Allen Injures Self In Sox Win Over Angels
Dick Allen suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg after colliding with Mike Epstein at first base. The White Sox won 2-0 behind Steve Stone and Terry Forster, but the slugger left the game and may miss time as Chicago prepares for a four game set with Oakland.
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Epstein
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Rudy Meoli
Meoli
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Hank Allen
Luis Alvarado
Wright
Cubs Expos split as Monday stars with clutch homers
Rick Monday powered the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Expos with a two homer performance after a key one handed catch. Bailey and Santo sparked a 18 inning suspended game earlier, Bailey driving in the decisive run in the 18th.
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Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Montreal
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Bailey Santo
Bailey
Santo
Cubs
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Expos
Ron Hunt
Boots Day
Ron Fairly
Ken Singleton
Hunt
Jose Cardenal
Randy Hundley
Adrian Garrett
Oakland A’s
Steve Renko
Renko
Milt Pappas
Dave LaRoche
New York
Rick Reuschel
Tom Seaver
Palmer Crampton Lead Western Open After First Round
Arnold Palmer Bruce Crampton and Rik Massengale share the lead at 66 in gusty winds at Midlothian Country Club for the Western Open with a $35,000 first prize. Hale Irwin J C Snead Billy Casper and others sit close as the second round begins. Nicklaus and Miller absent.
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Arnold Palmer
Bruce Crampton
Rik Massengale
Midlothian
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Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Miller
Palm Springs
Billy Casper
J.C. Snead
Hale Irwin
Cluding
Lee Trevino
Jim Jamieson
George Johnson
Larry Hinson
Bob Lewis
Wjim Barber
Bruce Devlin
Hubert
Clemson adds Emory to coaching staff as JV coordinator
Ed Emory, who built Brevard High School to a 35-7 mark over four seasons, joins Clemson as junior varsity coordinator. The Lancaster, South Carolina native played at East Carolina and was an assistant at Wake Forest in 1967 before moving to Brevard in 1968.
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S.C
Ed Emory
Brevard
N. C
Parker
Emory
Lancaster
Tigers
East Caroline
Wake Forest
Shannon's Painting and Decorating top Joliet Stags in 12 inch league
Shannon's Painting and Decorating won their fifth straight by beating Joliet Stags 7 to 4 in Yorkville. Jeff Boss hit a three run homer, Russ Battersby added a double, and Morris scored four in the fifth. Dick Parker earned the win. Curt Michell took the loss. Joliet's Mitchell, Overman each had three hits.
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Joliet Stags
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Joliet
Stags
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Jeff Boss
Russ Battersby
Dave Roe
Dick Parker
Gary Lyons
Shannon’s
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Opdyke Minor League team tops Mazon 4 2 in rain shorted game
Opdyke defeated Mazon 4 to 2 in a rain shortened contest at Mazon. Greg Sager allowed three hits for the win while Fleishman took the loss. Dean Larson led hitters with a triple as Opdyke struck for two first inning runs and three in the second.
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Larry Nichols
Greg Sager
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Moret
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Johnson
Sager
Harney Nichols
McTague
Herman
Williams
Paulsen M. Cortez
Lane
Cortez
M. Cason
Fleishman Murphy Klaus
Dean Larsen
Baseball Standings and Friday Schedule Update
Standings show Montreal and Chicago leading divisions with varied win percentages. Friday’s schedule lists key matchups including New York at Chicago and Montreal at Pittsburgh, with several games marked as N for national broadcasts.
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Ryan
Borg saves win at Wimbledon
Bjorn Borg, a 17 year old Swedish sensation, edged Karl Meiler in a five set thriller 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 to reach the fourth round as top seeds dominate the draw. Ilie Nastase awaits a third round match after health check, while other seeds including Roger Taylor and Jan Kodes advance to the last 16. Margaret Court faces Kate Latham and Billie Jean King meets Kerry Harris in women's action.
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England
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Karl Meiler
Ilie Nastase
Toshiro Saki
Japan
Roger Taylor
Britain
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
Ill
Bob Simpson
New Zealand
Juergen Fassbender
Germany
Ray Keldie
Margaret Court
Australia
Kate Latham
Palo Alto
Calif
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Kerry Harris
Joliet Little League Holds Third Invitational Tournament
Rivals Park Little League of Joliet invites 16 area teams to compete from July 30 to August 5. Interested teams should contact William Placher or Bob Marino in Joliet by phone numbers 815-726-7683 or 723-2817 or write to 1425 North Broadway in Joliet.
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