Baseball Beanballs Prompt Fines and Suspensions Plan
A House committee urged baseball to impose 5000 dollar fines and 30 day suspensions to deter beanballing after Reggie Jackson was hit by Doc Ellis and Orioles retaliated against Mickey Rivers. Commissioner Kuhn signaled possible tougher rules and expansion of the National League to 14 teams with a Washington return discussed.
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Washington
UPI
House Committee On
Ronald Motts
Ohio
Baltimore
Reggie Jackson
New York
Doc Ellis
Jim Palmer
Orioles
Mickey Rivers
Mott
Bowie Kuhn
House
Kuhn
Ron Roberts
Players’ Union
World Hockey Association
WHA
Jackson
Ellis
Palmer
Rules Committee
Ed Garvey
NFL Players Association
Jones Wins 18th For Padres Inches Toward 30 Wins
Randy Jones pitched 10 innings of seven hit ball to beat the Astros 2-1 and push his win total to 18 as San Diego shortens the road to 30 wins. Joaquin Andujar went the distance for Houston, while Doug Rader delivered a two run single in the 10th. Other scores: Giants 7, Reds 0. Cubs 5, Phillies 2. Braves 7, Dodgers 2. Pirates 1, Mets 0 in 13 innings. Expos 3, Cardinals 0 with a doubleheader opener in Montreal.
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Randy Jones
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
Jones
San Diego
Joaquin Andujar
Astros
Doug Rader
Willie Davis
John Grubb
Mike Ivie
Leon Roberts
Cliff Johnson
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
New York
Montreal
St. Louis
Baltimore
Tippy Martinez
Oriole
Wayne Garland
Doyle Alexander
al Bumbry
Royals
Angels
Dave Nelson
Tom Paquette
Kansas City
Oakland
Larry Gura
Twins
Rangers
Lyman Bostock
Minnesota
Texas
Steve Luebber
Tigers
Brewers
Pedro Garcia
Detroit
Dave Roberts
Milwaukee
Jerry Augustine
Garcia
Brewer
Alex Johnson
Bill Freehan
Area Ballpark Briefs Highlight Local Junior Playoffs
Lefty Grove Sheller Globe defeated Home Savings juniors as Eric Berry homered and Gary Brown and Jim Neuberger doubled. Shelter Globe surged with seven first inning runs. Schild's IGA won senior division 16 6 over VFW with Staschke triple and Stewart multi hits. IGA dominated Bleile's 19 4 in best of three with Stewart one hitter and 16 strikeouts. Other results featured Mac's Sons and Connie's Laundry wins and Fulston's close losses, with multiple players tallying three or more hits.
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Sheller Globe
Home Savings
eGuan
Eric Berry
Sheller
Gary Brown
Jim Neuberger
Richard Dibble
Tim Larson
Brian Ames
Shelter Globe
Schild
IGA
VFW
Brett Stas
Mike Stewart
Bleile
Shane Loudy
al Peiples
Chuck Conney
Ken LaRoche
Brett Staschke
Willy Pheifer
Matt He
Fulston
Raymond
Bob White
Mac
Connie
Ron Pheifer
Don Nardecchia
Cecil Boyd
Ray
Mike Carter
Scott Hite
Carter
Keith Ridge
Bennett Electric tops Connie's Laundry in softball rout
Bennett Electric scored five in the first then surged to a 13 5 win over Connie's Laundry at McGuan. Connie Geisick led with a triple and two singles while Angie Carpenter and Debbie Roose added three singles apiece. Kay Ann Kramer and Mary Beth Dixon added two singles each for Bennett. Connie's players Lynn Brandts and Teri Meisler had two singles each. Kathy Nickles homered and Kathy Krupp plus Vickie Hemenway doubled. Connie Waters and Nancy Eberly added singles. In other action Reineck's blanked Friendly Corners 25 0 as Jane Straub homered twice and doubled, Barb Smith homered and had two singles. Linda Smith added a triple and two singles.
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Bennett
Connie
McGuan
Connie Geisick
Angie Carpenter
Debbie Roose
Kay Ann Kramer
Mary Beth Dixon
Lynn Brandts
Teri Meisler
Kathy Nickles
Kathy Krupp
Vickie Hemenway
Connie Waters
Nancy Eberly
Reineck
Jane Straub
Barb Smith
Linda Smith
Bonniery Age Kay Kersey
Jackie Sehle
Jane Smith
Wappler T-Ball Triumph Over Elks In Playoff Showdown
Wappler defeated the Elks 14 to 9 at Maplehurst in playoff action. Leo Bees and Kurt Smith hit four-baggers for Wappler while Craig Coon homered for the Elks.
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Wappler
Elks
Maplehurst
Leo Bees
Kurt Smith
Craig Coon
Willard Boosters Plan Chicken Barbecue Meeting
Willard Booster Club meets at 8 tonight at Ohio Power Office on Woodbine Street to plan a chicken barbecue as part of preparations for the Eastern Division title race in the Men's Slow Pitch Willard Boosters Meet.
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Norwalk Furniture No. 1
Willard
Willard Booster Club
Ohio Power
Woodbine Street
Odom Barrios Combine For No-Hitter In White Sox Win
John Odom and Francisco Barrios combined to throw a no-hitter, the fourth in major league history, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland A's 2-1. Jim Spencer provided the decisive power with a sixth inning homer.
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Odom
Barrios
John
Blue Moon
Francisco Barrios
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A’s
White Sox
Paul Richards
Sal Bando
Claudell Washington
Hermosillo
Mexico
Chicago
Jim Spencer
Bucky Dent
Paul Lindblad
Washington
Jim Essian
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Safety Shoe Headquarters
Hammer-Huber Shoe Repair
Lefty Grove
Bill Schaffer
Jim Weinert
Harvey Callahan
Kevin Hipp
Mark Zorn
Jim Pheiffer
Zorn
Willard Boosters
Yankees
Ken Singleton
Mark Belanger
Maxie Tire
Sunoco
Whittlesey Ave
Firestone
Blackwall
Price
F.E.T
Bam
Offman
Ptical
Columbus Ave
Sandusky
Elyria Marion
New
Sandusky Wooster
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