Lawrence Hands Ottawa First Loss In Babe Ruth Playoffs
In the winners' bracket final Lawrence defeated Ottawa 21 2 in five innings, scoring 10 runs in the third inning, aided by 13 Ottawa errors. Ottawa must win the losers' bracket final at 9 p.m. to reach Wednesday's championship game at Black Bob Park.
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Rick Peterson
Ottawa
Lawrence
Babe Ruth
Black Bob Park
Noah Sandstrom
Jackson
Danny Hope
Hope
Plate
Daryl Spigle
Ron Qelshidgen
Andy Peck
Five Run Fifth Carries Royals and Hal McRae
Hal McRae delivered a two run single as Kansas City erupted for five runs in the fifth, powering the Royals to a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. McRae, hitting against right handers, added three RBI on the night and tied the game at 3-3 with his hit off Rich Bordi. Rickey Henderson and George Brett produced notable performances, while Mike Jones earned the win and Dan Quisenberry secured the save.
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Lawrence
Peck
Oolshidgen
Jeff Brown
Chris White
Kansas City
Hal McRae
McRae
Dick Howser
Rich Bordi
Royals
New York Yankees
RBI
Jorge Orta
Howser
Yankee
Billy Martin
Bordi
Dennis Rasmussen
Rickey Henderson
George Brett
Henderson
Brett
Yankees
Toronto
Rasmussen
Steve Balboni
Darryl Motley
Lynn Jones
Wilson
Borch
Lonnie Smith
Frank White
Mike Jones
Mark Gubicza
Dan Quisenberry
Scott Bradley
Martin
New York
Rhndan
Wilson Cf
Griffey Rf
Lsmith
Mingly
Sherida
Winfield
Hussey
White
Baylor
Balboni
Motley
Griffey
Meacham
Mattingly
Spradley
R Henderson
S Smith
Rasmusa
Shirley
Fisher
Gubicza
M Jones
Bod Quisabry
Hordi
Gubieza
Daryl Altie
Garnett
Darren Foltz
Ottawa
Altie
Kissinger
Reynolds
Vance Finch
Mike Aspinwall
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Strike Talks Progress but Not By Much
New York AP report notes two weeks before the Aug. 6 strike deadline that MLB labor talks narrow on projected losses but disagreement remains on pension funding and a salary cap. Fehr says agreement on numbers may not happen, yet both sides seek a contract. Owners cut projected losses and delay pension details until finances are settled.
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New York
Don Fehr
Lee MacPhail
Owners
Players’ Pension Fund
MacPhail
Garnett Wins District Crown In Babe Ruth Playoffs
Garnett earns a trip to the Kansas State Babe Ruth tournament after a 6-3 win over Ottawa in the second district final at Orris Cox Field. Ottawa won game one 7-2 to force a deciding contest as Garnett used three-run innings in the second and fifth frames to claim the district title and advance to Chanute.
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Rick Peterson
Garnett
Ottawa
Orris Cox Field
Chanute
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Mike Brown
Tony Wilson
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Ecord
Stu Couch
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Tal Moses
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