Muscatine Sox sweep weekend with two decisive wins
Muscatine Red Sox pitcher Rick Reifert limited Ottumwa to seven hits and three runs while his teammates collected ten hits and six runs in a 6-3 Saturday win. Darrel Bunge pitched a three hitter on Sunday to beat Clarence 3-1 in a Mississippi Valley League game. Reifert and Bunge drove strong weekend performances backed by Muscatine hitters including Mike Varney Kevin Kahl Marty Lange Roy Crawley and Don Grensing. A final state game may not be played as standings won’t change. Betty Burfeindt won the 1973 LS PGA tournament with a closing five under par 68.
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Reds heat up as August chase tightens NL West
Reds surge to five straight wins by beating St Louis 7-2, widening pressure on the Dodgers. Cincinnati has gone 33-10 since July 1, cutting LA’s NL West lead as Sparky Anderson’s club gains momentum and momentum. Pete Rose contributed a second double in the win.
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Baseball scores and standings from Monday and Tuesday games
Baseball results from May 7 to 11 feature a Reds win over St Louis ending their NL East lead slip, Dodgers 2 Phillies 1 on a late rookie homer sequence, Giants 4 Mets and Astros 3 Cubs 2, Pirates 3 Braves 2, and Montreal 2-0 San Diego 2 in a doubleheader. AL highlights include Orioles over Royals 10-6 and a 13-12 Oakland win over New York as the schedule unfolds into Tuesday with many cross league matchups.
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Mike Marshall
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Dave Roberts
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Boston
California
Oakland
Cleveland
Texas
Iowa City Team Wins Holt Dairy Softball Title
First National Bank of Iowa City defeated People's National Bank of Columbus Junction 32-2 in the Holt Dairy and W Root Beer women s softball tournament final at Kent Skin Park. Iowa City coached by Fred Martin featured pitcher Sharon Reams and catcher Ginny Hicks. MP Podaris of P N B was MVP as Reams earned MVP pitcher.
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Safley's wins Columbus Junction softball meet title
Safley's Sport Shop fought off Mt. Pleasant Merchants to win the fifth annual Southeast Iowa softball tournament at Marshall Memorial Field. Mt. Pleasant battled through the losers bracket to reach the finals but fell 3-2 in a late Lafley’s run, earning Safley’s $325 while Mt. Pleasant took $175 and Dollie's Tap $100 for third. Officials called the 29‑team event the most successful yet, surpassing prior entries.
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Day of designated hitters prompts DH highlight choices
The article surveys AL action on Designated Hitler Day with Cepeda 5-for-5 including a homer in Boston’s 14-8 win over the Angels and Frank Robinson 3-for-4 with two homers. It covers Brewers 10, Twins 9, A’s 13, Yanks 12, Tigers 6-2, Orioles 10-6, Indians 7, Rangers 6 among other Sunday results and DH performances.
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Associated Press
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Orlando Cepeda
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Dave May
George Scott
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Jim Perry
Chicago
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Tommy Davis
Kansas City
Indians
Rangers
Walt Williams
Chris Chambliss
Cleveland
Texas
Currie's Cavaliers win Wapello slowpitch title in Open
Currie's Cavaliers topped an eight team field to win the Wapello Open slowpitch tournament on Sunday. They advanced through double elimination with wins over Muscatine Journal 17-0 Oakville 10-8 Morning Sun 64 and Wapella Oil 7-6 in the championship. Wapella Oil reached the final from the losers bracket, then fell to Currie's in the title game as Silvin Reed scored on Doug Bolinger's homer.
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Fred Birkhofer
Steve Webber
Wapello
Ralph Oliver
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Oliver and
Birkhofer
Bruce Rabedeaux
True value of Nebraska ducats
A Nebraska Cornhuskers ticket trade generates humorous barter notes from Council Bluffs Iowa. Ron Conroy of Lees Market advertises trading a hindquarter of beef for tickets, reporting meat supply cuts and one response offering a side of laces, which he rejects. In England, Lynne Cox sets a world Channel swim record of hours minutes.
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