Cardinals Obtain Metzger in Trade for D’Acquisto
St Louis acquires reliever Butch Metzger from San Diego in exchange for starter John D’Acquisto and infielder Pat Scanlon. Metzger, 1976 NL Rookie of the Year with an 11-4 record, is 0-0 with a 5.87 ERA in 17 games this season. Scanlon currently stars for the Cardinals’ New Orleans farm club.
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CIF Preliminaries And Finals Schedule In Southern California
Gymnastics CIF preliminaries and finals set for Lom poc Thousand Oaks and Rolling Hills with compulsory and optionals at Lom poc at 3 3 pm Softball slate has San Luis at Cabrillo and Santa Maria at Lompoc at 3 pm Saturday CIF finals track at El Modena Santa Ana 1 pm Gymnastics CIF individual preliminaries at USC all day Sunday Drag racing bracket trials begin 9 am at Golden State Raceway elimination 1 30 dashed entries remain.
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Fun and games clash with baseball’s seriousness says Johnstone
Phillies outfielder Jay Johnstone argues that players should mix fun with effort. Stars like Babe Ruth and Dizzy Dean showed fun can coexist with greatness, while Johnstone cites clubhouse pranks and locker room anecdotes to illustrate keeping a lighter mood. He notes his .318 season and aiming for 1,000 hits.
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Dantley Named NBA Rookie of the Year After Draft Skepticism
Adrian Dantley of the Buffalo Braves won Rookie of the Year with 44 votes from a 66 member panel. He faced doubt as a 6-5 forward perceived as undersized for forward and too large for guard, amid pressure after Jim McMillian was traded to create his spot.
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Perry ties AL 100-win feat with Rangers victory
Gaylord Perry pitched Texas to a 6-3 win over Detroit as he joined Cy Young and Jim Bunning as the only hurlers to win 100 games in both leagues. He surpassed 2,700 career strikeouts, a mark shared by only Young Johnson Bunning and Gibson. The game featured a four-run burst by the Rangers in the fourth after a rocky first inning.
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Benje Williams to wrestle for United States at World University Games
Benje Williams, a former Cabrillo wrestler, earned 149.5 pounds at the National trials at Northwestern Chicago and will compete for the U S team in Sophia Bulgaria this August. He posted a 5 2 freestyle record with four pins and only four black marks in seven matches. The Games run August 18 28 with wrestling August 25 27.
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Cabrillo softball routs Santa Maria 13 to 1 on power display
Irene Coffey and Mona Long homered as Cabrillo crushed Santa Maria in the Northern League. Lisa Boyer added two doubles and a single, Kathy Gibbons allowed one run on four hits for the win, while Sue Strain swiped five bases. Cabrillo built an early 8 run lead and closes the regular season with a 3 p.m. home game vs San Luis.
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Smith Homers at Favorite Park in Dodgers Win
Reggie Smith hit his ninth home run at Veterans Stadium as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 4. Smith praised the park and noted the ball moves well here. Rick Rhoden earned his sixth win after a rain-delayed game, with Charlie Hough getting his 11th save.
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Seattle Slew Draws Post Eight for Preakness
Seattle Slew earned the eighth post position for the 102nd Preakness at Pimlico in a nine horse field. Owners Karen and Mickey Taylor downplayed the rail bias as rivals Cormorant and J.O. Tobin drew inside slots, with J.O. Tobin piloted by Bill Shoemaker and Seattle Slew starting from the outside post.
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Record Corrects Lom Poe High Photo Caption
The Record corrects yesterday’s photograph misidentifying Lom Poe High student David Aragon as Ron Aragon. The caption now properly states David Aragon.
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