekend series split. Palmer notches his eighth straight victory despite a shaky start, while Martin criticizes defensive lapses and cites a key pop foul and a misplayed fly ball.
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Herschel Nissenson
Sxeris
Martin
Lewis
Rosenil
Weaver
Detroit
Baltimore
Orioles
Tigers
Lima
Jim Palmer
Gates Brown
Hitler
Palmer
Crowley
Don Buford
Aurelio Rodriguez
Tom Haller
Buford
Terry Crowley
Brooks Robinson
Cattish Hunter
California
Blue Moon Odom
Darold Knowles
A’s
Droste Captures Farley Feature at Farley Speedway
Droste of Waterloo overtook Skip Kennedy of Dubuque on the eighteenth lap to win the 25 lap late model feature at Farley Speedway. Kennedy and Neal, plus Beckman and others, followed in a crowded field with multiple regional drivers listed in the final results.
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Farley
Red Droste
Waterloo
Skip Kennedy
Dubuque
Farley Speedway
Kunnert Fails In Olympic Cage Trials
The United States Olympic basketball team was named after trials in Colorado Springs. Kevin Kunnert of Iowa failed to make the squad while 12 players including Jim Brewer of Minnesota and Swen Nater of UCLA were highlighted as top prospects. The group will gather in San Francisco July 10 and depart for Munich after exhibition games in Dayton and Los Angeles.
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AIR Force Academy, Cola
United States
Munich
Oklahoma State
Henry Iba
Kevin Kunnert
University of Towa
Kunphest
Towa
Tha
Jim Brewer
University of
Brewer
North Carolina State
Tom Burleson
Colorado
San Francisco
Dayton
Ohio
Los Angeles
Doug Collins
Illinois State
Ed Ratleff
Long Beach State
Mike Bantam
St. Joseph's
John Brown
University of Missouri
Kenny
Bergman Loses Masters Playoff To Amateur Liechty
Marshalltown’s John Liechty, amateur, rallied from five strokes back to defeat pro Don Bergman of Cedar Rapids on the second playoff hole at the Iowa State course to win the Town Masters. Liechty and Bergman tied 213, top pro prize $1,000, with professionals Steve Spray and John Benda sharing $650 for runner up.
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Ames
Marshalltown
John Liechty
Liechty
Don Bergman
Cedar Rapids
Towa State University
Benda
Bergman
Squaw Creek
Steve Spray
Indiangla
John Benda
Humboldt
Northbrook
Quail Creek
North Liberty
Af Beann
Jim Hall
Ba Eedahn
Ligenty
Mar‘town
Tey
Ats
Lee Fee
Hervig
Ames Gel Sale
xeGary Lrekia
Ake’ Ederar
Chris Larson
Iona Ti NicCardel
Nantarmar
Sion Sain
Hind Spray
Nga
Tave Thoma Manning
Uth Kent
Imas Liechty
Berge
Dee
Bob Vernear
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Ken Sanders
Lynn McGlathen
Tanbler-Thavler
Senday
Quint Racingz
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Droste
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Pate
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