Pirates Blast Braves Twice To Break Slump
Pittsburgh batters pounded Atlanta for 4-3 and 15-4 wins on Monday night increasing their NL East lead to five games. Manny Sanguillen tripled in two runs and scored on a passed ball while Al Oliver collected five hits, two homers and five RBIs in the doubleheader. Detroit and Montreal also won while St. Louis, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco posted victories in the majors.
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Luman Harris
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Braves
Harris
Manny Sanguillen
Sanguillen
al Oliver
Danny Murtaugh
St. Louis
Houston
Gibson
Montreal Expos
Dodgers
Rusty Staub
Boots Day
Les Cain
Detroit
Minnesota
Dick McdAuliff
Tigers
Oakland
New York
Tommy Davis
Angel Mangual
Dick Green
A’s
Vida Blue
Little Miss Cool Wins Wightman Cup for US
In Cleveland the United States clinched the 43rd Wightman Cup 43 36th for the US as Carol Graebner’s secret weapon Chris Evert 16 of Fort Lauderdale defeated Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 in 40 minutes to seal the victory. Evert earned the Emmett P. Dowling Award as standout player. Valerie Ziegenfuss topped Miss Shaw 6-4 4-6 6-3 in chilly conditions before Britain and the doubles team closed with a 10-8 4-6 6-1 win for GB.
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Cleveland
UPI
Carol Graebner
United States
Great Britain
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Virginia Wade
Chris
Miss Wade
Britain
U.S
Miss Cool
Emmett P. Dowling
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Miss Shaw
Bob Feller Visits Florida Baseball Clinics
Hall of Famer Bob Feller, 52, appeared at a Miami Stadium clinic after conducting sessions in Fort Lauderdale. He pitched to four Florida State League prospects, including Orioles and Tigers hopefuls, while stressing proper care to avoid arm burnout.
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Bob Feller
Feller
UPI
Mark Scheinbaum
MIAMI
Larry Agosto
Larry
Bob
Miami Stadium
Bob Hope
Cleveland Indians
Jim Fuller
Baltimore Orioles
Bullet Bob
Merchants Finish Seventh At State Softball Tourney
Norwalk Merchants women's softball placed seventh in a 23 team state tournament in Hamilton after five games. Linda Coe hit three homers in a 10-2 win over Hamilton. they edged Perrysburg 7-2 after a 1 a.m. start. fell 3-2 to Sidney. outlasted Marietta 7-6 in ten innings. and lost 6-1 to Dayton. Springfield Robinnettes won the title.
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Norwalk Merchants
Hamilton
Linda Coe
Norwalk
Merchants
Perrysburg
Sidney
Marietta
Dayton
Springfield Robinnettes
Stay Close In East Mac's Sons Rip R.K.R. Little
Mac's Sons beat R.K.R. Construction 16 to 10 in the City Slo-Pitch B Division with Sam Hay yielding four straight hits and a second homer by Mike Finch. Hartland Speed Shop crushed Hartland Independents 14 to 6, while Glenn's Wonder Bar downed Halfway Inn 10 to 6. Play continues nightly with a tournament planned after the schedule wraps.
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Mac
Sam Hay
RBI
Mike Finch
Rick
Larry Houser
Ken Gilbert
Halfway
Ron Stang
Gene Kessler
Bob Roe
Huron Co. Bank
Norwalk
Hug Concrete
Cauch Concrete
Midway Garage
Wakeman Bank
Ledermeier
Brivision
Norwalk Furn
Bennett Elec
Nite Life
Mac's Sons
Home Savings
RKR
Frankie's Bar
Hartland Speed
Glenn's Wonder Bar
Hartland Ind
Halfway Inn
B. Hubans Wake. Bank
J.kangars H.C. Bank
B. Burdge
E. Prior
Baseball Standings and Probables Upset Busy Night Schedule
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 76 wins and Detroit second at 68. Boston and New York trail. National League lists Pittsburgh and Chicago near the top with St Louis and San Francisco close behind as several night games feature key pitchers like Stottlemyre, Dobson, and Cuellar.
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L. Pet
Baltimore
Stes Detroit
Boston
New York
Washington
Cleveland
W. L. Pet
Oakland
Kansas City
Chicago
California
Minnesota
Milwaukee
New York Stottlemyre
Blue
Cuellar
Kekich
Aker
Ley
Munson
Dobson
Fingers
Duncan
Green
Minn
Detroit
Luebber
Stickland
Mitterwald
Cain
Freehan
McAuliffe
Toronto Signs Tim Anderson to CFL Contract
Tim Anderson, former Ohio State defensive back, rejected the NFL and signed a three year deal with the Toronto Argonauts. The six foot 190 pound player will reportedly earn $25,000 per year in Canada.
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Toronto
UPI
Tim Anderson
Ohio State
San Francisco
National Football League
Canada
Toronto Argonauts
Canadian Football League
Norwalk Mini-Bikers claim top national spots at Novi
Joh Leak and Tom Hurst earned fifth and sixth in their classes at Novi Michigan over the weekend. Leak qualified second in the 3.5 Stock Class and reached Sunday finals. Hurst won Saturday qualifying in the 4-Horsepower Class and finished sixth in the finals amid a bulky engine.
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Norwalk
Joh Leak
Tom Hurst
Novi, Mich
Leak
Harst
Michigan
California
Jackie Irons
Hurst
Jeff Ward
Huntington Beach
Calif
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Bues Blast Braves
Oliver
Cincinnati
Montreal
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Diego
Bob Gibson
Wade
UPI Telephoto
Little Miss
Wightman Cup
Mac’s Sons
Rip R.K.R
Goodsite
Roger Wetzel
Speed Shop
Tom Edwards
Jack Kullman
Ray Sizemore
Independents
Bert Fannin
Sizemore
Wonder Bat
Bob Ryerson
Pittsburgh
Ll’ Zweenpwe
Montrea
Jenkins
Maricha
Sadecki
Kirby
Lorsch
Johnson
Atlanta
McQueen
Forsch
Downing
Stoneman
Gullett
Cloninger
Gibbon
Bench
Pizarro
Cannizzaro
James
Pitts
Blass
Giusti
Niekro
Williams
Lp-Kelley
Lam
Clemente
Robertson
San Fran
Carrithers
McAndrew
Ryan
Frisella
Grote
Bonds
LosAng
Sutton
Mikkelsen
Moeler
Pena
Haller
Sudakis
Strohmayer
Marshall
Bateman
Boccabella
Lp-Sutton 12-11. Hri-Day 4Th, Fairly 12Th, Lefebvre 12Th, Parker 5Th, Staub
Phila
Norman
Severinsen
Kelley
Barton
Wise
McCarver
St.Louis
Simmons
Wilson
Hiatt
Ceara
Het Tions Air Vrawin
J.L. Schlader
Rosedale Ave
Ohio
Woodlawn Ave
Charles Jameson
Jackson Norwalk, Ohio
William Lucas
Collins, Ohio
Jennings
Ready MIX, Inc
Norwalk, Ohio
Ringholz-Meyers
Huron
Uta Masaete of
NSA
Dodge Plymouth
Buick
Olds
Chrysler
Cadillac
Imperial Continental
Dodge
Melvin Simon
Corwin
Milan
Tike
Gallup Norwalk, Ohio
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