Hot Stove Tournament heads for final rounds
Lorain County Hot Stove Baseball enters semi finals in three classes and finals in two after a weekend of roughly 35 games. Graf ton beat Lorain Cardinals 13-1 in Class D first round. North Ridgeville Luxury Heating beat Orville Moose 11-8 and earned a finals bye.
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Crampton Captures Western Open With Five Under Par
Bruce Crampton fired a five under par 279 to win the Western Open at Olympia Fields, holding off Bobby Nichols and Dick Lotz. Nichols finished second at 281 as Jerry Heard and Tommy Aaron tied for third at 282, with Lotz fifth at 283.
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Walker Comes Within Three Outs of Pirates No-Hitter
Luke Walker carried a one-hitter into the ninth before Joe Ferguson homered to break up the potential no-hitter. The Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Dodgers, extending their win streak to 11 and widening their NL East lead. Ferguson’s shot ended Walker’s bid but he remained a key part of Pittsburgh’s rotation. The Dodgers game followed a 3-2 Pirates win in the opener as the club solidified top form.
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Pirates no hitter dreams fade as Ferguson homer sinks bid
In a Pirates game at Forbes Field, Ferguson homered in the ninth inning off starter Walker, erasing a no hit bid. Walker pitched well with three baserunners allowed. the Pirates tied late but lost 3 2 to 1 as Ferguson’s first major league homer sealed the win for the opponent.
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May edges Foster as McMullen ends duel in ninth
Ken McMullen hit a two run homer with two out in the ninth to snap Rudy May’s winless streak and hand Cleveland a 2-1 loss. May had allowed only two runs in 34 innings but received little run support as Alan Foster faltered to 5-9. The Angels moved to 9-3 in their last 12 games and took third place from Minnesota.
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Record number of runners joins Lorain County Road Runners events
A field of 102 runners took part in Amherst events covering physical fitness three and six miles. Tony Otto led Amherst in the top five of the five mile race and district meet action continues with Elyria’s league games and Lorain County Community College relay planned for August 1.
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