Sanford Wins District 4 LI Title In Nerve Rally
Sanford defeats Saco 5-2 in nine innings to clinch District 4 LI crown at Maremont Field. Three ninth inning runs unfold after a controversial strike call, with Sanford scoring on singles and a fielder’s choice to advance to state tourney. LaFrance pitched seven-plus for Sanford. Morrissette relieved for Saco and took the loss.
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Steven Dandy
Saco
Sanford
Maremont Field
Tom Kerry
John Fogg
Jim LaFrance
Tom Mathews
Jim Whitworth
Fogg
LaFrance
Mathews
Morrissette
Panteleakos
C of Donahue
Roth
E Donahue
Whitworth
PCA
RBI Fogg
Beattie
Dupuis
Nobert
HR Fogg
SB Whitworth
Peterlein
Chabot
Pendleton
Morris
Twins extend win streak to eight with 5-0 shutout of A's
Minnesota, fueling a pennant push, blanked Oakland 5-0 as Steve Luebber threw his first major league shutout. The Twins, now eight straight wins and 13 of 15, moved into second in the AL West while Oakland dropped to third under Chuck Tanner. The victory followed other results as New York beat Detroit, Milwaukee topped Baltimore, and Cleveland won 3-1.
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Associated Press
Oakland A’s
Minnesota Twins
Twins
A’s
Boston
Oakland
Chuck Tanner
Steve Luebber
Kansas City
New York
Detroit
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Cleveland
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Luebber
Don Baylor
Yankees
Tigers
Doyle Alexander
Alexander
Gene Locklear
Sawyer
Padres
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros
Merv Rettenmund
San Diego
Butch Metzger
Johnny Grubb
Cubs
Phillies
Pete LaCock
Chicago
Philadelphia
Expos
Mets
Jose Morales
Red Sox top Indians 3-1 to extend win streak
Boston collected a 3-1 victory over Cleveland as Don Zimmer celebrated a contract extension and a managerial milestone. Rick Wise pitched a five hit complete game after a planned four day rest, aided by Yastrzemski’s RBI single and sac fly. Indians scored unearned run on Blanks sacrifice fly as Pat Dobson took the loss.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
Don Zimmer
Dick O’connell
Red Sox
Zimmer
Darrell Johnson
O’connell
San Diego Padres
Rick Wise
Wise
Carl Yastrezemski
Pat Dobson
Larvell Blanks
Dobson
Frank Robinson
Russians charge defected diver brainwashed in Canada
In Montreal AP Anatoly Kolesov of the Russian Olympic delegation accused 17 year old diver Sergei Nemtsanov of psychological brainwashing as part of a plot to lure Soviet athletes to stay. He said Nemtsanov appeared subdued and kept repeating I chose freedom during a news conference. A Canadian immigration official countered that Nemtsanov seemed in good spirits.
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Montreal
Sergei Nemtsanov
Canada
Anatoly Kolesov
Sergei
Canadian Immigration Department
Nemtsanov
Kolesov
David Ambartsumyan
Knights of Columbus win OOB Little Town League title
The Knights of Columbus defeated Empire Restaurant 3-1 to claim the Little Town League championship in Old Orchard Beach. Pate walked and scored. Fletcher doubled scoring twice as K of C pulled ahead in the fifth. Fletcher earned the win with 11 strikeouts. Matteau took the loss. All-star action starts Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Little Town League Field.
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Old Orchard Beach
Empire Restaurant
K of C
Danny Pate
Tim Finley
Empire
J.D. Merrill
Dave Verrier
Pate
Kurt Fletcher
Fletcher
Jim Matteau
Little Town League
Old Orchard
Dick Danforth
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Brian Beattie
Eric Peterlein
Ken Nobert
Jeff Dupuis
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Rick Sawyer
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