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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1981
Page
8
The Bluefield High School Booster Club will charter fan buses for football games in Logan and Ripley this season. Cost per person is eight dollars to Logan and twelve dollars and twenty five cents to Ripley. Reservations open Thursday at 7 30 p m during Meet The Beavers Night.
Seattle outfielder Tom Paciorek topped the American League with a .343 average after a 15 for 35 week that boosted the Mariners to a 6-2 record. He added six doubles, two homers, 10 RBIs and eight runs, beating Bobby Grich and Cecil Cooper for the weekly honor.
Darrell Waltrip moved within 70 points of leader Bobby Allison after finishing second at Michigan International. Allison has 3,180, Waltrip 3,110, with Gant third, Rudd fourth, and Petty fifth in the Winston Cup standings. Also noted is a weekend Elkhorn Alumni softball tourney with $60 entry, 14-team cap, deadline Aug 20, and contact numbers for details.
Paintsville tri county Yankees, led by one hit pitching from Mark Silva, crushed the Bluefield Orioles 15 to 6 at Bowen Field. The game ended Bluefield’s eight game home win streak as Orioles errors and late inning cleanup allowed a 10 run surge by the Yankees after a 5 run early. Hawkins homered for Paintsville and Silva worked a one hitter through early frames.
On a 1960 date Lew Burdette blanked Philadelphia with a no hitter at County Stadium while a tense late inning in Baltimore featured errors and runs as Paintsville and others pounced. Silva earned a 10 strikeout win for the Braves and the Orioles lost. the Baby Birds prepare for a rematch with the Yankees.
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