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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1973
Page
13
Angles star Frank Robinson plays through a fractured middle finger and may miss Oakland and Tuesday games as Kansas City pitcher Splittorff wins big, helping the Royals tighten the AL West race while Minnesota leads and Anaheim battles for third.
The INL IscoRE board lists results from a motorcycle cross event at Sahdleback with participants including expert Finnse McDregal Lorene and ZAarly Smith Sez O’F953. Other notable riders mentioned are Cath Lunde Redonda Beach and Ana Heim Wark Andersen from Casta Mest.
Agee, age 31, delivered a pinch home run to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7 3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The blast came off Luke Walker after Pittsburgh tied it 3 3 in the seventh, keeping the Cards two games behind the league leaders.
The Yankees rallied in a five run fifth to win the nightcap 7-2 and split a doubleheader with Baltimore after the Orioles won game one 2-0 behind Jim Palmer two hits. Sparky Lyle earned his 27th save in relief of Pat Dobson.
American League action features Joe Rudi driving in six with his first career grand slam and a double as the Oakland A's beat Texas. Sal Bando adds a two run homer, Ray Fosse singles, and rookie Charlie Moore drives in two in his first two major league hits. Milwaukee quiets Detroit as Cleveland tops Boston 5-1 and more scores noted.
Jeff Austin of Holling Hills California won the U.S. Hard Court Championships singles title by defeating Onny Parun of New Zealand 7 6 6 4. The former UCLA star earned $38,500 prize money and touted lifetime earnings around $2,000 since turning pro last June.
Gary Peacock of Oshkosh Wisconsin led Mercury Factory Racing to victory in the Lake Elsinore 250 mile endurance race, averaging 70.361 mph over 100 laps on a 2% mile course aboard a Ron Jones hull with MerCruiser. Ron Hill of Garden Grove finished second, Nordskog of Van Nuys took third after a dramatic incident on lap 20. The event drew about 3000 spectators and featured 39 boats in near perfect weather.
Clearwater Bombers defeated Sunnyvale 4-1 to reclaim the National Amateur Softball title at Sick Stadium after Sunnyvale forced a second game with a 1-4 opener loss. Bob McClitch earned MVP honors, hitting five homers and driving in 13 runs as Lakewood and Hamp ton, Virginia also posted strong showings in a 59,100 attendance nine day event.
Fragmented report details shifts in standings and scheduling across teams including Pittsburg St Louis New York and Chicago with references to September dates and postponed games. It notes potential October makeups and various results and injuries affecting playoff picture.
Warren dominates the top fuel field at Orange County International Raceway driving in place of injured Kansan John Wiehe. The 9 92-year-old racer showcased a commanding performance to seize the title this weekend.
Rutherford wins the Michigan 250 with a second heat victory and overall lead, defeating rivals as Gary Bettenhausen faces penalties and Billy Vukovich is disqualified for passing a caution car. Tom McEwen claims Funny Car, Stan Sidman tops Super Stock, and Warren vaults to lead in American Hot Rod Association points.
David Pearson overcame a four car crash on lap 318 at Dover Downs to win the Delaware 500 by 1.8 seconds over Robby Allison. The crash involved Cale Yarborough Dick May and Gordons, with Baker third in the final laps. Donohue set a fast pace at Edmonton's Canadian American Challenge Cup race, leading most of the 12.5 mile event and finishing ahead of Palmer and Oliveri.
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