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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1976
Page
9
Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. homered and collected three hits in a 9-0 win over San Francisco, lifting Cincinnati atop the NL batting leaders with a .341 clip. Teammate Dave Concepcion added three singles and three RBIs as Jack Billingham earned his 9th win.
Hal McRae amid injuries hits .351 to spark Kansas City as they rout Minnesota 7-1 and open a 9 percent lead in the AL West. Marty Pattin wins after eight innings. George Brett collects three hits to boost his league‑leading average.
Baseball standings show California leading with a 4 0 win over Texas and Oakland topping Chicago 7 3 while Kansas City 7 Minnesota 1 and Milwaukee 4 Baltimore 2 Cleve 1 Boston 0. Tuesday night games list including Montreal New York Los Angeles Houston San Diego at Atlanta St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and more with multiple pitchers named for tonight’s matchups.
Carmen Salvino defeated Larry Laub 210 to 192 in Davenport to win the $6,000 top prize at the Quad Cities Open, earning his 15th PBA title and boosting 1976 earnings to $31,840. Laub finished second, earning $3,500, with Frame third and Hudson fourth as Berlin and others chased the title.
Former Chicago Bears safety Garry Lyle sues the Bears and two club doctors for 1.5 million dollars alleging negligent treatment of a right foot injury from August 1975. He seeks 1 million from the team and 250 thousand from each doctor plus 42,500 in 1975 wages. The suit accuses overprescribing medication and states the team played him despite his poor foot condition. No hearing date set.
Ottumwa remains undefeated at 29 0 with a 3 2 win over West Marshall as Jody Wilkinson homered in the sixth and Sue Mitchell homered in the seventh. Waukon upset South Hamilton 3 1. Norwalk blanked Oelwein 7 0. Charles City topped Pocahontas 7 4. Quarterfinals set Ankeny vs Clear Creek Dubuque Senior vs Melvin Norwalk vs Ottumwa Charles City vs Waukon. Consolation pairings West Marshall vs Oelwein Pocahontas vs South Hamilton.
John and Mrs. Lloyd posted the low 38 for the couples handicap during the fourth round at Washington Country Club. Nearby scores included Butler 44 Dalrymple 42 Williams 44 Sorden 52 Trier 48 Meeker 51 and Van Houten 51. Eldon Brake led with 21 team points followed by Carr 19 Nemmers 17 John Lloyd 13 Hillman 11 and Jim Lloyd 7 in the standings.
In Marshalltown Iowa MFL Monona edged Grundy Center 3 2 to clinch the Class 1A boys baseball title bid. Dennis Wagner singled to score Scott Kirkelberg driving the winning run in the bottom of the sixth with two outs. Tim Schultz and Wagner had two hits apiece fending off Grundy Center as Rock Valley and Bancroft St John also won their semifinals.
Des Moines Lincoln pitcher Bob Umdenstok blanked Dubuque Senior on one hit as Lincoln rolled to a 6-0 victory. Lincoln improves to 22-7 and advances to a semifinal vs Marshalltown, while Marshalltown edges Fort Madison 4-3 to reach the same round. Dusterhoft homered and went 2-for-2, and Umdenstok hit 2-for-2 with a key win.
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