Herr Drives Cardinals Past Mets in Late Righty Switch
Tommy Herr flipped to the right side in the ninth for a key hit as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the New York Mets 1-0 behind John Tudor's three-hitter. Herr, leading NL with .378, homered his first right-handed this season, driving in the decisive run in a tense game marked by minimal offense and strong pitching. The Mets drop to three losses in a row as Tudor and Lynch duel through eight scoreless innings. The clubs schedule a doubleheader today.
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NEW York
Tommy Herr
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Ed Lynch
Tom Gorman
Herr
Gorman
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Mets
John Tudor
German
Tudor
Lynch
St. Louis
Willie McGee
Jack Clark
Andy van Slyke
Terry Pendleton
Mookie Wilson
Lakers take 3-2 lead in NBA finals at Boston Garden
Lakers beat Celtics 120-111 at the Forum to move within one win of the title. James Worthy scored a playoff career high 33 as Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar added strong totals. Boston, led by Parish and Bird, rallied late but could not gain ground.
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Los Angeles Lakers
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James Worthy
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Larry Bird
Evert Navratilova duel caps French Open era of rivals
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd trade barbs and dramatic matches as they near retirement talks while Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander prepare for the men's final at Roland Garros. Lendl Wilander clash hints at repeat of prior titles.
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Martina
Chris Evert Lloyd
Navratilova
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Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Mats Wilander
Evert
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Eeee
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Wilander
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Roland Garros
John McEnroe
Stan Smith
Southern Illinois Coaches Association Class AA and A baseball squads named
The SICA selected 36 players from Eldorado Waltonville Cobden Herrin Harrisburg and other area schools for Class AA and Class A teams. Herrin led Class AA with four selections, Harrisburg added two, and Eldorado Waltonville Cobden Cobden each placed multiple players. Notable picks include Shane Gooden co-MVP from Herrin Tim Hollmann Tim Davis Jim Morison and others with tight coverage of positions and past season highlights.
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Mike Estes
Buddy Foster
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Eldorado
Waltonville
Cobden
Southern Illinois Coaches Association
Herrin
Harrisburg
Selec
Shane Gooden
Jim Cislaghi
Scott Pilkington
Ryan Gray
Gorham
Tim Hollmann
du Quoin
Tim Davis
Jim Morrison
Anna Jonesboro
Tigers
Gooden
SIU
Stu Ridings
Ridings
Rick Damico
Damico
Cislaghi
Clint Hodge
Bulldogs
Illinois
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Ed Davis
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Todd Kortkamp
Murphysboro
Jim Siefert
Seman
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Steve Scoville
Mount Vernon
Rick Strickland
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