Celtics Hold Lead. Walton Sparks 106-103 Win Over Rockets
Celtics seize 3-1 series edge behind Bill Walton's closing three minutes and a crucial Walton Bird connection. Parish 22 points anchors Boston while Sampson tops Houston with 25 as Bird adds 21. Texans trail 3-1 in best of seven with Game Four at The Summit set.
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Houston
Boston
Robert Parish
K.C. Jones
Parish
Ralph Sampson
Celtics
Houston Rockets
Walton
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
McHale
Bird
Jones
Tran
Sampson
K.C
Rockets
Dennis Johnson
Bill Fitch
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia
Were
Fitch
Babe Ruth and Elks clash in high scoring exhibition
Babe Ruth team posted 32 hits and 16 runs led by Hensick and Lynn with strong pitching by Campbell and Nelson. Elks and Kiwanis followed with mixed totals, including Burgoon and Nelson for the Elks and Ball and Winsky for Kiwanis, as the box shows varied scoring and pitching lines.
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Eagles
Hensick
Lynn
Hope
Campbell
Nelson
Blanco
Crump
Cade
Nutt
Griffin
Duncan
Bridges
I-l-l
McLees
Totals
ELKS
Burgoon
Aspinwall
Swartz
Wingate
Dydell
Toburon
Becker
Payne
Boyer
Woods
Price
Hhb
Weidner
Lawrence-Area Junior Olympics highlight Damron Shaw
Valerie Shaw and Carla Damron drew headlines at the Area III meet in Lawrence area. Damron won three events in the 13-14 girls division including shot put 26-8 discus 65-10 and javelin 51-11. Shaw placed second in the 200-meter dash 34.2 and the 800 at 3:07.6 for the 11-12 girls class.
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Lawrence—Area
Valerie Shaw
Carla Damron
Damron
Shaw
Legion AAA double header moved to Lawrence site
Corrected page notes that tonight's Ottawa-Lawrence American Legion AAA baseball double header will be played in Lawrence at Orlis Cox Field. Ottawa's Legion A team hosts Lawrence with the first game at 6 30 followed by the second game at 6.
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Ottawa-Lawrence American Legion
Herald
Lawrence
Ottawa
Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Simmons and Mathews Spark Offense In Big League Thriller
Ted Simmons at 36 and Greg Mathews starred for the visiting team as they delivered a sharp offensive showing. Simmons homered and drove in runs while Mathews, recalled from Louisville, provided key hits and fielding. The game featured strong at bats and timely hitting, lifting the visitors to a narrow, competitive win.
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Ben Walker
Ted Simmons
Greg
Mathews
Louisville
Tim Conroy
Braves rally on Simmons pinch slam beats Pirates in NL action
In Atlanta, Simmons hit a pinch‑hit grand slam as the Braves erased a 5‑1 deficit to beat the Pirates 7‑5. Mathews debuted for St. Louis with eight shutout innings before giving way in relief as the Cardinals topped Houston 3‑1. Dodgers defeated Phillies 11‑4 behind two Greg Brock homers. Valenzuela struck out 11 in a strong outing.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Montreal
San Diego
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Houston
Billy Hatcher
Kevin Bass
Phil Garner
Todd Worrell
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Pirates
Simmons
Atlanta
Biff Pocoroba
Rick Mahler
Paul Assenmacher
Bob Horner
Dodgers
Phillies
Greg Brock
Franklin Stubbs
Fernando Valenzuela
Saberhagen In Form Royals Tame Brewers
Bret Saberhagen went five strong innings and kept his fastball humming as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1. Balboni homered twice and drove in two runs while Willie Wilson, Rudy Law, and George Orta contributed key hits. Saberhagen improved to 3-5 with seven hits allowed and five strikeouts, delivering one strong outing amid a rough stretch.
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Bret Saberhagen
Kansas City Royals
Saberhagen
Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Kansas City
Gary Blaylock
Dick Howser
George Bamberger
Bamberger
Steve Balboni
RBI
Balboni
Bill Schroeder
Paul Householder
Willie Wilson
Rudy Law
Tim Leary
Kansas City Milwaukee
Abr
Wilson
Gauter
Lsmith
Cmoore
Lidones
Yount
Law
Oglivie
Brett
Sveum
White
Riles
Orta
Schroder
Quirk
Hiehldr
Maning
Asalazr
Kansas
E—Gantner
Ball
Schroeder
Kani Sabrhga
Milwaukee Leary
Leary
Palermo
Brinkman
Kaiser
Cooney
Sutton Wins 298th. Saberhagen and Sutton Duel Aging Sparks
Sutton earned his 298th victory as the Angels beat the Yankees 4-2, with Boone lifting a three run homer in Anaheim. Saberhagen, age 21, beat Milwaukee 4-1 as Kansas City snaps a three game skid. Other AL results include Toronto 6 Minnesota 5 and Oakland 6 Detroit 4 as Kingman adds a grand slam for the A’s.
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Bret Saberhagen
Don Sutton
Sutton
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New York Yankees
Phil Niekro
Carrieg
Saberhagen
Kansas City
Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto
Minnesota
Texas
Chicago
Baltimore
Seattle
Boston
Cleveland
Oakland
Detroit
Angels
Yankees
Bob Boone
Anaheim Stadium
Blue Jays edge Twins on Bell’s game winner at Fenway
Toronto defeated Minnesota 6 5 as George Bell drove in Lloyd Moseby with a seventh inning single off Keith Atherton after Moseby walked and stole second. Bell extended to an 11 game hitting streak in a victory that gave Toronto five wins in six. The Twins dropped their fourth in a row.
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Blue Jays
Twins
George Bell
Lloyd Moseby
Toronto
Minnesota
Moseby
Stale
Bell
Keith Atherton
Vic
Baseball Scoreboard Wheelhouse of Games and Matchups
MLB slate lists Seattle at Baltimore and Cleveland at Boston with other interleague showdowns and divisional clashes. Includes Chicago at Texas Oakland at New York and San Francisco at Montreal with key pitchers facing off in a busy midweek card.
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Associated Press
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Detroit
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Nieves
Morris
Plunk
Minnesols
Viola
Stieb
American League Leaders From The Associated Press List
Key batters and pitchers dominate league charts with Boggs and Puckett leading AL batting averages, Renderson and Puckett top runs, Canseco and Joyner power homers, Clemens and Hurst pace AL pitching, while several hitters and closers highlight NL stats across batting, doubles, triples, and saves.
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Boston
Yount
Milwaukee
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Minnesota
Bell
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Lynn
Baltimore
Renderson
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Phillips
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Owen
Seattle
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Gaetti
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Clemens
Hurst
Higuera
Rijo
Blyleven
Rase
Righetti
Harris
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