Baseball seasonal leaders and league standings summary
National and American League batting leaders include Foster and L May with 121 and 105 RBIs respectively. Stolen bases leaders feature Lopes and Morgan. Pitching leaders show Jones and Palmer with most victories and Fidrych and Ryan atop ERA and strikeouts. Multiple games results outline key outcomes across St Louis, Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
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Lopes
Morgan
Cin
Taveras
Pitt
Cedeno
Hou
Brock
St.l
North
Oak
Leflore
Dct
Campaneris
Baylor
Patek
Jones
Sutton
Koosman
Carlton
Phil
Richard
Palmer
Ball
Tiant
Bos
Gariend
Fidrych
Del
Tanana
Cal
Figueroa
Denny
Ray
Seaver
Zachry
Det
Blue
Torrez
Niekro
Afi
Ryan
Blyleven
Tex
Eckersley
Cleo
Hunter
United Press International
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Montreal
U Os Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Atlanta
W. Kb. Pet
Baltimore
Boston Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Texas
Glur brothers lead Columbus VFW boxers to wins
In Omaha Friday night Mike Glur 18 fought at 145 pounds and won by TKO over Mike Clark 21. Rudy Glur 17 won a unanimous decision over Kevin McCoy at 122 pounds. Coach Pat Sackett announced plans to find a gym space and urged donations or rentals.
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Omaha
Columbus
VFW
Mike Glur
Mike Clark
Pat Sackett
Glur
Clark
Rudy Glur
Kevin McCoy
Sackett
Lincoln
CRC spikers open York Crossroads tourney at Freeman Center
York College hosts the York Crossroads Conference volleyball tournament with 10 teams led by top seed Hardville. First round action starts 6 p.m. today at the Freeman Center, followed by 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. matches and later semifinals and finals through Thursday.
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York—Crossroads
Freeman Center
York College
Hardville
Bradshaw
Shelby
Rising City
Hampton
Benedict
McCool Junction
Monroe
Gresham
Marquette
Hordville
McCool- Monroe
Gresham-Marquette
McRae fumes after Royals fall short in batting title chase
Royals lose season finale 5-3 to the Twins to drop nine of last 11, sparking a postgame confrontation with racial overtones. Brett wins AL batting crown at .333. McRae second by one point, accusing Twins left fielder Brye of letting the ball drop. Brye and Twins manager Mauch deny intent. Brye cites a misplay. Other AL games noted with Ryan two-hitter for Angels and Aaron's career finale at bat.
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Bill Madden
UPI
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
Twins
George Brett
Hal McRae
Royals
Rod Carew
Brett
Steve Brye
McRae
Gene Mauch
Brye
Mauch
George
Martin
Yankees
New York
Carlton Wins 20th as Phillies Top Mets 2 1
Steve Carlton pitched a three hitter for a 2 1 win over the New York Mets to reach 20 victories for 1976, matching his 20 win season of 1972. He struck out 12, with six Ks in the sixth and seventh innings, as Dave Cash and Tim McCarver drove in runs for Philadelphia.
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Fred Down
UPI
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Cy Young
Carlton
Phillies
Dave Cash
Tim McCarver
Pepe Mangual
Mets
Mike Schmidt
Dave Kingman
Schmidt
Kingman
Bill Madlock
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Ken Griffey
Madlock
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Griffey
Rick Reuschel
Cubs
Jack Billingham
Manny Sarmiento
Don Gullett
Pedro Borbon
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pirates
Jim Rooker
Doubts on Muhammad Ali Retirement After NOI Meeting
World heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali announced retirement last week but absence from a Nation of Islam gathering raises questions about his plans. Wallace Muhammad urged Ali to retire and offered financial aid while noting Ali may have spent his purse after defeating Ken Norton.
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Gregory Gordon
Chicago
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Nation of Islam
Ali
Wallace Muhammad
United States
Muhammad
Ken Norton
Istanbul
Turkey
Norton
Martin heads to playoffs as Yankees clinch division
Billy Martin notes the Yankees lead the division and focus on the looming playoff series with the Royals. He resists photo stunts and defends his independence while recalling past postseason losses and challenging critics who doubted his return to the dugout.
Sports Calendar This Week Across Local Schools
Tonight Volleyball Columbus 9th hosts Norfolk. Football Grand Island visits Columbus. JV Scotus at David City Aquinas. Cross Country Scotus at DC Aquinas. Girls Golf Norfolk at Columbus 3 30. Tuesday Clarkson at Lakeview 6 30. Wahoo Neumann at Scotus 6 30 Genoa at Lakeview 9th Columbus at Fremont. Wednesday Scotus 9th at Fremont Bergan Lakeview at Stanton West Husker Conf. Thursday Columbus at Beatrice Madison at Lakeview 6 30 Platte at McCook Tri. Girls Swimming Norfolk at Columbus 4 pm GI Barr at Columbus 9th 3 Gi Central at Scotus JV 4 30 Fremont at Columbus 3 30.
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Columbus
Norfolk
Grand Island
David City
Aquinas
Clarkson
Lakeview
Wahoo Neumann
Genoa
Fremont
Scotus
Stanton
West Husker
Beatrice Madison
Platte
McCook
Tri
GI Barr
Track Platte
Concordia
Hosti
Ross Country Scotts
Omaha
Ncc
Ralston
Apollo
Fremont Bergan
Big Ten
South
Sioux City
Reggie Jackson Tops Free Agent Class After 1976 Season
Reggie Jackson, a veteran with 11 teams, becomes a free agent after the season. The Orioles reportedly offer a million dollar term contract, but he favors New York or Los Angeles. A draft on November 4 will let players sign with any club, amid MLB rules designed to curb market cornering.
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Chris Scherf
UPI
NEW York
Reggie Jackson
Orioles
Jackson
Los Angeles
Don Gullett
Cincinnati Reds
Bobby Grich
Wayne Garland
Baltimore Orioles
Dave Cash
Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Campbell
Minnesota Twins
Oakland A’s
Sal Bando
Don Baylor
Bert Campaneris
Rollie Fingers
Willie McCovey
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Andy Messersmith
Colts clinch league title with win over Rams
The Colts defeated the Rams 124 to secure the Midget Football League title at Glars Park. Tom Ryan and Todd Mortensen scored Colts TDs, while Chris Stzskal added the Rams lone TD. Lions beat Bears 25 with Korger, Krzycki and Arndt scoring, Chavanu tallied for the Bears.
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Colts
Rams
Glars Park
Tom Ryan
Todd Mortensen
Chris Stzskal
Sears
Tim Korger
Jeff Krzycki
Kevin Arndt
Lion
Bill Chavanu
Bears
Lions
Leins
Flur’s Park
Huskers Rally to Beat Hurricanes 17 9 in Tight Clash
Nebraska trails early as Miami drops passes and Nebraska misfires on field goals. Huskers show resilience with strong receivers and QB play, while Miami’s kicking trio shines. Nebraska heads to Boulder for conference opener against Colorado after this showdown.
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Huskers
Miami Hurricanes
Miami
Nebraska
Hurricanes
Duke
Pittsburgh
Boulder
Buffs
Colorado
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