Dodgers edge Cardinals 9 8 in merchandise game
Steve Garvey drove in four runs including a two run single in a six run Dodgers second inning and a homer in the fourth as Los Angeles beat St. Louis 9 8. A dugout brawl between John Denny and Reggie Smith led to ejections for Smith and Denny and a relief appearance by Elias Sosa.
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Steve Garvey
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Reggie Smith
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Smith
Perez drives Expos past Reds in Riverfront return
Tony Perez knocked in four runs and Jackie Brown earned the win with relief from Joe Kerrigan as the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 4 on Saturday. Brown allowed eight hits in seven innings, two home runs, while Gary Nolan took the loss after four prior victories. Perez opened with a first inning triple and added a double for two more RBIs, drawing cheers from the Riverfront crowd returning Perez to Cincinnati after his 1976 trade.
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Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Jackie Brown
Joe Kerrigan
Montreal Expos
Cincinnati Reds
Brown
Reds
Gary
Nolan
Perez
Riverfront Stadium
Montreal
Padres topple Pirates as Rettenmund and Winfield pace win
Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 1. Merv Rettenmund led with his fourth homer of the season and Dave Winfield added his 13th RBI totaling 47. Bob Shirley and Dave Tomlin limited Pittsburgh to nine hits, Rollie Fingers earned his 15th save by fanning Willie Stargell in the ninth.
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Pittsburgh
Merv Rettenmund
Dave Winfield
Bob Shirley
Dave Tomlin
San Diego Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rettenmund
Winfield
John Candelaria
Shirley
Pirates
Tomlin
Rollie Fingers
Willie Stargell
Fidrych Holds Fifth Inning Victory Over A’s
Mark Fidrych pitched five hitters over seven innings to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win as Oakland committed five errors. Fidrych improved to 2-2 with five strikeouts and no walks. Tito Fuentes drove in two runs with a fourth inning double and scored in the first.
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Oakland
Mark Fidrych
Detroit Tigers
Fidrych
Bill North
Mike
Jorgensen
Mitchell Page
Tigers
Dock Ellis
Tito Fuentes
Detroit
Hunter Lifts Yankees Past Twins In Five Inning Rally
Willie Randolph powered a rally with a two run homer as New York defeated Minnesota 6-5. Catfish Hunter started for the Yankees and Sparky Lyle earned relief, with key hits from Carlos May, Craig Nettles, and Reggie Jackson in a four run fifth inning.
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Willie Randolph
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Sparky Lyle
Catfish Hunter
Rich Chiles
Minnesota
Yankees
Dave Goltz
Carlos May
Craig Nettles
Mickey Rivers
Yankee
Randolph
Reggie Jackson
Chris Chambliss
May
Goltz
Tom Johnson
Nettles
Johnson
Chambliss
Paul Blair
Royals Blank Brewers Behind Leonard’s Three-Hitter
Dennis Leonard pitched a three hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 6-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Fred Patek doubled in the sixth, Tom Paquette delivered the go ahead RBI single, and the Royals added runs on Hal McRae and George Brett to seal the win. Jose Paquette?
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Dennis Leonard
Tom Paquette
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
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Fred Patek
Brewers
Lary Sorensen
Patek
Frank White
Poquette
Royals
Hal McRae
George Brett
Giacone Leads SIGA by Stroke in Southern Illinois Golf
Larry Giacone of Benton fired a sx-under-par 66 to lead a 175-player field into the final 18 holes of the 55th Southern Illinois Golf Association tournament at West Frankfort. He has a one stroke edge over Dick Stotlar of Marion. six players share third at 67.
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Benton
West Frankfort
Giacone
Dick Stotlar
Marion
Max McDonald
Christopher
Bill Blewett
Carbondale
Jay Venable
Carterville
Marsh Sheffer
Herrin
Harry Smith
Ray Parker
Randy Lewis, Jr
Tom Ferris
Jim Whisenunt
David Perkins
Mike Gould
Energy
Duane Kriebiel
Mt. Vernon
North Myrtle Beach
S.C
Judy Rankin
Pat Bradley
Chako Higuchi
Mrs. Rankin
Miss Higuchi
Miss Bradley
Pro Am yields four-way tie at 56 in Southern Illinois event
Gene Carello dominates the West Frankfort pro field with a 33 31 64 while his relatives lead four teams tied for first at 56 in the Southern Illinois Golf Association pro am using handicaps. The LIGA prize awarded for low pro goes to Gene as 23 teams compete, with two other Carellos among the first place crews.
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Southern Illinois Golf Association
West Frankfort
Gene Carello
LIGA
Southern Illinois
Carl
Gene
Zeke
Ben
Cal State L A tops Minnesota in first round at CWS
Cal State LA defeated Minnesota 7-4 in the first round as Chris Carstenson drove in three runs. Senior pitcher Al Esparza and reliever Dave Corrales held off late Minnesota rallies to secure the win. Clemson beat Temple 13-4 in the afternoon elimination game with Bill Foley homering and Steve Nilsson driving in a bases loaded triple.
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Omaha
Neb
Chris Carstenson
California State
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Clemson
Temple
South Carolina Nips Baylor 3-2 in College World Series
South Carolina defeats Baylor 3-2 in 10 innings to advance in the College World Series. Chuck McLean hit a two run inside the park homer in the 10th after Baylor led 2-1 with two runs in the second. Randy Martz earned his 13th win, allowing 11 hits with eight strikeouts.
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Omaha
Neb
Chuck McLean
South Carolina
Baylor
Kenny Kolkhorst
Jamie Cocanover
Leonard Woods
Luke Prestridge
Fritz Connally
Mark van Bever
McLean
Randy Martz
Chicago Cubs
Cocanowner
Luzinski Drives Phillies Past Braves with Seven RBIs
Greg Luzinski homered twice including a grand slam and added a three run double to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13 10 win over the Atlanta Braves. The surge started with a five run first inning and included a six run fifth to erase a 6 5 deficit. Larry Bowa opened the first with a single in his major league debut as Luzinski delivered the big blows.
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Greg Luzinski
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Luzinski
Philadelphia
Larry Bowa
Joey McLaughlin
Richie Hebner
Mike Schmidt
Garry Maddox
Jerry Martin
Rob Boone
Martin
Bowa
Hebner
Schmidt
Keeton stars as SIU-C settles in with Mt. Vernon loss
Keeton improves to 8-1 for the SIU-C squad while Steele drops to 10-2 for Mt. Vernon after a 7-6 decision. Fiala, DeSimone, and Curry pace SIU-C with multiple RBIs and homers by C Robinson and Curry. Trails and weather shift the midweek slate as Carbondale, West Frankfort, and Herrin post wins and the Eagles sit 8-2 in the Coal Belt.
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Stieb
Steele Filson
Marcin
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L. P. Steele
Rbifiala
DeSimone
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C. Robinson
Murray
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Krzyston
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Temple
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Co. Robinson
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Beck
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Vukovich
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Cf Vukovich
Cc. Robinson
If Reeves
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Rf Hanson
Dh Stieb
C Keeton
P Kessler
R Johnston
Dempsey
If Niggebrugge
Ef Samftobianco
Rf Lucyk
Dh. Glatthorn
Dh McArdle
Rodden
Pr Steele
Filson
Seattle Slew Aims for Five Year Fame and a New Crown
The Belmont Stakes winner Seattle Slew may pursue a four year old season and potential syndication values between 10 and 15 million dollars. Owners Mickey and Karen Taylor along with Dr. James Hill and Sally Hill weigh racing on, stud sale, or breeding as possibilities. Forego and other legends loom as top rivals in potential future races.
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Penny Rinquist
Seattle
Meadow Stable
Secretariat
Mickey Taylor
Pacific Northwest
Karen
James Hill
Sally
Fort Myers
Fla
Garden City
N.Y
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Hills
Slew
Orioles beat White Sox 4-1 as Singleton and Mora homer
Ken Singleton hit his seventh homer of the season off Ken Brett in the first. Andres Mora added a two out homer in the seventh to power the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox led by pitcher Rudy May.
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Ken Singleton
Andres Mora
Baltimore Orioles
Rudy May
Chicago White Sox
Singleton
Ken Brett
Rich Dauer
Mora
Bulls land Tate Armstrong in late draft trade
Chicago Bulls reshaped their first round by sending a second round pick and cash to Buffalo for Tate Armstrong a 6 3 guard from Duke Armstrong averaged 22 7 points per game in college In the Bulls second round they selected Mike Glenn guard Steve Sheppard and Mark Landsberger with other picks including Nate Davis Jay Chessman Mike Smith and Rich Rhodes
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Chicago Bulls
Tate Armstrong
Duke
Bulls
Buffalo Braves
Armstrong
Mike Glenn
Southern Illinois
Steve Sheppard
Maryland
Mark Landsberger
Arizona State
Mike McConalthy
Louisiana Tech
Nate Davis
South Carolina
Jay Chessman
Brigham Young
Mike Smith
Evansville
Rain Halts Rangers Red Sox Doubleheader at Fenway
Rain postponed a scheduled doubleheader between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The first game was set for 12:30 p.m. CDT with a second game rescheduled for Aug. 25. Friday’s game also fell to rain. Nelson Briles was to pitch for Texas versus Reggie Cleveland in the first game and Doyle Alexander was to oppose Luis Tiant in the second.
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Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
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Rangers
Pinckneyville Softball Sets Up Title Duel
Pinckneyville Provart beat Du Quoin Carson 8 0 and Mt Vernon DeKalb forfeited to Pro. Keene Road Builders defeated Du Bois K C 10 4 as Fairview Heights 17 Provart 4 and Zeigier 1 Hecker. The winners advance to meet Hecker at 1 PM today with a title on the line.
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du Bois K.C
Royalton
Mt. Vernon
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Keene Road Builders
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Provart
Zeigier
Hecker
Keene
Zergier
Raiders
Moses sets world mark in hurdles at AAU Championship
Edwin Moses, from Morehouse College, shattered his own world record in the 400 meter hurdles with a 47.45 at UCLA, winning the event at the AAU National Championships. Tom Andrews finished second with 49.03 as Moses celebrated with a victory lap and campaign-style buttons.
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Edwin Moses
Olympia
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Ucla
Montreal
Tom Andrews
Moses
Dwight Stones
Rory Kotinek
Franklin Jacobs
Steve Scott
Wilson Waigwa
Don Quarrie
Scott
Uc-Irvine
Waigwa
Philadelphia Pioneers
Quarrie
Steve Williams
James Gilkes
Steve Riddick
Harvey Glance
George Malley
Penn State
James Munyala
Munyala
Malley
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