McMullen's three run homer seals A's comeback win
Oakland rallied for four in the ninth as Ken McMullen hit a pinch homer off Bill Campbell to lift the A's 5-2 over the Twins. Claudell Washington tied the game with a single before McMullen delivered the decisive blast in Minnesota.
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Ali Inoki draw in World Martial Arts bout in Tokyo
Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki staged a 15 round World Martial Arts Championship in Tokyo that viewers called dull as Inoki mostly stayed on the mat. The referee scored a draw while Japanese judges backed Inoki and Ali earned up to 6.1 million dollars from TV showings.
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Ellis Beats Travers In 1-0 Yankee Stadium Duel
The Milwaukee Brewers' Ellis shutout the New York Yankees 1-0 at Yankee Stadium to avenge a May defeat by Bill Travers. Rivers opened the sixth with a leadoff homer off Travers, who had dominated New York with a 192-3 scoreless streak. Ellis scattered seven hits, struck out one, and praised his slider and fastball as he matched last year’s form.
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Finley Stands Firm Over Star trio Fight with Kuhn
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Allen's Boo Bird Triumph Sparks Phillies at Veterans Stadium
Dick Allen led a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals with two home runs as more than 38,000 fans at Veterans Stadium gave him a standing ovation. The day’s National League results featured Giants over Dodgers 1-0 and Braves 4, Padres 1, with Reds 8, Astros 6, Pirates 9, Expos 2, Mets 7, Cubs 4.
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Major League Standings and Pitcher Records Not Clear
The fragment lists matchups among teams Minnesota California Chicago Texas and pitchers Hughes Mitchell Kirkwood Pattin with uneven records. The text is garbled and lacks coherent game outcomes or dates.
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