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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1972

Page

7

AL Race to Be Settled in Detroit Three-Game Set

The Boston Red Sox visit the Detroit Tigers for a pivotal three-game series to decide the East division winner. A two-win outcome advances the victor to face Oakland in the AL playoffs. Boston trails by a half game after a 2-1 loss to Baltimore while Detroit beat Milwaukee 5-1.

Boston Detroit Red Sox Oakland A Baltimore Milwaukee Oakland Kansas City Texas Chicago Cleveland New York Minnesota California Pittsburgh St. Louis Montreal Philadelphia Cincinnati Los Angeles San Diego Houston San Francisco Atlanta

Plunkett Faces Pressure as Patriots Rally in Foxboro

Jim Plunkett led the New England Patriots to a dramatic 24 23 win over the Washington Redskins in Foxboro after a late sequence including a scrambling touchdown pass and a blocked punt for safety. Other NFL results included Houston over New York Jets 26 20 and Miami edging Minnesota 16 14.

Jim Plunkett New England Atlanta Foxboro Mass Patriots Washington Redskins Houston Oilers New York Jets Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys Baltimore Colts Buffalo Bills Detroit Lions Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Steelers St.Louis Cardinals San Francisco 49Ers New Orleans Saints Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals Oakland Raiders San Diegoes Knight Dan Pastorini Houston Willie Rodgers Ken Burrough Jets Joe Namath Skip Butler Do. Shula Dolphins NFL Vikings Miami Garo Yepremian Bob Griese Jim Mandich Cowboys Green Bay Dallas Craig Morton Colts Don McCafferty Baltimore Buffalo

Baseball Standings and Results Summary

American League and National League standings listed with teams wins losses and percentages. Saturday and Sunday results include Detroit Boston Chicago Oakland California Cleveland Minnesota Baltimore New York and Kansas City. Monday schedules show several matchups across both leagues.

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Patriots Edge Redskins In Last-Second Survive

In FOXBORO Massachusetts the New England Patriots defeated Washington 24 23 after a frantic finish. Josh Ashton rushed for 108 yards and scored twice while Rickie Harris celebrated a late US celebration as Bill Kilmer led Washington comeback efforts before a dramatic safety on a blocked punt sealed the win.

Redskins Knight Rickie Harris Pat Studsill Bill Malin Chek Malinchek Taylor Kilmer Patriots Ashton Carl Garrett

Garrett Libby And Lund Win Beech Ridge Features

Garrett Dick Garrett of Scarborough and Libby of Buxton led 50 lap Beech Ridge features with Lund of Windham taking Class C. Libby won Class B after a late duel with Homer Drew and Dick McCabe. Garrett edged Dick Wolstenhulme for the Class A win.

Garrett Libby Lund Beech Ridge Dick Garrett Scarborough Dick Wolstenhulme Windham Homer Drew Raymond Bob Libby Buxton Rick Zelma Portland Butch Prot Freeport Ralph Cusack Dick McCabe Kennebunkport Phil Libby Bob Babb Robbie Meserve Sonny Murray Ken Lund Dick Day Kezar Falls Bruce Elder al Roberts Cliff Skillings

Youth Football Scores and Standings Shown

Youth football results for 8-9 year olds show Chargers tied Colts 7 7 Rams 13 Cowboys 6 with Rams leading 2-0-0 Chargers 0-0-2 Colts 0-1-1 Cowboys 0-1-1 Next Week matchups place Chargers at Rams and Colts at Cowboys. 10-11 year olds tally Dolphins 14 Vikings 6 Raiders 13 Chiefs 7 Raiders 2-0-0 Dolphins 2-0-0 Vikings 0-2-0 Chiefs 0-2-0 Raiders face Dolphins and Chiefs meet Vikings in upcoming games.

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Orioles end season with narrow win over Red Sox in Boston

The Orioles finish 1972 with a 79-72 record, beating Boston 2-1 on Sunday as Cuellar leads a strong pitching effort and Brooks Robinson shines in October. Baltimore travels to Cleveland for a one day trip before spring training, while Boston faces Detroit in a decisive three game set to determine the division title.

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