Norman fires five hits in 6-0 Reds debut win
Fred Norman, acquired from San Diego, tossed a five hit 6-0 shutout over Pittsburgh in his Cincinnati debut. Sparky Anderson praised the pitching impact, noting the big bats cannot replace quality pitching as the Reds snapped a lengthy slump. Norman quipped he was glad his fastball found its way home.
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Fred Norman
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San Diego Padres
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Anderson
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Gene Locklear
Manny Sanguillen
Pirates
Tony Perez
Bucs
Bob Moose
Pete Rose
Don Gullett
Nelson Briles
Casey Stengel
Dave Tomlin
Indianapolis
Andy Kosco
Richie Scheinblum
California
Aaron closes in on Ruth with 690th homer
Hank Aaron homered for Atlanta, No. 690 and 17th of the year, 24 behind Babe Ruth’s 714. The Braves beat the Cubs 8-3 as Darrell Evans also homered and Atlanta won its fifth straight. Other NL games featured Giants over Phillies 4-3 in 10 innings and Expos 4-3 over Dodgers.
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Babe Ruth
Ruth
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San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Expos
Los
Darrell Evans
Roric Harrison
Cubs
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Giants
Phillies
Greg Luzinski
Ron Bryant
Baseball standings schedule preview for multiple MLB games
Baseball standings show San Diego Caldwell 3-8 visiting New York Koosman 5-5, St Louis Gibson 5-6 at Houston Forsch 6-6, Minnesota Kant 6-4 at Detroit Coleman 10-5, Boston Lee 7-2 or Tiant 7-6 at Oakland Blue 5-3, Kansas City Busby 3-7 at Cleveland Wilcox 4-3 or Bosman 2-6, Texas Dunning 0-3 at Baltimore Palmer 6-4, New York Dobson 1.0 at California Ryan 7-7, Milwaukee Parsons 2-4 at Chicago Stone 2-1.
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Darwin Kills Tiger Theory as Darwin Slugs Twins Past Detroit
Bobby Darwin powered Minnesota with two homers and three other hits driving in seven runs in a 13-6 Twins win over Detroit. Hal Rock notes manager Billy Martin’s praise for Detroit’s pitching approach and Darwin’s hot night lifting his season totals to 10 homers and 40 RBI. Mariners? Not involved. Orioles, Royals, Brewers, A's, and Yankees won elsewhere in Friday action.
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Tony Harrah
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Paul Splittorff
Mayberry
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Wilbur Wood
Jim Slaton
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Pedro Garcia
Reggie Jackson
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Youth in fall at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
A seven year old boy from Fairfield Ohio fell 40 feet from the upper deck at Riverfront Stadium during a Reds Pirates game. He suffered a broken finger and arm and a possible head injury but remained conscious and was reported feeling well at Christ Hospital. He was with a YMCA group of 40 youngsters and witnesses were uncertain how the fall occurred.
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Michael Bowman
Fairfield
Ohio
Riverfront Stadium
Christ Hospital
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Player Leads Open as Oakmont Hosts Third Round
Gary Player, 5'8" 149 lbs, shoots 70 for a 137 halfway total at the 73rd U S Open at Oakmont. Jim Colbert sits one back at 138, with Jack Nicklaus three behind at 140 after a 69. Trevino Boros Palmer and Weiskopf remain in pursuit as Borek sets a course record 65.
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Oakmont
Gary Player
Tom Weiskopf
Oakmont Country Club
Jim Colbert
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Julius Boros
Arnold Palmer
the Weiskopf
Gene Borek
East Norwich
N.Y
Dave Hill
Malone pitcher Walker spurns Indians offer for senior year
Canton Ohio AP Dan Lee Walker Malone College 21 year old pitching ace refused to sign a pro contract with the Cleveland Indians choosing to stay for his senior year after an insufficient offer. He met with pitching coach Warren Spahn during the Indians next home stand.
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Ohio
Dan Lee Walker
Malone College
Cleveland Indians
Pioneers
Indians
Malone
Walker
Cleveland
Warren Spahn
Padres sign Winfield to join club in San Diego
San Diego Padres announce they signed Dave Winfield to a major league contract with a substantial bonus and he will join the team in San Diego on Tuesday. Winfield, a 6 foot 6 outfielder, starred for Minnesota in college baseball and was chosen in the June 5 free agent draft.
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Gophers
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League Leaders in National and American Leagues Baseball Stats
Baseball season leaders in batting and power categories across the National and American Leagues. Maddox and Bonds top batting averages, Stargell and Aaron lead home runs, Bonds and Morgan pace steals, with Niekro and Bryant among top pitchers and Seaver and Ryan notable in strikeouts.
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Paterno criticizes Nixon at Penn State commencement
Penn State coach Joe Paterno spoke to 4,650 graduates addressing Watergate and the President in his remarks. He warned against expediency and urged integrity, reflecting on 1973 events and choosing service over money. He also noted previously turning down NFL offers.
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Paterno
Penn State
National Football League
New England Patriots
Report urges tougher race laws and public ownership
Dayton OH April report from the U S House Select Committee on Crime proposes criminalizing gifts to public race regulators and extending long term racing date commitments from 10 to 25 years. It also suggests public ownership or non profit status for tracks to curb corruption and references Emprise Sportservice in a critical series.
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Roberto Clemente Hit Stalwart Batting Pace with Pirates
From 1960 to 1972 Roberto Clemente posted a .312 or better batting average in 12 of his final 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, highlighting a sustained elite performance.
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Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wade Faces King in Nottingham Final After Big Win
Virginia Wade crushed Chris Evert 6 1 6 2 in 44 minutes at the John Player Tennis Tournament in Nottingham and advances to face Billie Jean King who beat Rosemary Casals 6 4 6 3 in the women's final. Erik Van Dillen outlasted Jimmy Connors 6 4 4 6 6 3 to reach the men's final against Frew McMillan who defeated Tom Gorman 9 8 4 6 4 6
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Virginia Wade
Miss Wade
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Fla
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Long Beach
Calif
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
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San Mateo
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
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Owner balks at top weight in Ohio Stakes
Mat. Point carried 125 pounds in River Downs two year olds race. Frank Behler of Louisville Kentucky objects saying the weight is too heavy for a two year old. He notes Secretariat carried 122 pounds as a two year old and cites Youthful Stakes result.
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River Downs
Frank Behler
Louisville
Behler
Secretariat
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