Miami Valley Golf List Misstates Walnut Grove Job Claim
The Miami Valley PGA list included Sam Spadafora as a Walnut Grove Dayton teaching pro, but Spadafora says he never applied there and currently teaches at Pleasant Hills near Monroe. The item also notes Spadafora’s long-time students and other local sports figures and events from Middletown and Trenton.
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College of Mount St. Joseph
Holy Trinity
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Darrell Hensley
Seaver adjusts as Reds struggle early season
Cincinnati with an 11-5 start leads the NL as Tom Seaver faces a tough test. Seaver, 0-1 through three weeks, cites a technical motion flaw where his lower body leads, causing high fastballs and six homers allowed. Reds open a Dodgers series with Tom Hume vs Tommy John, as Bonham is sidelined with a sore elbow.
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Cincinnati Reds
Tom Seaver
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Tom Hume
Reds
Tommy John
Dodgers
Colts acquire Wille Lanier from Chiefs in draft trade
National Football League reports Wille Lanier, middle linebacker, moved to the Baltimore Colts from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed 1978 draft choice. Houston Oilers obtain Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 draft selection in exchange for Jammy Giles and the Oilers first and second round picks in 1978. Baseball note: Milwaukee Brewers place Moose Haas on the disabled list retroactive to April 20.
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Billingham shines as Tigers top White Sox 4 1 in Detroit
Detroit pitcher Billingham, joining a strong AL lineup, hurls a three hit win over Chicago as Lance Parrish and Ron LeFlore drive early support. Aurelio Rodriguez adds a homer and Billingham avoids trouble until the seventh.
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Chris Chambliss
New York
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Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Willie Randolph
Mickey Rivers
Baseball Standings and Tuesday’s Games Summary
Cleveland led by Garland faced Toronto as Garvin started for the Blue Jays. Boston met Milwaukee with Augustine on the mound for the Brewers. New York visited Baltimore with Beattie in game one while Palmer pitched for the Orioles. Detroit matched up with Chicago as Morris or Fiction bat for the Tigers against Barrios. Kansas City met Texas with Leonard on the hill. Minnesota visited Oakland with Zahn and Goltz starting. Seattle played California as McGrothien started for the Mariners and Brett for the Angels.
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Guidry leaves game after swallowing tobacco juice
Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry exited in the bottom of the fifth after swallowing chewing tobacco juice during a game against the Orioles in Baltimore. He stayed to win the contest 8-2, later saying the juice caused stomach queasiness and a headache as he pitched the sixth and seventh innings.
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Phillies Rally Past Cubs in Unlikely Power Outing
Randy Lerch delivered a two run homer and an RBI double as the Philadelphia Phillies hammered the Chicago Cubs 12 to 2. Lerch starred both at the plate and on the mound, fueling a big offensive eruption after a rough stretch.
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Hobson Named AL Player of the Week for Red Sox
Boston slugger Butch Hobson, third baseman of the Red Sox, earns AL player of the week after a standout stretch in which he drove in runs in 10 straight games. For the week starting April 17 he hit 346 with four homers, one triple, two doubles and 15 RBIs.
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Butch Hobson
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Hobson
Expos plan move of spring training site next year
The Montreal Expos have an agreement in principle to relocate their spring training headquarters from Daytona Beach to Boynton Beach, Florida. The team recalls sharing facilities with the Atlanta Braves at West Palm Beach in its early years before the Daytona Beach period.
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