Royals Take Lead in West as Brett Bets on Royals
Kansas City overtakes the Angels to seize a half game lead in the American League West. Brett buoyantly predicts success as the Royals top the Yankees 8-3 while California drops to shadow them.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1979
Page
12
Kansas City overtakes the Angels to seize a half game lead in the American League West. Brett buoyantly predicts success as the Royals top the Yankees 8-3 while California drops to shadow them.
Major league standings with Baltimore leading the AL and Pittsburgh topping the NL East. Tonight’s games include Seattle at Toronto and Texas at Boston among others, with several pairings set for Saturday and Sunday. Horse racing results from Arlington Park Del Mar Belmont and Monmouth Park noted.
San Francisco Giants beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-2 following a pregame team meeting. Willie McCovey delivered a tie breaking pinch hit in the seventh while Ed Whitson earned the win and improved to 6-8 despite recent clubhouse tensions and drinking incidents.
Metro 7 commissioner Larry Albus says expansion, including the University of South Carolina, is temporarily shelved to finalize fall and winter schedules. The Metro Conference basketball tournament begins February 29 in Louisville.
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