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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
11
Chicago White Sox wore shorts for a game against the Kansas City Royals and won 5-2 in the first of a doubleheader. The second game featured long pants as the Sox lost 7-2.
Lynn, MVP last year, signs a multiyear deal with the Boston Red Sox ending eight months of holdout. The pact, reportedly five years, starts at 150000 this year and climbs to 250000 in the final year, keeping him with Boston through 1981.
Standings show Baltimore over New York and Oakland leading with 9 to 1. Sunday results include Oakland 9 California 3 and 1st Oakland 13 California 8. Monday night matchups list New York at Kansas City Chicago at Cleveland and Teras at Detroit. Further scores feature St Louis Philadelphia Atlanta San Francisco Montreal Pittsburgh and others with multiple games and standings across leagues.
San Diego rookie reliever Clarence Metzger, 24, went 3-0 with 11 saves as the Padres swept Houston, extending his undefeated streak in three major league seasons. Metsger provided late relief while Hector Torres delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth to score Tito Fuentes for the winning run.
The Williamsport Tomahawks shut out Berkshire 5-0 in game one of a Sunday doubleheader, while Berkshire won the nightcap 6-4. Reading and Quebec split their doubleheader 3-2 and 9-2, respectively, as the rest of the games were lost to rain. Alfredo Griffin led Williamsport with a three hit, four RBI performance for the day. Berkshire’s Danny Thomas hit a three run homer in game two.
Six baseball legends join the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon lead alongside Fred Lindstrom Roger Connor Cal Hubbard and Oscar Charleston. Bowie Kuhn presides at a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony with former stars and peers amid celebration of sports history. Roberts 286 career wins ranks behind Spahn Grove Wynn. Lemon seven 20 win seasons anchors Indians’ famed staff. Lindstrom hit .311 in the 1920s for the Giants. Connor held 131 homers from 1880 to 1897 as the game’s early home run king. Hubbard umpired and Charleston is cited as a Negro Leagues icon.
In North Conway Connors fresh from 110 percent talk meets Ramirez in the Volvo International final after Ramirez routed Richey 6 1 6 1 on soggy courts. Connors beat Franulovic 6 7 6 3 6 1 to reach title match as Ramirez predicts a straightforward final with no lingering rivalry.
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