Plainview advances to District 19 Legion finals behind Henderson
Eddie Henderson held Best Red Cheks to three hits in a 3-0 win, enabling Plainview to reach the District 19 American Legion final. Farr's Arlan Patton pitched a five inning no hitter in a 10-0 rout of Brown-Griffin, backed by Bill Wallis two triples and strong defense.
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Avalanche-Journal
Eddie Henderson
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Farr
Arlan Patton
Brown-Griffin
Bell Red Chcks
Lowrey Field
Baseball scores and standings roundup from early season games
American League results feature Petro over Chicago in a 4 to 5 finish in the first inning and a string of other mismatched scores including New York beating Minnesota 6 to 0 and Baltimore besting Texas 35 innings listed. National League reports list Chicago and Cincinnati, Houston, Atlanta and Pittsburgh results with several interleague matchups and a dense standings section featuring Perry and Cuellar among others.
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Minnesota
Boston
California
Oakland
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Cleveland
Baltimore
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Houston
Atlanta
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Paule
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Texas Hurdler Weighs NCAA-AAU Conflict Impact
AAU Meet coverage notes tension with UTEP officials over eligibility. Lightfoot Gailey and Robert Primeaux plan to run in LA tonight despite the dispute. Coach Price seeks contact with Russian meet director to resolve issues and safeguard the team. Tim, a high schooler, might join an NCAA program.
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Lightfoot
Cleburne Price
Gailey
Texas
Robert Primeaux
Price
al Baeta
American River College
Sacramento
Tim
Teenage Cires Softball Scores Across Leagues
In Briercraft the Bucks fell to Conotanes 1 to 7 while Sitton Norton Oilers posted 21 to Guadalupe Seniors 0. Reissrs led Ladybugs L Dolls 28 to Blue Panthers 14. In Latin League Rhinos 0 Tigers 2. In Texas League Mexandria 5 El Paso 2.
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Bucks
Conotanes
Sitton-Norton Oilers
Guadalupe
Reissrs
Ladybugs
Friona Advances To Meet Finals In District Little League
Friona Senior Little League beat Tucumcari 6-3 to reach the district finals. Tobin Baize pitched a three hitter for the victory. Friona will face the Tucumcari winner or Farwell Texico Bovina team for the title, after rain moved the tournament to Friona.
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N.M
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Ito
Arlin Nearly No-Hits Phillies Before Doyle Breaks It
San Diego defeats Philadelphia 5 1 as Denny Doyle singles with two out in the ninth to spoil Steve Arlin's bid for a no hitter. Nate Colbert drives in three Padres runs including his 21st homer. Derrel Thomas makes a key defensive play to preserve the no hit bid.
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Denny Doyle
Philadelphia
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Balk
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Hutton
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Derrel Thomas
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Midwest and Eastern to vie in Area 1 Little League final
Midwest and Eastern will meet at 7:30 p.m. at LCC field for the Area 1 Little League championship after each team won on Tuesday. Eastern defeated Northwest 5-4 in a five run game while Midwest shut out Northeast 3-0 behind Kelly Satterfield’s one hit, 12 strikeouts, and Terry Wiley two hits.
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Midwest
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Northeast
Kelly Satterfield
Satterfield
Terry Wiley
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Wiley
Terry Spradling
Ruben Praieto
Praieto
Ernest Day
Lee Bolden
Rufus Conner
Darrell English
Bolden
Winston Gibson
LCC
Garr Leads Braves Rally To Defeat Pirates 4-2
Ralph Garr sparked a three run rally in the fifth with a double to help the Atlanta Braves topple the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. Ron Reed pitched a complete game despite 11 hits allowed, while Earl Williams hit his 14th homer.
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Steve Blass
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Ron Reed
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Jose Pagan
Earl Williams
Bob Johnson
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Levelland Romos rout Frontier in Babe Ruth district play
Levelland all-stars, led by Dale Clark four for five with three RBIs, crushed Frontier 17-0 in a second round district game at LOC. Clark hurled a one hitter and paced a 12-hit attack as Brady Brashear added two hits and an RBI. Lubbock beat Slaton 4-2 with key hits from Sy Turner and David Glenn.
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Junior Lopez
Chuck Dupler
Sy Turner
Lubbock
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Rick Coelho
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Lupe Valderaz
Turner
Hancock
Hunter Wins Milwaukee Split Twin Bill With A's
In Milwaukee Catfish Hunter five hits for Oakland shutout the Brewers 4 They split the doubleheader as Milwaukee scores three runs in both the first and sixth innings to win 7 4 Mike Epstein hits two homers for Oakland While Jim Lonborg allows early runs before relief Tom Linzy finishes the game Reggie Jackson drives in two runs with his 18th homer of the season
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Munson Blomberg Go Deep As Yanks Blank Twins
Thurman Munson and Ron Blomberg hit two third inning homers driving in five runs as Steve Kline pitched six scoreless innings for the New York Yankees in a 6-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. Kline, 9-4, rebounded from a rough prior start to end a four game skid.
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Steve Kline
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Bobby Murcer
Roy White
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Siebert Shuts Out Angels In Four Hit Win
Boston right-hander Sonny Siebert pitched a four hitter and earned his first win in a month as the Red Sox defeated the California Angels 4-1. He improved to 8-5, striking out six with no walks, while Cal Ryan lasted and Citi Petrocelli and Fisk drove in runs.
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Rico Petrocelli
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Danny Cater
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John Kennedy
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Cater
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Harper
Carl Yastrzemski
Sandy Alomar
Angels
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Vada Pinson
Pinson
Jim Spencer
Cardenas
Blackfin Wins Bermuda to Bayona Yacht Race
Blackfin a 73 foot ketch skippered by Kenneth Demuse of San Francisco led 46 entrants to finish the 2700 mile Bermuda to Bayona race. The Class A yacht with a crew of 16 crossed the line Tuesday four days behind schedule due to windless Atlantic weather officials said.
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Southern Triumphs In Playoff Tilt With Big Sixth Inning
Danny Sanders walked to fill the bases and Scotty Garcia lined a two run double. Western plated a lone run as Joey Andrews stole home with the bases loaded. Terry Parham scored on Dean Coppedge’s single to make it 3 1. Ricky Pinkerton belted a three run homer in the sixth. Roy Morin earned the win for Southern with nine strikeouts on four hits. Raul Villa ronga suffered the loss for Western.
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Fanon
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Merv Rettenmurd
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Doyle Alexander
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Powell
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Mark Belanger
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Rich Hand
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McNally
Joe Lovitto
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Scotty Garcia
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Joey Andrews
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Terry Parham
Dean Coppedge
Ricky Pinkerton
Roy Morin
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Raul Villaronga
Astros Top Cards Behind Reuss Prowess and Cedeno May Power
Jerry Reuss pitched a four hitter as the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11 to 3. Cesar Cedeno and Lee May hit two run homers, with Cedeno returning from a groin injury and contributing a fifth inning run-scoring play that helped erase a 3-2 deficit.
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Cesar Cedeno
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Brinkmans Sac Fly Ends 11th Inning Detroit Win
Eddie Brinkman hit a one out sacrifice fly in the 11th to score Mickey Stanley who tripled, giving Detroit a 4 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Stanley earlier misplayed a drive that allowed Richie Allen to reach via a seventh inning triple.
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Mickey Stanley
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Joe Coleman
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Rick Reichardt
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Rams Star Gabriel Improves After Lung Collapse
Ram quarterback Roman Gabriel of the Los Angeles Rams showed satisfactory recovery from a Monday lung collapse. Dr. Jules Rasinski said the inflation tube would be removed Thursday and Gabriel could return to full action in about three weeks. He was injured during the first Rams veterans drill. doctors noted the lung was nearly fully inflated and that he was doing well. No cause was given, and officials said such collapses can occur anytime.
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Los Angeles Rams
Jules Rasinski
National Football League
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Rams
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Tornadoes and DC win in Independent Slow-Pitch Playoffs
The Tornadoes defeated IBM 289 while DC beat United Coupon 12 to 10. Coupon bounced back to defeat Lubbock National Bank 10 to 9 in Tuesday action.
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Piniella's late double lifts Royals past Indians 6 5
Lou Piniella delivered a bases loaded four run double in the eighth to break a tie and propel the Kansas City Royals to a 6 5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a twilight double header. Scheinblum Mayberry and Piniella fueled a rally with hits, while Nettles Bell and Chambliss sparked Cleveland late in the game.
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Piniella
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Ed Kirkpatrick
Tom Hilgendorf
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Duane Thomas Opens Talks With Cowboys Coach Landry
Star reports Duane Thomas arrived at Dallas Cowboys camp in Thousand Oaks and began secret talks with coach Tom Landry. A Cowboys spokesman would not reveal details but said Landry would speak after the discussions. Thomas had returned to camp after a prior incident and probation for cannabis possession earlier this year.
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Duane Thomas
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
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Thomas
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