Tanner's Magic Trick
Richie Allen, long maligned by managers, becomes a star under Chuck Tanner with the Chicago White Sox. Tanner boasts Allen as the league’s best player and his personal savior, crediting his leadership to a turnaround that includes Allen’s peak RBI, batting and homer totals.
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Tanner
New Castle
Allen
Wampum
Chuck
Richie
Wampum High
Sarasota
Moody Slugger
White Sox
Bill Melton
Carlos May
ChiSox
Yankees
Johnny Sain
Wilbur Wood
Stan Bahnsen
Tom Bradley
Samn
Wood
Call-Me
Dick) Allen
Pebble Beach Open lead tied by six players at one under
The 72nd U.S. Open at Pebble Beach saw a six way tie for the lead at one under par after the opening round. Nicklaus said players were cautious, while Wiechers Player Moody Rodriguez and others commented on course conditions and nerves.
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Will Grimsley
Pebble Beach
Calif
Jim Wiechers
Gary Player
Orville Moody
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Tom Shaw
Tennessee
Mason Rudolph
Kermit Zarley
Bob Hope
Bobby Cole
Don Massengale
Cesar Sanudo
Tom Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Bill Casper
Trevino
Pirates surge back to NL East lead on Robertson’s big night
Bob Robertson snapped his 21 at bats drought with three hits and four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 and 9-7 to move into first in the NL East by percentage, ahead of the idle New York Mets. He drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, then added a two run single and a run-scoring single as Pittsburgh erased a 1-0 nightcap deficit and pulled ahead.
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Robertson
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San Diego Padres
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
California Angels
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Mets
Nelson Briles
Dave Giusti
Giants
Billy Williams
Braves Obtain Ace Reliever In Deadline Swap
The Atlanta Braves acquired ace reliever Joe Hoerner from the Philadelphia Phillies and a minor league first baseman for pitchers Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer. Philadelphia moved DeRon Johnson to the 15 day disabled list to make room for the exchange. Nash is 1-1 with a 5.50 ERA this season while Neibauer has a 7.37 ERA in his relief appearances.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Phillies
Joe Hoerner
Braves
Jim Nash
Gary Neibauer
Phils
Montreal
Tim McCarver
Expos
John Bateman
Hoerner
Paul Ownes
Nash
Neibauer
Frank Lucchesi
Richmond
Owens
Deron Johnson
Johnson
USC Clips Arizona St in decisive World Series game
USC beat Arizona State 3-1 to force a deciding 15th game in the NCAA baseball World Series in Omaha. The Trojans benefited from ASU errors and strong defense, with key plays by Roy Smalley and Tim Steele aiding USC’s 2-1 edge in the second inning and setting up the eventual 3-1 final.
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Omaha
Neb
California
Trojans
Arizona State
Jim Brock
Sun Devils
USC
Ray Scarbery
Clint Myers
Jerry Mantle
Tim Steele
Roy Smalley
SEC to pick successor for retiring A M Coleman
Southeastern Conference officials plan to choose a new commissioner at today’s meeting. A three member committee to nominate candidates includes Alexander Heard of Vanderbilt William L Giles of Mississippi State and Jeff Beard of Auburn.
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Southeastern Conference
SEC
A. M. ‘‘Tonto
Coleman
Vanderbilt
Alexander Heard
Mississippi State
William L. Giles
Auburn
Jeff Beard
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Bob Robertson
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Lee Pittsburgh
Open
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Rik Massengale
Tom Jenkins
Rod Funseth
Dave Hill
Ralph Johnston
Homero Blancas
Chuck Courtney
Jim Colbert
Bruce Crampton
George Archer
Johnny Miller
Bobby Mitchel
Billy Casper
Bob Lunn
Tom Watson
Larry Stubblefield
Ray Floyd
Jim Simons
Bruce Devlin
Bert Vane
Ron Letellier
Lee Elder
Hubert Green
Buddy. Allin
Tony Jacklin
Ralph Baker
Tom Kite
Hake Hill
Don Januar
Austin Straub
Lanny Wadkins
Jim Barber
Ted Hayes
Miller Barber
Tom Aaron
Dwight Nevil
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Mitchell Voges
Julius Boros
Don Bies
TZ Lee Bonse
Courtland Dragway
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Courtland
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Ala
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Euwee
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Ostrand
Baie Houston
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Calis
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Decatur Trading Post
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