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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1981
Page
11
Jamie Quirk's eighth inning pinch double cleared the bases and erased Toronto's lead as Kansas City rolled to a 10-5 victory. The loss tied Toronto's season mark with an 11th straight defeat amid a looming midseason strike threat.
Tom Seaver pitched six innings of two run baseball to lead Cincinnati past New York 5-2 at Shea Stadium. Seaver improved to 7-1, tying Bob Gibson for 30th on the all time win list with 252. fans honored him with an ovation as Mets fans cheered the retiring star. George Foster homered for the Reds, while Montreal beat Atlanta 7-0 and St. Louis edged Los Angeles 2-1 behind inside the park run for the Cardinals.
Montreal Expos pitcher Steve Rogers tossed a complete game shutout beating the Atlanta Braves 7-0 as Expos sweep the series. Rogers limited Atlanta to seven hits and notched his third complete game of the season while Raines and Cromartie joined in with key hits and bases. Raines stole two bases to reach 50 in the year.
In Montreal the NHL Central Scouting office overlooked leading OHL scorer John Goodwin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and WHL's Brian Varga of the Regina Pats. Goodwin, 19, says he may quit hockey, while coaches express disbelief and suggest free agency may be his path. Teammate Jock Callander also went undrafted and may seek a camp invitation after weeks of reflection.
Doug Sauter will return as Wranglers head coach next season while also taking on general manager duties. Russ Farwell becomes assistant coach and assistant GM. The pair credit playoff work and strong on ice chemistry for the move. Farwell will continue as Calgary Canucks GM. Sauter aims to maintain the Wranglers hard working attitude and progress toward the WHL title.
The Major League Players Association began a strike after 41 hours of talks with owners failed to resolve the free agent compensation dispute. Marvin Miller said the strike is on and many players have left for home while others will follow. Ray Grebey called the morning session unlikely to yield a settlement as the debate centered on a proposed compensation pool and re-entry draft rules.
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