Royals Rally Past Orioles 8-7 In Ninth Inning Thriller
Kansas City erased a 5-0 deficit to beat Baltimore 8-7 in a rain soaked game. Hal McRae drove in the decisive run with a two out infield hit and Whitey Herzog warned about the next nine games as KC held first in the AL West.
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Gong Keeps Spirits Up With Royals Gong Award
Kansas City Royals players devised the Gong Award after each win to honor the player who commits the silliest mistake. George Brett started the ritual in a rough stretch, with Darrell Porter, Bob Heise, and others receiving the gong for errors or missteps. The ritual is meant to ease pressure, build team unity, and keep the mood light amid a tight AL West race with Chicago Boston and Minnesota.
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Kissing Bandit Strikes Royals Field in Kansas City
Morganna Roberts Cottrell, known as Morganna The Wild One, invaded the Kansas City Royals field during a Monday game and kissed George Brett before being arrested for disorderly conduct. Security had anticipated an approach but could not prevent the onfield kiss as a crowd of 36,000 watched.
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Freed's Pinch Homer Lifts Cardinals Over Dodgers 8-6
In Baldwin Park Margie Freed watched as her son Roger delivered a three run pinch homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth, completing a seven run rally to give the St. Louis Cardinals an 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers still lead NL West by 9½ games. Expos beat Reds 5-1. Phillies top Braves 5-4. Pirates fall 1-0 to Padres. Cubs beat Giants 3-2. Mets edge Astros 2-1.
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Hisle Delivers Winning Hit In Twins Victory At Boston
Minnesota edge Boston 5-4 as Larry Hisle singles home the ninth inning run off Bill Campbell. Hisle drives in his 98th RBI and helps keep Minnesota tied in the AL West race with Kansas City, Chicago, and Texas.
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Saints Lose Cornerback to Broken Neck
VERO BEACH Florida AP Maurice Spencer a four year veteran cornerback with the New Orleans Saints is out for the rest of the NFL season with a broken neck. Team doctor Ken Saer said Spencer cannot play again this season due to a fracture suffered in Saturdays victory over the Buffalo Bills. Saer said Spencer will be put in traction for two weeks before a decision on possible surgery. Clarence Chapman a second year player from Eastern Michigan will replace Spencer Coach Hank Stram said.
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Rookie Cordova leads Eagles to upset over Patriots
Fourth-string quarterback Mike Cordova, once overlooked, rarely played in camp. He finally saw action against the New England Patriots, guiding Philadelphia to a 21-10 win with a 14-yard TD pass to Vince Papale and a 34-yard late scoring drive.
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Ottawa Women’s Bowling Officials Meet
Officials of the Ottawa Women’s Bowling Association plan the pre-season and tournament at Anchor Savings at 7 p.m. Friday. A 7 30 p.m. workshop follows for league officers. All league presidents and secretaries should attend. men’s league officers may attend as rules are the same.
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