Richmond paces to Pocono 500 Grand National win
Tim Richmond sped from pole to win the Like Cola Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway in a rain-shortened race. The 28 year old from Cooke North Carolina led a late sprint, finishing 1.95 seconds ahead of Darrell Waltrip after a 137.5 mile final stage. He earned $27,430 as the winner in a 50,000 plus crowd, with Bobby Allison third and Neil Bonnett runner up.
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Youngster's Midwest baseball tour fulfills dream
11 year old Michael Handzel from Kansas City Kaw and his father Stan trace a 14 day swing through Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin visiting 12 Class A Midwest League ballparks. They began in Cedar Rapids and Clinton and plan to reach Madison and Waterloo with free tickets from teams.
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Cey Powers Cubs Past Padres With Wind Aided Hit
Ron Cey drove in four runs for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-2 win over San Diego at Wrigley Field amid a 14 mph in wind. He doubled in a run, hit a two run homer, and added a sacrifice fly as Tim Lollar took the loss. Cey also added a two run double in the sixth to erase a 2-1 deficit. Chuck Rainey earned the win with Lee Smith recording the save. The Cubs moved above .500 while San Diego dropped to 4-8.
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Brewers squeeze past White Sox in tight two run win
Milwaukee defeats Chicago 8-7 for their 12th win in 14 as Jim Gantner bunt drives in Ben Oglivie in the eighth. Pete Ladd earns the win while Dick Tidrow takes the loss in a high drama AL contest that drew more than 172000 fans in four games.
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Baseball Roundup: AL Powers Rally in Doubleheaders
Minnesota swept Cleveland 7-5 and 5-4 while New York beat Kansas City 4-3 and Detroit edged California 4-3. Baltimore won 4-3 over Oakland as Ken Singleton drove in two in the decisive fifth. Boston blanked Seattle 6-0 behind John Tudor six-hitter and Wade Boggs’s homer. Texas topped Toronto 3-0 as Rick Honeycutt won his 13th.
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Gorman Thomas blamed for lack of work ethic by Brewers peers
Milwaukee veterans and coaches say Gorman Thomas did not work hard in spring training and slacked off, fueling resentment on a 1970s Brewers team. He struggled to hit and was traded to Cleveland for Rick Manning and Rick Waits after the 1979 season.
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