Standings And Schedule From MLB, AL and NL Actions
Standings by United Press International show strong runs for Boston New York Baltimore and Cleveland in the American League with Minn Chicago and California leading the West. National League includes Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Montreal New York and Pittsburgh in close contests with several games and matchups listed for Friday and tonight.
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Niekro
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Krukow
Forsch
Oregon State to face San Jose State in 1979 game
Oregon State announced a football meeting with San Jose State in Corvallis on October 20, 1979 replacing Texas Tech by mutual agreement. Beavers and Spartans have not met before.
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Ore
UPI
Oregon State
San Jose State
OSU
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Texas Tech
Texas
Beavers
Lisbon Clippers top Harding 16 to 5 in league action
Lisbon beat Harding 16 to 5 in a Wednesday Little League game at Harding. Pitcher Dave Chally earned the win. Lisbon batters Chally, Mark Anderson, and Scott Friestad each collected two hits as Lisbon outhit Harding 8 to 4. The article notes two Lisbon wins in the national tournament at Springfield Illinois and mentions a June draft selection by the Detroit Tigers.
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Dave Chally
Chally
Mark Anderson
Scott Friestad
Springfield
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Detroit Tigers
Expos blank Cubs 5-0 as Brown hurls seven-hit shutout
Montreal starter Jackie Brown limited Chicago to no runs on seven hits to earn his 30th win of the season. Dave Cash drove in two runs with a second-inning RBI single and a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Andre Dawson went 4-for-4 and scored on a throwing error in the same frame.
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Montreal
Astros
Houston
Brown
Cleveland Indians
Andre Thornton
Dave Cash
Andre Dawson
Expos
Cash
Dawson
Steve Swisher
House strong start, Mariners edge White Sox 3 1
Tom House returned to the mound after six years to start for Seattle against Chicago. He worked seven innings before Enrique Romo finished as the Mariners broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the eighth. Knuckleballer Wilbur Wood worked all nine for Chicago as their outfielders struggled with routine chances.
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Chicago
UPI
Tom House
Seattle Mariners
House
Atlanta Braves
Mariners
Darrell Johnson
Chicago White Sox
Enrique Romo
Johnson
Wilbur Wood
White Sox
Spencer
Steele's Murphy's dominates Weppler's 20 9 in slow pitch
In the Men's Softball League Steele's Murphy's crushed Weppler's Plumbing 20 to 9 after a 1 0 start they erupted for seven in the second inning with 12 batters reaching. Don Knapp hit a homer Jeff Olson tripled as Steele's Murphy's built a 14 1 lead and finished with six more runs in the seventh.
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Weppler
Weppler’s
Don Knapp
Jeff Olson
Gary Hamilton
Dave Fannin
s-Murphy
Neary
Jay Roth
Jim Olson
Ron Safarcyk
Charlie Clemmons
Jim Fannin
Jeff Stangland
Don Jennings
Northern Petrochemical
Channahon
Glen Pubentz
Mark Moore
Greg Patterson
Pat Feeney
Duke opposes Challenge Bowl as Big Ten withholds support
Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke announced the conference will not endorse or support the Challenge Bowl set for January 14 at Seattle's Kingdome where Big Ten seniors would face Pacific Eight seniors. He cited scholarships, class time loss, and educational impact as core concerns. The game proceeds despite the stance as players may still participate. Duke calls for curbing all star games in college athletics. Separately, Morris All-Stars beat Mazon 12-2 in Little League with Mike Lutz winning one-hitter and 16 strikeouts. Morris to play Marseilles at Lighted Ball Park tonight.
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Chicago
UPI
Wayne Duke
Big Ten
Seattle
Kingdome
Duke
Wiles Halleck
Pacific Fight
Pacific Eight
Morris All-Stars
Mazon
Mike Lutz
Chris Houchin
Lutz
Rich Stutski
Dave Erickson
Derek Brayton
John Roundtree
Jim Reed
Morris
Marseilles
Channahon Beats Minooka 16 8 In TCYAA Girls Softball
Channahon defeated Minooka 16 to 8 with Janine Boggs earning the win. Michalene McDonald hit two homers along with Jodie Bergelin Kathy Smith and Sue Turner driving in runs. Laura Blenwood homered for Minooka. In the Romine’s Standard 20 White’s Sunoco 15 game Denise DeSandre earned the win while belting two grand slams and two doubles.
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Minooka 76Ers
Janine Boggs
Michalene McDonald
Jodie Bergelin
Kathy Smith
Sue Turner
76Ers
Laura Blenwood
Romine
Standard
White
Sunoco
Denise DeSandre
DeSandre
Kim Thompson
Diane Bullifin
Valerie Delon
Diane Minarich
Kathy Clennon
Theresa Tarham
Judith Bushby
Connors Faces McEnroe in Wimbledon Semifinal Showdown
Teenager John McEnroe, 18, becomes Wimbledon's youngest semifinalist in 100 years as he meets favorite Jimmy Connors on center court. The match pits McEnroe's youth against Connors' experience with Bjorn Borg and Vitas Gerulaitis also in the semifinal lineup. Evert loses to Virginia Wade, while Betty Stove reaches final as first Dutch player in final.
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Morley Myers
UPI
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England
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Douglaston
N.Y
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Belleville
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Vitas Gerulaitis
Gerulaitis
Borg
McEnroe
John
Chris Evert
Virginia Wade
Evert
Betty Stove
Sue Barker
unruly Florence crowd damages statues during medieval soccer match
In Florence the Piazza della Signoria crowd attending a medieval style soccer game damaged several statues. Officials report breaks to fingers and toes on Polyxena and Patroclus statues and damage to Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus pedestal.
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Piazza Della Signoria
Franco Camarlinghi
Florentine
Camarlinghi
Loggia Dei Lanzi
Patroclus
Menelaus
Benvenuto Cellini
Perseus
Medusa
Beverley Signs New Deal With Minnesota North Stars
Nick Beverley, named the North Stars best defenseman for 1976 77, signed a new contract with the NHL team on Wednesday in Bloomington Minnesota.
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Minooka Defeats Odell 14-2 in Pony League Game
Minooka beat Odell 14-2 on Wednesday night at Minooka. Bill Van Asdlen pitched in relief of Steve Jebens, and the game ended in the bottom of the sixth by the 12 run rule after nine runs scored. Jim Schreiner and Van Ashlen each had three hits for Minooka, who improved to 5-3 in conference and 10-9 overall.
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Mike Nichols
Channahon
Pat McEvilly
Don Williams
Ed Lamping
Northern Petrochemical
Channahan
Mike Hogan
Marlin Hartman
Williams
Lamping
Norm’s Lounge
Prombo Realty
Steve Thompson
Bill Wethington
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Tom Stalker
Lee Peacock
Doug Harseim
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Ted Boyd
Keith Benson
Thompson
Jim Brisbin
Ed Prombo
Norm
Shock
Jim Melby
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Don Baron
Shock’s
John Savant
Bill Cheshareck
Tom Pereson
Melby
Jon Siron
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Minooka
Odell
Bill van Asdlen
Steve Jebens
Jim Schreiner
van Ashlen
Farmer's Insurance topples Marden's 4-1 in league play
In a Wednesday night Women's Slow-Pitch clash Farmer's Insurance defeated Marden's 4-1. Diane Sterba earned the win while Kay Mullaney took the loss. Laurie Ely Jan Elgar and Dawn Weatherford put the opening 3-0 run on the board. Cindy Kramer tripled for Marden's in the fourth and Pam Sklut scored on a fly out. Laurie Miller provided the final Farm rate with an RBI hit. Ely and Lisa Lund each went 2 for 3.
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Marben
Diane Sterba
Kay Mullaney
Laurie Ely
Jan Elgar
Dawn Weatherford
Marden’s
Cindy Kramer
Pam Sklut
Laurie Miller
Ely
Lisa Lund
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