Royals see season end with loss and racial incident
The Kansas City Royals fell 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins in the finale, their ninth defeat in 11 games, then staged a postgame confrontation. George Brett edged Hal McRae and Rod Carew in the batting race by hitting three times to finish at .333.
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George Brett
Hal McRae
Royals
Rod Carew
Brett
McRae’s outburst over Brett’s dropped ball spurs season finale rift
In a tense finish, McRae accuses Twins manager Gene Mauch of ordering Steve Brye to let Brett’s fly ball drop, fueling claims of possible racial motive. Brye admits a misplay as McRae vents at an emotional scene while Brett wins the batting crown. Other AL results include Angels 1 A’s 0, Tigers 5 Brewers 2, Red Sox 3 Orioles 2 in 15 innings, and Rangers 3 White Sox 0.
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McRae
Gene Mauch
Brye
Mauch
George
Georgia Crushes Alabama 21 0 In Rose Bowl Runts Defense Dominates
Georgia, ranked sixth, shuts out ninth-ranked Alabama 21-0 as coach Bear Bryant laments the defeat. Georgia limited Alabama to 49 rushing yards and sacked Jeff Rutledge six times as Matt Robinson led the offense with a rushing TD and a short pass to Ulysses Norris. In other top games, UCLA and Ohio State play to a 10-10 tie while Michigan, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Maryland, Missouri, Kansas, USC, LSU, Notre Dame, Boston College, Tulsa, Texas and Houston also win or idle.
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Matt Robinson
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Wash&Jeff
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Wilmngth
Findlay
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Ohio Wilyn
Wooster
Hiram
University Scores From a Wide Weekend of Football
A sprawling ledger of college football scores across many teams and regions. Standout results include Carnegie-Mellon routing Oberlin, Dartmouth and Mississippi State posting wins, and heavy action from East and Midwest programs such as Army Stanford Navy Brown Princeton and Yale. The day features varied outcomes, with several teams posting high victories and others narrow losses.
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del Valley
Amherst
Bowdoin
Army
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Boston Coll
Navy
Brown
Princeton
C.W. Post
Bucknell
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Seth Hall
New Hamp
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Norwich
Coast Guard
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Rutgers
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St. Lawrence
Hobart
St. Petr’s
Jer. Cry St
Syracuse
Oregon St
Train St
Gissbro St
W. Chester
Millisvl
Westmastr Pa
Waynsley
West Virginia
Richmond
Wilkes
Bloomsburg
Yale
Lehigh
Carlton 20th win caps roller coaster Mets clash
Steve Carlton pitched a three hitter for a 2-1 Phillies win over the Mets to reach 20 victories for the third time in his career. He struck out 12, with six Ks in the sixth and seventh, and cited the club’s significance of the milestone. Dave Cash and Tim McCarver drove in runs for Philadelphia. Pepe Mangual homered for New York.
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Gene
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Texas
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Royals
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Angels
A’s
Nolan Ryan
Terry Humphrey
Ryan
Tigers
Brewers
Hank Aaron
Pedro Garcia
Aaron
Rangers
White Sox
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Roy Howell
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Howell
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
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Cy Young
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Tim McCarver
Pepe Mangual
Mets
Mike Schmidt
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Don Gullett
Cincinnati Reds
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Wayne Garland
Baltimore Orioles
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Minnesota Twins
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Sal Bando
Don Baylor
Bert Campaneris
Rollie Fingers
Willie McCovey
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Andy Messersmith
Philadelphia
Players’ Association
Free agents go shopping for $1 million today
New York reports that Reggie Jackson, a lifetime .267 hitter, enters free agency as teams weigh his value at about $1 million. The article notes Jackson heads a pool of 29 players seeking new contracts and highlights market interest.
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Jackson
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Archer Wins Sahara Invitational in Nevada Tour Stop
Archer, 37, who recovered from a 1973 left wrist tendon injury, rallied past Don January and Dave Hill to win the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas. He shot 69 to finish 271, 13 under, earning $27,000 as the tour breaks before the Texas Open.
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Don January
Dave Hill
Hill
Sahara-Nevada Country Club
San Antonio
Saratoga Harness Entries Highlight Early 1976 Meet
The Saratoga card lists Monday October 4 1976 programs with first through tenth race fields including pacing and trotting divisions. Notable entrants include Ponce De Leon Enigma Jacsue JJ Sundry names and prices across divisions, reflecting a busy first week program.
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Jay O’brien
Sandys Duke
Wyncrest Guy
Popular Diamond
Proud Wit
Jacqne Diane
Lucky Singer
Enigma
Perrys Duke
Worthy Kirby
Willshe Wave
Rochar Blaze
Step Saver
Marchioness
Netties Raleigh
Cing A
Nate Lobell
One
Smoky Hollow Amy
Big Boy
Sue Spinner
Mike Ol
Impulse
Gigantic
Restless
Crestwood Major
Cruiser
Feedalot
Hairs
Jacsue JJ
Kash Happy
Jacque Dennie
Ervey G
Yellow Paige
Sunday Horse Racing Results and Wager Totals 1976
A dense 1976 page lists race results across grades from First to Twelfth, with horses like Pix A Roon and Dixies India. Wagering summaries include Quiniela and Trifecta payouts such as Pd. $35.20 and Pd. $1079.60, covering multiple classes and payoffs.
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Enjoyment
Pix
Dixies India
Quiniela
Columbo Bill
Horslot
DOD
Delray Speed
Dixies
Don Lee
Quintela
Samarar
Caramona
Wycliff Marcell
Top Flirt
Waltons Mountain
Pecs
Woodlark Belle
Macryteg
Red
Quae
River Pride
Princess Cox
D's Tinker
River Magic
Broke Bell
Connie Jo
Rylane Venture
Red Blow
Jerry
Ring Fast
Friendly Alice
Tie Secures Albany SVC Soccer Clash
Albany College of Pharmacy and Southern Vermont College fought to a 3 3 draw as Burt Diaz scored late on a direct kick to cap a three goal second half rally. Thorton scored a hat trick for SVC in the first half with Morris and Tarquino tying late, while Bernie MacDonald and Gary Meyers made key saves. SVC coach Tim Hughes praised the effort and noted the 0 2 1 record as they head to Skidmore.
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Burt Diaz
Albany College of Pharmacy
Southern Vermont College
Mark Thorton
SVC
Mike Morris
Luigi Tarquino
Thorton
Diaz
Albany
Bernie MacDonald
Gary Meyers
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