Finley Loses Big Trio as A's Shake Up Roster
Oakland owner Charlie Finley sells left fielder Joe Rudi and reliever Rollie Fingers for 2 million and left-hander Vida Blue for 1.5 million at the trading deadline. The A's also acquire Ken Holtzman in a 9 player deal with Baltimore. Finley vows to rebuild with the cash.
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Oakland
Charles C. Finley
Oakland A's
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Finley
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Vida Blue
Rudi
Fingers
Boston
Red Sox
A's
Tenace
Blue
New York Yankees
Yankees
Ken Holtzman
Baltimore
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Holtzman Rudi
Johnson
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Dwight Evans
Carlastrzemski
Doyle Alexander
Grant Jackson
Elrod Hendricks
Holtzman
Rudy May
Tippy Martinez
Scott MacGregor
Dave Pagan
Rick Dempsey
New York
Reggie Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Ferguson
Bobby Det
A's dynasty fades as Finley trades stars on final day
Gene Tenace leads an A's victory over the Red Sox 3-2 with a pair of homers as Oakland sheds key players including Rudi Fingers Blue Holtzman while Yankees load up with Hunter Blue and Holtzman. Royals rout Tigers 21-7 as Perry climbs strikeout list. Rangers edge Indians 3-2.
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Catfish Hunter
Vida Blue
Ken Holtzman
New York Yankees
Oakland A's
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Gene Tenace
Charlie Finley
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
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Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
California Angels
Milwaukee Brewers
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Holtzman
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Orioles
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Blue
New York
Doyle Alexander
Grant Jackson
Elrod Hendricks
Rudy May
Tippy Martinez
Dave Pagan
Rick Dempsey
Scott McGregor Tenace
A's
Ferguson Jenkins
Glenn Abbott
Jim Rice
Carlton Fisk
Royals
Tigers
Amos Otis
Dave Nelson
Tom Paquette
Jamie Quirk
Rangers
Indians
Gaylord Perry
Perry
Bob Feller
Warren Spahn
Mike Hargrove
Jim Bibby
Texas
Chicago Sting rookie earns NASL all star honor
Miro Rys, Chicago Sting forward and recent high school graduate, is named to the NASL weekly all star team after scoring two goals and an assist in a 5 1 win over Philadelphia in Chicago. He also receives special mention for player of the week while Giorgia Chinaglia of the New York Cosmos wins the award with three goals.
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Chicago Sting
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New York Cosmos
Cosmos
Bowling Top Five ECNO LANES Tuesday Night Mixed Doubles
Franklin Voeltz led the men with 608 followed by Merlyn Sellers 582 Lea Shawback 576 Blake Greenlee 556 and Doug Blunt 556. On the women side Sue Kuchera 551 Elaine Reynolds 504 Linda Kominek 494 Barb Fanton 486 Bea Callahan 458. Summer Sails top duos include Jan Butts 526 Sally Michels 520 Ben Sheedy 514 Char Torgrimson 500 Kim Glover 496. Rollerette results list Shirley Noble 506 Marge Michaelson 490 Norraine Handke 48 Denneice Fodness 464 Cheri Tufte 467.
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Merlyn Sellers
Lea Shawback
Blake Greenlee
Doug Blunt
Sue Kuchera
Elaine Reynolds
Linda Kominek
Barb Fanton
Bea Callahan
Jan Butts
Sally Michels
Ben Sheedy
Char Torgrimson
Kim Glover
Rollerette Shirley Noble
Marge Michaelson
Norraine Handke
Denneice Fodness
Cheri Tufte
Evert Advances At Eastbourne Despite Laryngitis
Top seed Chris Evert shrugs off laryngitis to beat Christina Sandberg 6 3 6 2 in the Eastbourne second round on the grass.
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England
Chris Evert
Christina Sandberg
Foreman crushes Frazier in fifth round KO at Nassau Coliseum
George Foreman, 27, stopped Joe Frazier in the fifth round at Nassau Coliseum. Frazier's eye bled as he fell twice and retired on Ed Dieck's decision at 2:26 of the round. Foreman now eyes Muhammad Ali after reclaiming a world title bid.
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Uniondale
N.Y
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Pacific
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George Foreman
Houston
Joe Frazier
Nassau Coliseum
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Frazier
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Youth Baseball Meeting Set by Austin Association
The Austin Youth Baseball Association will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA. All persons interested in the association are urged to attend.
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YMCA
Munson Powers Yankees Past Twins in Minnesota Park
Thurman Munson slugged his eighth homer and added a two run single to lead the Yankees to a 4 2 victory as he praised Minnesota's ballpark saying the grass is greener. Dock Ellis and Pete Redfern struggled with late trouble but Sparky Lyle closed it out. Twins owner Calvin Griffith complained about player sales and a dark day for baseball amid signings.
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Tenace
Bert Campaneris
Hunter
Finley
Dick Green
A’s
Te Jackson
Holtzman
Baltimore
Mike Torrez
Don Baylor
Paul Mitchell
Baylor
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Billy Williams
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Oakland
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Mington
Minn
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New York
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Twins
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Yankees
Tom Burgmeier
Rod Carew
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Roy White
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Redfern
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Jim Mason
Burgmeier
Yanks
Ellis
Gene Mauch
Blue
Griffith
Red Sox
Non-Delivery Options for Herald Service
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