National League East standings and results summary
United Press International reports dense standings for the National League East with Philadelphia leading at 32 wins, Chicago 37 losses, Pittsburgh 38 39, Montreal 39 42, New York 34 47, St Louis 32 50, and San Francisco 48 32 in other divisions. Tuesday results include Pittsburgh over Montreal, New York over Philadelphia, and Chicago defeating St Louis. Today’s scheduled pitchers include Owtschinko versus Halicki, Niekro versus Moskau, Lamp versus Forsch, Carleton versus Koosman.
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Baseball trades and extensions stall as spring winds
Cleveland extended manager Jeff Torborg's contract through 1979. The New York Mets sold reliever Butch Metzger to the Philadelphia Phillies, who assigned the right-hander to Oklahoma City of the American Association.
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Cubs aground Cards 7-5 to keep 8-0 season split
Cubs defeat Cardinals 7-5 to stay unbeaten against St. Louis this season. Bobby Murcer homered in the fifth to break a 4-4 tie as Dave Geisel earned his first major league win in relief. Bruce Sutter closed it with his 11th save.
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Gene Clines
Larry Buttner
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Lynn McGlothen
Dave Geisel
Bob Forsch
Dennis Lamp
Evert goal to avenge Wade clash at Wimbledon
Evert defeats Wade 8-6 6-2 in women’s singles semifinal to seek revenge after last year’s upset. Navratilova faces Cawley in the other semi as Borg meets Okker and Connors faces Gerulaitis in Thursday’s men’s semifinals.
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Bjorn Borg
Tom Okker
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Pearson tops Yarborough to win Firecracker 400
David Pearson known as the Silver Fox surged past Cale Yarborough on the final lap at Daytona Beach to win the Firecracker 400 as the lead changed 29 times. Baxter Price’s slow car blocked Yarborough and Pearson defended the blocking claim while boosting his season earnings beyond 3 million dollars as top rivals failed to finish.
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Team 2 beats Team 1 9-4 in senior softball at Goodwill Park
Team 2 defeated Team 1 9-4 Monday night in G C Y A A senior girls softball at Goodwill Park with Sue Harseim earning the win Tracy Button took the loss Anita Headrick and Kim Enger each had two hits for Team 2 Tawny Swore went 3 for 3 and Marcy Garling 2 for 4 for Team 1 Team 2 faces Team 3 tonight at 7 p m at Goodwill Park
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Antique boats converge for Mystic three day race
About 40 pre 1940 antique power and sail boats will gather at Mystic Seaport for a three day event starting July 28 with a flotilla on July 29. Vessels will be judged for preservation quality in various categories.
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Proly Delivers In Relief As White Sox Beat Rangers 2 1
Mike Proly, 27, earned his second major league win with four scoreless relief innings for Chicago after being called up from the American Association. Eric Soderholm’s leadoff homer in the seventh broke the tie, with Proly supported by Lamar Johnson’s first inning sacrifice fly. Rangers’ Fergie Jenkins pitched a complete game in defeat.
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Seneca Cheerleaders Win Spirit Award at Summer Camp
Seneca High School varsity cheerleaders earned a spirit stick at Augustana College summer camp in Rock Island Illinois. Six schools won spirit sticks from thirty. The Fighting Irish earned multiple ribbons and a first place trophy for their pom pom routine.
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Lions Club Tennis Tourney at Coal City H S and parks
The Third Annual Coal City Lions Club Tennis Tournament runs August 4-6 and 11-13 at Diamond, Coal City High School, and Coal City Park courts. Entry fees are $6 per singles and $8 per doubles team with balls included. Proceeds benefit Hadley School for the Blind. Call Charlie Berta or Doug Baker for details.
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Major League Baseball Leaders Across Leagues
National and American League leaders are listed by batting runs batted in stolen bases pitching and earned run average. Notable names include Foster and Clark leading RBIs, Rice and Staub top in runs, Moreno Cedeno Wilson and LeFlore high in steals, Guidry and Tanana strong in pitching, and Richard Seaver Niekro and Ryan high in strikeouts.
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