Pirates Manager Stricken With Flu Watches From Office
Pirates skipper Danny Murtaugh missed the game with the flu and watched from a Shea Stadium office as Pittsburgh hammered Tom Seaver and three relievers for 20 runs. Aaron hits 717, boosting the Pirates in a lopsided victory.
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Expos overpower Cards as Mets fall 7-0 in another Sunday slate
Manny Sanguillen Richie Hebner and Al Oliver homered as the Pirates beat the Mets 7-0. In other NL games Montreal beat St Louis 9-5 Houston edged Atlanta 4-3 Philadelphia 7-3 over Chicago San Francisco 6-4 over Los Angeles and Cincinnati 10-1 then split with San Diego 7-2. Expos’ Steve Rogers improved to 3-0 with eight hits allowed before a ninth inning reliever. Tim Foli tripled in the first inning and Willie Davis delivered a two run single in the seventh.
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Umpire rules Harrah on second in bizarre Rangers play
Rangers trail 5-0 with bases loaded and none out when Harrah is hit in by Jeff Burroughs grounder. Umpire Ron Luciano calls a double play on Harrah and Burroughs, citing deliberate contact, while Baltimore hosts a protest over Whitey Ford’s mound trips. Multiple MLB games noted, including Orioles-Yankees, Angels-A’s, and others with late-inning runs and key performances.
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Celtics Clinch Edge in 98 91 Win Over Knicks
Boston top Knicks 98 91 at Madison Square Garden to take a 3 1 lead in the series. Knicks star Walt Frazier scored 25 as New York faces elimination with Game Five in Boston. Bucks held 3 0 lead over Chicago in the other conference final as Milwaukee pursues the title.
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Derby Field Crowded Ahead of 100th Derby Prep Races
Derby prep scene tightens with only three races left before the 100th Kentucky Derby. Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland may divide with 17 or more entries including Judger Bushongo and Little Current. Stepping Stone Purse at Churchill Downs and the Derby Trial Stakes also loom as likely two division events. Rube the Great and Flip Sal won Wood Memorial divisions in New York as Agitate wins in California Derby at Golden Gate Fields. NHL playoff results and upcoming schedules wrap with Philadelphia at New York and Boston at Chicago on Thursday night.
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