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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1976

Page

3

Mets Nip Pirates 5-4 as Mazzilli Ends Slide with Two-Run Shot

Mets rookie Lee Mazzilli hit a two run homer with two out in the ninth off Kent Tekulve to cap a 5-4 comeback over the Pirates. Mazzilli, 21, from Brooklyn, celebrated a dream win that kept New York within reach in the NL pennant race as Pittsburgh dropped five games back.

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Erving Presses Nets to Restructure Contract

Julius Erving of the New York Nets will not report to camp until contract negotiations are settled. Agent Irwin Weiner said the team agreed to renegotiate four years and add three, but Nets later insisted on the original four years with a raise only for the new three. Weiner called the reversal insane and said Erving would not report to camp at Manhattanville College until contact is made.

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Tuesday's NBA Card With Mixed Results Across Cities

Scores and matchups list several games including Milwaukee at Boston, New York at Baltimore, Detroit at Cleveland, Oakland at Kansas City, Minnesota at Chicago, Texas at California, and a 7:30 pm Cleveland versus Detroit renewal. Wednesday adds Cleveland at Detroit and Milwaukee at Boston with multiple late games.

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Cooper Rice Power Bosox To 12 6 Rout

Cecil Cooper drove in four, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 12 6 win over Detroit as Jim Rice hit two solo homers Morlay night 0 led Boston to its sixth straight victory. The Red Sox pounded 13 hits and nine walks, with Cooper adding a two run single in the fourth inning and Rice homering twice, including his 23rd of the season in the ninth.

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GWHS Second In State AAA Grid Ratings

George Washington coach Alger Pugh praises his team while noting dissent among VHSL raters as GW is ranked second in Virginia Group AAA. Running back Ranty Poteat has 35 points, two behind the state leader, with Highland Springs and E.C. Glass looming as key rivals in Western District play.

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Brewers Rally Past Yankees To Edge In Tight Win

Rookie Dan Thomas hit his fourth inning homer and Don Money delivered a two run single as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Yankees 4 2. The loss keeps the Yankees' magic number to win the AL East at three while Baltimore trails by 14 games. Thomas, called up from Pittsfield, drove in the go ahead runs in a first inning rally that included a Sixto Lezcano infield single and a Hank Aaron walk.

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Stabler’s Raiders Hold Off Chiefs 24 21 on Road Win

Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns before injury as the Raiders beat Kansas City 24 21. Carl Casper and Fred Steinfort connected on key plays while Oakland dominated the first half, building a lead that withstood a Chiefs comeback led by Mike Livingston in the fourth quarter.

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Reds Trade Reliever Carroll Sends Hawk to White Sox

Cincinnati AP: The Reds traded veteran reliever Clay Carroll known as The Hawk to the Chicago White Sox prompting questions from fans about the front office decisions and bullpen depth.

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Optimist Football Opener at Langston Field Tonight

Optimist football kicks off at 7 p m as the Golden Eagles face the Nats in a Minor League clash at Langston Junior High School field Also scheduled at Langston Lions vs Bhue Thursday features Builders against Bucks and Rawhides vs Greenbackers in Major League play The Midget League opens Oct 1 with Engineers facing Pand en and Sayers meeting Big Sponsors plus teams including Jom W Daniel MacDonalds American National and Virginia Bank.

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