McRae Delivers As Royals Halt White Sox Rally
Hal McRae powered the Kansas City Royals past the Chicago White Sox 8-4 in the second game after an 4-4 opener. McRae homered in the seventh and drove in four runs while Brett added a two-run shot. Royals bounce back but trail in series. White Sox crowd sets season mark.
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Jerry Morales
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National League Scores and Monday Baseball Schedule
National League results include Pittsburgh 10 Atlanta 4 Houston 11 Chicago 3 and Philadelphia 5 San Francisco New York 10 San Diego Atlanta 8 Pittsburgh 1 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2 Los Angeles Montreal 2 in 10 innings Chicago 4 Houston 1. Monday’s games feature matchups: San Francisco at Montreal, Louis at Atlanta, Los Angeles at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Houston with several pitchers listed by records.
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Montefiasco
Twitchell
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Luzinski
Lauzinski
Phillies
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Suzinaki
New York Mets
Mets
Padres
Steve Henderson
John Milner
Dave Wehrmeister
Craig Swan
Skip Lockwood
Baseball Standings and Saturday Results Summary
American League standings and Saturday results show Boston, New York, Cleveland, Minnesota, Chicago, and others with varying games behind. NotableScores include Minnesota 4 Cleveland 3 in 14 innings, Chicago 6 Kansas City 4, New York 9 Oakland 3, Milwaukee 3 Toronto 2, Texas 6 Detroit 5 in 12 innings, and Boston 3 California 6.
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Ball
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JWT
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Chicago
New York
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Baseball score and schedule snippets from Ledger Sports
Ledger reports Seattle beat Baltimore 4 to 3 and Milwaukee 10 innings at Toronto. Other games list Kansas City at Minnesota and Texas at Chicago with pitchers Caldwell Garvin Colborn Zahn Perry Wood Hunter Brett May Mitchell among teams in a busy slate.
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Baltimore
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Milwaukee
Caldwell
Toronto
Garvin
Kansas City
Colborn
Minnesota
Zahn
Perry
Chicago
Wood
New York
Hunter
California
Brett
Oakland
Mitchell
Cleveland
Vandalia wins Farber Tournament in final showdown
Vandalia Pla Mor captured the Farber Tournament title beating Bowling Green in the championship. Mexico Little East and Mexico Heating placed third and fourth, with Pabst Blue Ribbon of Vandalia earning the sportsmanship award as Mokane and other teams posted varied results across Saturday and Sunday games.
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Dairy Queen
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van Bowl
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Monarchs
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Little East
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Mexico Heating
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J. Collins
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Burris
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Mexico Little East
Pabst Blue Ribbon of
Vandalia
Europe
United States
Poland
West Germany
Brittan
Monzon Extends Unbeaten Streak With Title Defense
Carlos Monzon recovered from a second round knockdown to outpoint Rodrigo Valdes over 15 rounds in a unanimous decision, securing his 14th title defense and a long unbeaten stretch dating back to 1964 as he hinted at retirement from the Middleweight crown.
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Associated Press
Monte Carlo
Carlos Monzon
Rodrigo Valdes
Monzon
Louisville
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Big Eight season ticket sales hit record pace in 1977
AP reports Big Eight season ticket sales soared with 186,300 sold across 46 home games, a 9.25 percent rise from 1976. Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri are already sold out, with Nebraska aiming for 16th straight standing room only year. Oklahoma leads in total season tickets with 45,500, while Missouri has 24,000 and the conference averages 95 percent capacity.
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Oklahoma
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Cornhuskers
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Championship Games Feature Mokane Triumphs Over Mexico Charlie
Mokane Lion's Pride finishes first with Mexico Charlie's Angels second and Daniels Construction third. Winner advances to the state tournament in St. Joseph on August 12 to 14.
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Lion's Pride
Mexico
Charlie's Angels
Daniel’s Construction
Fulton
St. Joseph
Major Leagues Batting and Pitching Leaders List
Major leaders across batting and pitching categories with names, teams, and stat totals. Notable figures include Carew and Rice leading in various batting metrics. Fisk and G Scott among RBI and hits leaders. pitching leaders feature Johnson, Bas tyle, and Seaver with wins and ERAs. Football and college notes accompany roster moves and coaching appointments.
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Carew
Min
Bostock
Rice
Bsn
Singleton
Bal
Baller
Tor
Fisk
Hisle
Gscott
Hobson
Thompson
Det
Zisk
Chi
Munson
Bostok
LeFlore
Cooper
Bannister
McRae
RoJackson
Lemon
Burleson
Randolph
Bonds
Cal
Cowens
Nettles
Cincinnati Bears Cards, But July Still Disaster
In July the Cincinnati Reds fell 14 games back of the Dodgers, finishing the month 11-18 as Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan led a 6-2 win over St. Louis to end July with the worst month since 1966. Sparky Anderson lamented the team’s aimless push, while Morgan predicted a miracle stretch as Capilla earned a strong start and Eastwick struggled. The NL Roundup features Luzinski’s big season with Philadelphia and other Sunday results across the league, including Mets over Padres 10-9 and Dodgers sweeping Montreal 8-2.
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Johnny Bench
The
Reds
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Lke
Dodgers
North Pole
South Pole
Sparky Anderson
Morgan
Cardinals
Vern Rapp
Indianapolis
Pve
Doug Capilla
St. Louis
Rawly Eastwick
Eastwick
Bob Forsch
Jefthander
Capilla
Community R-6 Baseball Work Begins Aug 15
Community R-6 High School baseball practice starts Monday Aug 15 at the Laddonia ball park from 6 to about 8. Boys in grades nine through twelve interested in trying out should contact coach Rodney Galloway for a physical exam form. The physical is required before practice. For more information call 373-2168 after 6 pm.
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Laddonia
Rodney Galloway
Putting Suddenly Becomes Strong Point For Austin
Debbie Austin, once unsure about putting, wins the Pocono Northeast Ladies Golf Classic. She closes at 213 for 54 holes to beat Sandra Post by one stroke, with birdies on holes 2 10 and 13. Jane Blalock led early, finishing tied for runner up with Kathy Ahern Sally Little.
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Debbie Austin
Miss Austin
West Palm Beach
Fla
Sandra Post
Miss Post
Jane Blalock
Miss Blalock
Kathy Ahern
Dallas
Sally Little
Bears Battle for No. 1 Quarterback Revealed
In Canton Ohio AP Bears quarterback race heats up as Mike Phipps shines in a 20-6 preseason win over the New York Jets. Bob Avellini struggles in first half. Jets coach Walt Michaels sticks with Richard Todd who admits room to improve.
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Chicago
Browns
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Avellini
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Par Dee
Walt Michaels
Jets
Richard Todd
Joé Namath
Todd
Cardinals Option Falcone to New Orleans Farm Club
St Louis optioned lefty Pete Falcone to the New Orleans farm club in the American Association and recalled outfielder Rick Bosetti. Falcone went 4 6 with a 5.35 ERA in 108 2 3 innings, surrendering 19 homers in 21 starts. Bosetti was acquired with Tom Underwood from Philadelphia for Bake McBride on June 15.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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New Orleans
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Falcone
Cardinals
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An Tory
Tom Underwood
Philadelphia Phillies
Bake McBride
Browns Hall of Famer Willis Recalls Break of Racial Barrier
Canton AP notes Paul Brown recalling the day he recruited Bill Willis from the Kentucky State coaching staff to break pro football’s racial barrier. Willis praised Brown for offering opportunity and pushed young players to do their best, while inductees Bart Starr Forrest Gregg Frank Gifford Gale Savery joined Willis in the Hall of Fame ceremony.
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