Pepitone Faces Retired Life Tug With Braves Efforts
Saint Louis AP report shows Joe Pepitone signaling a second voluntary retirement after a May 19 trade from the Cubs to the Braves. Braves VP and manager discuss hopes to change his mind as Pepitone cites travel strain and fan pressure.
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Bettenhausen Favorite In Record Indy 500 Field
Gary Bettenhausen emerges as the favorite for the 57th Indianapolis 500 with a 33 car field and a record average qualifying speed of 192.329 mph. Weather could delay the start from 11 a.m. and showers threaten a 60 percent chance, with a potential postponement if rain stops or backs out before half distance.
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Indy 500 pace laps rule changes prompt caution
Favorite with Indy's 33 car field faces tighter control after past pileups at the start. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler warned drivers at the meeting to keep pace and avoid early chaos as Tony Julman of the speedway stressed the danger of early laps. See INDY On Page 11.
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Hammering Toward Ruth and Musial in National League Roundup
Hank Aaron chases Babe Ruth and Stan Musial for distinct all time marks as the NL slate rolls on. Dodgers edge Mets 2-1 Giants top Expos 6-3 Phillies sweep Padres 4-3 and 6-4 in the doubleheader. Lee May powers Houston past Pittsburgh with three RBI and Dave Roberts support. Ferguson Jenkins earns a three hitter for Chicago over Cincinnati despite a rain delay. Johnny Bench breaks Jenkins no hit bid with a fifth inning single after the delay. Ron Bryant yields eight hits as San Francisco beats Montreal with a two run first inning. Clyde Mashore drives in Expos final two runs via pinch homer in ninth. Joe Ferguson belts his 11th homer and Don Sutton plates a run with a sac fly in L A’s win over New York. Phillies capitalize on three San Diego errors in the opener of their doubleheader.
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Rangers Relieve Pressure With Win Over Yankees
Whitey Herzog shuffled relievers and John Rice summoned Bill Gogolewski for 21 1 3 innings of one hit relief that preserved Sonny Siebert s 5 2 victory over New York Rangers snapped an eight game skid and Kansas City split a rain shortened doubleheader with Boston Mayberry drove in five as KC outslugged the Red Sox in the opener while Yastrzemski Cepeda and Petrocelli produced key hits in the nightcap Boston won the second game 7 2 after Tiant limited KC to seven hits
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Padres Move To Washington DC Set For 1974 Season
A Washington DC group buys the San Diego Padres for a record 12 million dollars from C Arnholt Smith and plans to relocate the team to the capital city for 1974. Smith confirms the sale and notes a 100000 dollar down payment. Buzzie Bavasi cites NL owners for the club’s poor season and suggests the AL expansion price was cheaper.
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Padres owner signs sale plan shocking fans and players
SAN DIEGO AP reports Padre owner C Arnholt Smith signed a mid season letter of intent to sell the club for relocation to Washington in 1974. Nate Colbert and teammates express surprise and disappointment while club Vice President Peter Bavasi strains to stay positive about more exciting baseball to come.
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