Braves slash kid ticket price to boost family attendance
Braves cut general admission for children to 50 cents from one dollar to encourage families, saying overall general admission is up over 100 percent this season. The move aims to fill the cheap seats as the club fights for survival and boosts fan support ahead of All-Star balloting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Braves
Eddie Robinson
Braves
Montreal
Darrell Evans
Dave May
Evans
May
Milwaukee
Gillette
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
American League standings and results snapshot
The AL East shows Boston and New York near the top with Milwaukee and California trailing. Monday results include Oakland over Baltimore and Texas over Boston. Tuesday schedules feature cross division matchups across all six divisions with several pitchers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Rod Carew
Hank Aaron
Carew
Aaron
Milwaukee
Oakland
Joe Rudi
Reggie Jackson
Yankees
Thurman Munson
Bobby Bonds
George Scott
Baltimore
Bobby Grich
Boston
Red Sox
Kansas City
Detroit
Chicago
California
New York
National League Standings and Monday Baseball Games
National League standings show Pittsburgh 28 22 with 6.60 winning percentage and Chicago 29 25. New York 23, Philadelphia 28 25, Montreal 7 2, St. Louis 26 25. Monday results include St Louis 5 Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 2, Chicago 4 Houston 3, Los Angeles 4 Montreal 0, San Francisco 5 New York 4. Several scheduled games list matchups with pitchers and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
le Philphia
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
S.francisco
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Forsch
Asinta
Niekro
McDowell
Incinnati
Darcy
Bonham
Griffin
Underwood
Spiliner
Renko
Los Ngeles
Hooton
Seaver
Sanrancisco
Barr
San Franisco
Parker's 3-Run Homer Lifts Pirates Over Reds
Dave Parker belted a three run homer in a five run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2. Rennie Stennett Oliver Willie Stargell Richie Zisk and Parker fueled the early scoring surge as Rawly Eastwick closed the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie Stennett
Oliver
Willie Stargell
Richie Zisk
Parker
Mr. Norman
Rawly Eastwick
Stennett
Zisk
Twins Discover Lineup To Win Over Indians
The Twins won 11-10 over the Indians after two players batted out of order in nine innings. Frank Quilici and umpire Lou DiMuro faced an overlooked lineup mix as Danny Thompson finally batted in the 11th for the winning run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twins
Frank Brown
Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers
Danny Thompson
Dan Ford
Minnesota
Cleveland Indians
Frank Quilici
Lou DiMuro
Cleveland
DiMuro
Rangers
Thompson
Ford
Eric Soderholm
Boston
Texas
South Carolina ASU Set For CWS Battle
Oklahoma pitcher Marty Kunkler earned a win with five hits allowed as Oklahoma beat Eastern Michigan 7 to 0 to stay alive in the College World Series. Texas outlasted Seton Hall 12 to 10 as one of two survivors in elimination play. Arizona State and South Carolina, both unbeaten, prepared for Tuesday action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State
Big Boys
Eastern Michigan
Seton Hall
Seminoles
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Texas
South Carolina
Omaha
Neb
Marty Kunkler
Pirates
McNally Retires From Baseball in Proud Decision
Baltimore AP report notes Dave McNally, 32, ends a pitching career with Montreal Expos after failing to regain form. He cites pride in past achievements and rejects continuing for money, planning to move to Billings to join a family dealership while selling his Baltimore area home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Dave McNally
Montreal Expos
McNally
Baltimore Orioles
Expos
Jim Fanning
Gene Mauch
Los Angeles
Lutherville
Billings
Mont
Cardinals spoil Odom debut 5-4 win over Braves
Al Hrabosky preserved a 5-4 St. Louis victory, the Cardinals’ seventh straight, as John Odom’s Atlanta debut faltered with nine hits and three walks allowed. Lou Brock’s leadoff hits and Ted Simmons’ two run homer sparked the rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgers
Expos
Andy Messersmith
Messersmith
Cards
Braves
Ted Simmons
Blue Moon Odom
Cardinals
Atlanta
Giants
Mets
San Francisco
New York
Bruce Miller
Bob Apodaca
Padres
Phillies
John Grubb
Enzo Hernandez
Grubb
Hernandez
San Diego
al Hrabosky
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
John ‘Blue Moon
Odom
Lou Brock
Curtis Ken Reitz
Mario Guerrero
Curtis
Brock
Reggie Smith
St. Louis
Darrell Evans
Evans
Hrabosky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iscoreboard
Associated Press
West
Perry
Grimsley
Jenkins
Tiant
Pazik
Decker
Eckersley
Ryan
Gura
Ruhle
Pattin
Broberg
Wood
Bucs
Reds
By Bruce Lowitt
Dave Parker
Fred Norman
Norman
Riverfront
Cubs
Astros
Astrodome
Jerry Morales
Mike Phillips
ASU
MccNally
Orioles
The
America
Thomasville
E. Jackson
Johnny
Johnny Carson
Bek Hudson
Belk Hudson
Lars
Ats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!