BASEBALL DAILY REPORT
Dave Winfield was voted winner of the first Branch Rickey Award for service to the community. Each of baseball’s 26 clubs nominated a player, manager or executive for the award, sponsored by Rotary International. Award chairman Jim Wilkins cited Toronto’s Winfield for “his high ethical standards and unselfish contributions.”
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Gaston, on the way Winfield presides over a kangaroo court that levels fines against Blue Jay players and coaches: “When I’m not in the clubhouse, he carries a big stick. But he’s just a judge. I’m the Supreme Court.”
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Some guys go their entire careers without playing in a league championship series. Oakland pitcher Bob Welch, 35, scheduled starter for Game 4, is in his eighth.
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