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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Page
7
The Pirates swept Chicago 7-0 and 5-2 boosting their chances in the NL East while the Mets beat the Cardinals 6-4 in 10 innings. Willie Stargell homered for Pittsburgh as Jim Rooker and Rich Hebner led the offense. Ferguson Jenkins took the loss as Pittsburgh narrows the gap behind St. Louis.
The National League East shows St Louis leading with 68 wins, Pittsburgh 65, Chicago 64, Montreal 63, New York 62, and Philadelphia 62. In the West, Los Angeles leads with 83 wins, Cincinnati 80, San Francisco 73, Houston 69, Atlanta 65, San Diego 48. Friday’s results feature Pittsburgh routing Chicago 7 0, New York beating St Louis 6 4, and Montreal defeating Philadelphia 5 2. Tonight’s scheduled pitchers include Chicago at Pittsburgh with Pappas facing Kison, Atlanta at San Francisco with Niekro at Barr, and New York at St Louis with Stone vs Foster. Additional games: Montreal at Philadelphia, Houston at Los Angeles, Cincinnati at San Diego, Atlanta at San Francisco.
Fran Tarkenton sparked a fourth-quarter comeback for Minnesota, as a 25-yard field goal by Fred Cox with two seconds left gave the Vikings a 17-14 victory over Miami. The Dolphins' 23-game unofficial streak ended, though their 17-game regular-season run remains intact. Denver edged Buffalo 16-14, and Los Angeles beat San Diego 30-17. Preseason games and upcoming matchups listed.
A Labor Day plan calls for a two-ball at 1 15 p m and a potluck at 6 p m at Washington Golf and Country Club with attendees asked to bring a meat dish and another to pass plus table service. The Men Twilight Golf League season at Washington Country Club ended with Bollman and Westphal tied for first, set for playoff matches Friday evening Sept 7, and Pittsburgh Pirates add pitcher Chris Zachary from Charleston IL farm club to strengthen pitching staff.
Mel Stottlemyre finally broke his winless spell by limiting Baltimore as the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-0. He worried about the stretch and said the win felt earned after 10 straight unwins, with a fourth inning surge including Murcer and Nettles base running misplays and Grich's late double play. In other AL and NL games, Oakland, Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Milwaukee, and Chicago had wins. Campaneris and Bando produced a rare inside-the-park homer for Oakland. Wilbur Wood earned his 22nd win for the White Sox, while Kekich got support in Cleveland’s victory over Detroit. Carew led the Twins’ 19-hit attack in a 6-3 win over Texas.
George Foreman bloodily outpointed Joe Roman in two minutes at the Nihon Budokan Hall to keep his heavyweight crown. Referee Jay Edson called it a 150 percent mismatch as Foreman’s relentless body attack and a final left hook and right uppercut sealed Roman’s downfall before 8,000 spectators.
Athletes in the Washington School District are urged to attend the De Men Booster Club stag at the fairgrounds, starting Wednesday at 6 p.m. The $2 per person chicken dinner kicks off the booster club year. Reservations are available via Watson Cleaners in Washington or the Brighton school.
Team series totals were Zieglosky 2582 and Freshwaters 2323. Team game sets include Zieglowsky 892 and 865. Individual series show Gene Zieglowsky 598 and Cloyce Zieglowsky 573. Gene Zieglowsky posted 213 and 205 in the two games. Hy Vee and Wilson Concrete will complete their makeup game next Friday night.
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