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First the good news for American League pitchers: Jim Rice does not try to hit home runs. Now for the bad news: he hits home runs anyway, often enough so far to titillate the statistics keepers. The Boston Red Sox's splendid young designated hitter and leftfielder has hit 18 home runs through the end of May and is ahead of both Babe Ruth's and Roger Maris' early-season pace. It was enough to earn him the American League's Player of the Month award. To add consistency to insult, Rice's .343 batting average would satisfy Pete Rose...
Bill Campbell took the loss for the Sox, lowering his record to 2-4, Jesse Jefferson, now 3-5, went the distance for Toronto, picking up the win on a seven-hitter...
Butch Hobson provided the only run for the Sox with a long shot over the centerfield fence in the fifth, his eighth homer of the year. John Mayberry tied it in the sixth with a sacrifice fly that scored Bob Bailor...
Toronto 2, Red Sox 1 (12 innings...
...American League owners association has approved the sale of the Red Sox for $20.5 million...