Furniss Breaks World Marks in 200 Meter Freestyle
Bruce Furniss of the Long Beach Swim Club set two world records in the 200-meter freestyle at the AAU World Championship Trials, finishing in 1:50.89 to beat Tim Shaw and his own prior mark. Kathy Heddy broke the American record in the women's 200-meter individual medley with 2:20.86. Shirley Babashoff set a near-record in second place with 2:20.93, and John Murphy won the men's 100-meter backstroke in 57.83.
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Major League Leaders in Runs Batted In and Pitching Stats
National League leaders include Bench, Perez, Luzinski tied on 57 and 44 RBIs with Cey and Staub at 43. American League top RBI performers are Lynn 50 Horton 46 Hisle 44 and May Scott Nettles 43. Stolen bases feature Morgan Cedeno 27 and Lopes 22 in NL. Rivers Otis Washington Remy Hisle North with 35, 29, 19 and 17 in AL. Pitching leaders show Sutton 11 5 and Messersmith 10 3 in NL. Palmer 11 3 and Kaat 10 3 along with several 9 5 and 9 6 records in AL.
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Baseball Standings and Schedules Update
Major league standings show the Yankees and Dodgers atop their divisions with tight purses in the AL East and NL West. Wednesday results included Milwaukee beating New York and Baltimore routing Cleveland while Oakland toppled Minnesota. Friday schedules feature marquee matchups across leagues.
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Staniowski Signs With Blues After Draft Glory
St Louis Blues sign their first 1975 amateur draft pick goalie Ed Staniowski to an NHL contract. Staniowski was named outstanding junior player in Canada and CCM Player of the Year last season.
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U S Open Opens Under Wet Medinah Conditions
At Medinah Illinois the diamond anniversary U S Open begins amid soaking greens and soft fairways after weekend rains. Players like Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino assess conditions and potential scores as weather tampers with practice rounds and opening play.
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Lynn drives in 10 runs with 3 homers and a triple
rookie Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox belts three homers a triple and a single in a 15 1 win over Detroit tying a club record with 10 RBIs and 16 total bases while batting .352 with 14 homers and 50 RBIs first season feats noted.
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Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
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Tommy Davis
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Ross Grimsley
Fritz Peterson
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Ken Singleton
Boog Powell
Buddy Bell
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White Sox
Tom Grieve
Roy Smalley
Phillies rally past Cubs as Allen shines in 9-7 win
Philadelphias Dick Allen erupts for four hits including a homer and scores the decisive run as the Phillies top the Cubs 9-7. Tomm y Hutton adds a pinch‑hit homer while Gene Garber works two relief innings for the victory. Dodgers blank Astros 4-0 followed by Reds 6 Braves 1 with Johnny Bench driving in two.
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Astros
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Burt Hooton
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Hooton
Doug Rader
Jose Cruz
Reds
Braves
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Jack Billingham
Will McEnaney
Winds sign Gilliam Beathard Kellar in WFL Chicago debut
Chicago Winds sign wide receiver John Gilliam along with quarterback Pete Beathard and fullback Mark Kellar as they build a 75 player roster. Gilliam, a Vikings star, Beathard a veteran QB from Portland Storm, and Kellar a former Fire rusher boost the WFL team’s offensive outlook ahead of training camp.
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