Cubs Rally to Edge Pirates 1-0 on Mitterwald Home Run
Bill Bonham pitched six solid hits and George Mitterwald hit a second inning homer off Jim Rooker to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rooker allowed six hits while Bonham worked out of trouble in the fourth and ninth innings.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Bonham
George Mitterwald
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mitterwald
Andy Thornton
Jim Rooker
Bonham
Willie Stargell
Richie
Cubs
Pirates
Jerry Morales
Rick Monday
Rooker
Trillo
Tim Hosley
Stargell
Trevino Heard and Nichols Struck by Lightning at Western Open
Injured golfers Lee Trevino Jerry Heard and Bobby Nichols were struck by a bolt at Butler National Golf Club injuring none seriously. Trevino Heard and Nichols were hospitalized in Hinsdale with Trevino and Nichols to remain under observation while play was suspended and rescheduled.
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Ill
Lee Trevino
Paul G. Fredrickson
Trevino
Jerry Heard
Bobby Nichols
Hinsdale Hospital
Butler National Golf Club
Heard
Nichols
Fredrickson
David Graham
Arnold Palmer
Gary Wintz
Lee
Albert Salinas
Salinas
Ali Readies for Possible Last Fight in Kuala Lumpur
Muhammad Ali prepares to defend his world heavyweight title against Joe Bugner at Merdeka Stadium in a fight billed as the lifetime clash. The event could beAli's final bout, with uncertainty over plans to face Joe Frazier next.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Muhammad Ali
Joe Bugner
Ali
Joe Frazier
London
Bugner
George Foreman
Zaire
Andy Smith
Merdeka Stadium
United States
Victor Galindez
Argentina
Jorge Ahumada
Carlos Monzon
Tony Licata
New Orleans
Ashe Advances to Wimbledon Quarters Over Stilwell
Arthur Ashe beat Graham Stilwell 6-2 5-7 9-8 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, while Tony Roche upset Rosewall 6-3 6-8 8-6 6-1. Other seeds advance as Evert, King, Wade, Navratilova, Goolagong Cawley and Court progress in a crowded day.
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Wimbledon
England
Arthur Ashe
Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall
Ashe
Graham Stilwell
Britain
Roche
Rosewall
All England Tennis Club
Little Wizard
Jimmy Connors
Roscoe Tanner
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Connors
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Tanner
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Bjorn Borg
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Ramirez
Clif Richey
Vilas
Miss Evert Cooly
Lindsay Beaven
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Natasha Chmykova
Soviet Union
Ms. King
Belgium
Michele Gardal
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Jennifer Dimond
Margaret Court
Glynis Coles
Olga Morozova
Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Miss Evert
Betty Stove
Williams drives tie-breaking double as Yankees top Red Sox
Walt Williams delivered a tying double and later scored the insurance run as the New York Yankees beat Boston 8-6 at Fenway. The win moved New York one half game ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East, with Thurman Munson driving in a run on a sacrifice fly. Fred Lynn?
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Walt Williams
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Yankees
Red Sox
Sandy Alomar
Mets Rally Past Phillies Behind Kingman Tie Break Hit
Dave Kingman delivered a tiebreaking two run single in the fifth as New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 2 in a rain delayed game. Rookie Randy Tate pitched four hits to improve the Mets winning streak to four games and Steve Carlton took the loss to drop to 6 6 on the year. Gene Clines started the inning with an infield single off Carlton and advanced on a balk before Millan’s fly ball. Carlton walked Jones and Torre to load the bases and fanned Staub for two outs before Kingman’s clutch hit broke the game open. The Mets added another run in the sixth.
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Phils
Steve Carlton
New York
Dave Kingman
Randy Tate
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Clines
Clines
Felix Millan
Carlton
Ed Cleon Jones
Joe Torre
Rusty Staub
Kingman
Larry Bowa
Dick Allen
Tate
Dave Cash
Greg Luzinski
Phillies
Jay Jonstone
Allen
Giants Rally Past Dodgers 2-1 for Key NL West Win
Marc Hill delivered a tying single in the seventh off Doug Rau and Bobby Murcer followed with a run scoring pinch hit as the Giants defeated the Dodgers 2-1. John Montefisco earned the win while Jake Brown and Chris Arnold played roles in the rally that snapped Los Angeles’ four game slide.
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San Francisco
Marc Hill
Los Angeles
Doug Ray
Bobby Murcer
Mike Marshall
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Rau
Chris Speier
Chris Arnold
Hill
Marshall
Jake Brown
John Montefisco
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Richie Zisk
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al Oliver
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Robinson
Zisk
Bill Madlock
Sanguillen
Lucky
Tony Jacklin
Sandy Mayer
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N.J
Okker
Alex Metreveli
Stilwell
Stillwell
Virginia Wade
Rosemary Casals
Miss Casals
Miss Wade
Boston
Thurman Munson
Carl Yastrzemski
Rico
Yastrzemski
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Graham Stillwell
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Brown
Arnold
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