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Open season on baseball people for robbers and muggers
UPI Sports Editor Milton Richman reports a surge in armed robberies targeting baseball figures. The Charleston incident in West Virginia involved seven Syracuse Chiefs players in a motel room heist, with $1,000 taken. Blass’s salary and motives are noted, while other baseball and sports bookish items are summarized.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Steve Blass
Syracuse Chiefs
Willie Mays
Las Vegas
Darrell Johnson
Red Sox
Boston
Mike Tyson
Joe Torre
Cardinals
Lee Scott
Dodgers
Arthur Richman
Mets
Chiefs
Charleston
W.va
Charleston Charlies
Jerry Whitfield
Syracuse Seven
Jerry Kenny
Roger Hambright
Jim Hart
Scott McGregor
Bill Parker
Fred Frazier
Whitfield
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Blass
Syracuse