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After four consecutive running plays and a first down, the Big Red struck into Harvard territory with a quick slant pass over the middle from Mike Tanner to tight end Paul Goodberlet...
Baltimore's win overshadowed a fine relief effort by the Pittsburgh staff, called by manager Chuck Tanner "the best bullpen in baseball." Relievers Rooker, Romo, Robinson, and Jackson held the Orioles to 3 hits and no runs over the final 7 2/3 innings, allowing the Pirates to make their late...
...Chuck Tanner mentioned it. Willie Stargell mentioned it. It's one of those intangible things that doesn't show up in statistics. And, with teams as evenly matched as the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinatti Reds seem to be, those intangibles may be the difference...
...certainly seemed charged up on Saturday, but not quite enough. With more than 15,000 spectators jamming Center Court, Tanner played superbly before Borg won in five sets, 6-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. His gambling power game kept Borg off balance, and his thunderball serves bailed him out of numerous trouble spots. But Borg was as relentless as ever, and worked skillfully on Tanner's weakest point, his backhand. After Tanner won a tie breaker to capture the first set, Borg breezed through the second, breaking service twice. Tanner came right back...
...match turned in the fourth game of the fourth set, when Borg staved off four game points and broke service to take a 3-1 lead. Borg broke Tanner again in the opening game of the last set, then fought off three break points in the next game to hold service. The American made two more strong runs at Borg, in the eighth and tenth games, but he could not punch home winners when he needed them. Said Tanner: "He's tremendous but not invincible." When it was all over, the usually undemonstrative Borg dropped to his knees, raised...