McMahon Leads Bears to 24 3 Victory Over Bills
Jim McMahon did it all for the Chicago Bears in a 24 3 win over the previously undefeated Buffalo Bills. He ran to set up a touchdown and threw the key block on a 58 yard TD run. McMahon completed 20 of 27 passes for 260 yards and Dennis McKinnon had 97 receiving yards. The defense held Buffalo to zero rushing yards and sacked the quarterback.
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NFL Roundup: Giants Edge Redskins in Tight Finish
Key games feature Jim Kelly firing 274 yards with 20 completions as the Giants beat the Redskins 24 23 after a late rally. Dan Marino leads Miami to a four interception win over Minnesota while Lomax passes Phoenix to a 41 27 victory over the Rams. Other highlights include Jerry Rice’s 48th career touchdown as San Francisco defeats Detroit 20 13 and Seattle throttles Atlanta with Kelly Stouffer leading four TD drives.
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NFL Week Notes: Bills Bears and More Gridiron Totals
Individual rushing totals show Buffalo T Thomas 5 carries for 12 yards Mueller 2-8 Kelly 2-4 Harmon 1 minus 24. Bears Gentry 1-58 Muster 6-25 McMahon 3-24 Anderson 15-24 Sanders 4-14 Suhey 6-9 Davis 1-3. Kelly 20 of 37 for 274 yards for Buffalo. McMahon 20 of 27 for 260 for Chicago. Receiving leaders Reed 7-98 Harmon 5-67 McKinnon 7-97 Gentry 5-56 Suhey 2-8 Morris 1-63. Missed field goals listed for several teams. Game logs include Houston at Philadelphia and New England at Indianapolis with multiple passers and receivers and various rushing totals. Final scores, down-and-distance, and kick details appear across the day’s box scores.
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Straw berry homers twice for New York Mets lead playoff push
Daryl Strawberry homered twice to reach 100 RBIs as the NL East champion Mets beat St. Louis 7-5 and clinched their 100th win. He also went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, boosting home record and securing a first playoff game in Los Angeles.
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Major League Roundup Highlights 1988 Final Standings
Baseball round up from several cities notes Oakland 4 0 over Milwaukee as Bob Welch logs career high 17th win. Cleveland beats Detroit Red Sox prep for AL playoffs in Boston. Minnesota tops California 9 3 with Gagne two run homer. Chicago defeats Kansas City 3 9 by Pasqua 20th homer. Toronto 9 Baltimore 3 Bell two run shot as Orioles suffer 61st road loss.
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Astros fire Lanier after rough season ends
Hal Lanier was dismissed as Houston manager after a season that finished with 13 losses in the last 17 games. Third-base coach Denis Menke bullpen coach Mark Hill and hitting instructor Gene Clines were also fired as owner John McMullen said the slate should be wiped clean. Lanier said he had three great years but acknowledged the unhappy time.
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