Another Milestone For Mays
Willie Mays becomes the National League all time scoring leader with a two run homer in the opener as the Giants sweep a Sunday doubleheader from the Montreal Expos 5-4 and 8-7. Mays adds a ninth inning run in game two for a career 1 951 runs.
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Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Mays
Giants
Montreal Expos
San Francisco
Stan Musial
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
San Diego
New York Mets
St. Louis
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Houston
Jimmy Rosario
Bobby Bonds
Bill Stoneman
Chris Speier
Bonds
Rosario
Gary Sutherland
Speier
Montreal
Bob Bailey
Expos
Mike Marshall
Allan Gallagher
Tito Fuentes
Trevino Wins Memphis Classic in Winning Style
Lee Trevino captured the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic with a final round 67 to finish 12 under par at 268. He claimed his seventh tour victory, donated 5000 from his purse to St Jude's Hospital, and led the field from start to finish while four runners up tied at 272.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Lee Trevino
Danny
Colonial Country Club
Jerry Heard
Randy Wolff
Lee Elder
Hale Irwin
Heard
Wolff
Elder
Irwin
Larry Lee Serious
Orioles Rally Tops Twins to Tighten AL East Race
Baltimore beat Minnesota 6-5 as Earl Weaver watched his Orioles close within 2 games of the Red Sox in the AL East. Cuellar allowed a few homers but benefited from three walks and a wild pitch in an 11-? win sequence, with key runs including Hendricks, Belanger, and Robinson.
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Minnesota
Baltimore
Twins
Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Earl Weaver
Boston
Weaver
Red Sox
Jim Strickland
Perranoski
Cuellar
Robinson
Unser Wins Indy 500 Victory Dinner Check
Al Unser accepts a check for 238454.31 at the Indianapolis 500 victory dinner. The Albuquerque driver praises chief mechanic George Bignotti and reflects on last year’s win. Rookie Denny Zimmerman accepts rookie of the year honors with an 8th place finish and receives 1000 dollars and the Starke & Wetzel trophy.
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Mike Harris
Associated Press
Indianapolis
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Bobby Unser
Unser
George Bignotti
George
Denny Zimmerman
Glastonbury
Zimmerman
Starke& Wetzel Trophy
Donnie Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Bobby Allison Wins World 600 In Charlotte Duel
Bobby Allison outduels his brother Donnie to win the World 600 at Charlotte with a record pace of 140.442 mph after leading 309 of 400 laps. Donnie finishes sixth in the Indy 500 the day before and earns over 45,000 dollars while the brothers share a family rivalry and a 1 2 finish would have been sweeter.
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Hubert Mizell
Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
Bobby Allison
Bobby
Donnie
Allison
Chevrolet
Charlie Glotzbach
Talladega
Hueytown
Ala
Missing Flagpole Start Sparks Indy 500 Accident
At the start of the 500 mile race a missing flagpole caused a pace car crash into portable bleachers injuring about 20 spectators, mostly photographers. Eldon Palmer drove the pace car with Anton Hulman John Glenn and Chris Schenkel aboard. Palmer, a leading Dodge dealer, said he had little racing experience but practiced all month. The incident follows a tough day with Glotzbach leading early, Charlie and Speedy Thompson in a crash, and Marty Robbins finishing 15th in a Dodge.
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Indianapolis
Dodge
Methodist Hospital
Eldon Palmer
Palmer
Anton
Tony) Hulman
Plymouth
Allisons
Pete Hamilton
Richard Petty
Fred Lorenzen
North Carolina
Glotzbach
Charlie
Speedy Thompson
Marty Robbins
Bobby Allison
Benny Arnold
Robbins
Marty
Bobby
Petty
Allison
Richard
Bobby Isaac
David Pearson
Isaac
Pearson
Pontiac
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Roberto Clemente
Angel Cordero
Jim French
Black Power
Cordero
Canonero II
Belmont Park
Trevino
Mississippi State
Bobby Cresswell
Georgia Tech
Cam Bonifay
Dennis Davis
State
Ken Rappoport
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees
California Angels
Kansas City
Washington
Mike Cuellar
Tony Oliva
Steve Braun
Ron Perranoski
Brooks Robinson
Ellie Hendricks
Mark Belanger
Jay Johnstone
Phil Hennigan
White Sox
Indians
Tom Egan
Hennigan
Johnstone
Rich McKinney
Chicago
Dick McAuliffe
al Kaline
Detroit
Tigers
Brewers
Bill Voss
Milwaukee
Andy Kosco
Mel Stottlemyre
California
Angels
Yankees
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Yanks
Indy
Baltimore Orioles
Merv Rettenmund
Harmon Killebrew
Rettenmund
Bert Blyleven
Baltimore Wapy
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