McRae's Blast Lifts Royals In 11th
In Kansas City, Hal McRae belted an 11th inning two run homer off Willie Hernandez to power the Royals to a 4-2 win over Detroit. Jack Morris and Bret Saberhagen hurl strong games as Morris fanned nine and Saberhagen nine, with Farr earning the win in relief.
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Kansas City
Jack Morris
Bret Saberhagen
Morris
Detroit Tigers
Saberhagen
Tigers
Hal McRae
Royals
McRae
Willie Hernandez
Dick Howser
Jack
Detroit
Sparky Anderson
Howser
Steve Farr
Farr
Hernandez
Lou Whitaker
Alan Trammell
Ex-OHS Star Inks With KU Lawrance Decathlon Signings
Ex Ottawa High standout Todd Schultze, a sophomore at Allen County Community College, signed a national track letter of intent with the University of Kansas. He is projected as a decathlete and pole vaulter for the Jayhawks, with a decathlon best of 6 845 points and a pole vault best of 15 0. The national juco decathlon is in Odessa Texas, with the Big Eight adding the event next year at KU. He is the son of John and Sharon Schultze.
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Lawrence
Todd Schultze
Ottawa High
University of Kansas
Schultze
Allen County Community College
Jayhawks
Odessa
Texas
John
Sharon Schultze
S. Sycamore
OBAL Preview Highlights Optimism For 1986 Season
The 1986 Ottawa Babe Ruth League season opens with exhibition ceremonies Saturday at 5 p.m. Coaches express optimism about standings while some fear gaps in readiness. Regular games begin May 26 after two weeks of practice. teams like SERTOMA highlight pitching depth with Ricky Jackson Chad Seymour and Tom Ratliff leading the staff and players such as Casey Cole Brent Getty and Randy Stoneking among noted offensive contributors. Continued on page 5.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
OBRL
OBAL
Sertoma
Craig Davis
Ricky Jackson
Chad Seymour
Tom Ratliff
Seymour
Jackson
Ratliff
Davis
Casey Cole
Brent Getty
Randy Stoneking
Otis Busby Inaugural Picks For Royals Hall Of Fame
Amos Otis and Steve Busby will be the Kansas City Royals first inductees into the team Hall of Fame. Co-owner Ewing Kauffman praised Otis for grace in center field and Busby for no hitters and pitching excellence. Inductions will occur in June with a display planned at the Royals’ stadium.
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Otis, Busby
Royals
Hall of Fame
Kansas City, Mo
Amos Otis
New York Mets
Kansas City Royals
Ewing Kauffman
Kauffman
Otis
Steve Busby
Busby
Amos
Steve
Detroit
Milwaukee
Tom
Baseball Hall of Fame
Schuerholz
Grant, Indy Teammates Arrested
Five Independence Community College athletes including Harvey Grant III were charged with burglary and theft in two campus break ins. Others charged include Paul Barber Allan Barnes Kevin Roberts and Mark Baines. Court dates set and bonds posted as college officials consider status.
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Independence
Kan
Independence Community College
Harvey Grant III
Grant
Sparta
Paul §. Barber
Long Island
N.Y
Allan T. Barnes
Wichita
Kevin B. Roberts
Grand Rapids
College Media Center
Fine Arts Center
Montgomery County
Perry Strasburg
Ms. Pokorny
Barnes
Barber
M. Leon Foster
Pratt Named Coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College
Dan Pratt, former head basketball coach at Marymount College, chosen as coach for Kansas City Kansas Community College. Pratt posted an 83-45 record at Marymount and had three seasons with 22 or more victories. He succeeds Dale Graham, now boys coach at Blue Valley North High School.
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Kansas City, Kan
Dan Pratt
Marymount
Kan
Kansas City, Kansas Community College
Pratt
Marymount College
Dale Graham
Blue Valley North High School
Sutter's Re-Emergence Lifts Braves Over Mets 6-3
Bruce Sutter pitched three shutout innings in relief to secure a 6-3 Braves win over the Mets. Manager Chuck Tanner hailed Sutter's return as a key staff boost, with Sutter recording his second save of the year after shoulder issues. The game followed a day of NL results including Dodgers, Astros, Giants, Expos, and Padres wins.
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William R. Barnard
Bruce Sutter
Atlanta
Chuck Tanner
Sutter
Braves
New York Mets
Mets
Tanner
Chuck
Montreal
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Chicago
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Dawson
Expos
Floyd Youmans
Mitch Webster
Youmans
Webster
Padres
Pirates
Dane Iorg
Eric Shaw
Lance McCullers
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Darnell Coles
Rudy Law
RBI
Lance Parrish
Darrell Evans
Coles
OHS Star
Obal Preview
San Diego Padres
John Schuerholz
Indy
University of Kentucky
Clemson
KCKCC
Dous
Dodgers
Cardinals
Mike Marshall
Marshall
Ken Dayley
Astros
Phillies
Denny Walling
Ting Streak
Phil Garner
Dave Rucker
Glenn Davis
Walling
Giants
Cubs
Candy Maldonado
Homer
Lee Smith
Roger Craig
Maldonado
Greg Minton
Smith
Bob Brenly
Reds
Andre Dawson
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