Royals pound Indians 9 1 as Gale shines on mound
Kansas City jumps to a 5 0 lead and pitcher Rich Gale shuttles away the Indians with eight strong innings three hits no walks and a solo homer by Cliff Johnson breaking the shutout in the seventh. Gale notches his first win since June 22 as the Royals snap a 3 game skid.
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Kansas City
WPI
Cleveland Indians
Royals
Rich Gale
Gale
Cleveland
Cliff Johnson
California
Whitey Herzog
Cubs
Braves
Rick Reuschel
Ivan DeJesus
Atlanta
Tony Brizzolara
Reds
Cardinals
Tom Seaver
Dave Collins
Johnny Bench
Seaver
John Denny
Padres
Mets
Gaylord Perry
Jerry Turner
San Diego
Perry
Bob Gibson
New York
Craig Swan
Phillies
Giants
Bake McBride
Larry Bowa
Greg Minton
Mike Schmidt
Randy Lerch
Minton
Tom Griffin
Dennis Littlejohn
Ontario Invitational slowpitch tourney set with 32 teams
The Ontario Men's Invitational Slowpitch Softball Tour nament runs Friday to Sunday as a class B double elimination event limited to 32 teams. Entry is $70 with a Tuesday draw at 8 p.m. at the Ontario Softball Complex on Milligan Road.
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Ontario
Milligan Road
Pat McMahon
Rick Krizan
Merchants win in district action at District Five tournament
Norwalk Merchants fast pitch softball beat St Joel Hospital Lorain 16 to 6 to advance to the winners bracket. Brandts spun four hits and three RBIs, Spettle with three hits, Monnes two hits and three RBIs. Monnes allowed three hits and two runs in three innings for the win.
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Lorain
Norwalk Merchants
St. Joel Hospital
Norwalk
Huffman’s Bar of
Tiffin
Merchants
el Caribe
Shop Rite
St. Joes
Bob Spettle
Joe Czarney
Jeff Brandts
Jim Spettle
Paul Monnes
Steve Barnes
Monnes
Barnes
Dave Singer
Eric Hanson
Brandts
Mannes
Ralph Ritzenthaler
Cleveland Beats Kansas City In Extra Inning Pitch Battle
In a six and a half inning finish due to rain, Cleveland routs Kansas City with a 9 to 4 score secured by late homers from Johnson for Cleveland and Otis for Kansas City. Gale picks up the win, Waits absorbs the loss, with Quisenberry and Porter closing.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Waits
Wilkins
V. Cruz
Alexander
Gale
Quisenberry
Porter
W —Gale
L—Waits
Johnson
Otis
Standings and Friday Results in Major League Baseball
Friday results show Chicago over Atlanta 10-2 and Pittsburgh past Houston 9-3. Cincinnati defeated St Louis 3-0, San Diego beat New York 2-1, Montreal edged Los Angeles in 11 innings 6-5, Philadelphia toppled San Francisco 6-4. Today's schedule lists Houston at Pittsburgh and several other key matchups with EDT start times and player notes. Sunday fixtures set rematches across the circuit.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Astros
Montreal Expos
Cincinnati
Reds
Phil Garner
Ed Ott
Pittsburgh
Houston
Chicago
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Diego
New York
Los Angeles
Montreal
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Houston A
Rooker
Matula
Krukow
LaCoss
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Carlton
Knepper
Rogers
Sutton
Hausman
Shirley
Baltimore
California
Seattle
Boston
Oakland
Milwaukee
Toronto
Minnesota
Detroit
Texas
Kansas City
Cleveland
Jones
Renko
Minetto
Figueroa
Haas
Paxton
Medich
Pet
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Aguladelpia
San Diego Atlanta
Pest blanks Connie's Girls Slow Pitch Senior Leaders
Sue Davis and Kathy Thurston led Pest with singles and a double as Pest scored in every inning except the third. Trena Maynard and Sherry Estep posted Connie's only hits, both singles, in a 5 to 1 loss to Pest. Ice trailed 10-6 but scored late. Cindie Tengowski and Stephanie Smith each had two hits for Ice, with Karen Missler and Kelly Nestor contributing key hits for the losers. Lefty Grove T Ball notes Tri County 25, 20.
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Pest
Connie’s
Sue Davis
Kathy Thurston
Trena Maynard
Sherry Estep
Connie
Gift Gallery
Ice
Cindie Tengowski
Stephanie Smith
Karen Missler
Kelly Nestor
Lefty Grove
Tri-County
Multiple 1970s North American sports moves and signings
United Press International reports a slate of roster moves across baseball football and hockey. Bo Diaz is activated by Cleveland and sent to Tacoma PCL, Mark Bajus signs with Batavia NY Penn League, Clifford Freeman Calvin Barr and William Butler join as rookie free agents, Andy Hinson is named football coach, and Floyd Smith is hired as Toronto head coach in a multi sport update.
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Tacoma Tugs
Diaz
Tribe
Waterloo Indians
Cleveland
Bob Quinn
Mark Bajus
Indians
Batavia
Bajus
West Vancouver
B.C
Bo Diaz
Tacoma
College
Cheyney State
Andy Hinson
Hockey Toronto
Floyd Smith
Cincinnati Stingers
WHA
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Chet Lemon
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John
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UPI
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Diaz Reactivated
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Lee Trevino
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United Press International
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Grambling
Calvin Barr
University of Minnesota-Duluth
William Butler
Bridgenort
Piderosaur
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Kayak Recreational Mtg. Corp
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