Thursday's Major League Baseball Results and Standings
National League action lists Pittsburgh at 106 wins and a .717 pace leading the league with San Francisco and Los Angeles tied at .625. Chicago and Cincinnati struggle, while Houston and St Louis hover around .500 as night games include San Francisco over Cincinnati and Los Angeles over Atlanta. Only games scheduled were played with rainouts in several matchups.
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AFL Boss Not Warm To NFL Tilt
New AFL commissioner Al Davis signals a positive stance toward the NFL rival but aims to make the AFL superior. The 36 year old ex Raiders coach GM says he seeks no shared title game or common draft and will not be overawed by the older circuit.
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Celtics Edge Lakers 95-93 in final championship game
Boston wins eighth straight NBA title, 95-93 over Los Angeles as Bill Russell plays his last game as a player. Auerbach ends coaching career with 1 037th win, Russell bags 25 points and 32 rebounds, while Jerry West scores 36 in a hard fought finale.
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Reichardt’s homer ties game as Cleveland’s streak ends
Reichardt hits a solo shot in the eighth off Sonny Siebert to knot the score at 1-1 and halt Cleveland’s 29 inning scoreless streak. In the eighth, Pedro Gonzalez reaches on a grounder, goes to third after Dick Howser’s infield single, then Wagner’s sacrifice fly brings home the go ahead run. Siebert allows two runs, suffers the loss as Bob Allen finishes the ninth for the win.
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