Ottawa A Team tops Manhattan in rain delayed tourney opener
Ottawa A team beat Manhattan 4 1 as Raymond Shaffer limited Manhattan to four hits with eight strikeouts. Tony Reed hit a third inning homer while Ottawa built a 3 0 lead, then added a run in the fifth. Ottawa with eight hits stranded 12 runners but held on for the win in Pittsburg.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Pittsburg
Ottawa
American Legion
Manhattan
Raymond Shaffer
7Ers
Pittsburgh
R. Shaffer
Ottawa Bats
Doug Able
Tony Reed
Hays
Hutchinson
Topeka
el Dorado
Columbus
Tracker Mays
Esser
Bill Scribner
Robert Hook
A-team
Bob Shaffer
Hook
John McAdoo
I T
Shaffer
Cam Blakely
17Ers
Steve Selcer
McAdoo
Selcer
Tom Robinson
Darren Beets
Wiggin Believes In Character After Chiefs Win
Kansas City coach Paul Wiggin stressed character after a 23-21 preseason victory over Pittsburgh. Despite four early Steelers interceptions and a close finish, the Chiefs rallied behind a 29-yard field goal by Jan Stenerud with 18 seconds left. Livingston threw for 186 yards, Morado caught key passes, and Pittsburgh noted multiple turnovers and penalties.
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Kansas City
Paul Wiggin
Kansas City Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wiggin
Jan Stenerud
Chiefs
Steelers
Pittsburgh
Mike Livingston
Terry Bradshaw
Livingston
Arnold Morgado
Laverne Smith
Morado
Joe Greene
Stenerud
Muhammad Ali
Henry Marshall
Chuck Noll
Indians Sweep Brewers In Doubleheader Rout
Cleveland hammered Milwaukee 14-5 in the second game after a 12-4 opener, as Bill Travers endured a long, rough day. Travers left to a standing ovation after a final inning, while Alex Grammas defended sticking with his starter.
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Ken Rappoport
Bill Travers
Milwaukee Brewer
Cleveland
Indians
Travers
Brewers
Cleveland Stadium
Milwaukee
Alex Grammas
Grammans
Bob McClure
Grammas
Baseball Scoreboard Night of Mixed Team Scores
The page lists multiple small baseball score entries with team names such as NANY SUNDOWNERS and HIGH, and players like Bunbon and Weston. Scores appear in a jumble with times like 10 30 and 16 30, plus tags like KING PINS and MIXED UP FARMERS. The readable fragments suggest a local scoreboard with several teams and partial scores.
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Bunbon
L. White
R. Weston
Wilt
J. Boyer
B. Willy
Orantes Expects Connors' Win No Pressure
In Indianapolis Spain's Manuel Orantes forecasts no pressure against Jimmy Connors as he seeks his third U S Open Clay Court title. Orantes won 6 1 6 3 in 72 minutes, over Connors who blamed lack of excitement on the steady play. Connors earns 8750 after a loss, while Orantes takes 17500 and heads to Toronto for the Canadian Open after surgery and a brief rest.
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Indianapolis
Spain
Manuel Orantes
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy
Orantes
Connors
United States
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Boston
Forest Hills
Toronto
Cliff Letcher
Dick Crealy
N.C
Nancy Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Linky Boshoff
Mana Kloss
Wendy Overton
Boca Raton
Fla
Mary Carillo
Douglaston
N.Y
Blue Jays Rally Past Royals 6-3 in Record Sixth-Eight Run
Toronto outslug Kansas City 6-3 as the Blue Jays erase a 3-0 deficit with a team record six runs in the eighth. Garvin and Leonard delivered strong starts until Toronto’s late burst, aided by walks and key hits, including Ernie Whitt’s pinch-runner score and a two-run double by Roy Howell.
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Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals
Jerry Garvin
Dennis Leonard
Royals
Garvin
Jays
Leonard
Roy Hartsfield
Toronto Bats
Tom Murphy
Ernie Whitt
Alan Ashby
Ashby
Bob Bailor
Roy Howell
Larry Gura
Ron
Herzog
Marty Pattin
Otto Velez
Bailor
Sam Ewing
Howell
Fred Patek
Kansas City
George Brett
Hal McRae
Patek
Amos Otis
Murphy
Nicklaus Still Alive at Pebble Beach Despite Loss
AP reports Jack Nicklaus, 37, failed to win a major for 24 months as Lanny Wadkins edged him for the PGA Championship at Pebble Beach. Gene Littler finished one stroke ahead of Nicklaus, who earned $15,000 and $265,812 in 1977 prize money. Watson called Nicklaus “the master” while noting the Golden Bear’s enduring dominance and near-misses.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Ben Hogan
Arnold Palmer
Jack
Lanny Wadkins
Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Watson
PGA
Wadkins
Gene Littler
Littler
Lanny
Big Jack
Phillies Power Pacifics Past Cubs in Doubleheader Sweep
Philadelphia pummeled Chicago with 10-2 and 4-2 wins as Mike Schmidt hit his 29th and 30th homers driving in six in game one and Greg Luzinski added his 31st in game two. Cubs fall seven games behind the Phillies who ride a 12 game winning streak amid NL action Sunday. Pirates beat the Mets 6-3 while Giants and Reds split a doubleheader 6-2 and 9-3 with Willie McCovey and Darrell Evans homering for San Francisco and Joe Morgan and Cesar Geronimo for Cincinnati. Evans also hit a pinch homer, boosting San Francisco’s RBI by pinch hitters to 44.
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Bob Greene
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Greg Luzinski
Chicago
Phils
Cubs
Herman Franks
Phillies
Danny Ozark
Pittsburgh
New York
Montreal
St. Louis
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Giants
Reds
Pirates
Mets
John Candelaria
Phil Garner
Willie McCovey
Darrell Evans
Joe Morgan
Cesar Geronimo
Evans
McCovey
Bob Knepper
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