The Green Book Tracks NL Stolen Base Leaders
Jerry Nardiello surveys the National League’s updated statistical compendium noting Lou Brock as the all time NL base stealer leader and Joe Morgan among top leaders. The piece traces history from Honus Wagner to Maury Wills and explains how pace and ballparks shaped the revival of base stealing. Dave Lopes is projected to continue leading the league, with Brock and Morgan staying key threats.
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Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Morgan
Reds
Morgan
Bobby Tolan
Dave Lopes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Brock
Lopes
Sparky Sees October Yet to Prove Reds Start Slump
Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson downplays a five game losing streak after Houston Astros erased a six run deficit to win 74. Astros 5 1 start since 1968 under Bill Virdon. Willie Crawford drove in two late, Jose Cruz scored, Ken Forsch earned the win.
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Honus Wagner
Bob Bescher
Cincinnati
Max Carey
George Burns
Carey
Pittsburgh
Kiki Cuyler
Chicago
Bill Bruton
Milwaukee
Willie Mays
The
Giants
Maury Wills
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati Reds
Sparky Anderson
Reds
Houston Astros
Astros
Anderson
Bill Virdon
Bulge Cruz
Crawford
Rookie shines as A’s top Angels in 9-3 win
Mitchell Page, a rookie traded from Pittsburgh, belted two homers and a double with six RBIs to lift Oakland to a 9-3 victory over the California Angels. Rick Langford pitched well as the A’s moved to a 5-1 start in the AL West. Joe Rudi drove in two runs with a sixth inning single.
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Oakland
California Angels
Mitchell Page
Pittsburgh
Page
Memphis
Rick Langford
Rick
Joe Rudi
California
Sewell Day in Alabama Honors Hall of Fame Star
Sewell Day is proclaimed by Governor Wallace in Tuscaloosa honoring former Alabama football and baseball star Joseph Wheeler Sewell. The Titus native, recently named to Baseball's Hall of Fame, will be feted at halftime of Alabama's spring intrasquad game amid a career marked by low strikeout totals and a 313 batting average.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Joseph Wheeler Sewell
Alabama
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Titus
Sewell
Cleveland Indians
Baseball Standings and Scheduled Games
Standings show Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 0 St Louis 7 New York 3 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1 Houston 7 San Francisco 3 San Diego 1 Los Angeles 4 Atlanta 3. Scheduled games include St Louis at New York with Forsch Koosman as listed, San Francisco at San Diego, Oakland at Minnesota, Seattle at Oakland, and Cleveland at Texas with listed pitchers.
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Montreal
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Forsch
Koosman
Barr
Freisieben
Oakland
Torrez
Medich
Minnesota
Redfern
Seattle
Wheelock
Cleveland
Fitzmorris
Texas
Alexander
Cbs
Louis
York
Pitts
Phila
West
Los Ang
Diego
Fran
Cinci
Cleve
Toronto
Milwkee
Detroit
Boston
K.C
Minn
Calit
California
Kansas City
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