Yankees Rout Orioles as Munson Hits 14th Home Run
Thurman Munson hits his 14th homer of the year and Reggie Nettles adds a 23rd as the Yankees explode for 12 runs against Baltimore. Chris Chambliss, White, and Nettles drive in multiple runs while Dock Torres shines through five stellar innings, allowing no hits before Baltimore’s offense rallies late.
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Mariners Rally Past Twins On Early Triple Burst
In Seattle, Dave Collins and Lee Stanton hit first inning triples to spark the Mariners past the Twins. Stanton and Collins drove in runs as Seattle built a 4-1 lead, aided by Bill Stein's two RBI singles. Julio Cruz added a fifth run in the second, but Montague’s consecutive retired-batter streak ended in the eighth. Minnesota answered with two late singles, but Geoff Zahn lasted only two innings in defeat.
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Boston Blanks Brewers Behind Homer Barrage
Boston routs Milwaukee 12 to 0 as Jim Rice and Carbo drive three homers. rookie right-hander Paxton allows four singles over seven perfect innings before relief, while Hobson added a long homer and three hits. Brewer bats are stifled by Boston pitching.
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Rangers blank Blue Jays to extend win streak
Texas ace Jim Perry fired a shutout as the Rangers beat Toronto 3-0 to run their winning streak to six, tying their season high. Perry struck out eight, while Toby Harrah drove in a run and Curt Bevacqua plus Kim Sundberg batted in scores. Jays squandered a chance in the seventh as Al Woods was thrown out at third on Alan Ashby’s single.
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Loftis Tire Wins State MM Title in Rocky Mount
Loftis Tire Co beat Lure of Rocky Mount to claim the state Mickey Mantle crown advancing to the regional tournament in Atlanta. Pitcher Floyd Thompson allowed six hits with six strikeouts and led Loftis with key contributions from James Walker Neal Wallman Herbie Williams and Randy McGuire. The Danville club, energized by over 100 supporters, built early and extended the lead with timely hits as Thompson aided his own cause with a run-scoring single. Foster praised his squad’s hitting and defense after a 41 victory over four losses. Plans to travel to Atlantis awaiting details.
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Cards Shut Out Braves 3-0 in St Louis Victory
Rookie Johrn Urrea pitched five solid innings for the Cardinals as Garry Templeton drove in both runs with a two run triple and St Louis blanked Atlanta 3-0. Urrea improved to 4-3 while limiting the Braves to five hits in a strong late season performance. Templeton added a run during a late sequence including a steal and a steal of third base.
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Royals Rally Past Indians in Tight 11th Inning
Royals top Indians 4 3 in extras as Poquette, Brett and McRae power early scoring. Lahoud delivers the winning run after Poquette's two out triple off Eckersley sets stage. Bird earns 8th win in relief. Eckersley charged with loss.
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Local Sports Brief Highlights Loose Softball Scores
Fragmentary scoreboard notes list several softball results with team names and locations. No clear winner or date is discernible due to missing/garbled OCR text.
Dawson's Homer Lifts Expos To 4-4 Tie With Padres
Andre Dawson belted a two run homer in the eighth to spark the Montreal Expos to a 4 4 comeback win over the San Diego Padres and split the four game series. Dawson had three hits while Perez and Parrish added two apiece. Joe Kerrigan earned the win in relief as Montreal erased a 4 0 deficit after a five run Padres sixth inning.
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Robinsons Blast Leads Pirates Past Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 6 4 as Bill Robinson hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and Dave Parker drew a walk earlier. Van Robinson added his 13th homer, boosting Pittsburgh into second in the NL East and extending their win streak to eight games. Rooker scattered nine hits for Houston, while Frank Taveras and Booker led early with walks.
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