Royals survive 11th inning for extra innings win
Joe Lahoud delivered his first Royals hit a pinch single in the 11th to score Tom Paquette, lifting Kansas City to a 5-4 victory over Cleveland and snapping Eckersley’s string. Doug Bird earned the win in relief as Royals pull within 3 1/2 games of the White Sox.
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UPI
Joe Lahoud
Royals
Tom Paquette
Cleveland Indians
Lahoud
Omaha
Indians
Dennis Eckersley
American Association At News
RBI
Texas Rangers
Boston
Oakland
Japan
Whitey Herzog
California
Pete LaCock
Tom Poquette
Poquette
Eckersley
Fred Patek
Frank White
White Sox
Chicago
George Brett
Hal McRae
Brett
Ron Pruitt
Cleveland
Doug Bird
Bobby Murcer
Jerry Morales
Cubs
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Mike Lum
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Cincinnati
Dave Rosello
Reds
Rick Reuschel
Reuschel
Steve Ontiveros
Rosello
Jack Billingham
Merchants Open 8 Game Homestand At McGuan Park
Norwalk merchants kick off an eight game homestand at McGuan Park after a month away. They face Fremont Grace Lutheran at 7 p.m. Saturday in the opener and host Ohio Liquid Disposal in a doubleheader. Manager Ralph Ritzenthaler notes the tough slate and aims to break .500 as Norwalk eyes a strong finish.
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Norwalk
Fremont Grace Lutheran
Grace
Merchant
Ralph Ritzenthaler
Ritzenthaler
Bengals trade Bob Brown to Raiders for 100 dollars
In Wilmington Ohio the Cincinnati Bengals traded 13 year veteran defensive tackle Bob Brown to the Oakland Raiders for the waiver price of 100 dollars after Brown failed to contact the team about training camp. In Kent Ohio guards Mark Van Horne and tackle Tom Burkett were released by the Browns reducing roster to 73. Rookie Tom Skladany remained missing from camp at Ohio State. In Latrobe Pa the Steelers placed free agent Tony DiRienzo on waivers while Jon Kolb returned to practice and Bennie Cunningham was sidelined with a groin injury.
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Wilmington
Ohio
UPI
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Brown
Brown
Oakland Raiders
Bengals
KENT
Mark van Horne
Akron University
Tom Burkett
North Carolina
Cleveland Browns
Tom Skladany
Ohio State
Monroeville Maintains 13th Straight Win in One-Hitter Show
Elaine Fitzgerald pitched a one hitter as Monroeville Merchants defeated Van Dresser 15-0 at McGuan Park. Monroeville's 13th straight win came with a nine-run second inning and the game ended via the 15-run rule in the fourth.
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Elaine Fitzgerald
Monroeville Merchants
van Dresser
Merchants
McGuan Park
Monroeville
Fitzgerald
Sue Thompson
Pam Ream
Sharon Bollenbacher
Sue Bollenbacher
Annie Mesnard
Kathy van Dresser
Huron County Bank No. 2
Bennett Electric
Bankers
Jeff Brandts
Electricians
Bennett
Ann Playko
Mary Beth Dixon
Linda Feltis
Karen Wise
Vanessa Boyd
Ellen Coles
Debbie Helton
Arlene Slate
No. 2 Bank
Smith's Walk-Off Shot Lifts Norwalk Legion to 2-1 Win
Norwalk Post 41 beat Elyria 2-1 at McGuan Park in a ninth inning rally. Brett Smith lined a two-two pitch into the gap for the winning run after Larry Keller homered earlier, as Norwalk finished 16-9 overall and 13-3 in Buckeye League play.
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Smith
Legion Squad
Elyria
Post 41
Brett Smith
Norwalk
Larry Keller
Keller
Dave Thompson
Greg Russell
Mike Stoll
Todd Brown
John Malcolm
Jeff Orwick
Harvey Haynes
Brown
Ashley
Rather Field
Milan Ave
Sandusky
West and East Baseball Standings and Thursday Results
Standings show Chicago leading the Western division with 59 wins and 39 losses, while Pittsburgh sits at 58 42 and St Louis 54 46. Thursday results include Chicago 16 Cincinnati 15 in 13 innings and Pittsburgh 9 Houston 4.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Montreal
New York
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Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Atlanta
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Rasmussen
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Reuss
Niekro
Rau
Rogers
Halicki
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Shirley
Koosman
W. L. Pet
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Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Toronto
Kansas City
Minnesota
St. Texas
California
Seattle
Oakland
Texas
Goltz
Garland
Travers
Lemanczyk
Hassler
Kravec
Rozma
Alexander
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Bill Buckner
George Mitterwald
Robert Jackson
Jackson
Merchants Open
Norwalk Merchant
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Ohio Liquid Disposal
Maple City
Elyria Bowling Center
Cleveland Cervantes
Cleveland Metro
New London
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Cervantes
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Steelers
JO & ED
Whittlesey
Esmond
McDonald’s
Huron County Bank
Jeanie Miller
Maggie Kramb
Mary Keith
Mary Jo Horan
Norwalk American Legion
Pepsi
Norwalk Beverage Center
St. Mary's - Norwalk
National League East
K&h Drug
Walgreen Agency
E. Main St
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