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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1997
Page
8
Julio Franco homered and went 3-for-4 as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 7 to 2. The win was Milwaukee's eighth in 11 games, pulling within 3 1/2 games of Cleveland in the AL Central and lifting the team above .500 for the first time since August 5.
Brian Hunter delivers an RBI single in the 12th off Rick Aguilera to lift Detroit over Minnesota 7 6 in Minneapolis. Paul Molitor collects two hits to move to 3 144 career hits, just behind Waner and Brett. A J Sager earns the win and Brent Brede drives in three for the Twins.
Brian Johnson slugged a two run homer and Shawn Estes defeated the Mets for the third time this season aiding San Francisco to a 7-1 win. The victory halved the deficit in the NL West and pulled SF within a half game of the Dodgers.
Ramon Martinez earned his first official start in over two months leading the Dodgers past the Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader. Philadelphia and Montreal chase wins as Cummings and Martinez shine, with Lieberthal and others contributing key RBIs.
Fragmentary AP notes from New York cover the US Open prize fund of 11.82 million, mentioning players and locations in garbled form. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Ashburn Virginia Michael Westbrook publicly apologizes to Redskins fans owner and teammates after punching teammate Stephen Davis on the sidelines during a practice. He describes the incident as a great embarrassment and says he must move on. Westbrook was fined fifty thousand dollars suspended for the prior game and will not start the opener versus Carolina.
Fragmented scoreboard notes list players and teams across nations including Romania Spain Japan Poland and Germany. Several figures and matches appear with inconsistent formatting and partial results.
A jumble of names shows several NFL teams making moves with players like Lance Seo, Mat Kentey, Damien Robinson, and others. Signings span Giants Eagles Steelers 49ers Packers and more, with positions noted as tackle and guard among others.
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