Baseball Scores and Leaders From Monday Action
Hope x Star Sports recaps Monday results with San Francisco routing Pittsburgh 7-2 and Cincinnati topping New York 5-0. Houston crushed Philadelphia 7-0. listings include Tuesday and Wednesday games, and league leaders in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching wins and strikeouts.
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Mondy
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
New York
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Osteen
Chicago
Jenkins
Atlanta
Gentry
Montreal
Stoneman
Koosman
Cincinnati
Grimsley
Bryant
Briles
Twitchell
Wilson
San Diego
Greif
St. Louis
Maddox
Watson
Htn
Bonds
Wynn
Ferguson
Bench
Cin
Fuentes
Metzger
Sanguillen
Pgh
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Adl
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Cedeno
Billingham
Wise
Stl
Seaver
Carlton
Phi
W.L. Pet. G.B. Chicago
Mittsburgh
St Louis
Tos Angeles
St. Atlanta
Baseball Standings and Monday Results Amid League Split
American League standings show Detroit 27 22 .561 leading, New York 26 24, Baltimore 22 22, Kansas City 30 24 at 556, and California 25 22. Monday games include Boston 9 3 over Kansas City, Milwaukee 2 over Oakland, plus several matchups with pitchers Woodson Bosman Cuellar Siebert Pattin Stottlemyre Hand and more.
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Detroit
New York
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Boston
Cleveland
West Chicago
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Texas
Milestones and standings from early league play in 1970s baseball
The league leads feature Blomberg and Kirkpatrick atop runs and RBIs with Mayberry and Patek close behind. Otis tops hits while D Allen and Kirkpatrick share doubles. Carew, Coggins, Bumbry lead triples. Mayberry and BD Allen hit homers, North and Harper pace steals. Pitchers Ryan and Singer high strikeout counts. Mets start season with rookies Parker Milner Theodore Chiles.
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Kirkpatrick
Mayberry
Patek
Melton
Chi
Otis
Murcer
D.allen
Rojas
Carew
Min
Coggins
Bal
Bumbry
E.brinkman
Det
Spencer
Tex
Allen
North
Oak
Harper
Ben
Singer
Cal
Coleman
Del
Holtzman
N.ryan
Ask Murray Olderman about sports gossip and autographs
A chaotic Q and A style piece compiles reader questions on pro sports, press scrutiny, and autographs. Topics include Charlie Finley and Oakland Athletics, Jean Claude Kills skiing return, Cosell persona, and how to obtain athlete autographs through club publicity offices.
Foreman Roman fight set for Sept 1 in Tokyo
George Foreman’s first heavyweight title defense is planned for September 1 in Tokyo against Puerto Rico’s Joe King Roman. Foreman, 24, won the title by KO of Joe Frazier and is expected to earn about $750,000 this bout, with sponsors totaling around $2 million for the two-title program.
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Associated Press
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George Foreman
Tokyo
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Dick Sadler
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Foreman
Japan
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Mexico
Ricardo Arredondo
World Boxing Council
Morito Kashiwaba
Oakland
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Ken Norton
Joe Bugner
Ron Lyle
Nastase Aims for No 1 Clay Title at French
Ilie Nastase, 26, Romanian, seeks the world No 1 clay court ranking by winning the French Open final against Nikola Pilic of Yugoslavia at Roland Garros. Nastase defeated Tom Gorman 6-3 6-4 6-1 in the semifinals, while Pilic swept Adriano Panatta 6-4 6-3 6-2 to reach the final.
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Associated Press
PARIS
Ilie Nastase
Nastase
Nikki Pilic
Yugoslavia
Roland Garros Stadium
Pilic
Adriano Panatta
Mets Injury List Expands As Harrelson Fractures Hand
Mets suffer another injury blow as Bud Harrelson fractures his left hand during a 5-0 defeat to the Reds. Cleon Jones and Jerry Grote are already on the disabled list, with Willie Mays and John Milner recently affected. Mike Matlack loses another start amid a five-game skid. Meanwhile, Tito Fuentes and Garry Maddox drive in three apiece as Giants beat Pirates 7-2, Astros shut out Phillies 7-0, Brewers edge A’s 2-0, and Red Sox topple Royals 9-3.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Willie Mays
Cleon Jones
John Milner
Bud Harrelson
Jerry Grote
New York Mets
New Yorkers
Harrelson
Cincinnati Reds
Jones and Grote
Milner
Mays
Jon Matlack
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
Tito Fuentes
Garry Maddox
Tom Bradley
Giants
Pirates
Los Angeles
Eight-run Rally Falls Short for Midland Cubs
The Midland Cubs staged an eight-run ninth inning rally but lost 16-15 to the Shreveport Captains. Alexandria Aces catcher Joe Azcue homered twice with five RBIs while Randy Jones added pitching in an 11-6 San Antonio Brewers win. El Paso Sun Kings beat Memphis Blues 5-2 as Amarillo Arkansas game postponed by power failure. In five games, Midland had 45 hits to Shreveport's 43.
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Associated Press
Midland
Midland Cubs
Shreveport
Alexandria Aces
Joe Azcue
Randy Jones
San Antonio Brewers
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Memphis Blues
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Howe and Sons open for business with Aeros
Gordie Howe and his two sons Marty and Mark join the Houston Aeros in a move that could reshape WHA talent. Howe, 45, aims to play with them as an aging veteran while Mark and Marty face a two year wait to join the NHL.
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Associated Press
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Gordie Howe & Sons
Houston Aeros Today
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Breat
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Baseball scouts dip into free agent market today
By Hal Bock New York AP Baseball talent scouts begin the annual summer draft of graduating high school and college players. The Texas Rangers hold the first pick in the regular phase after finishing last in the American League last season. Between 850 and 1000 players are expected to be chosen over two days.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
NEW York
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Philadelphia
Alan Bannister
Eugene
Phillies
Oakland
Chinese gymnasts wrap goodwill tour with ovation in Seattle
The Chinese gymnastics team concluded a U S goodwill tour with a standing ovation from over 5,000 fans at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle. The eight men and eight women, joined by Seattle area performers, closed the exhibition with song and dance as pianist Choy Chia-sheng accompanied them. The group began in New York last month and visited three other U S cities before Seattle. Coach Hsu Jen chieh called the event a vivid expression of deep friendship through an interpreter.
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Seattle
People’s Republic of China
United States
Hec Edmundson
China
Choy Chia-sheng
New York
U.S
Compressing a cryptic note into a tougher gusse headline
A cryptic request hints at a writer addressing Gforgy Qld¢erman and olderman figures while denying personal letters. The fragment references a columnist named Olderman declining individual correspondence and inviting questions, framed as a communal newspaper interaction.
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Coiemie Olderman
Blond Texan Halton Tops First British Amateur Round
Phil Halton the blond Texan from Waco Texas defeated England's Harry Hopkins 4 and 3 at Royal Porthcawl in Wales to surge into contention for the British Amateur Golf Championship. The 22 year old amateur has no lessons yet praised for one of the best swings since Jack Nicklaus.
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Wales
Phil Halton
Royal and Ancient Club
Jack Nicklaus
Halton
Waco
Tex
England
Harry Hopkins
Royal Porthcawl Links
Clas
Linda's Chief Won't Run In Belmont Triple Crown
Albany, New York AP report says Linda's Chief owner Neil Hellman announced on Monday the horse will not be entered in Belmont Stakes. The decision ends Linda's Chief bid to derail the season's latest racing sensation and complete the Triple Crown quest.
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Albany
N.Y
Secretariat
Belmont
Neil Hellman
Smith rebounds to beat Dent in Italian Championship match
Stan Smith, seeded first in the Italian Tennis Championship, recovered from a first-set loss to defeat Australian Phil Dent 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a second-round match. The Pasadena native broke back in the fourth game of the second set and again in the ninth of the third, finishing with a strong serve. Evonne Goolagong defeated Lucia Bassi 6-1, 6-? in women's figures play.
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Stan Smith
Phil Dent
Smith
Dent
NPS Tose
Pasadena
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Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Lucia Bassi
Italy
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