Washington turns waste pitch into home run for win
Texas rallies with nine runs across seventh and eighth innings to beat Minnesota 10-8. Claudell Washington homers on an 0-2 fastball, delivering a three-run shot after a string of Rangers hits. Rod Carew collects four hits for the Twins, while Eddie Stanky earns his first win as Rangers manager.
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Washington
Twins
Brent Kallestad
Bloomingtone
Minn
Texas
Claudell Washington
Rangers
Minnesota
Ron Schueler
Gene Mauch
Eddie Stanky
Mobile
Ala
Frank Lucchesi
Stanky
Rod Carew
Carew
White Sox
China
Russia
Bert Blyleven
Blyleven
John Ellis
Toby Harrah
Ken Henderson
Bert Campaneris
Mike Marshall
Larry Hisle
Darold Knowles
Tom Burgmeier
Bemidji area sports weekend with BSU events and boxing card
Multiple local sports items outline BSU fund raiser events including a weekend track meet at Bemidji featuring a 5:30 start and a polka party fundraiser. The notes cover fishing seminars, fish fry plans, Bemidji fishing contests, and the Tony Wold Open golf event with 32 teams at Cass Lake. Also reports boxing at Met Center and Twins baseball angles.
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Bemidji Elks
BSU
Bob Decker
Harold
Curly’ Lehn
Little Joe-Lindy Big Co
John Peterson
Northland Lures
John Melhus
Walnut Hall
Bemidji
Fe Barthelemy
Jim Downs
Channel 3 TV
Marsh Nelson
Wally Pease
Jim Cuzzo
Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer
Lake
DNR
Diamond Point
Xen’s
Chippewa Country
Cass Lake
Cass Lake Legion
Chippewa Club
del Gangelhoff
Jamie Eidsmoe
Fritz Coyle
Great Slave Lake
Betty Johnson
Rusty Meyers
Brainerd Dispatch
Ken Katch
Ben Sternberg
Met Sports Center
Scott LeDoux
Tommy Prater
Indianapolis
LeDoux
Prater
Sternberg
Duane Bobick
Bobick
Ken Norton
Bobby Rodriguez
Minneapolis
Rick Folstad
St. Francis
Wish Bemidji
Brainerd
Little Falls
St. Cloud
Nastase's Wimbledon temper twists yet again
Ilie Nastase 6 seed defies etiquette in a Wimbledon third round win over Andrew Pattison after a mid match flare up. He disputes calls and urges referee Hoyle to intervene as Pattison criticizes Nastase's conduct. Connors and Borg advance amid upsets and comebacks.
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Jeff Bradley
Wimbledon
England
Ilie Nastase
Nastase
Andrew Pattison
Rhodesia
Pattison
Fred Hoyle
Hoyle
Jimmy Connors
Marty Reissen
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Mark Edmondson
Australia
Red Sox rally past Orioles as Fisk, Rice power surge
Boston’s hitters blasted three homers after Jim Palmer faded in the seventh as Carlton Fisk delivered a two run shot in the ninth and Butch Hobson added a two run blast to lift the Red Sox 7-4 over Baltimore. Other AL results included Cleveland over Toronto 7-5 in 12, New York 12 Detroit 11, Chicago 6 California 2, Milwaukee 5 Oakland 1, Kansas City 4 Seattle 3, and Texas 10 Minnesota 8. Reggie Jackson keyed the Yankees 12-11 win with a two run double after a five run eighth.
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Bob Greene
Baltimore
Jim Palmer
Boston
Palmer
Red Sox
Carlton Fisk
Orioles
Cleveland
Toronto
New York
Detroit
Chicago
California
Milwaukee
Oakland
Kansas City
Seattle
Texas
Minnesota
Jimmy
Earl Weaver
George Scott
Jim Rice
Fisk
Butch Hobson
Yankees
Tigers
Reggie Jackson
Steve Kemp
RBI
John Wackenfuss
Phil Mankowski
Rain Wipes Out Northern Lakes League Slate
An all afternoon rain wiped out the complete Northern Lakes League state schedule. Bemidji Braves, Blackduck, Leech Lake, and Cass Lake games were postponed or rescheduled with new dates. Tonight Bemidji Lions host Park Rapids at 6:30 as previews for Friday’s league action.
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Bemidji Braves
Redlake
Blackduck
Cass Lake
Leech Lake
Laporte
Braves
Park Rapids
Lions
Stanky resigns after one game as Rangers manager
Eddie Stanky quits the Texas Rangers after a single game in charge. The 59 year old former player led the team to a 10 8 win over the Minnesota Twins before leaving for Mobile Alabama. Connie Ryan will be interim manager as the team finishes a four game series at Metropolitan Stadium.
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Minneapolis
Eddie Stanky
Texas Rangers
Stanky
Frank Lucchesi
Rangers
Minnesota Twins
Eddie Robinson
Robinson
Connie Ryan
Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
Mobile
Ala
Friday baseball schedule highlights
Cass Lake visits Bemidji Lions at 6 30 pm and Bemidji Braves host Laporte at 6 0 pm. Bemidji Legion plays Princeton at Grand Rapids at 5 00 pm.
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Cass Lake
Bemidji Lions
Bemidji Braves
Laporte
Bemidji Legion
Princeton
Grand Rapids
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Jacks
Jim Carrington
Bob Organ
Dale Thompson
Smailey
Hargrove
Lobtexas
Beniquez
Henderson
Harrah
S—Wynegarald
Devine
Knowles
Marshall
Butler
O Jonhnson
Bromeier
Schueler
Holly
Save
Djohnson
Cliff Morlan
Sports Review
Dave Bublitz
Ray
Virginia
Ray Bublitz
Rt. 4
Mission
Biblitz
Mauch
George Steinbrenner
Yankee
Thurman Munson
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Sandy Mayer
Brian Gottfried
Byron Bertram
South Africa
P.R
Braves and Laporte
Jeff Beaulieu
Roger Degerman
Beaulieu
Howie Organ
Degerman
Mark Beaulieu
Cal Puttbrese
Jim Cleveland
Brian Hofmeister
Pat Erhart
Jim Wizner
Mike Buckanaga
Buckanaga
Astros
Thief River Falls
Bemidji Chiefs
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