High Scoring Athens Blasts Austin in Grapefruit Action
Yankees edge White Sox 3 1 in ten innings in Sarasota. Steve Whitaker Roy White and Joe Pepitone drove a two run rally that broke a 1 1 tie off rookie Danny Lazar. White scored after Lazar balked and Petitone bunted.
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Athens
Austin
Sarasota, Fla
Steve Whitaker
Roy White
Joe Pepitone
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yankee
Danny Lazar
He Whitaker
Horace Clark
White
Whitaker
Lazar
Petitone
Stan Bahnsen
Joe Verbanic
White Sox
Steve Hamilton
Tom McCraw
New York
Bill Robinson
Mike Ferraro
Gary Peters
Mets Rally To Beat Tigers 9 1 In Exhibition Game
New York Mets explode for six runs in the fifth inning off Earl Wilson en route to a 9 1 win over Detroit in Lakeland Florida. Ron Swoboda and Cleon Jones lead with multi hit games as Jerry Koosman and Les Rohr combine on the mound.
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Lakeland
Fla
New York Mets
Detroit
Earl Wilson
Tigers
Mets
Ron Swoboda
Jerry Buchek
Dick Tracewski
al Kaline
Ken Boswell
Cleon Jones
Jones
Swoboda
Les Rohr
Jerry Koosman
Wilson
Angels explode to bury Cubs in spring finale rout
In Scottsdale California Angels erupt for nine runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 11 to 0. Aurelio Rodriguez belts a triple as four singles and four doubles fuel the rally. Bubba Morton adds a double and a solo homer while Ernie Banks collects three of Chicago's 10 hits against George Brunet.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
California Angels
Chicago Cubs
California
Aurelio Rodriguez
Bubba Morton
Angels
Ernie Banks
Cubs
George Brunet
Bobby Locke
Webster Powers 7-0 Oakland Win
Ra mon Webster drove in five runs with two long home runs as the Oakland Athletics snapped a three game Minnesota winning streak with a 7-0 victory in Orlando. Tony LaRussa opened the Athletics third with a homer and Webster added a second homer in the sixth after Cater reached on an error.
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Orlando, Fla
Ramon Webster
Oakland Athletics
Minnesota
Tony LaRussa
Athletics
Krausse
Danny Cater
Webster
Cater
Cards Edge Braves 10-9 in spring exhibition
Ed Spiezio hit a two run homer in the ninth to lift the St Louis Cardinals to a 10-9 win over the Atlanta Braves. Tim McCarver had three hits including a two run triple as Roger Maris added a two run homer. The Braves led 3-0 before St Louis rallied with a four run third inning and late offense from Spiezio. Henry Aaron and Tommy Aaron provided key Braves power in a back and forth game.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Spiezio
Atlanta Braves
Spiezio
Dale Roberts
Tim McCarver
Roger Maris
McCarver
Braves
Aaron Brothers
Henry
Tommy
Atlanta
Cardinals
Ron Willis
Bob Tolan
Dick Simpson
del Bates
Mike Lum
Sonny Jackson
Senators Beat Pirates 5-3 in Exhibition Tilt
Washington Senators edge Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 as Frank Coggins belts a three run homer in the fifth inning. Ron Hansen and Paul Casanova contributed with a walk and single preceding the blast, while Del Unser doubled for an early run.
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Pompano . Beach
Fila
Frank Coggins
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Coggins
Ron Hansen
Paul Casanova
Senators
del Unser
Ken McMu
Hayes Denies Charge He Got Bread In NBA Trade Talk
Hayes denied a Mavericks charge that Houston Rockets paid him while at the University of Houston. The 22 year old 6 foot 9 inch star said San Diego did not approach him before a recent NCAA game and Houston never offered any money. The dispute drew heated war talk from Mavericks president T C Morrow as NBA officials denied earlier payment claims.
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Schenectady
N.Y
Elvin Hayes
Houston Mavericks
San Diego Rockets
University of Houston
Hayes
San Diego
National Basketball Association
NBC
T.C. Morrow
Mavericks
American Basketball Association
Houston
Morrow
Rockets
Los Angeles
Stars of
Texas
Max Shapiro
NBA
Walter Kennedy
Auburn Blanks Vanderbilt 8-0 in SEC opener
Southpaw George Simmons allowed four hits over nine innings as Auburn cruised to an 8-0 win over Vanderbilt in the first game of a three game SEC series. Mike Peden drilled a two run homer in the third inning while Simmons struck out six and walked two to pace the Tigers. Vanderbilt managed only scattered hits and never threatened.
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Auburn
George Simmons
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Tigers
Simmons
Mike Peden
Colonels rally past Muskies 94 86 to force deciding game
Kentucky Colonels beat Minnesota 94 86 at Louisville to tie the Eastern Division semifinal series 2 2. Louie Dampier sparked a 6 0 third quarter run after a 47 46 halftime edge, with Darel Carrrier earning 29 points and Sam Smith and Mel Daniels each contributing 22. The deciding game is in Bloomington Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Eastern Division final vs Pittsburgh.
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Minnesota
Bloomington
Minn
Louie Dampier
Kentucky
Colonel
Muskies
Darel Carrier
Kentucky Wesleyan
Sam Smith
Mel Daniels
Dampier
Pittsburgh
Phillies Win 9 4 as Reds Fall in Exhibition
Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 in Clearwater. Pitchers Rick Wise and Larry Colton combined for eight hits allowed and one earned run, while Johnny Callison hit a game changing home run to break a 4-4 tie in the fifth.
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Fla
Rick Wise
Larry Colton
Johnny Callison
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Thheir
Wise
Colton
Reds
Callison
Phils
Roberto Pena
Philadelphia
Milt Pappas
Cincinnat
Modified And Gas Classic Race Set Sunday At Jake's
The first championship modified and gas race in Alabama drag racing debuts Sunday at Jake's Drag Strip near Moulton. More than 23 top cars from Dixie will race led by John Livingston of Nashville with local drivers and out-of-state entrants in a three round eliminator. Gates open 11 AM, racing 2 PM with Jake's location between Decatur and Moulton off Old Moulton Road.
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J. C. Sizemore
Sizemore
Jake
Moulton
Alabama
John Livingston
Nashville
Tenn
California
North Alabama
Pierce
Suski
Coolie Bennett
Nick Carr
Corvette
Ernest Marcum
Hemi-Plymouth
Jerry Dilworth
Blue Ghost
Jake’s
Jake's
Decatur
Jacklin and Sanders tie for lead in Jacksonville Open
Tony Jacklin and Doug Sanders share a 11-under 133 halfway total at the Greater Jacksonville Open. Palmer, Balding, Chi Chi Rodriguez and others sit one stroke back at 134 or 135 as Nicklaus misses late charge toward the 36 hole cutoff.
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F. T. Macfeely
Jacksonville, Fla
Tony Jacklin
Doug Sanders
Jacklin
Sanders
Hugh Royer
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
al Balding
Chi Chi Rodriguez
DeWitt Meyer Jr
Gardner Dickinson
Nichols
Julius Boros
Don January
Richard Marnez
Jack Nicklaus
Terry Dill
Labron Harris
Bob Dickson
Deane Beman
Gary Player
Jack McGowan
Bobby Cole
R.H. Sikes
Bob Smith
Kel Nagle
Bob Verney
Dave Stockton
Dan Doug Ford
Sikes
Homero Blancaso
Ted Makalena
John Schlee
Tom Nieporte
Hugh Roger
Harold Henning
Bert Weaver
John Lotz
Paul Moran
Chi-Chi
Rodriguez Gardner Dickinson
Wayne Yates
Chuck Courtney
Dewitt Weaver Jr
Eee
Ron Cerrudo
Richard Martinez
Dean Refram
Bobby Nichols
Fred Marti
Wes Ellis
al Geiberger
Red Horn
Steve Reid
Jim Gillis
Eldridge Miles
Ken Still
Dick Hart
Rex Baxter
Gay Brewer
Miller Barber Nw
Dick Carmody
Billy Farrell
Cliff Brown
Bob Charles
Bobby Stanton
Bert Yancey
Indian Error Gives SF Win
Rookie Cesar Gutierrez scored the winning run when Cleveland catcher Ken Suarez dropped a throw in the eighth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 exhibition victory. Willie McCovey homered in the first, and Linzy added a key double for the Giants.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cesar Gutierrez
Cleveland Indians
Ken Suarez
San Francisco Giants
Gutierrez
Frank Linzy
Giants
Willie McCovey
Tom Gramly
Decatur Hartselle Bears Tie 0-0 As Athens Wins 3-0 In Jamboree
In Decatur and Hartselle’s scoreless opener, Decatur punter Doug Fisher excelled with long kicks. Athens edged Austin 3-0 on a 10 yard field goal by Roddie Lott after 11 plays. Athens then held off Hartselle as the clock expired, while Decatur and Austin traded punts and stalled drives in a string of turnovers and penalties.
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Decatur
Athens
Hartselle
Doug Fisher
Raiders
Nate Holmes
Fisher
Athens Golden Eagles
Roddie Lott
Eagles
Austin
Randy Legg
Hartseller
Bowlers State Meet Moves Into Final Weekend
The Alabama Woman's Bowling Association State Tournament continued at Perry Lanes with action resuming Friday evening. As of press time no results were available and competition was not scheduled to end until 11 p.m. Action resumes this afternoon at 1 p.m. and runs through Sunday with the final weekend set for next Friday to Sunday.
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Alabama Woman's Bowling Association
Perry Lanes
Foster predicts KO of Tiger in title bout
Washington challenger Bob Foster predicted on Friday that he will knock out light heavyweight champion Dick Tiger in their title bout at Madison Square Garden on May 24.
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New York
Bob Foster
Washington, D.C
Dick Tiger
Madison Square Garden
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