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From 1D: Twelve Major League players have more than 1,500 career walks. They are Barry Bonds (2,558), Ricky Henderson (2,190), Babe Ruth (2,062), Ted Williams (2,019), Joe Morgan (1,865), Carl Yastrzemski (1,845), Mickey Mantle (1,733), Mel Ott (1,708), Frank Thomas (1,667), Eddie Yost (1,614), Darrell Evans (1,605), Jim Thome (1,599) and Stan Musial (1,599). Thomas and Thome are still active.

Playback

10 years ago (1999): The Mandan American Legion baseball team settled for a split with Minot.

The Chiefs won the first game 16-6 in five innings before the Vistas took the second game 14-2 in six innings.

"A split was just fine," Mandan coach Randy Will said.

Josh Mosser won the first game for Mandan, going five innings with three earned runs, while Ron Bethke went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in.

Tracy Geffre finished 3-for-4 with a two run home run, while Joe Schneider was 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and six RBIs.

Nate Lighthizer added a 2-for-2 effort with a double and three RBIs.

20 years ago (1989): Jerry Schwartz won the 10K and Randy Binstock the 5K in road races held in conjunction with Dickinson's Roughrider Days.

Schwartz won the 10K Hollis Dietz Run with a time of 33:25. Binstock took the 5K Roughrider Run in 17:05.

"Jerry Schwartz was terrific," said Hollis Dietz, who is known in this area as the grandaddy of North Dakota road races.

50 years ago (1959): Current points leaders Johnny "The Bomb" Gartner, driving the Class A Chevrolet Covrette-powered Big Boy Special owned by Kenneth F. Landers, and Norm Schatz behind the wheel of Joe Kuntz's Class B Mercury-driven machine, will be trying to extend their points leads as Stock Cars Inc. of Bismarck take to Bill Kirchmeier Dacotah Speedway.

Other Class A drivers will be Curley Werner, Dave McGerran, Dale Orne, Lefty Herman and Roy Mindt and Leroy Martel. Car owners include Bill Schlosser.

Other Class B drivers will be Johnny Werner, Duke Peters, Jim Bohl, Marv Schmitke, Buster Sundquist, Ed Ternes, Norm McArthur, Lou Price and Mel York, Arnie Dickter and Warren Werner. Car owners include Bill Beckler, Milo Pederson, Pete Braun, Maurice Collins, Allen Schriock and Harold Brady.

TV today

AUTO RACING

Noon

ESPN2 - NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Subway Jalapeno 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

3 p.m.

SPEED - NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Coke Zero 400, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

7 p.m.

ESPN - NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

GOLF

8:30 a.m.

TGC - European PGA Tour, Open de France, second round, at Paris

2 p.m.

TGC - PGA Tour, AT&T National, second round, at Bethesda, Md.

3 p.m.

ESPN2 - LPGA, Jamie Farr Classic, second round, at Sylvania, Ohio

MLB

7 p.m.

FSN - Detroit at Minnesota

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN2 - Wimbledon Championships, men's semifinal, at London

11 a.m.

NBC - Wimbledon Championships, men's semifinal, at London (live and same-day tape)

Radio today

MLB

7 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM)- Detroit at Minnesota

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

Legion baseball: Governors at Chiefs, 7:30 p.m.; Reps at A's, 5 p.m.

Rodeo: Mandan PRCA Rodeo, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Legion baseball: Governors at Chiefs, 4:30 p.m.; Reps at A's, 2 p.m.

Rodeo: Mandan PRCA Rodeo, 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Legion baseball: Chiefs at Dickinson, 5:30 p.m. MDT

CONTACT us

Lou Babiarz, Tribune sports editor, 250-8243 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: lou.babiarz@;bismarcktribune.com)

Steve Thomas, Tribune sportswriter, 250-8244 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: steve.thomas@;bismarcktribune.com)

Cindy Peterson, Tribune sportswriter, 250-8245 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: cindy.peterson@;bismarcktribune.com)

Michael Weber, Tribune sportswriter, 355-8839 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: mike.weber@;bismarcktribune.com)

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