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By 1982, the CART PPG Indy Car World Series was generally recognized as the American national championship in open wheel racing. In 1983, USAC agreed to allow CART to add the Indy 500 to its schedule and have drivers be awarded points in the CART championship while retaining their authority to sanction the 500.
The 1977 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1977 season. The 74th edition of the World Series, [ 1 ] it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers . [ 2 ]
Three Rivers Stadium hosted game four, in which the Pirates defeated the Orioles in the first night game in the history of the World Series. [14] Pittsburgh hosted its third All-Star Game in 1974 . The National League won the game 7–2 and the Pirates' Ken Brett was the winning pitcher. [ 70 ]
The Circle K/Fiesta Bowl 200 was the final name of a PPG IndyCar World Series race held annually at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, from 1979 though 1986; it was known as the Miller High Life 150 for five editions during that period. The race was known by multiple other names, operated under other sanctioning bodies, and was ...
The Dodgers first baseman hit his third home run of this World Series in as many games and staked L.A. to a 2-0 lead in Game 3 before a sold-out crowd could even watch the Yankees bat in their ...
The 1997 CART PPG World Series season was the nineteenth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 17 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 2 and concluding in Fontana, California on September 28. The PPG CART World Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi.
The Arizona Diamondbacks head home to Chase Field to play Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers. The Series is tied 1-1.
In addition to his two complete-game victories in the 1977 World Series, Torrez had won 14 games (losing 12) for the Bombers in 1977. November 29 – The San Diego Padres sign free-agent former Chicago White Sox outfielder Oscar Gamble to a six-year $2.85 million contract.