Messersmith Wins First Braves Victory in Split Doubleheader
Andy Messersmith pitched seven hits and one walk for Atlanta as he finally earned a win after four losses, lifting the Braves 3-2 over the Houston Astros in the opener of a doubleheader. Darrell Evans added two runscoring singles, while a late Astros rally tied the nightcap.
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Tiant Boosts Red Sox End Losing Streak In 7-0 Win
Luis Tiant, age 36 and weighing a bit heavy, delivered a five hitter with seven strikeouts to lift Boston to a 7-0 win over Detroit. Carlton Fisk hit his 6th homer and Rick Miller Carl Yastrzemski added two RBIs each as the Red Sox end a 10 game slide. Other AL results included Baltimore over Milwaukee 4-3, California 10 Chicago 5, Kansas City 8 Texas in 12 innings, and Minnesota 5 Oakland 4 in 11. New York at Cleveland postponed.
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Guthrie Earns Right for Indy Driver Tryouts
INDIANAPOLIS UPI Janet Guthrie the first woman to earn the right to try to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 today sought an extra 10 miles per hour above her Monday top speed to make the 1976 race Her rookie driving test completed she posted 171.429 mph for a 50 mile segment while weather and mechanical issues lingered The fastest prior qualifiers averaged 179.122 mph by Jim McElreath last weekend.
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All-sports Banquet at YMCA May 20
The Washington YMCA will sponsor an all-sports banquet for boys who participated in the Y program this year. The event on May 20 starts at 7 p.m. in the YMCA building. Robert Nicola, YMCA board president, will speak and Lee Thomas will emcee. Trophies and awards will be presented. Kirk Helmstead, YMCA program director, announced plans.
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