Yankee Spoiler Ends No-Hitter Bid by Clarke
Horace Clarke spoiled Joe Niekro by beating out an infield tap in the ninth for the Yankees lone hit in a 2 50 loss to Detroit. Clarke previously ruined two other no hits this season with ninth inning singles as Niekro joined Rooker and Siebert on the list of ninth inning victims. The AL saw Cleveland outlast Baltimore 10 9 Minnesota beat Kansas City 5 2 Oakland top White Sox 10 6 California slug Milwaukee 10 7 and Boston shut out Washington 5 0. In the NL Philadelphia swept a two night twin bill from the Mets 6 1 and 3 2 Montreal topped...
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Elks Topple Moose in Little League action
The Little League Elks defeated the Moose 9 to 4 to move to 2-0 in the second half. Dean Dahl pitched and hit, collecting four hits and scoring twice while Jim King backed him with strong relief. Moose’s Jeff Powell took the loss as multiple Elks contributed offensively. Next, Elks face VFW at 6 p.m. on Monday.
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Giants Tighten Rec Loop Race
The City Rec League Giants beat the Pirates 10 to 3 to close within a half game of the league leaders who stand at 32. Gary Millspaw pitched a three hitter and drove two Giants batters, with Tom Reed adding two hits and four RBIs. Mark Fairchild added two RBIs as Giants pulled nearer the 32 mark while Pirates fell behind. Stan Komenda took the loss for Pittsburgh. Monday night the Indians face the Giants at Loveland Field.
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Tomorrow's Baseball Games Across The League
Oakland visits California as Milwaukee hosts Kansas City while Chicago travels to Minnesota Detroit faces Baltimore in key showdowns. Washington meets New York, Cleveland plays Boston in pairings shaping the pennant chase.
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Bateman Delivers Grand Slam As Expos Extend Streak
Montreal Expos crushed St Louis 13-10 as catcher John Bateman hit the first grand slam of his career off Mike Torrez, driving in seven runs and lifting the Expos to a five game winning streak. Bateman added a two run double and a groundout, boosting his average to .232 with nine homers and 31 RBIs. Joe Hague homered twice for the Cardinals, while Carl Morton earned the win.
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FUMC Keeps unbeaten title as Presbyterians surge past Sparta Baptist
In a church league doubleheader, FUMC defeated Valley View 13-8 to stay undefeated and lead the standings. Ron Harrington and Dave Turner homered in a five-run sixth inning for the Methodists, with Bob Marsh earning the win. Valley View’s Art Zehr had three hits. Meanwhile the Presbyterians belted 21 safeties to down Sparta Baptist 17-7, led by Ken Harvey and Randy Ewing each 5-for-5 with five runs for Ewing and three triples for Harvey. Dan McEldowney got the win.
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