Rainout Forces Dobson Start as Pirates Ringed by Weather
Rain delays reshuffle the 1971 World Series schedule pushing Pat Dobson into the Orioles rotation for the fourth game against Pittsburgh. Earl Weaver notes four 20 game winners will be used in four consecutive days while rain disrupts the plan and TV audience hopes fade.
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Sunday NFL Results and Washington's Five Field Goals
Washington Redskins defeated Houston 22 13 behind Curt Knight five field goals in a dominant display. Cleveland beat Pittsburgh 27-17 Detroit edged Green Bay 31-28 Chicago crushed New Orleans 35-14 Los Angeles upset San Francisco 20-13 Baltimore routed Buffalo 43-0 Oakland beat Denver 27-16 Minnesota topped Philadelphia 30-13 St Louis defeated Atlanta 26-9 New England shutout the Jets 20-0 Miami beat Cincinnati 22-13 Kansas City over San Diego 31-10 Giants at Cowboys on tap in a national telecast. Knight credited with leading Washington fourth straight win marked by defense and big plays.
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10 Players Change Homes In Red Sox Brewers Deal
AP reports Milwaukee Brewers general manager Frank Lane completed a 10 player trade with the Boston Red Sox. Brewers receive George Scott Billy Conigliaro Joe Lahoud Jim Lonborg Ken Brett Don Pavletich. Red Sox receive Marty Pattin Lew Krausse Tommy Harper Pat Chockla. Lonborg and Scott highlighted past standout seasons, with Lonborg earning a Cy Young and Scott hitting well in 1971.
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Basketball Exhibitions Feature No Scheduled Games
ABA Carolina 124 Memphis 118 reported as the only game scheduled. Interleague matchups included Milwaukee 129 Pittsburgh 125 and New York 121 Baltimore 107 with no further games listed.
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Nix Leads Rams Past Saints with 242 Yards and Two TDs
Kent Nix, returning to a starting role for the first time since 1968, threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns completing 15 of 27 passes. The Rams seized the NFC West lead after Larry Smith's 64-yard rushing TD. Coach Tommy Prothro praised the blackboard style play as Dennis Shaw reflected on the winless Bills.
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Allison Wins Rain Shortened National 500 at Charlotte
Bobby Allison took the lead on lap 177 and held a 5.1 second edge over Bobby Isaac to win the rain shortened National 500 at Charlotte International Speedway driving a Mercury. He averaged 126.140 mph for the 357 mile race, his second straight victory at the track after winning the World 600 in May.
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Brooks Robinson questions pacing as Pirates protest night game
Brooks Robinson urges action as Curt Motton replies players may be sidelined until told when to play. The Pirates cite travel to Pittsburgh for Tuesday afternoon game and protest a night contest. Kuhn agrees. decision announced with little impact on managers.
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Purdue Star Terry Wedgewood Tops Big Ten Batting Stats
Purdue third baseman Terry Wedgewood led the Big Ten in batting average at .467 last spring and also topped the league in RBIs with 19 and home runs with six.
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