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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1972
Page
21
Manny Sanguillen belted a fifth inning homer off Gary Nolan and later drove in the tying run with a bases loaded grounder as the Pirates beat the Reds 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the NL playoff series. Johnny Bench misread the pitcher’s plan while Sanguillen also provided the decisive eighth inning hit.
Reds fall 3-2 as Rennie Stennett fires a perfect left field relay to nail Johnny Bench at home. Manny Sanguillen homers and drives in the eighth inning run as Pittsburgh edges Cincinnati to move within one win of the NL pennant. Bench is ruled out at the plate on a daring play.
Burle Pettit notes two games in the Southwest Conference show Arkansas and Texas leading, with Tech, Rice, SMU, and Baylor strong contenders. He highlights Joe Ferguson's clutch play for Arkansas, Texas’ defensive gaps, and techs near-miss against Texas as a harbinger of a heated race.
Oakland shortstop Bert Campaneris was suspended for the remainder of the American League Championship Series and fined 500 for throwing a bat at Detroit pitcher LaGrow. Manager Dick Williams awaited further word as Oakland prepared for game three at Tiger Stadium after two weekend wins. Cal Maxvill would start at shortstop in Campaneris’s absence.
Moe Drabowsky, a 36 year old pitcher, was released by the Chicago White Sox after a 0-1 record and 2.46 ERA in 71 innings this season. He had previously played for the St Louis Cardinals and was acquired as a free agent by Chicago.
Texas A M football coach Jim Carlen predicts a revamped Aggies squad for the College Station clash with the Raiders after a bye week. He praised backs Dusek and May and lineman Boice Best hurt, cited injuries as a factor, and noted Richard Osborne as a standout freshman. Defensively he cited Best and Bill See as key.
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