Carlton reaches 3000 strikeouts in historic 3-0 start
Phillies ace Steve Carlton became the first lefty to reach 3,000 strikeouts as he fanned the Expos in the first inning and the Phillies beat Montreal 6-2. The win left Carlton at 4-0 for the season while several NL games unfolded, including Reds over Padres 8-5 and Pirates routing the Mets 10-0.
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Martin Plays Peacemaker as A s Rally to 6 4 Win
The Oakland A s beat the California Angels 6 4 as fights broke out midgame and after, with Billy Martin in the thick of it at times while also praising the early April surge that set a club record 18 3 for April. Other AL games included Yankees over Tigers 3 2 and Rangers blanking Red Sox 5 0.
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A's Face Tougher Schedule After Easy Start
The Oakland Athletics leveraged a soft early slate against Seattle Detroit Milwaukee and Baltimore and now face a tougher run of games against New York Milwaukee Baltimore and Boston with Toronto and Chicago White Sox looming in June. The piece notes left handed bats lead the lineup and questions how long the favorable pace will last as the Yankees Guidry-May southpaws square off against Oakland.
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Cardinals send Littell to Springfield to start comeback
Right-hander Mark Littell begins rehab with the Springfield Redbirds as he works back from elbow surgery. The Cardinals pitcher has not pitched for St Louis since June 1980 and is on the disabled list since early 1981 under rehabilitation provisions with the Triple-A club.
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Billie Jean King fights palimony suit amid denial
Los Angeles AP Billie Jean King calls claims of a former employee Marilyn Barnett untrue and unfounded. Barnett, now paraplegic, seeks a share in a Malibu house and ongoing living arrangements said to date from the early 1970s. King's attorney Dennis Wasser says a countersuit to evict Barnett and sell the home is planned.
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