Phillies rout Reds as Allen fuels NL East lead
Dick Allen leads Philadelphia past Cincinnati 4-2 with a decisive ninth inning rally. Allen, 286 batting, drove in the tie breaking run and Bob Boone’s grounder set up Allen’s score. Dave Cash added an insurance tally as the Phillies beat the NL West leaders for the fifth time in seven games.
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Johnny Bench
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George Foster
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Ted Sizemore
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Call for flexible U.S. Olympic track trials discussed
Eugene based coach Dr. Leroy Walker urges abandoning a single shot Olympic trial. He proposes selecting the team up to two years ahead, with a backstop final trials event and on call athletes. He cites Steve Williams’s injury as motivation and notes current rules bar relay placement without team membership.
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Standings and Friday slate from Thursday games
Thursday results show Pittsburgh led by Candelaria and Chicago with Renko, San Diego paced by Foster versus San Francisco Halicki, Montreal over Atlanta Ruthven, Philadelphia Christenson, Nolan hid, Los Angeles Fauntleroy and Houston Dierker. Friday’s schedule includes New York at Chicago and St Louis at Philadelphia among many others.
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Copper Brass eAluminum Top Price Paid 229 Barret St
A terse classified note states top prices paid for copper brass and aluminum at 229 Barret Street. The short entry implies a buyer or scrap dealer offering competitive rates and immediate pick up. No further details provided.
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National League and American League batting leaders listed
The season table shows NL leaders in batting runs and hits with McBride Oliver and Morgan among top averages, plus G Foster and Rose pacing runs and RBIs. In pitching, Freisleben and Jones lead with best win totals and Seaver tops strikeouts. AL leaders include Brett LeFlore and Otis with key home run and stolen base standings.
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