Royals Rally Past Red Sox for Fifth Straight Win
Kansas City defeats Boston 4-3 as Jerry May hits a sixth inning single driving in Chuck Harrison for the go ahead run. Sonny Siebert takes loss after failing to win his 10th despite 100th career victory proximity. Boston drops to four straight losses and five games behind Baltimore in the AL East.
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Kansas City
Jerry May
Chuck Harrison
Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Sonny Siebert
Royals
Ted Savage
Fred Patek
Paul Schaal
Amos Otis
Patek
Harrison
Joe Keough
May
Boston
Baltimore
Paul Solittorff
John Kennedy
Reggie Smith
Giants Rally Ends in Mets Walkoff Sac Fly
Ken Singleton delivered a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to score Bud Harrelson and lift the New York Mets to a 5 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a game repeatedly delayed by rain. Harrelson opened the inning with a double, Al Weis was intentionally walked, and Ed Kranepool and Donn Clendenon drew passes to fill the bases. Singleton’s fly to center on the first pitch ended the contest, marking his fifth winning RBI of the season.
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Patek
Ed Kirkpatrick
Boston
Duane Josephson
Siebert
Doug Griffin
al Fitzmorris
Splittorff
Josephson
NEW York
Ken Singleton
Bud Harrelson
New York Mets
San Francisco
Harrelson
Steve Hamilton
al Weis
Ed Kranepool
Donn Clendenon
Singleton
Bobby Bonds
Indians rout Brewers as McDowell earns sixth straight win
Sudden Sam McDowell retired the first 16 batters and tossed a two hitter to lift Cleveland to an 11-0 victory over Milwaukee. Frank Baker hit a three run homer, Graig Nettles added three RBIs with his 10th homer, and Rick Auerbach doubled to spoil the bid for a perfect game.
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Cleveland
Sam McDowell
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Frank Baker
Graig Nettles
Rick Auerbach
McDowell
Milwaukee
Dave May
Nettles
Yankees Top A's In Oakland as Peterson Shines
Fritz Peterson scattered seven hits and Roy White drove in three runs as the New York Yankees defeated Oakland 5-1. The win tightens the AL West lead for Kansas City to five games. Peterson earned the win to improve to 6-5, while John Odom took the loss for Oakland.
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Oakland
Fritz Peterson
Roy White
New York Yankees
Kansas City
A’s
Peterson
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Yankees
John ‘Blue Moon
Odom
Dodgers hammer Expos as Valentine homers and collects three singles
Bobby Valentine powered the Dodgers to a 7 1 victory over Montreal with a three run homer in the second inning and three singles. Wes Parker and Jim Lefebvre supplied support as Steve Renko struggled in his one hitter last outing. The Dodgers stretched their recent run to 12 wins in 16 games while Mount real poured on its offense.
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Bobby Valentine
Los Angeles Dodgers
Expos
Ron Hunt
Bob Bailey
Dodgers
Steve Renko
Wes Parker
Jim Lefebvre
Renko
Duke Sims
Valentine
Los Angeles
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Wills
Hunt
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Swobodact
Staubred
Ralien If
Bailey
Montrea
Bateman
Swoboda
W.davis
Staub
Whitworth Captures Eve Championship Title in Pleasant Valley Finish
Kathy Whitworth regains the LPGA Eve championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club with a 72-hole 288 $55,000 event. She leads Kathy Ahern by three strokes entering the final round as Sandra Haynie surges before finishing in a three-way tie for third with Sandra Elliott and Jane Blalock.
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Sutton
Mass
Kathy Whitworth
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Miss Whitworth
Kathy Ahern
Miss Ahern
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Post Elliott
New England
Jane Blalock
Carol Mann
Debbie Austin
Chako Higuchi
Beth Stone
Margee Masters
Sandra Palmer
Am Higgins
Jan Ferraris
Mickey Wright
Marilynn Smith
Marlene Hagge
Gerda Boykin
Pam Barnett
Weiskopf Wins Sudden Death Playoff At Kemper Open
Tom Weiskopf captured the title in a four man playoff at Quail Hollow. He beat Lee Trevino Gary Player and Dale Douglass after a dramatic 18th hole birdie to finish 277 at 11 under par.
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Charlotte
N.C
Tom Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Dale Douglass
Quail Hollow
Weiskopf
Player
Trevino
Douglass
Johannesburg
Sam Snead
Bob Lunn
Rod Funseth
George Johnson
Larry Hinson
Bob Charles
Babe Hiskey
Kermit Zarley
Arnold Palmer
Larry Ziegler
Bob Rosburg
Mason
Eastern Isle Takes Crown In Peterstown Raritan Softball
Eastern Isle of Richlands edged Bluefield Clover Dew 2-1 in ten innings for the Peterstown Raritan title. Ernie Cox belted a walk off homer in the tenth after Sonny Jones allowed two singles in a strong pitching duel.
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Ernie Cox
Sonny Jones
Isle of Richlands
Tom Honaker
Bluefield
Clover Dew
Peterstown Raritan
Eastern Isle
Dickie McGee
Don Hodock
Porsche Triumphs at Le Mans with Brakes Failing
Austrian judge Helmut Marko and Dutch executive Gus Van Lennep drove a Porsche 917 to win the 39th Le Mans 24 hour race after brakes failed late. Porsche placed 1 2 as Richard Attwood and Herbert Muller finished second in another 917. Marie-Claude Beaumont became the first female driver here in 20 years, racing a Chevrolet Corvette before its engine failure.
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LE Mans
France
Helmut Marko
Austria
Gus van Lennep
Holland
Sam Posey
Sharon, Conn
Tony Adamowicz
Torrance
Calif
Christopher Craft
David Wier
Britain
Marie-Claude Beaumont
Henry Greder
Marko
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