Oliver Seeks All Star Nod In Pirates Victory
Al Oliver, NL leading hitter, laments low All Star votes as he drives in four runs on two singles a double and his 12th homer in a 9-2 Pirates win over the Cubs. Batting .352, Oliver sits 12th among NL outfielders amid multiple NL games including Phillies over Expos and Reds over Padres.
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Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
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Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Expos
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Champs Crowned In Tournament At Jimmy Johns Tennis Center
After three rain postponements National Tennis Week finals were decided at Jimmy Johns Tennis Center. Champions include Gratwick over Williams 6-1 7-6 in boys 14 unders, Christiansen over Nipper 6-4 6-2 in boys 18 unders, Burnette over Paulson 6-1 6-3 in girls 14 unders, and Webster over Wilkes 7-5 6-2 in women's open.
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Jimmy Johns Tennis Center
Bowers-Nipper
Paulson- Christiansen
Nabors-Coleman
Scott-Best
Harold Light
Johns Richter
Gratwick-Gratwick
Wilkes- Stephenson
Mills-Buchanan
Giles-Webster
Poling-Poling
Burnette
Paulson
Scott
Vickers
Reed
Webster
Wilkes
Pansy and Patsy Return in National Tennis Week
Pansy Webster and Patsy Wilkes return shots Monday in the National Tennis Week Tournament at Jimmy Johns Tennis Center. DAIlY Photo by Tony Estes.
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Tony Estes
Pansy Webster
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Jimmy Johns Tennis Center
Tanner defeats Connors to reach Wimbledon semis
At Wimbledon England Roscoe Tanner upset favored Jimmy Connors in a quarter finals clash. Tanner won 6 4 6 2 8 6 to advance in the men's singles tournament.
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Jim Connors
Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Connors Falls To Tanner In Five Set Tennis Upset
Connors the two time champion faced a shocking defeat as seventh seed Tanner unleashed 19 aces to topple Connors in a dramatic five set match. Tanner stunned the crowd with booming serves and steady baseline play, overcoming Connors late rally attempts to clinch the upset.
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Arthur Ashe
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Oliva Sparks Twins Victory With Late Double and Log Earned Run
Tony Oliva, despite a battered right knee and seven operations, delivered a clutch double off Mark Littell in the eighth inning to tie the game and set up a game-winning sacrifice fly by Larry Hisle as the Twins beat the Royals 4-3 at Metropolitan Stadium. Teammates and manager Gene Mauch lauded Oliva's resilience as a lingering link to Twin glory. The night also featured several other AL results: Red Sox beat Orioles 12-8 with Butch Hobson homering, Indians topped Brewers 5-3, Rangers edged A’s 3-2 in 11 innings, and Tigers defeated Yankees 5-1 behind Mark Fidrych’s seven-hitter.
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Ferguson Jenkins
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John Lowenstein
George Hendrick
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Yankees
Rusty Staub
Aurelio Rodriguez
Mark Fidrych
Who was Harry Steinfeldt and other baseball trivia
A feature review of a Playboy Press trivia collection by Bert Randolph Sugar covers baseball curiosities and veteran facts. It cites Oscar Finley and a Q A style list with questions on ERA leaders, triple plays, Hall of Fame ballots, no hitters, and players who debuted with homers.
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Charles O. Finley
Oscar
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Bowie Kuhn
Vida Blue
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Dave Kelso
New York Giants
Whitey Herzog
Kansas City Royals
Nellie Fox
Lou Gehrig
Baseball trivia from early baseball records sources
Quiz style questions cover youngest and oldest no hitters, most bases on balls, 200 game winners, and notable players. It lists Vida Blue Cy Young Louis Newsom Jake Weimer Clay Kirby Don Wilson Milt Pappas Vince DiMaggio Vic Janowicz Harry Steinfeldt and Tinker to Evers to Chance with brief answers and attributions.
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St. Louis Browns
Vida Blue
Cy Young
A. Louis
Bobo) Newsom
Jake Weimer
Chicago Cubs
Clay Kirby
San Diego Padres
Don Wilson
Houston Astros
Milt Pappas
Hiskey Leads Qualifiers for Milwaukee Open
Babe Hiskey shot five under par to lead qualifiers for the Greater Milwaukee Open at Tuckaway County Club. Fifty five players qualified to join 95 exempt entrants. Dave Newquist was one stroke back at 68 and Sammy Rachels posted 69.
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Babe Hiskey
Tuckaway County Club
Hiskey
Sammy Rachels
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