A-Team Beats KC 8-1 as Ottawa Extends Streak
Ottawa A-team defeated Kansas City Post 399 8-1 at Orris Cox Field on Tuesday night to run its record to 12-8 and push its four-game winning streak. Porter's 12 strikeouts and Purvis's two homers sparked the attack, with Grogan adding three hits. KC drops to 6-6 in 12 outings as Ottawa's offense broke the game open late.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Kansas City
Charley Porter
American Legion
Mike Purvis
Ottawa
Kansas City Post
Legion
Porter
Purvis
Steve Grogan
Clathe
Orris Cox Field
Grogan
Liondotte Park
Bill Stauffer
Baldwin
Mike Wallace
Post
Larry Waymire
Mike Wardrop
Staaffer
Doug Selke
Chris Chaney
RBI
Atom
Homer
Garnett
KU Athletes Win NCAA Scholarships
Lawrence Kansas AP Kim Bolton a KU swimmer from Overland Park and Jay Mason a KU track star from Hobbs New Mexico won 1000 post graduate NCAA scholarships. Bolton already won a Big Eight grant and will enter Johns Hopkins Medical School. He led KU to three straight Big Eight titles and tied the conference high with 10 golds in a three year span.
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Lawrence, Kan
Kim Bolton
Jay Mason
University of Kansas
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Bolton
Overland Park
Kan
Mason
Hobbs
Nlm
Kansas
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Baltimore
Jayhawks
Charles Schuette
Oklahoma
Seaver Sprints To 1000th Strikeout As Mets Beat Phillies
Tom Seaver's 13 strikeouts powered a 1 0 shutout and his 1000th career strikeout as the Mets edged the Pirates in a key NL race. The crowd in Veterans Stadium gave a surprised standing ovation after Seaver fanned Willie Montanez and two more batters. Cincinnati and Chicago posted big wins while Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston won as the league standings shifted.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Phillie
Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Seaver
Mata
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Montreal
Chicago
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Willie Montanez
Veteran’s Stadium
Cardinals
Mets
Lou Brock
Joe Torre
Reggie Cleveland
Richie Hebner
Tommy Helms
Reds
Buddy Bradford
Pete Rose
Bradford
Johnny Bench
Ron Santo
Dodgers
Paul Popovich
Billy Williams
Santo
Versailles
Oscar Brown
Cesar Cedeno
Bob Watson
Astros
Chris Speier
Willie Mays
Giants
Nate Colbert
Ed Spiezio
Clarence Gaston
Padres
City league softball scores show big wins
City 14 Patterson's 4. Black Express 7 Jaycees 0. McPac 14 Underwood Plumbing 13. JR SR. Girls Leftovers 21 Sweethearts 2.
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Black Express
Jaycees
McPac
Underwood Plumbing
Sweethearts
Twins Beat Vida Blues Drama With Ray Corbin
The Minnesota Twins finally defeated Vida Blue and the Oakland A’s 5-3 after a third try, with rookie Ray Corbin earning the win and hurting Blue’s chances at 20 wins before the All Star break. Other AL results included Detroit’s 9-4 15-inning win over Baltimore and a Baltimore 15-6 comeback, Boston over Washington 6-2, Milwaukee over Chicago 5-2, Yankee 9-2 over Cleveland, and Kansas City 2-1 at California.
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Mike Recht
Associated Press
Vida Blue
Minnesota Twins
Ray Corbin
Twins
Oakland A’s
Blue
Detroit
Baltimore
Tigers
Boston
Washington
Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Kansas City
California
Local Midget League Scores And Notable Games
Tuesday recap shows Astros 19 Senators 5 with Dodson two homers and three-hit leader Meeks Milton the winning pitcher. Red Sox 25 Expos 3 with Moore four hits and Sellers three, plus Sellers goes the distance in four innings. Plus Blue 16 Twins 3 in a season highlight, Tigers win in suspended game, Orioles beat Tigers in 9, Red Sox win fifth straight, Milwaukee maintains streak, Kosco triple sparks Brewers, Alou drives in three, Yankees fall as Otis homers, Larsen cited in Voices of Sport feature.
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Astros
Senators
Red Sox
Expos
Bobby Dodson
David Strehlow
Danny Skinner
Vic White
Jimmie Meeks
Randy Milton
John McFarland
Milton
Strehlow
Ned Moore
Jeff Higbie
Jere Sellers
Expo
Paris Long
Orioles
Robinson
Andy Etchebarren
Baltimore
Jim Northrup
Tigers
Bob Montgomery
John Kennedy
Washington
Pete Broberg
Kennedy
RBI
Jim Lonborg
Sparky Lyle
Milwaukee
Jim Slaton
Ken Sanders
Chicago
Walt Williams
Bill Melton
Brewers
Andy Kosco
Felipe Alou
Yankees
Steve Kline
Amos Otis
Mike Hedlund
California
Tom Murphy
Murphy
Hedlund
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Joe Namath
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