National League Roundup as Pirates and Cardinals Lose
NL action across six games features John Montefusco fanning 14 for the Giants in a 9 1 rout of the Expos. Seaver earns his 19th win as the Mets top the Padres 7 0. Braves defeat Pirates 6 2, Dodgers beat Phillies 10 0, Astros down Cardinals 5 1, Reds edge Cubs 6 5.
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Bruce Lowitt
John Montefusco
San Francisco Giants
Ed Halicki
Pete Falcone
Breeze
Expos
New York
San Diego
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Montefusco
Bruce Miller
Bobby Murcer
Mets
Padres
Tom Seaver
Dave Kingman
Rusty Staub
Seaver
Braves
Pirates
John Candelaria
Ralph Garr
Craig Reynolds
Vic Correll
Darrell Evans
Dodgers
Phillies
Burt Hooton
Ron Cey
Phils
Astros
Cardinals
Cards
Hector Cruz
Jim
Pirates Manager Laments Call in loss to Braves
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh challenges a plate call by umpire John Kibler during the eighth inning of a 6-2 defeat to the Atlanta Braves in Pittsburgh on a Wednesday night. The manager’s protest ends with a loss for Pittsburgh.
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Pirates
Danny Murtaugh
John Kibler
Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh
Murtaugh
A's ride bullpen depth after Catfish Hunter departure
Oakland managers and players discuss adapting to Catfish Hunter's exit as the A's chase a fifth straight division crown. Vida Blue Ken Holtzman and three bullpen arms replace Hunter while Alvin Dark stresses daily prayer and bullpen usage to offset the loss.
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Joseph Durso
N.Y
Illinois
Oakland
Kansas City Royals
A’s
Alvin Dark
Catfish
Cat
Paul Lindblad
Rollie Fingers
Charley Finley
Jim Todd
Chicago Cubs
Hunter
Vida Blue
Ken Holtzman
Sonny Siebert
Stan Bahnsen
Glenn Abbott
Dick Bosman
Minutemen
Joe Rudi
Luis Tiant
Boston Red Sox
Rudi
The
Looney
Fingers
Charley
al Dark
Rookie class makes impact in 75th U.S. Amateur golf
In Richmond Virginia the 75th U.S. Amateur sees upsets as Stan Price III defeats Vinny Giles 1 up after 19 holes. The field narrows to 64 with storied players like Jerry Courville Jeff Pomerantz Jay Sigel and Roger McManus eliminated.
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Richmond
U.S
Stanley Price III
Pittsburgh
Vinny Giles
Virginia
James River
Giles
Jerry Courville
Jeff Pomerantz
Jay Sigel
Roger McManus
Pearson Picked For Southern Pole
Spartanburg's David Pearson is the odds on favorite to win the pole for the Southern 500 at Darlington. His practice lap reached 151.310 mph after a record 155.433 mph in April, with Baker Waltrip Parsons and Petty among rivals pacing in the 150 mph range as qualifying opens for the 12 spots today.
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Darlington
S.C
Spartanburg
David Pearson
Darlington Raceway
Pearson
Wood Brothers Mercury
Ford
Buddy Baker
Chevrolet
Darrell Waldrip
Benny Parsons
Richard Petty
Nascar
Sounds Switched to Baltimore as ABA Sells Sounds
MEMPHIS AP The American Basketball Association plans to announce the sale of the bankrupt Sounds at a Baltimore news conference. ABA Commissioner Dave DeBusschere refrained from confirming Memphis as the new home, while a Memphis group suspected a Baltimore deal after talks ended with the league. CHARLOTTE AP Bloys Britt, noted motor sports writer and AP editor, has died at 62 after a long illness. He leaves a widow Mozelle, a daughter Laura Flippin, and a son Thomas.
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American Basketball Association
Baltimore
Sounds
ABA
Dave DeBusschere
Aaron Fogelman
DeBusschere
Charlotte
N.C
Bloys Britt
Associated Press
Britt
Darlington
S.C
Mozelle
Laura Flippin
Thomas
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Hugh S. Lupton & Son, Inc
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