Atlanta rookie good student shines at home with six RBIs
Braves rookie Earl Williams at third base drives in six runs with two three run homers to beat the Astros 9-0. Hank Aaron and Orlando Cepeda mentored him on hitting as Pat Jarvis ups his record to 2-7 with a five hitter. Other NL results include Dodgers, Pirates, Mets, Reds, and Padres victories.
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UPI
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Atlanta Braves
Williams
Clete Boyer
Hank Aaron
Orlando Cepeda
Braves
Houston Astros
Aaron
Pat Jarvis
Los Angeles
Montreal
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Pirates upend Cardinals in ninth inning rally
In St Louis, Pirates overcome a 4-3 deficit to beat the Cardinals 8 to 4. Dave Cash, Gene Clines, and Roberto Clemente ignite a decisive ninth inning with three straight singles. Willie Stargell adds a sac fly, Manny Sanguillen nets a single, and Richie Hebner belts a two-run homer as Pittsburgh secures its sixth win over St Louis this season. Carlton suffers the loss, fifth in a row for the Cardinals. Don Garlits wins top fuel at Springs Nationals in Dallas.
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Dodgers
Richie Hebner
Pirates
St. Louis
Steve Carlton
Dave Cash
Gene Clines
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Chuck Taylor
Hebner
Ken Singleton
Bud Harrelson
Mets
San Francisco
Harrelson
al Weis
Ed Kranepool
Donn Clendenon
UPI
Cardinals
Carlton
Clines
Ted Sizemore
Luis Melendez
Sizemore
Jim Beauchamp
Melendez
Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Ted Simmons
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
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New York
Oakland
Washington
California
Cleveland
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Tigers
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Brewers
Yankees
Senators
Royals
Red Sox
Jerry May
Tom Burgmeier
Fritz Peterson
Roy White
A's
Sam McDowell
Indians
Graig Nettles
Frank Baker
Toby Harrah
Angels
Jim Maloney
Casey Cox
Cuellar Leads Orioles In Strong Start To Spring Push
Mike Cuellar improved to 10-1 after an eight hitter beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1, fueling Baltimore toward a potential third straight AL pennant. The Orioles climbed to first in the East, riding hot play and Cuellar's pitching as Detroit trailed by 4 ½ games.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
Mike Cuellar
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Cuellar
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
Houston
Curt Blefary
Andy Etchebarren
Whitworth captures second LPGA title at Sutton
Kathy Whitworth clinched her second LPGA Championship with a four stroke win at Sutton Massachusetts, earning 7950. She faced nerves and risky play including a water hazard on the 15th but saved par with a hot putter. Sandra Haynie and Kathy Ahern finished strong basing Haynie in contention and Ahern earning 5800 for runner-up.
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Sutton
Mass
UPI
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
Kathy
Kathy Ahern
Richardson, Tex
Sandra Haynie
Miss Ahern
Miss Hayne
Sandra Post Elliot
Janie Blalock
Connecticut
Favorite Wins Derby in Tokyo Crowd Rush
Hikaruimai, the race favorite, captured the 38th Japan Derby at Tokyo racecourse earning 77 778 dollars before a crowd of 141 000 spectators.
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Japan
UPI
Hikaruimai
Tokyo
Major League Baseball Standings and Schedule Summary
National League East standings show Pittsburgh leading with 38 wins, New York 33, St. Louis 35, Chicago 29, Montreal 24, Philadelphia 23. West teams San Francisco 40, Los Angeles 33, Houston 30, Atlanta 29, Cincinnati 25, San Diego 21. Sunday results include Los Angeles defeating Montreal 7-1. San Diego beating Philadelphia 9-8. Pittsburgh 8-4 over St. Louis. Atlanta downing Houston 9-0. Weekday and upcoming probables list Niekro at Pappas, Sutton at Seaver, Moorse at Billingham, Perry at Wise, Grimsley at Reuss, Kirby at Morton, with several night games. American League leaders Baltimore 36-20, Detroit 33-26, Boston 32-26, Cleveland 28-29, New York 27-32, Washington 21-36. Schedule notes include Oakland at Baltimore, Kansas City at New York, and Chicago at Detroit among others.
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San Diego
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Wise
Grimsley
Reuss
Kirby
Morton
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Oakland
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Foster
Kekich
Hedlund
Bradley
Coleman
Krausse
Palmer
Local youths win medals at AAU track meet in Oil City
Ricky Flora of New Castle and Mark Irwin of Shenango earned medals at the Allegheny Mountain AAU championships for ages 9 to 11. Flora captured first in the 100 yard dash in 12.0 seconds, while Irwin finished second in the same event with 12.5 seconds and also took second in the long jump at 13 feet 7 inches.
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Ricky Flora
New Castle
Mark Irwin
Shenango
Allegheny Mountain
Oil City
Flora
Irwin
Weiskopf Kemper champ in sudden death playoff
Tom Weiskopf won the Kemper Open in a one hole sudden death playoff at Quail Hollow, beating Dale Douglass Gary Player and Lee Trevino after all four posted 11 under par 277. Weiskopf sank an eight foot birdie to seal the title and collected 30 000 dollars.
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Dale Douglass
Gary Player
Tom Weiskopf
UPI
Royal Brightbill
Charlotte
N. C
Bedford
Ohio
Weiskopf
Quail Hollow Country Club
Kemper
Lee Trevino
Douglass
Player
Bob Lunn
Lunn
Atlanta
Yankees rally past Fourth Ward Giants 10-8 in Little League
Yankees scored six runs in the seventh to beat the Fourth Ward Giants 10-8 in the American Little League. Mike DeSimone earned the win with eight strikeouts while John Coyne collected three hits including a double. Jim Romeo led the losers with three hits.
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Ward Yankees
Ward Giants
Mike DeSimone
John Coyne
Jim Romeo
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