Umbarger Guides Rangers Past Orioles 6-4 in Baltimore
Texas rookie Jim Umbarger earned a 6-4 win over Baltimore with ninth inning relief by Steve Foucault after starting and exiting with a strong outing. The Rangers, led by Umbarger’s 6-4 record this season, held on after a late Orioles surge. Royals blanked Tigers 10-0 and Twins beat Indians 7-2 in other AL games.
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Lucchesi
Jim Umbarger
Umbarger
Baltimore Orioles
Steve Foucault
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Minne
Sota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Orioles
Bobby Grich
Texas
Steve Busby
Mark Littell
Vern Ruhle
TWINS
Indians
Butch Wynegar
Larry Hisle
Minnesota
Cleveland
Dave Goltz
Rick Waits
Pirates Reds homer contest ends with Pirates win in nine
The Pirates beat the Reds 5-4 in a home run filled night at Three Rivers Stadium. Richie Zisk delivered the decisive eighth inning homer as Joe Morgan and Cincinnati fought back with several long balls. Sparky Anderson criticized the affair as dull after the loss. Philadelphia topped Los Angeles 8-6, San Diego beat New York 5-1, and St. Louis edged Houston 7-6.
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Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
Richie Zisk
Zisk
Pirate
Bruce Ei
Son
Eison
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Anderson
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Diego
New York Mets
St. Louis
Houston
Frank Taveras
Reds
Bill Plummer
Cesar Geronimo
Joe Morgan
Kison
al Oliver
Willie Stargell
Bill Robinson
Jack Billingham
Morgan
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
Pittsburgh
Dave Parker
George Foster
Will McEnaney
Larry Bowan
Charlie Hough
Phils
Greg Luzinski
Dick Allen
Rick Rhoden
Dodgers
Ron Cey
Ron Reed
Padres
METS
Dave Winfield
Alan Foster
Foster
Craig Swan
NBA draft reshapes Olympic trials impact in hoops
NBA draft altered Olympic trials as Parish and Douglas withdrew fearing contract harm while May and Dantley stayed set to compete. Houston moved to acquire the first pick Lucas from Maryland star, with several teams in the round one lineup and trades shaping the draft order.
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UCLA
Richard Washington
Marques Johnson
John Lucas
Maryland
Bo Ellis
Marquette
Bernard King
Tennessee
Tree Rollins
Clemson
Rickey Green
Michigan
If Dads a Good Sport His Tie May Show It
New York AP reports on how men's ties reflect profession personality and mood. Navy blue remains top color. patterns suit doctors lawyers and executives, while color choices hinge on skin and hair tones. Tall men may wear varied colors. shorter builds suit subdued hues. knot alignment matters for a neat look. Gene Mauch uses Tony Oliva as pinch hitter in the first inning and coach at first base afterward.
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New York
D. Gordon Williams
Williams
Countess Mara
Gene Mauch
Minnesota Twins
Tony Oliva
East wind brings two new names to French Open
Tennis newcomers Balazs Taroczy and Wojtek Fibak arrive as rising talents at the French Open. Taroczy, a 22 year old Hungarian, faces Arthur Ashe after defeating Jan Kodes, while 23 year old Pole Fibak, Europe’s most improved, on court against Eddie Dibbs as darkness halted play.
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John Vinocur
Associated Press
PARIS
East Wind
Borscht
Danube
Fibak
Taroczy
Kodes
Nastase
Balazs Taroczy
Czechoslovakia
Jan Kodes
Arthur Ashe
Wojtek Fibak
Pole
Europe
Eddie Dibbs
Mon
Pro basketball merger awaits franchise sales
Four ABA franchises Denver New York Indiana and San Antonio are willing to pay up to 4.5 million each to join the NBA. Estimates place entry costs from 6.5 to 8 million per club, with New York Nets potentially paying up to 12 million including territorial indemnity to the Knicks. Kentucky and St. Louis refuse, others may exit to clear merger path. John Y Brown criticizes the price as unrealistically high and Louisville priced out.
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American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
ABA
Denver
Indiana
San Antonio
NBA
New York Nets
New York Knicks
Kentucky
St. Louis
Chicago
Utah
John Y. Brown
Ellie
The
Colonels
Louisville
Houston lands No 1 picks in NBA and MLB drafts
Houston trades for the NBA No 1 pick while the Astros hold the NL top choice. Rockets acquire Joe C. Meriweather and Gus Bailey for the No 1 NBA pick as Houston eyes John Lucas. Astros plan to draft Floyd Bannister despite doubts about immediate major league impact.
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Houston
Atlanta
Dwight Jones
Joe Meriweather
Gus Bailey
Rockets
Parish
Hawks
NBA
Houston Rockets
Joe C. Meriweather
Houston Astros
Arizona State
Floyd Bannister
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Alice Starbuck
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al Hrabosky
Lou Brock
Willie Crawford
Mike Tyson
Hector Cruz
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Centenary
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Duesseldorf
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