Rader drives Astros past Cardinals with grand slam
Houston’s Doug Rader belted a grand slam and a double for six RBI as Houston routed St. Louis 12-4. Harry Walker counseled Rader in New York helping spark a big Astros scoring spree, while Pittsburgh beat New York 4-2 and other NL games featured tense late finishes.
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Associated Press
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Harry Walker
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Philadelphia
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Montreal
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Braves rally falls short to Phillies in ninth
The Phillies hold off the Braves 4 3 with a ninth inning rally as Sonny Jackson and Dusty Baker deliver key hits. Bateman drives in four for Montreal with a first inning run and an eighth inning three run homer. Wes Parker adds a two run homer for the Dodgers in a three run eighth. Jim Hickman homers twice to lift the Cubs over San Diego in ten innings. The Cubs and Padres reschedule their game for August 4 after the tilt.
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Jim Ray
Richie Hebner
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Dave Giusti
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Atlanta
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Dusty Baker
John Bateman
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San Francisco
Jim Hickman
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San Diego
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Five Schools Still In Contention As SECAL Playoffs Start Tuesday
The Southeastern Ohio Athletic League heads to playoffs with five of eight schools in contention after a shared final regular season. Northern Division leaders Athens and Logan meet Tuesday at Crabtree Field in Nelsonville to decide the title, while Southern Division features Ironton Gallipolis and Jackson in a three team race with first games at Rio Grande College. The winners face off to decide the overall SECAL champion.
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Waverly
Jackson
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Crabtree Field
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Chiefs
Rio Grande College
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Ironmen
Wolisten
Lionton
Ee Waverly
Athens Bulldogs Split Twin Bill At Pecenessith
Athens earns a 2-1 win in the opener on Steve Inbody’s four hit effort and Mike Green’s relief. Portsmouth defeats Athens 8-4 in the nightcap as Rodgers and Myers pace the Trojans’ offense. Athens now 11-8, next faces Logan in a playoff at Nelsonville.
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Tom Daft
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Wood
Fred Myers
Rick Hopkins
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Jeff McGuire
Mark Bridewater
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Bill Daehler
Rodgers
Kestival
Green wins Houston Champions playoff in first extra hole
Hubert Green, a 24 year old rookie from Birmingham Alabama and Florida State graduate, defeated Don January in a sudden death playoff for $25,000 at the Houston Champions Invitational. Green birdied No 1 after an unorthodox crouched stance to seal a four under par 280. January shot a chip within three feet but missed the green on the final hole.
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Don January
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Sandra Palmer
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Desert Inn Country Club
Donna Caponi
Major League Baseball Scores and Schedule Updates
The listing details Tuesday night games across MLB with matchups including Milwaukee at Oakland Minnesota at California Chicago at Kansas City Cleveland at Washington Baltimore at New York Detroit at Boston Montreal at Pittsburgh New York at Atlanta Philadelphia at Cincinnati San Diego at Houston and San Francisco at Chicago plus late-night Montreal at Pittsburgh New York at Atlanta Philadelphia at Cincinnati San Diego at Houston and Los Angeles at St Louis with various pitcher line scores and records.
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San Diego
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Houston
Wilson
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OU Miami Title Series Looming in MAC Showdown
Ohio University tops the MAC standings after sweeping Toledo and a 2-1 split with Miami and Western Michigan. A three game series at Oxford will decide the champion as Miami, in second place, seeks a comeback after a 4-3 Friday win and a split Saturday.
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Skyline Start Rained Out
The Sunday night program was halted by rain after Pat Herrick of New Martinsville West Virginia beat Fred Hadley of Middlebourne in a hard fought stock feature. A. L. Buchanan of Elizabeth West Virginia impressed in the claimer heat and Cecil Snider of Glenford won the stock heat before rain ended the program. Racing will resume next Sunday night.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Fred Hadley
Middlebourne
A. L. Buchanan
Elizabeth
Cecil Snider
Glenford
Sectional Baseball Title Remains Undecided
Northwestern Class A sectional title remains undecided after finals were rained out. Whiteoak reached the finals and would face the Lynchburg Leesburg winner, with the victor advancing to district play at Chicago Friday against Adena and then facing Eastern of Meigs County in the district co finals Saturday.
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Kentucky Edges Utah 105 102 In 87-Game Series Tied 3 3
Kentucky defeated Utah 105 102 to even the best of 7 championship series at 3 3. The decisive Game 7 is set for Tuesday with both teams remaining in the title hunt.
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Utah
Montreal
Chicago
Indians Yankees Rained Out As Doubleheader Washed Out
In a day of mixed results, Detroit pitcher Coleman beat the Senators 5-4 helped by Mickey Stanley's two homers after a four-run collapse. Minnesota edged Chicago 6-2 while Milwaukee beat California 6-2 and Oakland split with Kansas City. Rain stopped the Baltimore Boston game and the Cleveland New York doubleheader.
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Stanley
Norm Cash
Frank Howard
Canadiens Rally Forces seventh Stanley Cup game
Montreal overcame Chicago 4-3 to tie the series as Frank Mahovlich scored a playoff record 14th goal and 27 playoff points, while Pete Mahovlich added two goals including the deciding tally in the third period. The deciding game moves to Chicago on Tuesday.
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Tannehill dominates Midwest Table Tennis titles in Columbus
John Tannehill, star from Middleport, swept the 20th Midwest Table Tennis Tournament. He beat Ohio champion Tim Okrosky of Dayton in four games for the men's singles and partnered with Bert Jacobs of Cincinnati to win the doubles title.
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John Tannehill
Middleport
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Tim Okrosky
Dayton
Bert Jacobs
Cincinnati
McCleary and Stanson Win Athens Country Club Tournament
John McCleary and Vic Stanson captured first in the best ball handicap event at Athens Country Club with a 63. Paul Farley and Dick Rukoskie were runners up at 65, while Dr. John Kroner with Bob Bahr and Dale Bandy with Fred Swearingen tied for third at 66.
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Vic Stanson
Athens Country Club
Paul Farley
Dick Rutkoskie
John Kroner
Bob Bahr
Dale Bandy
Fred Swearingen
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