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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1973
Page
15
A critique of how American League teams changed rules to boost attendance arguing the shift from pitching to pinch hitters harms baseball’s balance. The piece compares entertainment value with football, cites attendance trends from 1948 to 1972, and questions managers' strategies and leadership.
Oakland manager Dick Williams says Roberto Clemente was the greatest baseball player he ever watched citing his all around performance in the 1971 World Series for the Pirates. Williams recalls Angel Mangual studying Clemente's style as he took over the A's in 1971. Clemente died in a plane crash delivering relief supplies to Nicaragua on New Year’s Eve.
Ralph Bernstein recounts a career covering Philadelphia teams marked by futility. He laments chronic losses from Phillies to 76ers and Eagles, notes high turnover and strange front-office moves, and recalls personal stakes amid a city obsessed with losing.
Hartselle Babe Ruth League was selected to host the Alabama 16 18 state finals July 18 22 at Hartselle Municipal Park. With five teams competing it marks the largest state finals in Alabama 16 18 history. The Northern Area tournament runs July 12 16 in Huntsville and the Nashville section tournament begins July 28 with the winner advancing to the World Series in Monroe North Carolina August 9.
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