Hall of Fame Inductees Highlight Cooperstown Ceremony
Hall of Fame welcomes Eddie Mathews, Larry MacPhail, and Addie Joss in a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony on the Hall of Fame lawn. Mathews sits ninth in career homers with 512, MacPhail’s legacy includes night baseball and modernized parks, Joss notable for a 160-97 record and a 1.88 ERA with two no hitters. The Mets face the Tigers in the Hall of Fame game, with Mel Allen and Red Barber honored as Ford Cerick Award recipients.
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Milwaukee Braves
Larry MacPhail
Addie Joss
Cleveland Indians
Hall of Fame
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MacPhail
Joss
Bowie Kuhn
Mel Allen
Red Barber
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ford Cerick
New York Mets
Detroit Tigers
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Browns opening preseason clash with Giants under new coach
Cleveland under Sam Rutigliano hosts New York in the NFL preseason opener at Municipal Stadium. David Mays and Terry Luck compete for backup QB duties to Brian Sipe as Rutigliano notes progress from Kent State camp. Reggie Rucker and Tom DeLeone highlight offense while Thom Darden and Tony Peters pace the defense. Four Browns sit out: Sherk Jackson Jackson Darrow. Dick Modzelewski returns to the Giants’ sideline. Browns name team captains: Rucker offensive, Gerald Irons defensive.
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Cleveland
UPI
National Football League
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New York Giants
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Municipal Stadium
Browns
NFL
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Terry Luck
Giants
Brian Sipe
Rutigliano
Buffalo Bills
Luck
Nebraska
Seattle
Sipe
Mays
Kent State University
Tom DeLeone
Mike Pruitt
Reggie Rucker
Ron Bolton
Oliver Davis
Clarence Scott
Thom Darden
Tony Peters
Barry Darrow
Dick Modzelewski
Modzelewski
New York
Brant tosses no-hit win to spark Merchants advance
Norman Jay Brant pitched a no hitter with a double and a triple as the Litchfield Merchants shutout Delray 4 0 in the State Hot Stove Baseball Tournament to reach the semifinals. Kenneth Lapina added a double, Adam Brandt a single, and Ron Dobson drove in a run.
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Alliance
Norman Jay Brant
Litchfield Merchants
Delray
Merchants
Kenneth Lapina
Adam Brandt
the Merchants
Lorain County
Spencer
Lapina
Ron Dobson
The
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N.Y
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Jerry Sherk
Robert L.ackson
Robert E. Jackson
Ruckers
Gerald Irons
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Medina
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Courier
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