Dodgers Sink Further in West as Cardinals Cubs Gain Sweeps
St Louis and Chicago achieved double wins while San Francisco also prevailed. Cardinals beat Philadelphia 13-7 and 2-1, Cubs swept the Mets 5-4 and 3-2, Giants topped Cincinnati 2-7-3. Dodgers dropped to within three percentage points of the West cellar after a 2-1 loss, Houston widened its West lead with a 4-1 win over San Diego. Mark Littell earned two wins in the doubleheader, while Terry Kennedy marked his two-year pro anniversary.
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Dodgers
West Cubs
Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Cubs
Giants
St. Louis
Philadephia
Chicago
New York Mets
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
Ireland
Eamonn Coghlan
Steve Scott
Scott
Coghlan
Villanova
Sydney Maree
Mary Decker
Ashford
Harvey Glance
Renaldo Nehemiah
Rich Graybebl
Willie Smith
James
Matt Centrowitz
Craig
Montreal
Pittsburgh
New York
Los Angeles
Atlanta
St.Louis
Rogers
Krukow
Ellis
Baseball roundups and late drama in National League action
In Chicago the Cubs beat the Mets as Dave Kingman slugged his 28th homer and Wayne Twitchel walked in the decisive run in the ninth. Giants sweep Reds behind Borbon Lavelle and Jack Clark 14th homer. Braves beat Dodgers as Pepe Frias and Jerry Royster convert a run in the ninth. Astros top Padres as Joe Niekro emphasizes pitching edge with Sambito saving.
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Cubs
Mets
Dave Kingman
Chicago
Wayne Twitchel
Steve Dillard
Giants
Reds
Pedro Borbon
Gary Lavelle
San Francisco
Willie McCovey
Darrell Evans
Borbon
Lavelle
Jack Clark
Mike Sadek
Giant
Sadek
Rick Auerbach
Auerbach
Greg Minton
Braves
Dodgers
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Pepe Frias
Charlie Spikes
Jerry Royster
Astros
Padres
Houston
Joe Niekro
Niekro
Joe Sambito
Grove Paces Winchester Swimmers in AAU Meet
Debbie Grove led Winchester Swim Club with three third places at an AAU meet, helping the club finish ninth of 15 teams. Kelly Limelright and Becky Riley also posted top finishes while relay squads placed in the top five. The club resumes dual meets against Frederick YMCA at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Winchester Recreation Park pool.
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Grove
Winchester
Roanoke
Debbie Grove
Hester
Kelly Limelright
David Oates
Becky Riley
Donna Mathias
Michelle Miller
Kelly Hussion
Holly Vaught
Kelly Himelright
Penny Shockley
Teresa Miller
Betsy Lee
Frederick Ymca
Winchester Recreation Park
Strasburg Legion Falls to Elkton in Weekend Set
Strasburg Post 77 suffered a 12-0 loss to Harrisonburg and an 8-4 defeat to Elkton as pitching struggled. A thunderstorm washed out a rematch with Harrisonburg at Kline Stadium after Strasburg trailed 6-0. Elkton claimed its first win behind three-hit performances from Laker and Claytor.
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Elkton
Strasburg American Legion Post 77
Harrisonburg
Kline Stadium
Strasburg
Post 77
Montevideo
Greg Coffman
Randy
Fred Bigdn
Handley
David Laker
Joel Claytor
Coghlan
Coffman
Mark Costello
Kevin Anderson
Randy Orndorff
Se Smith
Anderson Dou! Oame
Junior Partlow
Todd Simmons
Keith Buchanan
Partlow
Ynburg
Front Royal
Greenwood Methodist rally falls short in softball sweep
Edwina Lambert homered twice and added two singles to spark Greenwood Methodist to a 9-5 win over Salem Brethren in the Frederick County Womens Church Softball League. Macedonia exploded late to crush Fairview Refuge 24-13 as Proffitt, Hillyard and Strosnider led with three hits each. Trinity Lutheran pummeled Montague Avenue 27-7 behind Scheulen siblings and Andruzzi. Enders rolled to an 18-6 victory over South End Fire Co as Whetzel and Longerbeam shined. McDonald’s finished 2nd in Buena Vista Invitational with a 5-2 record, led by Clipp and Jones.
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Edwina Lambert
Greenwood Methodist
Salem Brethren
Frederick County Womens Church
Greenwood
Macedonia
Fairview Refuge
Kim Mezzatesta
Pam Cunningham
Doris Conner
Salem
Fairview
Mary Proffitt
Peggy Hillyard
Connie Strosnider
Brenda Strosnider
Donna Scheulen
Mary Ann Hawkins
Carol Fawcett
Trinity Lutheran
Montague Avenue
Tony Andruzzi
Trinity
Sherri Rosenberger
Sue Scheulen
Trinity A
Montagu
Shawnee
Eel of
Jerry Caton
Larry McKay
Randy DeHaven
South End
Henry Keck
Wayne Whetzel
Jay Longerbeam
John H. Enders
Civic Softball League
South End Fire Company
D.R. White
C.T. Hardesty
Enders
Bill Hamilton
Scott Peffer
Greenwood Fire Company
Local League Scoreboard Schedule and matchups
The scoreboard lists games across PONY, Softball, City Little League, City Girls League, Church League, and more. Matchups include Braddock Sport Shop versus Ward Plaza at 7 p.m and many others at fields such as Henkel Harris Field Rouss Park and Yost Field with start times from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Pony League
Henkel-Harris
Braddock Sport Shop
Ward Plaza
Optimist
Eagles Business Softball League
Preston Field
Black’s Electric
J & M Carpets
Eagles
Herrell Construction
Thre Distributors
Corner Parts
Valley Merchants
Rouss Park
Puckett’s Western Shop
J.H. Barr
Builders City
Yost
Oil Heat
O'Sullivan
Rotary
Lions
Grim Field
Winchester Hospital
Country Palace
Farm Restaurant
Grim's Electric
Whistlin
Sacred Heart ‘A
First United Methodist
First Baptist
Rosedale Baptist
Grace Lutheran
First Presbyterian
Grace Brethren
Sacred Heart ‘N
Braddock Street
Market Street
Grace Brethren City
Wost
Exchange
Kiwanis
National Fruit
Lynb Clarke
Futuras
Geo-Drill
Lloyd
Major League Leaders Baseball Batting and Hitting Stats
American League batting leaders include Smalley Minnesota at .369 and Carew California at .355 with Dunn Downing California at .350 and Kemp Detroit at .345. Runs led by Lansford California and Brett Kansas City at 63, RBI topped by Baylor California at 66, hits led by Brett Kansas City with 109, doubles led by Lynn Boston at 23. Home runs Lynn Boston with 20, stolen bases led by LeFlore Detroit at 38. Pitching and other stats intermixed with league leaders follow, including injuries and roster moves across teams.
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Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Toronto
Texas California
Minnesota
Kansas City
Chicago
Seattle
Oakland
Texas
California
Chica
Boston Wees York
John Cleveland
Paxton
P.underwood
D.martinez
Comet
Joe
Morgan
Barr
Smalley
Carew
Downing
Kemp
Bochte
Lansford
Brett
Otis
Rice
LeFlore
Baylor
Lynn
Thomas
Bochie
Molitor
Washington
Lemon
Kansasity
Wilson
Randolph
Garcia
Griffin
Ban
John
Slaton
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Roger Craig
Bill Virdon
Ted Giannoulas
Giannoulas
Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
Phillies
Mark Littell
Littell
Terry Kennedy
Kennedy
Ted Simmons
Bill Buckner
Barry Foote
Strasburg Legion
Front Royal Post
Fronteg
Pen
Semeike Shifflett
Luray
Bing Crosby Stadium
Jack, Inc
Show Hill, M
Rainbow Painting CO
Civic
McDonald’s 2Nd
Buena Vista
McDonald’s
Neranges
The
Magicians of
Lexington
McDonald's
Safeway
Con
Rockettes
Norfolk
Debbie Newcome
Magicians
Sharon Williams
Clifton Forge
Vicki Clipp
Aide’s
Covington
Linda Jones
Darlene Grims
Donna Mussler
Susie Parsons
Barbara DeLanter
Miller Beer
Frederick
Whistlin’ Dixies
Charles Town
Native Harmony
Sara She
Oe Berjohn
Brandy Star
Hell For Blue
Stanley
Pat
Jimmy Frank
Carney
Cool Nerve
Bold Kick
Linda H
Seanap
Noble Beverage
Modaca
Bim's Road
Pinehurst Sheriff
Shy Tam
Glenbrittle
Will John
Ricky
Beau Lock
Red Levy
Salty Bird
Raverion
Sweet Admiral
McMurdo
Major League
Martinez
Palmer
Drago
Ryan
Guidry
Jenkins
Kravec
Koosman
Brock
St Louis
Hendrick
Mazzilli
Foster
Templeton
Lopes
Kingman
North
Royster
Matthews
Winfield
Clark
Simmons
Garvey
Rose
San
Diego
Reitz
Parrish
Hernandez
Griffey
Schmidt
Robinson
Chicago White Sox
Bill Nahorodny
Mike Colbern
Iowa
NEW York Yankees
Brian Doyle
Columbus
Jim Beattie
Mickey Rivers
Spokane
National
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dale Berra
Portland
Roy Thomas
Springfield
Roger Freed
Oakland Raiders
Willie Brown
Toronto Argonauts
Craig Labbett
Bombers
Walterard
Ed Thomas
Bob Senser
Brumback
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