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...Palmer yesterday pitched the Baltimore Orioles into their third straight World Series with a seven-hitter. With Brooks and Frank Robinson providing home runs, Baltimore defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-3. The victory was Baltimore's 14th...
Doherty claimed he had already gained his share of confidence from the Patriots' win over Oakland last weekend. "That game really gave me a shot in the arm," he said...
...house." Recalls Vida: "We had always had a happy, decent family life, but suddenly there we were with no real means of support. I had to do things that would show my brother and sisters that I could be a leader." He got his chance after Oakland Scout Connie Ryan saw him pitch one night in Mansfield and excitedly reported back to Finley: "He is the best lefthander I have seen in nine years of scouting...
...success spoiling Vida Blue? Not according to his teammates. Though it would be easy enough to resent him (when Finley gave Blue the Cadillac, one pitcher cracked: "If I win four games do you think Charley will give me a Honda?"), Oakland First Baseman Mike Epstein reflects the sentiments of all: "He's got it. He's a nice, likable kid. Nonassuming. It's hard for a kid getting the press like he's getting, but he comes and does his job." Mrs. Sallie Blue agrees. "He's a wonderful boy. He never changes. They make this fuss over...
Bachelor Blue lives with Teammate Tommy Davis in a modest apartment in a middle-class black section of Oakland. Davis, 32, a two-time National League batting champion, screens Vida's telephone calls and advises him on everything from hitters' weaknesses to handling the press. "I try to guide Vida," says Davis, "but I don't have to do that much. He's a 22-year-old who acts like a man of 30. The only thing I don't like about him is that he starts cussing and runs out of the apartment when I play my flute...