Dick Tidrow Embraces Role as Modern Old Reliable Pitcher
The Yankees’ Dick Tidrow, nicknamed Dirt, earns praise as the club’s dependable arm. In six MLB seasons he has 112 starts and 139 relief appearances, shining with seven straight strong relief outings last season despite elbow issues. He opened spring with a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings. The rest of the league highlights include Nolan Ryan for the Angels, Billingham for Detroit, and big scores from the Blue Jays, Braves, and Giants as spring action continues.
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Herschel Nissenson
New York Yankees
Tommy Henrich
Old Reliable
Dick Tidrow
Henrich
Yankees
Tidrow
Orioles
New York
Cliff Johnson
Nolan Ryan
California Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack Billingham
Cincinnati
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Post Wins Dinah Shore in Sudden-Death Finish
Sandra Post captured the Dinah Shore Winners Circle at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, beating Penny Pulz in sudden death after each finished regulation tied at 283. Post earned $36,000 and a new car, ending a winless stretch with a 65 first round and final rounds of 65 74 72 72.
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Ken Peters
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Sandra Post
Mission Hills Country Club
Post
Penny Pulz
Pulz
Mission Hills
Kathy Whitworth
Jakarta
Indonesia
Taiwan
Kuo Chie-Hsiung
Hsu Sheng-San
Eleuterio Nivas
Philippines
Ballesteros Wins Greensboro Open In Finishing Bogey Clash
Seve Ballesteros held off Jack Renner by one stroke at the Greater Greensboro Open with a 6 under total 282 after bogeys on 18. Sandra Post captured the Dinah Shore Winners Circle in California after an extra hole. Other events include Borg winning Milan and Navratilova beating Goolagong in Oakland.
Spaniard Ballesteros Contends In Masters After Greensboro Win
Seve Ballesteros, 20, captured the Greater Greensboro Open with a 6-under 66 final round to edge Jack Renner by one stroke and tie for second with Fuzzy Zoeller. He earns $48,000 from a $240,000 purse as he heads to Augusta as a major threat. Ballesteros already has 19 career wins and recent global success, including two World Cup squads and top rankings in Britain.
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Greensboro
N.C
Jack
You
Tom
Hubert
Lanny
Hale
Seve
America
Severiano Ballesteros
Spain
Augusta
Ballesteros
Fuzzy Zoeller
Craig Stadler
Lanny Wadkins
Renner
Zoeller
Holland
Opening Day A Presidency Tradition Begins With Taft
Archibald Butt recalls the 1909 day when Theodore Roosevelt did not attend and William Howard Taft entered the ballpark in formal tails for the first presidential appearance. The moment sparked a long tradition as 11 presidents revealed pitching arms over the years.
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Archie Butt
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Harry Simmons
Bowie Kuhn
Kate Smith
Washington, D.C
Jimmy Carter
South America
Africa
Butt
Teddy Roosevelt
Taft
Ball Park
Tom Noyes
Washington Senators
Borg Shines as WCT Circuit Heads to Rotterdam
Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg shows peak form in Milan and heads to Rotterdam where he could meet top seed Jimmy Connors for a Dutch event. Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 3 in Milan, earning a $30,000 final.
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Milan
Italy
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Vitas Gerulaitis
Borg
Gerulaitis
Rotterdam
Jimmy Connors
United States
Navratilova Wins First Big Virginia Slims Title in Oakland
Martina Navratilova, 21, beats Evonne Goolagong 7-6 6-4 to capture the Virginia Slims championship in Oakland. Evert was absent, leaving Navratilova to prove she can win a major tourney. Wendy Turnbull defeated Rosie Casals for third place.
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Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Navratilova
Chris Evert
Martina
Goolagong
Wendy Turnbull
Rosie Casals
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Evert
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Texas
Public Utility Commission
Austin
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