Pepitone Quits Baseball Again
Joe Pepitone announced to managers and officials that he will quit baseball again, citing personal problems and a wish to play in Japan. He criticized the Cubs for trading him and said he might join Japan under a three year guarantee, hoping to resolve money and tax concerns while seeking to escape constant moving.
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Joe Pepitone
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Pepitone
Eddie Mathews
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Codegrees
Japan
Clete Boyer
Cardinals Top Braves 2 0 Behind Gibson Shuts Out Niekro
Bob Gibson pitched eight innings of four hit ball as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 2 0. Gibson improved to 3 5 while Phil Niekro fell to 3 2 with the loss. Ken Reitz doubled home a run in the fifth and Ted Sizemore, Tim McCarver and Jose Cruz combined for another in the sixth before rain ended the game. A crowd of 23 726 watched at Busch Stadium.
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St. Louis
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Gibson
Phil Niekro
Ken Reitz
Niekro
Mike Tyson
Mike Lum
Reitz
Tyson
John Oates
Darrell Evans
Ted Sizemore
Tim McCarver
Jose Cruz
Atlanta Garr
Evans
Stackson
Lum
Baker
DaJohnson
Oates
Perez
P Niekro
Frisella
Goggin
BI Sizemore McCarver
Simmons
J Cruz
Melendez
Atlanta St
E—Oates
Sizemore
Atlanta
S. Jackson
Northrup delivers 1000th hit as Tigers beat A's 8-5
Jim Northrup snapped an eighth inning tie with a two run triple for his 1000th major league hit and scored on Aurelio Rodriguez's sacrifice fly to lift Detroit to an 8-5 win over Oakland. Deron Johnson hit a two run homer to knot the game at five.
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Jim Northrup
Aurelio Rodriguez
Detroit Tigers
Oakland
Deron Johnson
A’s
Horacio Pina
Rich Reese
Tigers
Gene Tenace
Dick Sharon
Northrup
Woodie Fryman
Tenace
Rich McKinney
Dick Green
Bill North
Green
Sal Bando
Ken Holtzman
Eddie Brinkman
Tony Taylor
Bill Freehan
Ike Brown
Rodriguez
Yankees overpower Rangers as slide hits eight games
Gene Michael and Bobby Murcer sparked a five run second inning while Ron Blomberg extended a 15 game hit streak. The Yankees beat Texas 10 to 5, scoring for three runs in the second on Mel Stottlemyre. Vic Harris homered for the Rangers as they chased Stottlemyre in the sixth.
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New York
Gene Michael
Bobby Murcer
New York Yankees
Texas
Rangers
Ron Blomberg Doubeld
Mel Stottlemyre
Ken Suarez
Stottlemyre
Dave Nelson
Vic Harris
Pirates Triumph Over Astros 7-2 Behind Briles and Oliver
Al Oliver tripled home two runs and scored in a four run Pittsburgh burst to beat Houston 7-2. Nelson Briles earned the win with a first year home run, while Willie Stargell and Dave Cash contributed key hits. The Astros rallied briefly with three first inning hits.
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al Oliver
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Houston
Nelson Briles
Astros
Briles
Willie Stargell
Milt May
Jackie Hernandez
Vic Davalillo
Tommie Agee
Dave Cash
Stargell
Oliver
Hector Torres
Dave Siusti
Jimmy Wynn
Orioles Beat Twins 7-2 in Seven Inning Victory
Mike Cuellar snapped a winless stretch with seven innings of work as the Orioles defeated Minnesota 7-2 in Bloomington. A poor field forced the game’s early end after seven innings, despite Cuellar giving up a rough start.
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Bloomington
Minn
Mike Cuellar
Baltimore
Minnesota
Carlton Sharpens Form as Phillies Top Padres 4-0
Bob Boone drove in a run with a two bagger in the seventh to break the tie and Steve Carlton pitched a four hitter to end his four game skid as Philadelphia defeated San Diego 4 0. SIU women golfers beat Georgia 10 8 in Athens led by Sandy Blaha who shot 74 with a pair of under par back nine strokes.
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San Diego
Bob Boone
Philadelphia
Steve Carlton
Phils
SIU
University of Georgia
Athens
Sandy Blaha
Pappas Perfect Cubs Beat Reds In Metric Game
Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas won his seventh decision in his last 14 against Cincinnati as Chicago shut out the Reds 2 0. Don Kessinger drove in the Cubs first run on a long triple, the first using metric measurements on Riverfront Stadium walls.
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Milt Pappas
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Pappas
Jack Aker
Reds
Don Kessinger
Cubs
Kessinger
Aker
Bob Engel
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Sparky
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Ross Rimsley
Rick Monday
Monday
Kess
Parker dominates to win IHSA tennis singles title
Top seed Dave Parker of Galesburg defeated Ed Staren of Hinsdale Central 6-1, 6-0 to claim the IHSA singles championship. In doubles, Jim Merkel John Pazkowski of Arlington edged Mike Barr Stu Speyer of Highland Park 6-4, 6-3. Hinsdale Central and Highland Park shared the team crown with 15 points. Arlington 11, Galesburg 8.
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Dave Parker
Galesburg
Ed Staren
Hinsdale Central
Illinois High School Association
Jim Merkel
John Pazkowski
Arlington
Mike Barr
Stu Speyer
Highland Park
Chisox trade Morales to Padres and promote Sharp
The Chicago White Sox sold infielder Rich Morales to the San Diego Padres and added outfielder Bill Sharp to the roster after Ken Henderson injured his right knee in an 8-3 loss to Cleveland. Morales appeared in seven games this season with four at bats.
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Chicago White Sox
Rich Morales
San Diego Padres
Bill Sharp
Sharp
White Sox
Iowa
Ken Henderson
Cleveland Indians
Morales
Giants dominate Expos 10-3 in San Francisco win
Garry Maddox led the Giants with four RBIs on four singles and a double, lifting NL batting leader to .377. Tom Bradley earned win as San Francisco beat Montreal 10-3, with Gary Matthews driving in two and scoring twice. The Giants jumped Balor Moore early, built a five run eighth inning, and held on as Elias Sosa finished the seventh.
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Garry Maddox
San Francisco Giants
Montreal Expos
Tom Bradley
Gary Matthews
Giants
Balor Moore
Tito Fuentes
Maddox
Ed Goodson
Matthews
Chris Speier
Mattthews
RBI
Bradley
Elias Sosa
Expos
Bob Bailey
Tim Foli
Hal Breeden
Ron Hunt
Egyptian Cup Regatta Set At Crab Orchard Lake
Sailors from ten states travel to Carbondale for the 16th Egyptian Cup Regatta a three race series on Crab Orchard Lake. Races run Saturday 10 30 a m and 2 p m and Sunday 10 a m with $10 entry and Lookout Point as spectator view.
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New Jersey
Texas
Carbondale
Lookout Point
Jerome Glassman
Jim Blackwood
Murphysboro
Betty Mitchell
Mary Walker
Skip Blackwood
Corky Ott
Don Shoemaker
Lady golfers outing sparks first SI LaGolf event
Ruth Ann Mann of Herrin won the Southern Illinois Ladies Golf Association debut at Perry Elks. Her 83 gross led the day, with Wanda Williams and Mary Matheny posting 29 putts each. Sixty seven members competed. club leaders include Sparta, Southwestern, Green Acres, Jackson, Saline, Franklin, Chester, and Ellis with various gross and net scores.
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Herrin
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Ladies Golf Association
Perry Elks Country Club
Wanda Williams
Elks Country Club
Mary Matheny
Chester
Sparta
June McDaniel
Gross
Edith Steiner
Southwestern
Ginger Mueler
Mary Fuhrhop
Wilma Waltermate
Green Acres
Lorraine Berra
Gross Jackson
June Brown
Marilyn Corniglia
Saline
Averil Mathis
Lou Dixon
Franklin
Wilma Norton
Mary Bond
Ellis
Mary Theobald
Pat Sims
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