Legion B Team Nosed by KC Post 199 in District Semis
Ottawa American Legion B team rallied from a 7-1 deficit but Kansas City Post 199 held on 7-6 to advance to the District 2 final. KC 199 pitcher Larry Beashore logged eight strikeouts in relief as Ottawa committed 13 errors and finished the tournament 9-25 with 30 hits across three games.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Lawrence
Ottawa American Legion
Kansas City Post
Ottawa
Larry Beashore
KC 199
Kansas City
Ottawa Legion
Deron Kramer
Beashore
Randy Morrow
Herb Field
Robbie Geist
Kramer
Dick Hamilton
Floyd Rogers
Jere Sellers
Jay Pratt
Richard Ybarra
Pratt
Ybarra
Rick Croucher
Scott Waggoner
Glenn Covert
Hamilton
Short
Oberlin
Legion
Mudar
Murray
Gay
Schmaltz
Morrow
Backer
Rogers
Q Waggoner
Ottawa Paola A-team First Round Rerun Begins Saturday
Ottawa meets Paola in the A-team first round at Orlis Cox Field as part of a double elimination tournament starting Saturday. KC 399 and Lawrence earned top seeds with 9-2 and 13-2 district marks and will join a field led by Ottawa and Paola in a weeklong event running to August 5.
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Paola
American Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Cox Field
Kansas City Post
Shawnee
Kansas City
Iola
Garnett
Olathe
Lawrence
Post 399
KC 399
Ottawa Babe Ruth League repeats district title win
Ottawa 14&15-year-old all stars beat Emporia 8-1 then 7-3 at Orlin Cox Field to claim the OBRL district crown. Mark Dengel earned the win in game two as Ottawa capitalized on Emproia errors for a fourth straight district title, with Scott Thompson earning an individual sportsmanship award.
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Orlin Cox Field
Ottawa
Emporia
OBRL
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OBAL
Don Sigmund
Jeff Miller
Dengel
James Stone
Scott Thompson
Mike Mauszycki
Thompson
Troy Grace
Grace
Shaffer
Stewart
Patty
Wilson
Gutierrez
Vic Finch
Obal Stars
All-Stars
Shatler
Attic
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Waldy
Prasswell
Maustycht
Robertson
Roth
Dengal
Totals
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Mendoze
Duffy
Fickert
Lopez
Lippert
Stone
Con
Dennison
Smith
Bevan
Rath
Miller
Cunningham
Guidry Shuts Out Royals Again In Opening Yankee Debut
Ron Guidry dominates Kansas City in Whitey Herzog’s first game as Royals manager, delivering a 4-0 shutout to extend his 1978 standout run. Guidry improves to 15-1 with a 1.99 ERA, 154 strikeouts tying Nolan Ryan for the league lead, while Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers, and Roy White provide the Yankee offense.
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Ron Guidry
Sparky Lyle
Guidry
New York Yankees
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Royals
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Whitey Herzog
Milwaukee
Yankees
Willie Randolph
Mickey Rivers
Paul Splittorff
New York
Rivers
Thurman
Munson
Roy White
Jim Spencer
Lou Piniella
John Wathan
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Ottawa Midget League enters DeSoto tourney
OCBA selects an eight-team double elimination CCBA tourney squad from the Ottawa Midget League to compete in DeSoto this weekend. The Ottawa club, representing the Orlis Cox Baseball Association, will open Thursday in the first round at p.m. Opponent to be announced. Coaches are Cliff Reynolds, Richard Fritts and Scott Reynolds.
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DeSoto
Orlis Cox Baseball Association
CCBA
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Richard Fritts
Scott Reynolds
Baseball Scoreboard for Thursday's Games
Baseball scoreboard lists Cleveland Watts 7 10 at New York Beattie 2 4 Baltimore Flanagan 13 7 at Detroit Billingham 9 5 California Tonane 1 35 at Milwaukee Caldwell 12 5 Oakland Kravec 7 6 Taranto Moore 4 2 Minnesota Goltz 9 4 Seattle Parrott 1 2 at Kansas City Bird 3 4 Boston Eckersley 11 3 at Texas Madich 4 5 Thursday's games include Cleveland at New York Toronto at Minnesota Baltimore at Detroit California at Milwaukee Oakland at Chicago Seattle at Kansas City Boston at Texas and Philadelphia Chicago 10MAL LEAGUE East standings and schedule notes.
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Opard
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Kravec
Taranto
Moore
Minnenote
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Seattle
Parrott
Kansas City
Bird
Boston
Eckersley
Texan
Madich
Toronto
Milwaukee
Texas
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Californis
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Bob White
iMotor Co
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Walmer's Clothing
Call Dick Wagoner
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