49ers Rally Past Broncos In Overtime Thriller
San Francisco erased a 24 7 deficit to beat Denver 27 24 as Dennis Brown returned an interception 23 yards to set up Mike Cofer’s 22 yard field goal with 14 seconds left. Steve Young replaced Joe Montana and threw two second half TDs including a 4 yard TD to Jamie Williams with 40 seconds remaining. Elway completed 14 of 17 for 177 yards.
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Denver
Dennis Brown
Mike Cofer
San Francisco 49Ers
Denver Broncos
49Ers
John Elway
Steve Young
Elway
Broncos
Young
Joe Montana
Jamie Williams
Gary Kubiak
Melvin Bratton
Brown
Kubiak
Cofer
Cedar Rapids slow-pitch teams shine in regional tourneys
Armstrong's Sports Center placed third in the 12-inch A regional in Springfield Missouri and qualified for the national in Parma Ohio from Aug 31 to Sept 3. Armstrong's went 5-2, beat two teams on Sunday but fell 10-4 to Sports Afoot of Des Moines. CeMar Janitorial Cedar Rapids won the men's D 12-inch title at Waterloo with a 7-0 record, earning a national berth in Overland Park Kansas Aug 31 to Sept 3. Ruzicka Meats/ C.R. Merchants also qualified. Doc & Eddy's Cedar Rapids finished second to Farner-Bocken in the 14-inch Major state tourney in Urbandale, 6-0 in the final after a 5-2 run. Little Caesar's Cedar Rapids placed second to Gino's Urbandale in the 14-inch A state tourney in Marshalltown. Scott Long led Little Caesar's with a .455 average, three homers, 11 RBI and nine runs. Emmett Doolin hit .421 with two homers and 10 RBI.
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Springfield
Armstrong's
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Ohio
Armstrong’s
Sports Afoot
Des Moines
Manufacturer’s Bank of
Rod Smith
Armstrong
Kevin Thorp
al Becker
Kirk Kettleson
CeMar
Waterloo
Garland Alff
Brian Davis
Overland Park
Kan
Ruzicka Meats
C.R
Urbandale
Doc & Eddy’s
Farner-Bocken
Carroll
Farner- Bocken
Rievers
Boone
Philadelphia Bar & Grill
Marshalltown
Little Caesar’s
Gino's
Gino’s
Bill
Marion
Scott Long
Emmett Doolin
Gary Wignall
Scott Wilhelm
Bomber’s ninth inning homer lifts Seafirst to ISC title
Bomber hit a two run homer in the ninth to power Seafirst Bank Seattle past Penn Corp of Sioux City 4-2 in the International Softball Congress World Fast Pitch Championship final. Jimmy Moore earned the win as Outstanding Pitcher with a 7-1 record. Mike Meyers, a former Washington State pitcher, added a two run homer in the fifth to put Seattle ahead 2-0 before Sioux City tied it and forced extras.
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Washington State
Seattle
Sioux City
Pirates win sixth straight behind Heaton and Redus
Neal Heaton pitched six scoreless innings for his first win since June 24 and Gary Redus hit a two run homer as the Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 7-1. Pittsburgh improved to 72-49, 23 games over .500, tying their season best winning streak.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Neal Heaton
Gary Redus
Houston Astros
Pirates
Heaton
Cincinnati
Astros
Jim Deshaies
John Cangelosi
Jay Bell
Bobby Bonilla
Ken Caminiti
Redus
Bell
Barry Bonds
Jeff King
Don Slaught
Bonilla
Cangelosi
Red Sox edge Orioles to take AL East lead in 2-1 win
Boston starter Greg Harris labored through 8 innings, throwing 139 pitches as the Red Sox edged Baltimore 2-1 on Ellis Burks sacrifice fly in the eighth. Harnisch took the loss after 8 innings of three-hit ball as New York’s win over Toronto kept Boston atop the division. Jeff Gray earned the save.
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Greg Harris
Harris
Red Sox
Baltimore
Pete Harnisch
Orioles
Toronto
Ellis Burks
Blue Jays
New York
Harnisch
Jeff Gray
George Steinbrenner
Bronx
Yankees
Alvaro Espinoza
Tony Fernandez
Greg Cabaret
Kevin Maas
Robinson
Henderson
Seattle
Steinbrenner Names Michael Yankees General Manager
Michael Steinbrenner is appointed Yankees general manager with a three year contract replacing Pete who stays as special adviser. George Bradley remains in charge of the minor leagues as vice president. Stump Merrill’s contract is extended through 1992 with the manager having led since June 6 following Bucky Dent’s firing.
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Pete Peterson
George Bradley
Yankees
Steinbrenner
Stump Merrill
Merrill
Bucky Dent
Pirates Rally To Halt Reds Derby In Four Game Set
The Pirates beat Cincinnati in a four game series as pitchers struggled and offense stepped up. Bobby Bonilla hit three homers in the series while Reds starters Danny Jackson and Tom Browning were injured, leaving Scott Scudder and Chris Hammond to carry the load. The two teams head to Pittsburgh for another four game clash with tension mounting over the NL lead.
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Lou Piniella
Reds
Danny Jackson
Tom Browning
Scott Scudder
Chris Hammond
Jack Armstrong
Pirates
Bobby Bonilla
van Slyke
Veteran trades and pennant race eligibility in baseball history
Veterans surface around pennant races as rosters set by August 31. Contenders chase last-minute acquisitions like Harold Baines and key pitchers. past moves show mixed results for teams such as the White Sox, Red Sox, Giants and others, with mixed outcomes for both sides.
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Kevin Bass
Yankees
Andy Hawkins
Tim Leary
Dave LaPoint
Texas Rangers
Harold Baines
Chicago
White Sox
Baines
Sox
Scott Fletcher
Sammy Sosa
Boddicker
Boston
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