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Mike Bruhert twirled a four-hit shutout for the New York Mets as they sacked the front-running Phillies, 2-0, in Philadelphia. The loss engineered by the bat of ex-Yankee Elliott Maddox, cut the Phillies' National League East lead to a tenuous two games as the surging Pirates commandeered a 5-3 win over the Montreal Expos...
Those errors, too common of late, marred an otherwise solid day from the Sox, both at bat and in the field. Dennis Eckersley and Stanley combined for a strong pitching performance, and the seven Sox runs halted a pitiful silence from the Boston bats...
...always, fortunately, the Crimson, defensive backfield is a strength. Back Steve Potysman and adjuster Tom "Bat" Masters on will more than hold their own, while Fred Cordova, Al Ippolito and sophomore Mike Jacobs should fill up the rest of the four slots competently...
...white-collar workers generally, tend to identify with management, or at least to believe they have more in common with their bosses than with the stereotyped hardhat. Says Fred Kroll, president of the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks: "We have to get rid of the old baseball bat, T shirt, tattooed image...
...twelve games, against nine losses, mixing up curves and fastballs that leave batters fuming. First Baseman Steve Garvey, ramrod straight in the batter's box, the Jock Armstrong of baseball, has had that regular Garvey year: M.V.P. in the All-Star game, hitting .289, with 84 runs batted in. Rightfielder Reggie Smith, who has been alternately brooding or brilliant in the past for Boston and St. Louis, is now a happily artful Dodger. He has a tremendous arm, a pulverizing bat and looks like the best rightfielder in the league. Hot Reggie has been at least one reason...