12 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1977
Page
1
Driessen and Bench power Cincinnati past Los Angeles in a 4-1 race, Seaver stars with a near-2400 milestone, Lopes and Russell drive key hits as Dodgers stay 11 1/2 games back. Phillies, Pirates, Astros win. long list of late-season moves and bold statements follow.
Golf fans saw Tom Watson surge with a four under par 68 while Gene Littler held a one stroke edge. Nicklaus and Miller anchored a crowded leaderboard as players grappled with club legality and Pebble Beach’s tough conditions.
The Steelers preview highlights key players like Franco Harris Rocky Bleier and Terry Bradshaw’s injury status while praising veterans such as John Stallworth and Jack Lambert. It notes rebuilding lines, intensive practice, and depth across offense and defense as the team eyes another championship run despite earlier injuries and backroom changes.
The text lists leaders and stats across both leagues with players Foster Cir 348 Burroughs Lazinski Schmidt Pall 28 Bench Garvey Rice Bands Scoll Viste Cey Garvey Surroughs Hodson Thompson Mupison. It references American and National Leagues and cites multiple players with numeric tallies.
Don Gullett placed on the 21 day disabled list as the Yankees face injury woes with seven weeks left in the season. Mike Torrez then delivered his fourth straight complete game victory in a 3-0 shutout of Oakland, pulling New York within four games of Boston in the AL East. Sanguillen and Hosley contributed key hits for the A's in defeat. Other AL scores included Baltimore over Seattle, California over Boston, Cleveland over Chicago, Texas over Kansas City, and Minnesota over Toronto.
Sports in brief from 10S Angeles and surrounding areas report Harald Jackson of the Los Angeles Rams negotiating a five year contract while Don Klosterman declines terms and schedules a Friday meeting with tight end Charles Young.
The National League East and West standings show Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis and Montreal leading with mixed results. Thursday's results include Houston over San Francisco and Philadelphia over Montreal while Pittsburgh beat New York. Today's pitchers feature Kaat Renke Bahnsen Forseh and Dixon.
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