Midas Falls to Gil Lamb for Arizona Non-Pro Title
Gil Lamb defeats Midas Mufflers 10-2 at Hi Corbett Field to claim the Arizona State Non-Pro Championship. Gaines kept Midas hitless after the third as Lamb's 16-hits fueled a third inning burst. Midas ends at 24-11, earns national bid for Wichita.
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Midas Mufflers
Brian Gaines
Tucson
Gaines
Gil Lamb
Midas
Hi Corbett Field
Muffler Crew
Wichita
Kaw
Lamb
Mike Ash
Spahn’s brother-in-law collapses during Hall of Fame speech
Warren Spahn’s brother-in-law Lee Curran, 65, of Buffalo, suffered an apparent heart seizure moments after Spahn began his induction speech at Cooperstown Hall of Fame ceremonies. Curran was taken to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital as Spahn continued, praise for family and the six new inductees including Clemente and Welch followed.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
UPI
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Lee Curran
Buffalo
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Spahn
Hall of Fame
Billy Evans
Monte Irvin
George
Kelly
Curran
Lorene
Gregory
Edward
Niccoli's women win slo-pitch title 11 6 over Walt's Mobil
Niccoli's clinched the women's slo-pitch championship with an 11 to 6 victory over Walt's Mobil. Niccoli's finished 14-2, while Walt's ended 12-4 as Elie Vargas doubled and Barb Wilson added two singles in a 14 hit Niccoli's effort. Sandy Burton led Figurewise with three singles in a 12 11 win over Harvey's.
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Elie Vargas
Barb Wilson
Mary Lopez
Viv Crumbake
Walt’s
Figurewise
Harvey
Bud’s
Bunnies
Kathy Hussner
Lareda Files
Sandy Burton
Claire Waddles
Craddock Clinches Eighth Win at Manzanita Speedway
Gary Craddock captured his eighth main event win of the year across six divisions during Manzanita Speedway’s 22nd annual anniversary program held over the weekend in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
UPI
Gary Craddock
Manzanita Speedway
No-hitters fall short as Blyleven Strom near misses in AL
A Sunday near-miss saw Bert Blyleven of Minnesota and Brent Strom of Cleveland each take no-hit bids into the seventh inning. Strom won 4-1 over Milwaukee while Blyleven’s 7-1 win over Kansas City featured a late bid thwarted by Fred Patek’s seventh-inning triple.
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Atlanta Braves
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
Brent Strom
Cleveland Indians
Ted Breitenstein
Cincinnati
Jim Hughes
Baltimore
Blyleven
Strom
Milwaukee Brewers
Oscar Gamble
Indians
Fred Patek
Tony Oliva
Steve Busby
Detroit
New York
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Kansas City
Minnesota
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California
Texas
Indians rally to win regional bid over New Mexico
Pima-Navajo Indians overcame a 9-7 deficit in the seventh with a three-run rally led by Jack Haupt and Jack Perry to beat New Mexico 10-9 and advance to the Western Regionals in Anaheim California. New Mexico totaled 14 hits while Pima-Navajo had 12.
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John Osback
Pima Navajo
New Mexico
Perry
Yul Conaway
Osback
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Anaheim
Calif
Pima-Navajo
Jack Haupt
Haupt
Rick McDonough
McDonough
Dan Gonzales
Gonzales
Steve Volkman
Volkman
Niekro Throws Braves First No-Hitter Of Season
Braves right-hander Phil Niekro pitched the NL’s first no hitter of the year in a 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres. He mixed knuckleballs to frustrate San Diego while Warren Spahn’s memory and Casanova and Evans kept him focused on the knuckleball plan. Other NL results included the Cardinals, Expos, Pirates, Dodgers, and Reds winning in various fashion.
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United Press International
Phil Niekro
Atlanta Braves
Nate Colbert
San Diego Padres
Colbert
Niekro
Padres
Warren Spahn
Braves
Milwaukee
Darrell Evans
Paul Casanova
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Casanova
Steve Arlin
Ralph Garr
Steve Busby
Nolan Ryan
Jim Bibby
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Mets
Bake McBride
Lou Brock
Alan Foster
Tom Seaver
Rick Wise
Ron Fairly
Expos
Cubs
Montreal
Mike Marshall
Mike Torrez
Richie Zisk
Pirates
Dock Ellis
Dave Giusti
Wayne Twitchell
Phillies
Dodgers
San Francisco
Reds
Bill Buckner
Tommy John
Bobby Bonds
Fifth Ward reaches Junior Division final in Regional LDS Tournament
The 18th Ward and 34th Ward posted big wins to advance to finals in the Regional LDS Softball Tournament. Fifth Ward faces undefeated 33rd Ward in the Junior title bout at 7 p.m. The Senior Division final will pit the 18th Ward against the 10th Ward after the Junior final.
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Phoenix
Glendale
Jim Webb
Tom Thall
Allen Lei
Robert Wade
Rusty Lerner
Herald Schade
Rob Millsop
Sam Robinson
Randall takes putt-putt title
Vance Randall a Tennessee school teacher by year, claimed the Western Open at the Phoenix Putt-Putt Golf Course in a 1 hole playoff over Robert Smith. The 34-year-old from Chattanooga earned a $3000 prize and a spot in Tulsa finals for a $50000 top prize.
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UPI
Vance Randall
Randall
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Smith
University of Texas At Arlington
Tulsa
Okla
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