Giants Trade Exiles Spark Free Agent Exodus
Giants major league exodus continues as Will ie Mays McCovey and Cepeda left in earlier seasons. Ed Goodson heads to Atlanta for Craig Robinson while others stay to fuel a comeback bid. Gary Thomasson homers lift Giants to 8 3 win over Phillies as Cincinnati leads NL West.
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Bruce Lowitt
San Francisco ‘Giants
Charlie Fox
Willie
Mays
McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Bobby Bonde
Ken Henderson
Dave Kingman
Garry Maddox
Ed Goodson
Atlanta
Craig Robinson
Goodson
Cincinnati
Gary Thomasson
San Francisco
Philadelphia Phillies
Willie Montanez
Philly
Maddox
Chris Speier
Greg Luzinski
Phillies
Houston
Pittsburgh
New York
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Diego
Montreal
Chicago
Gamecocks Reach NCAA Finals Behind Bass's Dominance
South Carolina 6 Arizona State 3 as Earl Bass improves to 17 0 preserving the Gamecocks’ unbeaten run in the College World Series. Bass rebounds from early two runs to dominate with nine strikeouts while Greg Keatley drives in three and Van Bever adds key hits. Arizona State faces Oklahoma in an elimination game as South Carolina eyes the championship.
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Bass
Gamecocks
South Carolina
Arizona State
Floyd Bannister
Wake Forest
Oklahoma
Texas
Earl
New York Yankee
Garrett Strong
Bannister
Greg Keatley
Mark van Bever
Ken Phelps
Tigers Angels brawl erupts in Detroit as Horton clashes on mound
Willie Horton provoked a melee at Tiger Stadium after a brushback pitch from Frank Tanana. Detroit wins 14 7 in first game. second game suspended at 5 3 with Angels and Tigers still on field. Other AL games feature Yankees, Royals, A's, Orioles, and Red Sox victories.
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Detroit Tigers
California Angels
Detroit
Angels
Frank Tanana
Willie Horton
Horton
Frank
Tanana
Woram
Willie
Tiger
California
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Oakland A's
Milwaukee Brewers
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Baseball recap highlights late inning drama and key homers
In a tense day of baseball, Oakland defeats Milwaukee as Reggie Jackson belts his 12th homer fueling a four run sixth. Baltimore rallies to top Texas with Ken Singleton driving in the 10th after Dave Duncan started the frame. Boston edges Chicago on Carl Yastrzemski’s 14th inning two run homer after Gossage plunks Bernie Carbo.
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St. Louis
Ted Simmons
Reds
Reggie ‘Jackson
Oakland
Milwaukee
Joe Rudin
Jackson
Gene
Tenace
Billy Williams
Jim Slaton
Eduardo Rodriguez
Ken ‘Singleton
Baltimore
Texas
Dave Duncan
Stan Thomas
Mark Belanger
Singleton
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Chicago
Rich Gossage
Bernie Carbo
Yastrzemski
Double Duty Star Grantz Shines in South Carolina
Jeff Grantz a two sport standout for the South Carolina Gamecocks balances football and baseball roles. The Bel Air Maryland native led as leadoff hitter in baseball with 53 stolen bases over 24 seasons noted by coach Bobby Richardson while contributing as a football player with a 4 7 season and a sophomore All America mention. Grantz eyes a big football year under coach Jim Carlen and remains undecided about his future though he stays interested in baseball.
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Dan
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
South Carolina
Jeff Grantz
Grantz
Gamecocks
Bel Air
Bobby Richardson
Siasa
Richardson
Jim Carlen
Texas Tech
Baltimore Orioles
Armature Juniors Meet Jonesboro American Legion Juniors
Armature and Jonesboro Juniors clash tonight in Jonesboro with Kevin Tucker expected to start for Monroe. The Monroe Bastrop game scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to wet grounds with no new date announced.
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Monroe Armature
Jonesboro American Legion
Jonesboro
Kevin Tucker
Monroe
Monroe - Bastrop
Cook Named Director of USAC Marketing Division
Indianapolis AP reports Jim Cook former Ontario Motor Speedway president in California was named director of the USAC marketing division. Cook runs a public relations firm that will operate from California handling Sponsorships contingency awards and related services for the U S Auto Club.
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Indianapolis
Jim Cook
Ontario Motor Speedway
California
U.S. Auto Club
Cook
USAC
Penn State Opener Set Against Stanford in 1975
Penn State will start the 1975 football season at home facing Stanford. The announcement outlines a high profile season opener highlighting two storied programs and a strong home crowd expectation.
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Penn State
Stanford
Medicue Wins 2nd SHREVEPORT in AAU boxing tourney
Sparky McDuffie of Monroe defends West Monroe in the national AAU tourney with a second round win as lightweight Don Modicue advances to 2 0 after victories. Larry Strogen and Larry Modicue exit early while McDuffie has a familiar opponent Lynn Ball of Bossier City in today’s bout.
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Sparky McDuffie
Monroe
West Monroe
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Modicue
Arizona
Pete Nunez
Potomac Valley
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Puy
Ruston
Larry Strogen
Georgia
Charles Singleton
Larry Modicue
West
Charles ‘Walker
McDuffie
Lynn Ball
Bossier City
Ball
Rayne
Parchman
Frankass
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