Reds stretch winning streak in tight NL West race
Reds win 7-2 over St Louis to extend five game streak and eight wins in nine, closing on Dodgers who beat Phillies 2-1. Pete Rose paces offense with a two-double day as Cincinnati chases LA in a hot August, while other NL games feature Giants over Mets and Astros over Cubs. In AL, Baltimore routs Kansas City as Milwaukee nips Minnesota in 10 innings.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press Sports Wrnter
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Los Angeles
Dodgers
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Dodger
Philadelphia
Pete Rose
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
National League and American League East and West standings listed with records and games back. Prominent teams include St Louis Montreal Baltimore Pittsburgh Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Milwaukee Cleveland Houston Atlanta California San Diego Texas and more. Saturday and Sunday results shown for multiple games, with key outcomes and upcoming matchups across divisions.
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G.B. St. Louis
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Montreal
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Oakland
San Francisco
Minnesota
Houston
Atlanta
California
San Diego
Texas
New
St. Louis
Los
Solunar Tables Guide for Daily Fishing and Hunting
Solunar Periods printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES guide readers to plan days for peak activity. The schedule helps anglers fish in favorable territory and hunters seek good cover during prime periods for better sport outcomes.
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Richard Alden Knight
Brooks wins first major race at Talladega
Brooks, a 31 year old from Porterville, Calif, shocks Taladega 500 with Plymouth as David Pearson battles fading power to finish third. Brooks earns 20850 dollars from a 145000 dollar purse, while Pearson collects 9040 and needs 4310 to reach 1 million in career prize money.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
Bill Mazeroski
David
Talladega
Ala
David Pearson
Dick Brooks
Brooks
Porter
Pearson
Nicklaus Captures PGA Title In Cleveland Showdown
Jack Nicklaus won the PGA Championship at Canterbury near Cleveland with a three under par 69 to finish 277, four strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton. He surpassed Bobby Jones with 12 major titles, praised by peers who called him the greatest, as Weiskopf and others lauded his astonishing form and career milestones.
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George Strode
Associated Press
Cleveland
Jack Nicklaus
Bobby Jones
Jones
Bruce Crampton
Nicklaus
Canterbury Golf
Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Jack
Cepeda sparks Boston victory in a DH heavy day
Boston's Orlando Cepeda went five for five with a home run in a 14-8 win over the Angels, boosting his DH stretch to 16 games and a .302 average. Frank Robinson added two homers for California in the same set of games, while Milwaukee defeated Minnesota 10-9 as Dave May and George Scott delivered late hits. Additional AL results included A's 13, Yanks 12. Tigers 6, White Sox 2. Orioles 10, Royals 6. Indians 7, Rangers 6. NL scores featured Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2. Houston 3, Chicago 2. Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 2. San Francisco 4, New York 1. and a Padres-Expos- notables doubleheader ending Montreal 2, San Diego 0 and Padres 4, Expos 3 in 10 innings.
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Cesar Cedeno
Pirates
Braves
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Atlanta
Bill Virdon
Montreal
San Diego
Steve Rogers
Mike Marshall
Clarence Gaston
Padres
Dave Roberts
Marshall
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Chicago
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Norman
Briles
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Roberts
St. Louis
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Matlack
Greif
Torrez
Osteen
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San Francisco
Fred Rothenberg
Associated Press
Joe Cronin
Orlando Cepeda
Frank Robinson
Red Sox
Angels
Cepeda
Brewers
Twins
Dave May
George Scott
May
Scott
A’s
Yanks
Indians
Rangers
Walt Williams
Chris Chambliss
Expos
West tops East 9-0 in Arkansas All-Star football game
Quarterback Tom Koonce of Hot Springs and wingback Bruce Wooldridge of North Little Rock connected for the lone West touchdown as Arkansas All-Star football ended in a 9-0 West victory. Mike Dunaway of Conway added a 31-yard field goal to complete the scoring, while Wooldridge and East standout Sam Coleman earned MVP backs and Phillip Dokes was MVP lineman.
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Little Rock
Tom Koonce
Hot Springs
Bruce Wooldride
North Little Rock
Ole Main
Mike Dunaway
Conway
Dunaway
Koonce-Wooldridge
Mark Robbins
Wooldridge
Sam Coleman
Pine Bluff
Phillip Dokes
Hope Faces Ledwell in Hope Invitational Final
Angels rally in the ninth and ten innings to beat Magnolia and earn a rematch with Ledwell and Son of Texarkana in the Hope Invitational baseball final at Legion Field. Jim Arrington, Larry Walker, and Hugh Davis sparked the rally, with John Henley belting a 385 foot homer in the tenth.
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Hope
Angels
Magnolia
Ledwell
Son
Texarkana
Legion Feild
Jim Arrington
Larry Walker
Hugh Davis
Arrington
Walker
Paul Young
John Henley
Butch Fant
Mike Downs
Olga Korbut faces limits on daring moves at Games
Moscow star Olga Korbut, famed Olympic gold medalist, says officials ban her daring routines. She plans a back flip at the University Games but not in the Olympics unless rules change. The Vienna of Munich rules restrict such moves. Korbut studies at Grodno University and recalls meeting President Nixon.
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Will Grimsley
Moscow
Olga Korbut
Soviet Union
Crystal Palace
Olga
Munich
International Gymnastics Federation
Ludmila Yurisheva
Grodno University
Tyke
United States
Nixon
White House
Disneyland
California
Junior Golf Tournament Planned at Hope Country Club
The Hope Men's Golf Association sponsors a Junior Golf Tournament for Hope Country members on August 15 at Hope Country Club. Players are bracketed by age groups 8 to 14, with champions and runners up in each group. Officials include both Hope Ladies and Men’s Golf Associations members.
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Hope Men’s Golf Association
Children of Hope Country
Hope Country Club
Hope Ladies Golf Association
Men’s Golf Association
Hope Bobcats Advance Season Tickets On Sale
Hope High School Bobcats begin 1973-74 football on Aug 31 against Ashdown Panthers with five home games starting Sept 7 vs Prescott. Season book $8.00 includes $2 savings. individual game tickets $2 adults $1 students. Tickets available at local banks, insurance, HS office, and School Administrative office.
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Hope High School Bobcats
Ashdown Panthers
Prescott
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Anderson-Frazier Insurance Company
Greening-Ellis Company
Hope High School
Bobcat
AA Athletic Association
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