Phoenix 9 regains PCL lead in tight East race
Phoenix 9 walls Tucson 6 on 13 hits led by six doubles and three triples as Jim Maloney improves to 5 1. Salt Lake sweeps Albuquerque 5 1 and 8 6 to cut the gap. Eugene defeats Portland 6 5 while Tacoma routs Hawaii 10 0 in a busy PCL day.
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NHL expansion teams begin choosing squads
The Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, NHL’s two new clubs, choose 21 players each from unprotected lists in the expansion draft as 14 existing teams bow out. WHA threat looms. GMs vow legal action to protect drafted players. Six players change teams at $40,000 each in opening day moves.
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Forms for LL leagues available at Progress sports desk
The Progress announces more Little League forms for LL leagues running short. Pick up during office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday or 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Staff urges accurate completion as several games were not reported due to missing league and team details on forms.
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Campaneris Delivers 10th Inning Homer To Lift A’s
Bert Campaneris homered in the 10th to give Oakland a 3-2 win over Cleveland, boosting their AL West lead to four games. Reggie Jackson also connected for Cleveland, his 11th of the season, as Gaylord Perry struggled with two costly mistakes. Minnesota topped Baltimore 3-2 in the other major league action.
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Odom Earns Third Victory as A's Edge Orioles
Eddie Leon tied the game with his third homer in the eighth. Darold Knowles closed out the win as Oakland earned a third victory while Odom complained about six days rest. Bobby Darwin doubled in the sixth to drive in Harmon Killebrew and Minnesota built an early lead. Baltimore tied it on Johnny Oates bunt and Brooks Robinson homer before losing the fourth straight.
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Suns to meet Colonels in preseason ABA-NBA doubleheaders
The Phoenix Suns announce a preseason deal with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA. The pair of doubleheaders at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Sept 29-30 feature other entrants to be announced, with the Suns also slated for the Kentucky Colonels Invitational in Louisville Oct 6-7. The events mix ABA and NBA rules across halves.
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Loloma LI Sox rout Giants in 30-2 Little League game
Mark Besh pitched four innings for Loloma LI Sox allowing two hits while striking out six. Todd Hughes hit two home runs with a five RBI night as the Sox belted 18 hits and built a 14 run third inning surge to beat the Giants 30-2. Dave Benner got the win. Chip England took the loss.
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Former Dodger in critical but stable condition
Adelphia Del Bissonette, 72, former Dodgers first baseman and longtime Boston manager, remained critical but stable at Augusta General Hospital after surgery for a personal safety related gunshot wound suffered Saturday night.
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