Finley trades A's stars in record $3 million selloff
Oakland owner Charles Finley shocks baseball by selling Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Boston for $1 million each and Vida Blue to the Yankees for $1 million, plus acquiring Ken Holtzman from Baltimore in a ten-player swap. The moves, part of a broader disbanding of the 1970s powerhouse A's, end the club's no-sale stance as five star players head toward free agency.
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Cy Young
Tenace Leads A's To Win Amid Shock Over Trades
Gene Tenace homered twice guiding Oakland to a 3-2 victory over Boston as former A's stars Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers appeared in Boston uniforms in Oakland. Vida Blue moved to the Yankees in a cash deal. Rudi and Fingers drew cheers and mixed reactions from Red Sox, who fear benching Cooper and contend the division is now Boston’s to lose.
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UPI
Gene Tenace
Oakland A’s
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Boston
Coliseum
Red Sox
Vida Blue
Yankees
Rudi
Fingers
Tenace
A’s
Ferguson Jenkins
Sal Bando
California
Cecil Cooper
Wise
Fred Lynn
Lynn
Darrell Johnson
Johnson
Glenn Abbott
Baseball Trade Fallout From Finley Era Reshapes AL
Oakland stars Bert Campaneris Sal Bando and Gene Tenace exit as Charlie Finley sells core, Yankees acquire Bando Fingers Blue and Rudi react with mixed feelings. Deals reshape AL West race while other trades move Doyle Alexander Rick Dempsey and more.
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Bert Campaneris
Sal Bando
Gene Tenace
Oakland
Finley
Bando
A’s
Rudi
Fingers
Blue
Angels
Orioles stunned as rivals land big trades
Baltimore suffered a quiet 4-0 win over the White Sox amid blockbuster moves by Oakland owner Charles Finley. He shipped Vida Blue Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi to Baltimore's AL East rivals, and Baltimore then traded Ken Holtzman Doyle Alexander to the Yankees. Mark Belanger and Lee May contributed for the Orioles. Royals routed the Tigers 21 7 as Amos Otis drove in five and Dave Nelson four in a high scoring day for Kansas City.
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Mickey Cochrane
al Simmons
George Walberg
Max Bishop
Philadelphia
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Elrod Hendricks
Grant Jackson
Jim Freeman
Syracuse
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Tippy Martinez
Rudy May
Dave Pagan
Scott McGregor
Texas
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California Angels
Chicago White Sox
Pete Varney
Atlanta Braves
John ‘Blue Moon
Odom
Des Moines
Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Ferguson
St. Louis Cardinals
Reggie Smith
Dodgers
Bobby Detherage
Fred Tisdal
St. Louis
Bill Madden
UPI
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Palmer
Earl Weaver
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Charles C. Finley
Joe Ruii
Rollie Fingers
Vida Blue
Baltimore
Weaver
Boston
Ken Holtzman
Mark Belanger
Lee May
Royals
Tigers
Amos Otis
Dave Nelson
Kansas City
Otis
Matlack shines as Mets top Dodgers 2 1
Left hander Jon Matlack pitched six strong innings and allowed six hits in a 2 1 New York Mets win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets broke the tie with runs in the seventh and eighth as Dave Kingman scored on a dropped pop fly and later drove in the go ahead run with a two out single.
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Joe Ferguson
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Wayne Garrett
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Steve Carlton
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Ed Armbrister
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Darold Knowles
Armbrister
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Geronimo
Joe Morgan
Ken Griffey
Braves
Ken Henderson
Atlanta
Lee Lacy
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Henderson
Harry Rasmussen
Dick Ruthven
Wharrel Chaney
Rowland Office
Earl Williams
Padres
Expos
Dave Winfield
Gene Locklear
Alan Foster
Foster
Winfield
LocHear
Reds hold tryout in Pittsfield with Reds scout Porter Blinn
The Cincinnati Reds announce a one day tryout camp in Pittsfield Massachusetts at Clapp Park on June 19 starting 9:30 a.m. attendance requires Legion permission and full uniform gear. Porter Blinn leads the session and local contact Paul Ricciarini provides details. The surrounding baseball results note Phillies 10 Giants 2 and other NL AL games with several notable performances and a rain delay.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Clapp Park
American Legion
Legion
Porter Blinn
Reds
New England
Girls softball team to begin June 21 at Memorial Park
The Recreation Department sponsors a girls softball team for ages 12 to 16 with practice from 10:30 to noon on Memorial Park Field near the Community Recreation Center. Practices Monday, Wednesday, Friday, leading to league play in the Green Mountain Girls Softball League. Sponsors are Business World and Lauzon Machine and Engineering. Pre-register at the Recreation Center, 442-5446, with final registration June 21 at the first practice.
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Community Recreation Center
Gage Street
Green Mountain
Business World
Lauzon Machine and Engineering
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