Baseball Friday through Sunday schedule and leaders summary
Major league schedule lists Friday games Oakland at Baltimore California at Cleveland Texas at Milwaukee Boston at Kansas City Minnesota at Detroit New York at Chicago. Sunday matchups include Oakland at Baltimore Boston at Kansas City New York at Chicago along with several interleague and division games. Leading American League stats feature P Kelly Chi .327 Rudi Oak .324 runs Harper Bs n 29 To var Min 29 and RBIs All en Chi 32 R Jackson Oak 26. National League batting shows Sang aillen Pgh .353 Torre SF .351 and Kuns Morgan Cin 42 with Stargell Pgh 31 among leaders.
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Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Oakland
Blue
Palmer
California
Wright
Colbert
Texas
Gogolewski
Milwaukee
Lonborg
Krausse
Kansas City
Drago
Minnesota
Kaat
Lolich
New York
Peterson
Chicago
Bradley
Associated Press
P Kelly
Chi
Rudi
Oak
Harper
Bsn
Tovar
Min
Piniella
D.allen
R.jackson
Fisk
Thompson
R. Jackson
Randle
Tex
McCraw
Cle
Studi
Duncan
Cash
Det
D.nelson
P-Kelly
Kant
Lee
Isn
Lalich
Coleman
Blyleven
Iin
Sangaillen
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Torre
Sil
Alou
Kuns Morgan
Cin
Gonds
Huns
Kingsman
Stargell
W.L. Pet. G.B
West
California Texas
Lakers to name new general manager today
The Los Angeles Lakers were to announce a new general manager after Fred Schaus resigned May 16 to return to college coaching at Purdue. Pete Newell, ex UC Berkeley coach and former San Diego Rockets GM, was considered a leading candidate. Jim Hardy of the ABA LA Stars, now relocated to Utah, was also mentioned.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Fred Schaus
Lakers
Purdue
Pete Newell
University of California
NBA
San Diego Hockets
Jim Hardy
Los Angeles Stars
American Basketball Association
Utah
Little League Winners At K Park Hope Auto Tops CBC 8 3
In Little League at K Park Hope Auto defeated CBC 8 to 3 with Rufus Herndon earning the win as pitcher. Barry's beat Greening Ellis 16 to 3 in the nightcap with Stan Harris and Kelly Butler each going three for four and Harris hitting his second homer of the season.
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Bonnie Willis
K-Park
Hope Auto
CBC
Barry
Greening-Ellis
Rufus Herndon
Ira Scott
Aaron Sheppard
Mike Godwin
Mike Metzger
Jay Moses
Wayne Fast
Steve Jones
Arthur Brown
Greening Ellis
Stan Harris
Kelly Butler
Paul Luker
Lions
Walker
James
Cindy Sisson
Legion Field
Blevins
Anderson-Frazier
Merchants
Clay O’steen
Mark Spears
James Staggers
Jim Rhodes
Larry Banks
Curtis Banks
Gary Banks
Don Askew
Ist National
Corn Belt
Indy Driver Disgusted With Race
Indianapolis AP report notes Jim Hurtubise slipping from 16th to 23rd in the Indianapolis 500 and threatening to quit the U S Auto Club. He blamed officials for 200 miles of racing and a tow to the pits after running out of fuel, claiming needed changes and recalling a near confrontation with track attendants. He criticized the pre race instruction by Chief Steward Harlan Fengler.
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Indianapolis
Jim Hurtubise
Hurtubise
U.S. Auto Club
Tonawanda
N.Y
Lawsuit Follows Blalock Suspension
LPGA star Jane Blalock filed a $5 million lawsuit against the LPGA after a one year suspension for ethics violations. The suit seeks a court order allowing competition while unresolved and claims damages of at least $3 million. Erickson said the suspension followed three executive committee meetings over ten days and involved scorecard irregularities at the Blue Grass Invitational.
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Atlanta
Jane Blalock
Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour
E. M
Bud” Erickson
LPGA
New York
Miss Blalock
U.S
Blalock
Charles A. Moye Jr
Erickson
Reds Tie For Second Place With Astros
The Reds crushed the Astros 10-3 to pull into a two way tie for second in the NL West behind the Dodgers. Hal McRae's grand slam and home runs by Johnny Bench and Tony Perez highlighted Cincinnati's four game sweep at the Astrodome.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Big Red
Houston
Astros
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Astrodome
Hal McRae
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Paradise
Reds
Johnny
Tony
Anderson
Bench
Perez
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Solunar Tables and Peak Hunting Times
Solunar Period schedule from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES guides readers to plan fishing and hunting around prime sport periods each day. It advises using these windows to maximize success in favorable territory and cover.
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Richard Alden Knight
Sanudo Leads Kemper Open With Borrowed Putter
Cesar Sanudo fired a seven under par 65 to lead the Kemper Open after the first round at Quail Hollow. He borrowed a putter from Lee Trevino the day before and joked about a 30 percent share, while Billy Casper shot 66 to stay one behind. Arnold Palmer Sam Mead George Archer and defending champion Weiskopf trailed with 70s and 72s.
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Charlotte
N.C
Cesar Sanudo
Lee Trevino
Sanudo
Lee
Trevino
Quail Hollow Country Club
Billy Casper
Casper
Arnold Palmer
Sam Mead
George Archer
Gary Player
Tom Weiskopf
Texas Action: Alexandria Aces vs Padres exhibition upset
The Alexandria Aces, atop the TL East, faced San Diego Padres affiliates in an exhibition and crushed them 3 to 0 as six Ace pitchers held the Padres to four hits. In TL play, Arkansas beat Midland 9 to 2, El Paso edged Memphis 9 to 2, and Amarillo defeated Shreveport 9 to 2.
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Associated Press
Alexandria Aces
San Diego Padres
Padres
Aces
Alexandria
San Diego
Arkansas
Midland
el Paso
Memphis
Amarillo
Shreveport
Red Sox Finish Off Orioles 7-1 Behind Siebert
Sonny Siebert improved to 16-4 career against Baltimore as Boston beat the Orioles 7-1. Rico Petrocelli provided a second inning two run single, Carlton Fisk hit a three run homer, and Perry notched his ninth win for Cleveland in a 1-0 decision over Detroit. Kansas City defeated Minnesota 5-3 and Milwaukee edged the Yankees 9-8 in 12 innings. Other NL scores listed with Mets beating Phillies 6-1 and Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.
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Cesar Cedeno
Doug Rader
Jerry Reuss
Cincinnati
Steve Stone
Gary Maddox
San Francisco
Tito Fuentes
Ed Goodson
Bill Singer
Fuentes
Chris Speier
Chicago
St. Louis
Bill Hands
Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Sonny Siebert
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Orioles
Siebert
Birds
Billy Hunter
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Gaylord Perry
Kansas City
Minnesota
Milwaukee
New York Yankees
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
California
Texas
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Houston
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Atlanta
San Diego
Rico Petrocelli
Dave McNally
Carlton Fisk
Perry
Eddie Leon
Tom McCraw
Joe Coleman
Tigers
Indians
Natch
UCLA In Showdown For Championship
UCLA and USC, with Oregon and UTEP, are rated as favorites as the 51st NCAA track meet began on the University of Oregon campus. Coach Jim Bush said UCLA is in a four-team battle for the national title after Thursday's opening session, with John Smith of UCLA clinching a 400 meter heat win in 45.9 seconds.
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Ken Doney
Associated Press
Eugene
Oregon
USC
UCLA
UTEP
Southern Cal
Bush
John Smith
Herb Washington
Michigan State
Bruin
Jim Bush
Bruins
Benny Brown
Feldmann
America
Spends Vacation In Golf Tourney Reports From Several Meets
The article covers Southern Cal advancing sprinters Don Quarrie Willie Deckard and Leon Brown to semifinals and the 400 relay, plus Ivory Crockett of Southern Illinois in the 100. UTEP faced early setbacks with Harold Williams and Steve Williams injuring their campaigns as Harrington Jackson and Errol Stewart advanced in the 100. The schedule lists finals across decathlon, long jump, hammer, shot put, 100 meters, 10,000 meters, and 110 meter hurdles with five other semifinals planned, in a metric-driven Olympic year format.
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Southern Cal
Don Quarrie
Willie Deckard
Leon Brown
Trojans
Deckard
Ivory Crockett
Southern Illinois
UTEP
Harold Williams
Steve Williams
Harrington Jackson
Errol Stewart
Fernando DeLaCerda
Jackson
Cubs and Braves win in extra innings and blowout
The Cubs beat the Saints 8 to 7 in extra innings with Steve Jackson earning the win and Morgan taking the loss. The Braves defeated the Dodgers 13 to 5 behind Leim who struck out seven. The Yankees edged the Cardinals 4 to 3 as Sutton struck out 12 and Scott Hughes took the loss.
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Cubs
Saints
Steve Jackson
Morgan
Braves
Dodgers
Leim
McHenry
Yankees
Sutton
Scott Hughes
Dog Finishes Last In Qualifying Run
The 51st NCAA track and field championships opened with humor as a dog interrupted the 5 000 meters qualifying. Local favorite Todd Lathe r failed to reach the finals, Feldmann and Samara had poor showings, and UCLA faced a baton mishap history.
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Dan Berger
Associated Press
Eugene, Ore
Todd Lathers
Oregon
Caryfeldmann
Washington
Fred Samara
Penn
Mike Hill
Colorado
Harold Williams
Texas- el Paso
Steve Williams
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