Ottawa A team nets first Tri-District sweep in doubleheader
Ottawa's American Legion A squad defeated Topeka Post 74 2-1 and 5-2 at Orlis Cox Field to improve to 9-13 and 46 in league play. Richard Ybarra pitched a one hitter in game one before Deron Kramer tossed a three hitter in game two, combining nine strikeouts.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Topeka
Richard Ybarra
Deron Kramer
Legion
Ybarra
Warren ‘Seitz
Ottawan
Greg Murray
Seitz
Kramer
Jamie Waldy
Jeff Schoch
Murray
A-team
Post
Chris Hamilton
Hamilton
McDonald Park
Royals Take Top Spot in AL West With 10-3 Win
Kansas City tied for first after a 10-3 victory over Oakland, riding a five game win streak. Mike Morgan struggled as Amos Otis and Al Cowens triggered a four run seventh inning. Steve Busby pitched eight solid innings to move to 3-5 as Whitey Herzog downplayed the surge.
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Chuck Price
Waldy
Ottawa
Mike Thompson
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Henry Ford
Darrell Porter
Oakland A
A’s
Mitchell Page
Royals
Mike Morgan
Amos Otis
George Brett
al Cowens
John Wathan
Pete LaCock
Cowens
Steve Busby
Busby
Wimbledon’s Youth Dominates Sparks Of Future Tennis
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley profiles 20-year-old John Patrick McEnroe Jr. and 16-year-old Tracy Austin as the sport’s fresh faces at Wimbledon, noting their rapid rise, early triumphs over top rivals, and potential to shape the 1980s. Also reports results from Forest Park Tennis Club’s Men’s Intermediate Round-Robin.
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Will Grimsley
Worple Road
Church Street
Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr
Douglaston
N. Y
Tracy Ann Austin
Rolling Hills Estates
Calif
Order
Nancy Lopez
Muhammad Ali
Larry Holmes
Leon Spinks
South Africa
John Tate
New York Yankees
Willie Randolph
Bucky Dent
McEnroe
Austin
Tracy
Dallas
Bjorn Borg
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Forest Park Tennis Club
George Chaney
Ed Burrichter
Glen Williams
Jim Clark
Ken Woods
Baseball Scoreboard American League and West details
Scores and standings for the major leagues with batting orders and upcoming games. Baltimore beat Cleveland 3-1 while Boston shut out Detroit 3-1. Milwaukee defeated Minnesota and Kansas City 16-9. Texas beat California 4-2. Calendar of Thursday and Friday matchups lists multiple interleague and division games.
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Boston
Milwaukee
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Toronto
Kansas City
Texas
California
Si le
Chicago
Slaton
Minnesota
Goltz
Baumgarten
Seattle
Parrott
John
Moore
Wise
Martinez
Renko
Billingharm
Barr
Jenkins
Oakland
Norris
Gura
Ottawa B team routs Osage City 9 0 in Legion action
Ottawa B team blazes to a 9 0 win over Osage City behind Troy Grace two hit shutout with 13 strikeouts. Tim Wilson homered and Evan Shaffer drove in two as Ottawa improves to 11 6 this summer while Osage City commits 4 errors in the pivotal fourth. Ottawa plays Overbrook and Garnett this weekend then Topeka Sunday in a doubleheader.
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Ottawa
Osage City
American Legion
Troy Grace
Osage
Legion
Tim Wilson
Evan Shaffer
Shaffer
RBI
Rick Roth
Grace
Mark Dengel
Wilson
Scott Thompson
Overbrook
Garnett
Topeka
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Whitey Herzog
Texas Rangers
Rangers
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Andy‘s Siding Co
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Andy
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Jon Mietchen
Andy’s Siding Co
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Lawrence
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Houston
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San Francisco
San Diego
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Montreal
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Rassmussen
Williams
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Robinson
Hume
Hooton
First National Bank
Life
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Tare
Temp Masten
Saulse Sprink
I, Virele
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