Bench pins Reds pitching woes on morale slump
Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench blamed the Reds pitching for the season collapse as Cincinnati beat the Dodgers 6 2, keeping Los Angeles eight wins from clinching. Bench cited lack of confidence and blown leads as dampening the team's mood with three weeks left in the pennant race.
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Yankees, Red Sox race tightens after Royals surge
AP report notes Kansas City Royals stretch lead to eight games after beating the Minnesota Twins 4-1 for their 2nd straight win. Yankees split a doubleheader with Toronto Blue Jays, dropping the nightcap 6-4 as Boston closes to one game behind in the AL East. Tom Murphy returns to start for Toronto, tossing six innings of six hits and one run.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Opening Week Showdowns
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NL Leaders Baseball Stats Highlight The 1970s era names and top numbers spark a league highlights reel
Starters like Parker, Griffey, Foster, and Morgan top the NL in batting runs and hits with Parker and Foster driving offense. Pitching ace Seaver leads strikeouts while Jona, Candiria, and RForsch post strong win totals and ERAs. Stolen bases surge with Taveras and Cedeno leading a swift basepathing contest.
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Vilas tops Connors to claim US Open title
Guillermo Vilas, no. 1, defeats Jimmy Connors 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0 at the US Open for $33,000 prize. He solidifies his claim against critics after a 45-match clay streak, earning fan cheers at West Side Tennis Club.
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Parker Aims for Home Runs as Pirates Win Over Expos
Dave Parker homered doubled and tripled helping the Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 10 4 as Parker reached 200 hits and 20 homers tying Roberto Clemente’s mark. Philadelphia's Greg Luzinski homered to power a 6 5 win over St Louis keeping the Phillies eight games ahead.
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Ashe Vilas Headline Entries For Bogota Grand Prix
Arthur Ashe and Guillermo Vilas lead the field for the Colombian Gran Prix championship a $50 000 tennis tournament set for November 7 to 13 at the America Club of Bogota Others entered include Jose Higuera Wojtek Fibak Timak Franulovic Ricardo Cano Tomas Koch Ricardo Ieaza Miller Belus Prajoux and Colombians Jairo Velasco Ivan Molina Javier Restrepo.
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National Football League and baseball transactions listed
Detroit Lions acquire punter Mitch Hoopes on waivers while New England Patriots sign safety Dick Conn and release Steve Burks. Atlanta Braves recall several players from Richmond including Murphy Belloir McLaughlin Bradford LaCorte Mahler and Whisenton. Mets recall Jackson Pacella Norman Mangual Staiger. Yale reports resignation of swimming coach Ed Bettendorf.
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