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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
19
The Lapel Lions Club will hold its annual Homecoming event August 17 to 19 featuring community activities, parades, and youth presentations. Local residents and visitors are invited to participate in the weekend’s festivities.
National League results include Montreal defeating Chicago 8 to 2 and Philadelphia beating Pittsburgh 2 to 0. Cincinnati topped Los Angeles 6 to 3 while Atlanta defeated Houston 6 to 0. New York won 8 to 3 against St Louis and San Diego prevailed 5 to 2 over San Francisco.
American League results include Texas 3 over Minnesota 2, Boston 5 over Cleveland 2, Baltimore 10 over Milwaukee 0, Kansas City 5 over Oakland, Detroit 6 to 1 over New York, and Chicago 1 to 0 over California. American Association games feature Indianapolis 4 over Evansville 3 in 14 innings, Wichita 6 over Denver 3, Omaha 10 over Iowa 9, and Oklahoma City 3 over Tulsa 2.
Steve Kline held Detroit to three hits through eight innings and Sparky Lyle closed out the ninth for a 1-0 Yankees win. Bobby Murcer drove in the lone run with a fourth inning double and single, while Joe Coleman took the loss.
Yesterday results Chicago beat Montreal 9 to 8 while Montreal won 9 to 8 in another game Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati 6 to 2 Houston topped Atlanta 9 to 6 Milwaukee Baltimore 0 New York beat Detroit 9 Minnesota at California West Coast night games Chicago at Oakland and more listed Friday’s schedule includes Milwaukee at New York Boston at Baltimore Kansas City at Texas Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at Oakland Minnesota at California New York at Chicago Montreal at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Atlanta San Francisco at Houston Los Angeles at San Diego with multiple night start times and matchups detailed by team and pitcher records.
Milwaukee rookie Gary Ryerson allowed 10 hits and George Scot drove in a sixth inning run to beat Baltimore 1-0. The win stopped the Orioles four-game streak and gave the Brewers a rare victory after five straight losses as Jim Palmer took his 13th loss of the season.
Geater Community Center blanked Summitville 23 to 0 in Madison County Women’s Softball League action behind Wilson’s two hit pitching. Lee homered for Geater with a grand slam in the fourth. Nunn added a solo shot in the second. Chesterfield later edged Geater 7 to 6 in eight innings with Lee hitting a bases empty homer for the losers in the first.
Billy Williams delivered a bases loaded single to drive in two runs and move near Ernie Banks on the Cubs RBI list as Chicago routed Montreal 8 0. The game featured a strong fifth inning and continued Cubs control.
Madison's Grant's Electric defeated White River's Mountain Dew 20 to 9 as Interstate Gulf edged Fairview's UAW 663 15 to 9. Meadowbrook's Perfecto beat Franklin's Durgan's 8 to 7 while Chesterfield Optimist routed Eri Laswer and Carmichael. Friday schedule features Grant's vs Interstate and Perfecto vs Optimist.
The Pittsburgh Pirates visited Shea Stadium for two June games featuring eight .300 hitters as they chased a three game NL East lead. They lost both games to the Mets and remained one game ahead of the Phillies in the standings.
Willie Crawford collected four hits and four RBI as the Dodgers beat the Reds 6 to 2 in Cincinnati. Claude Osteen improved to 13 8 with relief from Jim Brewer, the third lefty to beat Cincinnati this year. Crawford ended a 1 for 19 skid with a sixth home run and a decisive two run single in the eighth.
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