Baseball managers eye six team race in 1980s preview
Yankees skipper Bob Lemon says the club has the horses and will let them run, while Red Sox and Brewers leaders project contending seasons. Orioles, Tigers, Indians also forecast strong campaigns, Blue Jays linger outside with a wary eye on the leaders. Players highlighted include Jim Rice and Al Bumbry as key returnees and offensive forces shaping a volatile AL pennant chase.
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Wuinen
Bob Lemon
New York Yankees
Don Zimmer
Boston Red Sox
George Bamberger
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Earl Weaver
Baltimore Orioles
Les Moss
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Jeff Torborg
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Roy Hartsfield
Toronto Blue Jays
Yankees
Fnally
Red Sox
George Steinbrenner
Tommy John
Luis Tiant
Sparky Lyle
Texas
Bronx Zoo
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Lemon
Ron Guidry
Tiant
Bill Lee
Montreal
Bob Stanley
Andy
Bill Campbell
Jim Rice
Aler
Bamberger
Larry Hisle
Ben Oglivie
Gorman Thomas
Sixto Lezcano
Weaver
Orioles
al Bumbry
Power Balance Shifts In AL West On Twins Trades
The American League West may tilt toward California after the Minnesota Twins swapped six Angels players for Rod Carew and Dan Ford. California adds Carew at first base and Ford in the outfield with Tanana Ryan and Barr in support. Royals, Rangers, Mariners, and White Sox round out division with reshaped rosters and managerial plans.
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Kansas City
California
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Angels
Rod Carew
Dan Ford
Royals
Texas Rangers
Minnesota
Chicago
Oakland
Seattle
Carew
Ford
Lyman Bostock
Jim Barr
Jim Fregosi
Bobby Grich
Carney Lansford
Dave Chalk
Rance Mulliniks
Joe Rudi
Rick Miller
Don
Baylor
Brian Downing
Frank Tanana
Nolan Ryan
Don Rase
Chris Knapp
Dave Frost
Barr
Ken Brett
Dyar Miller
Dave LaRoche
Whitey Herzog
Willie Wilson
Wilson
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Frank White
Otis
Pete LaCock
John Wathan
Darrell Porter
Steve Busby
Paul Splittorff
Dennis Leonard
Larry Gura
Rich Gale
al Hrabosky
Ron Jackson
Danny Goodwin
Ken Landreaux
Paul Hartzell
Gene Mauch
Jackson
Goodwin
Rocky Graziano's resilient rise to TV stardom and fame
Immigrant son Rocky Graziano discusses his late-life success and residuals from film and TV. He recalls his rough youth on Manhattan's Lower East Side, early reading struggles, and a career pivot from boxing to entertainment aided by warmth and a non-threatening screen persona.
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Associated Press
Rocky Graziano
Graziano
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Potts Wins Dallas Big D Award for SMU Promos
Winchester native Russ Potts, SMU athletic director since 1978, receives the Big D Award as Dallas area’s top sports figure. His Mustang Mania promotion lifted 1978 attendance by over 25,000 above 1977 levels despite a 4-6-1 season, with national publicity from Sports Illustrated and The New York Times.
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Dallas
Russ Potts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas All Sports Association
SMU
Potts
Mustang
Sports Illustrated
Sporting News
The
New York Times
San Fran
Cisco
Washinton Post
UPI
Handley
University of Maryland
Southern Methodist
Emily Strite
Martinsburg
W.va
Kristi
Katie
Kelly
Winchester
Handley In Vitational Girls Track Meet Opens
Six teams compete in the first Handley Invitational in a mid season field led by Handley James Wood Valley Western Albemarle and Culpeper Turner Ashby Key figures include Pam Rhodes Linda Mallory Rhonda McIntire Angel Nethers Dana Crystal and Lisa Nadeau Teams seek the team title with standout distance races and field events shaping the outcome.
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Handley
James Wood
Western Albemarle
Valley
Culpeper
Turner Ashby
Pam Rhodes
Linda Mallory
Loudoun Valley
Rhonda MclIn
Seria
McIntire
Angel Nethers
Nethers
Stafford
Rusty McDonald
Rhonda
Angel
McDonald
Loudoun County
Leann Buntrock
Dana Crystal
Crystal
Karen Parks
Kelly Keller
Kim May
Leeeee Handley
Rosina Johnson
Johnson
Linda
Mallory
Amy Riopel
Riopel
Western Albemaine
Sallie Samia
Nora Slogan
Mary Petersen
Lisa Nadeau Aee Eee
Petersen
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Ken Si
Gary Roenicke
Larry Harlow
Moss
Rusty Staub
RBI
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Winchester Evening Star
Pat Corrales
Jim Kern
Nelson Norman
Buddy Bell
Cleveland
Toby Harrah
Oscar Gamble
San Diego
Mike Hargrove
Mike Jorgensen
Pat Putnam
Gary Gray
Dan Duren
Hargrove
Bump Wills
Roger Erickson
Geoff Zahn
Mike Marshall
Don Kessinger
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
General Hospital
Claudell Washington
Chet Lemon
Wayne Nordhagen
Thad Bosley
Jorge Orta
Alan Bannister
Pablo Torrealba
Ron Schueler
Kessinger
Sox
Harry Chappas
Torrealba
Francisco Barrios
Ken Kravec
Mike Proly
Jack Kucek
Ross Baumgarten
Rich Wortham
Steve Trout
Eric Soderholm
Orta
Lamar Johnson
Washington
Ralph Garr
Bob Molinaro
Bill Nahorodny
Odell Jones
Floyd Bannister
Mariners
Steve Ruggio
Will Grimsley
Charles Winick
New York University
Rocky
Rocco Barbella
Perece
Star Sports
Marion
William Byrd
Virginia
Bristol
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