Niekro's No-Hitter Stalls as Strom Blyleven Near Misses
Three pitchers flirted with no-hitters in an action packed day. Phil Niekro hurled a no hit bid for the Braves, while Bert Blyleven of the Twins and Brent Strom of the Indians carried their games into the seventh inning. Strom won the Indians' 4 1 victory over the Brewers, Oscar Gamble drove in three runs with two homers. Blyleven settled for a three hitter as he opened against Milwaukee.
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Phil Niekro
Atlanta Braves
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
Brent Strom
Cleveland Indians
Ted Breitenstein
Cincinnati
Jim Hughes
Baltimore
Blyleven
Strom
Milwaukee Brewers
Oscar Gamble
Indians
Baseball box scores and standings update for Sunday play
Results show multiple divisions with Cleveland and Milwaukee games. Detroit, New York and Chicago also winning. Notable performances include Blyleven seven shutouts leading AL and Busby no hitter bid. Oakland and Texas games affecting division standings and leading players May, Oliva, Green contributing key RBIs.
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Slaton
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Porter
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Ashby
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Gamble
Coluccio
Lockwood
el. Rodriguez
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Suarez
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Stelmaszek
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Moore
Reuss
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Cleveland
Stone
Downing
Kirby
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Kansas City
Royals
California
A’s. Blyleven
Fred Patek
Tony Oliva
Steve Busby
Nohitter
Baltimore
Lenge
le Milwaukee
Oakland Kansas City
Milan Girls Lead In Metric Nationals At BG
Milan's Ann Heckleman and Clyde's Jenny Gill swept a national meet at Bowling Green University. Heckleman won the javelin with 103 feet and placed third in the shot put. Gill seized the long jump and 100 meters, with a 25.2 clocking in the 200.
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Bowling Green Milan
Ann Heckleman
Clyde
Jenny Gill
Bowling Green University
Heckleman
Gill
Norwalk juniors win medals at Sandusky Summer Wrestling
Lyle Fisher and Ron Knoll, both Norwalk High School juniors, earned medals at the Sandusky Summer Wrestling Tournament. Fisher placed second at 131 pounds and Knoll took fourth at 103 pounds. Two teammates, Ron Johnson and Bob Huggins, also competed but did not place as over 130 wrestlers from four states took part at Sandusky St. Mary High School.
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Sandusky
Lyle Fisher
Ron Knoll
Norwalk
Nichols Wins Westchester Golf Classic in Playoff
Bobby Nichols earned 50000 dollars by defeating Bob Murphy in a sudden death playoff at the Westchester Golf Classic. Tom Weiskopf, irate over fan with a camera, tainted his own round and blamed the crowd for disrupting his concentration.
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Ira Miller
UPI
Harrison
N.Y
Bobby Nichols
Tom Weiskopf
Nichols
Bob Murphy
Weiskopf
Weiskopf’s big day ends with costly final hole stumble
In a tense final, Nichols wins a playoff against Murphy after a dramatic finish. Nichols eagle at 18 ties Murphy, then a 30-foot birdie on the first playoff hole secures the victory. Weiskopf bogeys final hole after camera-crew disruption, finishing tied for third with Sikes.
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Weiskopf
Nichols
Murphy
Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
Dan Sikes
Secretariat Outshone In Whitney Loss By Union
In Saratoga Union beats Secretariat by a length in the Whitney Stakes as Onion chases clear, undermining hopes of a Marlboro Cup matchup with Riva Ridge. Jockey Ron Turcotte notes Secretariat did not fire, hinting at possible changes as the colt nears retirement.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
UPI
Secretariat
Riva Ridge
Saratoga
Ron Turcotte
Hobeau Farm
Union
Turcotte
Onion
Martini
Jacinto Vasquez
Change of address for Huron County Fair Free Throw Contest
The Huron County Fair Free Throw Contest moves to Benedict Grade School in Norwalk Ohio on August 7 and 8. The event will be held at Benedict Avenue location instead of the Jr High and participants should report at the originally announced date and time.
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Benedict
Benedict Ave
Norwalk
Ohio
Lewellen Leads Spaar 15-5 Win
In a weekend boys fast pitch slate Spaar's Casino beat Hammer-Huber 15-5 with Tom Lewellen homering twice and Joe Turnley adding three singles. Don Seto and Gary Jones also homered for Spaar in the 15-5 win.
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Hammer- Huber
Upper Construction
Gift Gallery
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Kisman Fish
Couch Concrete
Holman Jewelers
Berry
Comedy Hour
Ringholz- Meyers
Shamrock Tavern
Tom Lewellen
Joe Turnley
Steve Steffanni
Hammer-Huber
Don Seto
Opper
Gary Jones
Dave Frey
Tim Frey
Gift
Gibson sidelined by knee injury after Mets game
St Louis ace Bob Gibson flew home for tests on a right knee injury suffered in Saturdays clash with the Mets. Team physician Stan London says torn cartilage is likely while ligament damage is unlikely, keeping Gibson out for at least a month.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Bob Gibson
Cardinals
New York Mets
Stan London
Gibson
Testing Tips and Maintenance for Used Cars
A dealer allows licensed drivers to test drive used cars. The compression ratio indicates piston compression in the cylinder, with 8:1 compressing to one eighth of original volume. Auto sales near a million monthly. density may reach one car per two people. If you own a second or third car, start a sensible maintenance program with Norwalk Tire & Alignment.
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Norwalk Tire & Alignment
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