Padres Rally Past Cardinals 4-3 On eighth inning balk win
San Diego erased a 3-2 deficit in the eighth as Clarence Gaston tied the game with a triple and scored on a controversial balk by Orlando Pena. Nate Colbert had a key single ahead of Gaston's go ahead run, while Tom Heintzelman added two hits for St. Louis.
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Aaron hits 704th as Braves top Expos on Rogers debut
Hank Aaron belted the 704th home run to break the major league mark for most extra base hits and Ralph Garr added a two run shot as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos 3 to 1 on Saturday night. Aaron's 31st homer of the season came on Steve Rogers first pitch in the eighth inning and landed in the left field bleachers.
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Pirates Edge Giants In 6 5 Victory Behind Stargell
Willie Stargell belted his 35th homer, a three run shot in the first, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5. The Pirates roughed up starter Jim Barr for five straight hits before he settled.
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Cubs edge Dodgers as Williams homers to seal win
Billy Williams hit his 16th homer, a go ahead shot in the sixth, as Chicago beat Los Angeles 2 1 in a nationally televised game. Don Kessinger sparked the rally with a single, Jose Cardenal contributed, and Burt Hooton earned his tenth win while Claude Osteen took the loss. The Cubs snapped an 11 game skid with the victory.
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Don Kessinger
Jose Cardenal
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Ron Cey
Burt Hooton
Claude Osteen
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Joe Ferguson
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Doug Ray
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Mets wallop Reds in 12-1 rout at home
John Milner collected four hits including a grand slam and Don Hahn hit a three run shot as the Mets crushed the Cincinnati Reds 12-1. Jon Matlack improved to 10-15 with a dominant outing while Cincinnati slipped in the NL West race.
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A's Rally Beats Brewers as Jackson Hits 30th Homer
Bert Campaneris plates the go ahead run with a seventh inning double to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers 6 3 Reggie Jackson belts his 30th homer in the first inning boosting Oakland two games up in the AL West while Kansas City falls to Boston 8 5 and Sal Bando plus Bill North had on base multiple times for the A s in a tight division race
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Rettenmund's two-run homer lifts Orioles past White Sox
Orioles 3, White Sox 0. Merv Rettenmund hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Terry Forster to break a pitching duel with Mike Cuellar, giving Baltimore its sixth straight win. Don Baylor added his seventh homer in the eighth as the Orioles completed the 3-0 victory.
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Baltimore
Mike Cuellar
Terry Forster
Chicago
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White Sox
Red Sox Blank Royals With Five Double Plays In Win
Rick Miller drove in three runs with two doubles as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5. Dick Pole earned his second win with relief from Bob Bolin. Amos Otis hit his 24th homer for KC, but five double plays by Boston hampered the Royals as they dropped their second in a row.
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Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Dick Pole
Bob Bolin
Royals
Amos Otis
Boston
Hegan Traded to Yankees for Player to Be Named
Oakland A’s ship reserve first baseman Mike Hegan to New York Yankees for a player to be named. Hegan appeared in 75 games with the A’s batting .183 and had begun his career with the Yankees in 1966. Rudi had been on the DL since August 2 due to a thumb injury and strep throat.
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Bears Battle Dolphins to 9-9 Tie in Miami
Chicago and Miami battled to a 9-9 draw as Mac Percival and Gary Yepremian each kicked three field goals. A late Bears drive stalled when Roger Lawson’s pass was intercepted and Vern Den Herder blocked Mirro Roder’s 53 yard try. Marlon Briscoe, ex quarterback, threw a late pass to Bo Rather who dropped it.
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Roger Lawson
Ike Hill
Charles Babb
Mirro Roder
Vern den Herder
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Marlon Briscoe
Dave “Bo” Rather
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Gary Yepremian
Percivals
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Stardust Amateur Leads Split At Midpoint
Randy Arnett of Mt. Vernon and Jan Jansco of Johnston City share the Stardust Golf lead after 36 holes at Stardust Golf and Country Club west of Johnston City. They shot 70s and are followed by Pursie Pipes 71 Max McDonald 71 Bill Pyle 72 Geoff Young 72 and Terry Rohlfing 73. Other class leaders include A Elmer Tice Frank Bonham Larry Giacone Dave Perkins Bill Aylers Carl Kearney all at 79.
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Carbondale
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Dave Perkins
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Salem
Henry Neicamp
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Eldorado
Mel Shadowens
Bart Collida
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George Stachura
Jean Gould
Energy
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Mike Stafford
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Linton Shuts Down Princeville in Class B Softball Victory
Terry Linton pitched a shutout and homered twice as Zeigler beat Princeville 5 to 0 in the state Class B tournament at Casey. Linton struck out eight, walked one, and allowed three hits to lift his season record to 36-9. Zeigler advances and schedules a 7 p.m. Wednesday game after a rest day.
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Casey
Royalton Pirates
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Fitipaldi grabs pole for Austrian GP in 1 34.98
Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil wins pole at Zeltweg beating Jackie Stewart as he clocked 1 34.98 to be fastest in the final F1 qualifying on the 3 5 mile Osterreichring. Crainville outslugs Lesser 6 1 in Coal Belt tourney at Herrin as Carbondale meets West Frankfort.
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Gymnasts Vanquished as Soviets Dominate World University Games
Soviet track and field stars and gymnasts swept events at Lenin Stadium, leaving the United States medalless. Nikolai Andrianov and Olga Korbut led Russian golds to 16, while the U.S. earned only one silver and three bronze through day three. American hopes shift to swimming as basketball and other sports surge.
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Dennis Schultz
Pond Creek
Okla
Oklahoma State
Darvin Bond
Kingsport
Tenn
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Rick Brown
University of California
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Marcel Philipep
France
Hans Henning Ohlert
East Germany
John Crosby
New York
Portugal
Marvin Barnes
Providence College
Mexico
Edwin Samuels
San Jose Calif
Janice Metcalf
University of Redlands Calif
Jane Startton
University of Utah
Jim
Chico” Hagey
Stanford University
Annihilate Em Wins Travers at Saratoga
Annihilate Em, trainer Ron Turcotte aboard, won the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in 2 1 3 5 lengths over Stop The Music. See The Jaguar finished third, with Twice A Prince 11 1/2 lengths back. Secretariat did not run due to fever and cough. Wager payoffs: Annihilate Em paid 7.40 3.60 2.80. Stop The Music 3.60 3.20. See The Jaguar 4.60 to show.
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Secretariat
See the Jaguar
Patricia Blass
Greentree Stable
L. Henry Obre
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