Pirates Rout Phillies in Late Inning Showcase
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia 7-1 as Richie Hebner hit a tie breaking three run homer in the eighth inning. The win keeps Pittsburgh seven games ahead of the Mets in the NL East.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
8
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia 7-1 as Richie Hebner hit a tie breaking three run homer in the eighth inning. The win keeps Pittsburgh seven games ahead of the Mets in the NL East.
Major standings show Cincinnati 4-1 and San Francisco 0-6 with a doubleheader 14 inning affair. Atlanta leads 14-5 after a 10 inning second game, while Los Angeles sits 4-4 and Chicago 4-5 with St. Louis 0-4 and San Diego 10-3. Pittsburgh tops Philadelphia 7-1 as New York and Montreal tie 3-1 in extras.
ANAHEIM AP Bob Oliver aimed to prove the Kansas City Royals erred in trading him. The Angels slugger hit a leadoff homer in the 11th to lift California to a 4-3 win over Kansas City, extending the Angels’ streak to five. Oliver’s 13th homer and 49th RBI led the club, while KC shortstop Fred Patek went 4-for-4 with two RBIs in a one-man show. Lloyd Allen earned the win with four innings of relief.
Teen star Chris Evert routs Evonne Goolagong 6-0 in the third set after taking 6-3, 4-6 in the inaugural Bonne Bell Cup matches. Evert, age 17, years old pro turn on Dec 21, drawing huge crowds as U.S. wins only these matches while Australians prevail overall.
A Sunday basement fire caused smoke damage to Harmon Killebrew's new $150,000 Prior Lake home. No injuries were reported as Elaine Killebrew and three daughters slept upstairs while a Twins spokesman said the fire likely started from an electrical short.
The United States will send five men and three women to Munich for diving. Janet Ely Cindy Potter and Micki King swept the women’s berths in Oakton Park Ridge while Mike Finneran earned the No 2 Olympic berths in both springboard and platform.
Gene Scott defeated Dr. Richard Raskind 6-3 6-1 in the singles final of the Men's 35-and-over National Clay Court Tennis Championships held in Manhasset New York.
In Atchison the Kansas Sub-State Slow Pitch Tournament leaves Hallmark as the sole Lawrence entry after a series of Sunday results. Cathon Optical beat Capitol Federal 10-0, Sun Devils edged Ira Price Lewis Toyota 7-3, Snowden Mize beat Jerry's Tavern 21-10 to eliminate Jerry's, Sun Devils beat Capitol Federal 9-8, Hallmark beat Cathon 6-5, Snowden-Mize routed Sun Devils 13-3 eliminating the Lawrence team, and Commonwealth Taco Casa beat Hallmark 18-17. Hallmark now awaits a finals matchup in the losers bracket Tuesday night with the fee decision due tonight.
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