Revson Tops Can Am Field At Road Atlanta In Chevrolet Win
Peter Revson driving a Team McLaren Gulf-orange racer led a 1 2 finish for McLaren at Road Atlanta marking Chevrolet's first Can Am win in over six years. Den is Hulme and Lothar Motschenbacher followed as Revson’s teammates, while Jackie Stewart faded after tire trouble and a dead battery. In the USAC stock cars, Jack Bowsher captured Milwaukee's 200 mile feature with A J Foyt in second and Roger McCluskey third.
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Dobson Third Bird To Win Ten Games
Pat Dobson earned his 10th win and seventh in a row as the Orioles crushed Cleveland 7 1. The win places Dobson with a trio of 13 victory pitchers in the Orioles rotation and helps Baltimore widen its lead in the American League East.
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Mexican racer Pedro Rodriguez dies in Norisring crash
Pedro Rodriguez, 30, died after a Ferrari 513M burst into flames following a front tire blowout in the European Interseries race at Nuernberg Norisring. The Brasilian-British driven event saw Chris Craft win and Rodriguez had been a top BRM Formula I driver since 1968 after multiple V Brazilian Grand Prix starts.
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Eichelberger Wins Milwaukee Open in Dramatic Finish
Dave Eichelberger, 27, from Waco Texas, captures his first pro victory at the Greater Milwaukee Open a 270 total. He seals the win with three clutch shots on the final three holes, beating Bob Shaw and Ralph Johnston by one stroke. Trevino skipped Milwaukee to play in the British Open but Eichelberger heads to the Western Open in Chicago as the rising star.
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Post 87 Falls In Extra In Greensboro Playoff Game
The American Legion series between High Point and Greensboro Cone is tied 1-1 after Cone won 4-3 in 12 innings in Greensboro. Don McNeal drove in the winning run in the 12th as Cone pitcher McNeal earned the win. Ricky Edwards had two hits for High Point. Cone had 12 hits and committed five errors. The decisive game is at Finch Field tonight at 7 45 with Randy Hobbs starting for Post 87.
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Greenwood Tops League Leaders in Weekend Play
Greenwood defeated league leaders Spartanburg 8 6 on Saturday then 2 1 in another game as Anderson beat Sumter 14 5 and 5 1. The Western Carolinas League paused for an all star break the prior Friday. Greenwood extended its lead over Atlanta and Anderson to four games while Greenville and Sumter moved ahead of Monroe in the second division.
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Glotzbach Johnson Top Bristol in Grand National Win
Junior Johnson and Charlie Glotzbach drove the red and white Chevrolet to a Grand National victory in the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Tennessee. Hassler relieved Glotzbach late as the car set a track record with an average speed of 99.926 mph. Petty led early but faded. Allison and Hylton finished strong as the field faced a two hundred lap pace.
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Open Champ Earns Four Exemptions
Norman Flynn of Lexington South Carolina defends the Carolinas Open at Charlotte's Carolina Golf and Country Club as a pro tournament with a $15 000 purse for pros and 2500 in merchandise for amateurs. The event offers four automatic entries into next year's four regional tour events for the top pro. Joe Inman of Greensboro is a former champ who won in 1968.
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Hassler Drives Johnson Chevy To Bristol 250 Victory
Hassler wins the 250 miler at Bristol Speedway in the Junior Johnson Chevrolet after aiding Glotzbach early. Petty and Allison challenge, with Glotzbach complaining of neck pain as the car shows superior handling. Hassler completes 149 laps before winning and later recalls the joy of the first checkered flag.
Johnson Keeps Homer Pace as Phillies Top Expos 11 5
Deron Johnson hit four homers in a row tying a major league mark while driving in five runs in an 11-5 Phillies victory over Montreal. He homered in his first three at bats and added another in Saturday night, boosting his season total to 21 and career 171. Cincinnati swept the Mets as Perez drove in all five Reds runs in the opener and Seaver yielded a three-run blast.
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