Browns Lose Lead as Lions Rally in Cleveland
Detroit wins 28 21 on the road after Cleveland gifts the ball during a costly third quarter mistake. Munson’s 169 passing yards and Eddy’s 55 rushing yards pace the Lions while Nelson and Warfield connect for two Browns touchdowns in the first half. Morin and Maumoff ejected after on field fights as Detroit improves to two straight wins. Cleveland hosts New Orleans next.
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Mets Aim to Wrap NL Playoffs as Gentry Faces Braves
The Amazin Mets set to start Gary Gentry against Pat Jarvis in game three of the NL playoffs after a 11-6 win in Atlanta. Hank Aaron homered for the Braves as Cleon Jones delivered key blows for New York, keeping the series tight in a best-of-five.
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Playoff Standings and Results Highlight Concrete Matchups
The bulletin shows playoff standings with New York and Atlanta, including yesterday’s scores New York 11 Atlanta 6 and today’s schedule New York at Atlanta 1 p m EDT plus American League games Baltimore versus Minnesota and Baltimore at Minnesota with 2 30 p m start.
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Birds count on Palmer after thrilling 1-0 win
The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins prepared for a decisive game in the pennant race with Jim Palmer on the mound for Baltimore and Bob Miller for Minnesota. A 1-0 extra inning victory by Baltimore sent the series to a winner-take-all confrontation at Minnesota's park.
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Browns Fall to Lions on Mistakes in Cleveland Loss
Cleveland coach Blanton Collier cited four Browns errors that led to Detroit touchdowns as the turning point of a 28-21 defeat. He said the team had a chance to put the game away in the third quarter and blamed a bad center snap on the field goal attempt.
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Browns Fall to Lions in Key Pro Grid Tie
Browns stumble after two early TDs as Detroit overruns with interceptions. Nelsen connects to Collins and Warfield, but Cleveland net gains stall. Munson leaves late, Morrison replaces him as Lions clinch with a late go-ahead score.
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