Orta Leads White Sox Past Mariners With Three-Run Blast
Jorge Orta slammed a third inning inside pitch for a three run homer to put the Chicago White Sox ahead 3 2 in the sixth inning and power a 4 2 victory over Seattle. Ken Kravec improved to 7 5 with eight strikeouts as Lerrin LaGrow earned the save. Bob Robertson homered for Seattle and Abbott endured a complete game loss.
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Orta
Chicago
Seattle Mariners
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Bob Molinaro
Ken Kravec
Abbott
Darrell Johnson
Mariners
Bob Robertson
Robertson
John Hale
Bob Stinson
Eric Soderholm
Kravee
Lerrin LaGrow
Kravec
Bob Lemon
White Sox
Borg Faces McNamara at Wimbledon as Rain Delays Play
A rain-soaked Wimbledon drew 23,933 spectators for the Borg versus McNamara match delayed by wet courts. Defending champ Borg, 22, seeded No 1, was set to meet McNamara, 22, with Fillol awaiting the winner. Other seeds progressed, including Connors, Gerulaitis, Vilas, Gottfried, and Tanner, while Newcombe aimed for one last Wimbledon title in what he calls his final shot.
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UPI
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Australia
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Borg
McNamara
Chile
Jaime Fillol
Jimmy Connors
Kim Warwick
Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried
Roscoe Tanner
Vilas
Holland
Tom Okker
Gerulaitis
Sherwood Stewart
Sandy Mayer
Mark Edmondson
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Rod Frawley
Connors
Warwick
John Newcombe
Ross Case
Newcombe
NHL Rebuffs WHA Merger. No Expansion This Season
NHL and WHA leaders revealed no merger or expansion for 1978-79 after three days of talks. Edmonton Quebec and New England sought NHL entry, but obstacles remained. both leagues will operate separately for now with a possible reconsideration after next season.
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NHL
WHA
Edmonton
Quebec
New England
John Ziegler
Baseball and football moves across MLB NFL and WTT
Mike Krukow is recalled by the Cubs from Wichita Aeros. Dwight Bernard is recalled by the Mets from Tidewater. Washington announces Brig Owens retirement. Cleveland signs three draft picks Jesse Turnbow Larry Gillard and Leo Biedermann. World Team Tennis signs Tracy Austin for the second half to replace Rosie Casals.
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Mike Krukow
Wichita Aeros
New York Mets
Dwight Bernard
Tidewater
Washington
Brig Owens
Cleveland
Jesse Turnbow
Tennessee
Larry Gillard
Mississippi State
Leo Biedermann
California
Anaheim
Tracy Austin
Rosie Casals
Bowling WEDNESDAY MORNING LADIES SUMMER Meet
In Ind a bowling meet, Pat Willoughby posted a 192 high game and 605 high series for the team Cheshareck with Willoughby Newton Slavin, while Nancy Christensen led with a 489 high series for the team Cheshareck totaling 1689.
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Cheshareck Willoughby
Newton Slavin
Pat Willoughby
Cheshareck
Nancy Christensen
Six former champs at Western Open contesting 1978 title
Oak Brook III UPIs report lists 153 players for the $225,000 Western Open with six former champions in the field. Tom Watson and Hale Irwin headline as contenders, both owning 283 totals in past wins, while U.S. Open champ Andy North also figures as a challenger. Watson notes wind and course risk can affect scoring.
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OAK Brook, III
UPI
Tom Watson
Hale Irwin
Watson
Irwin
Andy North
Butler National Golf Club
North
National League East Standings and Wednesday Results
National League East standings show Philadelphia leading with 38 wins, Montreal 37, and Pittsburgh 34. Wednesday results feature San Francisco defeating San Diego 4-2, Chicago beating New York 9-8, Philadelphia over Montreal 7-5, St Louis over Pittsburgh 7-5, and Houston defeating Cincinnati 3-0.
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Alexander
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Martinez
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Clifornia
Griffin
Stone
Colborn
Minnesota
Shenefiel State Farm tops Echo Lanes to go 9-1 in league play
Shenefiel Insurance Agency improved to 9-1 by defeating Echo Lanes 6-1, aided by four seventh inning runs. Marilyn Riley 3-4, Holly Butterfield 2-2, Corinne Torbeck 2-3 led Shenefiel. Kay Mullaney pitched win over Deb Walker. Echo Lanes fell to 6-6 as Audrey Vertin doubled for two RBI. In Tuesday action Robkim shut out First National Bank 12-0 with Dedo 4-4 and Patton 3-4 scoring three.
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Echo Lanes
Shenefiel
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Holly Butterfield
Corinne Torbeck
Lee Ann Lundy
RBI
Pam Sklut
Audrey Vertin
Kay Mullaney
Deb Walker
Robkim
First National Bank
Viland
Halterman
Dedo
Patton
Diane Mitchell
Bonanza
Phil Franklin
Herb Enger
Jim Farmer
Dan Byrne
Butch Harsh
Tom Zahm
Dick Kopzick
Cubs win on Kelleher bunt in 10th against Mets
Chicago tops New York 9-8 in ten innings as Mick Kelleher delivers a death by own action squeeze bunt to score Dave Kingman after a late Cubs rally. Kingman drives in four runs with a key eighth inning single and sacrifice flies. World of the game shifts on Sutter’s eighth inning homer allowed to tied contest. Burris earns the win for Chicago in long relief.
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Dave Kingman
New York Mets
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Kingman
Cubs
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Mets
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Steve Ontiveros
Ivan DeJesus
Bruce Sutter
John Stearns
Bobby Murcer
Ray Burris
Minooka, Prombo Realty, Mortgage Inn win
Minooka Businessmen 11 Bonanza 9 as Bonanza rallies late but falls short in Men's Slow Pitch. Prombo Realty tops Murphy's 16-5 in six innings with Kevin O Neil driving a scoring triple and Don Neary homering in defeat. Mortgage Inn dominates Cabaret 17-2 behind Toby Sanders and Ken Kinsella.
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Mortgage Inn Win
Bonanza
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Minooka
Prombo Realty
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Prombo
Kevin O'Neil
Don Neary
Bill Wethington
Mortgage Inn
Cabaret
Ray Grossi
Toby Sanders
Ken Kinsella
Myron Staszkow
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Farmer
Greg Marlow
Randy Warren
Motor Home
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