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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1971

Page

8

Powell's Power Pushes Orioles Past A's in Oakland

Boog Powell slugged two home runs despite a sore wrist to power the Orioles to a 5-1 playoff win over Oakland. Baltimore, now 2-0 in the AL division series, rode Cuellar’s solid pitching and Palmer’s presence to regain the series lead as the A's bullpen faltered with Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter losing.

ED Schuyler JR Associated Press Oakland (Ap Baltimore Boog Powell Powell Hand Orioles Oakland A’s Vida Blue Jim “Catfish” Hunter Diego Segui Earl Weaver Jim Palmer Williams Mike Cuellar Baltimore Stadium Oakland A’s

Cuellar Helps Oakland End Playoff Streak Unbeaten

In a tense playoff game Cuellar picked Bert Campaneris off first base after a one-out single in the fifth. Davis' surprise sacrifice in the sixth moved Jackson to third and set up a late rally as Oakland avoided a loss and extended its playoff unbeaten streak to three years.

Earl Powell Hunter Brooks Robinson Ellie Hendricks Cuellar A’s Oakland Sal Bando Dave Duncan Bert Campaneris Tommy Davis Williams Jackson Davis Bando Orioles

Ironton Gallipolis Both Gain Ground In Poll

Warren Harding High School won 35 to 12 over Steubenville Big Red and holds No. 1 in AP Class AAA with 172 points. Niles McKinley 4-0 leads Class AAA with 183 points after a 7-6 upset of Massillon. Napoleon tops Class AA, and Gallipolis rises to fourth in AA as Ironton moves up to third in AA.

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Browns fall to Raiders 34 20 on late surge

Oakland scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to erase a 14 0 deficit and defeat the Cleveland Browns 34 20 in front of 84 285 at Cleveland Stadium. Rookie Jac Tatum returned a key interception 67 yards and George Blanda added a 20 yard field goal as Oakland moved into a share of the AFC West lead. Browns coach Nick Skorich blamed fourth quarter lapses for the loss.

Cleveland Cleveland Browns Oakland Raiders Browns Nick Skorich Oakland Jac Tatum George Blanda George Atkinson Clarence Davis Blanda Pete Banaszak

Raiders Rally Past Browns in Narrow NFL Thriller

Oakland trailed early but Marv Hubbard key to a comeback, Lamonica connected with Chester for two scores, and Clarence Davis sealed it with a late rushing TD and a George Atkinson interception set up the final margin as the Raiders beat Cleveland 24 to 20.

Pirates face Giants as Ellis may miss playoff start

Pittsburgh plans to start Nelson Briles against Juan Marichal with Steve Blass in the next game as Dock Ellis may be unavailable due to elbow pain. Ellis criticized Pirates management over travel costs and claimed the club doesn’t deserve to win the pennant or the World Series.

Ralph Bernstein Associated Press Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Danny Murtaugh Dock Ellis Murtaugh Nelson Briles Giants Juan Marichal Steve Blass San Francisco Gaylord Perry Ellis Perry Pirates

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