Tigers Use Hat Draw To Snap Losing Streak In Opening Win
Detroit tops Cleveland 3-2 as Billy Martin randomizes lineup with a hat draw. Ed Brinkman, Tony Taylor, and Willie Horton deliver key hits and power, helping Detroit snap a four game skid. Yankees, Orioles, and A’s results shuffle the AL East as other games unfold.
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Cleveland Indians
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Ed Brinkman
Taylor
Brinkman
Horton
New York Yankees
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Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Texas Rangers
Kansas City
Carlton streaks to 19th win as Phillies split Expos
Steve Carlton dominated Montreal on three hits to post his 19th victory and 14th in a row, but the Expos stormed back for four in the fourth and three in the ninth to split the doubleheader. Earlier, the Pirates beat St Louis 7-5 in the nightcap as they push their East lead. Cincinnati, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los Angeles also won in NL action while the Yankees swept Milwaukee in the AL. Carlton’s 8 strikeouts lift total to 240, tops in majors.
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Leonard wins Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee in USAC race
Joe Leonard captures his third straight USAC speedway win in the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Wisconsin State Fair Park, leading by at least three laps. Andretti led qualifers in a track record run before a brake fire sidelined him. Unser and others retire or finish behind Leonard as Bobby Unser withdraws prior to the race.
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Bobby Unser
Nicklaus Aims for 300000 in One Season After Westchester Win
Nicklaus eyes a $300,000 single season winnings goal after pushing his 1979 total to $240,000 with a Westchester Golf Classic victory. He smoothy carded 68 to finish 270, three clear of Jim Colbert, with Dwight Nevil third at 275 and Homero Blancas at 276.
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Dwight Nevil
Dallas
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George Archer
DeWitt Weaver
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