Sandy's Wins Season Finale Over Beach Lumber
league champion Sandy's closed the season with a 9-8 victory over Beach Lumber, leading 8-0 after the first inning and holding Beach scoreless the rest of the way. Doug O'Brien had three hits for Sandy's, while Beach hitters managed only one or fewer. Scoring by innings shows Beach 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0. Sandy's 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0.
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Sandy’s
Wally’s
Safley’s
Sandy
s-Beach
Spotted Beach Lumber
Doug O’brien
Beach
R-H Beach
Open League softball results feature Hopkins Standard and Safleys
Hopkins Standard defeated Krieger’s 3-2 as John Robinson earned the win and Keith Chapman took the loss, Denny Carpenter homering for the winners. Safley’s toppled Campbell-London 10-3 with Randy Hessel driving three hits, and Lafley’s beat Police 3-1 in a late rally behind Kevin Horton.
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Hopkins
Krieger
Safley
Campbell - Land
Denny Carpenter
Bill Beik
Bob Steckman
R-H Krieger
John Robinson
Doug Horvell
Keith Chapman
Bob Leech
R H Lafley
Campbell Low
Jack Blake
Bob Andresen
John Gordy
Wayne Schaapveld
Police
John Sturms
Mike Allbee
Randy Hopkins
Clyde Schubick
Lafley
Baseball scores and matchups from Friday to Sunday
National League results show Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh and others posting Friday wins. Saturday night games list Fryman, Hands, Norman and Marichal with multiple matchups. standings reflect East and West divisions with Oakland, Los Angeles and Montreal leading different circuits. Sunday schedule features stacked NL and AL panels across major cities including Boston, New York, Cleveland and Baltimore with several night games and doubleheaders.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Montreal
Houston
New York
Fryman
Hands
Norman
Ellis
Alexander
Stone
Marichal
McLothlin
Seaver
Dierker
McAnally
Gibson
Associated Press
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Detroit
Cleveland
Philad
Washington
Oakland
San Frangamaog
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Chicago Boa Se
Milwaukee
Reiday’s
Parsons
Slaton
Lonborg
Culp
Horlen
York
Kline
Paul
Sas City
Hedlund
Coleman
Land
Hunter
Corbin
Shellenback
Palmer
Murphy
Lange wins at Red Sox Friday in crowded entry field
In Muscatine a record turnout for Friday night set the stage for Kenny Lange to win the main event at Bruner Field. The Muscatine Red Sox, 15-2, face Ottumwa tonight with Bob Pippin starting, then travel Sunday to Milan to tackle the Milan Merchants as Darrel Bunge is slated to start the second game. A 43-rider field produced finals with Lange taking the 250 cc class and the grand finals, while Bill Hopkins and Mike Miles followed in the top spots.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Tommy Harper
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
New York
Yank
Frank Baker
Thurman Munson
Harper
Baker
Marty Springstead
Yanks
Red Sox
Muscatine Red Sox
Ottumwa Merchants
Muscatine
Bob Peppen
Ottumwa
Pippin
William Penn College
Sox
Bruner Field
Sarting
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Milan Merchants
Muscatine Crew
Tom Beckey
George Long
Darrel Bunge
High Bridge
Dickson Park
Bill Hopkins
Larry Gaus
John Ross
Jerry Underwood
Dave Minard
Dick Mumm
Russell Mathis
Leo Long
Ron Bermel
Dayne Greene
Bill Miller
Rick Shannon
Kenny Lange
Mike Miles
Anthony Derksen
Ed Donald
Randy Phillippe
Ken Nelson
Muscatine High Faces Wapello In Semi Finals Showdown
Muscatine High School baseball meets Wapello tonight in the summer sectional semifinals at Columbus Junction. First pitch is 8 o clock as the winner advances to face Winfield for the sectional crown. Muscatine beat Columbus Community 9-0 and West Liberty 3-0 to reach this stage, while Wapello defeated Highland 5-1 and edged Wilton 6-5 in nine innings.
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MHS
Wapello
Muscatine High School
Columbus Junction
Winfield
Muscatine
Columbus Community
West Liberty
Highland
Wilton
Mays Rally Lifts Giants Past Reds In Cincinnati
After a shoulder strain and fatigue, Willie Mays returns to form with three hits two runs scored and a double as the Giants beat the Reds 4 3. The win tightens San Francisco’s grip in the NL West amid Dodgers pursuit. Mays played through a Wright out spell and contributed key hits including a first inning two run double from Dick Dietz and a seventh inning two bagger.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Willie Mays
Cincinnati
San Francisco Star
Mays
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Willie McCovey
McCovey
Reds
Ken Henderson
Dick Dietz
Jerry Johnson
Ralph Garr
Phil Niekro
Little League Playoff Starts Monday in Muscatine
The World Series for Major Little League kicks off Monday at 7 30 with Sandy defending the city title against Independent Insurance. A preliminary 5 30 game features the Twins versus the Astros. The best of three Series, on Major diamond one, runs Monday through Wednesday with prize announcements after the interleague sales events. Senior division playoffs will be announced later after Kent Stein Park tourney ends. Historic mentions include Ina Maes Lumber Marts defending city title and records by Roger Maris and Jim Bottomley.
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Muscatine
Sandy's
Independent Insurance
Sandy’s
Hendersons
Twins
Astros
Kent-Stein Park
Ina Mae
Lumber Mart
Plunkett Wins Patriots Job After Kapp Departure
Patriots sign Stanford Heisman winner Plunkett and name him probable starter soon after Joe Kapp signs with New England. Kapp, 34, refuses to sign standard contract amid dispute. Rozelle bars workouts until contract signed. Other NFL moves include Bubba Smith to Colts, Fleming to Dolphins, and Cowboys fines for Csonka Kiick.
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Associated Press
Boston
Jim Plumkett
New England Patriots
Joe Kapp
Plunkett
Stanford
Patriots
Kapp
Minnesota Vikings
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
NFL
Pete Rozelle
John Elliott Cook
San Francisco
Cook
Vikings
John Charles
Mike Taliaferro
Reoms
Bubba
Smith
Baltimore Colts
Western Maryland College
Colts
Marv Fleming
Miami Dolphins
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiick
Don Shula
Csonka
Kiick
Duane Thomas
Chuck Howley
Dallas Cowboys
Thousand Oaks Calif
Thomas
Cowboys
One hit shutout for 18th win Blue returns to brilliancy
Vida Blue dominated Detroit Friday night earning his 18th win with a one hit shutout. Oakland built a 4-0 lead in the first inning and cruised behind Blue’s 197th strikeout as he logged his seventh shutout of the year. The rest of the American League also provided tight action with Siebert, John, and others contributing notable performances.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Vida Blue
Oakland
Detroit
Blue
Tigers
Tony Taylor
Sonny Siebert
Boston
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Washington
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Kansas City
California
Baltimore
Les Cain
George Hendrick
Krieger and Landon-Campbell Open Softball Wins
Krieger Motors and Landon Campbell won makeup Open Softball League games Thursday. Krieger’s team blanked Safley’s 7 0 with five hits while Landon Campbell defeated Griff’s 13 5. Key players included Gordy Plum mer Henderson Kruger and Stonebarger along with multiple two hit games.
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Krieger Motors
Landon-Campbell
Krieger
Safley
Landon- Campbell
Griff
Krieger-Safley Krieger
R-H Krieger
Keith Chapman
Bob Leech
Jack Blake
Bob Foot
Landon
Landon Campbell
Griff’s
John Gordy
Denny Plummer
John Henderson
Earl Kruger
Tom Stonebarger
Butch Murdock
Wes Murdock
R H Griff
Wayne Schaapveld
Muscatine teams named for Little League district tourneys
Oponents for Muscatine in the Senior and Major Little League divisions have been announced for two upcoming weeks. Senior League games start at Kent Stein Park with Burlington Western and Muscatine American opening Thursday at 6 p.m. at Senior League diamond one. The Major League meet runs to July 30 with first round byes and Friday games. All contests take place at Davenport Little League fields on Division Street, reachable via Rock Island Turnpike access.
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Muscatine
Kent Stein Park
Burlington Western
Muscatine American
Muscatine National
Big Bend
Burlington American
Burlington
Division St
Davenport
Clark's Slow Pitch Victory Over Ma Chanist Union 1499
Clark's team defeated Ma Chanist Union 1499 by a 2 to 6 count in Slow Pitch softball. Karl Loos had three hits for Clark's with Ron Greer and Roger Eggenburg adding home runs. Joe Fortenbacher earned the win with Dave Courtsis catching. Muscatine teams sit in opposite brackets with finals set for 6 p.m. July 30 in Davenport.
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Clark
Machanist
Union
Karl Loos
Ron Greer
Roger Eggenburg
Joe Fortenbaucher
Dave Courtsis
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