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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1970

Page

18

Expos Triumph Over Pirates 8-0 Despite Bailey Slugger

Montreal scored early and piled on four runs in the third as Dick Colpaert yielded seven runs over 7 1/3 innings. Ron Fairly Rusty Staub and Bailey drove in runs while McGinn homered to cap the 8-0 win over Pittsburgh. Moose allowed seven hits and took the loss dropping Montreal's lead in the NL East by one game.

Montreal “Expos Pittsburgh Pirates eGinn Pirates Mets Chicago Bailey Dick Colpaert Bob Moose Montreal Ron Fairly Rusty Staub Dave Cash McGinn Manny Sanguilien

Cubs Edge Mets as Jenkins Thwarts New York in Six

Chicago pitcher Jenkins fired six hitless innings and finished with a three hitter to beat the Mets 6 1 in New York. He walked Ken Singleton with two outs in the first and struck out 10 for the win, improving to 13 12 on the season as the Cubs halted New York’s skid.

NEW York Jenkins Chicago Cubs Mets Ken Singleton Bud Harrelson Harrelson Wayne Garrett Jerry Grote Ron

Defective OCR item on Africa and figures

Fragmentary text mentions Africa and a person named Ron Holmberg with unclear context and date. No clear event or organization is identifiable from the readable words.

Burda's Two-Run Shot Lifts Brewers Past Twins 4-2

Milwaukee defeats Minnesota 4-2 to split the Monday doubleheader as Bob Burda hits a two-run homer and Lew Krausse pitches seven strong hits allowed. Jim Perry earns his 18th win in the opener for Minnesota 2-1 before Rich Reese and Danny Thompson supply late offense in the ninth. Krausse improves to 11-11, while Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew spark a late rally for the Twins.

Minneapolis ST. Paul Bob Burda Lew Krausse Minnesota Ken Sanders Milwaukee Twins Jim Perry Rich Reese Krausse Oliva Reese Thompson

Foreman Chuvalo Clash Set At Madison Square Garden

George Foreman 21 0 with 13 KOs meets George Chuvalo 50 15 2 with six straight KO wins in a 10 round test at Madison Square Garden Foreman seeks top ranking push while Chuvalo eyes comeback in New York with a $50000 guarantee and 37 percent receipts share in a high profile bout expected to draw about 10000 fans.

New York George Foreman George Chuvalo Madison Square Garden Chuvalo Ernie Terrell Wortees Association Cassius Clay Jerry Quarry Garden Iin Quarry Foreman Joe Frazier Gregorio Peralta Roberto Davila Levi Forte Miami Beach Dick Sadler Mexico City Chuyalo Harry Markson The Quamy Tineny Ellis WBA Lee Patterson

Local Swim Meet Results Highlight Late Events

OCR shows partial times and placements in backstroke and butterfly events. Daniels Gaccionss placed fifth in the 100 meter backstroke with 1:17.8 while Reggery Chaffin finished eighth in the butterfly with 2:55. The fragment mentions additional competitors but lacks complete details.

Braves split doubleheader with Astros behind Cepeda King homers

Orlando Cepeda and Hal King hit consecutive homers as Don Reed pitched six innings of six hit ball to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win over Houston and force a split of a two night doubleheader. Doug Rader drove in two runs for Houston.

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Astros Rally Past Braves In Openers Seventh Inning Spark

Felix Millan Reed struck out four and walked one as the Braves fall behind in a 5-5 game. Jim Wynn tripled and Rader hit a sacrifice, while George Iver opened the seventh with a bunt single and Joe Morgan crossed on a fielding error and later scored on Rader’s hit.

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Sons Surge Past Tigers 4-0 in Detroit

Washington exploded for four runs in the third inning on five singles. Dick Bosman earned the win, improving to 11-8, while Joe Grzenda finished with nine hits allowed by Detroit. The Tigers remained in third place, nine games back in the AL East.

Detroit Washington Si Ning Dick Bosman Joe Grzenda Detroit Tigers Mike Milkenny Wayne Comer Ed Brinkman Frank Howard Rodriguez Brinkman Mike ‘Ecutela Bosman Grzenda Jimprise Dalton Jones Tigers Baltimore New York

Royals End Skid with Four-Run Seventh Against White Sox

Kansas City built a 7-2 lead in Chicago as Conkie Tojan hit safely three times and Rob Oliver belted a three-run homer. Rojas added a first-inning triple and scored, Ed Nirkpa trick drove in a run, and Lou Piniella contributed a seventh-inning RBI as Oliver’s 21st homer capped a 15-hit attack.

Chicago Conkie Tojan Rob Oliver Bob Johnson Chicago White Sox Rojas Ed Nirkpatrick Lou Piniella Oliver Royals Itack

Rinka and Davis sign with Utah Stars ABA

Utah Stars sign two rookie prospects John Rinka from Kenyon College and Fred Davis from Howard Payne. Rinka averaged 39.5 points per game last season and Davis 39.5. both invited to rookie tryout camp starting August 10. Rinka was a seventh overall NBA draft pick by the Milwaukee Bucks. Davis had NBA draft selections by the Stars and Hawks.

Salt Lake City Utah Utah Stars American Basketball Association John Rinka Kenyon College Fred Davis Howard The Stars Atlantta Hawks NBA

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