Pirates Batter Braves. Aaron 657th Homers Not Enough
Hank Aaron hit his 657th career homer but Pittsburgh powered past Atlanta 7 4 as Willie Stargell Bob Robertson Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver homered. Pittsburgh widened NL East lead to four games over the Mets after Los Angeles beat New York. Chicago swept Cincinnati. Houston beat St Louis. San Francisco defeated Montreal. San Diego edged Philadelphia. Oliver and Sanguillen pace Pirates with top batting averages and RBI. Aaron comments on Pittsburgh's depth.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Hank Aaron
Pittsburgh Pirates
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Willie Stargell
Bob Robertson
Manny Sanguillen
al Oliver
Pirates
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles
New York Mets
Mets
Chicago
Cincinnati
Houston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Montreal
San Diego
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Roberto Clemente
Oscar Brown
Braves
Claude Osteen
Pepsis Edge Oilers To Capture Series
Pepsis second baseman Dean Parker and Bernie Busken of the Oilers collided on a one run double that became an inside the park homer, giving the Pepsis an 8 to 3 victory at McCord Field. Parker led with a double and triple while Busken mishandled the ball enabling Parker to score behind Tie-demann. Hamilton earned the win for Pepsis and improved to 2-0.
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Dean Parker
Lawton Pepsis
Bernie Busken
Oklahoma City
Pepsis
McCord Field
Parker
Busken
Mike Earls
Southwestern JC
Bill Hamilton
Pat Tiedemann
Oilers
Hamilton
Eddie Beaty
Tracy Benton
Pepsi
John Schuman
Tiedemann
Lanny Phillips
Ted Luthi
Luthi
Cecil Powell
Phillips University
Phillips
Bill Brooks
Bobby Barnes
Bobby Burgess
Bill Berry
Burgess
Berry
Ted
Benton
Tracy
Beaty
Brooks
Lanny
Turner
Muskogee
Tulsa
Arlington
Lubbock
Brewer Snaps Slump to Win Canadian Open
Gay Brewer, 40, endures a three stroke lead slip and final round 70 to capture the Canadian Open at Cherry Hill Golf Club with a 273 nine under par. Dave Hill and rookie Sam Adams chase as Brewer cites a Nicklaus inspired putting improvement and a life-saving comeback after earlier health scares.
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Fort Erie
Out
Gay Brewer
Greying
Cherry Hill Golf Club
Dave Hill
Sam Adams
Hill
Adams
Boone
N.C
Phil Rodgers
Lou Graham
Chi Chi Rodriguez
George Knudson
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Player
Trevino
Scotland
Jack Nicklaus
Brewer
Smith Wins Wimbledon Net Title
Stan Smith defeated Ilie Nastase to win the Wimbledon singles title in a five set final on center court. The American 6 foot 4 Army corporal from Sea Pines, South Carolina, edged Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 after a rain-delayed final, securing the United States' second 1972 crown.
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Wimbledon
England
Stan Smith
U.S
Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Ilie Nastase
Center Court
Nastase
Stan
Billie Jean King
Evonne Goolagong
United States
Tony Trabert
Louise Brough
ILTF
Mrs. King
Long Beach
Calif
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
South Africa
Betty Stove
Holland
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Prefontaine Smashes Distance Mark As Olympic Trials Draw To A Close
Veterans led by Jim Ryan Frank Shorter and Willie Davenport and rising stars like Steve Prefontaine Vivian Stones Larry Burton and Dwight Stones advance from the U S Olympic trials in Eugene Oregon to Munich with strong chances for medals in multiple events Ryan set a 1 500 meter pace and Prefontaine clocked the year fast 13 22 8 in the 5 000.
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Prefontaine
Eugene, Ore
Jim Ryan
Frank Shorter
Willie Davenport
Jay Silvester
George Young
Roy Robinson
Larry Burton
Steve Smith
Dwight Stones
Munich
Germany
Ryan
Kansas
Shorter
AAU
Steve Prefontaine
Young
Pre
Eddie Hart
Robinson
Robert Taylor
Hart
Hary
Hayes
Hines
Wayne Collett
John Smith
Vince Matthews
Collett
Smith
Matthews
Davenport
Tom Hill
Rod Milburn
U.S
America
Burton
Purdue
Chuck Smith
Larry Black
Stones
UCLA
Dave Wottle
Ralph Mann
England
David Hemery
Mann
Bob Seagren
John
Jeff Bannister
Jeff Bennett
Stan Wright
A's Beat Altus 7-4 in Legion Action on Eisenhower Diamond
Lawton A's scored seven runs on 11 hits to defeat Altus 7-4 in American Legion play at Eisenhower High School Diamond. Rondo Kassanavoid earned the win with six innings of five-hit work as Lawton improves to 7 runs. Altus plated two in the ninth as Lawton led 7-2 before final tally.
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Hamilton
Lawton A’s
Altus
American Legion
Eisenhower High School
Rondo Kassanavoid
A’s
Lawton
Jim Riley
Henry Brandt
Riley
Kassanavoid
Paul Whiting
Kim Hunter
Riles
Ray Chidester
Leo Holmes
el Reno
Trevino recalls pivotal shot that launched his career
Lee Trevino recalls a 1967 Dallas U S Open qualifier on the 12th hole at DAC Country Club. Facing trees and standing in tall grass, he struck a four wood over 255 yards to make eagle and clutch the spot by one stroke. The moment helped propel him from an Odessa qualifier to a future U S Open winner in Rochester.
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Nick Westock
Brewer
Nicklaus
Trevino
Bob Charles
Hill
Adams
Associated Press
Lee Trevino
Dac Country Club
Dallas
Baltusrol
Odessa
Boonies
Eagle
Rochester
N.Y
Thompson Joins Saints Staff to Replace Blies
Jess Thompson the former scouting director for the Houston Oilers has been named a scout for the New Orleans Saints. He replaces Ed Blies who resigned to join the New York Jets coaching staff.
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New Orleans
Jess Thompson
Houston Oilers
National Football League
New Orleans Saints
Ed Blies
New York Jets
OC Team Wins All-Southwest Softball Crown
Moose Lodge of Oklahoma City defeated the Oklahoma City Okies 10-0 and 4-0 to capture the All-Southwest Women's Invitational Fast-Pitch title at Countryman Field Ambuc Park. Southwest Merchants of Lawton were eliminated by the Okies after earlier wins over McComas Trucking Chickasha Don Nutt Buick Duncan and Fort Worth Royals. The event continues with the All-Southwest Men's Invitational slow-pitch and the women’s state tournament slated for later dates.
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Moose Lodge
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Okies
Countryman Field
Ambuc Park
Southwest Merchants
Lawton
Moose
Okies
Merchants
McComas Trucking
Chickasha
Don Nutt
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