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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1976

Page

7

Bosox back in the race after Polls strong baseball day

Dick Pole, after watching his game films, pitched seven scoreless innings to lift the Boston Red Sox 4-1 over the California Angels. Yaz and Cooper drove in runs as Boston closed to 5 1/2 games behind New York in the AL East. Other AL results included Texas 16 Detroit 6 and Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 3 in 14 innings.

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Baseball National League and American League batting leaders list

National League leaders include Griffey and Rose tied for runs at 45, Rose with 71 hits, G Foster 50 RBIs, Kingman 21 homers. American League leaders feature Brett batting .357 with 71 hits, North 37 runs, Burroughs 39 RBIs, Tanana 101 strikeouts.

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Celtics Beat 76ers In Game Seven Playoff Playoff Finals

In a tense seventh game on Sunday Boston wins 87 to 42 over Philadelphia, sealing the series as they advance in the NBA playoffs. The win cushions the Celtics with a dominant late surge.

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Standings and results from a chaotic baseball schedule

Standings show Houston 4 Chicago 3 and other pairings with Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis and Atlanta leading in mixed results. Sunday results include San Diego over Pittsburgh and Houston routing Chicago. Monday and Tuesday games feature Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Houston with several cross league matchups and erratic scores across the board.

Cincinnati Billinham Pittsburgh Kison Efouls Houston Clekro New York Lolich San Diego Reynolds Sm Philedelmia Reed Los Aneas Rhoden Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco

Stones Sets World Record At NCAA Track Meet

Dwight Stones cleared 7 feet 7 inches to claim the world record at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Philadelphia. Southern California won its 23rd team title with 64 points as Texas El Paso finished second. Other meet marks included Eamonn Coghlan’s 1500 meters time and Quentin Wheeler’s 400 meter hurdles record.

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Plummer and Paciorek Spark Reds and Braves in Big Wins

Cincinnati catcher Bill Plummer homered hit a triple and single driving in seven runs as Cincinnati crushed St Louis 13 2. Atlanta outfielder Tom Paciorek added a homer triple and single in a 14 8 win over Montreal with praise for his big day as an extra man. Other NL results included Philadelphia San Francisco Houston Los Angeles and San Diego winning on the day.

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Bold Forbes wins Belmont Stakes in late stretch sprint

Bold Forbes led from the start and held off McKenzie Bridge by a neck in the Belmont Stakes at New York. Great Contractor closed for third as trainer Laz Barrera praised the colt’s rail speed. Angel Cordero Jr. rode to a 2 1 4 second slower than pacing in the Preakness, time 2 29 earned $117,000 for Belmont winnings with plans for a light campaign toward the Travers at Saratoga.

New York Bold Forbes Laz Barrera Johnny Longden Laz McKenzie Bridge Great Contractor Darrel McHargue Barrera Angel Cordero Jr Cordero Saratoga

Kite tops Bicentennial Golf Classic in sudden death

Tom Kite wins the Bicentennial Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley by halving the first playoff hole against Terry Diehl after a final round 66 to post 277 total seven under par. Diehl forces playoff with 277. Jerry Pate and Larry Nelson also contend before ending in a tie. Kite earns $40,000 and lifts season earnings to over $100,000.

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