Al Unser Wins Grueling Budweiser Cleveland 500
Al Unser Sr., at 44, battled extreme heat and 27 rivals in the CART Cleveland 500 on a 2.48 mile road course. He led most of the 125 laps, pulled clear after a late pit, and claimed his 37th Indy car win after a fierce duel with Pete Halsmer, Teo Fabi, and Mario Andretti.
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Linda Cudlin
C-T
Cleveland
Burké Lakefront Airport
al Unser Sr
CART
Victory Circle
Phoenix
Milwaukee
Tom Sneva
Unser
Halsmer
Indiana
Acieré
Penske
Mario Andretti
Newman/Haas Budweiser
Lola
Bobby Rahal
Andretti
al Unser Jr
Rahal
Teo Fabi
Fabi
Unger
Indians topple Brewers 5 2 on fireworks night
Cleveland breaks three game skid beating Milwaukee 5 2 at Municipal Stadium. Gorman Thomas bunts in early run, Toby Harrah adds a two run homer, and Rick Sutcliffe earns his 10th win with six strikeouts. Bud Anderson closes it in relief.
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Municipal Stadium
Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Gorman Thomas
Tribe
Toby Harrah
Rick Sutcliffe
Lakefront
Thomas
Thornton
Broderick Perkins
Rick Manning
Pat Tabler
Marshall Edwards
Sutcliffe
Jim Gantzer
Bud Anderson
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Tabler
E—Harrah
Rhowell
Perkins
Hr—Gantner
Harrah
Manning
Sb—Rhowell
Molitor
Ins
SC Gtn
Hargrove
Porter L
Sutcliffe W
Anderson S
McEnroe crushes Lewis to claim Wimbledon title
John McEnroe routed Chris Lewis 6-2 6-2 6-2 in 85 minutes to win his second Wimbledon singles crown. The unseeded New Zealander, 26, saw his semifinal upset by Kevin Curren pale beside McEnroe’s flawless, aggressive game and flawless serving as the crowd witnessed a one-sided final.
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Steve Goldstein
Knight-Ridder
Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Ken Rosewall
John McEnroe
Chris Lewis
McEnroe
Madrid
Lewis
Love
Auckland
Kevin Curren
Bjorn) Borg
Connors
Malcolm Huntington
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al Unser
Penske Racing
Pete Halsmer
Page
Howdy
Bob Jacob
Burke Lakefront
Sliman
DODGE
Amherst Corner
Middle Rig