Angels' Robby Injured as A's Top Royals in Tight West Race
Frank Robinson suffers a fractured middle finger and sits on the Angels bench delaying their push for third behind Minnesota. He pinch hits and walks, but Kansas City's Paul Spittorff blanks the Angels in a five hitter. The loss leaves Los Angeles three games back of Minnesota for Show Money as Robinson contemplates a return in Oakland or Texas.
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Agee HR tightens NL East for Cardinals rally
Agee hits a pinch homer off Luke Walker as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 4 to tighten the NL East race. Expos beat Phillies 4 2, Mets edge Cubs 4 3, while Cincinnati, Houston, and San Francisco won their NL games.
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Yankees salvage nightcap to split with Orioles in doubleheader
New York Yankees win the nightcap 7-4 after a five-run fifth inning sparked by Ray Wart's bases loaded double. Orioles took the opener 2-0 behind Jim Palmer's two-hit pitching as both teams split the twin bill. Other MLB outcomes include Oakland 9-4 over Texas and Milwaukee 5-3 over Detroit.
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Brewers Rally Past Tigers In Three Day Five Game Set
In a tense five game stretch over three days the Brewers beat the Tigers 5 to 3 as Bobby Winkles praised Texas power while Royales dominated with singles and the eighth inning rally. Bill Singer suffered his 13th loss and Ron Splittorff improved to 17 11 as Kansas City pitchers extended their quest for 20 wins.
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Austin wins first major tennis title in California
Jeff Austin of Rolling Hills California captured his first major tennis title at the WLS Hard Court Championship in Aptos defeating New Zealand’s Sonny Parun. The former UCLA star earned $8,500 prize money and noted his amateur earnings of about $4,000 since turning pro last June.
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Peacock wins at Elsinore Lake Elsinore 25 mile endurance race
Gary Peacock of Oshkosh Wisconsin won the Lake Elsinore 25 mile endurance race at 70.361 mph over 100 laps on the 2 1/2 mile course aboard a Ron Jones tunnel hull with a MerCruiser stern drive. Ron Hill of Garden Grove finished second. Bob Nordskog of Van Nuys placed third after a mid race spin and rescue by a patrol boat. A 3,000 crowd watched in perfect weather. one patrol-boat incident left a driver with a hurt hand.
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Bombers Capture 10th National Amateur Title in Softball
Clearwater Florida Bombers reclaim the National Amateur Softball crown by beating Sunnyvale California 4 to 1 in the final at Sick Stadium after Sunnyvale won the opener 3 to 1. Springfield Mo first baseman Bob McClich named MVP with five homers and 43 RBIs. tournament drew 69,100 fans over nine days.
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Warren wins top fuel title at Orange County Raceway
James Warren, 32, Cambridge Junction, drove in the plane of Kansan John Wiede to dominate the top fuel field at Orange County International Raceway winning the overall title and vaulting into the American Hot Rod Association Grand Nationals point lead. Rutherford won the Michigan 250 event with strong heats and a $7,800 payday, while Billy Vukovich was penalized a lap for passing the caution car. Former Long Beach resident Tom McEwen took Funny Car, posting a low elapsed time.
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Pearson Survives Dover Crash to Win 800 Race
In a Delaware 800 at Dover Downs Pearson, the right fender on his 1971 Mercury flapping after a four car wreck, edged Bobby Allison by 1.8 seconds. The crash involved Cale Yarborough, Dirk May, and Cecil Gordon on lap 48. three cars were towed off. Pearson, now second in stock car points, said the car held up despite the wreck.
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Donohue Dominates Can Am Race in Edmonton Duel
Donohue took the pole and led from the first lap to win the 25 mile Can Am event in Edmonton. He finished ahead of defending Can Am champion George Faillmer by seconds, setting a Edmonton record with a lap speed over 112 mph. Jack Oliver was third and Skavidth Hobbs fourth as England's contenders trailed.
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