Dodgers Sweep Pirates Behind John's Shutout Effort
Dodgers beat Pirates 8-2 as Tommy John improves to 17-5 with seven shutout innings and a late cushion. Reggie Smith Dusty Baker and Steve Yeager homer. Odell Jones takes the loss while Cincinnati, Atlanta, Houston and others win across the league. George Foster drives Phillies' skid with three hits. Cardinals and Giants win, Mets drop, Astros, Expos, Padres also active.
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Phillies
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Reds
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Steve Yeager
Odell Jones
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Montreal
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Chicago
San Diego
Driessen
Fred Norman
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Mets
Biff Pocoroba
Willie Montanez
Phil Niekro
Len Randle
Astros
Expos
Bob Watson
Joe Niekro
Jackie Brown
Cardinals
Giants
Page leads A’s with two homers in 7-5 win over Tigers
Rookie Mitchell Page hit two homers and drove in four as Oakland beat Detroit 7-5. Page and Tiger pitcher Dave Rozema fought for rookie honors with Page collecting three hits this week. Bayou? Kemp also stars with 18 homers and 81 RBIs. Teams across the league posted wins as the AL schedule moved along with multiple run totals and contender talk.
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Oakland
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Tigers
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Rozema
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A’s
Winkles
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Steve
Kemp
California
Cleveland
Seattle
Toronto
New York
Minnesota
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Milwaukee
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Texas
Irwin and Wadkins Lead as World Series of Golf Tightens
Hale Irwin fired a five under 65 to move within one of Lanny Wadkins in the World Series of Golf at Firestone. Wadkins shot 67 to extend his 54-hole total to eight under 202 as Weiskopf Hayes and others contended for the 100000 first prize. Nicklaus remains eight back but optimistic the title is not over.
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UPI
Hale Irwin
Lanny Wadkins
Irwin
Wadkins
Firestone Country Club South
Tom Weiskopf
Mark Hayes
Pinehurst
N.C
Hayes
Weiskopf
Ray Floyd
Gary Player
Floyd
Player
Graham Marsh
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Jets blank Giants 10 0 in preseason finale
Jets shut out the Giants 10 to 0 as Richard Todd finally threw his first preseason TD, a six yard pass to Jerome Barkum. McVay's Giants offered little offense and face QB decisions with Pisarcik Golsteyn and Ramsey in contention.
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East Rutherford
UPI
Richard Todd
John McVay
McVay
Todd
New York Jets
New York Giants
Jerome Barkum
Giants
Joe Pisarcik
Buffalo
Jets
Pisarcik
Jerry Golsteyn
Steve Ramsey
Mastodon Found With Spearpoint Evidence Of Ancient Hunt
In Sequim Washington a peat bog yield a 11 000 to 14 000 year old mastodon with a bone spearhead lodged in its rib. Archaeologists say this is the first clear fossil with direct hunting evidence and carbon dating may confirm its age within a few centuries. Emanuel Manis uncovered the remains Aug 16 while excavating a pond site. Carl Gustafson and Richard Daugherty joined the probe as digging continued. The team plans skull removal after initial studies and notes a nearby bison bone remains.
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Sequim, Wash
Upi
Sequim
Richard Daugherty
Washingon State University
Emanuel Manis
Manis
Daugherty
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