Cards Clip Cubs Again
Tony Scott and Ted Simmons drive in St Louis runs in the first inning as the Cardinals top the Cubs 3 1 behind five hit pitching by Dierker and Eastwick Eastwick seals the win with his ninth save in the eighth with a hitless frame Krukow starts for Chicago and Balks contribute to Scott scoring Scott later reaches third on another balk and scores on Simmons grounder Murcer tripled and scored on Morales sac fly Morose?
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Tony Scott
Ted Simmons
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Larry Dierker
Rawly Eastwick
Dierker
Bobby Murcer
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Eastwick
Chicago
Mike Krukow
Lou Brock
Scott
Krukow
Simmons
Murcer
Jerry Morales
Cards
Mike Anderson
RBI
Sizemore clutch RBI lifts Phillies past Pirates in 14th
Ted Sizemore opened the bottom of the 14th with an RBI single after a back-and-forth 14th inning. The Phillies tied 6-6 on a Dave Johnson sacrifice fly before Sizemore delivered the deciding hit as Garry Maddox walked and bases loaded. Gene Garber earned the win. Grant Jackson took the loss.
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Ted Sizemore
RBI
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Pirates
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Bake McBride
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Mike Schmidt
Greg Luzinski
Richie Hebner
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Dick Stella
Frank Taveras
Larry Bowa
Garry Maddox
Dave Johnson
Sizemore
Gene Garber
Grant Jackson
Royals Romp Past Indians
Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians 12-2 as Marty Pattin pitched nine shutout innings and Joe Zdeb collected five hits and four RBI. Zdeb hit a three run homer, John Mayberry and Amos Otis added solo shots, and Otis drove in three runs as KC totaled 18 hits off Rick Waits and four relievers.
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Relef
Joe Zdeb
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John Mayberry
Amos Otis
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Indians
Rick Waits
Otis
Zisk's Two Homers Lift White Sox Past Twins
Richie Zisk homered twice and drove in five as Chicago beat Minnesota 5-2 to move into first in the AL West. He hit a three run shot in the first and a two run blast in the third off Dave Goltz. Chris Knapp earned the win, improving to 7-4.
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Richie Zisk
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
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Orta
Dave Goltz
Jim Essian
Chet Lemon
Chris Knapp
Minnesota
Rod Carew
Butch Wynegar
Carew
Lyman Bostock
Tigers Win 5th Straight
NEW YORK AP Tigers beat the Yankees 5-1 to run their winning streak to five. Rookie Dave Rozema improved to 7-3 with his first win in three weeks. Jason Thompson hit his 16th homer, Milt May mustered his sixth, and a four run fifth inning sealed the victory.
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Jason Thompson
Milt May
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Dave Rozema
Thompson
Tigers
Mike Torrez
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Phil Mankowski
Ron LeFlore
Tito Fuentes
Steve Kemp
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Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Willie Randolph
Thurman Munson
Expos Sweep Mets on Dawson Walkoff Two-Run Shot
Andre Dawson belted a two run tie breaking homer in the sixth as the Montreal Expos toppled the New York Mets 5-3 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Tony Perez and Ellis Valentine provided earlier offense in a 6-5 Expos win, before 33 422 fans. Don Stanhouse allowed a Milner homer and Mets tied 3-3 before the Expos pulled away.
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Andre Dawson
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
Tony Perez
Ellis Valentine
Expos
Don Stanhouse
John Milner
Chris Speier
Dave Cash
Valentine
del Unser
Mets
Steve Henderson
John Stearns
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Marion doubles up Anamosa in two routs on Friday
Marion defeated Anamosa 4 1 in the opener and 16 9 in the second game. Greg Bice produced a one hitter three hits and a home run in the first game and added three hits in the second. Brad McAreavy also had three hits and a homer. Kevin Techau and Joe Johnson added two hits for Anamosa with Johnson homering. Marion improves to 16 3 while Anamosa slips to 10 4.
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Anamosa
Greg Bice
Brad McAreavy
Bice
Kevin Techau
Joe Johnson
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Johnson
Orioles Beat Red Sox as DeCinces Slots Two Homers
Doug DeCinces hit two-run shots in the seventh and eighth innings to lift the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 8-2. Jim Palmer allowed seven hits in a strong start as Boston’s seven-game skid extended. Tiant pitched well but the O's exploded in the seventh and eighth, aided by Dempsey's homer.
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DeCinces
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Jim Palmer
Denny Doyle
Luis Tiant
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Tony Muser
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Tiant
Tom Murphy
Palmer
Dempsey
Pat Kelly
Jim Rice
Carl Yastrzemski
al Bumbry
Rick Burleson
Burleson
Rangers Rout Jays as Horton Campaneris Spark 11-8 Win
Willie Horton collected three hits and Bert Campaneris hit his fourth homer of the season as the Texas Rangers built an 11-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Doyle Alexander lasted 62 3 innings to take the loss, with Paul Lindblad and Adrian Devine pitching in relief. Horton scored twice and drove in a run, while Campaneris had two hits and three RBIs. The Rangers totaled 14 hits and scored in the first, fourth, and fifth frames.
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Willie Horton
Bert Campaneris
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Doyle Alexander
Paul Lindblad
Adrian Devine
Jeff Byrd
Horton
Rangers
Campaneris
LaSalle High Beats Washington 7-1 in Softball
Tina Kramer pitched a no-hitter for LaSalle as the Lancers defeated Washington 7-1 Friday. Julie Miller and Mary Meek had two hits each, helping LaSalle claim the victory in the varsity game while the junior varsity won 63.
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Washington
Tina Kramer
Julie Miller
Mary Meek
Lancers
Astros Rally Behind Pitching Duo For 3-1 Win
J R Richard and Joe Niekro combined for a four hitter as the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1. Richard improved to 7-6, yielding only three hits through seven innings before relief in the ninth. Enos Cabell drove in a run with a double and Bob Watson added an RBI single to seal the victory.
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J.R. Richard
Joe Niekro
Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
Richard
Atlanta
Rowland Office
Astros
Jim Fuller
Buzz Capra
Capra
Enos Cabell
Bob Watson
Willie Montanez
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Biff Pocoroba
Don Collins
Kirby Keeps Major Open Lead With 4-0 Mark
The Cedar Rapids Go 2 led by Kirby remained in first place in the Major Open standings after a 2-1 Friday night win over Collins at Ellis Park. Thenhaus earned his seventh win as Fletcher and Thenhaus combined for a four hitter, with Anderson and Thenhaus driving in the decisive runs in the seventh. Collins dropped to 2-2 in second half play.
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Thenhaus
Steve Anderson
Cal Ernst
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Denny Lindebaum
Steve Calvert
Barrie Ernst
Schillig and Rabinowitz Fall in 18 Doubles Finals
In Oklahoma City Micki Schillig of Rapid City and Elyse Rabinowitz of Des Moines lost the 18 doubles final to Barb Johnston of St. Louis and Sue Clark of Kansas City 3-6 6-4 6-3. Schillig earlier won third in 18 singles by beating Johnston 6-3 4-6 6-3 and remains eligible to reach nationals in 16 or 18 singles.
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Okla
Cedar Rapids
Micki Schillig
Elyse Rabinowitz
Des Moines
Barb Johnston
St. Louis
Sue Clark
Kansas City
Iowa
Schillig
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Delwood Edges Midland 6-4 Behind McCloy's Two-Run Single
McCloy delivered a crucial two-run single in the fourth as Delwood defeated Midland 6-4. Pam Gravel allowed only three hits and fanned seven for Delwood, while Nancy Petersen collected two hits for Midland. Delwood improves to 6-3 and Midland to 4-5 in Wapsie conference play.
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Shirley McCloy
Delwood
Midland
Pam Gravel
Nancy Petersen
Waukon Softball Triumphs 3-0 Over Charles City
Waukon moved to 20-1 after a 3-0 win over Charles City as Holly Hesse pitched her 12th shutout. Julie Snitker and Marcia Huffey each had two hits for the victorious Waukon team Friday.
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Julie Snitker
Marcia Huffey
Springville Cruises Past Stor Mont 10-0 Behind Engel Two-Hitter
Springville high school baseball crushed Stor Mont 10-0 as Cris Engel pitched a two-hitter and Brian Everett contributed two hits including a homer.
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Stormont
Cris Engel
Brian Everett
Becker 3 Hitter Helps Benton Community Blank North Linn
Dawn Becker pitched a three hitter with seven strikeouts to lead Benton Community to a 60 victory over North Linn. Kelly Kirkman Tammi King Penny Sebastian and Kim Gardemann each added two hits as Benton improves to 13-6.
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Dawn Becker
Benton
North Linn
Kelly Kirkman
Tammi King
Penny Sebastian
Kim Gardemann
Bobcats
Midland Clinches Share of Wapsie Title With 12-7 Win
Midland gains a share of the Wapsie conference after a 12-7 victory over Delwood. Kevin Clendenen collected three hits and Kevin Metz added two for Midland, which improves to 8 1 in the league. Mark Hammond had three hits and Dave Davis two for Delwood, now 3-7.
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Delwood
Kevin Clendenen
Kevin Metz
Mark Hammond
Dave Davis
Prairie nips Iowa City West in eight innings
Cedar Rapids Prairie edged Iowa City West 2 to 1 in eight innings on Friday. Reggie Hastings collected three hits and two RBIs while fanning 10 batters on the mound for Prairie. Pete Svare homered for West and Rich Harris had three hits for the losers.
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Cedar Rapids
Prairie
Iowa City West
Reggie Hastings
Pete Svare
West
Rich Harris
North-Linn Defeats Alburnett in High-Scoring Baseball Game
North-Linn rolled past Alburnett 6 to 1 as pitcher Don Zieser fanned 12. Ray Noonan had three hits for the winners while Dave Sturtz also collected three for Alburnett in Friday action.
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Prairie girls softball defeat Iowa City West 7-1
Prairie improves to 18-5 after routing Iowa City West 7-1. Sheila Lynch Deanna Bogner and Kelly Flood each collected two hits as Prairie built a lead with a 210 0220 scoreline and pitchers Lynch and Flood contributed on offense. Smatley appears in the scoring note.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Iowa City West
Sheila Lynch
Deanna Bogner
Kelly Flood
Prairie
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