Mets Rally Beats Phillies To Narrow NL Race
Tommie Agee drove in two runs with a ninth inning single as the Mets beat Philadelphia 7-6. New York closed within three games of Pittsburgh and one behind Chicago in the NL pennant chase. Pirates won 3-1 over Montreal in the nightcap, Stoneman blanked them 1-0 in the opener. Chicago rainouts at St Louis. Other NL results included Atlanta 3 San Diego 2, Cincinnati 6 Houston 5, Los Angeles 1 San Francisco 0. In AL action, New York beat Washington 2-1, Boston 8-2 Cleveland, Milwaukee 4-2 California, Baltimore 10-2 Detroit, Kansas City swept Chicago 2-1 and 6-2, Minnesota 5 Oakland 3. Minnesota clinched West.
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Hal Rock
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Tommie Agee
Mets
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Pirates
Montreal
Bill Stoneman
St. Louis
Atlanta
San Diego
Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
California
Baltimore
Detroit
Kansas City
Minnesota
Oakland
Orioles
Expos
Mets Edge Phillies In Ninth In NL East Thriller
The Mets rallied in the ninth as Agee drove in two runs with a squibber and New York avoided a four game deficit with eight games left. The Phillies led 6-5 after Tony Taylor cleared the bases with a three-run triple and a sac fly in the eighth. The nightcap saw Pittsburgh beat Montreal as Veale earned his 10th win with Gibbon relief, giving the Pirates a two game edge in the NL East race with eight games remaining. The Cubs trailed with 10 games left.
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Mets
Tony Taylor
Philadelphia
New York
Dick Selma
Ron Swoboda
Agee
Stoneman
Pirates
Montreal
Rusty Staub
Bob Veale
Joe Gibbon
Pittsburgh
Dave Cash
Veale
Matty Alou
Richie Hebner
Gibbon
Staub
Expos
Chicago
Cubs
Favorite Roars To 2 Length Victory
Earl of Milldale ridden by Joe Sherman won the Unser Brothers Handicap at New Mexico State Fair, covering seven furlongs in 1 21 4/5. Interest Me ran second with a $2.20 payoff. other results and payouts listed, crowd 7,403, handle $458,494.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Earl of
Countess Joker
Try Royal
Sea Warrior
Don A
Tim Durant
RoJo
Rooster
Savannah
Quiniela
Real Contender
Idamatic
Idle Talk
Handy DeWitt Bar
Dee Beau Black
Sir Vixen
Fly Spy Fly
James Jeese
Pomphall
Sabor Lake
Bounding Pere
Joak
el Sol
Doge
S-Cher Lo
King Peso
Earl of Milldale
Mickey
Phillip Henry
Quintela
Etchebarren Drives Orioles Past Tigers for 100th Win
Andy Etchebarren of Baltimore drove in six runs with a single, double and homer in a 10-2 Orioles victory over Detroit marking the club's 100th win of the season. Bill Stoneman of Montreal tossed six hitless innings in a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh in the opener of a doubleheader. Pirates took the nightcap, 3-1.
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Andy Etchebaren
Orioles
Baltimore
Detroit
Bill Stoneman
Expos
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Pirates
Bull Riders Struggle at New Mexico State Fair Rodeo
At Albuquerque the New Mexico State Fair rodeo saw rugged action with only two riders meeting the時間 limit. Gene Lyda of George West Texas won with 74 points while results list multiple riders across bareback bronc and calf roping events, highlighting tight scores and near misses. A separate Colorado Springs report notes Army Sergeant Charles Shaw bagging an antelope at 300 yards on his first northeastern Colorado trip.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Larry Jordan
Ray
Mont
Ivan Davies
Innsvale
Alta
Canada
Larry Aldoff
el Paso
Tex
Brandon McReynolds
Andrews
Jack Favour
Placitas
Jim Bob Altizer
del Rio
Junior Garrison
Marlow
Okla
Tim Prather
Post
Truitt Carroll
la Junta
Colo
Leo Hearn
Stillwater
Merrill Bond
Ordway
Brahma
Terri Lewis
Big Spring
Petsie Eberhart
Houston
Jeana Day
Woodward
Bargie Scott
North Platte
Neb
Jolene Hurst
Fort Supply
Colorado Springs
Charles Shaw
Colorado
Shaw
Twins Clinch 2nd AL Western Title
The Minnesota Twins clinched their second straight American League West title by defeating Oakland 5-3 after Vida Blue’s no hitter the night before. Tony Oliva homered twice and Jim Holt drove in three runs, with Kaat earning the win. The Orioles and Yankees won, while other AL and NL games varied, shaping the playoff picture.
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Tom Saladino
Tony Oliva
Oakland
Jim Holt
A’s
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Vida Blue
Oliva
Minnesota
Holt
Baltimore
Reds Rally Beats Astros In Eighth Inning Explosion
Cincinnati exploded for six runs in the eighth to overtake Houston as Tommy Helms delivered a bases loaded single capping the rally. Joe Morgan and Bob Watson homered for the Astros. Pete Rose reached 200 hits for the fifth time in eight seasons with a sixth inning single. Atlanta edged San Diego 1 0 in the bottom of the ninth on Mike Lum as Cannizzaro tied it earlier. Los Angeles beat San Francisco 1 0 as Alan Foster threw a three hitter and walked in the decisive run.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Houston
Tommy Helms
Joe Morgan
Bob Watson
Astros
Pete Rose
Atlanta
Mike Lum
San Diego
Padres
Chris Cannizzaro
Los Angeles
Alan Foster
San Francisco
Foster
Giants
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Phillies
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Associated Press
Rich Reese
Jim Kaat
Chuck Dobson
Andy Etchebarren
Tigers
Jerry Kenney
Sam McDowell
Indians
Conigliaro
Petrocelli
al Fitzmorris
Royals
Lou Piniella
RBI
Ed Kirkpatrick
Rich McKinney
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Bloomington
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Roswell Fighting Coyotes
Damon Richards
Dennis Jones
Wally Addison
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Celem LA
Merry
Soturtey
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