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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1976
Page
12
Readers may enter by writing a letter to the Dodgers Bat Boy contest in the Press Telegram Long Beach. Winners receive two free tickets for a Dodgers game or four box seats for a selected day, with the first five runners up earning Dodgers–Cardinals tickets.
Bert Blyleven pitched a one hit shutout over eight or ten innings to earn his 100th major league victory as the Texas Rangers beat Oakland 1 0. Tom Grieve homered for the only run. Ken McMullen was the Athletics’ lone hit. Garland loses no hitter bid in eighth.
Eugene reports Ted Scully Ron Laird and Larry Walker named official U S Olympic qualifiers for the 20 kilometer walk. An earlier lap counting error reduced distance by about a mile. a prior ruling awarding the third through seventh places has been rescinded and the final results clarified.
On July 2 fans can give Dad the afternoon off with a ball game featuring the St Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. The promotion offers two tickets for the price of one with a box option at $4.50 and a reel seat at $3.00, payable to the Los Angeles Dodgers by money order or check.
Reggie Smith discusses his move to the Dodgers aiming to boost the team’s offense and contribute in the Reds and Cardinals race. He notes the Dodgers’ balanced, speedier lineup and his two year contract around 12,000 per year with deferred pay. reflects on past Boston and St. Louis seasons and his Dodgers transition.
garbled sports brief mentions New York and Kansas events with unclear scores and opponents, but readable names include Anges Fenn Bes and Mteratec. The fragment references a dinner and a race or game at unspecified venues.
Dodgers snap a tight game with two late homers by Griffey and Foster off Rau in the sixth to take control after Cincinnati tied it. Peters Rose and Grilley started the fourth with singles, but Bou Ray walked three to force in a run. Dodgers also capitalized on errors and base running miscues to prevail.
Fragmented OCR text mentions yacht trials, names like Robtse Haire and Denet Comer, places such as Port Arthur Texas, and various garbled terms suggesting a sporting event or trial calendar without clear outcomes or dates.
Souza of Lee High earned a 10-2 record with a 1.70 ERA in 70 innings and two no-hitters as a first-team pitcher on the all CIF baseball team selected by the Citizen Savings Athletic Foundation. Bordley of Bishop Montgomery was player of the year for the second time with 162 outs in eight innings. A first round draft pick, Bordley threw one no hitter and three one hitters his senior season.
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