KC Rallies Beat Ottawa 3-2 in Ninth Inning Legion Grid
Kansas City Post 199 clipped Ottawa American Legion A team 3-2 after trailing 2-0, with a ninth inning unearned run on Bo Dumovichs sacrifice fly. Dale Eagan and Mark Gates pitched well before Ottawas two throwing errors paved the walkoff for KC 199s first Tri-District win as Ottawa fell to 0-2 in league play.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Kansas City
Ottawa
American Legion
Kansas City Post 199
KC 199
Bo Dumovich
Post 199
Ed Becker
Dumovich
Mark Gates
Dale Eagan
Eagan
Mike Thompson
Jamie Waldy
Randy McHenry
Becker
Gates
Ottawa A-team struggles on bases in loss to Gates
Gates struck out nine and walked three in a complete game effort as Ottawa totaled eight hits led by Deron Kramer with three. Five Ottawa baserunners were thrown out, three at home, including two in the ninth inning. Ottawa hosts Kansas City Post 188 in a 6:30 p.m. doubleheader at Orlis Cox Field.
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Gates
Ottawa
Deron Kramer
A-team
Kansas City Post
North Diamond
Orlis Cox Field
Blazing Baseball Troubles Fuel Kuhn Finley Feud
Minneapolis AP report surveys looming wage talks for 1980 and a potential strike lockout amid rising salaries. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn laments player relations while contending with Charlie Finley's Oakland A's as he weighs franchise moves, Washington expansion, and possible Baltimore Washington sharing.
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Minneapolis
Major League Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland
Charles O. Finley
Charlie O
Charlie
Associated Press Sports Editors
Kuhn
Oakland A's
Bowie
Finley
Reggie Jackson
Yankees
Angels
Arkansas in control in College World Series clash
Arkansas moved to the edge of the final after beating Texas 9-4 as farmer-student-athlete Marc Bramble starred with a three run double and a solo homer while making four great catches. Freshman Kevin McReynolds added a 400 foot homer and two run double in the third inning rally. Jeff Huddleston pitched 4 2 3 innings of shutout relief after a seven week jaw injury.
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Neb
Arkansas
Marc Bramble
Acre Farm
Fayetteville
Razorbacks
Texas
Brumble
Terry Salazar
Cayla
Bramble
Kevin McReynolds
McReynolds
Jeff Huddleston
Volleyball Meeting for Mixed League Tonight in Ottawa ORC
An organizational meeting for a mixed volleyball league will be held at the Ottawa Recreation Commission office at 115 W. 4th tonight at 720. A dozen teams are needed, entry fees are 15 dollars, and players must have an ORC participation card. All interested teams must attend.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
W. 4Th
ORC
Carlton Still Has Astros' Number
Phillies ace Steve Carlton silenced Houston with a one hit game guiding Philadelphia to an 8-0 win. Carlton improved to 7-6 while teammate Mike Schmidt belted his 17th homer as Philadelphia offense roused from a recent slump.
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Astros
Ken Rappoport
Steve Carlton
Cy Young
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Jeff Leonard
Mike Schmidt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis
Showdown In OBAL Thursday In Ottawa Babe Ruth League
An early season showdown in the Ottawa Babe Ruth League pits undefeated VFW against Kiwanis at 6:30 at Orlis Cox Field. Both teams enter 3-0 with strong pitching by Scott Butler and Larry Stewart and key hitters including Sean Patty and Brad Keaton. The doubleheader feature confirms Kiwanis versus Boys' Club Friday and VFW versus Rotary Saturday, followed by a second Thursday game between Boys' Club and Sertoma.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
VFW
Kiwanis
Orlis Cox Field
Scott Butler
Larry Stewart
Butler
Stewart
Tommy Dillard
Bryan Kelley
Sean Patty
Brad Keaton
Boys’ Club
Rotary
Sertoma
Babe Ruth
Jayhawks
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Schultze
Billick
Spears
Sjogren
Smith
Raub
Snider
Shut
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Glivas
Queen
Rice
Wiederhott
Haworth
Albright
Barnhart
Webking
Sooners
Ja. Gladman
Thompson
Brady
G. Gipson
Jo. Gladman
Ewbank
J. Gipson
Kramer
Gaddis
Brecheisan
Edwards
Patek's bunt leads Royals past Yankees in 3-1 win
Fred Patek executed a bunt for a single with runners on second and first, setting up Kansas City's second inning score as Hal McRae and Pete LaCock advanced on the play. Darrell Porter had driven in the first run, and Larry Gura pitched a three-hitter for the Royals in a complete game victory over New York.
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NEW York
Fred Patek
New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
Pete LaCock
Hal McRae
Kansas City
Patek
Royals
Yankees
Luis Tiant
Darrell Porter
Larry Gura
Bucky Dent
Dent
Thurman Munson
Gura
The
Yanks
Tiant
Luis
Bob Lemon
Boston
Royals nab Atlas Hammaker in first round draft pick
East Tennessee State lefty Charlton Atlas Hammaker, 21, chosen by Kansas City Royals in the first round of the free agent draft. Hammaker went 10-6 with a 2.98 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 130 innings over two seasons, after initially joining college on a basketball scholarship.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Charlton
Atlas
Hammaker
John Schuerholz
Royals
City Scores and Team Totals in Local ABA League
A dense recap of multiple teams and players across the City Scores league. Box totals list stars from Star Industries, Taylor Oil, Budge's, Pepsi, and others with individual point and assist tallies, culminating in team totals for each squad.
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ABA
Leap Star Industries
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R. Hawkins
Allis
Moates
Purcell
YT. Parkin
Bowman
L. Hawkins
Bishop
Jameson
Totals
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O'meil
Skiles
O'Conner
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Deterding
Wright
Taylor
Starling
Budge
Walker
Garcia
Gould
Watson
Scroggs
Ramsey
Cramer
Dawson
Robertson
Scott
Walling
Browning J
Ferguson
People's MK
Richmond
K. Robertson
M. Oestricher
McMillen
Berger
Maeser
M. Robertson
Lyons
Gestricher
Pearson
Beets Motors
Darren Seets
Waymire
Dave Beats
Firestone
Reed
Baldwin
Bien
Pelion
Bulmer
Clough
Printy
Hague
Pepsi
Dunkin
Lewis
Webster
Stauber
Farris
Millar
Meemaw
Drake
Pellefierre
Scheer
Cummings
Schiopps
Moore
Central Heights
Rossman
Foltz
Fitzgerald
Eimer
Rugo
Erisman
Lawin
Curtin
Bailey
Porter
Ceartoss
Black
Owling
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