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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
14
John Ellis of the Texas Rangers dislocated his ankle on a slide at Boston and will be placed in a cast. He is expected to miss at least six weeks, keeping him out of action for a substantial period.
Reds hammer Cubs 14 2 at Wrigley Field as Sparky Anderson predicts stars in the park. Cincinnati plates seven hits including six homers to surge to the NL West lead, claiming a dramatic victory over Chicago.
Nicknamed fire in the plate park debate, the Cubs lose the current home stand five times while Pete Rose and Cincinnati hitters pace the NL. Rose, Perez, Bench and Foster homer as Cincinnati sweeps three games, while Burris and Zachry share a rough outing for Chicago. Rose comments on his hitting in varying parks and the need to judge ballparks by the batter.
Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench was scheduled to fly home for an examination of his right knee. He has played limitedly in the series at Chicago and said he could catch but did not want to aggravate the joint.
The standings list shows Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 2 and San Diego 4 New York 0, plus San Francisco 4-0 and Montreal 14 Chicago 2. Houston 10 St Louis 5, Detroit 7, and other results include Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 2 and New York 8 Oakland 4 with several pending games and schedules for Monday and Sunday.
Boston manager Darrell Johnson faced missing stars as the Red Sox trailed the Rangers 6-5 after a late rally. With Lynn Burleson and Petrocelli sidelined, Boston could not repeat their 1975 World Series form and saw their losing streak reach nine, the longest since 1963.
Miami University Middletown split Sunday’s doubleheader at Newark against Ohio State Newark. The Warriors won the opener 5-4 and lost the nightcap, improving to 9-10 overall and set to face Wittenberg tomorrow afternoon.
St Louis Cardinals rookie Bake McBride is sidelined 15 days on the disabled list after injuring his shoulder during a batting foul ball. The NL top rookie in 1974 said the injury mirrors a similar setback from the previous season and cut short his night.
Brent Strom held the Mets to 2 hits over 6 1-3 innings in a 4-0 Padres win as Jim Lonborg faltered after a near perfect start against the Dodgers. Lonborg carried a perfect after six and a third before Buckner’s double broke the bid. Maddox made a spectacular catch that Lonborg called immortal.
Montreal and Philadelphia set a best of seven WHA playoff series with game details hinted. The stipulation lists New England versus Houston seedings in a best of seven, noting May 1 as a target date for Houston at New England.
Celtics star Dave Cowens overwhelmed rookie John Lambert late in the fourth as Boston outlasted Cleveland 94-89 to take a 2-0 series edge in the Eastern Conference final. Keith Erickson sparked Phoenix to a 133-129 overtime win over Golden State and a 2-2 series tie in the West.
Denver battles to stay alive in the best-of-seven series with New York, after dropping three straight games. Coach Larry Brown insists the Nuggets have shown they can overcome deficits, with recent regular-season dominance at McNichols Arena contrasting current struggles.
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