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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
24
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered baseball team names and scores, with unclear dates and places. The readable bits mention Bayt At and Ben & I, Mont, and names like Wykner and Lethon. The overall item appears to be a small local sports note with partial game results and participant names.
Fragmentary text shows names and places with many errors. It mentions teams or persons such as Halwks and Cin mashaby W Zach Se, plus references to Cleveland and New Wark. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
Lakewood won 2 0 in American Legion play over San Pedro at Blair Field as five San Pedro errors fueled all Lakewood runs. In the nightcap Lakewood used a first game 74 win by Carson, with Randy Coat delivering the go ahead RBI in the first game which ended early due to a time limit. Steve Dody went 3 for 3 with two runs for Peterson.
Willie Diaz drove in two first inning runs and hit a solo homer as the Long Beach Cardinals defeat Norwalk 4-2 at Holly Park in a Connie Mack game. John White allowed four hits with eight strikeouts to earn the win. Norwalk scored only in the bottom of the sixth.
Reading shows garbled text with names and places like Ararat and Seal Beach. No clear event dates or outcomes emerge. The fragment hints at a potential athletic or regional notice but lacks coherent facts to summarize.
In a midweek NL clash at Riverfront Stadium 34,503 watched Tom Seaver chased from the mound after eight hits and four earned runs. Ken Griffey Jr scored on a wild pitch for a 5-4 Reds win as Dan Driessen belted a three-run homer. The result marked continued streaks across the league with Cubs snapped by Montreal 5-0 and Bobby Valentine fueling a Mets win over Philadelphia.
Detroit slugger Fidrych dazzles as the Bird wins his sixth straight decision, beating the Red Sox 7 2 at Tiger Stadium. Don Zimmer laments the slump as Boston’s losing streak hits six games after a midweek defeat in front of 51 745 fans. He holds a brief team meeting following the loss.
Angels rookie Bosley, recalled from Salt Lake, pinch hits and scores and is greeted by moving ovations as Nolan Ryan leads a 7 0 win. Ryan fans 12 for his 200th strikeout of the season, while Angels climb to 26 35 and within 44 games of the AL West lead.
Unbeaten Alberto Sandoval of Pomona meets Tony Moreno of Juarez in a round flyweight bout at the Olympic Auditorium. Sandoval, 19-0 with 13 KOs, seeks a title shot after a May 5 KO of Paddy Maguire. Moreno, who has faced Masao Ohba and Miguel Canto, seeks upsets after recent losses.
The SNORDIQUES renew center Fitchner on a two year pact. Details of the contract were not disclosed. Fitchner, 35, scored points and had assists in the 106 77 season.
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