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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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