Chanute Babe Ruth Team sweeps Council Grove in tourney
Chanute opened the Babe Ruth tournament with three wins at Santa Fe Park. Derek Hames threw a shutout in Saturday's 7-0 game with seven strikeouts. The team added a 6-4 win and a dominant 11-1 victory on Sunday. Dan Grogan doubled in the rally, and Chanute plays Eureka next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and hosts El Dorado Sunday at 1:30 and 8 p.m.
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MLB Scores Across Leagues and Standings
Major League Baseball results span both leagues with notable figures. In the American League Boston beats California 4 to 3 in 11 innings while Detroit defeats Minnesota 7 to 3 and New York topples Chicago 6 to 3. Oakland edges Milwaukee 7 to 5 and Baltimore wins 2 to 0 in Texas. Cleveland pours in 11 runs to 8 against Kansas City. Montreal outslugs Los Angeles 5 to 4 as San Francisco defeats New York 9 to 2. Philadelphia beats Cincinnati 6 to 1, Houston tops Pittsburgh 9 to 4, San Diego over St. Louis 5 to 4, and Atlanta loses to Chicago 0 to 5.
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Oilers Rally To Beat Parsons In 11th In Extra Innings
Chanute Babe Ruth Oilers won 6-5 over Parsons in 11 innings to improve to 4-2. Gardner walked and stole second, Bowman beat out an infield hit, and Alonzo’s grounder aided the winning run as Schooley and Honas produced key scoring plays. Alonzo pitched all 11 innings with 17 strikeouts.
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Babe Ruth Oilers
Parsons
Stan Gardner
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Gardner
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Alonzo
Doug Oehlert
Keith Harris
Harris
Legion nips Nevada 6-5 in seventh inning win
The Chanute American Legion edged Nevada Missouri 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh to secure the victory. Oscar Andrews threw out a potential lead run at home in the top of the seventh to preserve the tie before Chanute rallied with a single by Andrews and a go ahead hit by Steve Slane. Ward McClure pitched a complete game for Chanute and led hitters including Ellis Haight and Welch. The Chanute squad improves to 5-4 and travels to Iola for a 6:30 p.m. doubleheader Wednesday.
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Oscar Andrews
Erie
Jack Ellis
Andrews
Chanute
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Steve Slane
Ward McClure
McClure
Ellis
Mark Haight
Matt Welch
Randy McFarland
Iola
Industrial league softball results at Santa Fe Park
Eleven rain outs and rescheduled games were played Sunday. In the American division Coliseum swept All-Star 35-2 and Jaycees 15-0, Churchill beat Orchid Buffet 18-13, All-Star beat DeMeritt 19-16, and DeMeritt edged Jaycees 10-7. In the National division Drisdell beat Merle Kelly Ford 7-6 and Terminix 20-10, Kustom defeated Terminix 32-4, Merle Kelly beat Las Palomas 19-16, Mid-America edged Gibson's 8-7, and Standard topped H. K. Porter 8-1.
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Church League Softball Scores At Santa Fe Park
First Christian defeated Presbyterian 11-8 while First Baptist beat St. Pat’s 13-4 and Otterbein Methodist won 13-9 over Westview Baptist. Records: First Christian 2-5, Presbyterian 2-5, First Baptist 5-3, St. Pat’s 4-4, Otterbein 7-1, Westview 4-4.
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Pate Wins Open In Pro Debut Similar To Nicklaus
Jerry Pate, 22, former US Amateur champion, won the U S Open in his first year as a touring pro in Duluth Georgia. He shot 3 under par 277 with a final round 68 to beat Tom Weiskopf and Al Geiberger by two strokes. Nicklaus praised the rookie’s maturity and predicted more majors ahead.
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