Yankees Bomb Ex-Teammate Fritz Peterson Cleveland Indians
New York wins 5 1 over Cleveland behind Rudy May four hit effort. Alex Johnson drove in two with a two run triple in the first inning tearing Peterson who faced five batters. Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles also contributed with singles and a sacrifice fly. May improved to 2 1 while Peterson dropped to 1 2 with an ERA of 14.05.
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NEW York
Alex Johnson
New York Yankees
Fritz Peterson
Cleveland Indians
Rudy May
Peterson
Roy White
Elliott Maddox
Thurman Munson
Johnson
Graig Nettles
Jim Kern
Colonels Force Playoff Win Over Spirits In Louisville
The Kentucky Colonels defeated the Spirits of St. Louis 123 to 103 to clinch the Eastern Division playoff championship in Louisville on Monday night. Artis Gilmore scored 2 points as the Colonels pulled away in the second half to win the series four games to one.
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Kentucky Colonels
Artis Gilmore
Spirits of St. Louis
Kentucky Colonels look to title after pasting Spirits
In a ABA playoff game the Kentucky Colonels crushed St Louis 100 89 as Dan Issel scored 28 and Louie Dampier added 17. Marvin Barnes led St Louis with 33 points while Maurice Lucas had 19 before foul trouble. Kentucky led 57 46 at halftime and dominated the boards.
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Louie Dampier
St. Louis
Marvin Barnes
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Lucas
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Technical Kentucky
Hubie Brown
Don Adams
Lynchburg Hornets Capture Dixie Conference Title
Lynchburg's Hornets swept NC Methodist 3-2 and 5-3 to win the Dixie Conference baseball championship. They finished the regular season 24-2-4, overcoming a 2-1 deficit in game one with a fifth inning rally led by Scott McGahan and Jer ry Booth. Ricky Pillow hurled a four hitter in the opener, while Donnie Sale earned the relief win in the nightcap with Jim Moon contributing two RBIs and a fifth inning score.
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N.C. Methodist
Scott McGahan
Jerry Booth
Ricky Pillow
Randy Thomas
Booth
Donnie Vaden
Steve Oakes
Jim Moon
Donnie Sale
White and Trillo Named Week's Best In Majors
New York Yankee Roy White won American League Player of the Week after hitting .450 with nine hits in 20 at bats and 17 baserunners in 28 plate appearances. Manny Trillo of the Chicago Cubs was named National League Player of the Week, batting .500 with eight hits in 16 at bats and contributing to Cubs double plays.
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Yankee
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SAN Francisco
Manny Trillo
Chicago Cubs
Charles Feeney
Trillo
Montreal
Barry Foote
Cubs
Sutherland Delivers Winning Run In Tigers 3 2 Comeback
Gary Sutherland drove in the decisive two runs with a ninth inning single off Dave Johnson as Detroit rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3 2 in Baltimore. The game featured a disputed play at the plate and a manager ejection after Brooks Robinson failed to field a throw, with reliever Cuellar walking in the tying run and Rodriguez forcing home the lead.
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Aurelio Rodriguez
Robinson
Sutherland
Bill Freehan
Cuellar
Knox
Leon Roberts
Dan Meyer
al Bumbry
Tigers
Ralph Houk
Tom Veryzer
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Roberts
Cueller
Johnson
Gates Brown
Brooks Robinson
GW Splits Golf Tests With Morehead And Halifax
George Washington High School golf team split two matches at Cain Creek Golf Club. Morehead edged GW 298 300 while GW defeated Halifax County 298 313. Randy Riddle shot 75 as seventh golfer not counting in the Morehead match. Frankie Jones led GW with 72 and Bill Harris 74. GW values six golfers vs Morehead and seven vs Halifax. Team heads to Western District Tournament Friday at Blue Hills Country Club Roanoke. top three advance to Regionals at Charlottesville May 8.
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George Washington High School
Eagles
Morehead
Eden
Cain Creek Golf Club
Halifax County
Frankie Jones
Bill Harris
Riddle
Tim Hutson
Bobby Williams
Blue Hills Country Club
Roanoke
Bowling Results at Schoalfield Rec Center
Local bowling results list scores for Heckers Nowlan Beale Riverdan Crowder Billing Rowland with totals and frame notes. Names and scores show mixed outcomes across lanes at the Schoalfield recreation facility.
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Nowlan
Beale
Riverdan
Crowder
Rowland
Killebrew Leads Royals Past Chisox
Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7 5 as Harmon Killebrew hit his fourth homer of the season to break a sixth inning tie and Hal McRae delivered a bases loaded triple in the seventh. Pat Kelly, Carlos May, and Jorge Orta contributed early runs for Chicago.
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Hal McRae
Kansas City Royals
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Wood
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Amos Otis
Terry Forster
Mayberry
McRae
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Carlos May
Royals
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Steve Busby
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Kelly
May
Ken Henderson
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Tunstall and Dan River Lose District Tests
G W Carver beat Tunstall 4 to 1 as Lavon Lee and Talmadge Tanks powered a nine hit attack with Lees two doubles and a homer. Laurel Park defeated Dan River 9 to 3 taking advantage of eight Dan River errors while Hylton and Bryant paced Tunstall with two hits apiece.
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