Major League Leaders Snapshot by United Press International
National and American League leaders are listed for categories including runs batted in, runs, stolen bases, pitching victories, earned run average, and strikeouts. Notable names include Foster and Luzinski leading NL hitters, Rice and Hisle leading AL, and Guidry and Ryan among top pitchers with stellar ERAs and win totals.
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Rice
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Vuckovich
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Knepper
Nagel Wins Club Championship at Morris Country Club
John Nagel captured the Club Championship in Championship Flight at Morris Country Club with Jim Davis, Darryl Fox, and Edward Connor following. A Flight winners were Dick Brooks and Mike Dellera, B Flight winners were Bob Bussy and Bill Button, C Flight winners were George Hynds and Gene Ingels. In the Hall Memorial Don Jennings beat Brad Allender in a playoff in Championship Flight, while Pat Bolen and Tom Hanrahan won playoffs in A and B Flights respectively.
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John Nagel
Morris Country Club
Jim Davis
Darryl Fox
Edward Connor
Dick Brooks
Mike Dellera
Bob Bussy
Bill Button
George Hynds
Gene Ingels
Hall Memorial
Don Jennings
Brad Allender
Pat Bolen
Tom Hanrahan
Weppler's pads Division 2 lead with 11 6 win over Mortgage Inn
Weppler's gusts to 11-6 over Mortgage Inn to hold Division 2 lead as Shock's falls to third after 14-3 loss to Prombo Realty. Minooka moves up with 12-6 win over Norm's Lounge while Murphy's rebounds to 16-9 over Bonanza. Don Mefford homers for Minooka. Rob Edmundson homers for Weppler's. Bill Wethington wins for Prombo. Greg Marlow wins for Norm's.
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Ron Safarcyk
Ken Shultz
Ken Kinsella
Rob Edmundson
Gary Behrens
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Mark Moore
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al Brandenberg
Dan Friant
Jay Richardson
Bill Wethington
Tom Peterson
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Jim Stasell
Craig Shearer
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Don Knapp
Cubs edge Cardinals 3-2 as Sutter locks ninth save
Cubs beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-2 with Mike Krukow earning his fifth win in eight innings. George Hendrick doubled and Ted Simmons homered off Krukow, while Bruce Sutter secured his 19th save. Cubs hitters struck early with Rodney Scott’s bunt and Mike Vail’s three bagger driving in two. Barb Supermom, Cubs superfan, had given $2 bills to Krukow and Lamp six weeks earlier, a token she credits with boosting the team’s momentum.
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Barb Supermom
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Dennis Lamp
Krukow
St. Louis Cardinals
George Hendrick
Ted Simmons
Bruce Sutter
Sutter
Rodney Scott
Bobby Murcer
Mike Vail
Vail
Mets
Joe Medwick
Wayne Carter Classic Sunday at Grundy County Speedway
The Wayne Carter Classic returns for a fourth year at Grundy County Speedway with a top field from six states and Canada. Entry lists exceed 40 drivers including former winners Tom Reffner and Dave Watson. Rusty Wallace competes in place of injured Larry Phillips. The event caps a $30,000 ARTGO Summer Nationals weekend with gates at 5 p.m., time trials at 6, and racing at 7:30 after practice laps.
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Wayne Carter
Wallace
Oregon
Wis
Mazon
Capital Super Speedway
Madison
College unit taps Enser as assistant athletic director
Wednesday sports rounds report St Louis University promoting Rick Enser to assistant athletic director. Detroit adds free agent center John Morris. Jets place Neil Hutton on reserve as retired and re-sign QB Bob Nelson after a previous cut. New England cuts multiple players including Gibney Burhoe Tingwad Delaney Bach man Blye Brown and Smolsky. San Diego announces Roger Craig returns as manager in 1979. St Louis signs free agent Mike Korney in hockey.
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St. Louis University
Rick Enser
Detroit
John Morris
New York Jets
Neil Hutton
Penn State
Bob Nelson
New England
John Gibney
Tom Burhoe
Mike Tingwad
John Delaney
Ted Bachman
Raymond Blye
Clifford Brown
John Smolsky
San Diego
Roger Craig
St. Louis
Mike Korney
Colts Loss of Lydell Mitchell Sparks Rider Dispute
Baltimore quarterback Bert Jones criticized running back Lydell Mitchell for walking out on contract talks saying the Colts would still win without him. Mitchell sought 200000 after 175000 offer. Colts start exhibition season Saturday vs Steelers at Memorial Stadium amid other camp moves and roster tweaks. Switzerland maintained neutrality by not joining the United Nations in 1946, remaining outside to this day.
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Bert Jones
Lydell Mitchell
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National League and American League standings and schedule note
Baseball standings across both leagues shown with wins losses and percentages for Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Montreal and others. Wednesday results include Chicago edging St Louis while Philadelphia defeated New York. Cincinnati topped Atlanta and San Francisco beat Houston.
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Astros J R Richard Named NL Pitcher of Month
J R Richard of the Houston Astros earned National League Pitcher of the Month honors after a 4-0 July run. In 56 innings he allowed 30 hits and eight earned runs for a 1.29 ERA with 58 strikeouts. Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was named Player of the Month after a .379 average with 44 hits in 116 at-bats, 17 runs scored and eight RBIs, while extending his hitting streak to 44 games, tying Willie Keeler.
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United Press International New York
UPI
J.R. Richard
Houston Astros
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Richard
Rose
Willie Keeler
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