Inside Job by Crowd Helps Morgan and Reds Win
Reds routs San Diego 4-3 on an inside the park homer by Pete Rose aided by a cheering Teen Night crowd. Joe Morgan hit a routine fly that drew two San Diego outfielders together, letting him round the bases as the crowd reacted. Other NL results include Los Angeles 3-2 Atlanta, New York 4-3 Pittsburgh, Houston 3-1 San Francisco, Chicago 9-2 Philadelphia. In AL, Milwaukee 6 New York 5, Detroit 5 Boston 4, Baltimore 6 Cleveland 2, Minnesota 3 Chicago 0, California 7 Texas 1, Oakland 5 Kansas City 3. Beckett extends hitting streak to 26 as Jenkins shuts Phils. DiMaggio record note referenced.
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Sy Fred Rothenberg
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose
Reds
Joe Morgan
Clarence Gaston
John Grubb
San Diego
Gaston
Grubb
Morgan
Philadelphia
Ferguson Jenkins
Phils
Chicago
Larry Bowa
Beckert
Augie Donatelli
San Francisco
Beckett
Tommy Holmes
Joe DiMaggio
Preakness Winner Earns Woodlawn Vase Replica
The Preakness Stakes runs for the 98th time with the Woodlawn vase as the trophy. Secretariat and Sham clash as Meadow Stable and Sigmund Sommier line up strong for the Preakness after Derby showings.
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Woodlawn Vase
Sports On The Air Highlights From Baseball To Tennis
A Sunday TV sports slate features Twins vs White Sox in Chicago at 1:15 p.m. and pregame at 1:00. Secretariat eyes the Preakness at 4:00. San Diego track on Wide World of Sports at 4:00. Memphis Classic golf third round at 4:00. Sprint car racing from Tampa noon. Hilton Head Family Circle Cup semis and Alan King Tennis Classic at 2:30 and 3:00. Channel listings include 2,3,4,7,8,10,13,17.
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Minnesota Twins
White Sox
Preakness
Secretariat
San Diego
Tampa
Hilton Head
8.C
Margaret Court
Cardinals
Montreal
CBS Sports Spectacular
Boston
Channel 8
Rod Laver
Indianapolis
Oklahoma Eligibility Probe Delayed by Big Eight
Manhattan Kansas AP The Big Eight will take no action against Oklahoma for admitted recruiting violations before August 7 as its spring meeting ends the probe remains incomplete and a special Chicago meeting may follow. Oklahoma forfeited nine 1972 games over ineligible freshman Kerry Jackson amid transcript tampering allegations involving Jackson and Mike Phillips both from Houston. Oklahoma was last season's No 2 team and conference champion.
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Kan
Big Eight
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Charles M. Nevias
Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Nevias
Kerry Jackson
Wade Walker
Jackson
Mike Phillips
Phillips
Houston
Royals Victimized North Settles Grudge With Trip To Mound
Oakland outfielder Bill North avenged a three year old minor league feud by hitting Kansas City pitcher Doug Bird in the eighth inning of a 5-4 Oakland win. North followed Bird’s first pitch to him and struck him three times, leading to Bird’s grounding and North’s ejection. Ken Holtzman won his eighth, allowing four runs in six innings as the A’s beat Busby.
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Bill North
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
North
Doug Bird
Kansas City
Bird
Waterloo
A's
Steve Busby
Was Was
A’s
Ken Holtzman
Tigers Beat Red Sox for Seventh Time This Season
Detroit Tigers win 5-4 over Boston marking their seventh victory in 1973 against the Red Sox as Dave May and Jim Northrup deliver key hits while Mickey Stanley also homers for Detroit. Elsewhere, Twins shut down White Sox 3-0 and Milwaukee rallies past the Yankees 6-5. Orioles, A’s, Angels, and Astros win in other AL and NL action.
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Yankees
Ron Blomberg
Jim Ray Hart
Detroit
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Boston
Carlton Fisk
Red Sox
Riggs Mounting Crusade Against Women's Tennis
Promoter Bobby Riggs courts top women players for winner take all matches after a big win over Margaret Court. He eyes a $50,000 clash with Chris Evert and weighs a bout with Billie Jean King, who counters with a $10,000 challenge.
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Karol Stonger
Associated Press
Jerry Perenchio
Muhammad Ali
Joe Prazier
Madigan Square Garden
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Caribbean
Margaret Court
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Mrs Court
Chris
Miss Evert
Frazier Eyes Return Bout With Foreman
Joe Frazier says as world heavyweight champion he will demand another fight with George Foreman, the only man to beat him. He expects Foreman to seek him out for a rematch before year’s end, driven by pride and a big payday. Frazier spoke in New York while serving as a Miss USA judge and reflected on his Jamaica defeat.
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New York
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
George
Frazier
Jamaica
Kingston
Joe
Major Leaders in Batting and Pitching Statistics
The list highlights leaders across batting and pitching. Notable figures include Bonds leading in runs and hits with strong showings for Los Angeles and San Francisco, plus Aaron and May in home runs. Pitching leaders include Parker, Sosa, and Carlton with wins and strikeouts, while various players top in runs batted in, doubles, triples, and stolen bases across several leagues.
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Lopes
Mota
Bonds
Baker
Watson
Hin
Wynn
Ferguson
Benen
Cin
Alf
Ae Casadeno
Vee
Cedeno
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Metzger
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Pgh
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Matthews
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Cedena
Ve Morgan
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Sosa
Carlton
Phi
Seaver
Otis
Rojas
Campaneris
Oak
Vke
van Kirkpatrick
Harper
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Alomar
Baseball Schedule Fragments Highlight Weekend Matches
Fragmented listing shows multiple Sunday and Saturday games across the American League and National League. Matchups include San Diego at Cincinnati, St Louis at Montreal, Chicago at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Atlanta, plus Pittsburgh at New York, San Francisco at Boston, Minnesota at Chicago, Detroit at Milwaukee, Kansas City at Oakland, New York at Cleveland, Boston at Baltimore, and Texas at California with various pitcher notes and records mixed in.
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Kansas City Royals
Baltimore Orioles
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California Angels
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San Diego
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Mines Theo Vyy
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Ree Renne
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Bonham
Brett
Lonborg
Dag Fea
John
Morton
Norman
Nelson
Bare
Wilson
Foyt in Spotlight as Indy 500 Qualifying Advances
A J Foyt faced a tense weekend at Indianapolis as the May 28 Indy 500 qualifying heated up. The three time winner clung to 23rd on the grid with his backup car posting 188 927 mph over four laps while 23 others secured spots and six more earned berths on Sunday ahead of the bump process. Posey trailed with 187 921 mph as faster cars ready to push out slower ones to complete the 33 car field.
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A.J. Foyt
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Foyt
Houston
Coyote-Foyt
Sam Posey
San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Posey
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