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X HitSHRs NFL exhibition White Sox belt Browns nudge Orioles. 6-4 Bears BALTIMORE (AP)-Wayne Nor- LaGrow, who entered the season with a dhagen, a slugger (Tom the appropriately lifetime 16-41 record, is clearly the bullpen AP Sports Writer named Minnesota town of Thief River ace. He has a 6-2 record to go with his 20 Sometimes there's nothing more ex- Falls, has joined Chicago's South Side Hit saves. citing in a pro football game than the Men. "This is the first time I've been used in action in "the pit," where behemoths The blond belter drove in four runs with short relief for a whole season," said collide on every play. And when two his first two major league homers Thur- LaGrow. "I didn't think I'd like it. but I behemoths going at each other are trying sday night, and led the White Sox to a 6-4 was ready to try anything because I had a to win jobs, it makes the collisions even victory over the Baltimore Orioles. very mediocre career until now." more fearsome. The come-from-behind decision kept "Until this year." he confessed, "ny Which is why, when you're not watching Chicago three games behind first place only claim to fame'was when Bert Cam- Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese or the rest of Kansas City in the American League West, paneris threw his bat at me during the 1972 the more obvious players on Minnesota and dropped the Orioles the same distance playoffs." and Miami in tonight's National Football behind New York in the Eastern Division. Elsewhere in the American League, League game on ABC, you might glance in In a move to shake up the White Sox. who Boston broke a seven-game losing streak the trenches. Vikings defensive tackle Joe have run into hard times of late, Manager with a 9-6 victory over Texas, New York Jackson and Dolphins offensive tackle Bob Lemon started Don Kessinger at defeated Minnesota 6-4 and Kansas City Wally Pesuit will be raising some dust. second base and moved .Nordhagen into ran its winning skein to nine with a 9-6 The long weekend of exhibitions moves right field, with Richie Zisk shifting to left. triumph over Milwaukee. into high gear Saturday night with "We've been dormant, so I decided to Red Sox 9, Rangers 6 Baltimore at Dallas, Los Angeles at change things around"a little bit," Lemon The Red Sox rallied for six runs in the Kansas City, Cincinnati at St. Louis, San said. "When the same things happen day seventh inning to overtake Texas and Diego at Oakland, Detroit at Seattle, after day. it might as well be with different remain two games behind New York in the Washington at Green Bay, the New York faces. AL East. Butch Hobson's 25th homer of the Jets at New Orleans and Tampa Bay vs. ".Nordhagen did a good job before season, a three-run shot in the seventh, Atlanta at Orlando, Fla. On Sunday it's against left-handers when Zisk was out and George Scott's run-scoring single and Pittsburgh at New England and Denver at with an injury, so I put him in there." 30th home run were the key hits for Boston. Philadelphia, then the weekend ends Nordhagen, who toiled in the minors for Yankees 6, Twins 4 UPI Wwe eight years before Chicago acquired him Monday night with Buffalo at the New New York continued its hot streak, TAGGED OUT at home plate by Texas catcher Jim Sundberg a double by Rick Burleson. Boston won game, 9-6. Making midway through last season, was ready for York Giants and San Francisco at winning its llth game in the last 12 as is Boston's CaHfon Fisk. Fisk tried fo score from first base on the cal is plate umpire Dick Garcia. Houston. one of his rare starts. Reggie Jackson singled home the winning The 29-year-old right-handed batter Thursday night, Cleveland beat Chicago run and Chris Chambliss doubled home an 14-7 as Brian Sipe easily outdueled former cracked a three-run homer off lefty Rudy insurance tally in the eighth inning. May to tie the score 4-4 in the sixth, and hit Weaver adds teammate Mike Phipps. Sipe had two short Mickes Rivers also singled in a pair of runs TD passes in the first half and completed a solo shot off right-hander Dennis Mar- and had three hits in the contest, raising tinez, 11-7. in the eighth. 14 of 27 pass attempts while Phipps was his batting average to .334. sacked five times and hit only three of 13 The first homer came on an 0-2 delivery- New York relief ace Sparky Lyle. 9-4. got new act to after Lamar Johnson had singled off passes. the victory while Minnesota bullpen star Jackson, trying to make a name for May's glove and Chet Lemon was struck Tom Johnson. 13-6, was the loser. by a pitch with two outs himself as a member of Minnesota's Royals 9, Brewers 6 7th ejection vaunted Purple Gang, has been wowing But since the line drive barely reached Kansas City's surge continued thanks to the left field seats, just inside the foul pole " BALTIMORE (AP'-.Manager Earl Bud Grant. The glacial head coach, John Wathan's first major-league homer. usually tight with the compliment, has had at the 309-foot mark. Nordhagen didn't get a three-run shot in a six-run third inning. Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles kept his o enjoy watching his first circuit clout in streak intact by being ejected from a few nice things to say about the New The nine straight triumphs set a club Mexico State alumnus, a one-time New the majors—which came on his 118th time record. Thursday night's game with the Chicago White Sox. York Jet picked up on waivers from at bat. Paul Splittorff. 11-6, got the victory while "I thought it might go foul or hit the wall, Plate umpire Larry McCoy tossed Washington. Jerry Augustine, 11-15, absorbed the "This is a game where you have to take so I was running." he said. "When I defeat. Weaver out in the seventh inning,' marking rounded first, I saw no one had the ball in the seventh time this season the Oriole advantage of opportunities and Joe has play, so I figured it must have made it." CHICAGO BALTIMORE skipper has departed early. It was the two away done well whenever he's had a chance to The second homer went deep into the . abrhbi . .ibrbbi second consecutive ejection for Weaver, play,"Grant said. bleachers, and Nordhagen also sent center Kssngr 2b 5 0 0 0 Bum by cf 4 1 3 1 and his third in eight games. On the other side of the scrimmage line Bamstr ss 4 0 00 Dauer 2b 5 1 3 1 will be Pesuit, Dallas' fifth-round draftee fielder Al Bumbry to the warning track in Zisk If 0 1 1 0 Smgltn rf 4 0 I 1 Don Denkinger bounced Weaver from center for his fly ball in the second. LJhnsr. dh 5 1 2 1 LMay Ib 5 0 2 I Wednesday night's game for disputing out of the University of Kentucky and now Eric Soderholm also cracked his 20th Sdrhlm 3b 4 1 2 1 Murrav dh 4 0 1 0 strike calls, and McCoy gave him the trying to hook on with the Dolphins as a Lemon cf 2 1 1 0 Mora If 4 0 0 0 thumb for refusing to either leave the of theft mark free agent. He's replacing Wayne Moore, homer for the White Sox, who have Xrdhen rf 4 2 24 DeCncs 3b 4 1 overcome pitching and defensive 0 0 mound or make a pitching change. sidelined for at least a couple of games Spencer Ib 4010 Belngr ss 3 1 1 0 AP Sports Writer scattered eight hits through six innings, with a bruised tricep. weaknesses with a team .281 batting Owning c 4 0 1 0 Muser ph 1 0 1 0 Weaver also had been out on the field in Gary Alexander almost went into the KGrcia ss 0 0 0 0 the third inning, disputing a call by umpire drove in the winning run with a seventh- "I know I'm under a pressure situation," average and 162 homers. trivia book with Al Downing. Ralph inning single as the Giants downed the Except for Kessinger. who doubled his at Skaggs c 3 1 2 0 Durwood Merrill on a force play at second. said Pesuit. "I still consider myself a Crtwlv ph 1 0 0 0 Branca and Tracy Stallard. Cardinals, 4-2. rookie. How I perform in this game is bats while going O-for-5 Thursday, Nord- Rudlpfa c ..0 0 0 0 In the fifth, Chicago Manager Bob Lemon Alexander, the San Francisco catcher, Tool argued when Baltimore's Dave Skaggs In other NL games Thursday, Pitt- going to make a big impression on the hagen was the only other player on the 376 106 Total .... 38.4.15.4 was behind the plate Thursday night when sburgh edged Los Angeles 2-1, Atlanta current roster without a homer. His was called safe at first by Hank S6ear. Lou Brock stole his 25th and 26th bases of coaches. I'm still new and learning." teammates didn't let him forget it.