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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
18
A fragmented page notes Italian Open results and local sports scattered across high school and college sections. It lists players, matchups, and event results with numerous names, venues, and teams, including college and city references, interspersed with brief notices and ads.
Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro threw a three hit shutout for his first starting win of the season, lifting the Braves past the Chicago Cubs and snapping their six game winning run. Niekro fanned five, walked two, and overcame a bases loaded jam in the second. The Braves plated two in the fourth and four in the seventh.
Ed Figueroa pitched his fifth straight complete game win, a six hitter, as the Yankees beat Baltimore 9-1. Thurman Munson drove in four with a single, a triple and a homer. Willie Randolph had four hits and four runs. Chambliss added two RBIs. In other games Milwaukee edged Toronto 5-3, Seattle shut out Oakland 3-0, and Chicago defeated Kansas City 8-3.
Dodgers led 5-1 after three innings as Rick Monday doubled twice and Smith homered. Pirates tied it 5-5 in the fourth and won in the 10th as Lee Lacy and Bill Robinson evened the series. Gossage struck out Garvey twice but the Pirates found the winner in the bottom of the 10th.
Chacon, the former featherweight champion, KO’d Bobby Contreras at 1:16 of the eighth round at the Olympic. Contreras was pressured against the ropes as Chacon delivered rights and lefts to the head, forcing referee Larry Borodilla to halt the fight. Chacon improved to 34-3-? with a knockout win, while Contreras dropped to 4-3.
Rookie Gil Flores sparked the Angels with multiple hits and walks, driving in runs as the team wins. Pitcher Ryan labors through late innings but posts a strong late showing, limiting hits and fanning batters. Flores has reached base in 23 of 51 plate appearances since being called up, fueling the surge.
Ramshire aide Ray Prochaska was named offensive coordinator as head coach Chuck Knox announced. Prochaska enters his 30th coaching year and will start his 10th season with the Rams, succeeding Ken Meyer who left to coach the 49ers. Kay Stephenson was named quarterbacks coach with newcomer Joe Namath.
Darryl Pitts pitched a no hitter and struck out three in a 6-1 Marine League finale win for Locke over Gardena. Pitts also contributed at the plate with a two run single in the first inning as Gardena managed only an unearned run.
The opening day of the three day National Women’s Collegiate Track Meet featured multiple records. Van Wolvelaere and Halst set marks in hurdles and discus while UCLA’s 400 yard medley relay anchored by Weston matched existing times. Qualifying heats produced few surprises and Prairie View praised canceling prelims to rest athletes.
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