Giants Edge Mets In Wild Ninth Inning Turnout
In San Francisco Tug McGraw mishandled a signal leading to a wild pitch in the 10th that allowed Hal Lanier to score from second as the Giants beat the Mets 3 2. Lanier had started the inning with a double and Mays contributed a single and a triple in a 52,486 crowd.
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New York Mets
Willie Mays
Lanier
Mays
McGraw
Mets
Lee Weyer
Gil Hodges
Weyer
Grote
Dave Marshall
Willie McCovey
Giants
Hodge Leads Field in AAUC Decathlon
Russ Hodge 31, Southern California Striders, leads the National AAU Decathlon after five events with 4 233 points. He won the 100 meters in 10.5 seconds and shares the lead with rivals Mike Hill and Rick Wannamaker among top scorers as competition continues in Porterville.
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Porterville
UPI
Russ Hodge
Southern California Striders
Ount
Hodge
Mike Hill
Mt San Antonio
Calif
Hill
Jeff Bennett
U.S. Army
Doug Wells
Mike Wedmen
Santa Barbara
Baseball Standings and Probable Pitchers Digest
The box lists standings and nightly matchups with starting pitchers for games in New York San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Montreal San Diego Pittsburgh St Louis Atlanta Houston and others. It also notes Sundays games and second wave selections with teams like Oakland Detroit Cleveland Baltimore and Kansas City.
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Los Angeles
Montreal
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
Reberger
New York
Sadecki
MacGlothlin
Pappas
Singer
Stoneman
Arlin
Nightittsburgh
Briles
St Louis
Torrez
Reed
Forsch
Stottiemyre
Oakland
Blue
Minnesota
Kaat
Detroit
Lolich
Milwaukee
Slaton
Cleveland
Hand
Washington
Bosman
California
Hassler
Boston
Ronborg
Kansas City
Drago
Wood
Baltimore
Son
Ste Boston
de St. Louis
Cleveland U
San Poe
A .Salts
San Fran
McLain's fall from grace hits major league losses
Once a pennant contender and fan favorite, Denny McLain has slumped to a 6th straight loss and 11th defeat of the season as the California Angels beat the Washington Senators 4-2. The pitcher, once 30-game winner material, has endured suspensions and a trade from Detroit to Washington amid a career downturn.
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Washington
Denny McLain
Detroit Tiger
al Kaline
California Angel
Alex Johnson
McLain
Detroit
Bob Short
Short
California Angels
Senators
Aker Beats A's as Yankees Rally for 6-4 Win
Pitcher Jack Aker, ex- Oakland player rep, shuts out the A's over the last two innings while the New York Yankees erase a 4-2 deficit with a four-run eighth. Hunter leaves with 9th loss in 10 decisions as Oakland falls. McLain suffers another setback for the Senators.
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Richie Allen
Dodgers
al Downing
Los Angeles
Wes Parker
Rusty Staub
Expos
Dock Ellis
Pirates
Cardinals
Ellis
Willie Stargell
Astros
Atlanta
Marv Staehle
Zoilo Versalles
Versalles
Norm Miller
Staehle
Ed Spiezio
Dave Roberts
Padres
Tony Perez
Reds
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Jim Hickman
Cubs
Oakland
UPI
Jack Aker
Oakland A’s
Aker
A's
Charlie Finley
New York Yankies
Finley
Kansas City
Ken Harrelson
Seattle
New York
Yankees
Jim Hunter
Bob Locker
Hunter
Jerry Kenney
Bobby Murcer
Roy White
Locker
Dick Williams
Jim Roland
Williams
Roland
Danny Cater
Sal Bando
Thurman Munson
Gene Michael
Kenney
Murcer
White
Reggie Jackson
Dave Duncan
McLain
Ken MccMullen
Frank Howard
Senators
California
Clyde Wright
Tony Gonzalez
McMullen
Ken Berry
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Lunn sheds 60 pounds gains lead at Kemper Open
California pro Bob Lunn slimmed to 180 pounds and six inches off his waist after a Christmas diet, then shot a six under 66 to lead the Kemper Open at nine under 135. He credited weight loss for better form as he notched seven birdies and a bogey.
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Charlotte
N.C
UPI
California
Bob Lunn
Big Bob
Sacramento
Lunn
Dale Douglass
Kemper
Mason Rudolph
Tom Weiskopf
Larry Ziegler
Miller Barber
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Fritz Peterson Keeps Silent On Establishment Views
Yankee lefty Fritz Peterson, a 29 year old pitcher with 20 wins last season, is also a Northern Illinois University baseball instructor teaching billiards. He values schooling, earned a masters in education, and urges players to secure a solid bonus to finish college, while avoiding public clashes with management. Peterson stayed tight lipped about Ball Four and his former teammate Jim Bouton.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Fritz Peterson
Ralph Houk
Jim Bouton
Bouton
Peterson
Yankees
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Ill
Willie Mosconi
Minnesota Fats
Irving Crane
Hackensack
New Jersey
Leo Durocher
Bo Belinsky
Hank Harrelson
Northern Illinois
Ball Four
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United Press International
AAUC
London
International Lawn Tennis Federation
ILTF
Paris
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Nikki Pilic
Ismael el Shafei
United, Arab Republic
West Germany
Inge Buding
NFL
Tommie Agee
Mike Jorgenson
Tidewater
Ryun
Hayward
Jim Ryun
Hayward State
Marty Liquori
Eugene
Ore
Eddie Hart
Hart
Wash
Alta
Vida Blue
Mel Stottlemyre
Billy Casper
Cookie Rojas
Royals
Luis Tiant
Rojas
Chuck Harrison
George Scott
Red Sox
Don Buford
Ellie Hendricks
Boog Powell
White Sox
Buford
Dave McNally
Willie Horton
Tigers
Horton
Dalton Jones
Mike Kilkenny
Billiard Orof Peterson
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