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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round): Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an…
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Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 3
GAME #5 (winners’ bracket first round): The Angels’ Ed Ott made things interesting with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning. But when he tried to score from second on Butch Hobson’s subsequent single, Ott was thrown…
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Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 1
GAME #4 (winners’ bracket first round): Mario Mendoza’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 1-1 tie and turned out to be the game-winner for the Rangers. Billy Sample led off the inning with a double…
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Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (12)
GAME #3 (winners’ bracket first round): A marathon contest finally ended in the bottom of the 12th inning when Carl Yastrzemski doubled with one out, and Carney Lansford followed with an RBI single to right. The game was 0-0 after…
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New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0
GAME #2 (winners’ bracket first round): Dave Winfield hit a pair of two-run home runs and Ron Guidry threw a two-hit shutout in the Yankees’ win. Winfield’s blasts came in the first and seventh innings. Willie Randolph had an RBI…
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Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 3
GAME #1 (winners’ bracket first round): Kansas City scored five runs in the first three innings to break out to an early lead. Five Royals had multiple hits, led by three apiece by George Brett, Amos Otis and John Wathan.…
