Pirates Rally For 7-6 Win Over Giants In Eight
Richie Hebner tied the game with a leadoff eighth inning homer and Manny Sanguillen drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Bob Robertson and Rennie Stennett provided key hits in the rally after the Giants briefly led 6-5.
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Robertson
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Morton ends skid with Braves over Mets 7 3
Carl Morton halted a six game losing streak and drove in two runs to power the Atlanta Braves to a 7 3 victory over the New York Mets. Morton improved to 6 6 after seven innings of nine hit ball as Joe Torre and Ed Kranepool drove in first inning runs for New York.
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Diego Padres
New York
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Joe Torre
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Mets
Red Sox Top Twins 3-1 Behind Yastrzemski and Lynn
Boston gains a 3-1 victory over Minnesota as Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn deliver go-ahead and insurance run hits in the eighth. Minnesota had taken a 1-0 lead after Rod Carew and Larry Hisle sparked the inning and Dan Ford scored on a slow grounder.
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Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
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Red Sox
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Larry Hisle
Boston
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Tony Olive
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Darwin
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Tigers shut out A s as LaGrow fans five
Lerrin LaGrow pitched a five hit shutout to beat the Oakland A s 3 to 0. He carried a no hitter into the fifth before Phil Garner singled with two out, then Bert Campaneris grounded out to end the inning. Williams, Washington had late singles as Detroit avoided more trouble.
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Rangers edge Indians in 12th in Cleveland
In Cleveland the Rangers beat the Indians 5-4 in 12 innings. Mike Hargrove and Lenny Randle delivered run-scoring singles in the 12th after Toby Harrah stood at second following Jeff Burroughs and Harrah scored, framing a tense extra frame. Frank Robinson and Charlie Spikes had tied it with a ninth inning single and John Ellis drove in a sacrifice fly.
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Lenny Randle
Texas Rangers
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Charlie Spikes
John Ellis
Toby Harrah
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
Jeff Burroughs
Hargrove
Jim Spencer
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Burroughs
Duane Kuiper
Allen and Carlton lead Phillies past Dodgers 4 0
Dick Allen drilled two homers to back Steve Carlton who held the Dodgers to two hits as Philadelphia won 4-0. Allen connected in the second inning off Doug Ray and again in the sixth to left field. Greg Luzinski added an eighth inning two run shot off Jim Brewer for insurance.
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Dave Parker
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al Oliver
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Dick Allen
Steve Carlton
Los Angeles
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Jim Brewer
Irishman Coghlan Wins NCAA Mile at Provo Meet
Eamonn Coghlan of Villanova surged in the final 60 yards to win the mile at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Provo Utah. He clocked 4 00.06 as San Jose State's Mark Schilling finished second with 4 00.37 and UTEP's Wilson Waigwa faded to third. Southern California won the 440 relay and Long Beach State's Keith Goldie took the javelin at 250-2.
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Villanova University
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Brigham Young
Paul Cummings
Texas-El Paso
Wilson Waigwa
San Jose State
Mark Schilling
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UTEP
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BYU
Dan Ripley
Keith Goldie
Long Beach State
Endres ready for state journey in softballs
Endres, 9 0 with six shutouts, says he is month behind, legs not strong after limited winter play. He outpitched Jim Melhorn in Maroa as Southern Illinois Jake's aims for state title. team lost Nashville trip and faced untested opponents. Endres believes he remains poised with about 10 weeks to prepare.
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Jackson Pro-Am Sets record Field at Invitational
Golfers from out of town dominated the Jackson Invitational Pro-Am at Jackson Country Club. Terry Houser of Highland CC led low pro with 69 while a St. Louis team tied for first in the team event. A record 32 teams competed, with Kammann Glenn and multiple groups posting 63 to 73 scores.
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Highland Country Club
St. Louis
Tom Kammann
Glen Echo Country Club
Jerry Glenn
Carterville
Kammann
Bob Reynolds
Dick Kammann
Jim West
Glenn
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Jan Jansco
Steve Norris
Houser
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Bill Wernle
Hal Ehlke
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Brad Miller
Heckel
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Jerry Tucker
Leroy Newton
Don Bixby
Bill Koeneman
Jim Reed
Pursie Pipes
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John Vicini
Gene Carello
Dick Friel
Tim Dobson
Jerry Kirby
Carbondale Legion edge West Frankfort 2-1 in opener
Tom Keim pitched seven innings for Carbondale with nine strikeouts to earn the win. The locals capitalized on a passed ball and an error in the fifth to score twice, while Frankfort’s only run came unearned. Carbondale next hosts Du Quoin at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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Tom Keim
West Frankfort
American Legion
Keim
Frankfort
Jerry Halstead
Marty Pulley
Mike Samples
Samples
du Quoin
Steeleville
Hammers
Burns
Pulley
De Soto to Host Eight Team Double Elimination Softball Meet
De Soto hosts an eight team softball tournament June 16 to 22 as part of its homecoming. Opening games feature Du Quoin Merchants versus Vienna and Du Bois-West Frankfort Mer chants versus Anna Jonesboro Elkville. Finals scheduled for June 22 with potential rematch if needed. Additionally a Legion baseball game Freeman Spur at Cape scheduled with scoring 2 to 67 onset.
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du Bois-West Frankfort
Anna-Jonesboro- Elkville
de Soto
Pinckneyville Keene
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