Pate Wins Open in Dramatic Pinehurst Moment
Rookie Jerry Pate, Pensacola, Fla., captured the U S Open at Medinah by two strokes with a final 68 to finish 277. He hit a clutch five iron to two feet on a treacherous green, edging Tom Weiskopf and Al Geiberger who finished at 279. John Mahaffey tied for 280 with Butch Baird after leading deep into the tournament.
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McCarron Wins 100000 Massachusetts Stakes After Royal Glint's Collapse
Chris McCarron rode Dancing Champ to a neck victory in the 42nd Massachusetts Stakes at Suffolk Downs. Royal Glint, the 6-5 favorite, faltered from heat exhaustion and was unable to finish, as McCarron celebrated his first 100000 stakes win. Dancing Champ paid 21.40 to win for Windfield Farm, with El Pitirre finishing third and Country Monarch fourth.
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Yankees keep on winning
The Yankees extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-8 to run their stretch to eight wins in 10. Baltimore blanked Texas 2-0 for their sixth straight win.
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Red Sox edge Angels in 11th
Boston wins 4 3 in 11 innings on Rick Burleson’s game winning single after Bobby Darwin doubles and steals home. Tom Murphy earns his second relief win in three days as Boston dodges defeat to move within one game of .500.
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Phillies conquer Reds to clinch series and stay atop NL East
Phillies beat Cincinnati 6-1 to win the deciding game of a three game set, extending their edge to 4-2 in six meetings. Ron Reed fanned Tony Perez and Johnny Bench with the bases loaded in the sixth, while Sparky Anderson’s Reds were outplayed in hitting and fielding.
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Red Sox GM predicts Kuhn ruling will stand
Boston general manager Dick O Connell expects Commissioner Bowie Kuhns ruling voiding the sale of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to stand. He says the executive council controls baseball and that the Yankees were blocked from getting the players.
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