Dodgers Rally To Trim Giants And Narrow Pennant Gap
Dodgers outlast the Giants 5-2 as Willie Davis harbors four hits and a homer matching an eight game hitting streak. The win pulls Los Angeles within one game of the NL lead while Pittsburgh and St Louis split the other doubleheader with the Pirates winning the nightcap.
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Major League Box Scores Highlight Late Homer by Mazeroski
O'Dell and Mikkelsen each contributed six innings of work as Pittsburgh defeats Carlton's squad on a game that featured Mazeroski's decisive home run. W O'Dell improves to 4-0 while Carlton falls to 2-2 with the loss. The box score notes Pagliaroni, Corrrales, McCarver and Piche also contributing notable innings.
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Major League Standings and Night Matchups Summary
Baseball standings show St Louis 31 with Houston 4 and others in midseason form. Night games include Los Angeles at New York and San Francisco at Philadelphia, with multiple doubleheaders and pitching records listed. The Yonkers Raceway spring meeting drew about 22 831 fans across 79 nights.
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Whitaker Leads Yankees Past Tigers in Sweep
New York rookie Steve Whitaker homered in each game of the three game set, driving in seven runs as the Yankees beat Detroit 8-1. Whitaker added seven hits in the series and boosted his average to .391, while Fritz Peterson held the Tigers to six hits.
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Herrin Bantam Champs Celebrate Perfect Season
The Bailey's Standard Service baseball team clinched the Herrin Bantam League title with a 15-0 regular season and finished 20-2 after two second place tournament showings. Front row players include Jim Mee Nana Eddie Calcaterra Terry McCree Megaravalla Keith Kunce. back rows list Bruce Townsend Steve Walk er Steve Goin Rich Pribble Steve Bracy Kevin Waldrop. Managers and coaches honored at a banquet where player trophies were awarded and the manager received a large trophy.
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Miller seeks Green Weenie aid for Carlisle in Hambletonian
Del Miller a Pittsburgh figure and Pirates fan requests temporary custody of the Green Weenie from Pirates custodians to aid his wife’s colt Carlisle in the Hambletonian. Miller plans to place the saucer-shaped charm on Carlisle’s barn wind shifts to jinx opponents as Carlisle contends for major harness racing honors.
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United States Dominates Pan American Maccabiah swimming
Mark Spitz led the U S team to a flawless sweep at the Pan American Maccabiah Games in Sao Paulo Brazil winning three more gold medals as the two man relay squad filled all 11 event titles.
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Schockers Beat Sao Caetano 81-54 in Exhibition
The Wichita State University team Schockers defeated Sao Caetano 81 to 54 on Sunday in an exhibition game. Center led scoring with strong rebounding and defense anchoring the win for the visitors.
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Houston Wins Little League World Series Title
Houston knotted the 8-2 win over West New York in Williamsport to capture the Little League World Series crown. Mike Robinett struck out batters while Steve Reeves provided key hitting to seal the championship.
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Falcons Triumph in Exhibition Debut Over 49ers
Atlanta coach Norb Hecker praised rookies Randy Johnson and Tommy Nobis as the Falcons sealed their first NFL victory, 24-17, in an exhibition win over San Francisco. Johnson threw for 285 yards and a 35-yard TD to Alex Hawkins. Cowboys stayed undefeated with a 20-10 win over Detroit while Green Bay topped Pittsburgh 47-4, LA beat St Louis 32-14, and Philadelphia edged New York 24-23.
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