Kuhn battles Finley as players return to A's roster
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn directed Charles Finley to reinstate Vida Blue Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi with the Oakland A's amid a legal threat and ongoing dispute. Blue Rudi and Fingers were sold earlier to the Yankees and Red Sox for 1.5 million and 1 million each, provoking a nationwide protest from owners and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland A
Charles Finley
Kuhn
Finley
Vida Blue
Rollie Fin
Gers
Joe Rudi
A's
Blue
New York Yankees
Rudi
Fingers
Boston
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Oakland
A’s
Chuck Tanner
Paul Corvino
Corvino
A's file $10 million suit over league edict says Finley
Kuhn and A's owner Delta Finley pledge Federal Court action in Chicago Friday to challenge the latest league order. Finley claims bad faith by Kuhn toward the A's, insisting players belong on the field in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Kuhn
Finley
Lee MacPhail
Chicago
A’s
Diminished Pecos Diamond Action Near Season End
Pecos hosted light baseball activity with five games: Pony League Tigers vs Pirates 15 4 Pirates win. Also Farmersettes beat Barstow Angels 29 9 in girls softball with Lynn Jenkins driving in three. Red Robins top Oilers 18 10 securing first in older girls league. Church League exhibitions saw Church of Christ vs Santa Rosa 10 6 and First Presbyterian West Park 18 10. Today Bears meet Pirates at Pecos Park in Pony League. Red Robins face Barstow in girls softball with Fleas vs Rainbows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Tigers
Pirates
Pecos Park
Dalton Taylor
Marquez
Orona
Rogers
Farmerettes
Barstow Angels
Lynn Jenkins
Norma Garcia
Tina Ephriam
Angels
Valerie Granado
Roxanne Pena
Oilers
Red Robins
Rosa Collins
Janice Evans
Margaret Lewis
Gilberto Dominguez
Pony League Bears
Barstow
Fleas
Rainbows
Lemons Sweeps Golf Tourney Title In Heat
UT coach Abe Lemons won the 6th annual National Collegiate Basketball Coaches Golf Tournament in McAllen Texas overcoming 95 degree heat with a 76. He led both net and grass divisions finishing 142 for 36 holes, with Mike Martin Southeastern Oklahoma State runner up at 144 and Baylor defending champion Carroll Dawson third at 146. Others in the top group included Ken Fortenberry Southeastern Louisiana 149 Martin Adams Arkansas State Bobby McKinley Houston Baptist Billy Tubbs Lamar and Bill White Pan American Gene Smithson Illinois State tied at 151 or 153.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcallen
Tex
University of Texas
Abe Lemons
Ball
Lemons
Mike Martin
Oklahoma State
Carroll Dawson
Baylor
Ken Fortenberry
Southeastern Louisiana
Martin Adams
Arkansas State
Bobby Mc
Larsen's perfect game earns spot on Magic Moments roster
Don Larsen, 1956 World Series perfect game pitcher for the Yankees, is chosen for the Magic Moments roster as part of a bicentennial honors. The 27 straight outs against the Dodgers in Game 5 remain baseball lore while Larsen, now a sales rep in California, recalls the historic day with pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larsen
Magic
NEW York
Don Larsen
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Aaron
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Yogi Berra
San Jose
Calif
Superstar athletes shine in special sports profiles
Great and consistent performance makes a superstar in sports. Notable figures Fran Tarkenton Chris Evert Muhammad Ali Artis Gilmore and other champions are highlighted in special stories about these sports personalities and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran Tarkenton
Chris Evert
Muhammad Ali
Artis Gilmore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy Hunter
Robert Barreno
Dennis Dorriss
Ricky Barrenno
Dennis Rob
Ning
Clay Lee
First Presbyterian
Paul Sullivan
West Park
John Digby
Larry Windham
Virginia Williams
David Stephens
Kinley
Houston Baptist
Billy Tubbs
Lamar
Bill White
Gene Smithson
Illinois State
Pecos Enterprise Sports
Lynn Webb
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Pecos Enterprise
General Congress
Texas
Congress
Hnrericw
Weses
Em Kailas
S. Cedar
Pecos Texas
Associated Press
Sports Almanac
AP Sports Almanac
Teaneck
N.J
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!