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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1976
Page
10
Sports Today marks one year since Nolan Ryan pitched his fourth no-hitter tying Sandy Koufax’s mark. Francie Larrieu also set the American Women’s one mile record at 4 31.69 minutes.
Radio schedule lists Braves vs Padres broadcasting at 6 20 p m on station WDRM 102 1 megahertz. Television schedule shows Suns against Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Championship Series at 8 p m on Channels 19 and 5.
Quotable Dr Joyce Brothers remarks on marital strain and televised sports. Tom Williams Houston Oilers executive comments on top draft choice Mike Barber noting racial implications. Barber is described as 230 pounds, 4.5 40 yard dash, 13.7 110 meter hurdles, and 6'6\" high jump.
Detroit rallied in the ninth to beat Milwaukee 8-7 in the opener and then closed the sweep with a 6-5 win as Ed Romero pitched poorly with a wild pitch. John Hiller earned wins in both games. Texas Rangers outlasted the White Sox 6-5 in 16 innings while Kansas City beat Oakland 5-2 and California defeated Minnesota 6-4. Nolan Ryan notched his first win in a month for the Angels, who topped Minnesota 6-4.
A compact scoreboard roundup from the Associated Press covers multiple leagues. It lists standings for the National and American Leagues, Wednesday and Thursday games, pitcher records, and minor league notes across teams such as the Dodgers Mets Pirates and Astros, including game outcomes like Philadelphia’s win over San Diego and Chicago’s loss to New York.
Boston leads the best of seven series 2 1 after no games scheduled Tuesday. Friday’s game features Phoenix at Boston with the series continuing and both teams positioned for control.
In the Southern and American Leagues, standings show Orlando Charlotte Savannah and Jacksonville in division races with Montgomery and Columbus squaring off. Batting leaders include McBride, W.Crawford, Griffey, Torre and G.Foster with top runs and RBIs led by Rose Mon and Day. Pitching leaders feature Lonborg, Hough, Al cala, and Matlack with strikeout king Seaver.
Hall of Famer Earl Averill holds the Cleveland home run record with 226. The statistic underscores Averill's standout power during his era with the Cleveland franchise.
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