Callahan Alternate on All Star Team
Kevin Callahan of the 1978 Morris Redskins earns an alternate at first base for the West in the Fourth Annual Illinois High School All Star Baseball Games at Meinen Field Peoria on June 23. He was nominated by coach Ken Shultz after selection meetings in Bloomington May 21 with Illinois Baseball Coaches Association representatives.
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Kevin Callahan
Morris Redskins
Meinen Field
Peoria
Callahan
Ken Shultz
Illinois Baseball Coaches Association
Bloomington
Morris
Rob Mehalic
Streator-Woodland High School
Major League Leaders By United Press International
National League leaders include Kingman Chicago Bench Cin Luzinski Philadelphia 9 Foster Cin Smith LA Schmidt Philadelphia and Parker Pitt 8. American League leaders feature Rice Boston 18 Baylor Cal and Thompson Detroit 13 May Ball and Evans Boston 11 RBIs include Foster Cin 37 Smith LA 35 Morgan Cin 34 Monday LA and McCovey SF 33.
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Luzinski
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Schmidt
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Pitt
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Baylor
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Morgan
Monday
McCovey
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ABH Pet. Smith LA
Burraghs
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Clark SF
Puhl Hou
Baker LA
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Carew
Rice Bos
Sundberg Tex
Reyards Sea Otis KC
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Cooper Mil
Chamblis NY
Ford Min
Bell Cle
Grimsley
John
Knepper
Bonham
Blue
Forsch
St.l
Rogers
Tanana
Uidry
Lee
Torrez
Sorenson
Sorenson Bonham, Cin 6-0; Blue, SF 6-2; Forsch
Rozema
Del
Zahn
Minn
Palmer
Balt
Richard
Holl
Niekro
Blyleven
Seaver
Mil
Montefusco
Ryan
Flanagan
Guidry
Matlack
Tex
Baseball and pitching leaders amid National and American League stats
The report lists top players by hits and scores across leagues, noting Moreno and Taveras among NL leaders and LeFlore and Wills in the AL. It includes win totals and ERA-like figures for pitchers such as Tanana Guidry and Seaver, with strikeout leaders highlighted in both leagues.
Championship Series: Washington vs Seattle Game Dates
Best of seven series tied at 2-2 with games played May 21 Seattle 106 Washington 102, May 25 Washington 106 Seattle 98, May 28 Seattle 93 Washington 92, May 30 Washington 120 Seattle 116. Remaining: June 2 Washington at Seattle 9 p.m. June 4 Seattle at Washington 1 30 p.m. If necessary June 7 Washington at Seattle 9 p.m.
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United Press International
Washington
Seattle
Bears Sign Shearer and Eight Rookies in 1977 Draft
Chicago Bears announce signing eight rookies including No. 1 pick Brad Shearer of Texas, winner of the 1977 Outland Trophy. Other signed draftees include Herman Jones and Ben Zambiasi. Free agents named are Reggie Arnold, Dewey Mitchell, Gary Forystek, and Tony DiRienzo.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Bears
Brad Shearer
Texas
Herman Jones
Ben Zambiasi
Reggie Arnold
Dewey Mitchell
Gary Forystek
Tony DiRienzo
Bus harmonica row ties Linz to Berra and Ellis to Hunter
Milton Richman recounts Dock Ellis defying Rangers manager Billy Hunter on a Minneapolis bus over drinking rules while Dock’s outburst echoes a 1964 Yogi Berra bus incident with Phil Linz. Linz notes the incident may have spurred the Yankees to rally. Ellis resigns as player rep amid feud and calls Hunter a Hitler.
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UPI
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Dock
Phil Linz
Linz
Dock Ellis
Texas Rangers
Billy Hunter
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Phillies
Mets
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Ellis
Berra
Mary
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White Sox
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Rangers
Seattle
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Gretencord Split With Youngstown In Twin Bill
Gretencord Realty split a fast pitch twin bill with Youngstown (Ind.) Sheet and Tubing at the Lighted ballpark Tuesday. The opener ended 5-4 with Gretencord taking a late rally, and the nightcap finished 4-1 as Gretencord capitalized with timely hits and home runs by Parker and Smith. Rick Steffes took the loss in the first game while Ed Armstrong earned the win for Youngstown.
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Youngstown
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Gretencord
Ed Harseim
Gretenoord
Denny Thorsen
Dutch Smith
Smith
Larry Walker
Rick Steffes
Youngtown
Ed Armstrong
Dick Parker
Mickey Severson
Don Warner
Parker
Don Householder
Denny Price
Sklut's Tops Blue Division In 22-0 Win At McKinley Park
Sklut's moved to sole first in the Blue Division of the Morris Women's Slow Pitch Softball League by crushing McGrath's Office Supply 22-0 at McKinley Park on Tuesday. The win gives Sklut's a 3-1 record after three straight victories.
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Morris
McGrath
McKinley Park
Roth’s Insurance
First National Bank
Jodi Dennison
Lori Hines
Nita Eskey
Jane Leasure
Rita Schultz
Jean Varland
Nancy Jurzack
McGrath’s
RED — Farmer’s Insurance
Dairy Queen
State Farm Insurance
McDonald's
White — Echo Lanes
Shock’s Tap
Robkim’s
Minooka Patriots rout Opdyke 14-2 in Little League clash
Minooka bombarded Opdyke for 14 runs in three innings led by Metzgar and Drew with doubles. Dean earned the win while Oates took the loss. In other action Mazon blanked Chan nahon 5-0 with Vodacek’s nine strikeouts, Den nison notching the win and Hines leading the offense with a three homer spree.
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Minooka
Opdyke
Metzgar
Drew
Dean
Neil Oates
Mazon
Channahon
Troy Vodacek
Ed Elgar
Chris Murray
Family Want Ad Promises Wider Reach for Sellers
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NFL Teams Shuffle Roster With Signings and Trades
Buffalo acquires defensive tackle Pete Lazetich from Philadelphia for a draft pick. Cincinnati releases all rights to Ron Carpenter making him a free agent. Chicago signs a rookie group headlined by Brad Shearer Herman Jones Ben Zambiasi and adds free agents Reggie Arnold Dewey Mitchell Ron Burns Gary Forystek Tony DiRienzo.
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United Press International
Buffalo
Pete Lazetich
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ron Carpenter
Chicago
Brad Shearer
Texas
Herman Jones
Ohio State
Ben Zambiasi
Georgia
Reggie Arnold
Purdue
Dewey Mitchell
Alabama
Ron Burns
Baylor
Gary Forystek
Notre Dame
Tony DiRienzo
Oklahoma
Cincinnati Stingers Sell 199 Season Tickets Short of Goal
The Cincinnati Stingers sold 199 season tickets on Tuesday, leaving 424 seats to reach the 5,000 goal before the league deadline Thursday. If the target isn’t met, the team risks folding as sales continue around the clock over the final two days.
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