Local speedways launch new seasons with upgrades and openers
Sharon Speedway starts its new program Friday April 24 with a 12 event card including sprint car and late model action after a winter facelift converting to day. Lorain County Speedway follows May 1 on Friday nights with open wheel supermodifieds plus sport stocks and semi late models joining later. Sandusky, Perkins Ave track, Norwalk motocross and ongoing NAP action complete a busy spring as promoters push upgrades and new schedules for 5:30 or 8 pm starts.
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A's extend win streak as Fisk lifts Chisox past Mariners
Oakland pitcher Brian Kingman stifled Seattle with six innings of work and Dwayne Murphy sparked an 11 hit attack with a double and two singles to power the A's to an 8-0 victory that ties the major league mark at 10 straight wins. Kingman improved to 1-0 and the A's lowered their ERA to 1.30. A four run first inning featured a wild pitch, a two run double by Mitchell Page and a Shooty Babitt single.
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UPD
Brian Kingman
Dwayne Murphy
Oakland A's
Seattle Mariners
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
Indians
Baltimore
Kingman
Ken Clay
Mitchell Page
Shooty Babitt
A’s
Fisk's homer gives White Sox 2-1 win over Red Sox
Carlton Fisk belted a two run homer in the fifth as the Chicago White Sox edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1. Steve Trout pitched 7 2-3 innings, Bart Bernazard sparkled on defense, and Lamarr Hoyt earned the save after a tense eighth inning.
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Carlton Fisk
Tony Bernazard
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Whits Sox
Steve Trout
Red Sox
Dave Stapleton
Carl Yastrzemski
Bernazard
Dwight Evans
Lamarr Hoyt
Trout
Jim Rice
Hoyt
Ten straight wins not enough for Billy Martin
The Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 8-0 for their 10th straight win as manager Billy Martin played down the milestone. Brian Kingman earned the win with a complete game shutout on 103 pitches, part of Oakland’s strong pitching staff that has nine complete games this season.
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UPI
Oakland A’s
Billy Martin
Martin
A’s
Seattle Mariners
Brian Kingman
Kingman
Wills homers as Rangers rally past Yankees 6 4 in rain delay
In Arlington Texas Bump Wills hit a three run homer in the fifth sparking Texas to a 6 4 win over New York after a two hour rain delay. The Yankees led 4 0 before Texas tied the game with a four run fifth aided by an error by Jerry Mumphrey and productive hits from Pat Putnam and Buddy Bell.
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Texas
UPI
Bump Wills
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees
New York
Yankees
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Pat Putnam
Mumphrey
Billy Sample
Lou Piniella
Wills
Tommoy John
Mickey Rivers
al Oliver
Buddy Bell
Bill Castro
Bell
RBI
Jim Sundberg
Graig Nettles
Rick Honeycutt
Homers and Gullickson Top Mets 5-3 in Expos Win
Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 5-3 as Gary Carter and Andre Dawson homered and Bill Gullickson fanned 10. Gullickson improved to 1-0 after Twins bases loaded jam in the seventh while Randy Jones took the loss for New York. Tom Raines walked and Ellis Valentine plated a run with a sacrifice fly.
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UPI
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New York Mets
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Montreal
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Mets
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Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Raines
Carter
Expos
B W sweeps Mount Union in doubleheader
Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets win 7-6 in Game 1 and 4-0 in Game 2 against Mount Union at BW field. Scott Mervin and Jeff Burton dominate on mound with one hit allowed in Game 2. Mount Union falls to 9-5, 1 Oberlin, while BW improves to 4-1 in the OAC, 5-10 overall. Oberlin and Kenyon prevail in other OAC action. Yeomen drop to 3-11 overall.
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Mike Voight
Voight
Walsh College
Lacy's three run double fuels Pirates 6 3 comeback win
Lee Lacy doubled to driving Tim Foli home as the Pirates tallied three in the 11th to beat the Astros 6 3. Jason Thompson added RBI hits while Grant Jackson finished with two scoreless innings. Star pitcher Jiro Bibby rested after an intestinal illness. Rod Scurry to start Sunday.
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UPI
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Lacy
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Tony Pena
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Art Howe
Howe
Jiro Bibby
Bibby
Philadelphia
Pirate Team
Joseph Corcso
Methodist Hospital
Willie Stargell
Rod Scurry
Tigers extend winning streak to five with 4-3 win over Blue Jays
Detroit rallied in the sixth inning as Rick Peters triple, Alan Trammell and Steve Kemp supplied key hits to beat Toronto 4-3. Dan Schatzeder pitched 5 2 3 innings of one hit relief before Aurelio Lopez earned his second save despite two ninth inning runs.
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UPI
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Steve Kemp
Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit
Rick Peters
Jim Clancy
Alan Trammell
Kemp
Trammell
Champ Summers
Summers
Kirk Gibson
Lance Parrish
Leu Whitaker
Schatzeder
Dan Petry
Tao
Aurelio Lopez
Garth Iorg
Blue Jays Call Up Bomback to Start Against Tigers
Toronto purchases the contract of pitcher Mark Bomback from Syracuse to start Sunday's game versus Detroit. Bomback 28, left hander. he was with New York Mets last season with a 4.09 ERA. Dormago Remus is optioned to Syracuse to clear roster space.
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Toronto Blue Jays
Mark Bomback
Syracuse
N.Y
Bomback
Detroit
New York Mets
New York
Dormago Remus
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