Staiger Delivers Two RBI Minutes Spark Mets Win
New York Mets edge San Francisco Giants 6-2 as Roy Staiger ends slump with a tying single in the seventh and the go ahead hit in the eighth. Ed Halicki’s first loss to New York in five decisions, with Lockwood closing for the win.
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Connors and Evert Set for U.S. Open Start
The U.S. Open opens at the West Side Tennis Club with 128 men and 96 women entering a 12 day event on Har tru clay. Top seeds include Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert with challengers like Bjorn Borg Ilie Nastase Guillermo Vilas and Adriano Panatta in a field missing star John Newcombe due to injury.
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Rangers Ground Red Sox 8-3 in Texas win
Roy Howell drove in three runs and Tom Grieve hit a two run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3. Nelson Briles earned his ninth win with Steve Foucault striking out three in the eighth. Cecil Cooper led Boston with two RBI doubles and a single.
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Brewers Edge Twins as Goltz Fades in Opener
In a tense American League box score, Goltz carried a no-hitter into the seventh before Bill Sharp’s single broke it. Slaton pitched a complete game for Milwaukee, earning his 11th win as the Brewers beat Minnesota 3-2. Sinton moved to 13 wins on the season, matching a career high, while Lezcano and Joshua were struck out multiple times.
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Siderowf Survives Hot Round To Reach Amateur Final
Briton Dick Siderowf of Westport edged Mike Barge of Iowa in a grueling 18 hole match at Bel Air Country Club amid a 100 degree heat wave. Siderowf, the 18 hole leader and British Amateur champion, posted a 36 hole total after surviving an opening round marked by a triple bogey and a double bogey. Tutwiler of Indianapolis defeated Matt Ellison and noted the course demands finesse and stamina.
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