Tigers suffer 15th straight loss in 4-0 defeat
Detroit manager Ralph Houk lamented tough slump as Bert Blyleven dominated with a four-hit shutout. The Tigers, mired in a club record 15th straight defeat, scored only one run off Minnesota while other AL results showed Royals, Red Sox, White Sox, Angels and Brewers winning. Blyleven improved to 11-6.
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Grand National halted by rain at Talladega
Talladega Alabama AP reports the seventh annual Grand National stock car race was postponed after nearly three hours of rain. The event, delayed from 1 p.m. CDT, is rescheduled for the following Sunday. Rain affected all weekend racing activities.
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Nicklaus wins 57th PGA with 16th major title in Akron
Nicklaus shot 71 for a 276 total to win the PGA National Championship and $45,000 in Akron. Donna Young captured the European Women's Championship in Sunningdale with 70 to take $11,000. Dayna Benson won the U S Junior Girls Championship in Dedham by a wedge shot on 18 from 45 feet. Debbie Massey claimed the Canadian Women's Amateur in Oakland Nova Scotia with a 69. Jay Siegel won the Porter Cup Amateur in Lewiston with a 69 for a nine-stroke margin. Chris Evert defeated Diane Fromholtz 6 3 6 4 for her fourth straight U S Open Clay Court title. Mark Donahue set a world closed‑course speed record at Talladega in a Porsche 917 30 reaching 221 12 mph. rain postponed the Talladega 500.
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Sutton Aims To Be 20 Game Winner As Dodgers Win
Don Sutton improved to 16-9 with a three hitter guiding the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets. The Pirates slid to fifth straight loss, 5-3 to the Houston Astros, amid a team slump. Reds pounded Montreal 11-3 as George Foster hit his 19th homer. Giants beat Phillies 8-1 behind Gary Matthews two homers. Cubs routed Braves 9-1 with Bill Bonham five hitter. Cardinals edged Padres 3-2 in ten innings on a Tito Fuentes homer and a final Lou Brock single.
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