Ex Royal Helps Texas Snap So-Called Jinx
Ex Royal Joe Hoerner delivered a clutch two and one third inning relief to earn his third save as the Texas Rangers beat Kansas City 6-4 in the regularly scheduled game after a 4-4 suspended affair. Jim Sundberg's bases loaded single capped a 10th inning win. Texas moved within a half game of the Royals in the AL West as Hoerner praised his improvement and pitching against his former club.
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Texas Rangers
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Jim Fregosi
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Singer
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Roy Howell
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Paul Splittorff
Royal
George Brett
Whitey Herzog
League Leaders Revealed In Baseball Standings
The Associated Press lists top players in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and steals for the National and American Leagues. Notable names include McBride Rose and Kingman in NL, LeFlore and Rudi in AL, with pitchers like Seaver and Tanana leading strikeouts.
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Tanana
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Ryan
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KU Serious About Effort In USTFF
KU aims to dethrone Pacific Coast Club at Wichita State University in the USTFF championships as Nolan Cromwell and strong KU relays lead a fierce showdown against PCC stars Jim Bolding Mac Wilkins George Woods and Al Feuerbach. Ivory Crockett Rick Wohlhuter Dwight Stones also headline a deep field across events including the intermediate hurdles the mile and high jump.
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University of Kansas
Wichita
Nolan Cromwell
PCC
Wichita State University
Jim Bolding
Mac Wilkins
George Woods
al Feuerbach
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Bolding
Ivory Crockett
Philadelphia Pioneer Track Club
Rick Wohlhuter
University of Chicago Track Club
Wohlhuter
Dwight Stones
Long Beach State
Wichita State
Randy Smith
Doug Brown
Knoxville
Tenn
Smith
Francie Larrieu
Iowa State
Peg Neppel
Celtics blow past Suns in 1976 title bid 2-0 lead
In Boston, the Celtics overwhelmed Phoenix 105-90 to take a 2-0 series lead. Jo Jo White sparked a 12-0 burst early in the third, with Havlicek adding 23 and Scott 16 as the Celtics stretched a 51-41 edge to 66-43 and beyond. Westphal led Phoenix with 28 points despite the late rally.
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Phoenix
Alvan Adams
Paul Westphal
Westphal
Jo Jo White
Paul
Adams
John MacLeod
White
Charlie Scott
Suns
Scott
John Havicek
Havlicek
Dave Cowens
Curtis Perry
Foyt Favored in 60th Indianapolis 500 AP Poll
A.J. Foyt leads the field as a 4-1 favorite in the AP poll for the 60th Indy 500. Johnny Rutherford Gordon Johncock Al Unger and Mario Andretti sit at 5-1, with defending champion Bobby Unser at 11-1. The list highlights McCluskey as a strong dark horse and notes strong showings from Unser, Sneva, Ruby, Carter and Bettenhausen.
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A.J. Foyt
Associated Press
Foyt
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Gordon Johncock
al Unger
Mario Andretti
Bobby Unser
Roger McCluskey
McCluskey
Dan Gurney
Rutherford
Johncock
George Bignotti
al Unser
Andretti
Wally Dailenbach
Tom Sneva
Lloyd Ruby
Pancho Carter
Sneva
Bill Vukovich
Mike Mosley
Gary Bettenhausen
Mark Donohue
St Louis to wear victory blue on road this season
The St Louis Cardinals will wear road uniforms in victory blue instead of gray this season as part of a color change noted in the team’s road attire. No game results are provided here.
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Py Louis
CAP Jira
Red Birds
Bowling Scores From Merry Mixers and Related Leagues
Bowling results across multiple leagues show top scores and leaders. Individual standout performances include Montague 422 for Merry Mixers, Schultz 400 for Badges, Harman 474 for Strikers, Justice 439 for Nothings, and Harman 474. Several high series are also listed with players such as Stupar 462 and Breshears 491.
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J. Montague
P. Rhea
J. Schultz
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M. Justice
Wizards
G. Turner
N. Marindale
L. Platt
J. McGrew
P. Armstrong
Jayhawkers
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