Norman Shocks Reds With Five Wins In Six Starts
Fred Norman, traded from San Diego, wins his fifth of the last six decisions as the Reds beat the Phillies 8-2 at Veterans Stadium. Mike Schmidt homered for Philadelphia, while Bobby Tolan Tony Perez and Bill Plummer contributed for Cincinnati. Pete Rose lauds Norman as the league's best pitcher.
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Sparky Anderson
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Reds Rally Past Phillies as Concepcion Key Hitmaker
Terry Harmon scored, Gregory Luzinski sacrificed in a Phillies miscue. Bobby Tolan homered twice and singled, Dave Concepcion delivered a two run double after Phillies walked Tolan. Pete Rose started the ninth with a triple, scoring on Joe Morgan’s sacrifice fly as Cincinnati won.
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Greg Luzinski
Mike Schmidt
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Bobby Tolan
Dave Concepcion
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Driessen
Don Sutton
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
al Oliver
Dave Cash
Sanguillen
Sutton
Reggie Stennett
Boccabella fuels Expos past Astros with two homers in sixth
Montreal catcher John Boccabella supplied power as the Expos erased Houston's pitching in the sixth inning with a two homer blast including a grand slam at Jarry Park. Montreal won 12-8 and then 14-6 in the doubleheader. In other NL action Atlanta blanked New York 2-0 as Ron Schueler notched his first major league shutout.
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Busby Merritt Return and Beene Reliever Role Highlight Royals Yankees
Kansas City's Steve Busby and Jim Merritt return as starters while New York's Fred Beene again works from the bullpen. Busby pitched well against Detroit, Merritt shut out Milwaukee, Beene battled into the ninth in a 5 2 Yankees win, and OAK split with BAL as Red Sox and Indians won.
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Joe Coleman
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Bill Sudakis
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Major league batting and pitching leaders listed by league
The Associated Press tallies leading hitters and pitchers in the American and National Leagues. Notable figures include Mayberry and Otis leading runs, Stargell and Bonds top home runs, Morgan Cedeno and Morgan on stolen bases, and Seaver Carlton Sutton among top strikeout leaders.
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Colonels' future decided at Cincinnati news conference
In Cincinnati, Ohio a news conference was scheduled to reveal the future of the Kentucky Colonels ABA franchise. Brian Heekin of Cincinnati Sports Inc said an announcement would cover the franchise's status following CSI’s recent majority purchase and amid the collapse of financing for a proposed $19 million downtown arena.
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Wives to Play Reds In Exhibition Tilt at Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Reds wives will play their husbands in an exhibition on July 21 before the Reds vs Expos game. Each wife will occupy her spouse’s position with Sparky Anderson’s wife serving as manager for the event.
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Baseball standings and Saturday schedule recap
Standings show Montreal 12 14, Houston 8 6, Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 2, New York 0, Chicago 8, San Diego 5, Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 2, St Louis 3, San Francisco 2. Saturday matchups list multiple doubleheaders and pitchers including Morton, Sadecki, Billingham, Lonborg, Renko, Messersmith, Pappas, Grief, and others with numerous team pairings and results.
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Ron Santo
Joe Torre
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Richie Hebner
Darrell Evans
Ron Cey
Chris Speier
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Don Kessinger
Bud Harrelson
Bill Russell
Roger Metzger
Johnny Bench
Manny Sanguillen
Ted Simmons
Randy Hundley
Dave Rader
Bob Watson
Pete Rose
Billy Williams
Cesar Cedeno
Bobby Bonds
Lou Brock
Rick Monday
Park plan vote ends as Indians and Browns reject second firm
Cleveland Indians and Browns veto a second developer in their effort to modernize Municipal Stadium. Both clubs ended negotiations with Christopher Associates Inc while supporting a $10 million plan from U S Realty Investments. The two proposals include scoreboards artificial turf private lodges improved seating lighting and restrooms.
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All-Star voting narrows NL starters led by Reds trio
Three Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench Joe Morgan and Pete Rose top the latest National League ballot for the All-Star game to be held July 24 in Kansas City. Bench Morgan and Rose lead at catcher second base and outfield with other probable NL starters named in Friday’s official tally.
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Mileti reshapes Indians into partnership with tax benefits
Sports magnate Nick Mileti converts the Cleveland Indians from a stock corporation to a limited partnership to gain tax advantages and flexibility. Mileti becomes general partner with sole business control, while about 20 investors including Bob Hope join as limited partners. The move, filed in Cuyahoga County Probate Court, lists Mileti’s stake at 519 160 dollars.
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