Baseball scores and historical notes from August dates
Monday results show Burlington 4 over Bluefield 3 and Johnson City 14 over Danville 6 among others. The file lists Tuesday and Wednesday games, including Pulaski at Bristol and Bristol at Martinsville. Notable events include Walter Johnson’s 416th win in 1907 and Satchel Paige’s 1956 minor league crowd record.
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Burlington
Bluefield
Johnson City
Danville
Kingsport
Elizabethton
Bristol
Princeton
Martinsville
Pulaski
Freegate
Elizabe Pulaski
Stringer remembered at funeral in Warren Ohio
Korey Stringer was mourned at a two hour service in Warren with 1300 attendees at First Assembly of God. Large white calla lilies framed his open coffin as friends and fans recalled a fun loving, generous man who never forgot anyone after his death from heat stroke last week.
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Warren
Ohio
Korey Stringer
Assembly of God
Minnesota Vikings
Lineman
Orioles fall 4-3 as Burlington takes Bluefield clash
In Bowen Field the East Division leaders, Amny League Indians, edged the Orioles 4-3 over nine innings. Burlington took the lead on errors in the eighth, then added a ninth inning insurance run before Bluefield’s Tripper Johnson initiated a late rally that fell short. Blevins earned the win in relief. Crump took the loss. The Orioles host Princeton next for a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Hunnicutt Field.
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Bluefield
Bowen Field
Orioles
Burlington Indians
Felipe Perez
Adam Thomas
Burlington
Woody Cliffords
Green Monster
Scott Rice
Indians
Joel Crump
Rice
Tommy Arko
Matt Blevins
Rashad Eldridge
Arko
Crump
Jose Advincola
Advincola
Pete Shier
Omar Rogers
Oriole
Tripper Johnson
Jermaine Espritt
Cliffords
Joe Almaraz
Blevins
Travis Foley
Hunnicutt Field
Princeton Devil Rays
WP - Blevins
LP - Crump
S - Gronkiewicz
Satterfield leads West Virginia Amateur after first round
Bluefield's Kirk Satterfield shot three under par 69 to grab a one stroke lead at the Greenbrier Old White course. Scott George, Charles Persinger, and Ed Morrison sit near par as tenacious scoring provides a high scoring start. Pat Carter trails five shots back at two over.
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Kirk Satterfield
Satterfield
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Bluefield
Furman University
White
Fayetteville
Scott George
Poca
Charles Persinger
Huntington
Ed Morrison
Atlanta
George
Pat Carter
Carter
Dawgs open 2001 season as practice starts at Tazewell High
TAZEWELL Va Harris Hart begins his fifth season with 62 players for first day of practice at Tazewell High School. Last season the Dawgs went 6-5 and seniors like Jake Graham and Josh Thompson are expected to provide leadership.
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Dawgs
Tazewell High
Tazewell
Harris Hart
Hart
THS
Bulldogs
Jake Graham
Josh Thompson
Southwest
Grayson County
Lebanon
Dogs
Dog House
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