Wood Trips Cleveland Tigers Win on Knuckleball
Wilbur Wood improved to 13-4 with a 5-4 White Sox win over the Indians as he navigated a shaky second inning and then shut them down, backed by Carlos May's ninth inning RBI. In other American League action, Detroit beat Texas 3-1. Kansas City beat Baltimore 11-4 in 10. Boston topped Oakland 7-4. New York shut out California 5-0. Minnesota crushed Milwaukee 7-1.
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Roundup of NL results and late game turns
MLB roundup highlights Houston Chicago New York San Francisco San Diego Montreal Los Angeles Philadelphia St Louis Atlanta and Cincinnati wins. Wood falters as Indians rally. Muser and May deliver key hits for White Sox. Slayback wins in Detroit. Rojas grand slam powers Kansas City past Baltimore. Fisk and Stottlemyre pace Boston and New York’s late runs in tight battles.
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Frazier eyes future as Oklahoma title dispute rages
Joe Frazier speaks from Brewton Plantation in South Carolina about the Oklahoma Boxing Commission proposed title theft for a Bonavena Foreman bout. He criticizes the move, recalls past title politics, and says he awaits a fight with Ali while enjoying life on his Beaufort County estate.
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Hits 2 Homers For Grandma Bench Keys Cincy Win
Johnny Bench homered twice, his 23rd and 24th of the season, as the Reds beat the Pirates 6 3 at Riverfront. Bench’s grandparents Verda and Lon Chaney attended, and the win kept Cincinnati tied atop the division race with Houston while Pittsburgh’s East lead narrows.
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Bench Seeks Help From Lou Fonseca During Slugger’s Slumps
In a busy NL day the Mets shut out San Francisco 4-0, the Dodgers rout Philadelphia 9-5, the Cardinals blank Atlanta 7-0, the Astros beat the Cubs 10-6, and the Padres edged Montreal 6-5. Bench explains batting instructor Lou Fonseca pointed out a couple of his mistakes as Tony Perez homered twice to spark the Pirates.
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Birchmore in Quarterfinals at National Clay Court
Second seed Danny Birchmore of Athens Georgia meets George Hardie of Long Beach California in the quarterfinals of the National Clay Court Tennis Championships. Hardie beat Bob Sprengelmeyer. Birchmore defeated Alvero Fillol. Other quarterfinals feature Fred McNair vs Ross Walker and Raz Reid vs James DeLaney. Women’s action has Jeanne Evert facing Janet Haas and Darlene Rose meeting Kathy Kraft. Finals set for Sunday.
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Senior All Star Contest Tonight in Decatur
Decatur's Dixie Senior League All Stars age 15 to 17 host West Decatur tonight at 7:30 in a Dixie Senior Field exhibition after a 16 to 6 win over Athens Wednesday. Tim Long earned the win with 13 Decatur hits credited, while Jeff Dunnivant and Herb Baker doubled and singled in the victory.
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Lefty Gomez to be inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Lefty Gomez says his wife June O'Dea will fly from California to New York on August 7 for the ceremony honoring the former Yankee southpaw ace in Baseball's Hall of Fame. The couple are married. O'Dea is a former Broadway show girl from the Babe Ruth era.
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