Lafleur named NHLs best player for 1976 77 season
Montreal star Guy Lafleur received the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league MVP for 1976 77. He also led the league with 136 points while winning the Art Ross and Conn Smythe awards. Larry Robinson and Marcel Dionne won Norris and Lady Byng trophies. Willi Plett took the Calder.
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Montreal
UPI
Montreal Canadiens
Guy Lafleur
Larry Robinson
Marcel Dionne
Los Angeles Kings
Willi Plett
Atlanta Flames
Professional
Hockey Writers Association
Lafleur
Art Ross
Superfleur
NHL
Bobby Clarke
Philadelphia Flyers
Clarke
Los Angeles
Rogatien Vachon
Robinson
Borje Salming
Toronto
Salming
Denis Potvin
New York Islanders
White Sox select Harold Baines in first round draft
In New York the Chicago White Sox chose Harold Baines with the first pick over Bill Gullickson. Baines, a lefty power hitter from St Michaels Maryland, hit .532 as a high school senior and signed with the White Sox. Detroit picked Kevin Richards of Wyandotte Roosevelt with the fifth selection. Richards, 6-2 on the mound, posted a 5-3 record with a 0.69 ERA and idolizes Nolan Ryan professor. Three former major leaguers had sons taken in early rounds.
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NEW York
UPI
Chicago White Sox
Bill Veeck
Detroit Tigers
White Sox
Bill Gullickson
Harold Baines
St Michaels
Veeck
Easton
Kevin Richards
Detroit
Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
Tigers
Frank Tanana
Nolan Ryan
Management's side of the Tom Seaver problem
Mets owner and executive Donald Grant argues Seaver seeks a trade and lists four acceptable destinations while Seaver debates fair value and loyalty amid contract comparisons to other free agents. The piece notes managerial changes, clubhouse access tensions, and unresolved talks as both men seek what helps the Mets win.
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Seaver
Mets
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Grant Seaver
Grant
Reggie Jackson
Gary Matthews
Don Gullett
Dave Kingman
Kingman
Sandy Koufax
Shea Stadium
Joe Torre
Joe Frazier
Phillies
Torre
National League
Chub Feeney
Errors costly as Cabrillo falls 3-2 in CIF final
Cabrillo, with pitcher Kathy Gibbons, misplays two errors and a mental lapse leading to three unearned runs as El Dorado edges the Congs 3-2 in the 3-0 championship at Santa Ana Bowl. Rossi and Michelle drive key hits for El Dorado while Cabrillo leaves five runners at third with two outs.
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Santa Ana
Lisa Boyer
Kathy Gibbons
Renee Royere
Cabrillo
el Dorado High
Dale Fink
Terry Day
Congs
Santa Ana Bowl
Cabrillo el Dorado
Cons
Gibbons
el Dorado
Golden Hawks
Nancy Michelle
Michelle
Lori Klitz
Brenda Plains
Lisa Bover
Sue Strain
Mel Bland
Plains
Klitz
Mona Long
Bland
Diana Rossi
Rossi
Rovere
Alford Rossi
Carol Michelle
Wild
Long
Gile
Asford
Short
Boyer
Strain
Irene Coffey
Teri Schupferling
Marti Bittman
Bittman
Denise Rovere
Jeannie Asford
Dianna Rossi
Renee Rovere
Kathy Lee
Barbara Blewett
Ae Cabrillo
Ssi
Mel Blandic
Vanessa Brown
Beth Gile
Sharon Barr
el Dorado Golden Hawks
Dodgers fall to Cubs in Chicago as slump widens
The Dodgers lose 10-4 to the Chicago Cubs extending a stretch of seven defeats in ten games. Manny Trillo goes 3-for-3 with three RBIs to lift the Cubs while Ray Burris earns the win with strong relief from Sutter and Reuschel. Lasorda hopes a stopper is found to halt the slide.
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Lasorda
Dodgers
Cubs
Chicago
UPI
Tom Lasorda
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Manny Trillo
Dave Rosello
Ray Burris
Paul Reuschel
Bruce Sutter
Sutton
Trillo
Tommy John
Stan Hall
Herman Franks
Burris
Franks
Sutter
Rick Monday
John Hale
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Baines
Montreal Expos
Richards
Tom Seaver
Milton Richman
UPI Sports
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Ceeding Grant
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Hawks
Denise Royere
Cindy Watson
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