Kansas Dragster Wins AHRA Prize at Kansas City
John Wiebe of Newton Kansas set a track record in top fuel with 6.339 seconds at 222.77 mph to win the AHRA Grand American championships at Kansas City International Raceway. He beat Chris Karamesines of Chicago Illinois as Raymond Beadle won funny cars with 7.292 seconds at 223.88 mph. Wayne Gapp topped pro stock in 9.363 seconds at 145.86 mph, and Don Prudhomme posted the weekend top speed at 228.42 mph.
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Kansas City
John Wiebe
American Hot Rod Association
Kansas City International Raceway
Wiebe
Newton
Chris
Karamesines
Chicago
Don “Big Daddy” Garlits
Seffner, Fla
Raymond Beadle
Austin
Tex
Jim Nicoll
Dallas
Wayne Gapp
Livonia
Mich
Scott Shafiroff
Flushing
N.Y
Don “the Snake’? Prudhomme
Granada Hills
Calif
Kansas
Chris Karamesines
Kan
Ed Mabry
Aaron Raps Former Teammate To Go 696
Hank Aaron hits his 695th and 696th home runs as the Braves beat the Mets 4-2. Aaron nears Babe Ruth's 714, while other NL scores feature Cincinnati, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles games.
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Aaron
Rangers Spy Trap A Small Consolation
Whitey Herzog believes he caught two sign-stealing attempts by Milwaukee via a chalet in center field bleachers as the Rangers endured a double defeat. The day featured a flurry of major league scores with New York, Boston, Oakland and California posting wins and notable homers and late-inning rallies across both leagues.
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Herzog
Milwaukee Brewers
Rangers
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A’s
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
California Angels
Cleveland Indians
Major League Baseball Scoreboard Saturday and Sunday Results
Saturday scores include Atlanta 9 New York 8, St Louis 6 San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 4, Montreal 6 Houston 1, Los Angeles 10 Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 4 Chicago 3. Sunday results: Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 0, Atlanta 4 New York 2, Houston 9 Montreal 7, San Francisco 5 St Louis 4, San Diego 4 Chicago 2, Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 2.
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Diego
Chicago
Houston
Montreal
Atlanta
New York
San Dergo
Harrison
Carlton
Wilson
Seaver
Hall
Stoneman
Associated Press
L. Pet
Pittsburgh New York
West
Three Foot Putt Seals Stockton Milwaukee Open Victory
Dave Stockton grabbed a one-stroke win at the Greater Milwaukee Open after a three-foot par putt, described as courteous, sealed his 12-under 276 total. Blancas and Green tied for second at 277 after Blancas made a five-foot birdie on the final hole. Knudson finished fourth with 278.
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Milwaukee
Dave Stockton
Stockton
Homero (Blancas
Tuckaway Country Club
Blancas
Hubert Green
Green
George Knudson
Kill Two Birds In ABA Sale
Cincinnati Sports Inc. retained 40 percent of the Kentucky Colonels and sold 57 percent to the wife of John Y. Brown owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Cincinnati will host 10 games, Louisville 26, with six in Lexington under talks with the University of Kentucky. CSI paid about 2 million dollars and will keep stock as a tenant for the Cincinnati Coliseum. A new arena plan, estimated at 19 million dollars, awaits bank approval with a decision expected by August 15.
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Kentucky Colonels
American Basketball Association
Louisville
Cincinnati Sports Inc
Colonels
Kentucky Fried Chicken Inc
John Y. Brown
CSI
Brian Heekin
University of Kentucky At
Lexington
Cincinnati Royals
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Coliseum
Heekins
Heekin
Cincinnati Financial
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