Whitaker shines as Tigers blank White Sox for fifth straight win
Lou Whitaker led a strong Detroit effort as Jim Slaton pitched his second complete game shutout, an 8-0 victory over Chicago. Whitaker scored three and drove in a run while making two key defensive plays, boosting Detroit's bid as he eyes an All Star berth early.
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Mathews inducted into Hall of Fame
Eddie Mathews joins Hall of Fame alongside Larry MacPhail and Addie Joss in a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony on the Hall of Fame lawn. Mathews tallies 512 career homers, MacPhail credited for night baseball and innovations, Joss noted for two no hitting feats and a 160-97 career mark. Mets vs Tigers Hall of Fame game follows the ceremony with a wide crowd anticipated.
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Weppler's Edges Cabaret Then Tops Mortgage Inn in Softball
In Sunday action at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark Men's Softball saw Weppler's edge Cabaret 6-5 before defeating Mortgage Inn 11-6 Steele's shut out Minooka 15-0 and routed Cabaret 17-2 for a commanding set of wins players from Weppler's Cabaret Steele's and Minooka.
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Meyers cruises to win Hall of Fame Classic title
Pat Meyers of Ormond Beach Florida fired a one over par 72 at Tanglewood Golf Club to win the LPGA Hall of Fame Classic in the Pocono Mountains. Her 213 total was three strokes ahead of Janet Aulisi with Angie Tsai third at 222.
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Cubs Expos split in Chicago after tense doubleheader
In Montreal the Expos nipped the Cubs 2-1 as outfield arms threw out two scoring threats. The Cubs rallied to win 4-3 in the nightcap with a three-run eighth highlighted by Greg Gross and Manny Trillo scoring on timely hits.
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Armstrong unhappy with Bears after loss to Raiders
Chicago coach Neill Armstrong criticized the defeat but noted the double header feel as the Bears won the first half and the Raiders claimed the game. John Madden shifted to using four quarterbacks, with third stringer David Hamm guiding a late surge aided by a 47 yard pass interference call to erase a 13-0 Chicago lead and secure a 14-13 win with Errol Mann conversions.
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Lopez wins European crown at Sunningdale
Nancy Lopez wins the $100,000 European LPGA Championship at Sunningdale with a final 7 under par 289, earning $15,000 and breaking Judy Rankin's season earnings record. Her father Domingo, her longtime teacher, praises her rhythm as reporters note her eighth win of the season and her three-stroke lead over rivals Mary Dwyer JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.
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Commonwealth Games duel at Edmonton crowns Canada and Australia
Canada and Australia led the medal standings as track and swimming action intensified at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. England's Brendan Foster captured track and field gold with a dominant 10,000 meters win before Queen Elizabeth, while Diane Jones-Konihowski set a games record in the women's pentathlon. Sue Mapstone of England earned silver and Barbara Beable of New Zealand collapsed near the finish.
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