Roadrunner's Home Run Helps Braves Edge Mets In 11th
Atlanta center fielder Ralph Garr nicknamed Roadrunner sauntered to a game winning moment in the 11th inning, lofting a fair ball into left field seats for a 4-3 Braves victory over the Mets. Garr also sparked a 3-for-6 night with a tying homer in the 10th and two clutch catches. Other NL results: Pittsburgh beat Montreal 6-5, Philadelphia over Cincinnati 3-2, Houston defeated San Diego 2-0.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Roadrunner
Atlanta
Ralph ‘Garr
Garr
Braves
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
New York
al Weis
Bol Priddy
Weis
Bud Harrelson
Orlando Cepeda
Seaver
Don Clendenon
Mets
Roberto Clemente
Pirates
Gene Alley
Expos
Mike Marshall
Gene Clines
Alley
Dave Cash
Vic Cavaiillo
Clemente
League Leaders in American League hitting and pitching
Summary of top season leaders across positions with names and stats: batting leaders Oliva and Murcer in average and runs, Killebrew and others in RBIs and home runs, sparse fielding and base-stealing leaders, and pitching leaders including Siebert Lolich and Corbin with win totals and strikeouts.
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Oliva
Minn
Murcer
N.Y
Yastrzemski
Bost
Buford
Balt
Killebrew
Bando
Oak
J.powell
Rojas
Unser
Wash
Clarke
Schaal
K.C
Cash
W.horton
White
Campaneris
Otis
Pinson
Cleve
Siebert
Coleman
Det
Baseball Scoreboard National League East standings update
The scoreboard shows the NL East leaders with New York at 21 6 12, Pittsburgh 21 14 600, St. Louis 20 15 .671, Chicago 18 17 .514, Montreal 13 14 .481, Philadelphia 11 22 .333. West standings list San Diego, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati, Chicago with varying records. Monday results include Pittsburgh 6 Montreal 5 and Atlanta 4 New York 3 in 12 innings.
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New. York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Montreal
Phila
San Ivan
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
Stoneman
Johnson
McAndrew
McQueen
Lorsch
Gullett
Arlin
Forsch
San Francisco
Bryant
Pappas
Sutton
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Oakland
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
GM Milwaukee
Fornia
Milwaukee
Pattin
Hunter
Lockwood
Allen
Wood
Hedland
McDowell
McLain
Bauer laments minor league decline and expansion woes
Norfolk AP Hank Bauer former Yankee star and current Tidewater Tide manager criticizes modern minor leagues saying they resemble low level play due to expansion from 16 to 24 big leagues. He recalls 1948 Kansas City and a Hall of Fame career with the Yankees and Orioles, noting changes in talent depth and opportunities.
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Norfolk, Va
Hank Bauer
Bauer
Tridewater Tides
New York Mets
New York
Yankee
Oakland
Tidewater
Triple A
Kansas City
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
NCAA AAU feud shows signs of thaw in Knoxville meeting
In Knoxville Tennessee NCAA President Earl Ramer and AAU President Jack Kelly met with other officials to discuss improving relations and mutual concerns over control of amateur events. Both sides avoided commitments while signaling possible greater cooperation. The dispute centers on governance of track meets and eligibility of college athletes in AAU events.
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Knoxville
University of Tennessee
Kelly
AAU
Charles Nevias
NCAA
Bob Woodruff
Tennessee
U.S. Olympic Committee
Richard Harkins
Ollan Cassell
United States
Stars and Colonels clash in deciding ABA title game
In Salt Lake City Utah the Utah Stars and Kentucky Colonels meet in a seventh and final ABA championship game. The arena sold out at 13208 after Kentucky tied the series 3 3 in Louisville. Both teams were fatigued after six hard playoff games with Utah aiming to defend home court and Kentucky seeking a title in a pivotal showdown.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Stars
Kentucky Colonels
Kentucky
Louisville
Testis
Kentuckyy
Virginia
Indiana
The
Stars
Salt Palace
Bowling League Highlights From Helen and Bill's Venue
Bowling results across Brunswick and local leagues list high scores by team and player, including First National, MFA Insurance, John’s Gulf, Lemaster’s, and Osburn’s. Notable lines show Spear s 198, Carter 227, Reeves 186, Muell er 200, and McCurdy 180 with various team tallies and forfeits noted for BALDWIN WARD and ROYALT.
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Helen & Bill's
Wenthe
Carter
MFA Insurance
Spears
Pyle
Breckenridge
John's Gulf
Reeves
Keeter
Lemaster
C. LeMaster
Lee‘s Cafe
Whitacre
Nitcher
Meek
Wilson
Franklin Savings
Murrow
Osburn's
Troutman
Salb
ILGWU
W—Everson
Everhart
AMF
Mueller
Don Miller
Miller
Baldwin-Ward NO
del. Heckman
Dengel and Son
Jackson
Peftly
Lad Neseit
Rebbaha
Baldwin
Wolken
Baldwin-Ward
Weems
K Ofc
Fred Turner
Independents
Ott
McCurdy
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Bernie Carbo
Don Wilson
Jack Hiatt
Jim Wynn
Doug Rader
Jesus Alou
Hiatt
Rader
Wynn
Hrom Joe Morgan
Harry Smith
Ottawa
P.O. Box
Radio City Station
America
National’ ‘League East
American Association
Charles” Finley
Mort Monters
Ea Wil
Wize Sas Pain
Beauty
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S. Main
Fob McCrea
Jim McCrea
Ottawa, Kansas
Pomona
Williamsburg
Farmall
Leslie Clark
Myers Bros
Edith Figgins
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