Minooka Wins Tri County Pony League Championship
Minooka defeats Morris Moose 5-4 to claim the Tri County Pony League title at Minooka. Rob Frye leads with a two run homer and MVP honors, while Mark Fillipitch earns the win and Joe Sitar the save after a tense seventh inning rally by Morris Moose. Opdyke finishes third, Odell fourth, in a tournament featuring strong pitching and late scoring.
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Bob Black
Morris Moose
Minooka
Opdyke
Odell
Rob Frye
Mark Fillipitch
Joe Sitar
Dave Maskel
Jeff Hanson
Sitar
Fillipitch
Bob Ballantine
John Kauzlaric
Masket
John Galloway
Bruce Matteson
Greg
Moose
Dave Hinckler
Kurt Miller
Kauzlaric
Galloway
Hanson
Mike Lutz
Rich Stutzki
Bob White
Greg Cailey
Greg Sager
Dan Bell
Dean Larson
Greg Herman
Minooka-Morris Moose
Tri- County Bank of
Herald
Steele's Pulls Ahead In Division 1 Slow Pitch
Steele's improved to 11-2 with a 7-3 win over Prombo Realty at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark to claim sole first in Division 1 Sunday. Newark dropped to 10-3 after a 6-4 loss to Mortgage Inn as Weppler's and Shock's Tap won for Division 2 and 3 teams battled.
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Steele’s
Newark
Steele's
Prombo Realty
John B. Roth
Mortgage Inn
Giants sweep Cubs to widen NL West lead
San Francisco beat Chicago 4 2 and 1 0 as Vida Blue and teammates shone on the mound. Blue notches his 15th win while Dave Roberts takes his sixth loss. Reuschel struggles early in the opener, Barr goes 7 1 3 innings for the win. Giants now 12 games ahead of Dodgers and Reds. Cubs 4 1/2 back in East standings.
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SAN Francisco
UPI
Herman Franks
Giants
Franks
Vida Blue
Jim Barr
Gary Lavelle
Randy Moffitt
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Reds
Cubs
Phillies
Chicago
Houston
Astros
Barr
Lavelle
Moffitt
Blue
Jack Clark
Mike Ivie
Heity Cruz
Dave Roberts
Rick Reuschel
Joe Altobelli
Shabbona Middle School Announces Fall Baseball Practice
Shabbona Middle School begin fall baseball practice on August 14 at 9 a.m. at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark. Sessions run two hours for seventh and eighth graders. Season opener at Minooka August 19 at 9 a.m. against Beecher in a pre season tournament. Call Coach Larry Walker at 942-5191 for details.
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Shabbona
John B. Roth
Minooka
Beecher
Larry Walker
Finley says A's would claim Reggie Jackson if waivers issued
Oakland owner Charlie Finley told reporters in Chicago that the Athletics would claim Reggie Jackson if the Yankees place him on waivers. He said the A's would block bids by Kansas City or California and would claim him to prevent rivals from strengthening their rosters. Jackson had been with Oakland during three champions, then moved to Baltimore and joined New York in 1977 amid Yankee turmoil.
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Mike Tully
UPI
NEW York
New York Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Oakland
Charlie Finley
A's
Finley
Chicago
Yankees
California Angels
Jackson
A’s
California
Kansas City
Baltimore
Yankee
Billy Martin
Angels
Royals
Stags Move Into Second In Morris Fast Pitch League
The Morris Stags rose to second place with two wins and a loss in weekend action. A 2-1 11 inning victory over Gretencord Realty at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark highlighted the their win, with Ron Gabbieson driving in the winning run in the 11th and Jack Farber delivering the go ahead hit. Gretencord and Stags split a doubleheader with other scores by Gretencord over Mazon Verona Bank and Yorkville’s split with Plano. Standings show Gretencord 7-2, Stags 6-3, Joe’s Place 5-3, Plano 5-5, Mazon Verona Bank 2-7, Yorkville 2-7.
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John Fillipitch
Mike Chizmark
Steele
Roth
R.B.I
Dare
Newark
Mortgage Inn
Don Williams
Mike Nichols
Jerry Feeney
Bob Coyne
Don Carlson
Frank Zink
Toby Sanders
Morris Stag’s
Morris Fast Pitch
Gretencord Realty
John B. Roth
Gretencord
Stag’s
Mazon Verona Bank
Yorkville
Plano
Ron Gabbieson
Jack Farber
Gretenoord
Evert Poyner
Gablieson
Farber
Dick Parker
Denny Thorsen
Joe's
Stag
Joe’s Place
Garr and Johnson lift Sox to first doubleheader sweep
Chicago White Sox beat Texas 5 4 in the opener and 4 2 in the nightcap to sweep a Sunday doubleheader under manager Larry Doby. Garr and Johnson delivered key hits while LaGrow and Willoughby locked down the late innings. Al Oliver of the Rangers drew praise from Garr for boosting his swing.
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Chicago
UPI
Ralph Garr
Lamar Johnson
Chicago White Sox
Larry Doby
Garr
al Oliver
Texas Rangers
Don Kessinger
Johnson
Rose Keeps Hitting Streak As Reds Top Phillies
Pete Rose extends his National League hitting streak to 43 games with two singles in the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He sits one behind Willie Keeler’s NL mark and eyes tying the record against the Atlanta Braves tonight. Rose also collected his 135th hit of the season as George Foster and Dan Driessen homered, with Hume, Sarmiento, and Bair aiding the late relief effort.
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Larson
Opdyke
Sager
Jerry McTague
Odell
Pat Stadel
Minooka-Odell
Sitar
Doug Stafford
Minooka
Steve Foster
Stadel
Moose-Opdyke
Tony Niewinski
Rich Stutzki
Niewinski
Galloway
Maskel
Hanson
Moose
Mike Tully
UPI
Pete Rose
Willie Keeler
Rose
Keeler
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Joe DiMaggio
George Foster
Dan Driessen
Tom Hume
Manny Sarmiento
National League East standings and Tuesday games recap
The standings show Philadelphia leading the NL East with 54 wins and 45 losses, followed by Chicago and Pittsburgh at 51-51 and 48-51 respectively. Results from Saturday and Sunday include Cincinnati beating Philadelphia 6-2 and Chicago defeating San Francisco 5-3, with a Montreal 19-0 win over Atlanta among notable scores. Today's schedule lists six doubleheaders and pitchers for each matchup, with games across Montreal, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, San Diego, and other venues.
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Phila
Chicago
Pittsleigh
Montreal
New York
St. Louis
San Fran
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Cinci
Philadelphia
Los
Grimsley
Kobel
Kant
Cincinnati
LaCoss
Niekro
San Francisco
Halicki
Houston
Ruhle
Hooton
Rasmussen
Los Ang
Boston
Milwauke
Baltimoe
Detroit
Cleveland
Toronto
Kan City
Calif
Oakland
Texas
Minesota
Seattle
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Baltimore
City
Kravee
Eckersley
Medich
Figueroa
Travers
McGregor
Billingham
Moore
Gura
Waits
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Northern Petrochemical
Shock
Weppler’s
Prombo
Jay Roth
George Dare
Denny Best
Andy Wagner
Jim Agamy
Denny Steele
Rick Beeler
Steve Maase
NPC
Rob Edmundson
Edmundson
Ron Safarcyk
Tom Slattery
Minooka Vs. Shock
Ken Enger
Jim Richardson
Tom Peterson
Greg Marlow
Murphy’s
Cabaret
Shock’s
Norm’s
Bonanza
Sklut
Haggar
Liberty
Ladies
Gelinas
McComas
Ferguson Grings
Cheshareek Bradley Brisbin Stuckey
Leta Biellang
Ferguson
Ind
Aileen Markham
Cheshareck
Willouahby
Newton A
Slavin
Ing
Harriet Washburn
Nancy Christensen
Gary Reamey
Liberty ST. Morris, Ill
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Poyner
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Paulson
Frye
Claudell Washington
Juan Beniquez
Jim Willoughby
Sox
Willoughby
Larrin LaGrow
Doby
Rangers
Billy Hunter
Sidney Stonestreet
Doug Bair
Horner & Edmondson
York
Morris
United Press International
National League East
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Tanana
Ontire Rat
Liberty Walgreen Agency Drug
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