Unser Wins Indianapolis 500 Amid Crashes and Near Records
Al Unser leads 103 of 299 laps to win the Indianapolis 500 at speed of 157.735 mph, despite four crashes and a 53 minute pace-car delay. Peter Revson finishes second as the only McLaren to hold up. several drivers injured including Mike Mosley. Top prizes total $1,001,604 with Unser earning $238,454.
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al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
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Peter Revson
New York
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Revson
Andretti
McLaren
Speedway
Tony Hulman
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Gary Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Mike Mosley
Brownsburg
Bobby Unser
Mosley
Willies lead Dodgers to 2-1 win over Phillies in 12th
Dodgers beat Philadelphia 2-1 as Willie Davis extended his hitting streak to 22 games and Willie Crawford delivered a sacrifice fly in the 12th. Ken Reynolds held Los Angeles scoreless 11 innings before Darrell Brandon allowed the decisive run. Claude Osteen started for the Dodgers.
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Willie Crawford
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St. Louis
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Ken Reynolds
Dodgers
Darrell Brandon
Claude Osteen
Brewer
Richie Allen
Jim Lefebvre
Bill Ludakis
Crawford
Lompoc Braves Triumph In 15 Inning ARIDL Thriller
The Lompoc Braves edged Savannah Rebels 3-2 in 15 innings at La Palma Park to reach the CIF 3-A final against El Segundo. Roy Thomas and Roy Howell stood out along with clutch saves by Bob Aguilar and Monte Bolinger as Lompoc rallied after a 2-0 deficit in the 14th.
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Henry Houdini
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Don Landry
Savannah
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Monte Bolinger
Thomas
Rebels
Roy
Kris Yoder
Bob Grossini
Ron Kish
Yoder
Kelly Candeale
Landry
Candaele
Monte
Brooks
Aggie
Jim McKaskle
Art Castillo
Yending
Aase
Dale Danforth
Jim Reach
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Jim Olivera
Jim Malloy
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Colo
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Ala
Bud Tingelstad
Denny Zimmerman
Glastonbury
Conn
Mel Kenyon
Lebanon
Mark Donohue
Media
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Lompoc Record
Phillies
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Reynolds
Osteen
Kelly Candaele
Mike Stoeffler
Dave Stegman
Bodary
Lompo
Aguilar
Don Aase
Willie Mays
Barthel
Iron Man Thomas
Jeff Bratz
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Ted Torres
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