Welch Dominates Cardinals in 5-0 Dodgers Win
Los Angeles pitcher Bob Welch held St. Louis to five hits in a 5-0 victory, with Lasorda praising his control and breaking ball as key to a second straight win over the NL East leaders. Dodgers surged with a first-inning trio to take a 3-0 lead, while Cardinals players battled injuries and scattered baserunners despite Welch’s shutout effort.
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LOS Angeles
Bob Welch
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tom Lasorda
Lasorda
Welch
St. Louis
Dodgers
Cardinals
Bob Forsch
Ken Landreaux
Jorge Orta
Pedro Guerrero
Rick Monday
Forsch
Monday
Steve Garvey
Dane Iorg
John Martin
Steve Sax
Garvey
Tom
Tommy Herr
Darrell Porter
Gene Tenace
George Hendrick
Hendrick
Whitey Herzog
Bobby
Sam Goldaper
New York Times
Boston
Philadelphia 76Ers
Boston Celtics
76Ers
Andrew Toney
Julius Erving
Celtics
Spectrum
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Garden
NBA
Houston Rockets
Billy Cunningham
Cunningham
Celtic
Toney
76Er
Erving
Maurice Cheeks
Caldwell Jones
Bill Fitch
Fastest Indy 500 lineup forms without defending champ
Indianapolis announces the 66th Indy 500 starting grid with a record speed profile. Teammates Rick Mears and Kevin Bartlett Penske cars lead slowest and fastest laps, with Cogan, Mears, and Foyt among top qualifiers. The field averages 197.740 mph, a two-way improvement from 1978, while Unser skips the race to serve as team manager for Jose Garza. First place prize nears $300,000 in a purse over $1.5 million.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bobby Unser
Rick Mears
Kevin Ae
Chase For Speed
Penske
Cogan
Tom
A.J. Foyt
Sneva
Mario Andretti
Gordon Johncock
Mears
Roger
Unser
Indy
Sam Hanks
Johnny Rutherford
al Unser
Bobby
Fergus Wins Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic in Sudden Death
Keith Fergus captures $300,000 title at Atlanta Country Club after a dramatic playoff. Wayne Levi, Raymond Floyd, and Larry Nelson falter on the demanding 15th hole, with Fergus needing a 20-foot birdie to seal victory.
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Atlanta
Keith Fergus
Fergus
Wayne Levi
Raymond Floyd
Atlanta Country Club
Larry Nelson
Floyd
Levi
Nelson
Playoff push across Class A regional baseball finals
Class A regional baseball finals are set across five sites with Shawnee vs Gorham at Cobden and Chester facing New Athens for Marissa Regional crown. Carlyle defends at home against Trenton Wesclin, Waltonville hosts Nashville, and Massac County meets Vienna at Egyptian. AA playoffs begin later with Marion host pairings and first rounds across the region. Girls regional softball opens with Herrin at home versus Carterville and multiple other first round games across Harrisburg and Carbon dale areas.
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Cobden
Shawnee
Gorham
Chester
New Athens
Trenton Weselin
Carlyle
Waltonville
Nashville
Massac County
Vienna
Egyptian
Illinois
Marion
Salem
Mount Vernon
Herrin
Harrisburg
Centralia
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Carterville
Tigers
Johnston City
Anna
du Quoin
Elverado
Cairo
Goreville
Dongola
Joppa
Carrier Mills
Hardin County
Belleville East
O’fallon
Trenton
Freeburg
Waterloo Gibault
Waterloo
Columbia
Tamaroa
Trico
Red Bud
Steeleville
Coulterville
Sparta
Valie
Dupo
Pinckneyville
Marissa
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Josefe Garza