Barker's perfect game sparks Cleveland to victory
Cleveland pitcher Len Barker fired a 3-0 win over Toronto in Municipal Stadium to record baseball's 11th perfect game. With 11 strikeouts, 103 pitches, and strong defense led by Tom Veryzer and Duane Kuiper, Barker shut down the Blue Jays as Rick Manning and Toby Harrah provided early offense and Rick Bosetti eyed the Hall of Fame showcase for Barker in Cooperstown.
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Celtics win 14th NBA title after road to airport chaos
Celtics arrive in Boston after beating the Rockets 102 91 in Houston to seal a 4 2 series victory. Fans mob Logan Airport in a chaotic welcome as Sen Edward Kennedy and team officials join the celebration led by trophy bearer Ray Melchiorre.
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Lansford Delivers for Red Sox in 4-3 Win Over Royals
Carney Lansford drove in the decisive run with a bases loaded single in the ninth, lifting Boston to a 4-3 victory as he added a fourth game winning hit of the year. The Red Sox rallied from a 3-0 deficit behind homers from Dwight Evans and Carl Yastrzemski and a key defensive play.
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Slumping Thompson Forms Pittsburgh Pirates' Bench Mark
Slump for Pittsburgh first baseman Jason Thompson marks a slow start after a move from California that would have sent him to the Yankees. He carries a .138 average with eight RBIs and a 1-for-34 stretch as he misplayed a bases-loaded ball in a 4-1 loss to Cincinnati, drawing support from manager Chuck Tanner.
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Thompson's error costs Reds in 9th comeback loss
George Foster opened the Reds' ninth with an infield single and was sacrificed to second. Thompson booted Ron Oester's grounder to let Cincinnati break a 1-1 tie, then Grant Jackson allowed a run on a sacrifice fly and RBI single. Oester had tied the game with a seventh-inning RBI single.
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Brett apologizes to news photographer after crutch incident
Kansas City third baseman George Brett apologized to photographer Tom Gralish of United Press International after striking him on the forehead with a crutch as photographers attempted to snap his picture following a Royals Stadium exit. Brett, hurt in a season ending slide, called Gralish in Boston to say he was upset by the camera disruption and had not intended harm.
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Ragin Brown Sports Camp Heads to Garden City High
Garden City High School coaches Don Hague and Ivan Williams plan a one week Ragin Brown Sports Camp for seventh to ninth graders in 1981 82. Cost is 20 dollars per participant with sessions July 27 31 focusing on conditioning basketball and football skills per Kansas High School Activities Association rules.
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Chiefs Camp Invitees List and Contact Details
A roster note lists Ant Stil Tony Reed Ed Beckman Henry Marshall Bil Kenney Gary Spani and Jack Rudnay as added stat subjects with contact numbers 316 775 5607 and 316 775 6809 for more information. The notice mentions reservations by phone in the evening and lists National Director of Camps Augusta Kansas 67010.
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