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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1977
Page
14
It is not often a 300 game takes a back seat to another bowling milestone. Barry Landrum, 25, achieved a perfect game while a teammate or rival rolled a 713 series on the same evening.
Ohio wildlife officers discuss the illegal possession of a spoonbill caught at Triangle Lake. The fish, on the endangered list, triggered cautions about pay-lake fishermen and potential penalties up to $1,000 fine or six months in jail.
Ted Simmons delivered a game winning knuckle ball off his knee in the 10th to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5. The Cardinals tied the game in the eighth on Keith Hernandez and Al Hrabosky then closed the ninth before Simmons' clutch shot. Bench homered earlier for Cincinnati, while Hank Aaron?
The Cleveland Cavaliers board in Richfield Ohio plans to discuss a potential new long term deal for coach and general manager Bill Fitch. Fitch, who led the team to a second straight postseason berth, has one year left on his current three year pact and has shown willingness to stay.
In Columbus Ohio National League President Chub Feeney and IL president Roy Jackson will attend the dedication of the $5 million Franklin County Stadium. The refurbished park hosts the Columbus Clippers a Pirates farm club who will face the Tidewater Tides after ceremonies with Bowie Kuhn and Lee McPhail also taking part.
The Chicago Cubs, rebuilt under Herman Franks, won their fifth in a row 6 1 over the Houston Astros behind Rick Reuschel and rookie Willie Hernandez. Reuschel earned his fifth win while Hernandez closed out the final three innings for his first major league save.
Baseball standings show Los Angeles at Montreal San Francisco at Philadelphia San Diego at New York Cincinnati at St Louis Chicago at Houston. The Sox have won four in a row on the road as Jim Essian's two run double in the sixth beats Claudell Washington. Blue Jays 10 Mariners 4 Doug Ault 3 run homer four RBI Al Woods 372 four hits lead Toronto over Seattle.
On this day in 1969 the Baltimore Colts Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns agreed to join the American Football League, clearing the path for the NFL AFL merger. Ironically the Colts would share a division with the Jets, the team that defeated them in the last Super Bowl.
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