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04/08/1979
Minnesota, Los Angeles and New York all have their home opener.
NE 3B Bobby Etheridge is suffering from migraines, his status is questionable the next couple days.
HOU 3-8-2
PIT 21-20-2
This is what happens when that Spirit offense is rolling! Bob Hazle hits 2 HR, 6 RBI. PIT gets 9 walks too. John Ericks’ good start for PIT is lost in all the runs. Every one HOU put into the game was just raked over the coals. Again, the 21 runs get a mention in the news in non-CL markets.
PHI 6-7-1
CLE 2-9-0
CIN 3-6-3 10 inn
NY 2-9-4
Disappointed with the 34,000 empty seats, more disappointed with the sloppy play of my team. Jeff Schwarz’s walk and error set up the winning rally in the 10th. Chances to score, but couldn’t get the big hit. Kite Thomas has his second 3 strike out game in the last week. Kids’ Dave Pope hits two HR; Erv Dusak throws a great game (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K)
MEM 2-5-1
TB 1-8-0
At least they kept it close. MEM’s pitching looks a lot better against a weak TB club.
TUL 5-10-0
MIN 2-10-0
TUL shows they can win on the road too. Adrian Garrett goes 4 for 4 with 2 RBI from the lead off position. Walt Lanfranconi goes 6 solid for TUL; the bullpen shuts the door, with three relievers going 3 scoreless. 14,000 show up, 6,000 short of a sellout.
DET 3-6-1
CAL 2-8-0
Joe Lis hits two at cozy Wrigley Field giving Bob Greenwood his first win of the year. Huck Flener throws well in a loss.
FL 10-13-3 12 inn
ATL 7-10-1
In what the NAL hopes will become part of a “Southern Rivalry”, a wild wild game. ATL ties it at 4 in the bottom of the 9th, retie it by scoring 2 in the 11th, before surrendering 4 to lose. Howie Koplitz walks 7 for the Chiefs, but it’s John Kiely getting the loss in relief. Chris Howard blows the save, but gets the win. Matt Turner the save.
NE 2-12-3
LA 3-7-1
LA draws a decent crowd of 25,000 but that means 68,000 empty seats at the LA Memorial Coliseum. They don’t disappoint, though Johnny Rutherford and Dwight Bernard take a bend-don’t-break attitude today.
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