Baseball Leaders and Standings in American League and National League
Major league standings and leaders are listed for both leagues. Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston, New York and Milwaukee lead American, while New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Montreal, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Cincinnati are highlighted in the National. The section includes recent results, upcoming games, and top batting and pitching figures such as Piniella, Rudi, Stargell, and Blyleven.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Minnesota
Chicago
California
Texas
Kansas City
Clark
Pattin
Blyteven
G.perry
Kekich
Rooker
Cuellar
Hand
Oakland
Hunter
Timmerman
Parsons
Wood
Pittsburgh
Montreal
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Reed
Reynolds
Simpson
Morton
Forsch
Matlack
Gibson
Greif
Blass
Sutton
Jenkins
Bryant
Donohue's Porsche In Can-Am Limelight
Mosport Park Ont AP selection of 35 starters for Sunday's Can-Am opener begins with Mark Donohue's new 12 cylinder twin turbo Porsche in the limelight. Donohue, recently Indianapolis 500 winner, tested the car in Germany and Canada and said the results were favorable. He noted shaving over a second from the Mosport lap record. The field includes Revson and Hulme on McLaren, Stewart out with an ulcer, Hobbs driving the updated Lola, and Cob Shadow in development. The race carries a $750000 purse.
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Britt
Mosport Park
Ont
Mark Donohue
Porsche
Donohue
Germany
Canada
Mosport
Brown University Engineering
McLaren
Pete Revson
Denis Hulme
Revson
Jackie Stewart
Stewart
Lola
Hulme
David Hobbs
Pooton
California
Hope Bobcats Place Two On All-State Baseball Team
Hope district runner up Hope placed two players on the Arkansas Activities Association all state baseball squad. Paul Young at second base and Bill Rowland catcher earned spots on the 13 man team selected by coaches. Rowland, son of Jim and Mrs. Rowland of Fulton, plans to attend the University of Arkansas. Young, son of N. P. Young Jr. of Hope, will attend Centenary College. Both aim to play college baseball.
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Arkansas Activities Association
Bobcats
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Bill Rowland
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Camden Fairview
Bay
Junction City
Bill
Jim Rowland
Fulton
University of Arkansas
Paul
N. P. Young, Jr
Centenary College
Hope x Star Brewers Snap slump in Arkansas rout
In a five game series opener at Little Rock San Antonio’s Brewers broke their skid by a 53 decision, ending Bill Bright’s 15 game hitting streak. Bright missed six innings with flu symptoms, then pinch hit in the seventh but was struck out by Gary Cavallo with a runner on second and one run in.
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Little Rock
San Antonio
Brewers
Arkansas
Bill Bright
Bright
Gary Cavallo
Key To The Mint Set To Run In Belmont Stakes
Key To The Mint will be backed by trainer Elliott Burch jockey Braulio Baeza and owner Paul Mellon as he seeks the Belmont Stakes. Bee Bee Bee skips the 1.7 mile classic after winning the Preakness, with post positions drawn after entries close. The 104th Belmont runs at 5:35 p.m. with CBS and radio coverage.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Key To the Mint
Elliott Burch
Braulio Baeza
Paul Mellon
Smiling Jack
Bee Bee Bee
CBS
Burch
Brookmeade Stable
Sword Dancer
Mellon
Belmont
Quadrangle
Arts and Letters
Baeza
Sherlock
Chateaugay
ABA weighs folding teams amid two day meeting
NEW YORK AP The American Basketball Association opens a two day session next Monday to discuss reducing teams and possibly dissolving the league to boost finances. Memphis Pittsburgh and Florida are eyed for cuts with Florida and Pittsburgh seen as prime targets due to weak attendance. Dissolution could allow NBA to pick strongest ABA clubs and bypass merger stay orders.
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New York
American Basketball Association
Associated Press
Memphis
Pittsburgh
Florida
Condors
National Basketball Association
ABA
NBA
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
NHL Grants Franchise To Two Cities
The NHL awarded 1974 expansion franchises to Kansas City Kansas and Washington D C after four ballots. Billy Harris was the No 1 pick for the Islanders with Jacques Richard second for the Flames, as clubs divided up top junior players and drafted four of the first 14 by Montreal. The Kansas City and Washington franchises are each paying six million dollars.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Montreal
National Hockey League
Kansas City
Kan
Washington
D.C
NHL Board of Governors
New York Islanders
Billy Harris
Atlanta Flames
Jacques Richard
Harris
Ontario Hockey Association
Dave Gardner
Richard
Quebec
Gardner
Steve Schutt
Sam Pollock
Canadiens
Michel Larocque
John van Boxmeer
California
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
NHL
World Hockey Association
WHA
Washington, D.C
Edwin G. Thompson
Jeff Jennings
New York Ranger
William Jennings
Lions Triumph In First Little League Showdown At K Park
Lions defeated Greening-Ellis 12 to 6 with Britt Henry earning the win on the mound. Taylor King led hitters with two singles while Arthur Brown paced the losers with three hits. Henry and Johnny Vickers hit home runs as Jim Henley belted a grand slam in the nightcap for Hope Auto, which edged Barrys 11 to 10. Rufus Herndon and Tommy Allen pitched for Hope Auto and Paul Willis and Barry Hogan for Barrys.
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K-Park
Lions
Greening-Ellis
Hope Auto
Barrys
Britt Henry
Steve Jones
Duane Cobb
Taylor King
Arthur Brown
Johnny Vickers
Walker
James
Pirates and Dodgers Picked To Win NL Race
Pirates and Dodgers, favorites to win NL division races, beat San Diego 11-2 and Chicago 2-1 respectively. Grabarkewitz scored on a wild pitch after a walk and sacrifice, earning Dodgers’ playful Winged Foot Award. Stargell Hebner Hernandez homered for Pittsburgh in a 15-hit rout of the Padres.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pirates
San Diego
Dodgers
Billy Grabarkewitz
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
New York
Reds
Mets
Atlanta
Montreal
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Texas
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Tommy John
Juan Pizarro
Cubs
Jose Cardenal
Chicago
Steve Garvey
Los Angeles
Walter Alston
Grabarkewitz
John
Bobby Valentine
Pizarro
Randy Hundley
Kangaroo Court
Grabby
Willie Stargell
Richie Hebner
Jackie Hernandez
Padres
Angels Defeat Gurdon at Legion Field in 12 6 win
Angels toppled Gurdon 12 6 at Legion Field on Wednesday night. Gene Hobson and John Henley hit three run homers for the Angels. Frank Bittle took the loss for Gurdon. Henley also earned the win. J Haney hit a two run homer for Gurdon. Angels schedule a double header at Magnolia Burdine Field. Al Oliver driven in four with two singles. Vic Davalillo added two runs and doubles.
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Gurdon
Legion Field
John Henley
Frank Bittle
Angels
Gene Hobson
J. Haney
Gordon
Magnolia
Burdine Field
al Oliver
Vic Davalillo
Cincinnati
Mets
Tom Seaver
Pete Rose
Joe Morgan
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Joe Hague
Perez
Danny Frisella
Larry Bowa
Tommy Hutton
Phillies
Astros
Billy Champion
Houston
Joe Hoerner
Bob Watson
Felix Millan
College World Series Opens in Omaha as ASU USC Lead
The 26th College World Series begins in Omaha with top ranked Arizona State (60-4) favored to challenge defending champion Southern California, which opens against Mississippi (28-14). Texas (38-7) faces Connecticut (19-5) in the other first round. Temple meets Oklahoma while Iowa (25-15) plays Arizona State in the Saturday games.
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Omaha
Neb
Arizona State
Southern California
USC
Mississippi
Pair Deadlocked In One Stroke Lead
Gay Brewer and Jim Jamieson sit five under par after round one at the $150,000 IVB Philadelphia Golf Classic. Brewer, 40, drinks milk and antacid to ease a healing ulcer while Jamieson, 29, manages a chronic back condition between shots.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Gay Brewer
Jim Jamieson
Speedy Crown Sold For Cool Million
Allan Leavitt and Frank Antonacci lead a syndicate that bought the 1971 Hambletonian winner Speedy Crown for 1 million dollars from Crown Stables. Speedy Crown, driven by Howard Beissinger, trotted 1:58 for the mile, the season’s best mark, as he won the $11,000 Challenge Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over Soda Hill.
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Columbus, Ohio
Allan Leavitt
Leavitt
Frank Antonacci
Speedy Crown
Speedy Scot
Nevele Pride
Lana Lovell Farms
Hanover
Crown Stables
Plainview
N.Y
Howard Beissinger
Soda Hill
Painted Doll
LPGA Championship Opens Amid Rain and Court Tension
In Sutton Massachusetts the opening round of the Eve LPGA Championship saw all 82 players fail to break par on the 6130 yard Pleasant Valley course as rain and pressure from plaintiff Janie Blalock’s court case loomed. Kathy Whitworth led with a 74 while several players, including Blalock, shared spots near the top. Blalock filed a $5 million suit and obtained a temporary injunction after being suspended by the LPGA for alleged unethical practices. Pam Barnett suffered a two-stroke penalty for an uncataloged ball mark and then triple-bogeyed on the 14th.
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Dave O’hara
Associated Press
Sutton
Mass
Janie Blalock
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Blalock
Japan
Sayoki Yamazaki
Pam Barnett
Betty Burfeindt
Barbara Romack
Carvle
Jo Skala
Sandra Palmer
Sharon Miller
Miss Whitworth
New England
Portsmouth
N.H
LPGA
Miss Barnett
Charlotte
N.C
Pros Prepare For U S Open At Pebble Beach
Golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer visit Pebble Beach ahead of the U S Open. Nicklaus arrives to practice while Palmer, away from the course for a year and a half, joins tours in a round. The rough is noted as challenging and time consuming for players.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Palmer
Carmel Bay
Solunar Tables Schedule Based on Knight's Tables
Solunar Periods printed here come from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to find the best sport each day offers.
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Richard Alden Knight
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