Four-hitter powers Dixie Youth Orioles past Astros in playoff action
Jimmy Meek pitched a four hit game with 13 strikeouts as First State Bank Orioles beat Industrial Uniform Service Astros 5-2 in Dixie Youth Major League City Playoffs. Meek and Tommy Wilson doubled for RBIs while Olson? and Dalton doubled. Orioles extend winning streak to 18 games as Major League action continues Saturday with Dodgers and Astros meeting in round robin.
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Jimmy Meek
First State Bank Orioles
Industrial Uniform Service Astros
American League
Orioles
National League Cubs
Robbin
Astros
National League Dodgers
Major Orioles
Meek
Tommy Wilson
RBI
Tommy Blankenship
Wilson
Phil Dalton
Oriole
Mike Gibson
Greg Noe
Walter Iverson
Brett Graves
Wilson Orr
Blankenship
Greg Stewart
Pat Hjelm
Oss
Aquadome Fields
Lefties Dominate Wimbledon Spotlight In Southpaw Surge
Wimbledon, England AP reports a surge of left-handers in the tournament led by Jimmy Connors. Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner and Tony Roche show strong form as left-handed players push toward the final 16 while right-handers remain potent contenders.
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Wimbledon
England
Mike Gibson
Jimmy Connors
Australia
Rod Laver
Connors
Gibson
Ann Jones
Britain
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Chris Evert
Mark Cox
U.S
Cox
Tanner
Sorméone
Jimmy
Ken Rosewall
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Arthur Ashe
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Graham, Again! Graham leads Western Open with 65
Australian David Graham shot a course record 65 to take a three stroke lead over Arnold Palmer at Butler National in the Western Open. Palmer opened with 68 as many notable players chased the $40,000 top purse.
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Oak Brook
Ill
David Graham
Lou Graham
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Butler National Golf Club
Medinah Country Club
Graham
Butler
Tom Evans
Evans
Jerry Heard
Gary Wintz
Argentina
Florentino Molina
Hale Irwin
John Schlee
Gibby Gilbert
Don Bies
al Geiberger
Ed Sneed
Charles Coody
Miller Barber
Dave Eichelberger
Jim Simon
Tom Watson
John Mahaffey
Medinah
Tiant leads Red Sox past Yankees in opener of four
Luis Tiant pitched seven strong innings as Boston overwhelmed New York 6 1 to snap the Yankees' five game run. Fred Lynn drove in three runs with a triple and single while Carlton Fisk hit his first homer in over a year.
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New York Yankees
Luis Tiant
Fred Lynn
Carlton Fisk
Red Sox
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Royals
California Angels
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Oakland
Minnesota
Tiant
Chris Chambliss
Walt Williams
Pat Dobson
Rick Burleson
Carl Yastrzemski
Lynn
Cecil Cooper
Fisk
Indians
Brewers
John Lowenstein
Boog Powell
Buddy Bell
Dennis Eckersley
Jackie Brown
Darrell Porter
Tigers
Orioles
Gene Michael
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Dave Duncan
Paul Blair
Baltimore
Oyals
Angels
Fred Patek
George Brett
Marty Pattin
Royals
Kansas City
California
Pattin
Weiskopf protege leads NCAA golf in Columbus
Ohio State junior Craig Carson, mentored by Tom Weiskopf, shot 70 71 to reach 141 and seize a three under par two stroke lead at the NCAA championship as Wake Forest Oklahoma State Alabama and Brigham Young chase. Jones Strange Haas Ackerman Mitchell Byman Stadler Pate also in contention amid soggy conditions.
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Ohio
Tom Weiskopf
Craig Carson
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tom
Ohio State
Cuyahoga Falls
Wake Forest
Curtis Strange
Jay Haas
Tom Jones
Oklahoma State
Deacons
Jesse Haddock
Alabama
Brigham Young
Florida
Indiana
Haddock
Mike Clayton
Cowboys
David Thore
Weiskopf
Pro Golf
Carson
Jones
Strange
Haas
Jones Bill Mitchell
Georgia Southern
Bob Ackerman
Bob Byman
Ackerman
Mitchell
Byman
America
Craig Stadler
Southern California
Jerry Pate
Stadler
Pate
Bucs Rally After Philly Exit Triumph Over Cubs
Pittsburgh pitcher John Candelaria fired five-hit, 13-strikeout ball and Rennie Stennett homered in the ninth as the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2. Stennett added his 34th homer in 26 games, moving Pittsburgh a game up on Philadelphia. Cardinals edge Expos 4-3 as Sizemore keys eighth inning. Giants blank Dodgers 2-0 behind Halicki as Messersmith stumbles. Astros top Braves 8-4 with 13 Houston hits and three by Metzger and Rader.
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Bruce Lowitt
Philadelphia
W.C. Fields
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rennie Stennett
Pittsburgh
Stennett
Phillies
Bucs
John Candelaria
Candelaria
Andy Thornton
Tim Hosley
Richie Hebner
Pirates
Cardinals
Expos
Ted Sizemore
Montreal
Ken Reitz
Pat Scanlon
Sizemore
Giants
Dodgers
Andy Messersmith
Bobby Murcer
Willie Montanez
Ed Halicki
Cincinnati
Astros
Braves
James Rodney Richard
Atlanta
Mike Thom
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader
Houston
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Gary Lloyd
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain, Tenn
Tony Roche
Borg
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Illie Nastase
M. Lara
J. Loyo-Mayo
David
Lee Graham
White Sox
Rangers
Bill Melton
Ferguson Jenkins
al Jones
Decatur Country Club
Tomboys
Decatur Tomboys
Chattanooga
Austinville Field
Rich Hebner
Philly
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