Longshot Caldwell takes 2 shot PGA lead in rain soaked day
Rex Caldwell, a 29-year-old journeyman, rolled a 4 under par 68 in brutal rain at Oakland Hills to reach 7 under 203 and seize a two stroke edge in the third round of the PGA National Championship. Ben Crenshaw shot 69 to move to 205, with Tom Watson, David Graham and Jerry Pate at 207. pockets of storm halted play, helicopters and tents were evacuated as lightning raked the course.
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Birmingham
Mich
Rex Caldwell
Caldwell
PGA
Oakland Hills Country Club
Ben Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Ben
Watson Seeks Lead With Solid Round At Major
Southern Illinois golfer Watson, amid a minor slump, shot 69 and voiced confidence he can win the tournament. U.S. Open winner Littler also posted 67 as Gilbert and Lietzke fired 68 and 70 respectively. Streck followed at 69 with a 208 total, five back of the leaders.
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Gene Littler
Gibby Gilbert
Bruce Lietzke
Littler
Gilbert
Lietzke
Kingman and Cubs edge Cardinals 8-6 in tense finale
Chicago pulled ahead on Kingman’s three run homer off John Denny in the fourth after a tight start. Krukow’s RBI single and Sutter’s ninth inning save sealed the Cubs victory as the Cardinals fought back with two runs in the seventh and late errors shaping the outcome. Brock reached 3,000 hits with three singles in a hard fought game.
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John Denny
Dave Kingman
St. Louis
Ken Boyer
Kingman
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Denny
Boyer
New York Mets
Cubs
Bruce Sutter
Sutter
Krukow
Cardinal
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Keith Hernandez
Ted Simmons
Hernandez
Jerry Mumphrey
Ken Oberkfell
Brock
Templeton
RBI
Simmons
George Hendrick
Tim Blackwell
Oberkfell
Blackwell
Willie Hernandez
Dick Tidrow
Mumphrey
Steve Dillard
Buckner
Dillard
DeJesus
Larry Buttner
Martin
Steve Ontiveros
Steeleville Revs Past Carlyle in Legion Tournament
Steeleville pitcher Mike Mayer fired a six hitter to beat Carlyle 4 1 in Harrisburg, upping his record to 10 1 as Steeleville moved toward the fifth division American Legion title. Mayer struck out nine and walked one, delivering a two run homer by Tom Hormann in the sixth to seal a 4 0 lead. Carlyle added a late run on a wild pitch in the seventh before Mayer finished with a strikeout, ending a bid to advance in the finals facing Harrisburg with Steeleville needing two wins to claim the championship.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Steeleville
Mike Mayer
Carlyle
Mayer
Mike
Marc Kiehna
Scott Bridges
Jamie Kelley
Harrisburg
Craig Koehler
Jim Saxon
Steve Vogt
Lynn Conrad
Eric Rautterman
Conrad
Rautterman
Scott Wine
Tom Hormann
Roger Fauke
Doug Hollenkamp
Fauke
Hollenkamp
Bill Leadendecker
Bridges
Wine
Mark Garrison
Gary Maschoff
Kiehna
Marion Pony League finals set in Jasper Indiana
Marion all stars advance to the Pony Regional Tournament final in Jasper Ind after a 1 0 win over Lee's Summit Mo and a 7 5 victory over Illinois River Valley Saturday Palmer pitched a two hit Friday win with nine strikeouts and Strang held Illinois River Valley to six hits while fanning five Varnon Morse Brian Davis and Darrin Gravatt contributed solid defense Marion will start pitcher Palmer today against the Jasper Illinois River Valley winner for a spot in rapid city next weekend in the Pony League for 13 and 14 year olds.
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Jasper
Ind
Rapid City
S.C
Lee
Summit
Illinois River Valley
Marc Palmer
Palmer
Mitch Strang
Strang
Rob Reynolds
Fosse Struggles for Playing Time with Brewers
Ray Fosse, 32, Marion native and former All-Star catcher, is benched for Milwaukee. He is hitting .200 with 35 at-bats, platooned behind Moore and Martinez, and plans winter ball to stay in shape. He hopes for a regular role or a trade closer to California, while continuing to work out and wait for a better run.
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Southern Illinois
Ray Fosse
Marion
Milwaukee Brewers
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Cleveland
Fosse
Milwaukee
Brewer
George Bamberger
Charlie Moore
Buck Martinez
Moore
Mike Caldwell
Jim Slaton
Moose Haas
Martinez
Bill Travers
Larry Sorensen
Brewers
Bamberger
County Stadium
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Amtrak
Orioles
Red Sox
California
Cubs demote Moore and call up Capilla from Wichita
The Chicago Cubs optioned right handed reliever Donnie Moore to Wichita Saturday and promoted left hander Doug Capilla from the same Triple A affiliate. Moore, 25, was 1-3 with a 5.49 ERA in 59 13 innings this season. Capilla, 27, was 5-7 with a 5.13 ERA at Wichita and previously went 0-1 in 11 MLB innings with Cincinnati last season.
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Chicago Cubs
Donnie Moore
Wichita
Doug Capilla
Moore
Cubs
Capilla
Cincinnati
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