Fitzmorris Stifles Yankees in 3-0 Kansas City Win
Al Fitzmorris pitched a three hitter for Kansas City as the Royals defeated the New York Yankees 3-0. He snapped a winless streak against New York dating back to 1970 and earned praise for keeping Catfish Hunter quiet. The Royals extended their winning streak to six games behind the strong start and early offense.
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Catfish” Hunter
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Nettles Homer Deep Off Royals As Yankees Struggle For Runs
Graig Nettles crushed a deep eighth inning blast into right field though the Yankees mainly produced grounders. Roy White singled in the fourth as Fitzmorris flirted with a perfect game while Hal McRae and Harmon Kellebrew drove early Royals scoring. Brett and Pinson added key hits including a sixth inning single and a late triple.
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Hawks slump deepens in 3-0 loss at Lawrence Invitational
Lawrence Hawks dropped to 0-4 with a 3-0 defeat to North Kansas City in the Lawrence Invitational Legion baseball tourney at Holcom Complex. Coach Al Ice moved several players to the junior varsity as the youth squad struggles to generate offense and timely hits with men on base.
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Flyers capture Stanley Cup with 2-0 win over Sabres
Bernie Parent starred with 32 saves to secure Philadelphia's second consecutive Stanley Cup title and his second straight Conn Smythe trophy. Bill Clement added a late goal as the Flyers shut out Buffalo in Game 6, while coach Fred Shero praised Parent's dominance throughout the series.
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Jayhawks sign five Kansas high school track standouts
Kansas coach Bob Timmons reports five signed letters of intent for the Jayhawks. The class includes three jump specialists Steve Rainbolt of Shawnee Mission East Steve Newcomer of Ruskin High and Gary Johnson of Albuquerque plus sprinter Kevin Newell of Lane Tech Chicago and middle distance runner Rick East of Wichita South. Rainbolt is a Kansas prep high jump champion. Newcomer and Johnson are state champions in their events. Newell is a top prep sprinter with injured seasons. East is an 880 specialist and defender on South’s cross country and basketball teams.
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KU signs seven more high school swimmers to Jayhawks
Kansas coach Dick Beamon announced seven national letters of intent from high school swimmers led by David Estes of Bartlesville College High. Other signees include Bill Desert Jeff Quigley Jay Arnsperger Dan Downs Richard Vizzari and Kris Flaska. The class brings Kansas total to 14 signed swimmers.
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