Sports headlines for Wednesday October 7, 1981:

• Walling's Pinch-Single Gives Astros 1-0 Win In 11th Inning
• Expos Wait Out Carlton For 5 Walks, Get 3-1 Victory Over Phils' Ace
• Yankee Bullpen Blows Away Brewers In 5-3 Victory
• McCatty Pitches A's To 2-0 Series Lead Over Royals
• Blue Jays' Manager Kicked Upstairs To Front Office
• Cox Says Braves Have Fired Him
• Ainge Can't Join Celtics, Becomes Part-Time Assistant At BYU
• Gordie Howe's Wife To Run For Congress

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Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (0-2) 0 9 1 13 Houston Astros (2-0) 1 9 0 10 Win: Joe Sambito (1-0)   Loss: Dave Stewart (0-2) T: 3:39   Att: 42,398 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (1-0) 5 13 1 9 Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) 3 8 3 7 Win: Ron Davis (1-0)   Loss: Moose Haas (0-1)   Save: Rich Gossage (1) T: 2:57   Att: 35,064 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (2-0) 2 10 1 8 Kansas City Royals (0-2) 1 6 0 9 Win: Steve McCatty (1-0)   Loss: Mike Jones (0-1) T: 2:50   Att: 40,274 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) 1 10 1 7 Montreal Expos (1-0) 3 8 0 10 Win: Steve Rogers (1-0)   Loss: Steve Carlton (0-1)   Save: Jeff Reardon (1) T: 2:30   Att: 34,237 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore