Miller’s Open Victory Sets Open record with 63 at Oakmont
Johnny Miller, 26, fired an eight under par 63 to win the U S Open at Oakmont. He started with four straight birdies, finished 279 total five under, and held off Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and others for golf’s prestigious title. Miller’s win makes him the first to beat the Open mark since 1950, as Schlee finished second with 70.
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Jack
Old Man River
Miller's U S Open win stunned after late surge at Oakmont
Johnny Miller, who feared he had blown his Open bid after a five over 76 on Saturday, rallied with an eight under 63 Sunday to finish five under 279 at Oakmont. The San Francisco native, BYU alum, overcame a missing yardage card and six-stroke deficit to defeat Nicklaus Palmer Trevino Weiskopf and the era's stars.
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Royals sweep Indians with 6 3 and 6 2 wins in doubleheader
Amos Otis Fran Healy and Lou Piniella powered Kansas City as Dick Drago and Ken Wright pitched well. Drago earned his seventh win, Otis hit his 10th homer, while Wright shut down Cleveland after an early error by Buddy Bell led to four unearned runs. Frank White contributed a key three hit effort in the opener.
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Kansas City Royals
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Fran Healy
Lou Piniella
Dick Drago
Ken Wright
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Otis
Royals
Gaylord Perry
Wright
Buddy Bell
Frank White
Perry
White
Florida Baseball Academy
George Hendrick
Indians
Kanetas City
Kansas City
Howley
Braharn
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Hendrice
Rojas
F.white
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Chambliss
Cubs Braves Split Twinbill in Atlanta
In the nightcap Marty Perez singled home the tying run and Dick Dietz added a two run pinch single as Atlanta erased an Cubs lead to win 8-5 and split the doubleheader. The Cubs had won the opener 9-3 with Carmen Fanzone and Jose Cardenal each homering twice. Dave Johnson's three run pinch homer in the seventh gave Atlanta a 5-4 edge before Fanzone tied it with his second homer in the eighth.
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Marty Perez
Dick Dietz
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
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Jose Cardenal
Dave Johnson
Braves
Fanzone
Allison Wins Tuborg 400 Race at Riverside
Bobby Allison, 35, of Hueytown Alabama, won the Tuborg 400 at Riverside International Raceway, taking home $90,000. He battled Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough as Petty crashed into a wall and Yarborough retired with a blown engine, leaving Allison to claim the victory.
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Red Sox Top Oakland 4-2
Luis Tiant pitched a four-hitter for the Boston Red Sox as they beat Oakland 4-2. The A’s did not record a hit until Jerry Fosse beat out an infield single with two outs in the fifth. Reggie Jackson homered with two outs in the ninth, and Joe Rudi added a solo shot.
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Joe Rudi
Astros Defeat Cardinals 7-3 in Key Sixth Inning Rally
Houston forged ahead 4-3 in the sixth as Orlando Pena walked three and was relieved by Wayne Granger. Watson and May unloaded consecutive singles after the switch. Skip Jutze and Tommie Agee provided early offense, Agee homering for his fourth. Metzg er added a fourth inning RBI as May also drove in a run. Cardinals answered with a two-run triple from Tim McCarver and a Jose Cruz single before final.
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Skip Jutze
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Jim Ray
Jose Cruz
Jim Crawford
Final scores and winnings from the 73rd U S Open at Oakmont
Johnny Miller won $38 000 finishing 71 69 76 63 27. Tom Weiskopf earned 13 000 with 71 49 69 70 28. Arnold Palmer and Len Trevino each won 9 000. The list includes many players with varying scores and prizes at Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont Pa.
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Johnny Miller
John Schiee
Tom Weiskopf
Arnold Palmer
Len Trevino
Jack Nickalls
Jerry Heard
Julius Boros
Lana Wadkins
Jim A Thert
Bob ¢Arles
Gary Ayer
Lary Egler
Alg Orger
Raiptoshnston
Rod Funseth
Hale Irwin
Bob Murphy
Miller Barber
Frank Beard
Tom Shaw
Bert Yancey
John Mahaffey
Charles Coady
Chi Chi Rodrigues
Sam Snead
Don Bies
Bud Alfin
George Archer
Bob Erickson
Larry Wise
Gene Borek
Mac Hunter
Deane Beman
Billy Ziobro
Cesar Sanudo
Paul Moran
Dave Stockton
Tommy Aaron
Art Wall
Roger Ginsburg
Joe Campbell
Grier Jones
Forrest Ferler
Lee Elder
Butch Baird
Tony Jacksin
Larry Wood
David Glenz
Chris Blocker
Gary Koch
John Gentile
David Graham
Bob Goalby
Kim Jamieson
John Lister
Greg Powers
Tara Joyce
George Bayer
Reds Sweep Doubleheader From Pirates 5-1 and 3-1
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 5-1 in game one and 3-1 in the nightcap to sweep the doubleheader. Johnny Bench and Bill Plummer delivered key doubles in a five-run third inning. Tom Hall pitched 3 2 3 innings of perfect relief in the opener. Dave Concepcion doubled home a run in the second inning of the opener, while Dan Driessen added an RBI single.
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Bill Plummer
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Pirates
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Tom Et
Pete Rosel
Joe Morgan
Dan Driessen
Plummer
Jack Billingham
Dave Concepcion
Angels Topple Yankees 8-0 in Opening Game
Clyde Wright blanked the Yankees on six hits as the Angels built an 8-0 lead. Ken Berry hit a three run homer in the first, Jeff Torborg added a solo shot in the second, Richie Scheinblum drove in two with a single, and Vada Pinson doubled for his 2500th career hit.
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Clyde Wright
Ken Berry
Jeff Torborg
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Berry
Bob Oliver
Torborg
Angels
Fritz Peterson
Richie Scheinblum
Wright
Ralph Houk
Jim Adom
Graig Nettles
Vada Pinson
A rational alternative to rationing gas
The piece argues turning the eight five million average cars into Beetles would save about 28.56 billion gallons yearly. It notes water and parking, plus savings from reduced fuel use, while citing existing Beetle police cars in Ossining and taxis in Honduras as examples, framing gas price rises and rationing as a chance for conversion.
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