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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1975

Page

15

National League scores and results across cities

Baseball standings and results from the National League include Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Chicago Montreal and other teams. Sunday's results feature Pittsburgh Cincinnati Houston and St Louis with several interleague matchups and postponed or rescheduled games noted.

Pittsburgh Philphia New York Chicago Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles S.francisco San Diego Atlanta Houston San Francisco St. Louis Philadelphia St Louis

Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot

A compact, period style recap of American League standings and Saturday results. Includes team records and league leaders, plus Sunday standings notes and upcoming Monday and Tuesday games across California, Boston, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Oakland, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Kansas City, Texas, Baltimore.

Boston Baltimore New York Cleveland Wilwaukee Detroit Oakland Kansas City Chicago Minnesota Saulfernia Bot Arti California Milwaukee Texas Sunmary Texas B Kant Clevend Eckersing Alexander Leonard Decker Slaton Ruble Umbarger iMinnesota Metrait Boston Red Sox Bill Lee Chicago White Sox Parnell Lee Orioles Texas Rangers Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers Oakland A Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians California Angels New York Yankees Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers Carl Yastrzemski Jim Rice Sice White Sox Rangers Lenny Randle Mike Hargrove Tom Grieve Ken Singleton Randle Wayne Garland Cesar Tovar Dyar Miller Grant Jackson Dave Nelson Hargrove Tim Nordbrook Jerry Neudecker Earl Weaver Elrod Hendricks Brewers Kurt Bevacqua Dick Bosman Robin Yount Rollie Fingers Charlie Moore Tom Murphy A's

National Football League Exhibitions Scores Report

AP report lists numerous exhibition results across NFL teams. Minnesota beat Dallas 16-13, St Louis defeated Oakland 22-13, Buffalo topped Los Angeles 31-7, Detroit downed Kansas City 27-24, Miami edged New Orleans 20-10, Denver beat Houston 27-2. Giants 72 1 Jets 29. World Football League results included Jacksonville 26 over San Antonio in OT and Philadelphia 22 over Memphis 46.

Minnesota Dallas Chicago St. Louis Oakland Atlanta Cincinnati Green Bay Buffalo Los Angeles Detroit Kansas City Miami New Orleans Denver Houston New York Giants New York Jets Jacksonville San Antonio Philadelphia Memphis Southern California Birmingham Portland Shreveport Hawaii

Confident Fitzmorris Salvages Game For KC

Kansas City Royals pitcher Al Fitzmorris delivered a strong outing against the Cleveland Indians, lasting eight innings with Doug Bird providing relief to seal a 5-2 win. Hal McRae homered for KC, and Brett and Hendrick combined on a scoring sequence in the fourth. Whitey Herzog praised Fitzmorris as the Royals avoided a fourth straight loss.

Kansas City al Fitzmorris Kansas City Royals Cockinegs Cleveland Indians Royals Fitzmorris Doug Bird Indians Hal McRae Roric Harrison Buddy Bell RBI Oscar Gamble John Mayberry Cleveland Rick Manning George Brett Mayberry Brett al Cowens George Hendricks Hendrick al Ashby Frank Duffy Jack Brohamet Dent Fitzmorris Frank White Freddie Patek Vada Pinson McRae Pinson Patek Whitey Herzog Fitzle

Bears Edge Cardinals in late TD rally in preseason

Chicago Bears beat St Louis 14 to 13 as Gary Huff Bobby Douglass and Bob Avellini split fourth quarter scoring duties. Douglass led first half with limited completions while rookies Roland Harper and Jerry Latin shined. Clifton Taylor punched in two short scores as Bears move to 2-1 in exhibition play.

Champaign Ill Chicago Bears Jack Pardee Gary Huff Bobby Douglass Douglass Bears St. Louis Huff Bob Avellini Chicago Bobby Cardinals Pardee Charlie Wade Carl Garrett Bob Bell Cardinal Don Coryell Coryell Jim Hart Terry Metcalf Roland Harper Jerry Latin Harper Latin Clifton Taylor Taylor Mirro Roder

Two Area Men Finish First In Horseshoes

SEDALIA The Horseshoe Pitching Tournament entered its second day at the 1975 Missouri State Fair with championship playoffs on Sunday. In Class D Val Hikes of Mexico won, a ninth year entrant who also played in the world tournament in Indiana earlier this summer. Don Decker of Centralia captured first in Class E, returning as last year’s Class D winner and having competed in the fair for four years.

Sedalia Val Hikes Mexico Mikel Hike Indiana Don Decker Centralia

Cards Win With Speed Halicki Dazzles Mets

St Louis tops Atlanta 6-2 as Willie Davis steals third on a first-inning misplay creating two runs. Brock collects base 800, Davis adds two hits and a steal. Schoendienst lauds speed as key. Cards tie for second in NL Fast with Phillies after weekend set. Halicki shines in San Francisco as Dodgers struggle in LA with scoring not translating to win.

ST. Louis Atlanta Braves Clyde King Braves St. Louis Cardinals King Willie Davis Atlanta Davis Lou Brock Brock Carl Morton Ted Simmons Rob Belloir Darrell Evans Rod Gilbreath Belloir Reggie Smith Red Schoendienst Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Schoendienst Ed Halicki New York Mets San Francisco Dodgers Los Angeles

Halicki Blanks Mets in 0- h no hitter at Candlestick

Halicki, once a Met fan, threw a six inning no hitter while the Dodgers fell 5-3 in four innings against Montreal. The Mets were overpowered by a pitcher who allowed only four balls to reach the outfield and saw two Dodgers errors fuel the Expos run. Eddy Halicki’s gem, with 11 innings of four hit support, completed the Mets’ sixth no hitter in 14 years and first NL no hitter since 1973.

Halicki Mets Dodgers Montreal Los Angeles Bert Sutton Allegal Dodgers Expos Mike Marshall Dave Lopes Bill Russell Marshall Steve Yeager Met Houston Chicago St. Louis Atlanta Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Diego Philadelphia Giants Ed Halicki Candelstick Park Baltimore Felix) Millan Millan Phil Niekro San Francisco Gaylord Perry

Lions Rally To Debut Win At Pontiac Stadium

Detroit Lions stage a late comeback to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in the grand opening at Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium. Greg Landry directs the offense, connecting late after an eight-for-24 start, while KC uses multiple quarterbacks under coach Paul Wiggin. The $55.7 million venue hosts its first event amid traffic, power issues, and weather, with Lions edging Chiefs for their first win of exhibition season.

Pontiac Mich Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs Rick Forzano Greg Landry Landry Kansas City Rales Chiefs Paul Wiggin Pontiac Stadium Wiggin Mike Livingston Greg Cook Mike Nott Lenny Dawson Forzano Dennis Franklin Charlie Sanders Jimmie Jones Nott Andy Hamilton Fd Podolak Dexter Bussey Jan Stenerud Charlie Thomas Errol Mann

Young UCLA Sciarra Headlines Pac-8 Title Race

UCLA’s John Sciarra shines in the opener with 390 total yards as coach Dick Vermeil eyes a Rose Bowl run. USC’s young “Baby Brigade” headlines a strong Pac-8 field, while Stanford California and Oregon State vie to challenge from behind.

Dan Berger UCLA John Sciarra Tennessee Sciarra Dick Vermeil University of Southern California Southern Cal John McKay

College gridiron notes from west coast spring camps

College veterans compete for guard and tackle spots as Oregon parades a deep line led by Dennis Boyd and Fred Anderson. Washington rebuilds at quarterback with Cliff McBride replacing Chris Rowland while Robin Earl fuels the Husky backfield. San Diego State eyes title with veteran defense anchored by Mike Gilbert and Greg Boyd. Fresno State relies on passer Nef Cortez to boost the aerial game.

Trojans Marvin Powell Joe Davis Jeff Flood Stanford California Cardinals Mike Cordova Ron Inge Cordova Jack Christiansa Geb Church Hick Morty Endland Mike Kobielsky Dave Brown Dee Andros Dennis Boyd Fred Anderson Tuan Chamberlain Suphanare Redken Sieur Oregon Gene Brown George Bennett Don Read Don Johnson Washington Chris Rowland Don James Cliff McBride Robin Earl Husky James Dan Lloyd al Burleson Jerry Payne Don San Diego State Aztecs Claude Gilbert Mike Gilbert Greg Boyd Ed Kertel Kevin Feeney Kenny Hinton Reggie Lewis John Tremblay Colorado Fresno State Nef Cortez Bulldogs

MU Freshmen Shine in Scrimmage at Missouri

Missouri coach Al Onofrio led a 24 hour scrimmage as freshmen Burge and Leo Lewis impressed with 40 and 25 yard receptions. Tony Galbreath scored twice on a 70 yard drive and a 60 yard TD run. Kicking was weak, but no serious injuries occurred as Onofrio noted strong effort and depth limits.

Columbia al Onofrio Missouri Tony Galbreath Steve Pisarkiewiccz Joe Stewart Charley Burge Burge Leo Lewis Curtis Brown Jomel Williams Onofrio Kevin Loying

State Fair Auto Races Highlight Area Drivers

At Missouri State Fairgrounds Keokuk's Mike Derr won the 100 lap feature in a 1969 Dodge Charger after taking the pole and regaining lead on lap 34. Joe Wallace and Jerry McCredie finished second and third as Derr earned $1,000.

Sedalia Mike Derr Keokuk Iowa Missouri State Fairgrounds Derr Joe Wallace Peyton Colo Wallace Jerry McCredie Mike Russ Derr Russ Ferris Collier Lampe Auxvasse Gene Dye Gene Melloway Columbia Vic Bendage Jefferson City Larry Pipes Kirksville Missouri State Pipes Kimberling Pete Cruse Marshall Billy Collins Elsberry Cruse Walker J Osson Leonard Bill Early

Geiberger wins Tournament Players Golf Championship

Al Geiberger fired a final round 69 to capture the $250,000 Tournament Players Golf Championship by a three-stroke margin over Dave Stockton in Fort Worth. In San Jose, Tampa Bay edged Portland 2 0 to claim the North American Soccer League title.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex al Geiberger Dave Stockton San Jose Calif Tampa Bay Portland

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