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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1976

Page

16

Phillies clinch NL East with doubleheader sweep

Philadelphia tops Montreal 4-1 in the opener behind Jim Lonborg and Greg Luzinski’s three run shot, then completed a two game sweep with a rain shortened 2-0 win. They top Pittsburgh to clinch the division and set up a best of five NL pennant series with Cincinnati. Manager Danny Ozark praised his club’s steady pace all season.

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Mets 2 Cubs 1 in Monday baseball brief

Scattered box score style notes show Wy ScOORE- BOARD listing Mets 2 Cubs 1 in Chicago. Highlighted players include Kingman and Roslin with multiple at bats and RBIs. Rangers, Royals, and other teams mentioned in passing as part of a dense, unreadable OCR sport page.

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Garvey Near 200 Hits As Dodgers Overt Cincinnati Reds

Steve Garvey stands within five hits of 200 for the third straight summer after a 38 for 95 month. He delivered two singles in a 2-1 win over Cincinnati as Pete Rose robbed him of a third in the second inning with a leaping catch. Garvey’s first hit fed the decisive run, and he swiped second to set up Doug Ray’s win.

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Mystery Scoring Snippet From Dodger Game Remains Obscure

Fragmentary lines recount a Dodgers inning with Garvey scoring on a Hale groundout and a Pasley out, ends with odd phrases and misspellings. Players like Coy Russell Bailey and Werner appear in disjoint actions, unclear final outcome or date.

Garvey Coy Russell Hale Pasley Bailey Alon Werner

Tanana Still Has Shot At 20 Wins

Bloomington Minn AP Frank Tanana limited the Minnesota Twins to eight hits as Dave Collins and Ron Jackson hit solo homers, powering the Angels to a 4-1 win. Tanana will make two more starts, against Chicago and Oshland, to reach 20 wins while finishing the season.

Tanana Bloomington Minn Frank Tanana Minnesota Twins Dave Collins Ron Jackson Angels Chicago Oshland

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