Palmer Boros Forge Open Lead In Sloppy Oakmont
Arnold Palmer and Julius Boros drew with Jerry Heard and John Schlee at 210 after three rounds of the United States Open at Oakmont Country Club. Weiskopf 211, Trevino 212, Player 214, Nicklaus 214 follow as Gary Player and Jim Colbert stumble.
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Arnold Palmer
Julius Boros
Jerry Heard
John Schlee
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Lee Trevino
Trevino
Dour Bob Charles
New Zealand
Gary Player
South Africa
Jim Colbert
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer Nearly Fires Perfect Game as Orioles Routed Rangers
Baltimore pitcher Jim Palmer retired the first 25 Rangers batters before Ken Suarez singled in the ninth, spoiling what could have been a perfect game. The Orioles beat Texas 9-1 behind Palmer's strong effort and a 5-0 early lead.
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Jim Palmer
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Palmer Falls Short Of No Hitter In Ninth Inning
Jim Palmer, exhausted after 28 hours without sleep, carried a near perfect game into the ninth. Ken Suarez lined a grounder through the middle for Texas with one out to spoil Palmer's bid, while Mark Belanger retreated on the hit and Palmer joked about walking Suarez for the no hitter.
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Scheinblum shines in Angels debut against Yankees
Richie Scheinblum homered in his California debut, as the Angels beat the New York Yankees 5-2. Mike Epstein added a two run homer and Bob Oliver contributed a run scoring double behind Nolan Ryan, Saturday night.
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Blyleven tosses fourth shutout as Twins blank Tigers
Bert Blyleven pitched four hitters for his fourth shutout of the season and a 5-0 Minnesota win over Detroit. Rod Carew homered to open the game, and Harmon Killebrew drew a walk leading to Minnesota’s run in the fourth. Detroit dropped to a skid of four losses in five games.
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Joe Coleman
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Holt
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Open crowds and high prices mark the 73rd U S Open at Oakmont
Fans endure long lines traffic and costly concessions as Oakmont hosts the 73rd U S Open. Admission 10 dollars exact change only, portable toilets abound, and seats are limited while spectators hope to glimpse stars like Nicklaus Trevino and Palmer.
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Big League Standings Briefed With Probable Pitchers
Major league matchups list probable starters for games including Kan and s City at Cleveland Kekich and Strom Blyleven at Detroit Lolich Bell at Chicago Bahnsen at Baltimore Merritt at Baltimore McDowell and Peterson at California Wright and Barber Tiant at Oakland Holtzman.
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Two Leaders Tie for First at SI Golf Meet in Eldorado
Eldorado hosts the Southern Illinois Golfers Association event with Alan Diedrick of SIU and Chester businessman Bill Keeneman sharing the opening lead at 67. Randy Lewis and Larry Giacone sit two strokes back at 68, while defending champ Bill Blewett is not entered. Class leaders listed include Don Schoenborn 68 and Virgil Crenshaw 83 among others.
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Randy Lewis Jr
Baseball moves and golf open at Urbana
No major trades near Friday deadline as the Cardinals acquire Orlando Pena from Baltimore while Scipio Spinks lands on the disabled list. Richie Scheinblum is traded to the California Angels for players to be named later. Tom Timmerman moves to Cleveland as Minnesota shells Detroit 13 6. Bobby Darwin drives in seven with two homers and two singles. Dave Winfield signs with the San Diego Padres. Urbana hosts the state women’s amateur golf tournament at Urbana Country Club with 117 entrants. Larry Wood misses the U S Open cut by one stroke while Bob Goalby advances to the weekend.
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Benton Players Attend Tulsa Clinic With Benton Coach Absent
A Benton group joined a Tulsa clinic where players paid 100 dollars for the week. Paul Dinkins and Billy Smith participated, helping Benton beat five top players in a scrimmage. The article notes Benton may have a strong team next season and questions why players attended while their coach Rich Herrin conducted a Rend Lake camp, which may violate state association rules.
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Dayton bound MU students join new era at Dayton University
Dayton bound Joe Mitch Sue Mitch and their daughter Stacey move to Dayton for Joe’s role as sports information director at Dayton University. New football coach Ron Marcinak and former SIU staffers Mazie and Nelson join the Dayton program as others note Dayton’s strong basketball attendance and campus athletic mix. The piece mentions past SIU links, Dayton’s 13 700 seat arena, and an Oct 6 football date against LIU in Dayton.
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Pearson Lands Murray State Offer After Busch Stadium Tryout
Dana Pearson, top local prep pitcher, has signed a national letter to attend Murray State University. He travels to St Louis Tuesday for a second Busch Stadium tryout after viewing the Cardinal-Montreal game, with Cardinals holding a prior offer he has not yet signed. Dammerman notes Pearson is set for Murray State despite remaining interest from the Cardinals. Larry Sweitzer also plans to enroll at Shawnee College.
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Gibson, Cardinals top Astros 5 3 aided by errors and balks
St Louis Cardinals backed Bob Gibson five hit pitching and eight hits to beat the Houston Astros 5 3 Saturday night. Two Houston balks and two passed balls produced Cardinal runs as Torre scored after a walk and wild pitch and a Forsch balk.
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James Rodney Richard
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Bob Watson
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Hickman's two-out homer lifts Cubs past Braves 4-3
Jim Hickman hit a tie breaking two run homer with two outs in the seventh after a passed ball to lift the Chicago Cubs over Atlanta 4-3. Hank Aaron tied for fourth on the all time hits list with 3,430 after a sixth inning homer and Billy Williams opened the scoring with a first inning double and Beckett RBI grounder. Frank Tepedino drove in Atlanta's final run in the ninth. Rick Monday and Jose Cardenal supplied early Cubs offense.
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Dodgers rally past Expos in rain shortened win
Ron Cey hit a three run homer as the Dodgers scored four in the third to lead 6-3 before rain halted play after six innings. Claude Osteen earned his eighth win while Bill Stoneman took the loss as Montreal was limited to five hits. Tim Foli left the game in the fourth due to fogged glasses from the rain.
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Pirates blank Reds 5-0 behind Briles stellar complete game
Rennie Stennett and Willie Stargell homered as Nelson Briles pitched a 5-0 shutout of Cincinnati. Briles allowed four hits and struck out six in his fourth complete game of the year, ending Pittsburgh’s five game skid. Stargell hit his 18th homer in the eighth.
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Willie Stargell
Nelson Briles
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Stennett
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Luzinski delivers walkoff style win for Phillies over Giants
Greg Luzinski singled home Del Unser in the seventh inning for his third RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the San Francisco Giants 5 4. Barry Lersch improved to 2 2 while Jim Barr took the loss as Unser scored on a hit by Luzinski after a hit by pitch and an infield out.
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Jim Barr
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