Mets Trade Seaver Kingman Eastwick for Reds Padres
The New York Mets sent Tom Seaver to Cincinnati for Pat Zachry Doug Flynn Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. Seaver blamed management for being cheap while Rawly Eastwick said his bosses backstabbed them. Kingman moved to San Diego to join the Padres after a salary battle with the Mets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Seaver
Dave Kingman
Rawly Eastwick
Chiefs
Seaver
Eastwick
Kingman
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Pat Zachry
Doug Flynn
Steve Henderson
Dan Norman
Henderson
Flynn
Reds
M. Donald Grant
Bob Howsam
San Diego
Padres
Grant
Bobby Valentine
Paul Siebert
Mets
St. Louis
Cardinals
al Hrabosky
Doug
Vida Blue
New York Yankees
Kuhn
Oakland
A’s
Cincinnati
Mike Caldwell
Milwaukee Brewers
Richard O'Keeffe
Garry Pyka
Rick Auerbach
Texas Rangers
Mike Phillips
Joel Youngblood
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Kirkpatrick
Texas
Jim Fregosi
Willie Crawford
Buston
Dennis Walling
Cliff Johnson
Mets Rally Past Braves Despite Trading Deadline Madness
The Mets, after losing Tom Seaver and other stars, still beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 as Bruce Boisclair homered and John Milner drove in three. Across the majors, Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 8-7 in 10 innings, Reuschel and Brown starred, and other teams posted solid wins while deals shuffled rosters durante the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Wilner
New York Mets
Tom Seaver
Dave Kingman
Mike Phillips
Mets
Atlanta Braves
Bruce Boisclair
John Milner
Milner
Boisclair
Atlanta
Joey McLaughlin
Reds
Philadelphia
Jackie Brown
Montreal
Houston
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Rick Reuschel
San Diego
St. Louis
Carew Proves Speed Can Mean Victory
Rod Carew starred for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-2 win over the California Angels, turning a double into a triple and driving in the decisive run with a sacrifice fly. He extended his AL lead in batting average to .388 and added a single in a win paced by Dave Goltz’s nine-hit, eight-strikeout gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Garman
Dodgers
Cubs
Padres
Reuschel
Manny Trillo
Cardinals
Giants
Ted Simmons
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Simmons
St. Louis
Derrel Thomas
Marc Hill
Ken Rappoport
Say
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
Carew
Craig Kusick
Frank Tanana
Seattle Mariners
Oakland A’s
Texas Rangers
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays
Dave Goltz
Angels
Tanana
Dave Collins
Lth
Seattle
Bill Stein
Larry Milbourne
Dave Giusti
Torrealba
Skip Jutze
Bernhardt
Indians
Mike Marshall
Adrian Devine
Darold Knowles
Texas
Cleveland
Pate Opens Open Field With Confidence At Southern Hills
Defending champion Jerry Pate, 23, declares he is pain free and ready to win the U S Open at Southern Hills. He notes fellow contenders and predicts someone will shoot under par as weather slick but fair conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denner
Freeman
TULSA
Okla
Jerry Pate
University of Alabama
Pate
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Southern Hills Country Club
Jerry
PGA
Bobby
Guldahl
Ben Hogan
America
Dave Stockton
Tommy Bolt
Southern Hills
Payne
Bolt
Arnold Palmer
Butch Watterson Ends Baseball Career at UNA
After years of summer and spring play, Butch Watterson wraps up his active baseball career at UNA. The Decatur native, a 1973 Austin High School alum, shares coaching plans with Mike Knight and will assist during fall while finishing an accounting degree. He projects a future in accounting with coaching youth teams locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch Watterson
Watterson
UNA
Austin High School
Florence
Lions
Southeast
Mike Knight
Knight
Melanie
Decatur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Rothenberg
San Francisco
Phillies
George Foster
Pete Rose
Champ Summers
Mike Schmidt
Greg Luzinski
Richie Hebner
Expos
Astros
Brown
Pirates
Steve Garvey
Dusty Baker
Rick Rhoden
Brewers
Orioles
Don Money
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Jim Slaton
Sam Hinds
Money
Cecil Cooper
Cooper
Mike Flanagan
Tigers
Blue Jays
Fernando Arroyo
Lee Carew
Braves
Samm Snead
Jack Nicklaus
Ben Crenshaw
Bruce
Pensacola
Fla
Lee Trevino
Santa Teresa
N.M
Mike Morris
Butch
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