Wills Sparks Rangers Past Tigers 9-4 to End Slump
Texas outfielder Bump Wills homered in the fifth and collected four hits, lifting the Rangers over Detroit 9-4 and snapping the Tigers five game win streak. Rozema’s wildness spurred Texas’ big inning while Mirabella earned his second win.
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Detroit
Texas
Dave Rozema
Tigers
Wills
Paul Mirabella
Doc Medich
Maury Wills
Ralph Houk
Rozema
Landh Parrish
Mike Hargrove
Jack Morris
Jim Sundberg
Baseball at a Glance San Francisco 3, Houston California 2
Wednesday results show San Francisco edged Houston California 3 to 2 while Oakland beat Seattle 1. The schedule lists multiple matchups including Cleveland at Boston and Chicago at Toronto with plans for Thursday games and a full slate across the league.
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Seattle
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Minnesota
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Forsch
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Hunter Named AL Player of the Week for 31 July to 6 Aug
Catfish Hunter of the New York Yankees earns the AL Player of the Week after 17 shutout innings and two wins, dropping his ERA to 4.47. Orantes wins first round at the U S Open Clay Courts in Indianapolis, as Svensson upsets Rosewall and Lloyd falls to Fishbach. Ashe cruises in Dublin, Gulliksons win, and decathlon leader Jenner’s mark remains supreme at Commonwealth Games.
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John Lloyd
Mike Fishbach
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Australia
Dick Creasy
Jose Higueras
Spain
Ismail el Shafei
Egypt
John McEnroe
C. Roger Vasselin
France
Adriano Panatta
Italy
David Carter
Chris Lewis
Keith Richardson
Cowboys prepare for rematch with Broncos in TV clash
The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up two-a-day practices at Thousand Oaks and set sights on a nationally televised rematch with the Denver Broncos, who beat Dallas in January during Super Bowl XII. Injury reports show a nearly unchanged starting lineup with only offensive tackle adjustments possible as Ralph Neely retires and Hayfield Wright nurses knee issues.
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Thompson wins decathlon at Commonwealth Games in Edmonton
Daley Thompson, aged 20, wins the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Alberta with 8,467 points. He sets a day one record and posts the year’s best total, narrowly missing Bruce Jenner’s Olympic record with wind affecting one event. Teammate Alan Drayton defends him while Hadfield notes wind unfairness, as Thompson’s rise cements him as a future world record contender.
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Australia
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