Spring Training Time Brings Major League Overhauls in 1969
Expansion, new managers, and rule changes shape a long 1969 season as 17 camps open in Florida, Arizona, and California. Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres join the National League. Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join the American League. New pinch hitting rules and lowered mounds precede a season that could stretch into October.
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Arizona
California
Angels
Palm Springs
Montreal Expos
San Diego Padres
Kansas City Royals
Seattle Pilots
al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
Earl Weaver
Baltimore Orioles
Billy Martin
Minnesota Twins
Hank Bauer
Oakland Athletics
Joe Schultz
Seattle
Joe Gordon
Kansas City
Washington
Bob Skinner
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Mauch
Montreal
Harry Walker
Houston
Astros
Clyde King
San Francisco Giants
Dodger
Preston Gomez
San Die- 20
Kings Aim for Seals Upset in West Showdown at Forum
Kings GM Regan vows victory tonight against the Oakland Seals at the Forum. Los Angeles trails in the West with three-point edge in games remaining while Seals stars Hicke Hampson Jarrett Vadnais push for points in a pivotal clash.
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Kings
Larry Regan
Oakland Seals
Forum
Seals
Reagan
Fred Glover
Bert Olmstead
East Bay
Bunch
Oakland
Regan
Billy Hicke
Ted Hampson
Montreal
Gary Jarrett
Carol Vadnais
Vadnais
Beamon Leads Star Field at 80th Boston Indoor Games
Olympic long jumper Bob Beamon headlines the 80th Boston AA Indoor Games with 13 other Olympians including Bill Toomey and Willie Davenport amid a strong West German presence. Meet director Will Cloney added Beamon's long jump to spotlight his special event. An indoor meet in Portland also features Dick Fosbury and Neil Steinhauer, though Beamon's knee trouble may affect his Portland appearance.
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Bob Seagren
Boston A.A
Bill Toomey
Willie Davenport
West Germany
Beamon
Will Cloney
Boston
Portland
Ore
Dick Fosbury
Oregon State
Neil Steinhauer
Oregon
Higgins may win early parole from negligent homicide term
Angola Louisiana UPI reports Pinky Higgins former Boston Red Sox manager could serve only months of a four year sentence for negligent homicide. A physician at the state penitentiary cites angina and Higgins was hospital bound for two weeks. He is eligible for parole anytime and prosecutors plus the judge reportedly favor early release. Higgins crashed into a highway crew near Ruston in February 1967 killing one worker and injuring two others.
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Angola
UPI
Michael
Pinky) Higgins
Boston Red Sox
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Higgins
Ruston
Draft opens with Astros first, Senators second in free agent draft
The Houston Astros hold first choice and the Washington Senators second in baseballs free agent draft as inverse standings determine the order. Montreal Expos go 21st with Royals Padres and Pilots following. four-year college rule excludes four-year college players from selection.
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Houston Astros
Washington Senators
Montreal Expos
Kansas City Royals
San Diego Padres
Seattle Pilots
Lot
Stan Bahnsen
New York Yankees
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan
New York Mets
Baseball Approves Experimental Spring Training Rules
The rules committee sanctioned four AL spring training experiments including two pinch hitting rules and a pinch runner plus an automatic base on balls, all requiring 48 hour notice to opponents and press boxes. Minor leagues International Eastern Texas and New York Penn also gain experimental changes including a wild card pinch hitter for pitchers in the International League.
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UPI
Baseball
International
Eastern
Texas
New York-Penn
Hardwick Tops field in San Jose Open with 178-pin lead
Billy Hardwick of Louisville built a 178 pin edge over Wayne Zahn of Atlanta during the 32nd round of the $60,000 San Jose Open. Hardwick totaled 7,599 pins with 250 bonus pins from winning five of eight matches Friday, while Zahn stood at 7,421 and Don Johnson of Indiana was third.
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Calif
UPI
Billy Hardwick
Louisville
Atlanta
Wayne Zahn
Hardwick
Zahn
Don Johnson
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