Tribe Finally Wins Close One
Cleveland Indians rally from an 8-3 deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-8 in 11 innings as Andre Thornton belted a game winning homer. Dan Spillner earned the win. Bob McClure took the loss after a rough relief appearance. Brewers’ Sixto Lezcano drove in five on a triple and a grand slam. Cleveland’s Gary Alexander added five RBI. Brewers manager Bamberger blamed walks for the defeat as Boston pulled ahead in the standings.
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Pate Gilbert Lead Hall Of Fame Classic By Two
PINEHURST N C UPI Two players led after a first round at Pinehurst where the altered layout produced fewer under par scores Jerry Pate and Gibby Gilbert shot four under 67 to lead by two over four players at 69 Leonard Thompson criticized the course changes saying the wire grass and conditions ruined Pinehurst others included Howard Twitty Greg Powers and Tom Kite with 69 Watson and Bean lagged with 72 and 74 respectively
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Monroeville Eagles Scrimmage Debut Under Ringholz
Monroeville hosts South Amherst at Marsh Field Saturday at 10 for a scrimmage marking the home debut of first year coach Steve Ringholz. Admission to the scrimmage is one bar of soap.
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Edison High picks Dandar and Collart as cross country captains
Milan Jon Dandar and Dave Collart named captains for Edison High School Cross Country. Coach Gary Bankert returns six lettermen from a 13 9 squad and predicts an interesting season with Mark Woods and Dandar aiming for state. Others vying for spots include Dave Collart Gary Burns Jay Johns and Scott Wallace. The season opens September 1 with a home meet against New London, defending Firelands champion.
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Standings and results with Thursday baseball scores
Standings show San Francisco, Cincinnati, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta with wins losses and games back. Thursday results include Pittsburgh beating Atlanta, St. Louis defeating Cincinnati, New York over San Diego, and Los Angeles over Philadelphia. Tonight's pitching matchups list St Louis at Atlanta, Chicago at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Houston, and New York at San Diego with listed starters and times.
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Merchants Post Two Victories In City Softball Tourney
Monroeville Merchants win twice at McGuan Park in the women’s city league. In the first game Nancy Reineck led with a triple and two singles as the Merchants rallied for two runs in the seventh to beat Norwalk Area Business 9 to 6. Elaine Fitzgerald allowed eight hits. Becky Parcher and Cheryl Saxton each had two hits for the Business. In the second game Fitzgerald held Norwalk Furniture hitless as Monroeville rolled 15 to 0, aided by seven Furniture errors.
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Reineck's Cruises To 24-0 Triumph
Reineck's regroups from a 134 loss to crush Our Gang 24-0 in Lorain City League softball. The Norwalk club plated runs in each inning with three in the first, five in the second and third, and seven in the fourth. Chris Vishnick hit two home runs a triple and a double to lead the attack. Ann Murray earned the win.
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OSU Freshman Star Ken Page Suspended For 1978-79
Ohio State basketball coach Eldon Miller suspended top freshman Ken Page for the 1978-79 season on disciplinary probation. Miller said Page is being disciplined and will not play this year, offering no further details.
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