Beloit Club Legion Rookies Face Beloit In State Opener
Ottawa's American Legion B team meets District 6 champion Beloit in the first round at Hill City in a single elimination state tourney. Ottawa arrives with a four-game win streak and 17 victories, relying on pitching and hitting to offset a rough regular season.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Faraway Hill City
Beloit
Topeka Post 400
Rush County
Sedan
McPherson
Lyndon
Hill City
Topeka
Kansas City
Legion
Topeka Eagles
Silver Lake
Osage County
Dave Miller
Pomona
Royals Prevail Over Angels 3-2 In 15 Innings
Kansas City tops last-place Anaheim 3-2 in 15 innings as Paul Hartzell and John Verhoeven shine for the Angels. Whitey Herzog laments slumping bats and injury woes strain the Royals pitching staff. Remy’s error and a squeeze bunt set up the decisive 15th inning rally.
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Anaheim
Anaheim Stadium
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
Royals
Angels
Herzog
Paul Hartzell
John Verhoeven
Zog
Hartzell
Verhoeven
Paul Splittorff
Doug Bird
Whitey
Hal McRae
John Mayberry
Harry Dalton
Dalton
Jerry Remy
Tom Pogquette
Mayberry
Dave Nelson
Fred Patek
Frank White
al Cowens
California
Niekro Total Expert On Fickle Knuckleball
Niekro leads Atlanta to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers with a knuckleball driven homer in the sixth inning. The Braves break a 2-2 tie after Jerry Royster triples and Jim Wynn flies in the go ahead run.
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Herschel Nissenson
Phil Niekro
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Charlie Hough
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
San Diego
Houston
Randy Jones
Montreal
St. Louis
Braves
Jerry Royster
Jim Wynn
Tom Paciorek
Ken Henderson
Tommy John
Hough
Vic Correll
Baseball Scoreboard Thursday and Friday Games Overview
Major league teams feature matchups including Chicago against Philadelphia and Pittsburgh versus New York. Standings show New York leading the AL East, Baltimore and Cleveland in close pursuit, with Oakland and Minnesota atop their divisions. Week results include Minnesota 8 Texas 5, Cleveland 7 Boston 6, and Baltimore 4 New York 3 as the season progresses.
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Carlton
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Rooker
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Lolich
San Diego
Freisleben
Cincinnati
Guilett
St. Louis
Montreal
Atlanta
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Isast
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Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Milwkee
Westean City
Oakland
Minnesota
Texas
California
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Dobson
Wise
Umbarger
Bane
R. May
Fidrych
Phila
Pitts
Olathe Hawks Win In District 2 Baseball Trail
Olathe moved to the district lead after a 2-1 win over Shawnee while Lawrence beat Kansas City Post 399 11-8 in an extra inning rematch. Olathe awaits the losers bracket winner tonight at 8 to decide the district final spot, with a Friday title game at 6 30 and a potential 8 30 rematch. The Hawks reversed a 6-19 regular season record to seize momentum.
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American Legion
Lawrence
Hawks
Kansas City Post
Loas
Shawnee
State Tournaments Big Weekend On Tap For OBRL All-Stars
Ottawa Babe Ruth League joins eight teams in the state tournament at Pittsburg. OBRL faces Olathe in first round at 3 p.m. Coach Don Sigmund and Charlie Waymire lead a veteran contingent with strong district stats, aiming to stay in the winner’s bracket through the double elimination event.
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Gary Kunt
Ottawa
Pittsburg
OBRL
Olathe
Junction City
Arkansas City
Don Sigmund
Darwin Waldy
Olds
All-Stars
Wellington
Ottawa All-Stars
Roger Mendell
Ned Moore
Jim Rich
Dan Meyers
Moore
Meyers
Gates
Schoch
Mendell
Dick Hamilton
All Stars
Grace
Thompson
Lorne White
Mike Waldy
Evan Shaffer
Claude Pressnell
Mark Dengel
Injuries Hit Chiefs Camp As Wiggin Notes Plague
Kansas City coach Paul Wiggin says the Chiefs are plagued by injuries during training camp ahead of the preseason opener versus Houston. Widespread pulls affect receivers and backs while key linemen and Budde recover from knee issues. Wiggin plans to start Mike Livingston but may limit his snaps.
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Paul Wiggin
Kansas City Chiefs
Monte
Clark
San Francisco
Chiefs
Wiggin
Houston
Barry Pearson
Larry Brunson
Ike McBee
MacArthur Lane
Ed Budde
Rod Walters
Iowa
Mike Livingston
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