OBAL Regulars Battle Back In District Wins
Ottawa Babe Ruth League team powerfully defeated Osawatomie 26 1 then beat Cottonwood Valley 14 5 to claim the district crown and advance toward Baxter Springs state tourney. Key players included Harsh Beets Schoch Reed and Shaffer with heavy run production and Shaffer racking up 11 strikeouts in the opener.
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Gary Kunt
Ottawa
Qosawatomie
Cottonwood Valley
Osawatomie
Reed
Bob Shaffer
Jeff Schoch
Darren Beets
Joe Geist
Mark Harsh
Harsh
Shaffer
Beets
Schoch
Scott Hay
Baxter Springs
Geist
John Mueller
Mueller
Smith
Roger Mendell
Beats
Zimmerman
Shatter
Hay
Patty
Mendel
Meyers
Murray
Gunther
Babe Ruth
Miami
Pitching choice looms in Cottonwood Valley Ottawa title clash
The district Babe Ruth final at Orlis Cox Field pits Cottonwood Valley against Ottawa for a state berth in Baxter Springs. Possible starters include Cottonwood Valley’s John Holub or Steve Jirak and Ottawa’s Joe Geist or Darren Beets. A bevy of pitching decisions and timely hitting will decide the outcome tonight.
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Cottonwood Valley
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Baxter Springs
Ag Farag
John Holub
Emporia
Steve Jirak
Osawatomie
Charlie Porter
Joe Geist
Darren Beets
Garnett
Beets
Mayberry homers lift Royals over Tigers 3 2 in Detroit
Kansas City catcher-turned-hero Mayberry hit two homers off Mickey Lolich, driving in all three Royals runs as Kansas City edged Detroit 3 2. Mayberry’s 20th homer of the season plus a July club record 20th for KC. Lolich took loss despite sharp 87 pitches.
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Mickey Lolich
John Mayberry
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Mayberry
Lolich
Detroit Northwestern High School
Royals
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Cleveland
Boston
Joe Burke
Jack McKeon
McKeon
Burke
Dennis Leonard
Steve Mingori
John Wackenfuss
Leonard
Tiger
Ralph Houk
Frank White
Gene Michael
Jack Pierce
Willie Horton
Leon Roberts
City Scores Across Teams In Amateur League Action
Multiple squads posted box score totals in a crowded recap. Key performers included GOCGNRL Il0 Cook MA White and Mets-15 champ Pugh Owens Roth Raynalda Waldy with strong totals, while Giants and others contributed across softball and church league games reflecting a busy local sports slate.
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L. White
Guist
Schulz
Cain
MA. White
Wermrick
Lancaster
Chambers
Stevenson
Johnson
METS
Champ
Pugh
Owens
Carey
Roth
Kloster
Raynalda
Waldy
McPadden
Strange
Murrey
Alligen
Yankees
Binch
Colts
Robertson
Stewart
Converse
Winter
Weatherbee
Ferguson
Croucher
Giants
Thompson
Steve Butler
Bengal
Shively
Brower
Scott Butler
Bettye
Ross
DePriest
Hadley
Sullivan
Farrell
Small
Torgis
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