Seaver Debuts With Reds After Trade Shakeup
Tom Seaver joins the Cincinnati Reds in a four for one deal with the New York Mets, delivering a warm welcome as he anchors a pitching staff. The Reds crush the Montreal Expos 9 4 while moving within six games of the Dodgers. Joe Morgan hails Seaver as the best pitcher, and Seaver aims to pitch five more years as he eyes more titles.
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Montreal
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Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
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Montreal Expos
Mets
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Cincinnati
Los Angeles Dodgers
Howsam
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Morgan Reds
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Woodieryman
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Ali
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Thornton Homers Give Indians 8 5 Win Over Tigers in 12
Andre Thornton powered Cleveland with six RBIs including a two run homer in the 12th as the Indians beat Detroit 8 5 at Cleveland Stadium in front of 21 452 fans during Beer Night. Thornton also added an RBI single.
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Frank Brown
Cleveland Indians
Billy Carter
Andre Thornton
Cleveland Stadium
Thornton
Detroit Tigers
Trojans Split Two MVL Tilts With Fairfield
Middletown Trojans split a pair with Fairfield in MVL action. Fairfield edged Middletown 5-4 in a game halted earlier, then Middletown won 6-3 after tying in the 10th. Jamie Wines homered and drove in five, Bob Evick pitched the winner, and Vines had a hit for a perfect day at the plate. The Trojans stand 8-3 in MVL play.
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Middletown Trojans
Trojans
Doug
Jamie Wines
Blalock reveals nerves under tour pressure in book
New York AP reports Jane Blalock says top golfers feel fear during play. She details anxiety moments on the tour with butterflies in the stomach, rubbery legs, dry mouth and quivering jaw, as described in The Guts To Win.
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New York
Jane Blalock
Jane
Foster Carries Reds Past Expos in Montreal
Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 94 to 6 in Montreal as George Foster hit his 16th and 17th home runs, driving in three runs and extending Cincinnati's winning streak to six. Foster stated he is not chasing the league lead but pushing himself beyond last season's numbers. Joe Hoerner was called up to fill a roster vacancy created by recent trades.
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Montreal Expos
Reds
George Foster
Foster
Expos
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Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
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Cincinnati Reds
Tony Perez
Steve Rogers
Joe Morgan
Dan Driessen
Bill Atkinson
Jeff Burroughs
Atlanta
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Ellis Valentine
Morgan
Gary Carter
Pete Rose
Carter
Jack Billingham
Dale Murray
Joe Hoerner
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Houston
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Houston Astros
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Manny Trillo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Bobby Murcer
Jerry Morales
Trillo
Rick Monday
George Mitterwald
Ivan DeJesus
Sae
Rennie Stennett
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Bill Madlock
Jack Clark
Giants
Pirates
Rose Sues Bat Maker Over Endorsement Pact
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Pete Rose filed in U S District Court to dissolve an endorsement contract with Louisville firm Hillerich and Bradsby and seeks 25000 dollars in damages. He says the 1961 agreement provided for good and valuable consideration and asks termination after requesting an end to the pact last winter. The suit notes the firm claims the contract remains in effect.
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Cincinnati Reds
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U.S
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Baseball standings Saturday matchups and pitcher records
Baseball standings list show Saturday games featuring New York at Boston, Detroit at Cleveland, Oakland at Chicago, Baltimore at Toronto, Minnesota at Kansas City, California at Milwaukee, and Seattle at Texas with listed pitchers Figueroa, Eckersley, Roberts, Kravec, Palmer, Jefferson, Butler, Splittorff, Nolan, Haas, Jones, and Blyleven plus win loss totals.
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Toronto
Jefferson
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Seattle
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Texas
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Zachry Makes Media Splash In Mets Debut
Pat Zachry, new Mets pitcher after the Seaver trade, faces Houston in his first start. A tough defensive miscue and three unearned runs fueled a 7 1 loss as Zachry, sidelined by a January hernia, works to prove his arm is sound and his claim to big league numbers. He vows to ignore the pressure and live up to Mets fans’ expectations.
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Tom Seaver
Cincinnati
Zachry
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Steve Henderson
Dan Norman
Houston Astros
Seaver
Mets
Joe Torre
Joe McDonald
Bob Howsam
Reds
Pat
Houston
Floyd Bannister
Lenny Randle
Hebner's four-bagger foils Braves strategy
Phillies slugger Richie Hebner again faced intentional walks as Braves pitchers tried to avoid him. Hebner recalls his Pirates days behind Willie Stargell and notes the tactic can backfire when the pitcher leaves him a hittable pitch.
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Hebner
Ken Rappoport
Pittsburgh Pirates
Richie Hebner
Willie Stargell
Stargell
Philadelphia Phillies
Historic 1953 Red Sox 17-run inning routs Tigers 23–3
On this date 1953 the Boston Red Sox erupted for 17 runs in the seventh inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 23–3 aided by 14 hits and 6 walks. Gene Stephens and Sammy White set records with three hits and three runs scored respectively as Hebner homered twice for Philadelphia and the Cubs, Padres, Giants, and Astros posted late wins in other NL action.
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Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Gene Stephens
Sammy White
Ex Clemson AD Frank Howard Improves After Surgery
Former Clemson athletic director and head football coach Frank Howard has been moved from intensive care at Anderson Memorial Hospital to satisfactory condition. The 68 year old underwent a three hour exploratory surgery on June 11 to remove gallstones and an infected gall bladder. No malignancy was found, and Howard has continued to improve.
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S.C
Frank Howard
Clemson
Anderson Memorial Hospital
Howard
Koward
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