Word: baseman
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...Chicago Cubs signed free-agent pitchers Ferguson Jenkins and Bill Campbell and traded pitcher Mike Krukow to Philadelphia for pitchers Dickie Noles and Dan Larson and catcher Keith Moreland. In other baseball news, Brewers third baseman and designated hitter Sal Bando officially announced his retirement, the Red Sox extended manager Ralph Houk's contract until 1984, and George Steinbrenner has signed manager Bob Lemon to "a lifetime contract in the organization" that includes managing the Yankees...
...Francisco Giants traded pitcher Ed Whitson to the Cleveland Indians for second baseman Duane Kuiper...
...upstaged those marvelous Oakland A's of the early '70s had a Series been so taken over by a proprietor without propriety. With Jackson out (strained calf muscle) and New York winning, the first two games in Yankee Stadium were artistic occasions for appreciating the resident third baseman, Graig Nettles. Before Game 3 in Los Angeles, however, Nettles' left thumb began swelling from a slight fracture, and he sat out the next three games. Other small earthquakes awaited the Yankees in L.A., including real ones. "What were you doing during the earthquakes?" Steinbrenner was asked...
This time, the Dodgers were undaunted by scare stories of New York City or Yankee Stadium, where they had lost six straight games over three World Series. Comebacks against Houston, Montreal and now New York convinced them that they were "destined," as First Baseman Steve Garvey, who batted .417, kept saying. Garvey is the son of the Florida bus driver who hauled the "Boy of Summer," the old Brooklyn Dodgers, around spring camps When Garvey peeled off his Los Angeles uniform top, the undershirt said BROOKLYN DODGERS...
Angels' second-baseman Bobby Grich signed a four-year contract over the weekend, thus removing his name from this week's re-entry draft. Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, Jerry Remy, Joe Rudi, Bill Campbell. Frank Tanana, Jeff Burroughs and others are still eligible for free-agency...