Tennis chat Q A hints at Borg rise and baseball chatter
A reader Q A column covers Bjorn Borg’s rise from 9 to 18 amid tennis and prize money highlights. It also tackles baseball questions about All Star selections, record shots, tallest players, Carlton Fisk injuries, and why few hitters bat .300 today.
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Stockholm
Eddie Whitaker
Nacogdoches
Tex
Morris Stroud
Giants
Ed Halicki
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Tom Burleson
Seattle
Burleson
Carlton Fisk
Scooter Wysinger
Oakland
Calif
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
R.L. Cincinnati
Mickey Vernon
Los Angeles Dodgers
Carlton Returns as Phillies' Big Man in NL East Chase
Steve Carlton, once a 27 game winner and Cy Young, shows form in a 1-0 complete game win over the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies narrow the gap to four games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates as Carlton reports his best groove of the year.
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Dave Parker
T.K
Walter Alston
Denny McLain
Steve Blass
David Clyde
Texas Rangers
John Steward
Harrah
Okla
United Press International
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
Carlton
Greg Luzinski
Mike Schmidt
Phillies
Pirates
Atlanta Braves
Braves
Marty Perez
Vic Correll
Schmidt
John
Padres
Randy Jones
Johnny Grubb
Walt's Mobil 22 dominates Denholm Leeds in city league
In a busy softball card Walt's Mobil 22 led by John Dwyer who went 3-4 with a triple and Larry Meeks adding two triples and four runs. Gary Barnett Tom Hendon and Marvin Wright homered while Dwyer earned the win.
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Walt’s Mobil
Denholm
Davis eyes 2000th hit and 1000th RBI milestone
Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Tommy Davis, 36, weighs two career milestones as he nears 2000 hits and 1000 RBIs after a solo homer and two singles. He says an old broken ankle robbed him of expected numbers but remains optimistic about continuing in baseball.
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UPI
Tommy Davis
Baltimore Orioles
Davis
RBI
Giants reject Franks bid to buy Giants
Giants board of directors told Herman Franks to raise his offer beyond 12 million as he seeks to buy the San Francisco club. Franks, a former field manager, fronts a Salt Lake City group. Horace Stoneham chaired the Candlestick Park meeting.
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UPI
Herman Franks
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Franks
Candlestick Park
Salt Lake City
Horace Stoneham
National Exhibition Co
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