Knight Recruits Shake Indiana Talent Landscape
The piece surveys Bobby Knight's Indiana recruiting in the mid 1970s, noting Knight landed six-foot-ten Kent Henson and players from Middletown High Butch Carter and Derek Holcomb, while Dave Colescott spurned IU for North Carolina and was named Mr. Basketball. It questions Indiana’s outflow of top prep talent and Ohio’s rising footprint as Purdue and Ohio State also chase strong recruits.
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Zachry Delivers In Reds Dodgers Clash At Riverfront
Pat Zachry shaved and straightened hair for TV but faced Dodgers star power and delivered a 3 1 win for Cincinnati. He silenced LA after a rough first inning, retired 21 straight batters, and helped the Reds open a four game lead. Griffey homered as Foster moved up cleanup with Cey and Lopes sidelined for the Dodgers.
No-Hitter Fades in Eighth as Garland Shines for Orioles
Wayne Garland fired a no hitter into two outs in the eighth before a ground single by Rico Petrocelli broke the spell. He finished with a 4-0 no hit bid turned 4-0 win over Boston as Bert Blyleven tossed a one-hitter for Texas over Oakland. Ed Figueroa and Bees Nettles powered the Yankees past Cleveland and California edged Minnesota in 10 innings.
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Post 231 Drops Florida Twinbill in St. Pete
American Legion Post 231 lost a doubleheader to defending Florida State champ St. Petersburg. They were beaten 7-2 in game one and 11-4 in the finale, finishing the Florida tour 0-3. Pete Jones led 231 with a 3-for-8 showing while the team totaled 10 hits across three games.
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Baseball standings and Monday results in the National League
The National League standings show East leaders New York and Montreal with mixed records. West leaders San Diego and Houston. Monday games featured Atlanta beating Philadelphia 11 to 3, Cincinnati 3 Los Angeles 7, New York 6 San Diego, and San Francisco 3 Houston.
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Night of Souvenir Balls Boosts Reds and Braves Victories
In Cincinnati, Griffey and Foster homered off Doug Ray to back a 3-1 Reds win that widened their NL West lead. Atlanta, led by Rowland Office's four hits and Wynn’s seventh inning homer, beat Houston 11-9. Philadelphia, San Diego, and St. Louis posted wins as bench stars and pitchers contributed across the league.
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Billingham to bullpen as Reds adjust rotation
Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson shifts Jack Billingham to the bullpen to regroup, while Billingham, 5-5 with a 5.05 ERA, has not won since May 23. In his last five outings he pitched 24 1 3 innings, allowed 34 hits and 24 runs.
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Blix Donnelly Dies at 62 Former MLB Pitcher
Olivia Minnesota AP reports Sylvester A. Donnelly known as Blix died Sunday from cancer at age 62. A former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves he played in the majors from 1944 to 1951 and finished with a 27 and 36 lifetime mark.
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Carew Not In AL Top Ten Hitting Early In Season
Rod Carew, hailed as a top hitter, sits outside the AL top ten through early season play with a .309 average for the Minnesota Twins. He moved from second to first base this year under Gene Mauch, acknowledging time needed to adjust while remaining focused on eventual outcomes.
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