Reds fall as Quad City rallies to beat Cedar Rapids
Quad City Cubs scored three runs in the sixth to beat the Cedar Rapids Reds 5-2 in Midwest League action. Cedar Rapids led early on Ken Scarpace’s double and Emil Drzagich’s sacrifice fly, but Quad Cities answered with a fourth inning tying run and a costly sixth inning error. Glenn Swaggerty improved to 8-7 for Quad Cities while Scot Ender fell to 6-6. The Reds play Quad Cities again in Davenport.
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Davenport
Quad City Cubs
Cedar Rapids Reds
Cedar Rapids
Ken Scarpace
Emil Drzagich
Cubs
Drzayich
Dave Hall
Quad Cities
Pete Bazan
Jim Payne
Mike Buckley
Reds
Charles McKinney
Bazan
Payne
Buckley
Austin
Glenn Swaggerty
Scot Ender
Ender
No 2 Seed Upset In District 3 Slow-Pitch Tourney
An unseeded team upset No 2 Paradise Lounge 4 2 in the 16 inch District 3 Slow-pitch Tournament at Kirkwood softball complex. Play resumes at 8 am with third round of losers bracket at 5 pm and a 8 pm exhibition double header featuring Intertrade Steel and Mr Bubbles.
Fine Print Baseball Stats From Burlington and National Leaders
A compact sports brief lists game matchups Burlington at Clinton Wousau at Appleton Wis. Rapids at Waterloo Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids and several player stats. It highlights home runs by Thomas Evans Armas Gray Ford and steals by Henderson Cruz Dilone LeFlore Bumbry, plus pitching records for Clear Honeycutt Vuckovich Morris Forsch McGregor Torrez Burns and strikeout leaders Barker Blyleven Flanagan Davis Leonard.
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Burlington
Clinton
Appleton
Wis. Rapids
Waterloo
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
Lansford
Boston
Hatcher
Minnesota
Paciorek
Seattle
Castino
Griffin
Toronto
Baines
Chicago
Lemon
Thomas
Milwaukee
Evans
Armas
Oakland
Gray
Ford
California
Henderson
Cruz
Dilone
Cleveland
LeFlore
Bumbry
Baltimore
Clear
Honeycutt
Texas
Vuckovich
Morris
Detroit
Forsch
McGregor
Torrez
Burns
Barker
Blyleven
Flanagan
Davis
New York
Leonard
Kansas City
Prep Baseball State Tournament Thursday Results
In Class 1A Norway crushed Elk Horn Kimballton 10 0 while Remsen St Marys blanked Cardinal Stritch 5 0. Class 2A Eldon Kee High beat Granville Spaid 8 0 and Dallas Center Grimes defeated Bellevue 6 0. Storm Lake Council Bluffs St Albert Wilton and Marshalltown Ames played finals with Marshalltown 3 Ames 2. Final pairings listed with times and matchups for Class IA and Class 2A. Eldon Kee High 53 9 hosts.
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Norway
Elk Horn-Kimbalston
Keokuk
Cardinal Stritch
Remsen
St. Mary's
Eldon
Granville-Spaidft Lansing
Dallas Center
Grimes
Bellevue
Storm Lake
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Wilton
Council Bluffs St. Albert’s
Keokuk Cardinal
Lansing Kee
Cardinal of Eldon
Beavers
Dennis Scott
Scott
St. Albert
Sports Slate Racing and Golf Schedule Summary
Hawkeye Downs Golf hosts the Men's City Am at Indion Creek Country Club with rounds starting around 7 am. At St. Andrews, a 10 am start is listed for 8B and Quoc City of CR. Reds SB Major Open features Collins versus Modern Piping at Ellis Park. County Legion baseball playoffs show CR Red against CR Blue at 6 am in Norway.
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Hawkeye Downs
Indion Creek Country Club
St. Andrews
CR. Reds
Collins
Ellis Park
County Legion
Norway
Baseball Leaders Snapshot From 1970s Box Scores
Batting leaders list Youngblood New York 359 Howe Houston 344 Rose Philadelphia 73 hits Concepcion Cincinnati 67, Schmidt Philadelphia 41 RBIs Foster Cincinnati 49, Concepcion 44, Schmidt 41. Stolen bases led by Raines Montreal 50, North San Francisco 26, Scott Montreal 23. Pitching shows Seaver 7 1, 8 75, 206 strikeouts Valenzuela 103.
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Youngblood
New York
Howe
Houston
Rose
Philadelphia
Madlock
Pittsburgh
Dawson
Montreal
Collins
Cincinnati
Schmidt
Raines
Hendrick
St.Louis
Foster
Concepcion
Buckner
Chicago
Garvey
Los Angeles
Chiay
Baker
Los
Foster Cincinnati
Rutones
Hernandez
Chambliss
Atlanta
Reynolds
Templeton
Richards
San Diego
Herr
Kingman
Cruz
North
San Francisco
Scott
Moreno
Lucy Pittsburgh
Puhl
Smith
Carton
Seaver
Rhoden
Lyle
Forsch
Valenzuela
Carlton
Soto
Ryan
Gullickson
Baseball strike ends with one year contract extension
The strike ends as players and owners accept a one year extension to the Basic Agreement and a pooled compensation system. The deal includes retroactive pension benefits tied to TV contracts and a split season option decided by August 9 with playoffs for the winning halves.
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National Labor Relations Board
Bowie Kuhn
Ray Grebey
Marvin Miller
Players Association
Miller
Eddie Chiles
Texas Rangers
Chiles
Chicago
Dick Moss
Grebey
NLRB
Williams
Orioles
Eisenhardt
A’s
Fans react as baseball strike ends amid football season push
Fans express disinterest as the baseball strike ends and football looms. Al Basista and Bill Peterson condemn fan turnout while others vow not to watch games. Sarah Kidd and many others question televised coverage and the value of the All Star game amid shifting sports interest.
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al Basista
McKeesport
Bill Peterson
Ridgeway
Virginia
Sarah Kidd
Norfolk
America
Chester Walker
Portsmouth
Ray Grebey
Player Association
Marvin Miller
Walker
Cleveland
All Starurf Field versus Browns Steelers could worsen with rain
Groundskeeper Marshall Bossard warns rain could make All-Star turf a major issue before the Browns Steelers game. He says even with dry conditions a heavy rework is needed after the game to paint yard lines and restore the fence and infield. Kuhn confirms standard selection process for eight starters with managers choosing pitchers and reserves.
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Marshall Bossard
Bossard
Kuhn
Philadelphia
Dallas Green
Kansas City
Jim Frey
Dowling tops Iowa City West in 4A semifinals for spot in finals
Dowling Navy? The Dowling Maroons beat Iowa City West 6-2 at Marshalltown High School to reach the Class 4A final against Marshalltown. West, 5-9 in the Mississippi Valley Conference, ends season 20-16, with Kirk Banks collecting two hits and Pat McGinn earning the win.
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Marshalltown
Iowa City West
Marshalltown High School
West
Iowa City
Iowa City High
Maroons
Kirk Banks
Des Moines
Grinnell
Economic impact of baseball strike hits major cities
The report estimates losses per game at three dollars per attendee and cites multi city impacts. Dodgers lose 7.6 million, Twins 1.6 million, Yankees 7.1 million, Mets 2.3 million. Philadelphia reports 75 000 to 100 000 per missed game. Fenway tax revenue and local spend hit 18 000 and 650 000 respectively. Atlanta and Houston also face costs and disrupted services linked to stadiums and programs. Umpires receive 30 days pay under a 1979 contract and may repay portions.
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Commissioner’s Office
Dodgers
Twins
Yankees
Mets
Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Stadium
Fenway Park
Greater Boston
Atlanta-Fulton County
Houston
Astrodome
Dun & Bradstreet
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Yankee Stadium
Mixed Fan Reactions On Baseball Strike End
Local residents react to the baseball strike and its impact on fans. Judy Kaufmann supports the players and urges completion of the season while John Lopez laments lost interest and shifts to football. Dave Staab backs the players, criticizing owner offers as greed and noting economic harm to officials and vendors.
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Jones
Judy Kaufmann
Cedar Rapids
Kaufmann
John Lopez
First Ave
Lopez
Dave Staab
Broadmore Road
Staab
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George Burns
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