Reds and Giants linked by Blue trade reshaping balance
The column credits Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for warning that the Reds would have faced altered competitive balance if Vida Blue had joined Cincinnati. It notes Blue’s move to San Francisco changed both clubs, boosted the Giants’ rotation, and kept the A’s near the top, while Cincinnati’s bullpen and fourth starter questions linger.
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Fitzsimmons Knocks Out Corbett To Win 1897 Heavyweight Title
Lightweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons weighed 167 pounds when he knocked out James J. Corbett to capture the heavyweight title in 1897, a historic finish noted in boxing history.
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Seaver Dominates Cardinals In Fourteen-Start Win Streak
Tom Seaver pitched a strong complete-game style effort to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1, extending his winning streak to five and moving the Reds within a half game of the league-leading Giants. He threw 131 pitches, allowed six hits, and drove in the decisive run with a fourth inning bases-loaded walk and Driessen's eighth-inning RBI single. Seaver noted peak performance came late, while teammates praised his late surge and overall improvement as he contends for a stronger run.
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Frustrated Dodgers fall to Mets on ninth inning collapse
The Los Angeles Dodgers squander a two run lead as Bill Russell’s wild throw on a grounder scores Tim Foli in the bottom of the ninth. Los Angeles drops to 5 straight losses, trailing the Giants by 52 games. Ron Cey hit a three run homer to fuel an 8-2 lead before the Mets rallied. Chicago beat Houston 2-1, Atlanta topped Pittsburgh 8-4, and Montreal edged San Diego 4-3.
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Baseball Standings and Tuesday Results Brief
Baseball standings show Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 4 and New York 9, Los Angeles 8 with Cincinnati 2, St Louis. Tuesday games include Houston at Chicago with Andujar 32 and Roberts 20, San Diego at Montreal, San Francisco at Philadelphia Lerch 3.2, Atlanta at Pittsburgh Libby 32, Los Angeles at New York Espinosa 3, Cincinnati at St Louis Denny 44.
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Waits Gets No Sympathy From White Sox Hurler
Steve Stone outdueled Rick Waits in a 2-0 White Sox win as Waits, winless in four straight starts, again failed to back his strong pitching with run support. Nahorodny’s two-run double in the fourth fueled Chicago’s eighth victory in nine games while Stone struck out six and allowed three singles.
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Two-Sport Star Kirk Gibson Attracts Big Money
New York AP reports Kirk Gibson of Michigan State, a record setting football flanker with 17 TDs and a fast 4.3 forty, draws heavy interest from baseball and football scouts. He is lauded as a potential multi sport star by Braves minor league administrator Paul Snyder, likened to Mickey Mantle.
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