Aaron’s 676th homer fuels Braves but loss to Dodgers
Aaron homered for the 7th time in 1973 and reached 676 career blasts as Atlanta fell 6-2 to Los Angeles. The day’s NL results saw New York edge Philadelphia 2-1, Pittsburgh defeat Montreal 8-3, Chicago beat St. Louis 8-6, and Cincinnati sweeping San Francisco 11-0 and 7-3 with Morgan, Perez, Concepcion collecting multiple hits. Cincinnati also piled on against San Francisco with 18 runs in a doubleheader led by Cesar Geronimo and Joe Morgan.
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Ruth
New York
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Pittsburgh
Montreal
Chicago
St. Louis
San Diego
Houston
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Braves
California
Atlanta
Downing
Dodgers
von Joshua
Los Angeles
Ry Parker
Joe Pepitone
Perry Denies Malpractice As Tigers Host A Lopsided Loss
Detroit manager Billy Martin accuses Cleveland pitcher Gaylord Perry of throwing a spitball as Perry blanks Detroit 7 0 on two hits. Perry counters with fork ball claims. Yankees beat Red Sox 6 2 and Milwaukee edges Baltimore 3 2 in 11 innings. rain halts California Texas doubleheader. Stottlemyre pitches four hitless innings in New York win. Curtis fails early.
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New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Baltimore Orioles
California
Texas
Minnesota
Mickey Stanley
Dick McAuliffe
Detroit
Bill Freehan
Mel Stottlemyre
Horace Clark
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Red Sox
Stottlemyre
Yanks
Boston
John Curtis
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Pedro Garcia
Mark Belanger
RBI
Wright wins Colgate-Dinah Shores with final hole birdie
Mickey Wright captures the Colgate-Dinah Shores Winners Circle title at Mission Hills Golf Club in Palm Springs. She seals her 82nd career victory with a 25-foot birdie on the last hole while Joyce Kazmierski, Carol Mann, and Betty Burfiendt chase the top prize and Kathy Whitworth finishes fifth.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Mickey Wright
Miss Wright
Mission Hills Golf Club
Joyce Kazmierski
Carol Mann
Betty Burfiendt
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
Associated Press
Texas Relays Spark Texas Longhorns Sweep Relay Titles
Texas, led by four relay wins, captured the outstanding university team award at the 46th Texas Relays in Austin. The Longhorns won the sprint medley, 2 mile, 480 yard shuttle hurdles, and mile relays as Ken Stadel of Rice and Willie McGeen of Alcorn A&M were named top individuals in the university and college divisions. Rain, no high schools, and spring vacation reduced attendance. 9,500 fans attended vs. a 15,000 break-even goal.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Longhorns
Ken Stadel
Rice
Randy Matson
Willie McGeen
Alcorn A&m
Fights Last Night in Huntingdon West Virginia
Jim My Tats of Louisville Kentucky knocked out Joe Harrison of Cincinnati Ohio in a heavyweight bout fought last night in Huntingdon West Virginia. Harrison was knocked out in the early rounds.
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W. Va
Jimmy Tats
Louisville
Kky
Joe Harrison
Cincinnati
Baldwin Teams Dominant At Perry Relays In 54 Point Outing
Baldwin wins Perry Relays with 54 points led by Mike Carriker and Rick Webb as Carriker takes 100 and 440 and Webb places in multiple sprints. Sabetha follows with 44 and Valley Falls with 43 while several schools claim runner up and relay records.
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Mike Carriker
Rick Webb
Sabetha
Valley Falls
Carriker
Webb
Baldwin
Vince Freeman
Eric North
Lynn Bohmann
Mike Sparks
Harvey
Basehor
McLeod
Elliott
Valley Trails
Meyer
Stiilbell
Jeff North
Standings And Results From Sunday To Monday Games
Baseball standings show Pittsburgh leading with 5 wins and 1 loss while New York is 5 2 1 4. Chicago 4 9 3. Montreal 3 4 6 4. Philadelphia 8 4 9 4. St Louis 7 3 7. Cincinnati 7 3 7. San Francisco 7 4 6 3. Houston 6 3 4 4. Los Angeles 4 6 4 0. Atlanta 3 6 1 8. Sunday results include Cleveland 7 Detroit 0 and Kansas City 12 Chicago 5. Oakland Minnesota game ppd. Monday schedules list Detroit at Boston and California at Minnesota among others.
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Boston
Kansas City
Chicago
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Texas
Solich
Pattin
Neakland
Ww. L. Pet
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Billingham
Norman
Forsch
Sutton
West Kansas City
PhD
Golf Crown To Homero Blancas At Monsanto Open
Homero Blancas captured the $30,000 first prize at the Monsanto Open in Pensacola beating Frank Beard by one stroke for a 4 over 75 final round total 277. Beard finished 278 and Andy North was third at 279 after a 72. Blancas praised Beard’s nerve despite the final miss that cost a playoff.
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Fla
Happy Homero Ees
Blancas
Frank Beard
Beard
Homero
la Costa
Calif
Andy North
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