Bird proves Detroit faith in rookie Fidrych in win over Rangers
Detroit fans see Mark Fidrych dominate as he nears 20 wins, while Jim Palmer contends for the Cy Young. The Bird improved to 13-4 with a 4-3 victory as Willie Horton hit a ninth-inning homer. Report covers standings, other AL and NL results, and notable performances across the league.
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Rick Gosselin
UPI
Detroit
Mark
Fidrych
Carm
Bird
Jim Palmer
Cy Young
Willie Horton
Texas Rangers
Ralph Houk
Shrine team lineups released by Wheeler
Northfield reports the Vermont Shrine lineup with Mt. Anthony star Alan Daigneault benched at quarterback and Dennis Burnham and Tom Leavitt named tri captains. Mark Allen of Middlebury will run the offense in a triple option and a host of Vermont players fill skill positions and starting roles on offense and defense.
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Northfield
Vermont Shrine
Alan Daigneault
Mt. Anthony
Shrine
Allen
Daigneault
Dennis Burnham
Tom Leavitt
Tri
Vermont
Ron Pembroke
MAU
John DiGangi
DiGangi
Patriots
Randy Quesnel
Middlebury
Paul Coffran
Windsor
Greg Picard
South Burlington
Tim Breene
Robert Abare
Burlington
Mark Hoffman
Essex
Burnham
John Morris
Joe Johnson
Bob Yeadon
John Danyen
Andy Blanchard
Dave Rubalcaba
Spaulding
George Gabourel
Hartford
Mark Plaza
Winooski
Abare
Post 13 Faces Barre In Vermont Legion Playoff Tie
Post 13 played Barre Bennington in a 1 p.m. contest after a rest day as the Vermont Legion tournament resumed at Spinelli Field Barre beat Hartford 7-5 in 10 innings yesterday eliminating Hartford Rutland rolled past Essex 13-5 and moved into tomorrow's finals with a 3-0 record Essex 2-1 will face the Barre Bennington winner at 4 p.m. Bennington opened with a loss to Rutland but then beat Chester and Proctor and edged Barre in a non league game this summer Post 13 must win two today and beat Rutland twice tomorrow to repeat as champions Coach Al Plante may start Brian Corcoran in the first game Essex battle set for about 4 p.m.
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Hartford
Vermont Legion
Spinelli Field
Rutland
Essex
Bennington
Chester
Proctor
Post 13
Legion
al Plante
Brian Corcoran
Ken Juether
Big Bob Antognioni
Bank Nine
North Burlington
Hueter
Tim Hogan
Shawn Alexander
Scott Boutin
Rick Morse
First Vermont
Kevin Howe
Matt Haynes
Union Carbide
Vermont Steak House
Benn
Iron Works
Agway
Globe Union
Phils keep on winning despite some poor play
The Philadelphia Phillies stretched their NL East lead to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves as reserve catcher Johnny Oates contributed an RBI single and two strong throws while filling in for Bob Boone. Tom Underwood improved to 7-3, and key miscues by the Braves aided the Phils in breaking a 1-1 tie.
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Phils
Atlanta Braves
Johnny Oates
RBI
Bob Boone
Ding
Jerry Royster
Tommy Hutton
Oates
National League to conduct sweeping league review calendar
A six-member NL committee will review the league and issue a report at the winter meetings in December. John McHale of the Montreal Expos was named chairman. Members include August A. Busch Jr. of the St. Louis Cardinals William C. Bartholomay of the Atlanta Braves Buzzie Bavasi of the San Diego Padres M Donald Grant of the New York Mets and R M Carpenter Jr. of the Philadelphia Phillies. McHale denied calls for a vote on dismissing NL President Chub Feeney and labor negotiator John Gaherin.
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UPI
John McHale
Montreal Expos
August A. Busch Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
William C. Bartholomay
Atlanta Braves
Buzzie Bavasi
San Diego Padres
M. Donald Grant
New York Mets
R.M. Carpenter Jr
Philadelphia Phillies
McHale
Busch
Chub Feeney
Baseball
John Gaherin
Eastern League action feature eight inning thrillers and rainouts
Multiple doubleheaders split across Williamsport Berkshire Three Rivers and West Haven provide late drama with eight inning conclusions and a 15 inning Waterbury win over Bristol. Key highlights include Aaron scoring on an error and Berkshire’s Dan Thomas homer in the second inning.
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Williamsport
Berkshire
Three Rivers
West Haven
Reading
Quebec City
Quebec
Waterbury
Bristol
Will Aaron
Aaron
Cassie Gardner
Rich Guerra
Duane Espy
Dan Thomas
Espy
Greg Erardi
Dick Davis
Waterbury Wa
Randy Rogers
Marv Webb
Mike Dimmel
Pete Guerrero
Giants beat Jets in last seconds exhibition thriller
In New York the Giants edged the Jets 16-14 on a 34-yard George Hunt field goal with 16 seconds left. Namath connected for a 21-yard TD to Barkum earlier as both teams played frontline players. Giants rise to 1-1 in the preseason, Jets fall to 0-2 before upcoming games against Houston and Oakland.
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New York Jets
National Football League
George Hunt
Giants
Jets
Yankee Stadium
Hunt
Louie Giammona
Joe Namath
Pat Leahy
Oakland
Houston
Oilers
Ed Marinaro
Jét
Jerome Barkum
Craig Martin
Benn Field News Roundup at Mt Anthony Field
Pub played Villager at Mt Anthony Field on Tuesday Aug 10 Union Carbide met Harbour House there on Aug 10 Winners of Monday games at Mt Anthony Field on Aug 11 Face Tuesday's winner against Goobers at Memorial Field on Aug 11 Winners of Wednesday games at Mt Anthony Field on Aug 12
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Mt. Anthony Field
Union Carbide
Harbour House
Memorialield
Wed
Goobers Rf
Villager
Aladdin
Harbour House of Color
Putnam Hospital
Putnam Hosp
Memaial
Hoosick Falls Misses bow out of tournament
In Cohoes New York the Hoosick Falls Misses softball minor all stars were eliminated 9 to 3 by Saratoga. Saratoga jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning and Hoosick Falls managed five total hits led by Chris Chapones Maureen Martinez and Sharon Bass who scored in the third. April Barnhart pitched for Hoosick Falls and the defeat ends this year's Falls Misses Softball program with their banquet set for August 29.
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