Otis Eats Royals To Victory
AP report from Chicago notes Amos Otis fueled an 8-3 Royals win over the White Sox with a two run homer and a bases loaded triple. Dennis Leonard pitched a complete game to lift Kansas City to a split of the series as White Sox manager Bob Lemon commended the Royals resilience and Whitey Herzog praised his club in the American League West race.
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Swann Attacked Cited In Atkinson Trial Testimony
Former All Pro Lance Alworth testified on the second day of George Atkinson's $2 million trial, saying Swann should not have been surprised by being blindsided and noting Swann’s past actions could mark him.
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Baseball Scores and Standings Include NL Update
The National League standings show Chicago leading with 52 32, Philadelphia 48 36, and Pittsburgh 47 39. Tuesday results included Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 4 in 12 innings. The story also covers a federal court trial where Alworth and Atkinson testified about a Swann hit, with Steelers facing a million-dollar counterclaim.
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Record Numbers Vote For All Star Picks
New York AP reports record All Star balloting with 12% million fans casting votes and five AL players over three million. Rod Carew leads with 4,292,740 votes, nearly doubling Chris Chambliss and ahead of Steve Garvey. Yankee Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk also exceed three million as Yastrzemski and George Brett join starting AL outfield with Jackson and Richie Zisk.
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