Mitchell captures Cleveland Open with runaway victory
Bobby Mitchell fired a 65 to win the Cleveland Open by seven strokes. He began the final round four ahead, birdied the first three holes, nearly aced No. 3, and finished 22 under par at Beechmont Country Club for a 262 total. Charles Coody finished solo second at 269.
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McDowell Hurls Indians To 3-1 Win Over Tigers
Sam McDowell pitched a four hitter to lift the Cleveland Indians over Detroit 3-1 on Sunday. The win drops Detroit to third in the American League East. Kilkenny took his fourth loss against one win as Cleveland captured the series opener.
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Expos rout Mets 12 4 in seven run first inning surge
Montreal Expos erupted for seven runs in the first inning on six hits and two errors and beat the New York Mets 12 4. John Strohmayer earned his first major league win while Boots Day and Stan Swanson sparked the rally with key hits and a late homer by Art Shamsky proved insufficient for New York.
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Astros Topple Giants 5-2 Behind Forsch Six-Hitter
Houston rookie Ken Forsch held San Francisco to six hits while the Astros collected 10 as they beat the Giants 5-2. An early rally started in the fifth with Joe Morgan’s double and included Watson, Kader, and Metzger RBIs. Houston added two more in the seventh on Jim Wynn’s single. Giants’ runs came in the fourth on singles by Bonds Henderson and Goodson.
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Fincastle Father-Son Event Yields Close Golf Scores
Jack and Randy Carter won the senior division with 71 at the Fin castle Father-Son Two-Ball. Lee Kerley Jr. led the junior division with 69, Jim and David Strupp won the intermediate with 73, and Richard Ammar and son topped the cub division with 37.
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Frazier Wins Modified Feature At Wythe Raceway
Lonnie Frazier of Martinsville VA won the modified feature at Wythe Raceway Sunday. Tommy Bare of Brownsburg won the sportaman event and Joe Ramsey of Kingsport TN captured the hobby division. Judy Bare of Brownsburg VA won the powder puff race.
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Five Derby Horses Fail To Win Allowance Race
Five of the horses in the Kentucky Derby field failed to win an allowance race. The report notes multiple horses show inconsistent form ahead of the classic.
Dodgers Triumph Over Padres 7-2 in Doubleheader
Los Angeles bomber Richie Allen hit his 10th homer of the year and Bill Buckner plus Don Sutton drove in two runs each as the Dodgers defeated the Padres 7-2. Sutton earned the win, with a late Padres run breaking his shutout.
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Cubs Triumph 4-1 Over Cardinals Behind Kessinger
Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis 4-1 as Don Kessinger delivers a two run single in the sixth inning breaking a 1-1 tie. Ferguson Jenkins earns the win with eight hits allowed through eight innings while Carlton takes the loss for the Cardinals. Joe Torre adds a homer for St Louis, Hickman hits for Chicago, and the Cubs complete a three game sweep into a third place tie in the NL East.
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Petty Wins In Pickens 200 at Greenville
Richard Petty of Randleman N C led on lap 115 to secure his 16th win of the year in the Pickens 200 at Greenville S C covering 200 laps in 1 23 0 with an average speed of 74 297 mph driving a 1971 Plymouth Tiny Lund of Cross S C finished second in a 1971 Dodge Others in the top seven included Bill Pennis Elmo Langley Walter Ballard Bill Seifert and Frank Warren with Seifert and Warren placing sixth and seventh.
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Culp Wins as Red Sox Top Orioles 3-1
Ray Culp survived fourth inning trouble to beat Jim Palmer 3-1, securing his ninth win. Boston built a 2-0 lead in the first on hits by Griffin Aparicio and Smith with Yastrzemski throwing out Frank Robinson at the plate to thwart Baltimore.
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Carner Captures U S Women's Open Title at Kahkwa
Jo Anne Carner won the 1971 U S Women's Open at Kahkwa Club Erie Pa by seven strokes posting 288 to claim the title and a $5 000 prize. Kathy Whitworth finished second at 295 with no. 3 finishers including Donna Caponi Mickey Wright Jane Blalock and Jane Bastanbury at 299. Carner led after two rounds and stretched away on the third as Caponi fell into a tie for third.
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