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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1976
Page
7
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The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 11 to 4 as Manny Langersen homered and drove in two. Kent Tekulve earned the save with four innings of relief. Bob Robertson tripled and Sanguillen homered as Pittsburgh erased an early deficit and pulled away in the eighth.
Ted Kubiak drove in two runs in the third to lift the Padres 4 3 in Montreal after Montreal beat San Diego 6 0 on Steve Rogers six hit shutout. Hector Cruz drove in four for the Cardinals in Atlanta as Pete Falcone pitched eight hits in an eight run fifth inning rally. John Montefusco pitched a six hitter as the Giants beat the Phillies. George Foster paced the Reds with four RBIs and Concepcion three as Cincinnati downed the Mets. Bill Russell delivered a late double for the Dodgers in Chicago while Tom Veryzer and John Wackenfuss sparked the Tigers to a 3 2 win over Kansas City. White Sox and Orioles were decided by a 5 2 Chicago win aided by Rich Gossage and Dave Hamilton.
Graig Nettles slugged two home runs and drove in five as the New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 23 to 9. Ed Figueroa earned his sixth straight win despite a tender elbow, allowing eight hits in seven innings before Sparky Lyle finished.
Rookie Jerry Augustine pitched a four-hitter to top California for the third time this season and power the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 win in Anaheim. In Oakland, Mike Norris and Rollie Fingers combined on a four-hitter as the A’s shut out the Red Sox 2-0, extending their winning streak to seven.
Fort Lauderdale Florida reports San Antonio will open its bid for the Advanced Senior Little League World Series championship versus a West Germany team at 4 30 p m Saturday San Antonio time The Texans won the southern regional title in the losers bracket in Charleston DC and are listed as USA South in the double elimination bracket The Puerto Rico champions meet Florida in the prior game with USA North USA West Canada Taiwan and Mexico also in the event
The Rochester Lancers earned a North American Soccer League playoff spot by beating the Boston Minutemen 4 3. Rain dampened 4 587 fans watched as Rochester scored twice in the first half and added a third on a breakaway to seal the victory.
Oakland built a 34 10 halftime lead at Yankee Stadium as Mark Van Feghen jammed in a 2 yard TD for the Raiders who dominated the Jets with reserves. Jeff Phillips and Ken Stabler added scores while Pat Leahy and Carl Garrett tallied for New York in a lopsided preseason game in New York.
Oakland loss left Dallas frustrated after a 26 14 defeat to the Rams while Denver sits at 1 2 after a recent wobble with San Francisco The Broncos plan to evaluate rookie Craig Penrose who went 6 for 11 last game The Oilers prepare to host the Giants seeking their first win and Houston battles a stomach bug that sidelined several players including Pastorini Sampson Moore Burton and Washington with coach Phillips optimistic about their return.
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