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Backyard Baseball League 10-19-1978
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| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, October 17th, 1978: Are Aztecs Trading Abron?
The Aztecs may be close to working out a deal to trade Stephen Abron. That's the latest news from the rumor mill. Abron, the 38-year-old left fielder, has said privately that he will not balk at a trade to another team. |
 | Sunday, October 15th, 1978: Veteran Torres Re-ups in Homer
Homer fans celebrated as word of a signing became reality. John Torres won't be pulling up stakes anytime soon, as he has signed a 2-year extension at a pay rate of $13,500,000 per annum.
Since he is widely seen as an integral part of the club, Homer officials had to keep Torres from jumping ship.
This season Torres is batting .264 with 175 hits and 44 home runs. He has scored 85 times and has 113 RBI.
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 | Friday, October 13th, 1978: Willingham Goes Deep 3 Times
"It seems kinda odd, you know. I mean hitting three home runs in one game should be enough to win a game, right?" lamented the somewhat dejected Eric Willingham today after his club's 10-9 defeat to New Glarus.
"I guess that's why they call it a team sport. Tomorrow I might strike out four times and other guys pick me up and we win. It takes more than one guy to get a win."
The 36-year-old Purcellville left fielder had a fantastic day against New Glarus Brewmasters -- 3 homers, 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 6 RBIs and 3 scored.
There were no complaints from the Brewmasters locker room after the game, however. "That guy really had a game, didn't he? Luckily we were able to pretty much shut down the rest of the team," one of the New Glarus players told the reporters. "We feel good about getting out of here with the win!"
E. Willingham hit a GRAND SLAM off D. Southwick in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off M. Ducker in the 2nd, struck out in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off A. Lee in the 8th.
This year Willingham is hitting .316 with 55 home runs and 142 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .392 clip and scored 121 runs.
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