Baseball at a Glance Across Major Matchups
A compiled schedule lists Thursday and Friday games across major leagues. Texas at Oakland and Chicago at Seattle highlight the slate, with lineups featuring Alexander, Conroy, Sykes, Clyde, Lee, Martinez, Bird, Frost, Stone, Colborn, Kant, Kobel, Sutton, and Hanna among active pitchers and hitters.
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Texas
Oakland
Chicago
Seattle
Alexander
Conroy
Detroit
Sykes
Cleveland
Clyde
Boston
Lee
Baltimore
D. Martinez
Kansas City
Bird
California
Frost
Stone
Colborn
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Philadelphia
Kant
Roberts
New York
Kobel
Pittsburgh
Blyleven
Sutton
Hanna
Hume
Bannister
St. Louis
Montreal
Six Crown Debuts in Regally Bred Filly at Aqueduct
Grimsley profiles Six Crown, a 2-year-old filly by Secretariat and Chris Evert, bred for racing debut after late-summer plans at Saratoga. Owner Carl Rosen and trainer Joe Travato express high hopes, while racing genetics expert Edward L. Brown notes outcomes vary despite stellar parentage.
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Will Grimsley
NEW York (Ap
Chesnut
Secretariat
Chris Evert
Aeros
Mother Goose
Coaching Club
Six Crown
Aqueduct
Saratoga
Hard Boots
Carl
Rosen
Joe Travato
Wimbledon singles stars reach third round in brisk wins
Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong advanced to the Wimbledon third round with straight-set victories, while Guillermo Vilas and John Newcombe also won. In other matches, Connors, Gottfried, Tanner, Austin, and Shriver posted wins for a stacked day on the grass. In Helsinki, Edwin Moses led a US 1 2 3 in the 400m hurdles, setting a stadium record as Moses clocked 48.62 seconds.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
England
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong
Guillermo Vilas
John Newcombe
Evert
Helena Anliot
Sweden
Goolagong
Lele Forood
United States
Vilas
John Feaver
Newcombe
Ross Case
Jimmy Connors
Australia
Kim Warwick
Brian Gottfried
Brian Teacher
Roscoe Tanner
Bob Giltinan
Tracy Austin
Betsy Nagelsen
Pam Shriver
Robin Harris
Helsinki
Finland
Edwin Moses
Moses
James Walker
Sam Turner
Henry Rono
Kenya
Henry Marsh
Wolfgang Hanisch
East Germany
Captains sweep Tulsa in Texas League doubleheader
Shreveport Captains rout Tulsa Drillers 8-7 in the opener and 7-3 in game two to sweep a Texas League doubleheader and move to first in the East. John Dean hit a two run homer in game one, Larry Littleton belted a three run shot in game two, with Rusty Johnston and Dennis Davis earning wins. Arkansas blanked Jackson 4-0 as Dan O'Brien allowed two hits, Leon Durham homered for Arkansas. West games San Antonio at El Paso and Amarillo at Midland were postponed by rain.
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Associated Press
John Dean
Larry Littleton
Shreveport
Tulsa Drillers
Arkansas
Jackson
San Antonio
el Paso
Amarillo
Midland
Dean
Rusty Johnston
Tulsa
Kerry Keenan
Littleton
Dennis Davis
Dan O’brien
Travelers
Jackson Mets
Leon Durham
Fidrych to rejoin Tigers after shoulder treatment
Detroit pitcher Mark Fidrych is expected back with the Tigers in Cleveland after a session with New York specialist Dr. Maurice Cowen involving vigorous shoulder manipulation. Houk offered no clear pitching return date, noting only possible throwing if he heals.
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Detroit
Mark Fidrych
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
New York
Maurice Cowen
Tigers
Don Gullett
Fidrych
Ralph Houk
Cowen
Lenox Hill Hospital
Manhattan
Cowens Sidelined With Strained Knee Ligaments for Two Weeks
Kansas City outfielder Al Cowens will miss at least two weeks with strained knee ligaments after injuring his knee sliding into second base against the California Angels Monday night. Cowens hit .312 with 112 RBI last season and was runnerup for AL MVP. Royals also lost John Wathan to a partially separated shoulder. Through 1977, the Yankees led the AL with 6,716 victories.
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Kansas City
al Cowens
Royals
Cowens
California Angels
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