Sports headlines for Friday October 9, 1981:
- Billy Ball Brings Divisional Championship To Oakland; Royals Are Swept
- Fan Attacks Umpire In Yankee Stadium; Brewers Win
- Garvey Ignites L.A. Offense; Dodgers Stay Alive
- Christenson Puts Phillies Back On Track With 6-2 Win
- Stewart Loses A.L. ERA Title Because Of "Rounding"
- Dave Parker Is Certain He Will Be Traded
- Dallas Green Leaves Phillies For Cubs' Job
- Sutton Undergoes Surgery To Fuse Broken Kneecap
- Newcomer Payne Stewart Leads Southern Open By Three Strokes
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 7): 1 Southern California (58) 4-0 1293 2 Penn State (6) 3-0 1205 3 Texas (1) 3-0 1134 4 Pittsburgh 3-0 1103 5 North Carolina 4-0 1047 6 Michigan 3-1 904 7 Alabama 4-1 763 8 Brigham Young 5-0 735 9 Clemson 4-0 651 10 Oklahoma 1-1-1 607 11 Georgia 3-1 581 12 Iowa State 3-0-1 455 13 Missouri 4-0 412 14 Southern Methodist 4-0 393 15 Iowa 3-1 384 16 Miami (Florida) 3-1 369 17 UCLA 3-1 330 18 Ohio State 3-1 286 19 Mississippi State 3-1 188 20 Florida 3-1 152 |