Former Legion Manager Responds To Team Concerns
A former Legion baseball manager from Birmingham, Ray Uriarte, criticizes a July Ledger article on the Mexico team, arguing it unfairly blames players and fans. He says unity and sacrifice matter more than a few stars, praises scouts and staff, and urges continued support for youth development through the program.
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Jerry Black
Gary Fennewald
Bruce Knipfel
Jim Talley
Harold Beasley
Centralia
Wayne Walker
Americans Keep Streak Intact In World Football League
The Birmingham Americans remain unbeaten after a 28-22 win over the Detroit Wheels as Matt Reed led late drives with passes to Dennis Homan and Al Jenkins. Across the league, Philadelphia topped Memphis 46-15, Florida beat Chicago 46-21, New York edged Southern California 11-8, and Portland and Houston tied 15-15 in WFL action. Attendance highs included Birmingham drawing 40,367 and Chicago 31,193. The Hawaiians play Jacksonville tonight.
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Jon Henderson
Birmingham
Matt Reed
Grambling
Dennis Homan
al Jenkins
Philadelphia Bell
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New York Stars
Southern California Sun
Portland Storm
Houston Texans
Jacksonville
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King Corcoran
John Land
Bell
Florida
Chicago
Rod Foster
Blazers
Len Bryant
Billy Hobbs
Standings and results from national league games
Fragmented results show Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Montreal, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and San Francisco posting scores. Upcoming schedule lists games with Pittsburgh at New York, Atlanta at Paustian, and multiple Thursday Friday matchups across cities including Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Houston.
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Atlanta
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Paustian
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Arly
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Angeles
St. Louis
Houston
Detroit Tigers trade Norstrom Expos for PTBNL
Detroit Tigers place veteran first baseman Norm Cash on waivers and send outfielder Jim Northrop to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. Jets add Larry Woods from the Miami Dolphins for an undisclosed future draft choice. City slow pitch softball playoffs at Green Field postponed due to wet grounds, with first round unfinished and games rescheduled for Monday into Tuesday.
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Jim Northrup
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New York Jets
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Larry Woods
Miami Dolphins
Green Field
Ex Mexico Pitcher Throws No-Hitter in District Softball
Ex Mexico pitcher Bob Meyer threw a no-hitter as Fulton Shamrocks defeated Trice Construction 2-0 in the fast pitch district tournament in Jefferson City. Meyer, former Mexico Falstaffs pitcher, leads Fulton to face Mid-State Oil at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Duensing Field after Mid-State beat Schulte's IGA 3-1 in a Jefferson City clash.
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Trice Construction
Mexico
Expos Rally To Beat Cardinals As Buttner Debuts In NL
Montreal Expos defeat St Louis 7 5 as Larry Buttner homers and drives in two runs after starting in left field. Buttner, recalled from Memphis, contributed three hits and scored twice. Cincinnati Reds blank Dodgers 2 0 with Johnny Bench driving in both runs and Jack Billingham pitching six strong innings. Phillies top Cubs 3 2 on Bob Boone’s eighth inning double. Astros rally past Braves 6 4 on Cliff Johnson pinch homer. Pirates crush Mets 10 1 behind Larry Demery complete game. AL: New York 4 Baltimore 3. Kansas City 7 6. Minnesota 6 1. Detroit 3 2. Cleveland 2. Boston 1 Milwaukee 0. Oakland 8 Texas 4. Chicago 2 California 1.
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Kansas City Takes Free-Hitting Affair
The Royals and Twins split a twilight doubleheader with Kansas City winning game two behind Paul Splittorff and Doug Bird. Amos Otis, Hal McRae and George Brett starred with multi hit games as KC moved to 57-52 on the year, five games above .500. The clubs finish the series with a single game showdown tonight.
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Fred Patek
Amos Otis
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Splittorff
Hal McRae
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Oakland
Saints slump continues as Angels top Centralia
Centralia suffers a 16-6 defeat to the Columbia Angels tightening the East Division race in the Central Missouri Ban Johnson League. The Saints dropped to 10-15 with seven straight losses as walk-heavy pitching and timely errors doomed their playoff push.
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Saints
Columbia Angels
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Columbia
Ray Ash
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