Eddie Rodriguez A Cuban Refugee Makes Freedom Pay On Field
Eddie Rodriguez of the Bluefield Orioles, a 19 year old second baseman, rose after a near knee injury and an escape from Cuba. He describes growing up under a repressive regime, his family's flight to the United States, language struggles, and his rapid rise in baseball, including a .300 bat start and a planned long career.
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Eddie Rodriguez
Bluefield Orioles
Adele
Miami
Eddie Fan
Eddie Player
Baby Birds
United States
Rodriguez
Havana
Eddie
Cuba
Columbus
Ohio
New Jersey
Ralph
Philadelphia
Frank Herrera
Pittsburgh
Jackie Hernandez
Baltimore
Miami Marlins
Shelby
Murray
Gowan
Twoen
Orioles
Elizabethton
Twins
Sanudo takes one stroke lead in Western Open first round
Cesar Sanudo, 6 under par after a 65 at Butler National, leads the Western Open as Allen Miller and Bob Gilder are one stroke back. Sanudo birdied six of 10 after starting at six, bogied 17, and finished with an 18th birdie. Miller and Gilder share second, with Schroeder Curl Stadler two back at 69. Defending champ Tom Watson posted 71 as Andy North slowed to 76.
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Oak Brook
Ill
Cesar Sanudo
Sanudo
Mexico
Allen Miller
Bob Gilder
John Schroeder
Rod Curl
Craig Stadler
Andy Bean
Gilder
Miller
Sunder
Mambo DeLeon Dominates Orioles in 14-1 Cardinals Win
Johnson City rookie Mambo DeLeon allowed three hits through eight innings, striking out 10 as St. Louis built a 8-1 lead. George Bjorkman blasted two homers, Everett Smith and Tejeda added key hits, while Bluefield managed a lone run in the ninth.
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Johnson City
Bluefield
Orioles
Bowen Field
Cardinals
Mambo
DeLeon
Cards
George Bjorkman
Baby Birds
Mark David
Bill Purdy
Oriole
Brooks Carey
Carey
Redbirds
Purdy
George Paul
Pete Thackston
Doug Banks
Bjorkman
Everett Smith
St. Louis
Vick Leyva
Victor Rodriguez
Kelly Miler
Felix Tejeda
Rick Murray
Robert Hicks
Oriole John Shelby
Murray
Celtics Swap Ownership Moves Braves to San Diego
Buffalo Braves managing partner John Y. Brown and Boston Celtics owner Irving Levin agreed to swap ownership with the Braves moving to San Diego. A board of governors meeting in Chicago on July 7 could approve. The swap involves no cash and marks a return of an NBA franchise to San Diego. Brown, famed KFC founder, and Levin, a Los Angeles film magnate, discuss the shift as both clubs seek renewed success and growth.
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LOS Angeles
Buffalo Braves
John Y. Brown
Boston Celtics
Irving Levin
Braves
San Diego
Brown
National Basketball Association
Board of Governors
Chicago
NBA
Houston Rockets
Levin
Harold Lipton
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Lum's International
The
Buffalo
Paul Snyder
Snyder
Hollywood
Fla
Harry Mangurian
Fort Lauderdale
Ellie
American Basketball Association
Kentucky Colonels
Celtics
Red Auerbach
Wimbledon Delayed as Rain Sacks Day with Fans Awaiting Matches
Rain washed out the fourth day at Wimbledon forcing postponements for top players including Bjorn Borg and Vitas Gerulaitis. A record crowd of 38,290 attended Wednesday while total four-day attendance reached 129,523, with center court covers and plans to move the program to Friday featuring Navratilova Whytcross and King Pinterova.
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Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
Vitas Gerulaitis
Borg
Peter McNamara
Australia
Gerulaitis
Sherwood Stewart
Richard Holt
All-England
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Virginia Wade
Lesley Bowrey
No.1
Holt
Martina Navratilova
Pam Whytcross
Billie Jean King
Marie Pinterova
Czechoslovakia
Jimmy Connors
Brian Gottfried
Roscoe Tanner
Chris Evert
Evowne Goolagong
Tracy Austin
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Miami Senior High
Minnesota
Miami Dade South Junior College
Carlos Pascual
Washington
Camille
Bob Foley
Wade Spees
Bob Boyce
Shell Orioles
Daily Telegraph
Bristol
Jannaen
el Rebetntan
Pantewinlee
Kingsort
Jonenan City
Kongegort
Blizepemrd
Painteville
Jonnaen
Bristol Kingsport
GLEN
Watkins Glen
Toyota
Long Beach
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