Martin's Tigers win 11-9 as Tanner's Sox tie for West lead
Bruce Lowitt reports Detroit capitalizes on late surge to beat the Angels 11-9 and lead the AL East by 1% game. Chicago splits with Boston as Tanner uses his son Bruce to set lineup, creating a first place tie with Oakland in the West. Other AL results include Minnesota over Baltimore and Yankees over Texas in 10 innings.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Billy Martin
Chuck Tanner
Martin
Detroit Tigers
California
Angels
Baltimore
Tanner
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Oakland
Tigers
Detroit
Bruce
White Sox
Red Sox
Minnesota
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Texas
Bobby Darwin
Twins
Mike Cuellar
Ray Corbin
Corbin
Orioles
Terry Crowley
Don Wilson
Houston
Philadelphia
Jim Hickman
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Chicago
Los Angeles
Hickman
Cubs
FSU's First Black Football Player Dies Amid Pressure
Calvin Patterson, regarded as Florida State University's first Black football player, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Friends say the pressure to meet high standards contributed to his death. Patterson never played varsity due to academic ineligibility.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Calvin Patterson
Florida State University
David Ammerman
Patterson
Leon County Sheriff's Department
FSU
Auto Racing Roundup: Pearson and Unser Triumph
David Pearson, nearing 39, wins the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway by a car length over Bobby Allison. It marks his fifth major win of the season after joining Glen Wood in April. Meanwhile, Unser returns to form by winning a United States Auto Club stock car race in a Ford Torino at Road Atlanta, with Brian Redman second.
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Bloys Britt
David Pearson
AP Unser
Pearson
Bobby Allison
Michigan International Speedway
Mercury
A.J. Foyt
Glen Wood
Foyt
Unser
United States
Auto Club
Road Atlanta
Brian Redman
London
Lee Pearson
Willie Records Triumph at Indian Hills Golf Tourney
Willie Wilkerson claimed his third golf win at Indian Hills by defeating Bobby Knowlton in a playoff for the Civitan Opportunity City Golf Tournament. Harpe tied for third with 72, Myers won the first flight, and Emens faded from the 69 lead to finish 147.
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Indian Hills
Willie
Willie Wilkerson
Civitan
Herman Myers
J. W. Kelly
Ken Culbreth
Tommy Farris
Jim Jeter
Civitans
Mets stumble as Reds crush them 6 1 in loss
The Mets commit three errors and a late bunt mishap fuel a 6 1 defeat to Cincinnati. Jim McAndrew and New York’s miscues spark a big inning, dropping the Mets 12 games back in the NL East as Cincinnati widens its lead.
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Associated Press
New York Mets
Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Jim McAndrew
New York
Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston
Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Atlanta Braves
Pirates
San Diego Padres
Mitchell Leads After Two Rounds At Burningtree Invite
Jimmy Mitchell shoots 70 to stand six ahead at Burningtree Country Club Men's Invitational after 36 holes. He holds 141 for 36 holes while Leo Wenzler is 147 and Gus Cordonis 148. Final round is Saturday with tee times listed for Championship Flight A division.
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Burningtree Country Club
Jimmy Mitchell
Mitchell
Leo Wenzler
Wenzler
Gus Cordonis
Lloyd Nix
Jack Atkinson
al Jones
Woody Peebles
Gary Babb
Westside Victory Club Tops SEAAU Championship Swim Meet
Westside Victory Club of Nashville edged Rocket City Aquatic Club Huntsville 1204 to 1164 for top team honors in the SEAAU Championship Swim Meet at Point Mallard. Seventeen SEAAU records fell over the three days led by Mike Carrington of Birmingham with eight firsts and a high point score in senior boys.
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Westside Victory Club
Nashville
Rocket City Aquatic Club
Huntsville
SEAAU
Point Mallard
Mike Carrington
Chandler Branch Ymca
Mobile
Russ Morris
Westside Victory
Laury Adsit
BSLY
Birmingham
Decatur General Hospital
Dale Cornwell
Joan Pennington
Ann Sain
Birmingham Swim League
YMCA
Decatur Swim Association
Tacky Raths
Mark Brown
Westside
Vol QB's Get Own Backfields
Tennessee football coaches consider assigning backfields to quarterbacks Gary Valbuena and Condredge Holloway and using them as units in drills. Offense coach Jim Wright says readiness for Georgia Tech requires 44 players and a real possibility of splitting backfields between Holloway and Valbuena.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee
Gary Valbuena
Condredge Holloway
Georgia Tech
Jim Wright
Vols
Condredge
Valbuena
Devlin Wins USI Classic in Front-Running Round
Bruce Devlin, 44, of Armidale Australia, holds a two stroke lead at Pleasant Valley and wins the USI Classic by three with a 13 under 275. Lee Elder finishes second at 277 and John Mahaffey ties for third as Devlin plans to retire from full schedule for now.
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Sutton
Mass
Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Armidale
Australia
Hills and Dales
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Florida
Lee Elder
John Mahaffey
Elder
Mahaffey
Tommy Aaron
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
United States Industries
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