Burris shuts out Phillies as Cubs win 1-0
Ray Burris pitched a seven hitter for the Chicago Cubs to beat the Phillies 1-0. Jerry Morales homered for the Cubs while Jim Lonborg took the loss. The Reds moved closer to clinching the NL West with a 4-2 win over the Giants.
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Columbus 9 Telegram Sports Big Dayat Columbus Races
Jockey John Rettele led with a five win day at Columbus where he captured the final four races and could set a meet record as the season ends. Nebraska Huskers claim a road win at Indiana boosting ratings and eyes next home tilt with TCU while Missouri slides after losses to Illinois.
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Nelson shines in relief as Royals top White Sox
Kansas City and White Sox game turns on Roger Nelson's 5.2 innings of three hit relief. Nelson, once overlooked after 1968 expansion draft, helps Royals erase a deficit for a 6-5 win. The victory puts KC six games ahead in AL West.
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NL East playoff game would be in Philadelphia
If the National League Eastern Division playoff is needed it would be held Tuesday Oct 5 in Philadelphia as a night game. It would occur only if Philadelphia and Pittsburgh finish tied for the division lead. UNO Omaha wins W Club Cross country invitational with 25 points and John Labenz 19 44 leads 80 runners from 12 teams over 4 miles.
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Colts edge Bengals in thriller as Jones throws three TDs
In Columbus, Bert Jones threw 68, 22 and 65 yard TD passes to Roger Carr, totaling 301 yards, lifting the Colts 28 27 over the Bengals. Stan White's key hit on Ken Anderson keyed the win and Irsay praised the team after a rocky week.
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