Three SEK players sign with Neosho County JC
Coach Galen Mote announces the signing of three Southeast Kansas League stars to Jayhawk Junior College letters of intent for NCCJC. Ralph Benson Chanute Bob Shearhart Altamont and Tony Hall Parsons join NCCJC this fall after strong SEK seasons and all state honors.
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Galen Mote
Neosho County Community Junior College
Jayhawk Junior College
Ralph Benson
Chanute
Bob Shearhart
Altamont
Tony Hall
Parsons
NCCJC
Vikings
Hall
SEK
Mote
Benson
Baseball Leaders and Standings From Recent Seasons
National League leaders include Kingman New York 17 home runs and Foster Cincinnati 43 RBIs with Schmidt Philadelphia 37, while American League leaders show Otis Kansas City 9 home runs and Burroughs Texas 37 RBIs. Stolen base leaders highlight Cedeno Houston 20. Pitching figures show Jones San Diego 10 wins and Alexander Cleveland 1.62 ERA amid a mix of players and teams.
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Kingman
Schmidt
Phil
Chi
Foster
Cin
Cey
Smith
Otis
Bando
Oak
Yastrzemski
Bos
Hendrick
Clev
Ford
Minn
Burroughs
Tex
Perez
Luzinski
Munson
Chambliss
Horton
Det
Rudi
Cedeno
Hou
Morgan
Griffey
Buckner
Lopes
Brock
St.l
North
Baylor
Patek
Campaneris
Carew
Jones
Lonborg
Hough
Christenson
Rooker
Pitt
Koosman
Fryman
Montefusco
Siaton
Mil
Tanana
Cal
Bird
Tiant
Figueroa
Palmer
Ball
Hunter
Torrez
Zachry
Alexander
Brown
Travers
Kern
Wood
Seaver
Richard
Niekro
Lolich
Ryan
Bigleven
Gossage
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Diego
Houston
San Francisco
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
G. Abr.h
Pet W. L
McBride
Robinson
Pit
Crawtrd
Baltimore
Kansas City
LeFlore
Brett
Texas
Bostock
Chicago Lynn
Minnesota
McRae
Carty
Cle
Oakland
Staub
California
Randolph
Detroit
Milwaukee
Boston
Suns Rally Past Celtics To Even NBA Finals At Two
Phoenix defeats Boston 109 107 to knot the series as Gar Heard nets the decisive basket with 58 seconds left. Paul Westphal provides 28 points and 9 assists while Jo Jo White tops Boston with 25. Series shifts to Boston Friday with a possible seventh game in Boston.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Tom Heinsohn
Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns
Heinsohn
National Basketball Association
Suns
Celtics
Boston
Paul Westphal
Charlie Scott
Alvan Adams
Dave Cowens
Gar Heard
Cowens
Jo Jo White
Chiefs star Otis Taylor heads to Houston Oilers in trade
Otis Taylor, an 11-year veteran from Prairie View A&M and longtime Chiefs cornerstone, is traded to the Houston Oilers for an undisclosed draft pick. He hopes to finish his career near his Houston home while linking with former coach Hank Stram’s staff in New Orleans was considered but did not materialize.
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Kansas City
UPI
Otis Taylor
Prairie View A&m
Kansas City Chiefs
New Orleans
Hank Stram
Taylor
Houston Oilers
Oilers
Paul Wiggin
Wiggin
Chiefs
Buck Buchanan
Stram
Houston
Opening Night Wins Highlight Women’s Slow-Pitch
Sonic, Home Savings, and Rolco Manufacturing led opening night at Santa Fe Park. Sonic crushed Rendezvous 42 to 3 with 32 hits including seven homers, while Home Savings routed Ashley Clinic 23 to 4 on 21 hits and two round-trippers. Rolco erased an 8-0 deficit to beat Kustom 13 to 8 on 18 hits.
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Sonic, Home Savings and
Rolco Manufacturing
Santa Fe Park
Sonic
Rendezvous
Home Savings
Ashley Clinic
Rolco
Kustom
Home Savings tops Thayer State Bank in Babe Ruth League
Home Savings won its third of four by routing Thayer State Bank 15 to 6 at City Park. Thayer led 5-0 after four innings before Home Savings exploded with two, six, and seven runs across the final three frames. Derek Hames and Craig Madill earned the win, with Hames and Mike Green handling catching duties. Fredericks hit the lone homer for Thayer.
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Home Savings
Thayer State Bank
City Park
Thayer
Derek Hames
Craig Madill
Hames
Mike Green
David Hibbs
Brian Fredericks
Mike Byers
Mike Stierwalt
Dan Golay
Fredericks
Royals win in 12 innings to take series in Oakland
Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 in 12 innings to win the three game set 2-1 at Oakland Coliseum. Sal Bando hit his ninth homer tying Amos Otis for the AL lead, and Otis scored on a 12th inning sacrifice fly to win with George Brett aiding a crucial advance.
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Oakland
UPI
Kansas City Royals
A’s
Oakland Coliseum
Royals
A's
Chuck Tanner
Kansas City
Sal Bando
Bando
Amos Otis
Tony Solanta
Fred Patek
John Mayberry
Otis
Rollie Fingers
George Brett
Mark Littell
Steve Busby
Industrial league softball results at Santa Fe Park
Two unbeaten teams remain in the National division as Merle Kelly Ford won 11-7 over Standard and Gibson's defeated Las Palomas 8-1, with H. K. Porter taking a 9-6 win over Mid-America. Merle Kelly improved to 3-0, Gibson's to 3-0, while Mid-America remained 0-4.
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Santa Fe Park
Merle Kelly Ford
Standard
Gibson
Las Palomas
H. K. Porter
Mid- America
Wells and Han's Flowers triumph in VFW Minor League
In a Santa Fe Park doubleheader Wells blanked Kustom 8-0 as Blaine Meisch and Marvin Roy pitched and Rusty Cumings caught. Han's Flowers edged O.C.A.W. 10-9 with Kyle Wallace, Justin Wright, and Kirtis Barker on the mound and multiple players catching.
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V.F.W
Santa Fe Park
R. A. Wells
Kustom
Han’s Flowers
C.A.W
Blaine Meisch
Marvin Roy
Rusty Cumings
Joe Rongish
Phil Haight
Mark Schul
Jeff Tucker
Clark Locke
Hanks
Kyle Wallace
Justin Wright
Kirtis Barker
Wallace
Jeff Johnson
Kevin
Rookies open play as Naff and Bolze pace big win
Otterbein Methodist diamonds host Rookie League opener. Naff and Bolze routed Koch Furniture 24 12 while Chanute Lumber edged Cardinal Drug 4 2. Naff and Bolze built a 7 2 lead after three innings and piled on 17 runs in the final two frames.
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Naff
Bolze
Chanute Lumber
Otterbein Methodist
Naff and Bolze
Koch Furniture
Cardinal Drug
Pat Rongish
Charles Gregory
Wayne Jorday
Jeff Bumgardner
Monty Bailey
Eddie Seid
Rod Audiss
Cardinal
Rusty Alger
Tim Wimsett
David Gossett
Chris Crepensik
Thad Busse
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Neosho Co
Blue Comets
Shearhart
Labette County High School
Parsons High School
Ran City
Ians
James Caan
Peter Fonda
Merle Kelly
Porter
Mid-America
Gibson’s
Wells
Han
S. Gretchen
Arolyn Heights Addition
Ae Kingsberry
Demeritt Construction
Honda
Kansas
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