Twins ride Carew steal to 10-3 win over Brewers
Rod Carew stole home for the 16th time in his career and went 3-for-4 as the Minnesota Twins backed Dave Goltz's nine strikeouts with a 10-3 win against Milwaukee. Bob Gorinski added a homer, double, and single, while Roy Smalley and Craig Kusick contributed key hits to keep Minnesota one game ahead of Chicago in the AL West.
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Sam Hinds
Augustine
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Larry Hisle
Milwaukees
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Legion 2nd In dina Tourney runners up Edina tourney
The Austin American Legion A team finished runner up in an eight team Edina Tourney with a 2-1 weekend record and 5-1 overall mark. Saturday saw Lemon Packers beat Edina Babe Ruth Sr 8-3 as Scott Johnson earned the win, then 6-2 over Rochester Rockets with Todd Jorgenson three hitter. Sunday Mound defeated the Packers 8-3 to claim the title as Brad Anderson went 4 for 7 with a double and a homer, while Roger Stratton drove in five runs and Tom Christopherson added four hits.
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Travelers sweep then lose Monday in twin bill setback
The Austin VFW Travelers were outhit eight to four by La Crosse in game one but won 4-2. They also won the nightcap 5-4 to extend their win streak to eight games. In the second game Austin had 10 hits to La Crosse five. Monday Rochester defeated Austin 6-2 at Marcusen Park, Austin collecting four hits to Rochester five.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Wednesday Results
MLB standings list matchups including Boston at Detroit Seattle at Chicago Milwaukee at Minnesota Kansas City at California and Texas at Oakland Wednesday games feature Baltimore Cleveland Boston Detroit Seattle Chicago Milwaukee Minnesota Kansas City California plus six other pairings with St Louis Pittsburgh Houston San Diego Los Angeles Atlanta and Philadelphia New York.
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Blues rally past Winona to seize league lead
Austin Blues beat Winona 3-2 at Marcusen Park as Scott Becker and Mark Todd drove in runs in the eighth. Howie Strey’s relay error produced the winning run with two out. Rod Schwarz eight innings, two hits allowed, Van Proostly earned his third win. Austin improves to 3-1. Winona to 3-2.
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Austin
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Rod Schwarz
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Doug Haugen
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Lefty's Rolls Over Roger's Dairy Queen in Softball
Lefty's tops Rogers Dairy Queen 27 to 6 as Sue Erwin leads with a home run and three singles. Lefty's improves to 4 and 2 on the season.
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Our Savior's of Austin Triumphs in Baseball Victory
Our Savior's of Austin defeated Our Savior's Lutheran of Brownsdale 21 to 6. Leading hitters for Austin were Dan Astrup Chris Astrup and Duane Jenders ee. Inside the park home runs went to Dan Astrup and Terry Attlessey with Duane Jenders ee credited as the winning pitcher.
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Brownsdale church routs Salvation Army in church league
Our Savior's Lutheran of Brownsdale defeated the Salvation Army 6-0 with Phil Wollenberg earning the win on the mound and Ray Clayton belting a home run for Brownsdale Church. The House of Pizza women edged George's Pizza 16 to 6 as Diane Diggins collected three hits.
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Village Pump Takes Second In Faribault Tourney
The Village Pump women finished runner up in the Faribault Tournament over the weekend. They beat Dundas 8-3 and Spectrum 16-6, earned a 10-5 eight inning win over County Seat, and fell to Tuffies 10-3. Their tourney and league record stands at 17-6, with a 11-10 league victory over McDonald's.
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Carew leads AL in All-Star vote
AL voting drama centers on Richie Zisk and Willie Randolph as fans shape the All-Star rosters. Zisk jumped to top outfielder with 1,261,830 ballots while Randolph led second basemen with 988,589, edging past rivals including Carl Yastrzemski and Don Money. Carlton Fisk and Thurman Munson battle for the starting catcher spot as Rod Carew holds the AL lead in votes overall with 1,788,218.
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Harmon Killebrew turns down Rangers management offer
Harmon Killebrew declined a Texas Rangers managerial offer citing family priorities. He said he enjoyed his current life in Oregon and work with Ralph Harding in Idaho, and noted the deal was substantial but not worth leaving his wife Elaine and children. He contrasted it with Billy Hunter's contract and reflected on life after baseball.
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Baseball Leaders In AL and NL Press Highlights
American League leaders include Carew Min 59 runs and 117 hits at 165 at bats, Fisk Boston 57 runs and 51 RBIs, and GScott Boston 21 home runs. National League top batters feature Parker Pittsburgh 48 RBIs and Winfield San Diego 62 runs, with Foster Cincinnati 67 RBIs and Rose Cincinnati 52 RBIs, plus Taveras Pittsburgh 29 stolen bases.
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