Major League Standings and Weekend Games Listed
The schedule shows Milwaukee at Cleveland and New York at Detroit among Saturday matchups with multiple cities across the league. Sundays feature continued pairings including Minnesota Chicago Boston Baltimore and others across active divisions.
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Slaton
Cleveland
Harrison
New York
May
Detroit
Ruhle
Minnesota
Corbin
Chicago
Hamilton
Jefferson
Texas
Perry
California
Singer E
Kansas City
Leonard
Oakland
Bahnsen
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland West
Lee
Torrez
Snead Advises Lightning Safety For Golfers On Course
Sam Snead urges golfers to avoid running down the middle of the fairway during storms. He recalls a caddie killed after lightning struck a water pipe and recounts tragic events from 1937 in Kansas City and other on course incidents. He also notes his brother Pete was struck, surviving after a belt buckle fused and a seven hour paralysis.
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Sam Snead
Slammer
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Snead
Sam
Kansas City
Pete
Palmer Leads Open as Watson and Fitzsimons Tie
The 75th U S Open opens amid rain and surprises with Palmer shooting a 69 to top a soggy leaderboard. Watson and Fitzsimons share the Open early lead, Palmer speaking of control and longing for more days like this.
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Watson
Fitzsimons
Palmer
Slow play angers Medinah Open champion Irwin
Hale Irwin, the 1974 U.S. Open champion, blasted slow play at Medinah as he carded a 74. Rain soaked greens slowed the field, with Irwin urging faster tee times and two tees to speed the 150-player field.
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Medinah
Hale Irwin
Irwin
University of Colorado
Pirates blank Cardinals as Reuss shuts them out
Jerry Reuss worked six strong innings for his second shutout of the Cardinals this season, while Bill Robinson Willie Stargell and Dave Parker homered to power the Pirates to a 5-0 victory. The win extends Pittsburghs NL East lead and heights up the eve of a big three game set.
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Associated Press
Jerry Reuss
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
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Cardinals
Tye
Reuss
St. Louis
Cardinal
Lynn McGlothen
Pirate
Jim Rooker
New York Mets
Montreal
Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Bill Robinson
Willie Stargell
Dave Parker
Robinson
Stargell
John Curtis
Ted Simmons
Willie
Parker
Curtis
Chicago
Johnny Oates
Dick Allen
Oates
Philadelphia
Phillies
Larry Christenson
Bill Madlock
Jerry Morales
Pete LaCock
Cardinals Recall Denny and Send Kurosaki to Arkansas
The Cardinals bring John Denny back from Tulsa, promote him to the majors, and ship Ryan Kurosaki to Arkansas. Denny, 22, posted a 2-2 mark earlier with a 1.80 ERA in seven Tulsa appearances. Kurosaki, also 22, went 0-0 with a 7.60 ERA in seven games for St Louis.
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St. Louis
Cardinals
John Denny
Tulsa
Ryan Kurosaki
Arkansas
Denny
Kurosaki
Foyt Seeks Elusive Auto Racing Title at Long Pond
A. J. Foyt trains for another shot at a premier racing crown at Long Pond Pennsylvania as he pursues a title he has never won. The veteran driver faces tough competition and seeks to extend his storied career with a breakthrough championship bid.
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Foyt
Long Pond
A.J. Foyt
Hopkins leads Carbondale past Benton to reach league sole tie
Marty Hopkins dominated with 12 strikeouts and three hits allowed in a 7-1 Carbondale victory over Benton. He went 3-4 at the plate with four RBIs and four stolen bases, as Carbondale moves into a first place tie with Sparta in the 25th district American Legion baseball race.Doug Vaughn added a 3-4 night contributing part of Carbondale's offensive burst.
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Marty Hopkins
Carbondale
Benton
Sparta
American Legion
West Frankfort
Flying Cross to Towering Inferno at Williamson Speedway
Doug “The Flying” Cross 23 from New Burnside will perform his “Eagle of Freedom” bike stunt at Williamson County Speedway on Saturday night. He will drive through a pyramid of blazing hay in a Towering Inferno show similar to his Rio Bravo display before 18,000 people. Flames reportedly rose 150 feet as he raced at 80 mph, with a repeat planned for 8 p.m. this weekend before he next aims to jump a helicopter in Murray, Kentucky.
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Doug
Cross
Williamson County Speedway
New Burnside
Rio Bravo
Tex
Williamson Speedway
Murray
Triple Crown chase heats up at Pocono 500 weekend
Bobby Unser leads the Triple Crown standings with 1,800 points after wins at Ontario and Indianapolis. A strong showing by A J Foyt and John Rutherford keeps the title race open as practice at Pocono reveals Unser fastest at 179.2 mph ahead of Rutherford and Johncock.
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Foyt
Ontario
Indianapolis
Bobby Unser
Unser
John Rutherford
Gordon Johncock
Rutherford
Cardinals Cubs sellout rumor debunked for St Louis games
Card tickets show mixed availability with boxes sold out for some games and terrace seats left for Thursday. Estimated crowds are 33 000, 44 000 and 40 000 for the series opener Saturday and Sunday. Card manager Mike Bertani notes continued demand amid year-to-year gaps. Ex Saluki Jim Dwyer is sent to Tulsa after a 2 4 day in left field.
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St. Louis
Bertani
Saluki
Jim Dwyer
Tulsa
American Association
Dwyer
Lou Brock
Koeneman Scores Fourth Red Bud Shriners Victory
Champ golfer Bill Koeneman of Chester captures the Shriners Invitational at Red Bud for the fourth straight year. He shoots 70 to finish six strokes ahead of Chester rival Jim Wheatley as Southern Illinoisan editor Merle Jones begins a three week vacation and will resume Sport Talk July 7.
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Bill Koeneman
Chester
Red Bud
Koeneman
Jim Wheatley
Southern Illinoisan
Merle Jones
Cruz Named May Player of the Month for Tulsa
Hector Cruz of the Cardinals Triple-A Tulsa team won the May Player of the Month award in the American Association. Before the weekend, Cruz had 13 home runs and 51 RBIs.
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Hector Cruz
Cardinals
Tulsa
Cruz
Cairo High Seeks Opponent for Sept 26 Football Game
Cairo High School seeks a football game on Sept 26 to fill an eight game schedule. Interested parties should contact coach Bob Conroy at Cairo High School.
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Cairo High School
Bob Conroy
Unbeatens Tie In De Soto Fast Pitch Tourney
De Soto and West Frankfort remain unbeaten after a 7 6 win by Anna Jonesboro over Pinckneyville Elkville ousted the home squad 2 1 in a consolation game Two others set for 6 30 p m with Du Bois vs Keene Builders Pinckneyville and Elkville Du Quoin follow The tourney wraps Sunday
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West Frankfort Merchants
de Soto
Pinckneyville
Elkville
du Bois
Keene Road Builders
Elkville-Du Quoin
West Frankfort
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