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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1977

Page

11

Schmidt Sparks Phillies Past Mets with 3-Run Blast

Mike Schmidt homered for three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-4. Schmidt’s hot hitting continues as he sits on base in key at bats, while Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles posted other NL wins including Cubs over Cardinals 2-0, Giants 5-2 Padres, and Dodgers 7-4 Astros.

Philadelphia Mike Schmidt Billy DeMars Associated Press Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros Greg Luzinski Garry Maddox Phillies Larry Bowan Nino Espinosa Dan Driessen Tony Perez Driessen George Foster Johnny Bench Anderson

Reds look to Capilla to steady shaky rotation in Houston series

Cincinnati’s pitching staff, strained by trades and overwork, bets on rookie Doug Capilla in the opener against Houston. Capilla, 1-0 with a San Francisco win, faces rookie Floyd Bannister as Cincinnati tries to steady a bullpen hammered by a 29-run barrage in four games. Dan Driessen leads a hot strike unit as Sparky Anderson targets a stronger second half and a push toward the Dodgers.

Houston Cincinnati Reds Doug Capilla Houston Astros Capilla Joe Morgan San Francisco Paul Moskau St. Louis Eastwick Floyd Bannister Reds Cincinnati Sparky Anderson Atlanta Driessen Tom Seaver Apis Joaquin Anderson

Norton and Young Set for heavyweight title bout in Las Vegas

The Norton Young matchup headlines a heavyweight clash slated for November 5 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Promoter Don King confirms a 12 round non title fight with ABC telecast and purses around 1 million plus. Norton touted at 1.5 million and Young at 1 million with expenses. Ali may fight the winner depending on the outcome.

Young Khen Norton Norton Muhammad Ali Las Vegas World Boxing Association World Boxing Council Sth Ali Don King Caesars Palace Sid Gatherich ABC Joe Frazier Madison Square Garden Ken Ron Lyle George Foreman

Pee Wee League Results From The Plains And Chauncey

In the city recreation Pee Wee League the Plains Pirates defeated the Chauncey Blue Devils 6 to 3 as Pat Anderson earned the win and Tim Howard hit two doubles and a homer. The Morrison Yanks beat the Chauncey Lions 4 to 3 with Jack Warman the winning pitcher and David Skinner delivering the winning homer. West Brewers topped The Plains Indians 64 with John Rankins earning the win and posting a triple and a single. Gavin Hulsman had two hits. Rob McKibben was the loser with oe McKibben credited with two.

Plains Pirates Chauncey Blue Devils Pat Anderson Tim Howard Morrison Yanks Chauncey Lions Jack Warman David Skinner West Brewers Plains Indians John Rankins Gavin Hulsman Rob McKibben Oe McKibben

Tanana Loses Cool After Big Loss to Twins

Frank Tanana, hurt by an 84 loss to Minnesota, was knocked out in the fourth inning and gestured toward the crowd. Twins manager Gene Mauch criticized the display as unbecoming for a pitcher of his caliber, and Tanana later apologized.

Associated Press Frank Tanana Little Boy Blue Tanana California Angels Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins Gene Mauch

Hunter Shuts Down Indians In Four-Hit Win

New York right-hander Catfish Hunter threw a four-hitter for his best start of the season as the Yankees routed Cleveland 8-2. Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer, Graig Nettles and Paul Blair added key RBI hits, and New York extended its win streak over Cleveland to 13 in two seasons.

Cubs Cardinals Rick Reuschel Larry Buttner Chicago St. Louis Reuschel New York Catfish Hunter Yankees Cleveland Indians Hunter Boston Red Sox Baltimore Toronto Blue Jays Texas Rangers Oakland A’s Milwaukee Kansas City Tanana Minnesota Butch Wynegar Paul Blair Graig Nettles Red Sox Blue Jays Carlton Fisk Jim Rice

Baseball Scores and Matchups Across Regions

Baseball schedule lists St Louis Montreal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Houston San Diego Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco with pitchers Burkie Twitchell Swan Christenson Kison Capilla Bannister Griffin Hooten Niekro Barr and later matchups Boston Milwaukee Toronto Cleveland New York Baltimore Oakland Kansas City Seattle Minnesota California Texas Chicago Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Seattle Minnesota.

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