Pirates Rally Twice To Sweep Cards In Twin Bill
The Pittsburgh Pirates win 4-3 and 5-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals as Manny Sanguillen and Bob Robertson lift the opener with a 10th inning homer and a ninth-inning rally. Milt May and Gene Alley provide the decisive blows in the nightcap after a late deficit. Other NL results feature Dodgers, Reds, Expos, and Astros in mixed-innings action. AL scores include Red Sox, Twins, Royals, and Tigers with rainouts delaying two games.
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Associated Press
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Pirates
Milt May
Gene Alley
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia
New York
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
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Petty claims Grand National crown at Gwyn Staley race
Richard Petty dominated the Gwyn Staley Memorial at North Wilkesboro Speedway driving a Dodge. He led 387 of 400 laps, finished in 2 hours 34 minutes 17 seconds at 97.224 mph, and held a four lap margin over Benny Parsons with Buddy Baker and Bobby Allison close behind. Petty, 30-year veteran, hinted retirement talk but said he enjoys winning more now.
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Bloys Britt
North Wilkesboro
N.C
Richard Petty
Petty
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Benny Parsons
Buddy Baker
Bobby Allison
Cecil Gordon
A's Bow To Twins In Opening Baseball Setback
Oakland's World Series champions, the A's, opened 1973 with a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins as sloppy defense and costly plays proved decisive. Ken Holtzman was hurt by unearned runs after a Bando error and a Carew triple, while Danny Walton homered for Minnesota. Cepeda and the Red Sox finally beat the Yankees, and other early results included Detroit beating Cleveland and KC defeating California.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Oakland
Gene Tenace
A’s
Minnesota Twins
A's
New York Yankees
Orlando Cepeda
Boston
Sparky Lyle
Red Sox
Yanks
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
California
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
Braves
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Montreal
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
San Diego
Philadelphia
New York
Ken Holtzman
Sal Bando
Rod Carew
Holtzman
Dick Williams
Minnesota
Danny Walton
Twins
Cepeda
Lyle
Dark-horse from England leads Masters surge at Augusta
Peter Oosterhuis, a 50-1 outsider from England, took a four under 68 to lead the Masters by three strokes at 211 as rain drenched Augusta National. Jack Nicklaus slumped to 219 after a third-round 73 while Ben Crenshaw, amateur, sat among leaders with 219.
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Augusta
England
Peter Oosterhuis
Augusta National
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Oosterhuis
Ben Crenshaw
Gay Brewer
Brewer
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Ozaki
Masashi
Jamieson
Jameison
Snead
Sam
Cbs-Tv
Jimmy Jamieson
Bob Goalby
J.C. Snead
John Miller
Tommy Aaron
Chi Chi
Rodriguez
Goalby
Brewer. They’ve Been Up There Before.” Oosterhuis
Hope junior Olympic teams face tough regional foes in St Louis
Hope’s 11 and 12 year olds reached semifinals via forfeit from Overland, Mo but lost 47 25 to Topeka Kans the tourney winner. Belleville Ill outscored Hope 38 20 in the consolation. Tony Mitchell led Hope in both games. In PeeWee 9 and 10 year olds Atkinson Kans upset Hope 36 10. Cape Girardeau Mo won consolation 42 16.
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St. Louis
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Overland
Topeka
Kans
Belleville
Ill
Tony Mitchell
PeeWee
Atkinson
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Playoff Basketball And Baseball Scattered Scores Hope Star
Western Conference playoff action features Golden State 102 over Milwaukee and Indiana 121 over Denver as Utah dominates San Diego. Eastern matchups see Atlanta and Chicago tied, New York and Baltimore playing, with Chicago Los Angeles also tied. ABA first round results include Kentucky 114 over Virginia. National League notes top Pittsburgh and New York, with multiple rain delays affecting schedules.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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Milwaukee
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Wis
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Montreal
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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San Diego
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Knicks Pull Off Playoff Evasion Magic In New York
Earl Monroe leads the Knicks past the Bullets 109-99 sealing Baltimore’s elimination from the NBA playoffs and hinting at a move to Largo Maryland next season. Walt Frazier backs Monroe as Chicago and Atlanta win their games while ABA results feature Utah’s 120-99 victory over San Diego.
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Associated Press
Earl Monroe
Jerry Lucas
New York
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Monroe
Lucas
Knick
Baltimore Bullets
Knicks
Baltimore
NBA
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Walt Frazier
Chicago
Bob Love
Lakers
Bulls
Dick Motta
Chet Walker
Walker
Love
Atlanta
Pete Maravich
Boston Celtics
Maravich
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Hawks
Celtics
John Havlicek
Lou Hudson
Havlicek
Pro track may be here to stay
In Oklahoma City the ITA drew 6,665 spectators for a show featuring Kenya's Kip Keino Jim Ryan and Bob Seagram. Coaches and athletes expressed optimism about professional track offering earnings for top amateurs, while noting financial risks and the need to maintain a true track emphasis. Jerome Howe won the mile, earning $600, edging Keino in a four minute flat time.
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Ron Jenkins
Associated Press
Oklahoma City, Okla
International Track Association
ITA
Kenya
Kip Keino
Jim Ryan
Bob Seagram
Oklahoma City
Jim Terrell
Kansas State
Jerome Howe
Keine
USC Wins AAU Men Title. Indiana Falls Short
Southern California captures its second straight AAU men's crown with 666 points, beating Indiana University which trails with 255. Santa Clara Swim Club dominates the women’s AAU, scoring 326 to host Cincinnati Marlins’ 194 as Shane Gould stars with three golds and 77 points. Rick Colella of Washington earns the men’s high-point honors with top showings in breaststroke and medley events.
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George Strode
Associated Press
Cincinnati
University of Southern California
Peter DeLand
Trojans
Southern California
Indiana University
Hoosiers
Santa Clara Swim Club
Californians
Santa Clara
Cincinnati Marlins
Shane Gould
Miss Gould
California
University of Washington
Rick Colella
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