Candelaria Leads Pirates Past Phillies 3-0 in Rain-Shortened Win
John Candelaria tossed a two-hit shutout as Pittsburgh snapped a five-game skid with a 3-0 victory over Philadelphia. Delays due to heavy rain interrupted the game, but the Pirates hung on behind Candelaria’s steady work and Ed Ott’s catcher’s support. The Phillies, missing Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt, suffered their third defeat in 11 games.
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Reds rally to fifth straight and pull even with Braves
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 5 to 4 for their fifth straight win, lifting their record to 23-23 and narrowing the gap to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Pat Zachry earned the win despite a rough start, pitching shutout frames after a early five-inning scramble. Dan Driessen, Pete Rose, and Joe Morgan delivered key RBIs as Cincinnati opened a four game series with the Houston Astros.
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Embarrassed Sixers rebound after Portland thrashing
Philadelphia's 76ers, humbled by a 130-98 playoff loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, travel home in rain as George McGinnis and Doug Collins acknowledge the embarrassment. Julius Erving questions substitutions while suggesting more minutes for Joe Bryant and Darryl Dawkins. In Charleston West Virginia, Parkerburg High tennis star Dru Kefalos and St Albans runner Bill Posey signed with South Carolina, Kefalos as state singles runner-up and Posey as state mile champion.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
A compact tally of major league leaders listing batting averages, runs, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, hits, strikeouts, stolen bases, and pitcher decisions. Names include Parker, Wintfield, Garvey, Griffey, Cey, Carew, Ryan, and Munson among others with team affiliations such as LA, SD, Cin, and NY.
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Falcons sign six more grid hopes
Fairmont State College coach Bill Kerr announced six football recruits. West Virginia standouts include Dave Manza of Parkersburg who led his team to a state title, John Dick of Weirton, and Larry Pillips of Parsons. North-South game participants Dick and Manza join Tim Gardner of New York, James Orr of Ohio, and Jerome Hoes of Maryland on the Falcons list.
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Monon Valley Names 1960s All Stars for Marion County Clash
Mike Ware is named to the Monon Valley team to face Marion County senior standouts at 8 15 p m in the Marion County Armory. Coaches are Bob Schneider and Agnelo Basie of local schools. Top scorer Gerry Myers leads with 278 points per game for Lewis County, as Monon Valley fields players from Morgantown to Pine Grove Valley and Grafton. A college scholarship will be awarded to one participant.
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Baseball at a Glance World Series Standings Snapshot
Baseball at a Glance shows results from Wednesday including San Francisco 2 San Diego 0 New York 6 Montreal 4 and Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 0. Chicago 4 St. Louis 3 13 innings. Los Angeles 6 Houston 2. Other games listed with rain delays and future matchups.
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County Rec programs to receive financial lift
Taylor County Parks and Recreation Commission will use most of 39000 dollars in revenue sharing to sustain current programs. City Council plans to approve 29000 dollars tonight with an additional 10000 expected from county funds. Funds largely cover pool and playground maintenance and fall indoor programs at St Augustine gym reopening in September.
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