Baseball Standings and Schedule from Associated Press
National League East leads with Chicago New York Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia and Montreal. West Pittsburgh Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Houston Cincinnati. American League: Baltimore New York Detroit Boston Cleveland Minnesota California Oakland Chicago Kansas City Milwaukee. Today's results include Phillies over Montreal and Mets over Cubs. several games scheduled tonight across leagues.
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Otis Says Ohio State Still Nation's Top Team
Ohio State fullback Jim Otis argues the Buckeyes remained the best team in the country despite a 24 12 loss to Michigan. He criticizes polls for crowning Texas as No 1 and notes his 1,207 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns from the previous season.
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Astros Rally Behind Wilson In Four Run Win Over Padres
Don Wilson returned from a 16 day layoff to pitch a complete game and earn a 4 1 victory for the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres. Wilson fanned nine, walked none, and got strong support from Joe Morgan Bob Watson and others as Clarence Gaston homered for the Padres. The win improves Wilson to 2 2 on the season as Houston also placed Tommy Davis on waivers and called up Cesar Cedeno while sending Keith Lampard to Oklahoma City.
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Patriot Bil Pierson rises as flag defender to national attention
San Diego State center Bil Pierson, a Vietnam veteran and football hero, draws broad praise after defending the flag against university demonstrators. He has been contacted by Nixon and Agnew, received thousands of letters, and now speaks widely about patriotism while preparing for the Coaches All-American game and a Jets invitation.
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Golf Tour Characters: Hill Moody Weiskopf and Others
Frank Beard writes on peers shaping golf in coming years. Dave Hill’s volatile temper contrasts with Tom Weiskopf’s potential star status. Orville Moody returns from World Cup success and praises Beard’s assessment. Bruce Crampton’s attitude costs him big money while Charlie Sifford remains a trailblazing standout.
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Red Sox Rally Past Yankees In Rain Delayed Little League
Monday night drama saw the Red Sox defeat the Yankees 5-4 after a rain interruption. Raul Beralas earned the win, Tony McGrew the loss, as Boston rallied in the final inning to clinch despite a 4-2 deficit in the third.
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Orioles Rally Past Red Sox On TV Breakthrough
In a nationally televised Monday game, the Orioles erased a six-run first inning deficit against Boston to win 9-8. Carl Yastrzemski homered for Boston as a TV monitor in the Orioles dugout drew attention before the comeback. Frank Robinson delivered the decisive double in the ninth, lifting Baltimore to its fifth straight victory.
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Cardinals and Pirates Split Twinbill in NL Action
In a twilight doubleheader, St Louis beat Pittsburgh 6-1 behind Reuss in his first 1970 start, then Nelson shut out the Cardinals 1-0 in 10 innings for Pittsburgh. Other NL games saw the Giants 13 Cincinnati 6 Dodgers 4 Braves 2 Mets 9 Cubs 5 Phillies two wins Expos 0 2, and Astros 4 Padres 1.
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