Angels Edge Rangers 1-0 Behind Figueroa’s Shutout
California pitcher Ed Figueroa outpitched Fergie Jenkins as the Angels beat Texas 1-0. The game featured a tense ninth inning threat when Roy Smalley loaded the bases, but Morris Nettles made the game’s last catch to preserve the win. Other AL results included Oakland sweeping Kansas City in a doubleheader and Chicago, New York, Baltimore, and Cleveland winning in varied fashions.
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Frank Brown
Ed Figueroa
Fergie Jenkins
Texas
California
Jenkins
Fergie
Figueroa
Angels
Rangers
Roy Smalley
Jeff Burroughs
Morris Nettles
Nettles
Oakland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
A’s
Royals
Sal Bando
Billy Williams
Bando
RBI
White Sox
Twins
Bob Coluccio
Deron Johnson
Buddy Bradford
Orioles
Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Luis Tiant
Mark Belanger
Don Baylor
Mike Cuellar
Yankees
Tigers
Sandy Alomar
Indians
Brewers
Ed Rodriguez
Rico Carty
Carty
Oscar Gamble
Alan Ashby
Gamble
George Scott
Connors Leads Wimbledon Field With Several Challengers
Jimmy Connors the 22 year old Belleville Illinois star opens Wimbledon as favorite to defend the title. He cites Stan Smith Il Nastase Ashe Gottfried and Ramirez as possible winners while bookies put him at 32 to 1. Prize money totals 240412 with the men's title worth 23000 as women begin Tuesday.
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Geoffrey Miller
Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Conners
Belleville
Ill
All-England
Stan Smith
Connors
Nastase
Romania
Arthur Ashe
Brian Gottfried
Raul Ramirez
Halo
Bernie Mitton
South Africa
Chichester
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
John Player
Nottingham
Ashe
Miami
Fla
Association of Tennis Professionals
U.S
S.C
Byron Bertram
Smith
Teimuraz Kakluia
Soviet Union
Gottfried
Fort Lauderdale
Richard Lewis
Britain
Ramirez
Nicola Spear
Yugoslavia
Open golf playoff looms after wild Medinah finish
Lou Graham and John Mahaffey, tied at 287 three over par, meet in an 18 hole playoff for 40 000 dollars at the 75th U S Open in Medinah Illinois. Graham birdied late while Mahaffey surged to join the tie, with strong remarks from Nicklaus Irwin and others about the swirling winds and rough greens.
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Will Grimsley
Medinah, Ill
Lou Graham
John Mahaffey
Graham
Nicklaus
Mahaffey
Irwin
Winged Foot
Frank Beard
Ben Crenshaw
Bob Murphy
England
All-America Coaches Game Echoes Alabama Flair
East coach Steve Sloan, ex-Alabama star, led a 23-21 upset of the West in Lubbock as fans saw Alabama style and Sloan's new role at Texas Tech. Maryland's Louis Carter earned MVP honors with a 3 yard TD run, and a West rally fell short after a 68 yard fumble return.
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas Tech
Steve Sloan
Sloan
Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
Alabama
Vanderbilt
West
Grant Teaff
Baylor
Teaff
Alan Pringle
Rice
Neal Jeffrey
Bass Francis
Oregon
Maryland
Louis Carter
John Sawyer
Mississippi
Gary Johnson
Grambling
David Hamm
Carter
Don Hardeman
Betsy Cullen Wins Hoosier Classic by One Stroke
Betsy Cullen, 37, from Tulsa Oklahoma, won the LPGA Hoosier Classic at Plymouth Country Club by one stroke. Her 54 hole total of 211 was five under par, topping Judy Rankin and Sandra Palmer who tied for third. Cullen earned $5,700 and moved to 13th on the 1975 money list with $15,129.
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Plymouth
Ind
Betsy Cullen
Miss Cullen
Tulsa
Okla
Sandra Palmer
Miss Palmer
Plymouth Country Club
Judy Rankin
Roundup: Gilbreath and Montanez Spark Braves Giants Split
Gilbreath's pinch hit disrupted Falcone and Montanez sparked a bench clearing fracas at first base as the Giants beat the Braves 5-2 to salvage a split. The opener went to Atlanta 8-2. Other NL results featured Phillies, Expos, Cardinals, Pirates, Dodgers, and Astros wins.
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Rod Gilbreath
Willie Montanez
Gilbreath
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco
Pete Falcone
Montanez
Falcone
Giants
Braves
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Montreal
Expos
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Los Angeles
San Diego
Houston
Cincinnati
Vic Correll
Correll
Vic
Willie
Derrell Thomas
Marty Perez
Biff Pocoroba
Phillies
Steve Rogers
Greg Luzinski
Phils
Tommy Hutton
Tony Taylor
Cardinals
Cubs
Lynn McGlothen
Ted Simmons
Willie Davis
Simmons
Dixie Youth Tales All Star Players Named for Sub-District Play
The Dixie Youth Baseball League unveils its All Star rosters for the upcoming sub district tournament beginning the weekend of July 17. Central League items include players for Astros Redlegs Indians Giants Pirates with coaches Bobby Graves and Bill Doran. National League features Cubs Dodgers Braves Mets and Cardinals with Tom Walter and coaching staff. American League lists Red Sox Yanks Orioles Twins and others led by Steve Etheredge Mac Abston and Steve Ready. Dixie On Page 11.
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Dixie Youth Baseball League
Tommy Blankenship
Astros
Harold Lamar Stevens
Redlegs
Ira Eli George
Indians
Billy Patrick Barkley
Giants
Kenton Madison Gillette
Edward Brent Fredericks
Pirates
Kim Towe
Barry Neal Roberts
Bryan William Askew
Phillip Duke
Brent Jason Scott
Henry Jay Roberson
Robert Brent Graves
Cason Lee Cooper
Robert Donald Childers, Jr
Phillip Stanley Matthews
Bobby Graves
Bill Doran
Mike Thompson
Cubs
Jack Fite
Dodgers
Barry Devine
Braves
Scott Marshall
Bart Bass
Greg Davidson
Scott Snider
Mets
Houston Russell
Mike Freeman
Cardinals
John Tucker
Gary Grisham
David Simms
Chris Harmon
Robert Walter
Kaith Bain
Andy Roberts
Tom Walter
Steve Etheredge
Red Sox
Mac Abston
Yanks
Steve Ready
Steve Clem
Orioles
Barry Frost
Twins
Byron Echols
Darrel
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Jimmy Connors
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Lée Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Merion
Ardmore
Trevino
Hale Irwin
Johnny Miller
Pacific Coast
Long Tom Weiskopf
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Peter Oosterhuis
Palmer
Pat Fitzsimons
Tom Watson
Everbody
Gotcha
New York Yankees
Rich Coggins
Tiger
Detroit Tigers
Gary Sutherland
John Wackenfuss
Bama
Betsy
Hoosier
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Vida Blue
Kansas City Royals
Vida
Royal George Brett
Brett
Reggie Jackson
Dock Ellis
Padres
Bill Buckner
Willie McCovey
Willie Crawford
Reds
Cliff Johnson
Greg Gross
Cesar Cedeno
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