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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1977
Page
6
Cincinnati pitcher Fred Norman threw a two hit shutout against Houston, lamenting he walked eight batters but kept them off the scoreboard.
Montreal’s Steve Rogers pitched a 2-0 win over St Louis as he struck out 10 to raise his NL leading total to 83 and drop ERA to 1.92 and 7-4. Larry Parrish hit his sixth homer, while Dave Cash scored on Ellis Valentine’s grounder for a 1-0 lead.
In NFL moves the Los Angeles Rams sign running back Wendall Tyler with Ben Agajanian named as part time kicking coach for Philadelphia Eagles. Orioles recall Andres Mora from Rochester and option Larry Harlow to Rochester in baseball. Tampa Bay Rowdies announce resignation of Eddie Firmani and Vancouver Whitecaps sign Derek Possee. Princeton names Jim Higgins as head hockey coach.
The schedule lists Saturday matchups: Philadelphia at New York, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Houston at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Atlanta, St. Louis at Montreal, San Diego at Los Angeles. East and West divisions show teams and records, with Boston, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto, Minnesota, Chicago, Texas, Oakland, Seattle, and Baltimore appearing in standings and Friday results.
On this day in 1968 Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched his sixth consecutive shutout in a 5-0 win over the Pirates in Los Angeles. He extended the scoreless-innings streak to 58 2/3 before surrendering a run, surpassing Walter Johnson's mark.
National League leaders include Parker Pon batting .366 and Rose .369 with Garvey and Cey also high. Cey leads in RBIs with 46 and Burroughs stars in home runs. Pitching leaders feature Ryan with 113 strikeouts and Tanana at 95.
The Santa Anita meeting distributed a gross total of 11,255,654.54 in stakes and purse monies, establishing a track record for that season.
Portland thumped Philadelphia to grab a 3 2 lead in the best of seven finals. Bobby Gross sparked a late Portland surge with 16 points in the pivotal run, while Bill Walton controlled the paint with 14 points and 24 rebounds as the Blazers built a large fourth quarter cushion before fending off a Sixers rally.
Woodie Fryman, 37, says he would trade to another team rather than stay inactive with the Cincinnati Reds. He notes he still throws well and could win 15 to 18 games for a contender, reflecting on his 13-13 season with Montreal and the failed expectations after Don Gullett left.
Veteran left hander Tom Hall was released unconditionally by the Kansas City Royals after refusing to be optioned to the Omaha farm club. The 29 year old had a 3.52 ERA in 7.2 innings across six games this season and had been on the designated list since May 24. Hall joined KC in 1976 via trade with the Mets.
Eckersley pitched a gem for Cleveland but trailed Hall of Famer Lefty Young after 22 1 3 hitless innings. The Orioles executed one of baseball historys odd triple plays to preserve a 7 1 1 win over Seattle and top Eckersleys streak.
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