Wood Tops Ryan In Mixed Baseball Thriller
Knuckleballer Wilbur Wood outpitched Nolan Ryan and drove in the White Sox lone run with a seventh inning single. Chicago narrowed the AL West gap behind Oakland, as he outdueled Ryan 1-0 while Ed Herrmann’s two-out hit and Ryan’s wild pitch set the stage. The Sox head to Oakland for a four game set as Williams calls the test their measuring stick.
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Hers Chelnssenson
Associated Press
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Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
California
Nolan Ryan
White Sox
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New York
Orioles
Milwaukee
Yankees
Boston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Texas
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Ryan
Ed Herrmann
Ryan Wild
Angels
Luis Alvarado
Sox
Oakland
A’s
Dick Williams
Vida Blue
Cookie Rojas
Darold Knowles
Rojas
Don Stanhouse
Vic Harris
Rich Billings
del Crandall
Brewers
Dave McNally
McNally
Bill Parsons
Earl Stephenson
Boog Powell
Cubs
Montreal
Mike Marshall
Don Kessinger
Jose Cardenal
Carmen Fanzone
Whitey Lockman
Pecos Eagles football season preview from a former editor
Rich Billings reflects on his Pecos tenure as sports editor and predicts Pecos football results and schedule outcomes. He recalls games with Monahans, Irvin, Riverside, Lamesa, Alpine, Fort Stockton, Odessa Ector, Kermit, Andrews, Monahans again, and Seminole, estimating a possible 9-1 or 7-3 record while praising coach Pattillo and Pecos players. The piece blends nostalgia with season projections and coaching praise.
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Pecos
Rockford, Ill
Pyote
Old Hwy. 80
el Paso
Irvin
Monahans
West Texas
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Eagles
Enterprise
PHS
James Thomas
el Paso Riverside
Rotary Field
Riverside
Lamesa
Tornadoes
Odessa Ector
Ector Eagles
Ector
Kermit
Yellow Jackets
Andrews
Mustangs
Donald Roberts
Indians
Oilers Bears clash in Astrodome exhibition
Houston Oilers host the Chicago Bears in a NFL exhibition at the Astrodome with Oilers short-handed by injuries. Lynn Dickey and Dan Pastorini rotate at quarterback as Ken Burrough shines in last week’s loss, while the Bears rotate QB Bobby Douglass and Kent Nix with linebackers Butkus and Bowden leading the defense. An expected 40 000 crowd fills the dome for the 7 30 p m kickoff.
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Houston
Houston Oilers
Chicago Bears
Astrodome
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago
Kansas City Chiefs
Oilers
Elbert Drango
Oiler
Bill Peterson
Lynn Dickey
Dan Pastorini
Pastorini
Dickey
Dallas
Drango
Alvin Reed
Woody Campbell
Robert Holmes
Cowboys
Peterson
Ken Burrough
Texas Southern
Burrough
Bobby Douglass
Kent Nix
Bears
Dick Butkus
Chiefs
University of Houston
Earl Thomas
Charlie Ford
Larry Bowden
Little League Results From Regional Games
In Waco Texas, Waco beat Sheppard Air Force Base 3 to 2. Sharpstown of Houston defeated Orange 3 to 2. Freer defeated Rosenberg 1 to 0. Pasadena topped Sinton 8 to 3.
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Sheppard Afb
Sharpstown
Houston
Orange
Freer
Rosenberg
Pasadena
Sinton
Area golfers compete in Monahans Play Day
Five Pecos area women took part in the Lower Plains Women s Golf Association Play Day at Monahans Country Club. Mrs Gregory earned low net in First Flight with 62, Mrs Crouch topped Fourth Flight with 60, Mrs Randolph claimed first flight low putt, and Mrs Cotton won second flight low putt. A mixed couples Scramble Tournament is set for Pecos Municipal Golf Course tonight at 5 30, open to all players.
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Pecos
Lower Plains
National League Standings and Schedule Snapshot
National League standings show Pittsburgh leading with 65 wins and New York at 56. Montreal and Chicago face Montreal at Chicago in Wednesday action. Cincinnati defeats Los Angeles, Atlanta shuts out Houston. Today’s matchups include Montreal at Chicago and Houston at Atlanta with several key East and West clashes.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Phila
West Cincinnati
Houston
L. A
Atlanta
San Fran
San Diego
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stoneman
Reuschel
Roberts
Schueler
Osteen
Billingham
Baseball Standings and Results from American League East
American League East standings show Detroit 58 47 and Baltimore 57 47 in a tight race with New York 54 49 and Boston 53 50. Postseason day notes include several 1st and 2nd games with scores Boston 5 Cleveland 2 and Baltimore 10 Milwaukee 0.
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Baltimore
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
TEXAS
Oakland
Palmer
Brett
Coleman
Kline
Corbin
Bradley
Holtzman
Carlton Has 13th Straight Victory In Pirates Win
Phillies ace Steve Carlton pitched a three hitter for his 13th consecutive win to lift Philadelphia to a 2-6 victory over Pittsburgh. Carlton also hit his first homer of the season as he improved to 18-6 with 232 strikeouts and 54 innings without an earned run. teammates, opponents, and managers praised his dominance as others racked up NL wins elsewhere.
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Hander
Tigers
Yankees
Detroit
Aurelio Rodriguez
Cananea
Mexico
New York
Celerino Sanchez
Mexico City
Woodie Fryman
Philadelphia Phillies
Rob Gardner
Sparky Lyle
Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Koufax
Willie Stargell
Philadelphia
Steve Carlton
Sandy Koufax
Carlton
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Hous
Ton
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San Francisco
Montreal
Chicago Cubs
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New York Mets
St. Louis
Phils
Paul Owens
Steve Blass
Will Montanez
Gene Clines
Greg Luczinski
Blass
Felix Millan
Braves
Hank Aaron
George Stone
Astros
Aaron
Stone
Juan Marichal
Padres
Clarence Gaston
Garry Jestadt
Jerry Morales
Willie McCovey
Ken Henderson
Giants
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