Grand-slammer wins for Phils
Larry Bowa hit his first career grand slam as the Phillies beat the Reds 15-9 in a five-run seventh. Ted Sizemore walked intentionally to set the stage, with Bowa's blast following a wild pitch. Schmidt also homered for Philadelphia while Foster and Bench contributed for Cincinnati. Cubs, Pirates, Braves, Astros, and Dodgers posted other notable NL results.
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Mike Schmidt
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Johnny Bench
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Bill Bonham
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Bruce Sutter
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Padres
Jerry Reuss
Rich Gossage
Willie Stargell
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Mets
Bill Pocoroba
Phil Niekro
Rowland Office
Astros
Expos
Jim Fuller
Astro
Floyd Bannister
Fuller
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Dodgers
Cardinals
Steve Garvey
Ron Cey
Cincinnati
Rangers rally past Twins in Stanky debut win
Eddie Stanky confessed he did little managing as the Texas Rangers rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8. John Ellis delivered a two-run single in the seventh, Claudell Washington homered in the eighth, while Darold Knowles earned the win and Tom Burgmeier took the loss. Other AL results included Red Sox over Orioles 7-4 and Yankees 12, Tigers 11.
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Jerry Augustine
Vida Blue
Robin Yount
Don Money
Indians
Jeff Torborg
Duffy
Blue Jays
al Woods
Major League Standings and Results in NL and AL
United Press International reports NL East standings with Chicago leading at 42 22 and Philadelphia 36 29. other teams include Pittsburgh St Louis New York and Montreal. West includes Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco San Diego Houston Atlanta with daily results from Wednesday and scheduled Friday games and probable pitchers.
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California
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Milwaukee
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Briles
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Barrios
Cleveland
Garland
Jefferson
Jenkins
Grimsley
Highland High edges Danville 3 2 on late defense
Highland High School defeated Danville 3 to 2 after staving off a seventh inning rally. Kirk Kaalberg and Jeff Davis produced early runs, Danville tied in the fourth, and a double play capped by Jeff Davis in relief secured the win. Greg Ornduff starred on defense for Highland.
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Evening Journal
Highland High School
Danville
Highland Boys
Morning Sun
Highland
Lone Tree
Mediapolis
Kirk Kaalberg
Jeff Davis
Davis
Glen Weimer
Huskies
Kirk Soukup
McAllister
Ken Mehaffey
Mehaffey
Kew
Paul Waldschmidt
Partridge
Greg Ornduff
Jodevin's sister Dennie Dayan second in Kent Sire Stakes
Dennie Dayan, sister of Jodevin, finished second in the $17,000 Kent Sire Stakes at Lexington on Saturday. Hinshaw Farms of Richland may race her again if she stays sound. Jodevin, the 1976 two year old trotter of the year, won 22 of 23 starts and $30,028 last season and is favored for the 1977 Hambletonian Stakes. He will start in Ohio then move to Pennsylvania New York and Kentucky tracks, trained by Joe O'Brien in California this winter.
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New York
Kentucky
California
Joe O’brien
United States
Grinnell golfer Dorea Mitchell leads Iowa junior girls tourney
Grinnell's Dorea Mitchell, the defending champion, holds an eight stroke lead heading into the final round of the Iowa junior girls golf tournament in Grinnell.
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Grinnell
Iowa
UPI
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Highland Girls Win in Five Innings Under Lights
Highland High School girls dominated L M 11 to 0 in five innings as Angie Bean earned her second varsity win with six strikeouts three walks and one hit allowed. Lori Wieland went 3 for 3 with three RBIs and Lynmarie Schnoebelen added a two RBI triple while behind the plate Schnoebelen and Wieland starred in the victory. The Highland junior varsity improved to 13 straight wins with a 2 to 0 win in the preliminary game.
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Lynmarie Schnoebelen
Highland
Pro players to lead a gridiron clinic
Young football players from the area, ages 8 to 18, will attend a gridiron clinic Tuesday, June 28, sponsored by the Washington YMCA. The event will be headlined by local pros Mike Hennigan and Don Dickel guiding drills and coaching insights.
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Washington Ymca
Mike Hennigan
Don Dickel
Ladies Invitational At Washington Golf Club
The ladies invitational was held Wednesday at the Washington Golf and Country Club with 80 participants in golf and bridge. Winners included Mary Hohl with a 40 low, with other lows to Dorothy Cold Velma Skola Roberta Logan Alice Wingate Betty Cranston Helen Bray Bev Witmer and Karen Semler. A second invitational is planned for August 17.
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Winfield
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Kalona
Muscatine
Williamsbuug
Keota
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Hohl
Dorothy Cold
Velma Skola
Roberta Logan
Alice Wingate
Betty Cranston
Williamsburg
Helen Bray
Bev Witmer
Karen Semler
North Liberty
Millie Shaw
Maxine Peppers
Carla Carter
Crane Softball Triumph Over Germanville 12 10
Crane's softball team defeated Germanville 12 to 10 at Fairfield Wednesday evening with Chuck Doughty on the mound. Rich Pearson led at the plate with a home run and a double, Jim Kauffman added a home run and a single, Doughty and Winegarden had two singles each, Trier hit a triple, and Ray Johnson added a double. Crane will play two games at Sigourney tonight starting at 7 p.m.
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Crane
Germanville
Fairfield
Chuck Doughty
Rich Pearson
Jim Kauffman
Don Winegarden
Tom Trier
Ray Johnson
Sigourney
Young Tracy Austin, 14, makes Wimbledon history with win
Tracy Austin, a 14 year old from Rolling Hills California, becomes the youngest Wimbledon match winner, defeating Elly Vessies Appel of the Netherlands 6 3, 6 3 on Court No 7. Billie Jean King and Chris Evert are noted as potential rivals in later rounds as top seeds face early upsets.
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England
UPI
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Rolling Hills
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Netherlands
Austin
Chris Evert
Winnie Wooldridge
Britain
Billie Jean King
King
Anne Smith
Dallas
Maria Bueno
Billie Jean
Brian Gottfried
Adriano Panatta
Marty Riessen
Connors
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Thursday Borg
Mark Edmondson
Nastase
Stockton in top form for Western Open
PGA champion Dave Stockton gave a shot of confidence to 156 players at the Western Open start at Butler National Golf Club. Stockton tied the course record 65, set in 1975, but with par now 72 he was seven under vs six under for the earlier record. Par for the 72 hole event rises to 288 from 284, a mark Hale Irwin hit in 1975.
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