Red Sox fall to Fidrych as Tigers run win streak reaches four
The Red Sox dropped their sixth straight game 7-2 to Mark Fidrych at Tiger Stadium as Jason Thompson drove in three runs including his 15th homer. Boston’s lead in the AL East narrowed to one game over the Yankees amid other AL results.
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Sutton Keeps Dodgers Afloat With Bat Power In Win
Dodgers star Don Sutton delivered a five hit, seven inning performance yet still coaxed three RBIs including a two run double and a run scoring single to power Los Angeles to a 13 7 victory over Atlanta. Sutton quipped about his swing while Lasorda praised his outing. In other NL action Reds beat Giants 5 4 in 11, Expos blank Cubs 5 0, Mets top Phillies 5 3, Pirates down Cardinals 9 1, Padres top Astros 7 4.
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Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching Notes
A chaotic summary lists batting leaders by team and stat, including Carew Min 411, Fisk Bsn 340, Bostock Min 348, and others. It covers runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, and steals with many mis-spellings. Pitching leaders show decisions, ERAs, strikeouts, and notable names like Johnson Min and Seaver Cin with varying figures.
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Hole in One Tradition Continues at Fort Collins Club
Fort Collins noted a family ace streak with Bill Shaner making a fifth hole-in-one this week on the second hole. Wife Vickie joined in with a 14th hole-in-one, continuing a family record started in 1975 as Tim 18 Paul 13 and Tim’s 16-year-old sibling also achieved aces in recent seasons.
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Baseball at a Glance East Standings and Thursday Results
East division standings show Boston and New York top the table with Milwaukee and Detroit trailing. Recent results include Detroit defeating Boston 7-2, Seattle beating Chicago 3-1, Milwaukee 1, Minnesota 0, and Texas 4-1 over Oakland 0-4. Thursday schedule lists games: Baltimore at Cleveland, New York at Toronto, Boston at Detroit, and more.
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Television networks to try innovative sports programming
New York AP NBC plans a winter sports anthology to boost programming with a one to two hour Sunday show featuring Olympic style events ahead of the 1980 Moscow Games. ABC and CBS already air similar formats, with ABC counting viewers and prestige over ratings. NBC will also televise Wimbledon for 62 hours and NASL games seek broader TV exposure.
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Grafton Youth Swim Team to Swim Against Morgantown
The Grafton youth swim team, 24 Taylor County participants aged eight to 15, will compete tonight against Morgantown at the Fetterman Pool starting at 6 p.m. Head lifeguard Steve Parlett coaches the local squad.
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Reds win but Seaver bitten by jinx at Riverfront
In Cincinnati the Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5 4 in 11 innings as Ken Griffey scored on a wild pitch by John Curtis. Tom Seaver pitched eight innings and left tied, continuing a five year winless stretch at Riverfront. Curtis blamed mental struggles as he fell to 1 3 with a 7.84 ERA after issuing two walks and a pair of wild pitches that allowed the decisive run.
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Evert Cries On Wimbledon Semi Collapse
At Wimbledon center court Chris Evert, the reigning queen of women’s tennis, lost 6 2 4 6 1 to Britain’s Virginia Wade in a stunning semifinal. She admitted failing to psych herself up, committing 25 unforced errors, and displaying uncharacteristic nerves.
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Indians deny offer for financially strapped team
Cleveland Indians president Ted Bonda denied reports of an $8 million offer for the club and dismissed claims that Ted Stepien was assembling a group to pay down the $5.4 million debt to five Cleveland banks. He stressed there were no bona fide offers in three years.
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Charlies rally past Clippers 9 8 in ten innings
Charleston Charlies overcome a big early deficit to beat Columbus Clippers 9 to 8 in ten innings. Bob Coluccio started the final frame with a triple and Rich Cerone drove him home, delivering Cerone his third RBI. Larry Hardy earned the win, Fred Sherman took the loss.
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