Padres Lose 17-Inning Marathon To Pirates
San Diego falls 4-3 in a four hour and twelve minute 17 inning game to Pittsburgh. Roberto Clemente homered for the Pirates, Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner also connected as the Padres twice led before losing. Other NL results include New York over Houston 19-4 and Chicago over Philadelphia 7-6.
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Pirates win in longest NL game of season
In a 14 inning battle, the Pirates beat the Reds as Lee May hit his 24th homer for Cincinnati. Willy Stargell and Roberto Clemente contributed for Pittsburgh, while Tug McGraw yielded six innings of one run relief to spark the Mets’ win.
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Major League Leaders by United Press International
National and American League leaders are listed by batting, home runs, runs batted in, and pitching. Key figures include Torre and Davis atop batting in the NL and Oliva and Murcer leading the AL, with Stargell and Aaron tied for home runs in the NL and Melton and Cash sharing AL home run spots. Pitching leaders show Ellis and Blue among top win totals in their leagues.
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Davis Cup Squad Chosen For 1971 United States
Six players led by Wimbledon finalist Stan Smith and Cliff Richey were named to the 1971 U S Davis Cup squad. Clark Graebner Tom Gorman Eric van Dillen and Frank Froehling III also made the team.
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Probable Pitchers and Saturday Standings Listings
Baseball standings and matchups show tonight's games with listed probable pitchers for San Diego at Pittsburgh Montreal at St Louis Los Angeles at Atlanta San Francisco at Cincinnati New York at Houston and Chicago at Chicago Philadelphia at Chicago Apr 12. Saturday schedules include Detroit at Oakland Baltimore at California Cleveland at Kansas City Chicago at Washington Milwaukee at New York Minnesota at Boston with multiple night contests and double header note.
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Oakland’s 3rd Base Coach Knows About Pennant Races
Irv Noren, Oakland’s third base coach, draws on four Yankee pennants from the 1950s to guide the A’s. He recalls knee injuries ending his Yankee run, explains his return to the majors with Dick Williams and the Pirates, and emphasizes the work ethic he expects from Oakland’s young hitters.
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Orioles Aim for 20 Win Season With Dobson Hot Form
Pat Dobson extended his winning streak to eight as the Orioles beat the Angels 4 3 to notch another victory. With Cuellar McNally Palmer and Dobson atop the rotation the club eyes a 20 win season for four starters the last time that happened was in 1920 with the White Sox.
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Bibby Shines As Tidewater Tops Louisville 7 3
Jim Bibby returned from a back injury to win his 13th game, allowing five hits as Tidewater beat Louisville 7-3. John Mason hit a solo homer for Louisville, while Winnipeg, Richmond, and Toledo also recorded wins in IL action. Syracuse dropped a tight one but clung to a slim lead over Tidewater.
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Lahoud Faces Balance Between Hitting Homers and Keeping Role
Red Sox outfielder Joe Lahoud, 24, battles for regular duties behind Yastri zemski and Reggie Smith. Left handed hitter at Fenway poses fielding and injury drawbacks but shows growing confidence and power potential with eight homers in 16 starts in the first half.
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