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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1977
Page
16
Consolidated scores show varied results from Long Beach Recreation fixtures. Notable entries include Dodgers 1 over Ceritos 2 and a boggy mix of tennis and track results with multiple players and teams listed across the junior event slate.
Fragmented notes show a suburban league context with softball and track items. Names like Mikael and Wilson appear among a scattered list of participants and events, indicating a mixed results summary from local school activities.
The Yankees beat the Angels 5 1, bolstering a run of wins while the Angels slump. Cuellar limited Angel bats as Blair and Chambliss drew walks, and Don Baylor’s squad endured a ..mired skid with only six runs in three losses. Torrez, recently acquired, pitched five one hit innings before wild pitches and timely errors allowed New York to pull ahead.
Big Willie Horton returned to Detroit in Texas Rangers garb and powered a 13 0 win with four hits as Rangers fans cheered his success against his old club. Horton, 1963 arrival to Detroit, tearfully praised teammates while recalling love for the city. Other AL games saw Chicago, Seattle, Minnesota, Milwaukee, and New York win. Blyleven returned for Texas with a four hitter and 12 strikeouts, while Ken Henderson and Barry Cort starred for their clubs.
Montreal shortstop Chris Speier, traded from the Giants for Tim Foli, starred in his first Candlestick Park return. He homered and scored the decisive run as the Expos beat San Francisco 3 2. Foli went 0 for 5 with an error as Speier delivered a defensive gem and the Expos gained momentum in the NL slate.
Billy Harris scored at 2:58 of overtime as the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of the semifinal series. Harris’ backhanded winner came after Jude Drouin tied it late in regulation, ending Montreal’s home unbeaten streak at the Forum in 38 games. The win extends the series with Game 6 set for Thursday on Long Island.
Dodgers push ahead with a late-inning surge led by Monday's RBI double and Garvey's scoring hits. Hooton starts strong striking out the side as Lee Mazzilli reaches third via error, with Baker and Monday commenting on misplays. Sid Collins funeral set in Indianapolis after a noted racing commentator's death.
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