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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2001
Page
9
Fragmentary text mentions leagues and teams in a baseball or sports context with names and numbers partially visible. Unable to determine a coherent event, outcome, or entities beyond scattered terms.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions places and numbers including Houston and Friday and a date near August. The readable items are sparse and unclear, with no coherent event or names to anchor a complete news summary.
In a 7 4 victory for the Cardinals over Kansas City, Mark McGwire hit his 1th homer of the season and extended his streak to 68 innings without allowing a run. Dave Veres pitched the ninth as the club kept pace in a tight game.
Outfielder Ray Lankford stayed away from the St. Louis club for a second straight day amid a dispute over respect. GM Walt Jocketty said he has not heard from Lankford, who waived a no-trade clause but the Cardinals could not complete a deal with San Diego before the deadline. Lankford, 34, is batting .235 with 15 home runs, 39 RBIs and 105 strikeouts in 264 at-bats, and is expected to rejoin players on Thursday as the fourth outfielder once back.
Frederick manager Machemer notes Adam Hammond’s solid adjustment to shortstop after years at third base. Hammond credits coaching support from Figueroa and others as key to his early improvement in first-step awareness and range. Machemer also praises Tim Raines and John Stephens for progress, including Stephens’ seven-inning no hitter against Harrisburg and Raines turning into a more patient, versatile hitter with power from the left side.
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