Stargell Sparks Pirates Past Astros in Eight Three Win
Willie Stargell hit three singles and a double driving in four as the Pirates beat the Astros 8-3. Dock Ellis left with a sore elbow but earned his 17th win. Ferguson Jenkins pitched a two hitter in the Cubs 3-0 win over Atlanta. Cincinnati beat St. Louis 6-5 and New York topped Los Angeles 6-0. Ellis faces sickle cell anemia, a condition he manages with crises and rest.
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Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
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Jenkins Delivers Clinching Win for Cubs Against Braves
Rick Jenkins limited Atlanta to two hits and silenced Hank Aaron as Chicago beat the Braves 3 1. The Cubs moved within half a game of St Louis in the NL East while St Louis lost to Cincinnati on George Foster’s ninth inning hit.
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Braves
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Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
George Foster
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Joe Torre
Lou Brock
MCC championship flight drama heats up semifinal matchups
John Trucano advances after defeating Frank Perucca and Ed Connor to reach the semifinals where he will face the Pete Trucano-Dave Evans winner. In A Flight Wilbur Finfrock and Bob Gau reach semis, while other matches set up Ben Ventress John Luck and Bob Cohenour Bill Lincoln showdowns. Results span multiple flights with last rounds scheduled for Sunday Aug 29.
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Pete Trucano
Dave Evans
Morris Country Club
Frank Perucca
Ed Connor
Connor
Allie van Duyne
Gary Connor
Greg Harper
Wilbur Fin
Willard Sheedy
Clarence Mossmann
Sheedy
George Hynds
Bob Feeney
Bill Hamilton
Terry Danek
Bill Dix
Dave Johnston
Hamilton
Dix
Ernie Osmundson
John Strickland
Riz Chouinard
Ken Allen
Chouinard
Parker Robinson
Bob Malmquist
Bob MacDonald
Jerry McTague
Paul Finland
Dick Lois
Jack Nicklaus
Fox
Rainmakers
Marth
Perucca
Ballsmilers
Evans’ Wormkillers
Arnie Palmer
van Duyne
Blackcats
Jim Peacock
Bert Oveson
Opdyke Wins Quad County Minor League Tournament
Opdyke defeated South Wilmington 4-3 to capture the Quad County Minor League Tournament title for the second straight year. Mazon finished third with a 30-7 rout of Seneca, and Opdyke earlier beat Mazon 7-6 in the semifinals while South Wilmington beat Seneca 14-13. Kevin Gardner earned the win with 11 strikeouts.
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Seneca
Kevin Gardner
Ken Sharp
Mark Finn
Dave Plot
Jerry Chavez
Mike Jenkins
Chavez
Terry Martin
Rod Shelton
Trevino leaves hospital after appendectomy recovery
Golf star Lee Trevino checked out of St. Anne's Hospital in Truth or Consequences after an emergency appendectomy. Trevino plans to rest and then resume practice later this week, according to Trevino Enterprises.
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Truth OR Consequences
N.M
Lee Trevino
St. Anne’s Hospital
Larry Blakely
Trevino Enterprises
el Paso
Tex
Trevino
Billy Conigliaro lifts Red Sox past Angels in ninth
Billy Conigliaro belted a three run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give Boston a 6 5 victory over California as his brother Tony watched from the stands. The blast followed a seventh inning rally that erased a 1 0 Angels lead and came after a tense feud period between the brothers.
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Frank Robinson
Brewers
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Orioles
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Jim Palmer
Merv Rettenmund
Boog Powell
Belanger
Shell
Morris Moose A Team Tops Batavia in Softball Clash
Gus Turk allowed four hits and 14 strikeouts as Morris Moose A Team beat Batavia 5-3 to stay tied for first with Aurora A Team in the Northern Illinois Moose Softball League. Morris built a 3-2 lead with timely hits from Jim Gorman and Earl Thompson, then Carl Kramer doubled and Tony Cheshareck homered for insurance. Batavia answered with two in the third and one in the sixth. Lefty Weirich took the loss after five innings with five hits, four Ks, and one walk.
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Danny Paulson
Dave Plot
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Tony Cheshareck
Ken Williams
Anderson
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Morris
Harrier meet plans and cross country schedule
Morris Community High School hosts an organizational meeting for cross country runners led by Coach Bob Pinkstaff. The Harriers will race in 13 meets plus five invitationals, including state, district and sectional events, with key early matchups against Marseilles and Streator Woodland.
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Marseilles
Streator Woodland
Werdens beat Smokers to push toward West Division title
Werdens defeated the Smokers 8 to 7 to improve to 16 4 for the season with two games left. The Smokers 11 5 have five games remaining as Werdens collected 15 hits led by Ken Enger Greg Harper and Bob Gilbertson in a tight Morris 14 Inch Softball League clash.
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Greg Harper
Bob Gilbertson
Dave Barry
Jerry Enger
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