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Wednesday, July 7,1976
AL Roundup
Blue Tosses -
Six-Hitter As
A’s Triumph
By The Associated Press .
Vida Blue looked like a million-dollar pitcher Tuesday
night but the Oakland A's still have Blue and the New York
Yankees still have their $1.5 million.
Making his second start after three weeks of Charlie
Finleyenforced idleness following his voided controversial
sale from the A’s to the Yankees. Blue hurled the A's to a six
THE DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE
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Sarazen Sees American Victory
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - Gene Sarazen prolonged and continuing heat wave is bound to be Tom Kite and Ray Floyd were in the second*
T O ba = relaxed in the clubhouse of the Royal Birkdale
G Brett KC. 354. McRae, KC.
339 LeFTore. Det. 334 Bos Club on the eve of the 105th British Open Golf
‘22 Min. 328 Munson. Tournament and offered a prediction that "I don't
RUNS—Otis. KC. S3 .Rivers.,* see anything but an American victory
NY. 52 R White, NY. 51. Har .
grove Tex, 51 North, Oak 50 • The semi-retired squire of the world golfing
scene, admitting to being 74 but looking 44, was
back to play again in the tournament he won in
1932 It’s been 53 years since he first played in the
British Open He played in knickers then and he
boreboll
leaders
American League
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18.74
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0.53
2.94
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hit 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles It was his first
victory since June 6 and hi* 23rd career shutout.
“It was my best game of the season," said Blue, who
evened his record, at 7-7
in other American League games, the Kansas City Royals
split with the Yankees, winning 3-1, then losing 7-4, the Texas
Rangers edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2, the Boston Red Sox
blanked the Chicago White Sox 4-0, the Cleveland Indians
trimmed the California Angels 7-3 and the Milwaukee
Brewers downed the Minnesota Twins 6-2
Blue had to be good in outdueling Baltimore ace Jim
Palmer, who also allowed six hits The A's scored in the
fourth inning on Don Baylor's single, a stolen base and a
single by Gene Tenace They got their other run in the eighth
on a walk, a double by Baylor, an intentional walk to Joe Rudi
and a bases loaded walk to Tenace
Blue’s best was a 2-2 pitch on which Reggie Jackson
became his ninth strikeout victim
Royals 34. Yankees 1-7
Roy White delivered a tiebreaking two-run single and Chris
Chambliss added a decisive three-run homer as the Yankees
erupted for five runs in the eighth inning of the nightcap in
the opener Kansas City's Doug Bird and Steve Mingori
combined to pitch a three hitter and the Royals came from
behind on run-scoring singles b7 John Mayberry and Hal
McRae in the sixth inning
RUNS BATTED IN—Champ
liss. NY. 56; Burroughs. Tex,
56. Mayberry, KC. 55. Otis.
KC. 50 Munson, NY. 49---
HITS- Brett KC. ”2
McRae. KC 98 LeFlore, Det.
97; Rivers, NY, 97; Chambliss.
NY 96. Carew, Min. 96
DOUBLES-McRae. KC. 20:
Carty, Cle. 19 Rivers. NY 16
Otis. KC. IS Her grove Tex/
18
TRIPLES— Brett. KC. 8.
Garner. Oak, 8. LeFlore. Del
6 6 Tied With 5
HOME RUNS— Bando. Oak. .
18 Hendrick, Cle. 15. Yasir •
zemski, Bsn, 14, L May, Bal.
13 Rice. Bsn, 13 %
STOLEN BASES—Patek, KC.
V North. Oak 37: Baylor.
Oak 35 Carew. .Min. 32 LeF
lore. Del 26 Campaneris. Oak.
26
PITCHING (7 Decisions) -
Garland Bal 9 1 2900. 204
Fidrych, Det. 9 1, 900. 1.85
Bird. KC. 9 1. 900, 286
W Campbell. Min, 9 2. 818. 3 18
Kern. Cle. 62 750. 2.22 Vuck
ovich. Chi. 6 2. 750. 3.92 Leon
ard. KC 8 3. 727, 3 02 J Brown.
Cle. 73. 700. 297
STRIKEOUTS-Ryan Cal,
144 Tanana. Cal 126 Biy’e
ven, Tex. 115 Jenkins, Bsn,
101 Hunter, NY 89
plays in knickers now 41
Constant watering has rescued the 7,001-yard,
par 72 course from concrete hardness, but a
prolonged and continuing heat wave is bound to be
an important factor. .
, The average temperature in this area on the
west coast of England just north of Liverpool is 66
degrees In recent weeks the thermometer has
been hitting the high 80s or low 90s with
unrelenting regularity ___:
Sarazen says. “The course is absolutely adapted
for American players " The long hitters will be the
favorites, pampered by the sun
Tom Weiskopf, Jack Nicklaus, Hubie Green."
were the first names mentioned by Sarazen as the
Americans most likely to take advantage of the
playing conditions “Jerry Pate, Johnny Miller,
group—--— -:------,—_.. -1
In a final practice round Tuesday, Weiskopf shot :
a 85. and Nicklaus a 67 As a winning team they :
were 11 under par in a four-ball match against :
Pate, of Pensacola, Fla., the U S Open champion. :
and Curtis Strange of Virginia Beach, Va
Nicklaus. winner of two British Opens in 13 tries. :
is the favorite of the British bookmakers at 4 to 1 :
Weiskopf won the 1973 British Open, his only :
major triumph Green is a three-time winner on :
the American circuit this year and is currently at J
the head of the money winning list with $187,427 :
CES
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Red Sox 4. White Sox 0
Ferguson Jenkins pitched a four hit masterpiece for hi*
198th career triumph and 39th shutout while Rick Burleson
delivered a two-run single Chicago Manager Paul Richards
ignored the desgnated hitter option and Brett became the
first pitcher to bat regularly in a meaningful game since the
American League adopted the DH rule four years ago Brett
went o-for 3, although he lined to short grounded sharply to
first and lined to first
National League
---BATTING—(175 ar—Batsi-
A Ollver. Pgh. 370
A Crawford SIL 347
McBride SIL. 342 Rose, Cin,
338, Griffey, Cin. 336
RUNS Rose. Cin. 72 Grif •
fev. Cin. 64 Schmidt Phi 62
Morgan Cin. 60. Monday, Chi,
57--
RUNS BATTED -
G Foster, Cin 69 Kingman,
NY 65 Morgan, Cin. 60:
Schmidt, Phi, 59 T Perez, Cin.
55
HITS— Rose. Cin. 111. Monta
nez All 104. A Oliver. Pgh
102 Buckner, LA. 102. Garvey,
LA 101
DOUBLES—Madlock. Chi. 20:
Zisk. Pgh. 20. Simmons. SIL
19 Montanez. All 19 Winfield, 1
SD. 19
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HOME RUNS—Kingman, NY.
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Playing manager Frank Robinson slugged his third home
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four game losing streak The 40-year-old Robinson, in one of gang cin. 21 Grilley Cin 22
his infrequent start*, hit his 586th career homer in the first Loper- LA- 33
inning and singled home a run in the second Ron Pruitt
tripled and singled twice while Larvell Blanks collected three
singles to pace Cleveland’s 13-hit attack .
STOLEN BASES— Cedeno.
Hin. 27—Brook, AL: 25. Mor
Brewers 6. Twins 2
Robin Yount touched off a three-run third inning with a
single and belted a two-run homer in the sixth, enabling Jim
■ Slaton to post his ninth victory Yount’s second home run of
the season put the Brewers on top 5-2.
PITCHING (7 Decisions) —
Rhoden LA 80 1 000 276
R Jones. SD 153. 833. 251
Matlack NY 102 833 245 AI
cala. Cin 7 2. 778. 5.06 Reed:
Phi, 6 2 750. 284 Norman, Cin. :
62 750 3.09 Carlton. Phi 83
727. 380 Kaat. Phi. 8 3. 727,
2 97 *
STRIKEOUTS— Seaver, NY.
119 Mssrsmith, All 102.
1 Richard, Hin. 100. P Niekro:
All 91, Lolich. NY 84
NL Star Pitchers Named
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) = s-s-witir a 2 92 ERA was
Southpaw* Randy Jones of named to the all star team
the San Diego Padres and for the ninth time
Jon Matlack of the New York Messersmith, a righthander
Mets who have a combined with an 8-6 record and 2 37
record of 25-5 this season, ERA, will make his fourth
will lead the National appearance Lefty Woodie
League's eight man pitching Fryman, also 84 with a 3 71
staff at next Tuesday’s All ERA. will be playing in his
Star baseball game - second all-star game
Lyle of the New York
Yankees. Frank Tanana of
the California Angels. Bill
Travers of Milwaukee. Dave
LaRoche of Cleveland. Luis
Tiant of Boston. Rollie
Fingers of Oakland and Rich
Gossage of the Chicago
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The other pitchers, chosen Three right-handers —
Tuesday by Cincinnati Rhoden, Forsch and Mon
manager Sparky Anderson tefusco — will be playing in
include Tom Seaver of the the midseason classic for the
Mets. Andy Messersmith of first time Rhoden is 8-0 with
Atlanta. Woodie Fryman of a 2.77 ERA while Forsch, a
Montreal, Ken Forsch of reliever with a 1-2 record and
Houston John Montefusco of 1.94 ERA, has 14 saves this
San Francisco, and Rick year
Rhoden of the Los Angeles - John “The Count" Monte-
Dodgers .
I N marine fusco, last season s rookie of
nidoneecona In .... .pyen, s78with * 3.25
pearance, is the winningest AHA
pitcher in the major leagues The American League
this year with a 15-3 record pitching staff was named
and a 2.51 earned run earlier by Boston Red Sox
average in 165 inning* Manager Darrell Johnson.
Matlock, who has put who will manage the AL
tgether a 10-2 mark and ERA team
of 2.61, will be making hi* His selection* include
third allstar appearance Mark Fidrych of Detroit.
Right-hander Torn Seaver, Catfish Hunter and Sparky
Palmer Still Hot
Over AL Selections
BALTIMORE (AP) - Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Ori
oles passed over for this year's American League All-Star
pitching staff, says Boston Red Sox manager Darrell-
Johnson made "some ridiculous appointments" to the team
•It s a little upsetting that this is the way the All-Star
i pitchers are chosen I think this may be the reason the
National League wins every year," said the two-time 3
Young Award winner .. .
Palmer went on to call Johnson an idiot for selecting
three relief pitchers among the nine-man bullpen ,
Johnson said American League President Lee MacPhail.
and the managers who will work the All-Star game
Cleveland manager Frank Robinson and Minnesota manager
Gene Mauch, discussed the selections prior to the announce
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