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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1972
Page
7
The Pecos Eagles meet the Kermit Yellow Jackets in a District 2-3A playoff at 7 30 tonight in Kermit. Pecos carries an 18 11 season mark while Kermit stands 14 14. Admission is 150 for adults and 50 cents for students.
Loyd Lawson of Monahans Labores won the District 2-3A batting title with a .500 average after 19 hits in 38 at bats. Fred Green of Kermit led pitching with a 0.79 ERA and 5-1 record, while Pecos players topped multiple categories including runs, RBI, and steals. Don Lawson and Larry Logan each threw no hitters and led in ERA and strikeouts respectively.
Final averages for District 2-3A show batting based on 18 official at bats across 12 league games and pitching compiled from 18 innings pitched. The report highlights team performance and individual player metrics for the season.
Houston tops Los Angeles 4-3 in 11 innings as Tommy Helms' bunt brings in the decisive run. Don Sutton carried a one hitter into the ninth before Doug Rader and Frank Robinson spurred late drama. Hal McRae drives in four for the Reds in a separate note. Mets win. Cubs beat St Louis. Detroit tops Boston. California 4 Oakland 3 in 12.
Indiana defeats New York 100 99 to take a 3 2 lead in the ABA Championship series. Fred Lewis sank two late free throws with nine seconds left after Billy Keller tied the game with a three, while Keller and Lewis led Indiana with 22 points each. Rick Barry paced the Nets with 33.
Seven students and coach from George Carver School will attend the Texas Special Olympics in San Antonio May 24 28. They qualified by placing well at the Big Spring area meet and will run events including the 440 yard relay 50 yard dash running long jump and standing long jump. First place medals may qualify competitors for the national meet in Los Angeles.
In Baltimore, horse trainers remain hopeful as Riva Ridge and stablemate Upper Case share even money in the Preakness pre race odds for the 97th running at Pimlico. Riva Ridge is hailed as a potential Triple Crown winner since 1948, fueling cautious optimism among bettors and fans.
In Thursday action Detroit defeated Boston 7 to 2 and California edged Oakland 4 to 3 in 12 innings. Friday games include Boston at New York Pattin 0 4 Stottlemyre 3 3 Baltimore at Milwaukee McNally 4 2 Parsons 2 2 Oakland at Kansas City Splittorff 2 3 Cleveland at Detroit Perry 6 2 Cain 0 2 Minnesota at Texas Kaat 4 0 Gogolewski 2 2 California at Chicago Ryan 2 3 Fisch er 1 0 Wood 6 2. N
NL East standings show New York and Philadelphia leading with .556 and .542 records while Pittsburgh and Chicago trail. West sees Houston and Los Angeles sharing top pace with 18 wins. Cincinnati and San Diego follow. Evening games list caps Capra Selma Stoneman Jenkins and others in key matchups across venues.
Pecos Eagles dominate District 2-3A statistics with three top nine hitters and four in the top 13. Rene Galindo and Chris Spray share doubles leadership, Nolan Bates and Ray Medlock lead in homers, Bates strong in RBIs and steals, Bobby Herod tops runs and steals, plus strong pitching from Abila Mendoza and Calanchi. Also note Norm Cash ties for 25th on all time list with 336th homer as Tigers chase early-season milestones.
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