Johnson Wins Batting Crown by Narrow Margin in 1970 AL
Alex Johnson of the California Angels won the 1970 American League batting title with a .3289 average, edging Carl Yastrzemski of Boston who finished at .3286 as the Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 13 innings. Johnson exited after two hits in his final game to preserve the lead. Baltimore and Minnesota won to gear up for the playoffs on the season’s last day.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
Alex Johnson
California Angels
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Johnson
Lefty Phillips
Yastrzemski
Angels
California
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Minnesota
California Angel
Norwalk 7th Graders Defeat Perkins 28-8 in Opener
Norwalk seventh graders led by Dan Holtz with 22 points and three touchdowns routed Perkins 28-8 at the Little Truckers home field. Holtz scored twice in the first half, Tester added a 50-yard TD late, Ramsay coached over 40 players with Bill Ream as his assistant.
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Dan Holtz
Norwalk
Perkins
Little Truckers
van Ramsay
Holtz
Little Eagles Edge Berlin Milan 6 0
Monroeville Junior High defeats Berlin Milan 6 to 0 on a late 32 yard touchdown pass from Don Usselman to Mike White. Defense held firm after a 0-0 stalemate, with key plays by Randy Dennis and Doug Ringholz. The win lifts Monroeville to 2-0 and hosts St Paul next Thursday.
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Berlin Heights
Don Usselman
Mike White
Monroeville Junior High
Berlin- Milan
Chargers
Kenny Wilhelm
Monroeville
White
Randy Dennis
Doug Ringholz
Jim Christman
Eagles
St. Paul
League Standings And Late Game Highlights
League standings show Bosman and Riddleberger tied at 7 7 with Cox at 7 Pina 8 French Palmer Hardin 9 Hendricks WP Hardin 6 5 LP Pina 5 3 HR F Robinson 25th. Cleve scored in Det 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.65 Paul Colbert 8 Sims Hiller 6 6 Hosley LP Paul 2 8. Chi 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Calif 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2. Janeski Eddy 7 Johnson 9 Moore 10 Magnuson 12 Brinkman Garrett Fisher 8 K Tatum 10 May 13 Egan Azcue 8 WP May 7 3 LP Magnuson 1 5 HR Williams rd Melton 33rd.
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Riddleberger
Cox
Pina
French
Palmer
Hardin
Hendricks
Janeski
Eddy
Johnson
Moore
Magnuson
Brinkman
Garrett
Fisher
K. Tatum
Egan
Azcue
Williams
Melton
Tigers Name Billy Martin New Manager To Succeed Mayo Smith
Detroit closes 1970 with a 1 0 win over Cleveland as Billy Martin is named manager to replace Mayo Smith. Smith leaves after a season marked by the Willie Horton injury and the McLain saga. Vern Fuller quits Indians after 28 games with a 167 average and knee injury.
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Detroit
UPI
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Billy Martin
Mayo Smith
Jim Campbell
Smith
Campbell
Denny McLain
Willie Horton
Indians
Vern Fuller
Fuller
Umpire Strike Won't Stop Playoff Series
NL president Feeney says league championship series and World Series will be played as scheduled despite potential umpire strike. Umpires meet in Chicago to discuss demands of 5000 per playoff umpire and 10000 for the World Series, well above last year.
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Chicago
UPS
Charles Feeney
John Reynolds Jr
Major League Umpires Association
New York
Feeney
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Weekend Grid Highlights Ohio Football Schedules
Weekend schedule lists games across Northern Ohio leagues including the NORWALK High at Sandusky lineup, Bellevue at Bucyrus and Tiffin Columbian versus Shelby. Standout matchups in Firelands and Buckeye conferences feature Marion Harding at Sandusky, Elyria at Lorain, and Findlay hosting Lorain. Conference records shown in parentheses.
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Norwalk High
Willard
Galion
Bellevue
Bucyrus
Tiffin Columbian
Shelby
Firelands
ST. Paul
New London
Edison
Monroeville
South Central
Western Reserve
Black River
Mapleton
Buckeye
Marion Harding
Sandusky
Findlay
Flyers Face New London in Firelands Conference Showdown
St Pauls aims to extend its 24 game win streak against New London in a Firelands clash. Predictions favor St Pauls by three as Chris Mushett’s passing anchors the Flyers on dry turf. Other local picks include Norwalk over Upper Sandusky and Bucyrus over Bellevue.
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Joe Ratliff
New London
St. Paul’s
Wildcats
Flyers
Mike Gottfried
Chris Mushett
Norwalk
Upper Sandusky
Bucyrus
Bellevue
Redmen
Duane Beal
FLYER
St. Paul
Steve Hohler
Slo Pitch Banquet Scheduled for Monday Evening
City Slo-Pitch League officials announce the annual awards banquet at 6 30 p m Monday Oct 12 at the V F W Club on Milan Avenue. Team and individual trophies will be presented the event has no guest speaker this year.
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V.F.W
Milan Avenue
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