McCraw Delivers Pinch Hit homer To Beat Orioles
Tom McCraw blasted a ninth inning pinch hit homer to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. He said anger at manager Ken Aspromonte drove him to the plate, and Orioles reliever Pat Dobson took the loss after the long drive. Cleveland reliever Phil Hennigan earned the win, with Steve Mingeri closing out the ninth. The win snaps Baltimore's surge as Cleveland trails Detroit by 15 games in the AL East.
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Walters Hurls Litchfield To 5-0 Victory
Litchfield rode Jim Walters no-hitter to a 5-0 win at Wellington. Walters struck out 11, walked one, hit one batter, and improved to 12-1 on the season. The game featured a duel with Wellington ace Jim Gott as both teams managed only two hits. All runs were unearned. Litchfield, American Division champ, advances toward the Lorain County Hot Stove League final.
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Rotary F Defeats Hinckley In Class F Thrilling Sweep
Medina Rotary F clobbered visiting Hinckley 24 to 7 in a hot stove league game. Tim Sprankle earned the win after relieving Rick Downey in the third inning. Arnold Bunch led the offense with a triple and a double, while Kevin Kemp Paul Krosse Sprankle and Downey added doubles.
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Hinckley Blue Beats Raritan Behind No-Hitter By Jones
Hinckley Blue ace Bob Jones pitched a no hitter and struck out 16 as his team won 7-1 over Raritan. Jones now has 145 strikeouts in 10 games this season, while Bruce Houston took the loss and Hinckley Blue improved to 13-2.
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Rittman to Host Labor Day Slow-Pitch Tourney
The seventh annual Labor Day Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament will be held in Rittman from September 2 through 4. The ASA sanctioned event has a $35 entrance fee. for information contact Ike Ramsier at 181 N. First St., Rittman, Ohio 44270, or call 925-1491.
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Carter's Home Blasts Medina Supply in 23-2 Rout
In Medina Ponytail action Carter's Home Improvement crushed Medina Supply 23-2. Loretta Popovic led with a homer, a double and two singles, while Kathy McClaning and Patty Donnelly each had five singles. Winning pitcher Marcia Smith, with strong support from Marilyn Deyling and Pam Deyling, propelled the onslaught.
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Merchants and Valley City Take Narrow Abbeyville Wins
In Abbeyville Slow Pitch League action the Columbia Merchants beat Wantz Construction 6-5 with Bob Perkins and Andy Palladino homering and Cliff Yates earning the win. Valley City edged Reggie's Roadhouse 17-16 as six seventh inning runs capped a 22-hit barrage led by Bill Gardner and Mark Schaefer.
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Drawings For Medina County Fair Baseball Tourney
Medina plans the 15th annual fair tournament drawings tonight at 7 p m on the fairgrounds field. Medina enters as defending champion in this year's contest.
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Thistledown Harness Racing Card Results
The Thistledown program lists ten races with winners and payouts. Notable finishes include Quine lla payoffs and a two-horse payoff of 60.00 for the Perfecta. Runners such as Run Meig Run Othello's Treasure Lady and others show varied odds across the card.
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