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ftcf:tIt1 Ih6i aj)P1YUMA, Ariz. (API —Dick Stuart and A1 Ferrara, two of baseball's zaniest players, were j “ chatting by the batting cage before Friday's exhibition game between the California Angels and San Diego Padres.Stuart, 36, is with the Angels as a free agent. Ferrara, 29, came to the Padres in the expansion draft Jast winter. They are former teammates with the Los Angeles Dodgers.“I hear, said Stuart, that we’re the wild card pinch hitters today.Yes, said Ferrara, it's a case of jokers wild. £The Padres h eld the aces, winning the /game 11-5, but Stuart, who has been impressive during daily batting practices, strengthened his bid for a contract.Employed as the designated pinch hitter ior the pitcher, Stuart came to bat five times and doubled, singled, walked twice and struck out.I like the new rule. I hope it’s adopted, Stuart said, referring to the pinch hitting rule being tested in spring games that permits a designated player to bat for any player in the £ line-up.f Stuart is trying to make a comeback of sorts. He played the last two season in Japan, where he had 49 home runs and 119 runs batted in.aafia6aghnha3lt;3♦1II won the triple crown, he said. I had the most errors, the most strikeouts and the most j quotes.Ferrara, obtained by San Diego from the Dodgers, is trying to make a comeback of sorts,also. I*The rugged outfielder was in- j jured early last year and sat out I the season.Ferrara also proved effective in the wild card slot. He pinch hit for the pitcher in San Diego’s sixth batting slot and had three singled in four trips.« • ♦ * - Ml • S V
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Mt Vernon Register News
Mt Vernon, Illinois, US
Tue, Mar 11, 1969
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