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NL votes no on expansion plan to Toronto and DC
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voiced disappointment as the National League voted 7 to 5 against expanding into Toronto and Washington in 1977. AL President Lee MacPhail cheered, saying the NL rejection clears the way for Toronto expansion and the AL to move ahead. Additional boxing results from Hartford include Tony Petronelli retaining the American Junior Welterweight title with a split decision over Gale Hernandez.
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Chicago
Bowie Kuhn
National League
Toronto
Washington, D.C
Boston
Tony Petronelli
East Bridgewater
Gale Hernandez
Omaha
Petronelli
Jimmy McCarron
Hernandez
Ricky Wynn
Norton
Alex Carr
Hartford
New England
Dick Ecklund
Lowell
Carlos Garcia
Norfolk
James Farrell
Rockland
Bobby Castanada
Brockton
Gene Lawrence
Papa Melendez
Kuhn
American League
Washington
Congress
Lee MacPhail
MacPhail