Greed tops baseball talk as salaries outrun on-field feats
The piece notes greed as the main topic in baseball, with fans and players fixated on salaries rather than batting or home runs. It cites Roy Blount Jr in Sport Magazine recalling 1919 White Sox, Fortune Magazine payrolls comparing Reds and Exxon, and the Chicago Tribune’s Millionaire Club tracking the top paid players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Blount Jr
Sport Magazine
Chicago White Sox
Blount
Fortune Magazine
Cincinnati Reds
Tom Seaver
Exxon
Salary Smackdown and Seaver Trade Quarrel Spur Debate
A column rails at salary stats showing players’ yearly earnings and contract lengths. It questions baseball economics and jokes about awards like Highest Salary and Most Advertisements Done while noting Charlie Finley’s clash with Commissioner Kuhn over Seaver and past trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaver
Charlie Finley
Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Baseball
Oakland A
Kuhn
Reds
Vida Blue
New York Yankees
Charlie
New York
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
Boston
Meadows Racing Results and Meadows Park Pace Notes
Late Friday and Saturday Meadows racing results list multiple $1 500 and $1 400 pacing races on June 1 1977 with times from 2 05 to 1 58 3 and payouts including a $34 00 Daily Double and 937 00 Trifecta. Notable horses include Gold Gil Bar Royal George N Early Retirement Symphony Vic General Gyrone Ambro Swift and Knight Dandy with drivers such as R Ferrari W Lambertus and G Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galt Hanover
Lambertus
Kellyfuck Canooy
X. Morgan
Plum Rumere O. Snyder
Saint Clair Gi
Hastings
Plums
Alexander Hanover
Padraic Pearse
Mountain Laureate Assoc
the Meadows
R. Ferrari
Duchess
H. Hyskema
R. Morgan
Littleworth
Mite Make It
Lories Thorpe
Gene B. Byrd
Royal George N
Symphony Vic
L. Keith
Wildwood Earl
Wm. Lambertus
Jicarilla Byrd
T. Sells
Saint Clair
Beau Don
G. Parker
Iron City
An K. Gillock
Nairobi
Silent Way
Solicitor Drain
Perfecta
Ambro Swift
Keystone Hank
W. Dunn
Rober Lobel
R. Stillings
Baron Frost
Knight Dandy
D. Ross Antares Vic
Rice
Reenie
Orioles Rally Past Blue Jays Behind Singleton Double
Ken Singleton delivered a two run two out eighth inning double to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-2 win over Toronto as Jim Palmer earned his first victory since May 28. Palmer improved to 8-6 after snapping a winless streak.
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Toronto
UPI
Ken Singleton
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Jim Palmer
Palmer
Tippy Martinez
Wesman Little League Bracken Hurls No Hitters in 9-5 Win
Scott Bracken of the Lions Club threw a no hitter to beat Blackshear 9-5. Westover Bank defeated Guido’s 9-5 as Mark Williams gained five hits including a double and a homer. Bracken struck out nine with Walls driving in runs. After nine games Fire Department leads, followed by Westover Bank and Guido’s in a tight standings race.
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Scott Bracken
Lions Club
Blackshear
Wesman
Westover Bank
Guido
Mark Williams
Dino Stutler
Westover
Bracken
Walls
Fire Department
Mark Williamson
Mike Gatian
Tony Sekulahr
Dino Stuller
Williamson
Christodovia
U — White
Chepko
Lions
Abrh
Neville
Goodwin
N. Murphy
Vincent
Malone
Smith
Galindez retains WBA light heavyweight title in fight with Kates
Argentina's Victor Galindez defeated challenger Richie Kates of New Jersey by unanimous decision to defend the WBA light heavyweight crown. Scores were 146-139 and 151-144, 148-140 as Galindez, who was overweight at weigh in, withstood early pressure and finished strong, knocking out Kates 15 seconds before the final bell.
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Rome
Kates
Waldemar Schmidt
Puerto Rico
Galindez
Johannesburg
South Africa
Rankin grabs LPGA Classic 2nd-round lead at Harbor Trees
Judy Rankin overcame winds humidity and nausea to post a par 72 and 140 total for 36 holes in Noblesville Indiana. Sally Little and Donna Caponi Young shared Friday’s top spots with 141 as Kathy Farrer fired 69 the day’s low.
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Noblesville, Ind
UPI
Judy Rankin
Harbor Trees
Sally Little
Donna Caponi Young
Little
Sandra Spuzich
Young
Laura Baugh
Kathy Farrer
Jane Blalock
Rankin
League leaders and pitching stats recap
American League and National League leaders are listed by category. Notable names include Hisle Remy and Tanana leading batting runs, Reuschel Seaver and Rogers among top pitchers, and key figures like Yastrzemski Zisk and Morgan among the season leaders in stolen bases and wins.
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Hisle
Minn
Rudi
Cal
Yastrzemski
Bos
Munson
Zisk
Chi
Taverns
Pitt
Morgan
Cin
Cabell
Cedeno
Holl
Royster
Remy
Patek
Norris
Clev
Bonds
LeFlore
Del
Rivers
R_Reuschel
Rhoden
Billingham
Seaver
Andujar
Carlton
Phil
Forsch
St.l
Rogers
Mtl
Barr
Burris
Tanana
R.may
Balt
Ryan
T.johnson
Castro
Mil
Garvin
Tor
Stone
Eckersley
Cleo
Figueroa
Palmer
Bart
Torrez
Colborn
Augustine
Candelaria
Fingers
R.reuschel
Hough
Blyleven
Tex
Tidrow
Guidry
Niekro
Atl
Koosman
Trillo
Parker Pitt
Mumphry
Bonnell
Luzinski
Stennett
Simmons St.l
Scott
Templeton
Morales
Pet Carew
Fisk
Washington
Singleton
Bostock
Poquette
Fairly
Baez
Sea
Burleson
Burroughs
Foster Ci
Smith
Schmidt
Rice
Gross
Oak
Foster
Garvey
Cey LA
Winfield
Fraley Leads First Round in Presidents Cup with 63
Fraley shot a 63 at Pines Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Presidents Cup golf tournament. He holds a one-stroke edge over Charles Heyl who shot 64, with Jay Kuhn and R Mullins at 65. Defending champ Charles Chico opened at 78 and second-round starts set for today from 9 to 10:10 a.m.
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Rayburn Fraley
the Pines Country Club
Charles Chico
Lloyd Handley
A.m
F. Cecchinelli
J. Sears
R. Greco
P. Mathais
C. Chico
B. O'Neil
Tom Guidi
Dr. Maust
A. Morgan
C. Hockenberry
J. Rider
L. Handley
F. Burchinal
Jack Forbes
B Phillips
A. C. Gwynne
Jackie Lavery
B. Gwynne
T Nailor
B. Oram-Smith
D. Goodwin
B. Rogers
C. Horton
G. Ludwig
Dr. J. Fuller
Jack Lavery
B Clarke
S. Rozance
R. Kerr
J. Dempsey
G. Petitte
J. Jenkins
C. B. Todd
C. Feathers
D. Pike
R. Mullins
Acie — J. Kuhn
C. Hey
R. Fraley
J. Hines Jr
J. Harrison
Lee Goodwin
C. Smith
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Reggie Jackson
Gary Matthews
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W.va
John LaRose
Bo Diaz
Pawtucket
Charlies
Red Sox
Marilla
Todd Kelly
Lewis
Little League
Mae
Construction Contractors, Inc
RAPCO
Onongalia
Marion
Preston
Taylor
United Press International
Pan
Fraley
Professional Guidance Exchange Membership
Worm Growers Exchange
Smyrna
Tennessee
Cobra
T.I. Enterprises
FCC
T. J. Enterprises
Dad
Obra
Ve Hau
Brownsville
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