Rutherford Wins Shortest Indy Ever
Johnny Rutherford won the rain-shortened 1976 Indianapolis 500 in 255 miles as A J Foyt finished second with 15 seconds back. Weather officials and race officials debated forecasts and restart delays amid a second heavy shower ending the event.
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Whitewater
Kaat Adjusts Glove For Phillies Win Over Cubs
Philadelphia left hander Jim Kaat pitched six strong innings and hit a solo homer as the Phillies beat Chicago 4-1 in game two of a Memorial Day doubleheader. The win followed a 13-1 Mets pounding of the Pirates, with Kaat earning his 238th victory and keeping Philadelphia atop the NL East.
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Carlos
Central Nine Faces Viroqua In Sectional Baseball Clash
Central Nine High School baseball schedules a 4 p.m. sectional tilt against Viroqua at Viroqua. Boscobel meets Reedsburg at 2 p.m. in opening action. Winners clash Friday for the sectional title and a state tournament berth in Wausau June 7-9.
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Two Tiger Comebacks Thwart Brewers In 11
Detroit Tigers rally twice in the ninth and the 11th to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 in 11 innings on Memorial Day. Mark Fidrych improved to 2-1 after holding Milwaukee to one run over the final innings, while Jim Slaton took the loss in a jagged late game. The win snapped a rough stretch as Detroit stays in last in the AL East and aims for a winning streak in the ongoing five game series.
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Larry Herndon
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Chris Speier
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Marc Hill
Randy Moffit
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Don Money
Ed Sprague
Brewers
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Billy Champion
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Joe Coleman
Blyleven Leaves With Loss as Fans Jeer Farewell
Twins ace Bert Blyleven lost 3 2 to the Angels amid fan taunts and reports he will be dealt to Texas. He fanned nine, passed 1 700 innings, and recorded his 1 400th strikeout but failed to win 100th. Craig Kusick hit his fourth homer. Angels’ Etchebarren tripled.
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Major League Standings and Results Summary
American League East leads with New York atop 215 64, Baltimore 72 2 2 5, Cleveland 2 2) SA Sin. Boston 92 3 7. Milwaukee 162 44 74. Detroit VO 48. West shows Kansas City a7 WS Texas 2418 S57) Chicago 2.19 525 3 Minnesota 2.2) SO Oakland 21% 457 6. Sunday's results include New York 4 Detroit 0 and Boston 3 Baltimore. Minnesota 4 Texas 3. Milwaukee 5 Cleveland 4. Kansas City 3 California 2 14. Monday Oakland 10 Kansas City Cleveland 4-4 Baltimore 3. New York 8 Boston 3. Detroit 5 Milwaukee 4 1) innit. Tuesday games feature Milwaukee at Detroit. New York at Boston. Texas at Chicago. California at Minnesota. Kansas City at Oakland. many n scheduled. Wednesday schedules list numerous interleague matchups across leagues.
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