Baseball at a Glance Wednesday Schedule Pairings
Summary of listed games including New York Swan 7-5 at San Francisco Montefusco 9-5. Burris 5-9 at Atlanta McWilliams 6-0. Rooker 8-9 at Cincinnati Moskau 3-4. Forsch 9-15 at Houston Niekro 11-10. Lerch 8-7 at San Diego Perry 15-6. Schatzeder 6-4 at Los Angeles Sutton 12-10. Cincinnati at St Louis and Montreal at San Diego are noted for Thursday.
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New York
Swan
Montefusco
Chicago
Burris
Atlanta
McWilliams
Pittsburgh
Rooker
Cincinnati
Moskau
St. Louis
Forsch
Houston
Niekro
Philadelphia
Lerch
San Diego
Perry
Montreal
Schatzeder
Los Angeles
Sutton
Il Pet GB
Phila
Bos Chic
Pitts
Miln
Detr
Mont Balt
Slou
Cleve
Toro
West West LA
Sfra
Cinc
Calif
Sdie
Lex
Hous
Oaks
Minn
Atla Chie
Boston
Seattle
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Cleveland
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Minnesota
California
Flanagan
Caldwell
Paxton
Barrios
Kansas City
Gura
Wimbledon Opens At New National Tennis Center
Bjorn Borg and Tracy Austin won their first round matches as the U.S. Open began at the new National Tennis Center. Borg defeated Bob Hewitt 6-0 6-2 while Austin beat Trish Bostrom 6-0 6-1. Manuel Orantes claimed the U.S. Pro Tennis Championship title by defeating Harold Solomon 6-4 6-3.
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Tennis
New York
Bjorn Borg
Tracy Austin
National Tennis Center
Borg
Bob Hewitt
South Africa
Austin
Trish Bostrom
Oilers trim roster to 45 with several cuts
Houston Oilers released six players Tuesday ending with Jerrey Wilson and Zeke Moore among the final six cuts. Johnny Dirden Kurt Knoff were waived after appearing on waivers last week. Jim Mol was placed on injured reserve as Cliff Parsley edged Wilson for the punting job.
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Houston
Houston Oilers
NFL
Jerrey Wilson
Zeke Moore
Oilers
Johnny Dirden
Kurt Knoff
Dirden
Wilson
Moore
Tommy Duniven
Kevin Hunt
Guido Merkens
Jim Mol
Morningside
Cliff Parsley
Parsley
Yankees Fail to Catch Red Sox Despite Heartbeat Efforts
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley chronicles the New York Yankees as they persevere in pursuit of the Boston Red Sox, blaming injuries and bad health for their slide. George Steinbrenner stresses nonchalance, cites star players’ absences, and suggests league restructuring to spark fresh playoff interest.
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Will Grimsley
NEW York (Ap
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
George Steinbrenner III
al Rosen
Kansas City
Red Sox
Yankees
Brewers
Tigers
Orioles
Umpire walkout looms after injunction ruling in Philly
In Philadelphia a federal court injunction could allow MLB umpires to strike again as they seek a contract through 1981 with three one week vacations, job security after three years, cost of living increases and higher disability benefits. Lee MacPhail and Chub Feeney were to attend the hearing with Richie Phillips representing the umpires.
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Philadelphia
Lee MacPhail
Chub Feeney
Umpires Association
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