Rockers & Co. rally past Albert Lea amid darkness at Marcusen Park
Austin Post 91, led by Dave Rockers, overcame a shaky first inning to beat Albert Lea 6-5 in five innings before darkness halted play. Higbe and Rockers key hits as Austin improves to 2-0 while Rockers settles after early control issues. The next game hosts Winona at Marcusen Park.
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Dave Kranz
Herald City
Austin Leion
Albert Lea
Marcusen Park
Bob Arnold
Post
Tigers
Legion
Dave Rockers
Rockers
Austin
Highlee
Clint Faas
Higbe
Berry
Chris Astrup
Dan Astrup
McNee
Arnold
Pete Rockers
Post 91
Winona
Club League Results Highlight Veterans and Local Clubs
In senior play the Elks defeated VFW 98 with Doug Koch earning the win on the mound. John Swater and Scott Heard each had two hits for Elks while Dave Bushaw and Dean Swank had two hits for VFW 98. Local P-9 toppled American Legion 96 with four runs in the seventh as Steve Heimer pitched the win. The KC’s beat Kiwanis 197 with Mick Garry on the mound. Eagles beat Moose 8-4 as Bruce Anderson won. Moose edged Eagles 4 2 with Steve Wilson getting the win.
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Elks
VFW
Doug Koch
John Swater
Scott Heard
Dave Bushaw
Dean Swank
P-9
American Legion
Steve Heimer
Kc's
Kiwanis
Mick Garry
Eagles
Moose
Bruce Anderson
Steve Wilson
Wendy's 4-0 leads slow pitch win and season mark
Wendy's defeated Smitty's Tavern 4-0 in Men's Slow Pitch action with Terry Hanson earning the win to push Wendy's to a 4-0 record. Knights of Columbus outslugged Moose 10-6 as Dick Winkels and Aurit drive four RBI and two hits apiece. In Women’s Slow Pitch, Rusco-Nickerson Farms beat Dairy Queen 18-14. Sue Fahre pitched and homered.
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Wendy's
Smitty's Tavern
Terry Hanson
Knights of Columbus
Moose
Dick Winkels
Steve Clennon
Roger Kvam
John Aurit
Winkels
Kc’s
Aurit
RBI
Steve James
Rich Huffman
Gary Rector
Austin Rusco-Nickerson Farms
Dairy Queen
Sue Fahre
Major League Leaders Top Batters And Pitchers Listed
Major League leaders in batting and pitching across both leagues are listed with names, teams, and stat lines. Notable figures include G Brett KC and Otis KC in the AL batting, Rose and Griffey Cin in the NL, and pitchers like Matlack NY and Seaver NY leading wins and strikeouts.
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G.brett
McRae
Lynn
Ben
LeFlore
Det
Bostock
Min
Otis
Hargrove
Tex
North
Oak
R.white
Burroughs
Chambliss
Munson
Mayberry
Carty
Cle
D.evans
Howell
Garner
Carew
Baylor
Campaneris
Bird
Singer
Fitzmorris
W. Campbell
Kern
Leonard
Briles
Tiant
Bsn
Tanana
Cal
Ryan
Blyleven
Hunter
Jenkins
G.foster
Cin
T. Perez
Kingman
Schmidt
Phi
Morgan
Rose
Garvey
Buckner
Cardenal
Chi
G. Foster
Madlock
Zisk
Pgh
Montanez
Atl
Millan
Bench
Griffey
D.parker
Tyson
D.cash
Geronimo
W.davis
G Foster
Cey
Cedeno
Hun
Lopes
Brock
Matlack
Hough
J.richard
Montefusco
Misrsmith
Piekro
Major League Baseball Standings and Schedule
Standings show New York 32 22 593 leading the East with Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit Milwaukee while West leaders Kansas City 38 19 667 Texas 33 21 611 and Chicago 27 27 .500. Tuesday results include New York over Minnesota 4 2 and Kansas City over Detroit 21 7. Wednesday lineups list multiple interleague games and schedule notes.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Kansas
Troit
Fidrych
Palmr
Cage
Brett
York
Figueroa
Singer
Brown
Blyleven
Milwaukee Canfornia
Travers
Kirkwood
Associated Press
Phila
Pitts
la’ Stours
Montreal
West Cincinnati
Los Ang
San Diego
Houston
Atlanta
San Fran
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Louis
Pittsburgh
Bonham
Cinnati
Zacr
Iinning
Freisleben
Montefuseco
Kaat
Rain Floods Astrodome. Baseball Goes On Hold
Seven inches of rain flooded the Astrodome area delaying the Astros Pirates game as players dined indoors. 20 diehard fans canoe to the Dome for a meal while five games were played elsewhere with Phillies routing San Francisco 10 2 and Reds beating Cubs 6 4.
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Frank Brown
Houston
Astrodome
Ball Park
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Astros
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cincinnati Chicago
Atlanta
St. Louis
New York
Los Angeles
Saniego
Montreal
Phillies
Giants
Jay Johnstone
Garry Maddox
Johnstone
Maddox
Tommy Hutton
Reds
Cubs
Bob Bailey
Duke
Cincinnati
Chicago
Blues Host Hayward Tonight at Marcusen Park
The Austin Blues return home for a 7 30 p m game against Hayward at Marcusen Park. They stand 1 2 in South Border League play and travel Sunday to Winona for a 1 30 p m doubleheader.
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Austin Blues
Hayward
Marcusen Park
Blue
Winona
Winnipeg Club Moves to Spokane for 1976-77
The Western Canada Hockey League board votes to relocate the Winnipeg club to Spokane Washington for the 1976-77 season. The move requires approval from the CAHA and USAHA and the team will be named the Spokane Americans. Spokane Flyers officials threaten possible legal action.
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Associated Press
Brandon
Western Canada Hockey League
Winnipeg
Spokane
Wash
WCHL
Ed Chynoweth
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
U.S. Amateur Hockey Association
Spokane Americans
Tom Hodges
Spokane Flyers
Pachal Signs with Boston Bruins
Clayton Pachal of New Westminster British Columbia signs with the Boston Bruins the top draft choice for the NHL club. The forward joins Boston after being selected in the draft and is expected to join the team for the upcoming season.
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Boston
Clayton Pachal
New Westminster
B.C
Bruins
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Northwest Tennis Tourney Opens in Austin With Local Stars
Four state teams compete in the Northwest Tennis Tourney at Austin. Day one saw multiple players from Northfield Edina Austin and nearby cities win matches in 14 16 and 18 year old divisions. Notable winners include Andy Ringsten Northfield and John Gottchell Edina in 16s and Dan Anderson Austin with Don Kline Minneapolis in 18s.
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Austin
Athletic Field
Community College
Andy Ringsten
Northfield
John Gottchell
Edina
Ringsten
Dan Anderson
Don Kline
Minneapolis
Anderson
Mark Paulson
Iowa
Peter Storch
Omaha
Neb
Mark Sweetman
Aberdeen
S. D
Sue Squire
Cathy Wadden
Winona
Nancy Kelly
Rochester
Sue Higgins
Sara Paulson
Cheryl Rosenhammer
Mankato
Buffalo suits block Braves move to Hollywood Florida
The city of Buffalo files two lawsuits to stop the Buffalo Braves from relocating to Hollywood Florida in a bid to halt the NBA team’s planned move.
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Basketball
Buffalo
Buffalo Braves
National Basketball Association
Hollywood
Fla
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Linescore
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Richie
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Candelaria
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Moret
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Mitchell
Minneston
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Ken Henderson
Rowland Office
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Dave Kingman
Burt Hooton
Givi Jon Matlack
Padres
Expos
Alan Foster
Foster
Gary Roenicke
Tito Fuentes
Enzo Hernandez
Gene Locklear
Printing, Inc
North of Outdoor Theatre
Smith’s
Austin (Minn
Herald
Scott Barber
Pachal
SPI
Lansing, Minn
Austin Communications Center
N.E
2Nd Ave
Gates
44Th Goodyear
Polyglas
Callal
America
Matad Te
Ford
American Motors
Fury
Century
Buick
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Oldsmobile
Mercury
1200 North Main
Datsun
Toyota
Goodyear
BankAmericard
American Express
Carte Blanche
Diners Club
Shawback’s
Waltham, MN
Goodyear Service
Armstrong Oil Co
1St St. SW
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