Spring training opens as 1982 MLB camps begin
Labor peace returns as six teams start camps in Arizona Florida and Louisiana with pitchers and catchers reporting. Exhibition games begin March 6. Off season moves include Torre to Atlanta and Bobby Cox to Toronto, while Dick Williams takes Montreal’s old post in San Diego. Corrales leads Philadelphia as Dallas Green departs Cubs ownership.
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Chicago Cubs
Mesa
Ariz
Milwaukee Brewers
Sun City
Kansas City Royals
Fort Myers
Fla
Montreal Expos
West Palm Beach
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
New York Mets
St. Petersburg
Joe Torre
Mets
Atlanta
New York
George Bamberger
Torre
Bobby Cox
Toronto
Dick Williams
Montreal
San Diego Padres
Pat Corrales
Texas
Philadelphia
Dallas Green
Green
Phillies
Baseball teams head south in 1980 reorganize managers
Baseball heads into 1980 with six midseason hires starting their first full year, including Dick Howser in Kansas City and Rene Lachemann in Seattle. Lee Elia moves to manage the Cubs while Cincinnati reshapes its outfield with Cesar Cedeno from Houston and George Foster to the Mets. Trades send Ray Knight to Houston, Ozzie Smith to St Louis, Garry Templeton to San Diego, and multi‑team moves affect the Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, and Cubs as free agents like Reggie Jackson change teams.
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Dick Howser
Kansas City
Rene Lachemann
Seattle
Jim Fanning
Montreal
Billy Gardner
Minnesota
Gene Mauch
California
Bob Lemon
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Cesar Cedeno
Houston
Reds
New York
George Foster
Mets
Ken Griffey
Dave Collins
Yankees
Islanders end win streak as Gretzky ties record
The Islanders lose 4-3 to the Penguins ending a 15 game NHL regular season winning streak. Wayne Gretzky scores his 76th goal tying Phil Esposito's single season record as Edmonton defeats Detroit 7-3. Esposito and Gretzky comment on the record and its future.
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New York Islanders
Wayne Gretzky
New York
al Arbour
Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit
UPI
Phil Esposito
Watson Wins Los Angeles Open In Sudden Death playoff
Tom Watson ended an eight month win drought by defeating Johnny Miller in a sudden death playoff at the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open. Watson sank a 30 foot birdie putt to clinch the $54,000 first prize, Miller earning $32,400 for second.
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Watson
Players Association
Johnny Miller
Miller
Riviera Country Club
Miami
Fla
Ben Hogan
Riviera
Rancho Park
Los Angeles City
Tom Wieskopf
Weiskopf
Bill Rogers
Lennie Clements
Tom Watson
Masters invites top 74 to compete in 46th Masters
Augusta Ga AP Defending champion Tom Watson five time winner Jack Nicklaus and Nathaniel Crosby son of Bing Crosby head a list of 74 US players invited to the Masters April 8 11 The group includes 65 professionals and nine amateurs with foreign players to be announced later Eleven players receive their first Masters invitation Nathaniel Crosby is among them Watson won last year by two strokes over Nicklaus and Miller both expected to return
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Augusta
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Bing Crosby
Hord W. Hardin
U.S
Nathaniel Crosby
Watson
Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
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Lee Elia
Cubs
Ray Knight
St Loui
San Diego
Ozzie Smith
Cardinals
Garry Templeton
Padres
Larry Bowa
Ivan DeJesus
Philles
Chicago White Sox
Steve Kemp
Tigers
Chet Lemon
Collins
Reggie Jackson
California Angels
Ron Guidry
Jerry Remy
Boston Red Sox
Chris Speier
John Denny
Cleveland
Gretzky
NHL
John Ziegler
Esposito
Wonder
Paul Woods
Bobby Orr
Orr
Pittsburgh
Mike Bullard
Colorado Rockies
Boston Bruins
Penguins
New York Rangers
Chicago
Quebec
Washington
Winnipeg
Buffalo
Colorado
Boston
Bobby Hull
Gilbert Perreault
Mike Bossy
Guy Lafleur
Phil
Los Angeles
Muller
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