Ex Lompoc Players Prove Worth In Minor Leagues
Roy Thomas and Monte Bolinger moved to Florida and Washington for minor league seasons with Sarasota Cardinals and Walla Walla Bears. Bolinger hits .467 with six RBIs in 14 for 30, while Thomas combats early arm trouble as he starts in the Phillies organization. Monte already notes homesickness and daily grind of summer ball.
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Lompoc Babe Ruth All Stars head to Monterey for title series
Lompoc 14-15 year olds travel to Monterey to face Salinas Americans in a best of three for District Three. They won the Southern Section tournament at Atascadero by sweeping Arroyo Grande Nipomo and San Luis Obispo twice. Ted Grafton to start in opener. Kevin Drake Jules Hain and Greg Long led the offense with top batting averages.
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Plunkett Signs with New England as Manning Sits Out
Jim Plunkett, Heisman winner from Stanford and No. 1 pick last January, signed with the New England Patriots Thursday. Archie Manning remained largely immobile as the football camps and prep for the new season continue.
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John) Mecomb
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Packers win minor league championship in NL Minors
The Packers defeated the Optimistics 9-3 in the deciding game. Huyck earned the win with nine strikeouts over four innings as Packers capitalized on six Op errors, scoring four in the fourth inning. Oldham and Beltran contributed key hits, while Armero had two singles for the Optimists.
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Pirates Clinch Win In 17 Inning Marathon
The Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the San Diego Padres 4-3 in 17 innings and 4 hours 12 minutes as Roberto Clemente homered for the Pirates. Willie Stargell tied the game in the 13th with his 31st homer, and Richie Hebner homered in the 16th to keep San Diego from closing out the win.
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Routine Hancock League Game Sees Lompoc Win 3-2
Lompoc wins the baseball game 3-2 after an unearned run in the first inning and a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth. Jet Bratz tripled and Dave Stegman drove in a run. Lompoc’s final run came on a walk. Cabrillo adds a seventh inning run as Howard Comstock extends his hitting streak to eight games. Cabrillo faces Santa Maria next at Elks Field, with Lompoe playing Righetti in the late game.
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13-year-old VAFB Babe Ruth team advances in District Three tourney
In Nipomo the 13-year-old District Three Babe Ruth tournament field includes Lompoc Vandenberg AFB and Lompoc, both undefeated. Vandenberg beat Atascadero 6 0 behind John Ruehlin s 10 strikeouts in a one hitter. Butler and Novak each went 2 for 2 and drove in two runs as Vandenberg built a 4 0 lead by the fourth inning. Robert Murphy may start for Vandenberg in the next game vs rival Lompoc, with a potential Sunday rematch for the loser.
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Orioles poised for 20 win club with Dobson hot
Four Orioles starters may join the 20-win club a rare feat since 1920 as Pat Dobson won his eighth straight and 11th of the season in a 4-3 victory over the Angels. Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally have 13 wins. Jim Palmer and Dobson 11 each. Dobson drove in the decisive run with a seventh inning single.
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Lompoc and Village Face Final Legion Baseball Clash
Lompoc holds the league crown with a 9-0 record as Vandenberg Village trails at 5-6. The two local squads meet Sunday at Cabrillo High after Saturday at Arroyo Grande, with pitchers Teddy Torres or Bob Aguilar for Lompoc and Ernie Martin or Bill Boyer for Village.
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Autograph Tycoon Shows Signs of Success
At 23, Fred Copp builds a vast autograph collection from baseball stars and legends. He owns an 8 by 10 Babe Ruth photo worth over 125 dollars and keeps some Hall of Fame signatures valued around 2,000 dollars. Copp and partner Patrick Quinn pursue signatures of every major leaguer since 1910, aiming to surpass 7,000. He now runs a monthly mail order auction to fund the hobby, spending about 700 dollars yearly on supplies.
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