Grimsley Pitches Reds Past Pirates on Confidence Rise
Cincinnati Reds rookie Ross Grimsley delivered a four hitter to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 0 as he boosts his season record to 8 5 Confidence grew as Grimsley said he is letting the ball travel and not tiring Tony Perez and Lee May provided big support with two run homers Perez hit his 22nd and May his 34th Grimsley impressed Sparky Anderson with a freer delivery and steadier fastball Murray Danny Murtaugh of the Pirates acknowledged the solid performance by the youngster
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Pirates in a pennant race as NL East tightens
Pirates drop a 6 0 loss to Cincinnati as Chicago giants push in the NL East. Grimsley silences Pittsburgh while Chicago’s Ferguson Jenkins wins again in the opener of a doubleheader, with J C Martin delivering a clutch two run double in the second game to complete the Cubs sweep.
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Vida Blue Loses Fifth Time As A's Fall To Red Sox
Oakland pitcher Vida Blue suffers his fifth defeat of the year in a 10 0 loss to Boston. Blue allowed only two hits until an eighth inning rally ended with Doug Griffin driving in the winning run. Manager Dick Williams notes the lack of run support as Peters outpitched the 22 year old sensation. Attendance reaches 31 494 at the Coliseum.
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Metro Walk Triggers Warrants For Ex-Manager Metro
Two warrants issued for Charles Metro 53 former major league manager and Royals scout after he failed to appear in Hamilton County Courts Police say Metro stepped into traffic causing near collision and drew a crowd when stopped He previously managed the Cubs in 1962 and Royals in 1969 and played for the Tigers and Athletics in 1943 45
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McDowell Out For 10 Days
Cleveland Indians pitcher Sam McDowell may miss ten more days with a sore arm. Dr. Earl Brightman diagnosed bicipital tendonitis and prescribed rest plus injections. McDowell said he has been advised not to touch or even approach a baseball during the recovery.
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National League Scores and Late-Game Matches
NL results show Chicago 5 Houston 4 and Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 0. San Francisco edged San Diego 3 1. New York lost to Los Angeles 9. Evening games include Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Houston at Chicago with top starters listed.
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Early MLB Results From Saturday In AL East and West
Chicago defeated Cleveland 9 to 1 while Minnesota beat Baltimore 8 to 5. Detroit topped Milwaukee 3 to 2 and Oakland beat Boston 6 to 1. California shut out New York 6 to 0. Washington faced Kansas City and New York met California in night games as pitchers Lolich McNally Bahnsen Murphy were noted.
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Ali Helps Draw Rin 2 Sellout
In Caracas a sellout crowd of 10 500 is expected to watch Muhammad Ali box nine exhibition rounds and Vicente Paul Rondon defend his world Boxing Association light heavyweight title against Eddie Jones in Los Angeles tonight.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Standouts include Torre St Louis batting .352 with 165 hits and Stargell Pittsburgh 41 homers plus Brock St Louis 40 steals. Pitching leaders show Gullett Cincinnati 13 decisions with 2.49 ERA and Seaver New York 212 strikeouts.
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Baseball season leaders spark a wide stat chase
BATTING leaders show Olivo and Murcer atop at bats and runs while HITS crown Tovar and Murcer. DOUBLES feature R Smith and Conigliaro, TRIPLES highlight Carew, F.Alou, Patek. HOME RUNS list Melton and Cash. STOLEN BASES note Patek and Otis. PITCHING records point to Blue and Lolich with strikeout tallies.
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United States volleyball team faces Cuban showdown in Havana
The unbeaten U S squad enjoys Havana as they prepare for Sunday’s final Olympic qualifying match against Cuba at Sports City. The U S beat Puerto Rico in three straight sets in the tour, aiming to cap a strong North and Central American qualifying run for Munich 1972.
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Cowboys edge Browns 16 15 on late field goal
Dallas narrowly defeated Cleveland 16 15 as Mike Clark kicked a 26 yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining. Calvin Hill opened with an 89 yard TD run and Bob Briggs returned a Morton fumble for Cleveland. Morton played most of the game with Phipps and Nelson rotating in.
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Beathard Eyes More Arm Duty
Beathard, former USC star, limited to 17 passes for the 1970 Cardinals, may play entire exhibition against Washington at RFK Stadium under new coach Bob Hollway. Beathard’s best 1970 game came against Washington, and he joined St. Louis in a pre season trade with Houston.
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Nets to open preseason camp at U S Merchant Marine Academy
The New York Nets will start preseason training at the U S Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point on September 15, announced general manager and head coach Lou Carnesecca.
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