Ottawa Babe Ruth League sees two close openers
DeMolay beat Rotary 3 2 to end Rotary Kiwanis first place tie in game one while VFW edged Eagles 4 3 in the seventh inning. Pitchers Dixon McMillen delivered striking performances as Leittaker pitched a near no hitter before a single broke it up.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
DeMolay
Rotary
Kiwanis
VFW
Eagles
Larry Dixon
Alan McMillen
Dixon
McMillen
Keith Whitacre
Whitacre
Paratheft
Mark Farris
Harold Calloway
Craig Hinderliter
Steve Latimer
Latimer
Farris
Mark Walker
Plate
Craig Leitaker
Jamie Sellers
Richard Gould
Bart South
Mark Lysaught
Wesley Hay
David Shenk
Gould
David Brown
South
Fitzgerald
Bryan Fairbanks
Jeff Fredricks
Rick Geist
Sellers
Leitaker
Walker
Geist
Elks and Boys’ Club
Lions
Mayberry’s power surge lifts Royals in doubleheader sweep
John Mayberry turned around a slow start to fuel Kansas City’s win streak. From bench to hero, the 22-year-old rookie slugger drove in five runs with five hits including his ninth homer in a doubleheader sweep of Minnesota, boosting his average to .301 and RBI total to 44. Ed Kirkpatrick added three RBIs and a home run as the Royals improved to 31-32. Ray Corbin and Roger Nelson were the starting pitchers in the series finale scheduled for the next game.
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Mayberry
Kansas City
Pittsburgh Pirates
Royals
Ed Kirkpatrick
Dick Drago
Mike
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