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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1972

Page

13

Two Records Tied In National League Plaque

Roberto Clemente tied Honus Wagner with 2,970 career hits as the Pirates routed San Diego 11 0. Pete Rose collected a single in Cincinnati 4 2 win over the Mets matching Vada Pinson for the Reds career hits mark.

the Messenger Athens Ohio Pittsburgh Roberto Clemente Cincinnati Pete Rose Clemente Pirates San Diego Honus Wagner Rose Reds New York Mets Vada_ Pinson Richie Hebner Bill Williams Williams Hebner San Diego Padres

Silence Falls On Orioles In Rain Delayed Loss

Pat Dobson allowed four singles and two runs after a 34 minute rain delay as the Orioles fell 7-1 to the Minnesota Twins. Bert Blyleven pitched seven strong innings after the delay, and Detroit also lost, keeping Baltimore tied for first in the AL East. The A’s widened their West lead with a 2-0 win over Cleveland while Chicago dropped 4-2 to Boston.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press Pat Dobson Earl Weaver Golden Baltimore Orioles Weaver Minnesota Twins Dobson Twins Minnesota Rod Carew Bert Blyleven Orioles Detroit Tigers California Angels Oakland A’s Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox

Yankees Top Rangers 3-1 in AL action as Royals thrash Brewers

In Wednesday AL games the Yankees defeated the Rangers 3-1 and the Royals routed the Brewers 6-2. Messersmith pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts for California over Detroit, while Otis drove in five for Kansas City in a key victory over Milwaukee.

New York Yankees Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers Andy Messersmith Detroit Vada Pinson California Tigers Messersmith Angel Dick McAuliffe Chuck Seelbach Mike Epstein Oakland Cleveland Epstein John “Blue Moon Odom Darold Knowles Wilbur Wood Boston Red Sox Chicago Rob Gardner Texas New York Rangers Sparky Lyle Rich Billings Lindy McDaniel Luis Arroyo Amos Otis Kansas City Milwaukee Otis

Wynn wins third straight Ohio Open golf title

Bob Wynn, Kettering pro, shot 68 and 70 to win the Ohio Open by three strokes over Bob Lewis Jr. of Warren. Wynn, aiming for a record four straight titles, earned 1150 dollars and planned to rejoin the PGA tour in Hartford. Second-place Lewis bogeyed late, while Chuck Rotar and Chuck Licher finished tied for third.

Associated Press Warren Ohio Bob Wynn Kettering Wynn Byron Nelson Denny Shute Hartford Conn Bob Lewis Jr PGA Candywood Lewis Canton Chuck Rotar Chuck Licher Fairborn Akron Cliff Cook Sr Licher Cook Herman Keiser Copley Young Kent Bob Afton Afton Ohio State Jack Durban Columbus Durban Jacksonville

Detroit Tigers acquire Frank Howard for undisclosed cash

The Detroit Tigers announce the purchase of Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers with the price undisclosed. Howard will join the club on Friday and cannot play in AL playoff series or the World Series. The report also notes other MLB game highlights across several teams, including Clemente, Sanguillen, Kison, Rose, and Carlton.

Detroit Detroit Tigers Frank Howard Texas Rangers Tigers Howard

Super Bowl Victorious In Hambletonian Race

Stan ley Dancer steered Super Bowl to Hambletonian wins in two heats setting records for pace and total time. The three year old was sold to Hanover Shoe Farms for 1 million dollars after earning 59,545 from the victory, boosting career earnings to 384,022. Delmonica Hanover finished second twice with Flash tying for third and Spartan Hanover ending eighth in season finale.

Hambletonian Hanover Shoe Farms Pennsylvania Dancer John Simpson Delmonica Hanover del Miller Spartan Hanover Billy Haughton Flash Spartan

Browns Boost From Bengal Boss on McKay Waiver Claim

Cleveland faces internal tensions as Paul Brown claims tackle Bob McKay after his season ending injury, affecting the Browns Bengals standoff amid roster cuts. Brown also blocked Bubba Smith and influenced drop decisions for Sipe Wycinsky Lefear Jones Brinkman and others as the team finalizes its squad.

Hiram Ohio Cleveland Browns Columbus Cincinnati Bengals Bengals Paul Brown Brown Browns Cleveland Art Modell Bob McKay McKay Minnesota Nick Skorich Modell Baltimore Colts Bubba Smith Brian Sipe Craig Wycinsky Billy Lefear Dave Jones Jones Charles Brinkman Frank Pitts Fair Hooker Paul Staroba Brinkman

Major League Baseball Thursday games overview

In The Majors Thursday games losing Osteen 14 9 at Chicago Reuschel 6 6 Philadelphia Twitchell 3 6 at Houston Dierker 13 7 N only games scheduled Friday San Diego at Chicago San Francisco at Pittsburgh N Philadelphia at Atlanta New York at Houston N Los Angeles at St Louis N van id iv Chicago at New York N Kansas City at Boston N Cleveland at Minnesota N Milwaukee at Texas N Detroit at Oakland N Baltimore at California N ai ub

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