Yankees face Red Sox in pivotal AL playoff clash
AP reports that New York pitcher Ron Guidry faces Boston starter Mike Torrez in a decisive one game playoff to determine the American League champion, after Boston earned home field and both teams won their final regular season games.
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Indians rally to edge Tigers as pennant race tightens
On Saturday in 1948 Cleveland beat Detroit to tighten the American League title chase as Boston and New York also played. Cleveland led with a 96-57 mark, Boston 95-58, while New York stood 94-59. Bob Feller aimed for his 20th win against Hal Newhouser as Boston faced the Yankees in the finale. The Red Sox needed a win, setting the stage for a possible playoff for the pennant.
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Defensive collapse sinks Browns in Oilers defeat
Cleveland’s defense faltered in the second half as Houston Oilers rallied to edge the Browns 16-13. Dan Pastorini threw for 215 yards and the Oilers totaled nearly 200 more yards of offense, while the Browns offense remained impotent with four third quarter series and multiple turnovers.
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Morgan wins World Series of Golf in sudden death
Gil Morgan captured the World Series of Golf with a 68 in regulation and a 278 total, beating Hubert Green who tied at 278 and forced a playoff. Morgan holed a 40-foot eagle putt on No. 2 and closed with a clutch 40-foot par-saving putt in the playoff to win 100,000 dollars and a 10 year PGA exemption. Green finished second at 278, while Tom Watson was third and Lanny Wadkins fourth with 282.
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