McMahon Death Overshadows Clark Heroics In Dodgers Loss
Dodgers star Jack Clark homered in the ninth to beat Los Angeles 3-1 but the game was overshadowed by the death of former Dodgers scout Don McMahon at 57 from a heart attack during batting practice. Clark dedicated the homer to McMahon, who died at Queen of Angels Hospital after collapsing at Dodger Stadium.
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League Leaders In American and National League Baseball
The leaders include Boggs and Puckett atop AL batting with .366 and .327 respectively, and Gr. McGwire with 36 homers. In the NL Gwynn hits .361, J Clark tops with 91 RBIs, and Coleman steals 58 bases as Leach and Sutcliffe lead with 8-0 and 14-4 records respectively.
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A's Roll Tigers Behind McGwire Power and Big Win
Mark McGwire fueled Oakland with four hits including his 36th homer as the A’s thumped Detroit 10 1. Dennis Lamp earned a win while Bill Caudill yielded Detroit’s lone run on Matt Nokes’s eighth inning homer. Other AL scores: Seattle 2 Milwaukee 1 California 6 Boston 5 Minnesota 3 New York 1 Baltimore 10 Chicago 5 Kansas City 5 Cleveland 1 Texas 5 Toronto 3. Mariners Langston produced a four hitter. Quinones drove in go ahead run.
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Wright Earns 3A Coach of the Year Honor
Wright, longtime Wellsville High School boys track coach Jim Wright, guided the Eagles to the 1987 3A state title and was chosen as state 3A Coach of the Year by the Kansas Cross Country and Track Coaches Association. He will accept the award in Topeka on Aug. 7 at the Kansas Coaching School. Ottawa American Legion Class A plays Emporia Friday in a zone tournament opener with three teams total, the winner advancing to state.
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