On a beautiful weekend at Talladega, Alabama, the Winston Cup series ran the Winston 500. It also saw its eighth different winner as Harry Jeffseron won hsi first career race in a battle of sruvival. The cars that finished the race had good finishes as only seven cars finished the race.
Bobby Allison won the pole for the race, but would never lead a segment, as he fell back in the field early and blew his engine on segment 3, finishing 30th. Buddy Baker led the first two segments before giving up the lead to Cecil Gordon for segments 3 and 4. Baker and Gordon dueled for the lead for a while, but Gordon would fall out of contention with a blown engine on segment 9.
Jefferson took the lead on segment 7 and held it through 10 before losing it to Baker for segments 11-13. However, on segment 14 pit stops, Baker had vibration issues and opted to work on the car rather than risk a DNF. He fell too far back to win, but still finished 3rd. Jefferson would grab an eays lead and held off Jackie Rogers for the win.
Bonus Total
POS DRIVER Points Points Points
1 Harry Jefferson 175 10 185 Running
2 Jackie Rogers 170 170 Running
3 Buddy Baker 165 5 170 Running
4 Dick May 160 160 Running
5 Dave Marcis 155 155 Running
6 Richard Childress150 150 Running
7 Bruce Hill 146 146 Running
8 Johnny Rutherford142 142 Engine
9 Ramo Stott 138 138 Engine
10 Warren Tope 134 134 Engine
11 Elmo Langley 130 130 Overheating
12 Lennie Pond 127 127 Rear End
13 Carl Adams 124 124 Engine
14 Coo Coo Marlin 121 121 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
15 Ed Negre 118 118 Engine
16 David Pearson 115 115 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
17 Dick Trickle 112 112 Engine
18 Cecil Gordon 109 5 114 Engine
19 Donnie Allison 106 106 Oil Pump
20 Walter Ballard 103 103 Ignition
21 Darel Dieringer 100 100 Overheating
22 Cale Yarborough 97 97 Brakes
23 Jim Vandiver 94 94 Engine
24 Terry Link 91 91 Engine
25 James Hylton 88 88 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
26 Frank Warren 85 85 Engine
27 Randy Tissot 82 82 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
28 Marty Robbins 79 79 Engine
29 Dick Brooks 76 76 Engine
30 Bobby Allison 73 73 Engine
31 Richie Panch 70 70 Engine
32 Dean Dalton 67 67 Engine
33 J. D. McDuffie 64 64 Engine
34 Darrell Waltrip 61 61 Engine
35 David Sisco 58 58 Engine
36 John Ray 55 55 Overheating
37 Benny Parsons 52 52 Engine
38 Salt Walther 49 49 Engine
39 Neil Bonnett 46 46 Engine
40 Richard Petty 43 43 Engine
41 A. J. Foyt 40 40 Engine
42 Red Farner 37 37 Engine
43 Gordon Johncock 34 34 Overheating
The standings saw big changes. Another bad run by Richard Petty (40th) saw him lose the points lead to Bobby Allison. Allison leads by just 5 points over Richard Childress, who turned a 43rd place start at Alabama to a 6th place finish. Seven drivers are within 100 points of Allison for the lead.
Meanwhile, two new drivers are in the top 20 in points. Harry Jefferson's wn boosted him to 15th in points, guarenteeing him a starting spot next week. Frank Warren also snuck into 20th place in points to get a guarenteed spot. Cale Yarbourough and Donnie Allison are now out of the top 20 and must qualify on time.
Next week we go to the longest race of the year, the World 600 at Charlotte.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
1975-76 NHL Week 7
We are week 7 of the NHL as a lack of parity continues to be apparent this week.
NY Rangers 6 Chicago 5 (OT)
A wild game at Chicago Stadium culminated in a Rangers victory. Bill Fairbairn scored the winner in OT for New York. Rod Gilbert had a goal nad an assist for the Rangers in the game as well.
California 7 Washington 6 (OT)
At Capital Center, the Golden Seals won a high scoring affair in OT over the Capitals. Rick Hampton was the hero for California, scoring 3 goals including the game winner in the extra session. Al MacAdam also had a goal and 3 assists for the Golden Seals.
Montreal 6 Los Angeles 5
Yet another high scoring game took place at the Forum, where the Canadiens remained undefeated. Steve Shutt of Montreal stole the show with four of the Habs goals and an assist.
Detroit 2 Toronto 5
The Maple Leafs got a much needed home victory over the Red Wings. Toronto got two goals each from Errol Thompson and Stan Weir. Lanny McDonald and Boris Salming followed up with 2 assists apiece.
St. Louis 1 NY Islanders
It was all New York on Long Island as the Isles cruised over the Blues. Bryan Trottier was the leading point getter for New york with a goal and 2 assists on the day. Bob Nystrom als ohad 1 goal and 1 assist.
Boston 5 Pittsburgh 9
The surprise of the week was at the Igloo, where the Penguins ran up the score on the Bruins with ease. Vic Hadfield and Ron Schock each had two goals as the Pens scored four in the firts and third periods.
Vancouver 1 Atlanta 6
The Flames are now an incredible 7-0-0 with an easy win over the Smythe leading Canucks. Curt Bennett scored twice for Atlanta and Dan Bouchard made 33 saves in the win.
Philadelphia 6 Minnesota 1
The North Stars are still looking for their first win after a rough loss to the Flyers. Orest Kindrachuk led the Flyers with two goals as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first period.
Buffalo 8 Kansas City 1
The Scouts are now 0-7-0 after another embarassing loss, this one to the Buffalo Sabres. Rick Martin got a hat trick to lead the Sabres, while the Scouts allowed 7+ goals for the fifth straight game. They have been outscored 51-11 this season.
Week 7 Standings
Norris Division
Montreal 6-0-1 (13)
Pittsburgh 5-2-0 (10)
Los Angeles 2-4-1 (5)
Detroit 1-6-0 (2)
Washington 1-6-0 (2)
Adams Division
Buffalo 5-1-1 (11)
Boston 4-2-1 (9)
California 2-4-1 (5)
Toronto 2-5-0 (4)
Patrick Division
Atlanta 7-0-0 (14)
NY Islanders 6-1-0 (12)
Philadelphia 5-2-0 (10)
NY Rangers 4-3-0 (8)
Smythe Division
Vancouver 4-3-0 (8)
Chicago 3-4-0 (6)
St. Louis 3-4-0 (6)
Minnesota 0-6-1 (1)
Kansas City 0-7-0 (0)
Next Week's Games
California at Detroit
Washington at Toronto
Los Angeles at Boston
Montreal at Buffalo
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
NY Rangers at NY Islanders
Chicago at Minnesota
Kansas City at Vancouver
NY Rangers 6 Chicago 5 (OT)
A wild game at Chicago Stadium culminated in a Rangers victory. Bill Fairbairn scored the winner in OT for New York. Rod Gilbert had a goal nad an assist for the Rangers in the game as well.
California 7 Washington 6 (OT)
At Capital Center, the Golden Seals won a high scoring affair in OT over the Capitals. Rick Hampton was the hero for California, scoring 3 goals including the game winner in the extra session. Al MacAdam also had a goal and 3 assists for the Golden Seals.
Montreal 6 Los Angeles 5
Yet another high scoring game took place at the Forum, where the Canadiens remained undefeated. Steve Shutt of Montreal stole the show with four of the Habs goals and an assist.
Detroit 2 Toronto 5
The Maple Leafs got a much needed home victory over the Red Wings. Toronto got two goals each from Errol Thompson and Stan Weir. Lanny McDonald and Boris Salming followed up with 2 assists apiece.
St. Louis 1 NY Islanders
It was all New York on Long Island as the Isles cruised over the Blues. Bryan Trottier was the leading point getter for New york with a goal and 2 assists on the day. Bob Nystrom als ohad 1 goal and 1 assist.
Boston 5 Pittsburgh 9
The surprise of the week was at the Igloo, where the Penguins ran up the score on the Bruins with ease. Vic Hadfield and Ron Schock each had two goals as the Pens scored four in the firts and third periods.
Vancouver 1 Atlanta 6
The Flames are now an incredible 7-0-0 with an easy win over the Smythe leading Canucks. Curt Bennett scored twice for Atlanta and Dan Bouchard made 33 saves in the win.
Philadelphia 6 Minnesota 1
The North Stars are still looking for their first win after a rough loss to the Flyers. Orest Kindrachuk led the Flyers with two goals as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first period.
Buffalo 8 Kansas City 1
The Scouts are now 0-7-0 after another embarassing loss, this one to the Buffalo Sabres. Rick Martin got a hat trick to lead the Sabres, while the Scouts allowed 7+ goals for the fifth straight game. They have been outscored 51-11 this season.
Week 7 Standings
Norris Division
Montreal 6-0-1 (13)
Pittsburgh 5-2-0 (10)
Los Angeles 2-4-1 (5)
Detroit 1-6-0 (2)
Washington 1-6-0 (2)
Adams Division
Buffalo 5-1-1 (11)
Boston 4-2-1 (9)
California 2-4-1 (5)
Toronto 2-5-0 (4)
Patrick Division
Atlanta 7-0-0 (14)
NY Islanders 6-1-0 (12)
Philadelphia 5-2-0 (10)
NY Rangers 4-3-0 (8)
Smythe Division
Vancouver 4-3-0 (8)
Chicago 3-4-0 (6)
St. Louis 3-4-0 (6)
Minnesota 0-6-1 (1)
Kansas City 0-7-0 (0)
Next Week's Games
California at Detroit
Washington at Toronto
Los Angeles at Boston
Montreal at Buffalo
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
NY Rangers at NY Islanders
Chicago at Minnesota
Kansas City at Vancouver
Week 7 1975-76 NBA
Here is week 7 of the NBA's '76 season.
Cleveland 110 New Orleans 114 (OT)
In just the second overtime game of the year, the Jazz edged out the Cavs at the Superdome. Pete Maravich had 23 points including 5 in overtime and Rich Kelley followed up with a double-double.
Philadelphia 126 Atlanta 122
At the Omni, the Sixers came back in the 4th quarter to defeat the Hawks. Fred Carter led Philly with 32 points on the day and George McGinnis added another 23. The 76ers improve to 4-3 on the year.
Buffalo 122 Golden State 118
The Braves' undefeated run goes to 7-0 with an impressive win over the defending champion Warriors. Randy Smith led Buffalo with 35 points and Bob McAdoo scored 30 with 14 rebounds.
Portland 124 Milwaukee 115
At the Mecca, the Trailblazers led 62-42 at halftime and survived a late Bucks comeback to win. Bill Walton stared for the Blazers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Geoff Petrie added 20 points for Portland.
Houston 120 New York 129
At the Garden, the Knicks knocked off the Rockets in a high scoring affair. Earl Monroe was the leading scorer for New York with 29 points. Spencer Haywood and Walt Frazier added double-doubles for the Knicks.
Phoenix 101 Kansas City 111
At Kemper, the Kings pulled away in the second half to defeat the Suns at home. Nate Archibald scored 30 points to lead Kansas City and Ollie Johnson added 25 points. Both teams are now at 3-4.
Washington 107 Boston 119
In a rematch of last year's East Finals, the Celtics got revenge on the Bullets. Boston had 6 playersin double figures led by ave Cowens at 26 points and 16 rebounds.
Seattle 107 Detroit 119
At Cobo, Bob Lanier had 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Pistons home victory over the SuperSonics. Curtis Rowe scored 20 points as well for the Pistons, who improved to 3-4 on the season.
Chicago 88 Los Angeles 109
It was all Lakers at the Forum as they cruised over Chicago. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was again in the spotlight for the Lakers with 23 points and 12 boards. Lucius Allen also scored 21 for L.A.
Week 7 Standings
Atlantic Division
Buffalo 7-0
New York 5-2
Philadelphia 4-3
Boston 2-5
Central Division
Atlanta 4-3
Cleveland 3-4
New Orleans 3-4
Houston 2-5
Washington 2-5
Midwest Division
Chicago 4-3
Detroit 3-4
Kansas City 3-4
Milwaukee 3-4
Pacific Division
Golden State 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
Portland 4-3
Phoenix 3-4
Seattle 3-4
Next Week's Games
Atlanta at New York
Buffalo at Cleveland
Philadelphia at New Orleans
Washington at Houston
Boston at Los Angeles
Chicago at Phoenix
Kansas City at Golden State
Seattle at Portland
Milwaukee at Detroit
Cleveland 110 New Orleans 114 (OT)
In just the second overtime game of the year, the Jazz edged out the Cavs at the Superdome. Pete Maravich had 23 points including 5 in overtime and Rich Kelley followed up with a double-double.
Philadelphia 126 Atlanta 122
At the Omni, the Sixers came back in the 4th quarter to defeat the Hawks. Fred Carter led Philly with 32 points on the day and George McGinnis added another 23. The 76ers improve to 4-3 on the year.
Buffalo 122 Golden State 118
The Braves' undefeated run goes to 7-0 with an impressive win over the defending champion Warriors. Randy Smith led Buffalo with 35 points and Bob McAdoo scored 30 with 14 rebounds.
Portland 124 Milwaukee 115
At the Mecca, the Trailblazers led 62-42 at halftime and survived a late Bucks comeback to win. Bill Walton stared for the Blazers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Geoff Petrie added 20 points for Portland.
Houston 120 New York 129
At the Garden, the Knicks knocked off the Rockets in a high scoring affair. Earl Monroe was the leading scorer for New York with 29 points. Spencer Haywood and Walt Frazier added double-doubles for the Knicks.
Phoenix 101 Kansas City 111
At Kemper, the Kings pulled away in the second half to defeat the Suns at home. Nate Archibald scored 30 points to lead Kansas City and Ollie Johnson added 25 points. Both teams are now at 3-4.
Washington 107 Boston 119
In a rematch of last year's East Finals, the Celtics got revenge on the Bullets. Boston had 6 playersin double figures led by ave Cowens at 26 points and 16 rebounds.
Seattle 107 Detroit 119
At Cobo, Bob Lanier had 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Pistons home victory over the SuperSonics. Curtis Rowe scored 20 points as well for the Pistons, who improved to 3-4 on the season.
Chicago 88 Los Angeles 109
It was all Lakers at the Forum as they cruised over Chicago. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was again in the spotlight for the Lakers with 23 points and 12 boards. Lucius Allen also scored 21 for L.A.
Week 7 Standings
Atlantic Division
Buffalo 7-0
New York 5-2
Philadelphia 4-3
Boston 2-5
Central Division
Atlanta 4-3
Cleveland 3-4
New Orleans 3-4
Houston 2-5
Washington 2-5
Midwest Division
Chicago 4-3
Detroit 3-4
Kansas City 3-4
Milwaukee 3-4
Pacific Division
Golden State 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
Portland 4-3
Phoenix 3-4
Seattle 3-4
Next Week's Games
Atlanta at New York
Buffalo at Cleveland
Philadelphia at New Orleans
Washington at Houston
Boston at Los Angeles
Chicago at Phoenix
Kansas City at Golden State
Seattle at Portland
Milwaukee at Detroit
Monday, March 23, 2009
1975 NFL Week 7
It is now week 7 of the NFL and the standings are beginning to shape up.
San Francisco 10 Houston 16 (OT)
At the Astrodome, the Oilers improved to 5-1 with an overtime win over the Niners. Dan Pastorini found Fred Willis for a 34 yard touchdown to win the game for Houston. Ronnie Coleman also had a rushing TD for the Oilers in the 1st quarter.
Denver 14 Buffalo 16
At Rich Stadium, the Bills pulled off an upset over the AFC West leaders. Two Jonh Leypoldt field goal in the fourth helpd Buffalo come from behidn as Denver got two TD passes for scores.
Atlanta 10 Philadelphia 13
At Veterans Stadium, the Eagles scored all 13 of their points in the 2nd quarter to defeat the Falcons. The lone Eagles touchdown from a Roman Gabriel 46 TD pass to Charle Young.
New Orleans 27 NY Giants 23
At Shea, the Saints came back from down 23-7 and scored 20 points in the final nine minutes of the game to down the Giants. All three touchdowns in those final minutes were rushing, with one from Rod McNeill and two from Alvin Maxson.
New England 24 Cleveland 34
A 21 point 2nd quarter helped vault the Browns to their first win of the season. Cleveland got two Greg Pruitt rushing TDs in the game and a 55 yard inerception return from Jim Hill for a touchdown.
Minnesota 16 St. Louis 6
At Busch Stadium, the Vikings took down the Cardinals in a hard fought tight defensive battle. A Fran Tarkenton 9 yard pass to John Gilliam was the lone touchdown i nthe game for Minnesota.
Green Bay 3 Dallas 12
Another defensive battle took place at Texas Stadium, where the Cowboys effectively outkicked the Packers 4 field goals to 1. Tony Fritisch was 4 for 4 for the Cowboys as the defense held the Pakcers to 183 yard of total offense.
Detroit 22 Washington 14
At RFK, the Lions improvd to 4-3 with a win over the struggling Redskins. Detroit got two touchdown passes from quarterback Joe Reed to help them to the win. Washington falls to 2-5 after the loss.
Los Angeles 23 Chicago 3
At Soldier Field, the Bears could not do anything against the tough Rams. Los Angeles got a pair of touchdown pass from James Harris and the defense held the Bears out of scoring range for the win.
Kansas City 20 San Diego 44
The Chiefs continue to struggle as they are now 0-7 after being demolished in San Diego. Dan Fouts thre four touchdown passes to four different receivers and got two rushing touchdowns on their way to victory.
Miami 3 Oakland 36
In a surprising blowout, the Raiders jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead en route to a win over a solid Dolphin squad. Ken Stabler threw four touchdowns in the game, three of them coming in the second quarter.
NY Jets 10 Baltimore 42
At Memorial Stadium, the Colts put a thrashing on the Jets. Lydell Mitchell had a monsterous day, running for 224 yards and three touchdowns, while Bert Jones threw for three TDs in the win for Baltimore.
Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 52
The Steelers got major revenge from an early season loss to Cincy with a 43 point drubbing at Three Rivers. Franco Harris scored 4 TDs all rushign and Rocky Bleir had 2 rushing touchdowns of his own for Pittsburgh.
AFC East
Baltimore 6-1
Miami 5-2
Buffalo 4-2-1
New England 3-4
NY Jets 1-6
AFC Central
Houston 6-1
Pittsburgh 4-3
Cincinnati 2-4-1
Cleveland 1-6
AFC West
Denver 5-2
Oakland 5-2
San Diego 3-4
Kansas City 0-7
NFC East
Dallas 6-1
Philadelphia 4-3
St. Louis 2-5
Washington 2-5
NY Giants 1-6
NFC Central
Minnesota 6-1
Detroit 4-3
Chicago 2-5
Green Bay 2-5
NFC West
Los Angeles 6-1
San Francisco 4-3
Atlanta 3-4
New Orleans 2-5
Next Week's Games
Oakland at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Kansas City
Houston at Denver
Cleveland at San Diego
Los Angeles at Minnesota
Detroit at New Orleans
Green Bay at San Francisco
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Dallas
NY Giants at NY Jets
New England at Washington
Miami at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Buffalo
San Francisco 10 Houston 16 (OT)
At the Astrodome, the Oilers improved to 5-1 with an overtime win over the Niners. Dan Pastorini found Fred Willis for a 34 yard touchdown to win the game for Houston. Ronnie Coleman also had a rushing TD for the Oilers in the 1st quarter.
Denver 14 Buffalo 16
At Rich Stadium, the Bills pulled off an upset over the AFC West leaders. Two Jonh Leypoldt field goal in the fourth helpd Buffalo come from behidn as Denver got two TD passes for scores.
Atlanta 10 Philadelphia 13
At Veterans Stadium, the Eagles scored all 13 of their points in the 2nd quarter to defeat the Falcons. The lone Eagles touchdown from a Roman Gabriel 46 TD pass to Charle Young.
New Orleans 27 NY Giants 23
At Shea, the Saints came back from down 23-7 and scored 20 points in the final nine minutes of the game to down the Giants. All three touchdowns in those final minutes were rushing, with one from Rod McNeill and two from Alvin Maxson.
New England 24 Cleveland 34
A 21 point 2nd quarter helped vault the Browns to their first win of the season. Cleveland got two Greg Pruitt rushing TDs in the game and a 55 yard inerception return from Jim Hill for a touchdown.
Minnesota 16 St. Louis 6
At Busch Stadium, the Vikings took down the Cardinals in a hard fought tight defensive battle. A Fran Tarkenton 9 yard pass to John Gilliam was the lone touchdown i nthe game for Minnesota.
Green Bay 3 Dallas 12
Another defensive battle took place at Texas Stadium, where the Cowboys effectively outkicked the Packers 4 field goals to 1. Tony Fritisch was 4 for 4 for the Cowboys as the defense held the Pakcers to 183 yard of total offense.
Detroit 22 Washington 14
At RFK, the Lions improvd to 4-3 with a win over the struggling Redskins. Detroit got two touchdown passes from quarterback Joe Reed to help them to the win. Washington falls to 2-5 after the loss.
Los Angeles 23 Chicago 3
At Soldier Field, the Bears could not do anything against the tough Rams. Los Angeles got a pair of touchdown pass from James Harris and the defense held the Bears out of scoring range for the win.
Kansas City 20 San Diego 44
The Chiefs continue to struggle as they are now 0-7 after being demolished in San Diego. Dan Fouts thre four touchdown passes to four different receivers and got two rushing touchdowns on their way to victory.
Miami 3 Oakland 36
In a surprising blowout, the Raiders jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead en route to a win over a solid Dolphin squad. Ken Stabler threw four touchdowns in the game, three of them coming in the second quarter.
NY Jets 10 Baltimore 42
At Memorial Stadium, the Colts put a thrashing on the Jets. Lydell Mitchell had a monsterous day, running for 224 yards and three touchdowns, while Bert Jones threw for three TDs in the win for Baltimore.
Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 52
The Steelers got major revenge from an early season loss to Cincy with a 43 point drubbing at Three Rivers. Franco Harris scored 4 TDs all rushign and Rocky Bleir had 2 rushing touchdowns of his own for Pittsburgh.
AFC East
Baltimore 6-1
Miami 5-2
Buffalo 4-2-1
New England 3-4
NY Jets 1-6
AFC Central
Houston 6-1
Pittsburgh 4-3
Cincinnati 2-4-1
Cleveland 1-6
AFC West
Denver 5-2
Oakland 5-2
San Diego 3-4
Kansas City 0-7
NFC East
Dallas 6-1
Philadelphia 4-3
St. Louis 2-5
Washington 2-5
NY Giants 1-6
NFC Central
Minnesota 6-1
Detroit 4-3
Chicago 2-5
Green Bay 2-5
NFC West
Los Angeles 6-1
San Francisco 4-3
Atlanta 3-4
New Orleans 2-5
Next Week's Games
Oakland at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Kansas City
Houston at Denver
Cleveland at San Diego
Los Angeles at Minnesota
Detroit at New Orleans
Green Bay at San Francisco
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Dallas
NY Giants at NY Jets
New England at Washington
Miami at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Buffalo
Sunday, March 22, 2009
1975 MLB Week 7
We're approaching the halfwya point of the season here as we have week 7 of the MLB.
Mid-week Makeup Games
Detroit 16 Kansas City 13
In a slugfest at Royals Stadium, the Tigers put up five runs in the ninth to complete a comeback win over Kansas City. Bill Freehan's three run homer in that late rally broke a 13-13 tie.
Cleveland 9 Minnesota 7
In Minneapolis, the Indians scored four runs in the top of the ninth for the victory over the Twins. Back to back home runs by Rico Carty and Oscar Gamble accounted for the tying and winning runs in the final inning.
Regular Weekly Games
Houston 5 Montreal 6
At Jarry Park, the Expos came back from being down 5-0 to pull off a great comeback win. A four run seventh inning completed the rally for Montreal. All 13 Expo hits in the game were singles.
Minnesota 6 Boston 5
After giving up a win late to the Indians earlier in the week, the Twins came back in the ninth at Fenway to defeat the Red Sox. Rod Carew's 2 run single in the ninth tied and then won the game for Minnesota.
CHI White Sox 2 Cleveland 3
At Municipal Stadium, the Indians got a solid eight innings from Dennis Eckersley to win their second game of the week. Eckersley allowed just 3 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 9 in getting the victory.
Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 1
In a tight battle at Three Rivers, the Dodgers outlasted the Pirates. Home runs from Steve Yeager and Steve Garvey were enough for Los Angeles as Don Sutton pitched a solid seven innings.
Oakland 2 Baltimore 6
The Athletics suffered their first loss of the year at the hands of the Orioles in Baltimore. A three run seventh innign broke a 1-1 tie for Baltimore and was enough for the win. Mike Torrez got the win on the mound.
San Diego 7 CHI Cubs 3
In a monsterous sixth inning, the Padres scored all of their runs as they defeated the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Six singles translated to seven runs for San Diego as 11 batters came to the plate in that inning.
Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 8
The Braves are now an absymal 0-7 as they suffered another beating, this time in Philly. A Mike Schmidt three run blast in the fifth blew the game open for the Phillies as Tom Underwood thre a complete game for the victors.
Kansas City 17 Milwaukee 7
The Royals offense went nuts again this week, as they blew the Brewers out of County Stadium. The royals scored eight runs in third and a grand slam by Tony Solaita in the fourth gave KC as 14-1 lead after just four innings.
Cincinnati 13 St. Louis 3
A 5-2 game heading into the ninth turned into thrashing as the Reds scored eight in th final stanza to defeat the Cards. Seven hits guided the Reds to those eight runs as Dave Concepion had 6 RBIs in the game.
California 13 Detroit 2
The Tigers pitchign allowed 13 runs for the second straight game in a home loss to the Angels. Orlando Ramirez led California as he had three singles and 4 RBIs on the day.
Texas at NY Yankees
San Francisco at NY Mets
POSTPONED RAIN
A doubleheader day at Shea turned into a washout with a front mdumping an inch of steady rain on the Big Apple. Both games will be played midweek next week as part of a doubleheader with the Yanks plaing early adn the Mets the nightcap.
Week 7 Standings
NL East
Montreal 5-2
Pittsburgh 4-3
Chicago 3-3
NY Mets 3-3
Philadelphia 3-4
St. Louis 2-4
NL West
Cincinnati 6-1
Houston 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
San Francisco 3-3
San Diego 3-4
Atlanta 0-7
AL East
Detroit 4-2
Baltimore 4-3
Cleveland 4-3
NY Yankees 3-3
Boston 2-5
Milwaukee 2-5
AL West
Oakland 5-1
Texas 4-2
California 3-3
Kansas City 3-3
CHI White Sox 2-4
Minnesota 2-4NL East
Montreal 5-2
Pittsburgh 4-3
Chicago 3-3
NY Mets 3-3
Philadelphia 3-4
St. Louis 2-4
NL West
Cincinnati 6-1
Houston 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
San Francisco 3-3
San Diego 3-4
Atlanta 0-7
AL East
Detroit 4-2
Baltimore 4-3
Cleveland 4-3
NY Yankees 3-3
Boston 2-5
Milwaukee 2-5
AL West
Oakland 5-1
Texas 4-2
California 3-3
Kansas City 3-3
CHI White Sox 2-4
Minnesota 2-4
Next Week's Games
Texas at NY Yankees (mid-week)
San Francisco at NY Mets (mid-week)
Baltimore at CHI White Sox
Boston at Kansas City
Detroit at Texas
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Cleveland at California
Milwaukee at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Houston
Philadelphia at San Francisco
CHI Cubs at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Atlanta
Montreal at San Diego
NY Mets at Los Angeles
Week 7 of the NFL will come a little later tonight.
Mid-week Makeup Games
Detroit 16 Kansas City 13
In a slugfest at Royals Stadium, the Tigers put up five runs in the ninth to complete a comeback win over Kansas City. Bill Freehan's three run homer in that late rally broke a 13-13 tie.
Cleveland 9 Minnesota 7
In Minneapolis, the Indians scored four runs in the top of the ninth for the victory over the Twins. Back to back home runs by Rico Carty and Oscar Gamble accounted for the tying and winning runs in the final inning.
Regular Weekly Games
Houston 5 Montreal 6
At Jarry Park, the Expos came back from being down 5-0 to pull off a great comeback win. A four run seventh inning completed the rally for Montreal. All 13 Expo hits in the game were singles.
Minnesota 6 Boston 5
After giving up a win late to the Indians earlier in the week, the Twins came back in the ninth at Fenway to defeat the Red Sox. Rod Carew's 2 run single in the ninth tied and then won the game for Minnesota.
CHI White Sox 2 Cleveland 3
At Municipal Stadium, the Indians got a solid eight innings from Dennis Eckersley to win their second game of the week. Eckersley allowed just 3 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 9 in getting the victory.
Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 1
In a tight battle at Three Rivers, the Dodgers outlasted the Pirates. Home runs from Steve Yeager and Steve Garvey were enough for Los Angeles as Don Sutton pitched a solid seven innings.
Oakland 2 Baltimore 6
The Athletics suffered their first loss of the year at the hands of the Orioles in Baltimore. A three run seventh innign broke a 1-1 tie for Baltimore and was enough for the win. Mike Torrez got the win on the mound.
San Diego 7 CHI Cubs 3
In a monsterous sixth inning, the Padres scored all of their runs as they defeated the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Six singles translated to seven runs for San Diego as 11 batters came to the plate in that inning.
Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 8
The Braves are now an absymal 0-7 as they suffered another beating, this time in Philly. A Mike Schmidt three run blast in the fifth blew the game open for the Phillies as Tom Underwood thre a complete game for the victors.
Kansas City 17 Milwaukee 7
The Royals offense went nuts again this week, as they blew the Brewers out of County Stadium. The royals scored eight runs in third and a grand slam by Tony Solaita in the fourth gave KC as 14-1 lead after just four innings.
Cincinnati 13 St. Louis 3
A 5-2 game heading into the ninth turned into thrashing as the Reds scored eight in th final stanza to defeat the Cards. Seven hits guided the Reds to those eight runs as Dave Concepion had 6 RBIs in the game.
California 13 Detroit 2
The Tigers pitchign allowed 13 runs for the second straight game in a home loss to the Angels. Orlando Ramirez led California as he had three singles and 4 RBIs on the day.
Texas at NY Yankees
San Francisco at NY Mets
POSTPONED RAIN
A doubleheader day at Shea turned into a washout with a front mdumping an inch of steady rain on the Big Apple. Both games will be played midweek next week as part of a doubleheader with the Yanks plaing early adn the Mets the nightcap.
Week 7 Standings
NL East
Montreal 5-2
Pittsburgh 4-3
Chicago 3-3
NY Mets 3-3
Philadelphia 3-4
St. Louis 2-4
NL West
Cincinnati 6-1
Houston 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
San Francisco 3-3
San Diego 3-4
Atlanta 0-7
AL East
Detroit 4-2
Baltimore 4-3
Cleveland 4-3
NY Yankees 3-3
Boston 2-5
Milwaukee 2-5
AL West
Oakland 5-1
Texas 4-2
California 3-3
Kansas City 3-3
CHI White Sox 2-4
Minnesota 2-4NL East
Montreal 5-2
Pittsburgh 4-3
Chicago 3-3
NY Mets 3-3
Philadelphia 3-4
St. Louis 2-4
NL West
Cincinnati 6-1
Houston 4-3
Los Angeles 4-3
San Francisco 3-3
San Diego 3-4
Atlanta 0-7
AL East
Detroit 4-2
Baltimore 4-3
Cleveland 4-3
NY Yankees 3-3
Boston 2-5
Milwaukee 2-5
AL West
Oakland 5-1
Texas 4-2
California 3-3
Kansas City 3-3
CHI White Sox 2-4
Minnesota 2-4
Next Week's Games
Texas at NY Yankees (mid-week)
San Francisco at NY Mets (mid-week)
Baltimore at CHI White Sox
Boston at Kansas City
Detroit at Texas
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Cleveland at California
Milwaukee at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Houston
Philadelphia at San Francisco
CHI Cubs at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Atlanta
Montreal at San Diego
NY Mets at Los Angeles
Week 7 of the NFL will come a little later tonight.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
1975 NASCAR Race 7 of 16- Gwyn Staley Memorial (N. Wilkesboro)
We're short track racing again in the Winston Cup Series with a stop in North Wilkesboro. For once a very close race took precedent as a number of lead changs at the end was the cause for an exciting finish. In the end, it was Coo Coo Marlin who won his first career Winston Cup race in 105 career starts.
Cale Yarbourough was the polesitter for this race, but lost the lead on segment one to James Hylton and continued to fall back through the field before blowing his engine on segment eight and finishing 27th.
Hylton held his lead for the first four segments of the race, but on segment five pit stops, Bobby Allison stole first. Allison would lead the most segments as he held his lead through segment 14.
On the final pit stops at segment 15, Allison had problems in the pits and was forced to replace his shocks, effectively ruining his chances of winning. In a race out of the pits, Marlin beat out Dick Brooks and Buddy Baker for first place. Baker would steal the lead on segment 16, but on the final segment, Baker could not hold off Marlin. Brooks made a run at Marlin around turn 4 but came up short and Marlin pulled off the win. Brooks and Baker were second and third. Despite his pit problems, Allison still got 4th, followed by Alton Jones in 5th. Hylton, Benny Parsons, J.D. McDuffie, Carl Adams, and Richard Childress roudned out the top ten.
Bonus Total
POS DRIVER Points Points Points
1 Coo Coo Marlin 175 5 180 Running
2 Dick Brooks 170 170 Running
3 Buddy Baker 165 5 170 Running
4 Bobby Allison 160 10 170 Running
5 Alton Jones 155 155 Running
6 James Hylton 150 5 155 Running
7 Benny Parsons 146 146 Running
8 J. D. McDuffie 142 142 Running
9 Carl Adams 138 138 Running
10 Richard Childress134 134 Running
11 Dave Marcis 130 130 Running
12 Richie Panch 127 127 Running
13 Cecil Gordon 124 124 Running
14 Earl Brooks 121 121 Running
15 Ed Negre 118 118 Running
16 Dick May 115 115 Running
17 David Sisco 112 112 Running
18 Joe Mihalic 109 109 Running
19 Paul Dean Holt 106 106 Engine
20 Lennie Pond 103 103 Overheating
21 Buddy Arrington 100 100 Running
22 Joe Frasson 97 97 Engine
23 Donnie Allison 94 94 Engine
24 Jim Vandiver 91 91 Engine
25 Walter Ballard 88 88 Clutch
26 Earl Canavan 85 85 Engine
27 Cale Yarborough 82 82 Transmission
28 Chuck Bown 79 79 Engine
29 Dean Dalton 76 76 Overheating
30 D. K. Ulrich 73 73 Engine
31 David Pearson 70 70 Engine
32 Frank Warren 67 67 Engine
33 Jimmy Hensley 64 64 Rear End
34 Neil Castles 61 61 Engine
35 Joey Arrington 58 58 Engine
36 Darrell Waltrip 55 55 Brakes
37 Elmo Langley 52 52 Engine
38 Rick Newsom 49 49 Engine
39 Richard Petty 46 46 Engine
40 Travis Tiller 43 43 Transmission
41 Bobby Isaac 40 40 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
42 Bill Champion 37 37 Engine
43 Jabe Thomas 34 34 Brakes
The race was a huge turning point in the standings as well. Richard Petty blew his engine at North Wilkesboro on segment two and finished 39th. This zapped away almost his entire point lead as Bobby Allison is now jsut 10 points in back of him for first. Childress is within 92 points of Petty in third, Hylton is in 4th 104 points back, and David Pearson has 5th, 145 points back.
One change to the top 20 came as Harry Jefferson, in the top 20 going into North Wilkesboro but did not run, dropped to 21st and Marlin, with his win, vaulted into the top 20.
Total
Points DRIVER POS
945 Richard Petty 1
935 Bobby Allison 2
853 Richard Childress 3
841 James Hylton 4
800 David Pearson 5
790 Benny Parsons 6
789 Buddy Baker 7
787 Elmo Langley 8
748 Cecil Gordon 9
718 Dave Marcis 10
700 Dick Brooks 11
647 Darrell Waltrip 12
629 Jim Vandiver 13
616 Richie Panch 14
582 Dick May 15
562 Coo Coo Marlin 16
562 Frank Warren 17
545 Ed Negre 18
525 Carl Adams 19
520 Cale Yarborough 20
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509 Harry Jefferson 21
474 Alton Jones 22
465 Joe Mihalic 23
465 Lennie Pond 24
436 David Sisco 25
Next week the Winston Cup Series heads to Alabama International Speedway (today known as Talladega) for the Winston 500.
Cale Yarbourough was the polesitter for this race, but lost the lead on segment one to James Hylton and continued to fall back through the field before blowing his engine on segment eight and finishing 27th.
Hylton held his lead for the first four segments of the race, but on segment five pit stops, Bobby Allison stole first. Allison would lead the most segments as he held his lead through segment 14.
On the final pit stops at segment 15, Allison had problems in the pits and was forced to replace his shocks, effectively ruining his chances of winning. In a race out of the pits, Marlin beat out Dick Brooks and Buddy Baker for first place. Baker would steal the lead on segment 16, but on the final segment, Baker could not hold off Marlin. Brooks made a run at Marlin around turn 4 but came up short and Marlin pulled off the win. Brooks and Baker were second and third. Despite his pit problems, Allison still got 4th, followed by Alton Jones in 5th. Hylton, Benny Parsons, J.D. McDuffie, Carl Adams, and Richard Childress roudned out the top ten.
Bonus Total
POS DRIVER Points Points Points
1 Coo Coo Marlin 175 5 180 Running
2 Dick Brooks 170 170 Running
3 Buddy Baker 165 5 170 Running
4 Bobby Allison 160 10 170 Running
5 Alton Jones 155 155 Running
6 James Hylton 150 5 155 Running
7 Benny Parsons 146 146 Running
8 J. D. McDuffie 142 142 Running
9 Carl Adams 138 138 Running
10 Richard Childress134 134 Running
11 Dave Marcis 130 130 Running
12 Richie Panch 127 127 Running
13 Cecil Gordon 124 124 Running
14 Earl Brooks 121 121 Running
15 Ed Negre 118 118 Running
16 Dick May 115 115 Running
17 David Sisco 112 112 Running
18 Joe Mihalic 109 109 Running
19 Paul Dean Holt 106 106 Engine
20 Lennie Pond 103 103 Overheating
21 Buddy Arrington 100 100 Running
22 Joe Frasson 97 97 Engine
23 Donnie Allison 94 94 Engine
24 Jim Vandiver 91 91 Engine
25 Walter Ballard 88 88 Clutch
26 Earl Canavan 85 85 Engine
27 Cale Yarborough 82 82 Transmission
28 Chuck Bown 79 79 Engine
29 Dean Dalton 76 76 Overheating
30 D. K. Ulrich 73 73 Engine
31 David Pearson 70 70 Engine
32 Frank Warren 67 67 Engine
33 Jimmy Hensley 64 64 Rear End
34 Neil Castles 61 61 Engine
35 Joey Arrington 58 58 Engine
36 Darrell Waltrip 55 55 Brakes
37 Elmo Langley 52 52 Engine
38 Rick Newsom 49 49 Engine
39 Richard Petty 46 46 Engine
40 Travis Tiller 43 43 Transmission
41 Bobby Isaac 40 40 Steering/Handling/Vibrat.
42 Bill Champion 37 37 Engine
43 Jabe Thomas 34 34 Brakes
The race was a huge turning point in the standings as well. Richard Petty blew his engine at North Wilkesboro on segment two and finished 39th. This zapped away almost his entire point lead as Bobby Allison is now jsut 10 points in back of him for first. Childress is within 92 points of Petty in third, Hylton is in 4th 104 points back, and David Pearson has 5th, 145 points back.
One change to the top 20 came as Harry Jefferson, in the top 20 going into North Wilkesboro but did not run, dropped to 21st and Marlin, with his win, vaulted into the top 20.
Total
Points DRIVER POS
945 Richard Petty 1
935 Bobby Allison 2
853 Richard Childress 3
841 James Hylton 4
800 David Pearson 5
790 Benny Parsons 6
789 Buddy Baker 7
787 Elmo Langley 8
748 Cecil Gordon 9
718 Dave Marcis 10
700 Dick Brooks 11
647 Darrell Waltrip 12
629 Jim Vandiver 13
616 Richie Panch 14
582 Dick May 15
562 Coo Coo Marlin 16
562 Frank Warren 17
545 Ed Negre 18
525 Carl Adams 19
520 Cale Yarborough 20
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509 Harry Jefferson 21
474 Alton Jones 22
465 Joe Mihalic 23
465 Lennie Pond 24
436 David Sisco 25
Next week the Winston Cup Series heads to Alabama International Speedway (today known as Talladega) for the Winston 500.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
1975-76 NHL Week 6
We are now wrapping up week 6 with the NHL
NY Islanders 4 Vancouver 5 (OT)
The Islanders lose their first game of the season against the Canucks in Vancouver. With 48 seconds left in OT and the Canucks up two men, Chris Oddleifson put one past Billy Smith for the win for Vancouver.
Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles 1 (OT)
In another OT game at the Forum, the Flyers outlasted the Kings. Just over two minutes into OT, Bill Barber scored the game winner for Philly. Wayne Stephenson made 27 saves in net for the Flyers.
Toronto 4 Montreal 5
At the Montreal Forum, the Canadiens got a scare from the Maple Leafs but pulled out a win. One a late third period two man advantage, Yvon Lambert scored the winning goal for the Habs. Steve Shutt also scored twice for Montreal.
St. Louis 5 Minnesota 3
A big third period by the Blues led a comeback effort in a win over the North Stars at the Met. Garry Unger scored twice for St. Louis including an empty netter to ice the game. Minnesota is now 0-5-1 on the year.
Chicago 1 Atlanta 4
At the Omni, the Flames manhandled the Blackhawks to go to 6-0-0 on the season. Atlanta got a goal nad an assist from Bill Flett and Hilliard Graves in the game. Dan Bouchard stopped 34 shots for the Flames in net.
Buffalo 6 Washington 3
At the Capital Center, the Sabres had no problem defeating the Caps. Danny Gare scored twice for Buffalo and Rick Martin led the team with two goals and an assist. Jocelyn Guevremont also had three assists for the 4-1-1 Sabres.
Detroit 2 Boston 6
At the Garden, the Bruins dispatched the struggling Red Wings. John Bucyk scored twice for the Bruins in the game as 16 different Boston players registered a point. Boston is tied with Buffalo in the Adams at 4-1-1.
Kansas City 2 NY Rangers 7
The Rangers ran away with the game over the Scouts at the Garden. Jean Ratelle had two goals and three assists and Rod Gilbert had two goals and two assists as the first line was rolling for New York. The Scouts are now 0-6-0.
Pittsburgh 8 California 0
Things were ugly in Oakland as the Golden Seals got ran out of their home arena. Pierre Laroche and Chuck Arnason each had two goals for the Pens and goalie Michel Plasse had 24 saves for the shutout.
Week 6 Standings
Norris Division
Montreal 5-0-1 (11)
Pittsburgh 4-2-0 (8)
Los Angeles 2-3-1 (5)
Detroit 1-5-0 (2)
Washington 1-5-0 (2)
Adams Division
Boston 4-1-1 (9)
Buffalo 4-1-1 (9)
California 1-4-1 (3)
Toronto 1-5-0 (2)
Patrick Division
Atlanta 6-0-0 (12)
NY Islanders 5-1-0 (10)
Philadelphia 4-2-0 (8)
NY Rangers 3-3-0 (6)
Smythe Division
Vancouver 4-2-0 (8)
Chicago 3-3-0 (6)
St. Louis 3-3-0 (6)
Minnesota 0-5-1 (1)
Kansas City 0-6-0 (0)
Next Week's Games
St. Louis at NY Islanders
NY Rangers at Chicago
Vancouver at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Minnesota
California at Washington
Detroit at Toronto
Boston at Pittsburgh
Buffalo at Kansas City
Montreal at Los Angeles
Tomorrow is the start of week 7 with the Winston Cup series traveling to I believe North Wilkesboro.
NY Islanders 4 Vancouver 5 (OT)
The Islanders lose their first game of the season against the Canucks in Vancouver. With 48 seconds left in OT and the Canucks up two men, Chris Oddleifson put one past Billy Smith for the win for Vancouver.
Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles 1 (OT)
In another OT game at the Forum, the Flyers outlasted the Kings. Just over two minutes into OT, Bill Barber scored the game winner for Philly. Wayne Stephenson made 27 saves in net for the Flyers.
Toronto 4 Montreal 5
At the Montreal Forum, the Canadiens got a scare from the Maple Leafs but pulled out a win. One a late third period two man advantage, Yvon Lambert scored the winning goal for the Habs. Steve Shutt also scored twice for Montreal.
St. Louis 5 Minnesota 3
A big third period by the Blues led a comeback effort in a win over the North Stars at the Met. Garry Unger scored twice for St. Louis including an empty netter to ice the game. Minnesota is now 0-5-1 on the year.
Chicago 1 Atlanta 4
At the Omni, the Flames manhandled the Blackhawks to go to 6-0-0 on the season. Atlanta got a goal nad an assist from Bill Flett and Hilliard Graves in the game. Dan Bouchard stopped 34 shots for the Flames in net.
Buffalo 6 Washington 3
At the Capital Center, the Sabres had no problem defeating the Caps. Danny Gare scored twice for Buffalo and Rick Martin led the team with two goals and an assist. Jocelyn Guevremont also had three assists for the 4-1-1 Sabres.
Detroit 2 Boston 6
At the Garden, the Bruins dispatched the struggling Red Wings. John Bucyk scored twice for the Bruins in the game as 16 different Boston players registered a point. Boston is tied with Buffalo in the Adams at 4-1-1.
Kansas City 2 NY Rangers 7
The Rangers ran away with the game over the Scouts at the Garden. Jean Ratelle had two goals and three assists and Rod Gilbert had two goals and two assists as the first line was rolling for New York. The Scouts are now 0-6-0.
Pittsburgh 8 California 0
Things were ugly in Oakland as the Golden Seals got ran out of their home arena. Pierre Laroche and Chuck Arnason each had two goals for the Pens and goalie Michel Plasse had 24 saves for the shutout.
Week 6 Standings
Norris Division
Montreal 5-0-1 (11)
Pittsburgh 4-2-0 (8)
Los Angeles 2-3-1 (5)
Detroit 1-5-0 (2)
Washington 1-5-0 (2)
Adams Division
Boston 4-1-1 (9)
Buffalo 4-1-1 (9)
California 1-4-1 (3)
Toronto 1-5-0 (2)
Patrick Division
Atlanta 6-0-0 (12)
NY Islanders 5-1-0 (10)
Philadelphia 4-2-0 (8)
NY Rangers 3-3-0 (6)
Smythe Division
Vancouver 4-2-0 (8)
Chicago 3-3-0 (6)
St. Louis 3-3-0 (6)
Minnesota 0-5-1 (1)
Kansas City 0-6-0 (0)
Next Week's Games
St. Louis at NY Islanders
NY Rangers at Chicago
Vancouver at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Minnesota
California at Washington
Detroit at Toronto
Boston at Pittsburgh
Buffalo at Kansas City
Montreal at Los Angeles
Tomorrow is the start of week 7 with the Winston Cup series traveling to I believe North Wilkesboro.
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