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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1988
Page
15
Jose Rijo carried a one hitter into the eighth but hung a slider to Milt Thompson who hit a home run to give Philadelphia a 1 0 win over Cincinnati. Thompson’s second homer ended the Phillies five game losing streak.
Thompson homered off Roger Rijo after fouling off five two strike pitches to give Don Carman the win in a scorching 96 degree game. Rijo took the loss despite a three hit outing over 7 2 3 innings as San Diego chased runs late.
Major league managers would reshuffle half the 16 starters from fan ballots. Darryl Strawberry gains unanimous NL support while Mike Greenwell and Terry Steinbach are debated for AL. Voting ran through July 28 with several managers abstaining.
Dodgers announce a multi year extension for Tom Lasorda through 1990. Lasorda 60 in his 12th year as Dodgers manager and 39th with the organization. the deal is worth 500000 per year. General manager Fred Claire cites Lasorda’s record as the reason for the agreement.
Chavez allowed eight hits with two homers in 5 and a third as Quad City beat the Reds 5 3. Dela Rosa and Jefferson contributed key RBIs for Cedar Rapids while Mack Jenkins and Milt Hill kept runs limited. Robinson added a ninth inning homer as Cincinnati heads to Quad City for two games before the all-star break.
Commissioner Peter Ueberroth sent a memo to major league clubs reiterating his opposition to any use of television replays or electronic devices to assist umpires. He stated the instant replay and similar tools have no role in officiating on the field in Major League Baseball.
Larry Ross of Webster City shot 2 under par 70 to lead the Iowa Masters at Iowa State University Veenker course. Cedar Rapids native Scott Chipokas tied for fourth with a 72, while Dana Kain did not defend his title as he is in Italy.
Independence driver Curt Martin survived a back-and-forth feature race with Dale in Friday night stock car action at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, delivering a hard fought win in the regular weekly program.
Hawkeye Downs saw a tight Late Model feature with Fischlein of Cedar Rapids edging rival Martin amid lap traffic. Hearst, Frink, Stewart chased in top five as Dolan filled in for Walton and Frieden claimed the Modified win over Smith, with Sexton topping the Bomber race.
Gladbrook hosts a card show at the Ambulance Building from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with baseball cards and a $1 per person or $3 per family admission. The 9th Miller High Life Soccer Invitational runs today and Sunday at Jones Park featuring 10 men’s teams and eight women’s teams from four states.
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