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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1978

Page

5

Royals' slump drops them to AL West second place

The Kansas City Royals lost to the Chicago White Sox 4-1 to fall into second in the AL West, half a game behind the idle California Angels. Manager Whitey Herzog blamed weak hitting as KC has dropped 15 of 26 since July 28 while Soderholm and Proly starred for Chicago. The roundup also notes Rangers 4, Twins 1 and Indians 9, Brewers 8 as other AL action.

Associated Press Kansas City Royals California Angels Chicago White Sox Royals Whitey Herzog RBI Milwaukee Brewers Andre Thornton Detroit Tigers Toronto Blue Jays Eric Soderholm Chicago White Sox Kansas City Mike Proly Lerrin LaGrow Paul Splittorff Soderholm

Texas League roundup shows Cubs, Travelers win in tight races

In the Texas League East the Arkansas Travelers beat the Jackson Mets 5-1 to move into a slim half game lead. Midland Cubs defeated El Paso 13-3, Tulsa edged Shreveport 4-3, and San Antonio beat Amarillo 4-2 as regular season winds down. Dotson hit his ninth homer. Fulgham struck out 11 in a seven game Travelers streak. Also notes include Odessa High girls sports physicals set for Aug 30 at 3 p.m.

Arkansas Travelers John Fulgham Gene Dotson Jackson Mets Travelers Mets Little Rock Midland Cubs el Paso Diablos San Antonio Dodgers Tulsa Shreveport San Antonio Amarillo Fulgham Dotson Jackson Kene Perry Mookie Wilson Scott Holman Gary Krug el Paso Bill Ewing Floyd Rayford Scott Moffitt Stan Cliburn Associated Press Arkansas Midland SBS Amarilla Ahreveport

Pate and Gilbert lead Hall of Fame Golf Classic after big first round

Jerry Pate and Gibby Gilbert tied for the early lead at Pinehurst in the $250,000 Hall of Fame Golf Classic. Gilbert shot 67, Pate 67, as the field contends on the reconfigured No. 2 course with tougher rough and longer tees. Cesar Sanudo eagled for 70 among eight players under par. Arnold Palmer 71, Tom Watson 72, Irwin 73, Leading money winner Andy Bean 74.

Pinehurst N. C Jerry Pate Gibby Gilbert Gilbert Pate Memphis Tenn Pinehurst Country Club America Hale Rwin Howard Twitty Arnold Palmer Tom Watson Irwin Andy Bean

Dodgers Pitcher Sutton Apologizes for Locker Room Incident

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton apologized publicly for a locker room scuffle with teammate Steve Garvey after a game with Philadelphia. Sutton, Garvey and manager Tom Lasorda expressed hope the matter is behind them as the team defends its NL West title. Garvey watched Sutton read his statement from a TV mobile unit while Sutton, emotional, discussed the incident after meeting with vice president Peter O’Malley.

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