Red Sox extend AL streak with five straight complete games
Lee Stange watched as Marty Pattin threw a five hitter to beat Minnesota 2-0 at Fenway. Boston pitchers delivered five consecutive complete games, the latest following Lynn McGlothen’s three hitter, underscoring a dominant stretch and easing bullpen concerns.
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Baseball Scores and Standings From Tuesday Action
In the American League action Baltimore blanked Chicago 1-0 while Kansas City beat Detroit 8-2 New York downed Oakland 4-1 and California edged Milwaukee 1-0 Texas at Cleveland was rained out. Boston won six straight as Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk led a 6 0 victory over Minnesota.
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Leo Durocher fume over Cubs Braves opener in Atlanta
Cubs win 4-1 in the first game as Ferguson Jenkins earns his 10th victory after a late rally sparked by a wild throw. In the nightcap Phil Niekro loses 3-2 as he matches his hits with a tight two-run effort. Elsewhere Pittsburgh tops Houston 6-4 and Los Angeles crushes Montreal 7-3.
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Wimbledon Semifinals Set As Smith Beats Kodes
Top seed Stan Smith of Pasadena edged Jan Kodes 3-6 6-4 7-1 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon men's semifinal. Ilie Nastase of Romania faces Manuel Orantes of Spain in the other semifinal as a 15,000 crowd watched. Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong reached the women's final after semi wins.
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Spinks to undergo knee surgery for Cardinals
St Louis AP Scipio Spinks Cardinal righthander tore ligaments in his right knee in a game at Cincinnati Tuesday and will miss the Wednesday in a cast for six weeks and therapy for six weeks. Al Santorini replaces him in rotation while the team decides a minor league call up to fill the 25-man roster. Spinks was 5-5 with 93 strikeouts and a 2.87 ERA this season after colliding with Johnny Bench while scoring from first on a double.
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Eichelberger Aims for Canadian Open Victory
Dave Eichelberger, coming off last season’s first tour win and over $100,000, enters the Canadian Open in Fort Erie aiming to rebound from a difficult stretch. He reports improved accuracy with 12 to 13 greens per round and says he is ready to make his move, with Milwaukee Open as a potential next target.
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