Dodgers Edge Astros 6-5 Behind McMullen Late Hit
Ken McMullen delivered the deciding single in the eighth inning to rally the Dodgers past the Houston Astros 6-5. The Dodgers overcame two Bob Watson and Cesar Cedeno homers as Joe Ferguson drove in three, Willie Davis left with a knee injury, and McMullen credited Ted Williams for key hitting insights amid personal family illness.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Jerry Royster
Royster
Ron Cey
Williams
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Bobbie
Cincinnati
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Joe Ferguson
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Willie Davis
Gonzalez pounds Sennett to win lightweight bout
World Boxing Council lightweight champion Rodolfo Gonzalez from Long Beach stopped Donny Sennett in the third round at Olympic Auditorium. Gonzalez, 27, delivered a decisive assault after knocking Sennett down in the first round and finished the bout at 2:39 of the third round.
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Olympic Auditorium
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Long Beach
Calif
Sennett
Gronen Holds Boulder Press Conference Amid Derbygate Controversy
James Gronen defends his involvment in a car magnet used for jackrabbit starts at a Boulder lawn press conference. He claims the magnet was installed by his uncle without his knowledge and cites safety. The exchange touched on Derby finances and conspiracy rumors, moving to broader sports and international issues.
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Akron
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Raquel Welch
Caltech
Robert
Derbygate
Taiwan
Cardinals edge Mets 1 0 in 10 innings to open four-game set
Lou Brock doubled in the 10th and scored on Jose Cruz’s single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 1-0 in ten innings. Tom Seaver and Reggie Cleveland pitched well before Brock’s run produced the decisive margin. The loss left New York six games back in the division.
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Yastrzemski
Milwaukee
Jim Slaton
Brewers
Bob Coluccio
Boston
Jim Holt
Twins
Texas
Rangers
Jim Bibby
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota
Valley girls open CC season
The Lompoc Valley AAU Track Club opens its cross country season with a meet in Ojai. Coach Maury Sipes calls this team the strongest since 1968, with prospects Maggie Knickrehm and Kerri Marshall among the standouts. Meets are Saturdays. first home meet Sept 8. state and Senior Nationals in November.
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Maggie Knickrehm
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Knickrehm
Sipes
Marshall
Nastase near upset in U S Open first round
Forest Hills reports a dramatic late match as defending champion Ilie Nastase faces Andrew Pattison with darkness halting play at 5-3 in the fifth set. Other matches advance with top seeds including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong winning in straight sets.
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Anan
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Yugoslavia
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Australia
Stan Smith
Billy Martin
Palos Verdes
Calif
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Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Billie Jean Kingle
Margaret Court
Billie
Peggy Michel
Pacific Palisades
Margaret
Pat Pretorius
South Africa
Forman-Roman Heavyweight Title Bout Weigh-In Shows Gap
World heavyweight champion George Foreman weighed 219 pounds for his first title defense against Joe King Roman of Puerto Rico who tipped 196 pounds. Foreman, a heavy favorite, and Roman faced off with mixed confidence as trainers praised form and strategy shifted for Saturday’s bout.
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Joe King Roman
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Foreman
Dick Sadler
Joe Frazier
al Braverman
Bill Daly
Spitball debate grows as Martin orders pitchers to throw spitters
The spitball controversy widens as Billy Martin says he ordered Joe Coleman and Fred Scherman to throw evident spitters against Perry and the Indians. Perry then dominated Detroit 3-0 for his 15th win, with Chambliss and Bell homering for Cleveland. In other games, Milwaukee beat Boston 4-1 and Minnesota defeated Texas 5-2 in 11 innings.
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Evonne Googalong
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Rayni Fox
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Barbara Ann Downs
Alamo
United Press International
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Carl Yastrzemski
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