Falcons Seek Aerial Test Against Chargers In Prep
Coach Leeman Bennett aims to gauge Atlanta’s pass defense by inviting San Diego to air it out Saturday night. Dan Fouts may play a half as Atlanta, 0-2 in preseason, eyes improvement and the new defensive backs. Rick Moss joins a crowded DB group on a 24 hour tryout.
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Yankees Fumble as Orioles Rally to Narrow Lead
The Orioles beat the Angels 7-1 and moved within one game of first place while the Yankees stumble. Seattle’s Bruce Bochte drove in the tie breaking run and John Lowenstein homered as Rich Dauer totaled four hits for Baltimore. Scott McGregor pitched seven strong innings for his 15th win, and New York squandered a bases loaded opportunity in the ninth.
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Orioles rally past Angels as Dempsey drives late runs
Lowenstein homered in the sixth and a three run seventh caps a 3-1 fifth inning by Baltimore. Rick Dempsey doubled for two more RBIs after Rick Waits and two relievers held Kansas City to six hits in Cleveland.
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Jaeger Austin Set For Quarterfinal At MAHWAH
Andrea Jaeger defeated Lucia Romanov 6-3 6-2 to reach a quarterfinal clash with Tracy Austin at the $100 000 Women's Cup in Mahwah New Jersey In other results Dianne Fromholtz beat Sue Saliba Hana Mandlikova routed Bettina Bunge Kathy Jordan beat Candy Reynolds Sylvia Manika defeated Regina Marsikova and Trey Lewis defeated Elizabeth Ekblom
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Astros Run Up 12-5 Win Over Pirates In Dome Rout
The Houston Astros shelled Pittsburgh 12-5 in the Astrodome, delivering a heavy loss to the Pirates as NL division leaders. Pirates shortstop Tim Foli called the defeat a brutal pounding after the night game.
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Astros Sweep Sends Lead in National League Narrowing
West leading Astros collect 18 hits to sweep the East frontrunners and widen their NL West lead to 1.5 games over idle Cincinnati. Dodgers beat Montreal 5 4 in 10 innings keeping two games back. Phillies outlast Padres 9 8 in 17 innings, dropping Pirates NL East lead to 1 game.
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Astros Power Past Expos and Dodgers Edge Expos in Ten
Terry Puhl Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno combined for nine hits and seven RBI in Houston’s hitting spree while Joe Sambito threw perfect relief. Steve Garvey homered in the 10th to lift the Dodgers over Montreal 7 5. Bake McBride’s triple spree helped Philadelphia past San Diego in 17 innings as Mike Schmidt singled in the 17th for the game winner. Dale Murphy drove in four as Atlanta beat Chicago 6 4 and Jerry Morales fueled a New York rally past San Francisco with a two run double.
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Hall of Fame grows with Devil Diver and Gamely
Two Aiken bred horses were inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs this month. Devil Diver trained by John M. Gaver and Gamely trained by James W. Maloney join earlier Aiken honorees as notable oldtime and modern runners. Other Aiken connections include Rokeby Stable figures and trainer Elliott Burch, with additional winners from Bwamazon Farm and OxfordStable, Greentree and De La Rose bred mares, and maiden winners from Sam Gamb le bred stock in South Carolina.
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Chargers face stiff AFC West as 1979 season opens
The AFC West plots a crowded race led by the San Diego Chargers potent air attack led by Dan Fouts who broke the NFL passing yardage mark with 4 062 yards. Denver adds Matt Robinson to support Rick Upchurch Haven Moses and Riley Odoms. Seattle backs Jim Zorn and Steve Largent push the offense while Oakland aims for renewal with Dan Pastorini replacing Ken Stabler. Kansas City rebuilds behind Marvin Levy with a stronger defense and a rising passing game led by Steve Fuller.
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