Konocti All Stars topple Lakeport in 5-2 Little League playoff
Konocti Little League All Stars opened with four runs in the first inning and held Lakeport to five hits as Steve Williford drove in two and Lance Holland added two RBIs. Lakeport pitcher Jeff Lippstrew collected two hits and scored once, but errors and solid defense doomed Lakeport in Ukiah. Willits meets Fort Bragg tonight while North Ukiah hosts the area playoffs with a finals bid set for July 27 in Petaluma.
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Mt. Konocti
Konocti
Petaluma
Lakeport
Steve Williford
Jeff Lippstrew
Konochi
Jimmy Bray
Craig Morris
Steve Vickers
Scott Queen
Stewart Ackerly
Lance Holland
Mike Spooner
Woods
Bray
Lippstrew
Williford
Jim Woods
Ken Shaul
Dan Peterson
Earl Davis
Bill McQueen
Dave Gondolpi
Bill Peters
Gondolpi
Bill McHenry
Konechi
Shaul
Ackerly
Tim Baldwin
Vickers
Larry Baldwin
Lorraine Stout
Bill Luna
Ukiah Jaycee-North Diamond
Willits
Fort Bragg
Dodgers Dominate Pirates For Seventh Straight Win
Dodgers beat Pirates 8-4 extending their streak to seven, with Andy Messersmith tossing 8 2 3 innings and Willie Crawford driving in three on a two run single and a sacrifice fly. Also noted were NL and AL scores from around the league and Amos Otis homering against Detroit.
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UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Andy Messersmith
Jim Brewer
Willie Crawford
Crawford
Dodgers
Paul Waner
Warren Spahn
Waner
Spahn
St. Louis
San Francisco
San Diego
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Montreal
Houston
Boston
Minnesota
Kansas City
Detroit
Milwaukee
Texas
California
Cleveland
Oakland
Baltimore
Williams names AL All Star pitching staff including Hunter Holtzman
Dick Williams announced the American League pitching selections for the July 24 All Star game in Kansas City. The roster includes Jim Hunter Ken Holtzman Rollie Fingers Bert Blyleven Jim Colborn Bill Lee Bill Singer Sparky Lyle and others. Nolan Ryan was left off despite two no hitters this year. Duffy Daugherty named MSU football head coach as he begins his 19th season in charge with 29 years on the staff.
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Boston
UPI
California
Nolan Ryan
Dick Williams
Jim Hunter
Ken Holtzman
Rollie Fingers
Oakland A’s
Detroit
Cronin
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Williams
Hunter
Holtzman
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota
Jim Colborn
Milwaukee
Bill Lee
Bill Singer
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees
Duffy
East Lansing
Mich
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
MSU
Rincon Valley routs Cloverdale in 18-1 Senior League game
Rincon Valley piled up 14 hits and a two run homer in an 18-1 victory over Cloverdale at McNear Park. Cloverdale catcher Tony Villa fractured his collarbone scoring in the third while Rich Berry provided the lone bright spot with two three strike trips and solid defense. Rincon Valley advances alongside Konocti after Petaluma National fall. Cloverdale faces elimination against Petaluma tonight.
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Cloverdale
Petaluma
McNear Park
Rincon Valley
Petaluma Hospital
Tony Villa
Rich Berry
Konocti
Petaluma National
Rumblings in unhappy Redskins camp disrupts star Larry Brown
Washington coach George Allen faces a contract dispute as running back Larry Brown misses camp. Brown, last season's NFC rushing leader with 1,216 yards, could be fined 300 daily with trade talks and potential new deal on the table. Other camps report retirements and injuries reshaping rosters.
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UPI
George Allen
Washington
Allen
Larry Brown
Brown
Redskins
Dave Manders
Giants blow another one at St Louis 2 1 loss
In St Louis UPI reports the Giants pitching steadied but the offense stalled as Tom Bradley and Rich Folkers yielded six hits each. A pair of double plays helped the Cards beat San Francisco 2 1, closing the gap to within nine games of Los Angeles and half a game behind Chicago in the NL East. Ron Bryant faces Rick Wise in tonight’s pitching duel.
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ST. Louis
UPI
San Francisco
Tom Bradley
Rich Folkers
Giants
Los Angeles
Chicago
Ron Bryant
Rick Wise
Vida Blue shines as A's beat Orioles 3 1
Oakland pitcher Vida Blue wins his eighth. four hits, six strikeouts, three walks. Manager Dick Williams kept bullpen warmed in ninth as Blue wondered if he should be a long reliever. Williams defended the move noting readiness “just in case.”
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Oakland
UPI
Vida Blue
Blue
Oakland A’s
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
A’s
Dick Williams
Mark Belganer
Vida
Williams
Raiders study options at tight end after Chester trade
The Raiders target Bob Moore Kent Gaydos and Steve Sweeney as potential replacements for Ray Chester. Moore starts, while Gaydos and Sweeney are viewed as surprises. Bubba Smith says he is back and wants to play defensive end, noting 260 pounds as his best weight and that he won’t miss facing Bob Brown.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Bubba Smith
Oakland
Baltimore
Ray Chester
Bob Moore
Kent Gaydos
Steve Sweeney
Chester
Raider
Moore
Gaydos
Sweeney
Cal
Smith
Raiders
Tony Cline
John Madden
Bubba
Bob Brown
Solano edges Ukiah in tough Redwood Empire dual meet
Solano Aquatic Club outscored Ukiah Dolphins II 32-32 to 24-512 at Ukiah Swim Center in a tightly contested Redwood Empire Swim League dual. Solano leveraged depth in 13-14, butterfly and freestyle relays to pull ahead late as Ukiah posted strong finals in medley and individual events but fell short. Ukiah's Steve Martin set a team record in 8-under freestyle and won the 8-under back, while Diane Sperry and Kim Leonard led various backstroke and medley hurdles for Ukiah, but Solano's depth prevailed.
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Ukiah
Dolphins II
Solano Aquatic Club
Ukiah Swim Center
Redwood Empire
Solano
Steve Martin
Marcene
Marcene Leve
Jan Carpenter
Kerri Butcher
David Poser
Cindy Waring
Dolphins
Dan Sperry
Diane Sperry
Kim Leonard
Dolphin
Diane
Kim
Kathy
Peggy
Kathy Leonard
Peggy Sutton
Casteel
Mike Drury
Carol Zimmerman
Mark Halvorson
Jean
Janie Barton
Tanya Engle
Sperry
Dan
Dave Sperry
Vallejo-Vacaville
Lou Nicholson
Jean Carpenter
Tammy Tatum
Inger Nyborg
Mark Drury
Dean Vance
Steve Weiss
John Drury
Dave Poser
Jeff Waring
George Sutton
Brock Leads World Series Batting Avg Record
Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals posts a .391 lifetime World Series batting average across 21 games in three series, the highest for players with at least 20 games. Frank Baker follows with a .363 mark across six World Series for the Athletics and Yankees.
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Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Brock
Frank Baker
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
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Amos Otis
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Ryan
Rincon
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Manders
Craig Morton
Bob Lilly
Bill Peterson
Billy Parks
Dave Smith
Ed Lothamar
Peterson
Parks
Dallas
Lothamar
Charlie Harper
S. State ST
Bankamericaro
NPN
Nae
Glenn Erickson
Datsun
Awkeiah Datsun Auto Row
North State ST
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