Finley halts walkout as A’s win over Twins 5-3
Oakland owner Charles Finley negotiates a stoppage to a planned players strike minutes before the walkout. Joe Rudi Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue are allowed to play as Sal Bando hits two homers and drives in three in a 5-3 A’s victory over Minnesota. Fingers earns his ninth win as Chuck Tanner uses him late to retire Larry Hisle.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Vida Blue
Fingers
Sal Bando
A’s
Minnesota
Rudi
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Kuhn
Chuck Tanner
Marvin Miller
Players’ Association
Tanner
Twins
Larry Hisle
Houk goals but Tigers win in 11th over Red Sox
Detroit needed 11 innings to beat Boston 4 2. Romp came on Tom Veryzer fielder s choice and Dan Myer single. Houk mislisted two designated hitters prompting protest. Frank MacCormack batted, first Tigers pitcher to batter since 1972.
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Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox
Ralph Houk
Detroit
Tom Veryzer
Inns
Dan Myer
Tigers
Red Sox
Houk
Rusty Staub
Alex Johnson
Staub
Johnson
Darrell Johnson
Marty Springstead
Frank MacCormack
Yankees
City Softball Tournament opens Division I play tonight
The finals of the winner s bracket and the start of Division I play headline the City Softball Tournament at Goldman Park. Black Clawson faces Ace Tracking for the Division II winner s bracket title, while Division I games feature Ruhlman s Trucking vs Armco Triangles and Hart s Industries vs Third Base Cafe. A total of 26 games were played over the weekend.
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Indian Devil Wins River Downs Feature by a Head
Indian Devil led in the stretch to win River Downs featured ninth race by a head. The one mile time was 1:39.8 with a payoff of 17.40 8.20 and 5.60 for a $2 bet. Henry Clay paid 17.40 and 7.00 for place and Glenwood Park paid 8.20 for show.
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Hart Awarded White Trophy for Service in NFL
St Louis Cardinals quarterback Jim Hart received the Byron R White Award at the NFL Players Association Better Boys Foundation Roundup in Chicago. Dallas Cowboys star Roger Staubach and Denver Broncos lineman Lyle Alzado were runners up for the honor recognizing service to team community and country. White, a former Steelers great, inspired the accolade.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Hart
Byron R. “Whizzer” White
Better Boys Foundation
Roger Staubauch
Dallas Cowboys
Lyle Alzado
Denver Broncos
Supreme Court
Byron R. Whizzer White
White
Pittsburgh Steelers
Strange Week in Baltimore Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles had a peculiar homestand with Brooks Robinson 39 beating out a bunt single Mark Belanger, a leading singles hitter, hit a home run and Paul Blair, Gold Glove center fielder, dropped a fly ball.
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Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Paul Blair
Orioles
Baseball standings and results from Sunday games
Standings show New York leading the American League East with 43 wins and 24 losses. Montreal defeats Pittsburgh while New York routs Chicago, and Cincinnati tops Houston. In the NL, San Francisco edges San Diego 3 2 and Philadelphia beats St. Louis 6 2 as schedule outlines remain.
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Los Ang
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Ed Kranepool
Dave Kingman
Mets
Major League Baseball Leaders Snapshot
The clippings list top performers across National and American Leagues including batting leaders like Oliver of Pittsburgh and Brett of Kansas City, run leaders such as Rose and Otis, and pitching stars like Matlack and Seaver. It notes leaders in hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and strikeouts with team affiliations and stat lines.
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McBride
G Foster
Cin
W Crawitora
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Rose
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Griffey
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Morgan
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Kingman
Schmidt
T Perez
Luzinsai
Montanez
Atl
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Garvey
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Zisk
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G Maddox
Wintiela
Cash
Parker
Pan
Tyson
Sil
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Cae Min
Morgen
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Grittey
Lopes
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Matlack
Jones
Kent
Phi
Reed
Alcala
Freisieren
Christenson
Seaver
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Leflore
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Vuckovich
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Ryan
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Jenkins
Norman Dominates Astros as Reds Win Series Opener
Fred Norman tied his career mark with seven straight wins over Houston while pairing with Rawly Eastwick on a four hitter. Cincinnati built a 2 0 lead, Ken Griffey Jr drove in two on a fielder’s choice, and Bob Watson hit his eighth homer. The Reds stayed atop the NL West as Houston extended its skid.
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Fred Norman
Cincinnati Reds
Astros
Rawly Eastwick
Norman
Reds
Eastwick
Leon Roberts
Roger Meta
Cincinnati
Richard
Ken Griffey
Bob Watson
Top archers add to laurels at Miami University
Darrell Pace and Luann Ryan captured titles at the National Archery Association field archery tournament at Miami University in Oxford Ohio Pace 19 from Reading beat defending champ Douglas Brothers 1100 to 1086 Dennis McComak 21 from Ft Sill Okla placed third with 1060 after two days of competition pace and Ryan already held top qualifying honors for the U S Olympic team with the weekend wins
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Darrell Pace
Luann Ryan
National Archery Association
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Reading
Douglas Brothers
Cincinnati
Dennis McComak
Ft. Sill
Okla
Pasarell Emerges as Wimbledon Dark Horse
At Wimbledon, unseeded Charles Pasarell of Puerto Rico shocks by ousting Panatta in five sets and reaching the quarterfinals to face Ilie Nastase. Connors pursues the title as Ashe exits, while Borg backs Pasarell as a dangerous center court threat amid a heat of contenders.
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Arthur Ashe
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Connor
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Adriano Panatta
Italy
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Phil Dent
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Nastase
Charlie
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
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Borg
100th victory for Fryman as Expos top Pirates
In a Bicentennial note, Woodie Fryman earned his 100th major league win guiding Montreal over Pittsburgh 4 3. Manny Mota collected his 100th pinch hit in the Dodgers 12 8 victory over San Francisco as both reach the century mark in key categories.
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Tim Foli
Pe Fali
Doc Medich
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Jim Lyttle
Montreal Rbi
Ellie Rodriguez
Los Angeles
Mercer
San Francisco
Murcer
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