Cleveland Indians Attendance Compared To 1948 Peak
Reminiscing about Cleveland's 1948 World Championship and the current season, the piece contrasts fan turnout, noting the 1964 65 midseason crowds around 17,000 per game versus 1.3 million paid admissions in 1948. It discusses Bill Veeck era showmanship, key players like Lou Boudreau, Satchel Paige, Larry Doby, and the hope that continued contention will bring roughly 1,000,000 fans from the area.
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Cleveland
Tribe
Ainlad
Ohio
St Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Indians
St. Louis
Veeck
Lou Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Gene Bearden
Rapid Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Ken Keltner
RBI
Jim Hegan
Larry Doby
Steve Gromek
Dale Mitchell
Eddie Robinson
Thurman Tucker
Hal Peck
Hank Edwards
Don Black
Johnny Beradino
Allie Clark
Joe Tipton
Russ Christopher
Bob Kennedy
Sam Zoldak
Runinster
Satchel Paige
Bobeman
Washington
District Hot Stove Tournaments Start in Lorain County
Lorain County and Lorain district hot stove teams open district tournaments Saturday with 23 games across multiple fields. Scheduling conflicts due to ineligible players and league ties delay official release. pairings show numerous byes and matchups across divisions in Lorain and surrounding towns.
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Lorain — Fiska
Lorain County
Lorain Cry Hot Stove
Lora
Lorain Cits
Miram Snyder
Hot Stove League play yields late comeback win
Men’s Shop defeats Ontario State Inst 4-3 in nine innings as Sweigard and Murray lead with hits and single. Lenman relieves Mulholland for the win. Mulholland fans seven. Hart Construction erupts for seven runs in fifth to erase deficit and beat First National Bank 14-7. Beiter Line beats Northern Savings 10-4 as Yole wins. Western slips after late home run. Matt Laiam de bru We ’s Barry Misorn nets a homer. Schlather Insurance edges Tear No 3 4-3 on Nelson’s 15-1 mark and strong pitching. Schilds suffers loss.
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Deck Murray
Dar Sweigard
Ontario State
Sweigard
Roger Lenman
Pat Mulholland
Mulholland
Ice Man
Greg Berry
Sweivard
del Hart
Murray
Ruas Warner
Lehman
Tom Buttle
Ontario
Ted Aunis
Hart Construction
National Bank
First National
Bill Rowe
Beiter
Roger Yole
Dale Thompson
Jim Racaz
Ed Masonis
Western
Tom van Buren
Gil Las Londe
Matt
Laiam
Barrys
Jim Mill
Schlather Insurance
Shillshit
Effhielder
Eaton stops Nelson streak in Class F action
In Hot Stove League play Eaton Schilds IGA defeated Ridgeville Nelson Sohio 2 0 ending Nelson’s 18 game unbeaten run. Mike Crist and Rick Lawrence contributed a CLASS F singles pairing and a fielder's choice for the only scoring in the fourth inning.
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Mike Crist
Rick Lawrence
Eaton Schilds Iga
Ridge‘ville Nelson Sohio
Hot Stove
Renner hurled no hitter as Penfield falls to LaPorte
Renner struck out all but two batters while LaPorte Wards Landscaping beat Penfield 14-5. Renner added three hits including a homer with two on, while Tim Amidon Bob Wales and Jim Radakovich added two each. LaGrange also won 18-6 behind Greg Machin’s no-no and multiple hitters, while Graf ton, Co Ambra, and Eaton contests yielded wins and heavy hitting.
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Lorain County
Rally Renner
LaPorte Wards
Penfield Bulldogs
Renner
Tim Amidon
Bob Wales
Jim Radakovich
Radakovich
Penfield
LaGrange Curtis
Tee Guns
Spencer Cubs
Dave Covalt
Mucher
Me Bres
Dan
Striex
Tim Banas
Jerry Smith
LaGrange
Greg Machin
Stiri
Grafton Keglegs
Colima Indians
Graftons
Billy Wasi
Tom Smith
Larry Kelsey
Grafton
Miler
Waleed
Badls LaPorte
Coumbin Red Sox
John Zsigyay
Rob Knittel
Steve Plas
Mark Taffel
LaGrange Hornets
Eaton Braves
Barry Stewart
Dukes breaks bad luck string at Sandusky Speedway
Gordon Dukes of Findlay ends an eight week Pent standings drought with a feature win at Sandusky Speedway. He led the four lap feature from the sixth lap and held off challenges from George Posen Tod Gibson and Joe Martinese as Baldy Baker crashed near the finish and retired to the infield.
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Sandusky
Gordon Dukes
Findlay
Sandusky Speedway
Dukes
George Posen
Tod Gibson
Joe Martinese
Baldy Baker
Halds
Gibson
Red Sox aim for rebound as ninth place stings
Boston manager Billy Herman navigates a season wrecked by injuries and slow starts. With Yaz sidelined and a string of pitchers hobbling, he presses for a late surge and a focus on building a young core for the future, while acknowledging the slim path to eighth.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Boston Red Sox
Billy Herman
Herman
Red Sox
Darling
Carl Yastrzemski
Jake Wood
Detroit
Monster
Boston
Dick Radatz
Dennis Bennett
Dick Stuart
Phillies
Jerry Stephenson
Tom Yawkey
Elyria Tennis Tourney entries being accepted
Entries for the Annual Elyria Tennis Tournament are now being accepted at the Recreation Office in the Ely Building and by directors Jim Rekestraw and Ron Roberts. The event begins September 6, hosted by the Elyria Recreation Department. Entry blanks available at the Recreation Office West Recreation Pool House or from Hakestraw. Deadline 5 pm August 2.
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Ely
Jim Rekestraw
Ron Roberts
Elyria Recreation Department
Recreation
West Recreation Pool House
Hakestraw
West Recreation Pool
Rakestraw
Avon Sport Schedule and Championship Recap
The article notes Avon teams and players across divisions at the Avon event. The men's singles champion was Tony, who also partnered with Bul Ignatz to win the men's doubles. Kathy Koepp captured girls singles and junior girls singles titles. Jimmi Rakestraw Jr won the 17 and under singles and, with Jim Milchen, took the boys doubles. Find ing won the boys singles for under 13 with Findling and Seat McQullan won doubles in the same division. Other champions include Ignaly as the custodian of boys singles and Guenter Merit with Leroy Pettis as the junior doubles winners. A rule requires six entries per division.
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Rakestraw
Flyrna High
Bul Ignatz
Kathy Koepp
Jimmi Rakestraw, Jr
Jim Milchen
John Finding
Findling
Seat
McQullan
Ignaly
Cuimor
Guenter Merit
Leroy Pettis
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