Expos pitcher Stanhouse blanks Padres for first major league shutout
DuQuoin native Don Stanhouse struck out two and walked three as Montreal beat San Diego 3 0 for its third win in 13 games. He allowed only three hits and fired a three hitter in a standout night after an angry outburst in the dugout. Barry Foote contributed with a bat powered run set and helped seal the Expos victory.
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Foote
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San Diego
Cardinals trail in tight NL pennant race as deadline nears
The Cardinals sit 25 34, eight games back of Philadelphia and 5 20 in the NL, with talk of last minute trades. Cleveland area notes include attendance records at Busch Stadium and a Reds series in Cincinnati, plus Wen dell Cooper seeking a walk on at SIU Edwardsville.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Redbirds
Phillies
Pirates
Reds
Dodgers
St. Louis
Braves
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Giants
Cardinal
Willie Montanez
Craig Robinson
Montanez
Keith Hernandez
Birds
Murphysboro
Wendell Cooper
John A. Logan Colege
Siu-Edwardsville
Cooper
Siu-E
Jim Dudley
Dudley
Siu-E Jayvee
Frazier Faces Foreman Rematch Under Pressure to Return
Uniondale New York AP Frazier aims for a comeback against George Foreman after a prior kayo in Jamaica. Trainer Eddie Futch and George Benton press for calm under fire with expectations of a title shot if he loses.
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Uniondale
N. Y
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Jamaica
George Benton
Eddie Futch
Frazier
Foreman
Joe
Muhammad Ali
Futch
Jerry Quarry
Ali
Philadelphia
Benton
Kay's Bait and Tackle repeat as Steeleville tourney champions
Kay's Bait and Tackle of Willisville captured the Steeleville slo-pitch invitational title for the third straight year by beating Schlitz of Murphysboro 19-16 in the final. Jerry Kuhnert and Melvin Thies each drove in three runs during an eight-run seventh inning. The Willisville squad had earlier defeated Sparta Moore 13-10 and Smith's Liquor 12-9, with Vasquez taking third and Percy American Legion finishing fourth.
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Bait and Tackle
Willisville
Steeleville
Jerry Kuhnert
Melvin Thies
Schlitz
Sioned Schlitz
Sparta Moore
Smith’s Liquor
Sparta
Vasquez
Percy American Legion
Reds edge Cubs as Griffey delivers late hit
Cincinnati stays hot beating Chicago 3 2 behind Ken Griffey Jr in the ninth inning scoring Dave Concepcion. Gary Nolan earned his third straight win and completed seven innings to lift the Reds three games up on the Dodgers in the NL West. Foster homered twice as he and Perez pace Cincinnati's offense in a tightly pitched affair. Cubs suffer loss ending their four game run despite bases loaded threat in the eighth. Zamora took the defeat.
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Cardinals
Cincinnati
Reds
Tony Perez
Fred Norman
Chicago Cubs
Ken Griffey
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Griffey
Steve Swisher
Dave Concepcion
Gary Nolan
Los Angeles Dodgers
Nolan
Joe Coleman
Rick Monday
Concepcion
George Foster
Riverfront Stadium
Oscar Zamora
Messersmith Shuts Down Cardinals In Heat
Atlanta pitcher Andy Messersmith stifled St. Louis 5-2 at Busch Stadium to snap a four game skid. He improved to 5-5 after a seven hit night and a tense ninth inning stand. In other NL action, Cincinnati beat Chicago 3-2, Montreal blanked San Diego 3-0, and Pittsburgh edged Houston 2-1 as Al Oliver homered.
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St. Louis
Busch Stadium
Andy Messersmith
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Messersmith
Atlanta
Mike Tyson
Ron Fairly
Jerry Mumphrey
Cincinnati
Chicago
Montreal
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Houston
Pirates
Astros
al Oliver
RBI
Tommy Helms
Jerry Reuss
NASL Attendance Surpasses One Million Milestone
The North American Soccer League has exceeded one million in unofficial attendance halfway through its 240-game schedule. With 1,007,986 fans attending 100 games, up from 719,587 last year, average crowd rises from 7,195 to 10,079 per game, signaling growing pro soccer support.
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Washington
North American Soccer League
U.S
NASL
Maine Stays Alive as Washington State Falls to Maine
Maine, 29 8, defeated Washington State 6 3 to keep alive in the College World Series elimination round. Clemson beat Omaha 10 6, while Arizona State and Eastern Michigan rested as the six teams moved toward possible all Arizona finale with Arizona State and Eastern Michigan undefeated.
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Omaha
Neb
Maine
John Winkin
Black Bears
Washington State
Arizona
Arizona State
Clemson
Wildcats
Eastern Michigan
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Barry Foote
Pete Mackanin
Gene Locklear
Brent Strom
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Hank Aaron
Bob Gibson
Mitchy Foreman
Boxer George Foreman
Marshall
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Kay's Bait and Tackle Champs
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Deci
Foster
Jim Marshall
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Ken Henderson
Ted Simmons
Don Kessinger
Reggie Smith
Willie Crawford
Hector Cruz
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