Finley Lifts Embargo A's Beat Twins 5-3
In Oakland the A's ended a player boycott as owner Charles Finley lifted the embargo. Joe Rudi started in left and went 4-for-6 with key catches, while Rollie Fingers earned his ninth save with 1 and 2/3 innings of shutout relief in a 5-3 victory over Minnesota.
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Joe Rudi
Oakland A’s
Charlie Finley
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Rudi
Sal Bando
Rollie Fingers
Vida Blue
Finley
Oakland
Bowie Kuhn
Fingers
Frank Brown
Jim Todd
A's
A’s
Marvin Miller
New York
Todd
Miller
Chuck Tanner
Chuck
Charles O. Finley
Veterans aid Finley in crisis over players sale
Detroit and New York baseball results highlighted a chaotic weekend. Sal Bando and Gene Tenace drove in runs for a big Oakland impact, while Finley faced Commissioner Kuhn over player usage after the June 15 rummage sale. Tigers edged Red Sox 4-2 in 11 innings with an unearned run, Yankees swept Brewers in twin bill as Rivers extended a 20 game hitting streak and Nettles blasted two homers.
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Todd
Finley
Sal Bando
Gene Tenace
Bowie Kuhn
Detroit
Boston
New York
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Baltimore
Orioles
Kansas City
California
Chicago
Texas
Tigers
Red Sox
Tom Veryzer
Dan Myer
Ralph Houk
Yankees
Brewers
Mickey Rivers
Graig Nettles
Catfish Hunter
Dick Tidrow
Sparky Lyle
Indians
Ross Grimsley
Pat Dobson
Fryman and Mota reach 100s in Bicentennial celebration
In a Bicentennial year salute, Woodie Fryman notches his 100th major league victory to lift the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, while Manny Mota collects his 100th pinch hit as the Los Angeles Dodgers top the San Francisco Giants 12-8.
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Ken Rappoport
Woodie Fryman
Manny Mota
Fryman
Mota
Montreal Expos
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Robinson
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves
Tim Foli
Foli
Doc Medich
Expos
Jim Lyttle
Montreal
RBI
Larry Parrish
Pirates
al Oliver
Pittsburgh
Oliver
Billobinson
Dodgers
Giants
Ellie Rodriguez
Los Angeles
Bobby Murcer
San Francisco
Murcer
Ed Goodson
Brussell
Rodriguez
Lee Lacy
Don Sutton
Mike Caldwell
Phillies
Cardinals
Bob Boone
Jim
Steady Knowlton Wins Jaycee Golf Tournament
On a rain soaked Indian Hills Golf Course Bobby Knowlton captured an easy victory with two solid rounds to win the annual Jaycees Tournament. Fellow competitors included Mike Morris as the Daily Sports Writer chronicled the event.
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Mike Morris
Indian Hills
Bobby Knowlton
Jaycees
Knowlton
al Jones
Gus Cordonis
Jones
Cordonis
Mike Free
Austin
St. Bernard College
Free
Byron Teague
Steve Sorrel
Decatur High School
Sorrel
Decatur
Steve
Decatur High
Mike English
Connors in strong bid as Wimbledon week begins
Jimmy Connors opens the second week at Wimbledon aiming to regain the men's singles title he lost to Arthur Ashe. He routed four opponents last week. Vitas Gerulaitis upset Ashe, while unseeded Charles Pasarell emerged as a dark horse after dramatic five-set wins. Borg and Nas tas e praised Pasarell, with Nadal injury noted. Local tennis notes include other tournament results and player comments.
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Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Arthur Ashe
Connors
Ashe
Vitas Gerulaitis
New York
Britain
Connor
Charles Pasarell
Puerto Rico
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Pasarell
Borg
America
Brian Gottfried
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Vilas
Padres Honey Diet Helps Strom Earn 3-2 Win
San Diego lefty Brent Strom credited a pregame honey diet recommended by pitching coach Roger Craig for his five hitter performance as the Padres edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 to split the four game series. Strom improved to 7-7 while defeating Andy Messersmith.
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Padres
Braves
Tito Fuentes
Ted Kubiak
San Diego
Atlanta
Jim Wynn
Dave Winfield
Winfield
Johnny Grubb
San Diego Padre
Brent Strom
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves
Redhot Braves
Strom
Andy Messersmith
Roger Craig
Al Unser Wins Schaefer 500 at Pocono in Cosworth Power
Al Unser, once dominant in 1970 and 1971, breaks a long win drought by capturing the Schaefer 500 at Pocono. The victory, his first 500 mile race on the U S Auto Club circuit in years, underscores the Cosworth eight cylinder engine’s rumored horsepower advantage as the race drew $400,000 in prize money.
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Jerry Garrett
Mount Pocono, Pa
al Unser
Unser
U.S
Schaefer
Evert advances to Wimbledon semifinals in quick win
Top seed Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale defeated Iya Morozova 6-3 6-0 in under 45 minutes to reach the Wimbledon women's singles semifinals. Virginia Wade beat Kerry Reid 6-4 6-2 as center court crowd roared. Casals and Goolagong along with Barker and Navratilova set for quarterfinal clashes.
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Wimbledon
England
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Iya Morozova
Soviet Union
Virginia Wade
Britain
Kerry Reid
Australia
Center Court
Rosie Casals
San Franisco
Evonne Goolagong
Sue Barker
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Morozova
Miss Evert
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Rusty Staub
Alex Johnson
Houk
Staub
Johnson
Darrell Johnson
Marty Springstead
Frank MacCormack
Lee Finley
Fryman, Mota
Lonborg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boone
Randy Jones
Mets
Cubs
Phillips
Ed Kranepool
Dave Kingman
Reds
Astros
Pete Rose
Cesar Geronimo
Cincinnati
Houston
Fred Norman
Rawly Eastwick
Steady Knowlton
Jaycee Golf
Morris
Gary Lloyd
Phil Dent
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Nastase
Charlie Pasarell
Charlie
Gerulaitis
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
J. McCurtis
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