Mahaffey Captures PGA Title In Sudden-Death Playoff
John Mahaffey won his first major by defeating Tom Watson and Jerry Pate in a second sudden-death playoff at Oakmont. He finished 8 under par 276, earning $50,000 and a 10-year PGA exemption, with Watson and Pate each receiving $25,000 as his bride Susie watched proudly.
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Mike Hughes
Oakmont, Pa
UPI
John Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Tom Watson
Jerry Pate
Pate
Watson
Gil Morgan
Tom Weiskopf
Craig Stadler
Andy Bean
Graham Marsh
Lee Trevino
Tom
Susie
Atlanta
Medinah
Lou Graham
PGA
Figueroa Sidelined With Arm Soreness
New York pitcher Ed Figueroa will miss about a week because of soreness in his right arm. The 11-7 hurler pitched 8 1-3 innings in Saturday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.
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NEW York
UPI
Ed Figueroa
New York Yankees
Figueroa
Baltimore
Bird Fidrych Sidelined By Shoulder Soreness
Detroit Tigers said they would decide by Tuesday if Mark Fidrych can start Wednesday against the Texas Rangers after he left a Lakeland game with shoulder soreness following one inning pitched. The return of Fidrych had been anticipated but now faces a delay.
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Detroit
UPS
Mark
Fidrych
Lakeland
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
Touching The Bases Division A and B game breakdown
Division A rallied from a 5-1 deficit to win with 1 run in the sixth 3 in the seventh and 2 in the eighth. Tom Collier led with three singles as part of an eight-hit attack Charley Myers slugged a triple and Matt Camp doubled. Dan Minor led the losers with two singles and a double. Jim Gassman and Jim Howatineck each doubled for Division A while Tom Sazdanoff and Jim Newberger added two singles for Division B. Mike Sweet took the loss and Chris Harkness earned the win.
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Tom Collier
Charley Myers
Matt Camp
Dan Minor
Jim Gassman
Jim Howatineck
Tom Sazdanoff
Jim Newberger
Mike Sweet
Chris Harkness
Lopez Wins European LPGA Championship at Sunningdale
Nancy Lopez captures the European LPGA Championship at Sunningdale with a 7 under 289 total, earning $15,000 and breaking Judy Rankin's 1976 season earnings record. Her father Domingo, her former teacher, cheers from the crowd as she extends her dominance with a final-round 73. She eyes Mickey Wright's 13 wins in a season and a possible earnings milestone, then looks to an exhibition with Lee Trevino at Turnberry.
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David Cowell
Sunningdale
England
UPI
Nancy Lopez
Lopez
Judy Rankin
Domingo
Nancy
Roswell
N.M
Mary Dwyer
JoAnne Carner
Sally Little
Barbara Barrow
Jerilyn Britz
Pat Bradley
Hollis Stacy
JoAnne
Carner
Sally
Little
Lee Trevino
Turnberry
Scotland
Long Island
Mickey Wright
Bowling Meeting for Lucky Lasses League
A meeting of the Lucky Lasses Bowling League is scheduled Wednesday at 7:30 PM at Maple Tree Bowling Alley. All officers and team captains are required to attend.
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Lucky Lasses Bowling League
Maple Tree Bowling Alley
Tampa Bay Defense Shuts Down Bengals 17-0
Tampa Bay’s defense dominated the preseason game, intercepting four passes and recovering two fumbles to shut out Cincinnati 17 to 0. Fullback Jimmy DuBose and rookie Johnny Davis scored, with key plays by Dave Pear, Mark Cotney, and Lee Roy Selmon. Cincinnati managed 95 rushing yards and 124 passing as both offenses struggled.
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Bucs
Tampa
Cincinnati
Bengals
Jimmy DuBose
Dave Pear
John Reaves
Bengal
Mark Cotney
Willie Shelby
Neil O’ Donoghue
Johnny Davis
O'Donoghue
Lee Roy Selmon
Chris Bahr
Tampa Bay
Norwalk and Attica Win Openers in Open League Play
Norwalk Lefty Grove beat Western Reserve 15 10 and Attica defeated Townsend 12 4 to advance to the Monroeville little league semi finals winning teams meet Norwalk Attica Thursday night with the winner facing Monroeville in the Sunday championship after Monroeville routed Green Springs 12 1 in the earlier round.
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Monroeville
Norwalk
Attica
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Tampa Bay Defense
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Hedele
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Sunoco
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Fiesta
Courier
FORD
Don Tester
Ford, Inc
P.O. Box
Norwalk, Ohio
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