Baseball Fans Return Amid Strike Fallout In Cleveland
Baseball resumes with the All-Star Game in Cleveland as the season restarts after a 50 day strike. Fans voice outrage in New York and other cities while boycott calls surface. Writers question who stole the summer and point to no single culprit among Jackson, Grebey, Griffith, Miller, or Kuhn.
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Cleveland
New York
Reggie Jackson
Ray Grebey
Cal Griffith
Marvin Miller
Bowie Kuhn
Healing the Rift at the Ball Park After a Costly Strike
The piece urges reconciliation after a major labor management dispute that halted baseball. It argues the strike harmed players earning around 170000 a year and threatens long standing freedoms won in 1975. It calls fans to enjoy the game and supports higher level restraint to avoid repeating the rancor.
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Owners approve split season in major league baseball
Major league owners vote 21 to 3 to endorse a split season after a strike, with the National League approving 9 to 3 and the American League 12 to 0. Two AL clubs abstain, and the plan could reshuffle divisional champs if first and second halves yield different winners. The Cubs sale to Tribune Co. for 20.5 million is also approved.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Tribune Co
Frey Names AL All-Star Reserves Led by Simmons Diaz
Manager Jim Frey selected 12 AL reserves for the All-Star squad in Cleveland. Ted Simmons of Milwaukee earns his first AL nod behind the plate with Bo Diaz backing Carlton Fisk. Outfield reserves include Gorman Thomas Dwight Evans Fred Lynn Tony Armas Tom Paciorek and Al Oliver. Infield reserves feature Eddie Murray Frank White Rick Burleson and Buddy Bell. The AL, seeking its first win since 1971, faces the NL at Cleveland Stadium after a seven week strike.
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Fred Lynn
California
Tony Armas
Oakland
Tom Paciorek
Seattle
al Oliver
Texas
Eddie Murray
Frank White
Kansas City
Rick Burleson
Buddy Bell
Sam Fredrick leaves Lakers for Italian pro offer
Sam Fredrick of South Carolina, a top scorer last season, accepts a guaranteed contract with Sinudyne Bologna in Italy after turning down a make-good Lakers offer. He notes the Lakers kept guards Magic Johnson Norm Nixon Michael Cooper and rookie Mike McGee, leaving him to seek a secured role abroad.
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Europe
Jaeger Among Tourney Finalists In U S Clay Court
In Indianapolis AP top seed Andrea Jaeger and three other women reach the semifinals after tough three-set wins. Virginia Ruzici Mima Jansovec and Regina Marsikova also advance with Jaeger beating Sue Barker 6-1 6-7 6-2. Marsikova defeated Hana Stradhanova 6-3 6-1. On the men’s side Lendl Clerc Vilas and Purcell reach quarterfinals with Damiano and Cano looming.
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Clerc
Lendl
Shlomo Glickstein
Jose-Luis Damiano
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Vilas
Hans Simonsson
Ricardo Cano
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