Rogers rides Honda to victory in Fritchie Classic
Virginian Rusty Rogers won the Expert class at the 68th Barbara Fritchie Classic held July 4 at the Great Frederick Fairgrounds. An estimated 4,000 spectators watched Rogers contend with defending champ Rodney Farris of Cockeysville. Farris, riding for Taylor White Racing, led early but finished second amid engine troubles. Will Davis, of Goldsboro, NC, placed third in finals. Farris also won the Smitty Memorial cash race despite a prefinal injury from a fence collision during qualifying.
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Honda
Great Frederick Fairgrounds
Rogers
Rodney Farris
Cockeysville
Frederick
Johnny Goad Tyan
Wake
Bev
Fritchie
Farris
Taylor White
Scott Saunders
Will Davis
Goldsboro
Davis
Daytona
Lofton returns to lead Frederick past Kinston Indians
Lofton on rehabilitation went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs as Frederick edged Kinston 3-2 at Harry Grove Stadium. The win moves the Keys to 6-7 in the Carolina League second half while Kinston also stands 6-7. Todd Stephan closed in relief after Jeff Bumgarner pitched six innings.
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Varnes
Jason Fletcher
Warren
Conn
Harold Hillard
Sussex
N.J
Yamaha
Bill Bromley
Trevose
David Miller
Lancaster
Lewis Woods
Mac
Frederick Keys
Lofton
Keys
Hagerstown Suns
Frederick
Kinston Indians
Harry Grove Stadium
Kinston
Indians
Suns
Wally Moon
Loftun
Fabio Gomez
Chris Pinder
Tony Beasley
Todd Stephan
Jeff Bumgarner
The
Hnto Toaphle
Rick Falkner
Dan Berthel
Ken Ramos
Beasley
Douglas Odor
Berthel
Falkner
Moon
Bumgarner
Stephan
Jesse Levis
Gutierrez
Jeff
Todd
Gomez
Ramos
Lindsay Foster
Odor
Levis
Tim Costa
Short
Nolan Lane
Richardson
Tyrone Kingwood
Johnson earns eighth win as Orioles top Rangers in Texas
In spring training Dave Johnson seized a rotation spot after Ben McDonald injury and logged five spotless innings before trouble in the sixth. He improved to 6-0 in nine starts after Orioles outscored Texas 9-4. Sam Horn homered twice in the recall debut and Cal Ripken, Steve Finley, and Bill Ripken contributed key hits as Baltimore built a 12-hit attack and small rallies in the sixth.
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Texas
Dave Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
Ben McDonald
Johnson
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Baltimore
Texas Rangers
O's
RBI
Sam Horn
Frank Robinson
Horn
Rangers
Charlie Hough
Cal Ripken
Rochester
Steve Finley
Bill Ripken
Finley
Brewers pound Stewart Blue Jays down Angels
Milwaukee drilled Dave Stewart and the Athletics 7-1 as Vaughn Spiers and Parker homered, Lawless notching his first hit of the season. Toronto edged California 4-2 behind Lawless despite 12 Angels hits, while Detroit outlasted Chicago 10-7 in 12 innings and Boston topped Minnesota 4-3.
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Brewers
Pound Stewart
Blue Jays
Angels
Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto
Tom Lawless
Oakland
Dave Stewart
Greg Vaughn
Bill Spiers
Dave Parker
Athletics
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Lawless
California Angels
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Minnesota
Seattle
Cleveland
Baltimore
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New York
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Vaughn
Spiers
A’s
Ron Robinson
Cincinnati
Reds
Joba Cera
California
Jim Abbott
Ken Williams
Pat Borders
RBI
George Bell
Cerutti
Brian Downing
Dante Bichette
Lance
White Sox
Scott Lusader
Gary Ward
Heath
Ken Patterson
Lance McCullers
Ozzie
Gublon
Lence Johnson
Western Maryland All-Stars Rout Montgomery County in Legion Game
The Western Maryland District American Legion All-Stars beat Montgomery County 18 to 5 at Harry Grove Stadium after a 4-0 deficit. Western Maryland surged in the second inning with six runs and added twelve more through the afternoon, led by multi RBI hits from Chip Stitley and Troy Barrick, with strong pitching by Rider and teammates. Brunswick Post 96 aims to avenge a 31-4 defeat as Williamsport visits for a 7:30 p.m. game and Taneytown hosts Freder ick at 7:30 p.m.
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Mary Yankosky
News-Post
Maryland
American Legion
Montgomery County
All-Stars
Harry Grove Stadium
Western Maryland
Mike Leatherman
Jamie Wagner
Leatherman
Jim Undegraff
Brian Kerns
Cantania
Undegraff
Dennis Hetrick
Kerns
Western Maryland District
Brian Rider
Pete Krogh
Lee Stenger
Bill LeDane
Brian Pardee
Garrett Stephenson
Brian Creek
Brunswick Legion Steadman
Keenan
Lendl survives dreary Wimbledon quarterfinal showdown
Lendl defeated Brad Pearce 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4 after a rain-delayed, tense match to reach the Wimbledon semifinal against Stefan Edberg. Edberg beat Christian Bergstrom 6-3 6-2 6-4 while Boris Becker sailed past Brad Gilbert 6-4 6-4 6-1. Goran Ivanisevic advanced with a 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-7 (8-10) win over Kevin Curren with 25 aces, setting up a semi with Becker.
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Wimbledon
England
Ivan Lendl
Lendl
Brad Pearce
Stefan Edberg
Edberg
Christian Bergstrom
Boris Becker
Brad Gilbert
Becker
Goran Ivanisevic
Kevin Curren
Ivanisevic
All England
Pearce
UCLA
Ken Rosewall
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Windsor
Robert Lewis
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Price
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Edward Hidden
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George Kuhn
Linden
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Pat Levien
Curtis Leskanic
Ricky Gutierrez
Ricky
Rod
Johnny Vander Meer
Jim Gantner
Sam Carpenter
Chip Stitley
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Jason Kasch
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Joe Cantania
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