Legion Ateam wins three of five in busy weekend
Chanute American Legion A-team went 3-2 over the weekend with wins over Parsons and Coffeyville and a loss to Garnett. Highlights include Mike Wimsett two run homer and Mark Haight two RBI triple in a 8-7 loss to Garnett, plus 13-8 and 9-8 wins over Parsons. B-team went 1-2, beating Caney 11-10 then losing to Garnett 1-8. The A-team hosts Cherryvale Tuesday at City Park.
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Chanute American Legion
Garnett
City Park
Legion
Parsons
Coffeyville
Chanute
Mike Wimsett
Mark Haight
Steve Slane
Ramon Peeler
Craig Frazell
Dave Lind
Howard
McClure
Tim Nepote
Oehlert
Kyle McCammon
McCammon
Cherryvale
Caney
Santa Fe Park
Doug Vogel
Tom Sullivan
Hal Jones
Steve Nepote
Sullivan
LaCock Hammers Palmer Pitch For Royals Win
Pete LaCock homered off Cy Young winner Jim Palmer after being struck by a Palmer fastball in the first inning. The Royals designated hitter delivered a two run shot in the fourth to seal a 4-3 victory over the Orioles, praising Palmer's best stuff in his first AL season. Palmer, denied a 182nd win with Baltimore, matched baseball history with 181 victories for the Orioles.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Pete LaCock
LaCock
Kansas City Royals
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Palmer
Orioles
Royals
al Cowens
Baltimore
Rich Dauer
Oriole
Dave McNally
Mid-America Dominates Industrial League Softball With 5-0 Start
Twelve B-League games at Santa Fe Park over the weekend showcase Mid-America posting three wins and a 5-0 league record led by DeMeritt 24 and Micro Lite 1-0. La Rosa de Orois 4-1 and Micro Lite 3-1 follow as results include Orchid Buffet edging Larry Miller Chevrolet 7-5 and Mid-America defeating Spradley Trucking 11-4. Sunday highlights feature Mid-America 28-6 over Larry Miller and Micro Lite 21-11 over Churchill with DeMeritt 25-6 over Orchid and Chanute Manufacturing 25-5 over Larry Miller.
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Santa Fe Park
Mid-America
DeMeritt
Micro Lite
la Rosa de Orois
Orchid Buffet
Larry Miller
Chevrolet
la Rosa
Chanute Manufacturing
Spradley Trucking
Ashcraft Pest Control
Churchill
Kustom Data Comm
Data Comm
Orchid
Spradley
Church league fast and close slow-pitch results
At Santa Fe Park on Friday two close games and a rout emerged in church league slow-pitch. St. Pat's rallied three in the seventh to beat Otterbein Methodist 15-13 while First Christian topped Nazarene 14-10 and First Baptist defeated Presbyterian 12-1.
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Santa Fe Park
St. Pat's
Otterbein Methodist
First Christian
Nazarene
First Baptist
Presbyterian
Foodtown Tops McCoy Western In Softball Action
In Friday league play at Santa Fe Park Foodtown beat McCoy Western 12 to 6 while Rolco Manufacturing routed Pizza Hut 22 to 6 and Colonial Acres defeated Wal Mart 12 to 3.
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Santa Fe Park
Foodtown
McCoy Western
Rolco Manufacturing
Pizza Hut
Colonial Acres
Wal-Mart
Baseball Standings and Schedule Summary
The American East standings show New York in the lead with a 29 23 record and Boston at 27 23. Sunday results include New York 8 Chicago 6 and Toronto 7 Oakland 3. Tonight's games feature Baltimore at Milwaukee and New York at Texas with multiple pitchers listed for each matchup.
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New York
Boston
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
Oakland
Seattle
Texas
California
Rodriguez
Mam
Hunter
Alexander
Tiant
Leonard
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
West Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
Waltons Blazers Capture NBA Title In Thriller Over 76ers
Portland advances to the championship after a 109 107 win over Philadelphia. Bill Walton earns series MVP with 20 points 23 rebounds seven assists and eight blocks as five Blazers reach double figures led by Bob Gross 24 points.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Oregon
Jack Ramsay
Bill Walton
Portland Trail Blazers
Philadelphia 76Ers
Blazers
Ramsay
76Er
Walton
Philadelphia
Gene Shue
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill
Bob Gross
Long Beach State
Lionel Hollins
Johnny Davis
Maurice Lucas
NBA
Larry O'Brien
Larry Weinberg
McGinnis
76Ers
Lloyd Free
Gross
Davis
Shue
0 C A W Blanks Harper's Insurance 10-0
0 C A W blanked Harper's Insurance 10 to 0 in V F W League action at Santa Fe Park. Five tallies in the second and third frames fueled the easy win. Doug Tucker pitched a complete game allowing three hits while Jeff Maple caught and Chris Gregg hit a homer. Ed Culp caught for Harper's with Mark Schul and Larry Culp on the mound.
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C.A.W
Harper's Insurance
V.F.W
Santa Fe Park
Doug Tucker
Jeff Maple
Chris Gregg
Mark Schul
Larry Culp
Harper's
Ed Culp
Bank of Commerce Tops Thayer State 6 1 at Santa Fe Park
Bank of Commerce defeated Thayer State Bank 6 to 1 in Babe Ruth League action at Santa Fe Park. Stan Evenson and Kevin Bell pitched the win with Mike Nelson catching. Thayer pitchers included David Hibbs Craig Madill and Chris Galemore with Phillip King handling catch.
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Bank of Commerce
Thayer State Bank
Santa Fe Park
Stan Evenson
Kevin Bell
Mike Nelson
David Hibbs
Craig Madill
Chris Galemore
Thayer
Phillip King
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Jack Ellis
Haight
Ward McClure
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Roger Brummel
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Zahn
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Mor
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Rob Johnson
Bob Johnson
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Chanute Country Club
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Texas Toast
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V.F.W. League
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D & D Speedway
Humboldt
Kansas
Wou
Chamute, KS
OLA Cinema
OLA Ba Vine
Neocha
Chanute KS
ROCKY
Monte Carlo
Red
Low
Ricketts Motor Co., Inc
N. Main
Erie
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