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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1976

Page

13

Baseball Standings and Scores Roundup From Major Leagues

National League East standings and a slate of Saturday to Monday games. Key figures include New York and Chicago atop the league, with Pittsburgh, Montreal, St. Louis, and Philadelphia in the mix. American League batting leaders feature Brett, LeFlore, Rivers, and Carew, with Burroughs and Mayberry driving RBIs and notable pitching and strikeouts across leagues.

National League East Ittsburgh York T. Louis New York Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Montreal Houston Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Atlanta Cosgrove Dressler Ruthven Rhoden St Louis G.brett LeFlore Det McRae Rivers Carew Min Otis Hargrove Tex R.white North Oak Burroughs Mayberry Chambliss Munson G Brett Devans Bsn Carty Cle Patek Baylor Campaneris Associated Press Jacksonville Io Orlando Jeveland M Savannah Altimore Charlotte Troit UN Oston Wa Columbus Ilwaukee West Montgomery Ansas Cis Chattanoog Knoxville Exas Jakiand Cicago Columbus Minnesota Orlando Knoxville Chattanooga Celitornia Baltimore Cleveland Milw Boston Detroit Waukee Montgomery

Gene Woodling’s .318 in 26 World Series appearances with Yankees

Gene Woodling posted a .318 batting average across 26 World Series at bats over five years with the New York Yankees, reflecting his consistent postseason performance for one of baseball’s famed franchises.

Gene Woodling New York Yankees

League Leaders Standouts and Key Run Totals Relative to Peak Marks

League leaders include A Oliver Pgh batting .343 McBride St L .340 G Foster Cin .340 W Crawford StL .337 and W Robinson Pgh .331. Runs highlight Rose Cin 60 Schmidt Phi 58 Griffey Cin 56 Winfield SD 53 Monday Chi 50 Morgan Cin 50.

Zisk Pgh Montanez Atl Madlock Chi Garvey G.maddox Phi Winfield Mur D.cash D.parker Tyson W.davis Geronimo Cin Kingman Schmidt G.foster A.oliver McBride St L G. Foster W.crawford W.robinson Rose Griffey Monday Morgan

Track meet flight results on page B-1

The page lists flight based track results with top finishers and scores. Names include W Wilkerson J Payton Chris Myers J Hamilton R McClellan O Mitchell B Terry Broadwell Teague Hatchett Wagner Williams Turner Flint Ruffner Don Moore Elkins Miller Temple and others, with times or marks noted.

W. Wilkerson J. Payton Chris Myers J. Hamilton R. McClellan J. O. Mitchell B. Terry A Broadwell B. Teague J. Thornton I B. Hatchett S Wagner B. Williams A. Turner F. Flint J. Ruffner Don Moore Seventh Flight V. Elkins H. Miller B. Temple

Tigers boss Houk charged after slapping writer

One year ago today Ralph Houk, manager of the Detroit Tigers, faced assault charges for repeatedly striking a Baltimore Evening Sun sportswriter. He was accused of rough conduct during a confrontation in the press area.

Detroit Tigers Ralph Houk Baltimore Evening Sun WBA Ernne Terrell Doug Jones Houston Cal Abrams

Baseball on TV and radio schedule notes

Pro baseball broadcasts listed include Yankees versus Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on channels 48 6 and 2. Braves versus Dodgers air at 9:15 p.m. on Station WDRM 102.1 mhz.

Yankees Tigers Braves Dodgers WDRM

Favorite sprinter Williams falters at trials in Montreal

Steve Williams, the top contender in the 100 and 200 meters, spoke of intense training and sacrifices as he aimed for Olympic glory. A hamstring pull during the Olympic trials heats ended his bid for the American team.

Steve Williams

Padres Rally Ends In a Frantic Ninth Inning

In a 2-2 tie with the Braves, San Diego Padres beat Atlanta 3-2 as Tito Fuentes lined a decisive infield hit off Mike Messersmith in the bottom of the ninth. Earlier, Willie Davis and Jerry Turner provided the Padres’ two first inning runs.

Atlanta San Diego Wynnet Grubdri Gilbreath Fuentes Paciore Davis Cf Montanez McCovey Hendersoni DoRader Ewillamsc Turner If Royster Htorres Chaney Locklear Kendall c Winfield Kubiak Mssrsmith San Strom Craig Braves Messersmith Padre Tito Fuentes Padres Messer Doug Rader Davis Jerry Turner Willie McCovey Davel Winfield Ted Kubiak Johnny Grubb Jim Wynn Grubb Jerry Royster

Unser leads Vel's-Parnelli to 3.4 second win

Unser Unser, whose Vel's-Parnelli team has struggled to perfect the engine, bounced back Sunday despite a long pit stop and a shredded tire that cost nearly two laps. With the Cosworth’s horsepower and pace car help, he recovered to defeat Mike Mosley by 3.4 seconds and hailed the victory as the team’s best in a year.

Cosworth Unser Mike Mosley Erything Michigan

National Tennis Week Tournament Rescheduled Afternoon

The National Tennis Week Tournament sponsored by the Decatur Parks and Recreation Department was set for today weather permitting but was washed out by weekend rain.

Decatur Parks and Recreation Department

Pats Sign Two More Players to Contracts

The New England Patriots signed two additional rookies, bringing first-year signees to ten. Running back Stu Betts from Northern Michigan, 6'2" and 216 pounds, and Stanford center Todd Anderson, 6'5" and 250 pounds, joined the club in Foxboro.

Foxboro Mass New England Patriots Stu Betts Northern Michigan Stanford Todd Anderson

Grich Drives In Two In Nightcap Opener Atonement

Bobby Grich redeemed his seven stranded runners with a two run single in the nightcap. Frank Robinson hit his 585th career homer. John Mayberry delivered a bases loaded single in the 11th to lift the Royals past the Angels 5 4. Kevin Bell slugged a two run homer as White Sox beat the Rangers 6 2 behind a seven hit effort from Bart Johnson and Dave Hamilton.

Bobby Grich Frank Robinson Royals Angels John Mayberry Kansas City California White Sox Rangers Kevin Bell Bart Johnson Dave Hamilton Chicago Texas

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