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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1979
AL blamed for ordeal
Rangers lose Gamble
United Press International
NEW YORK — The New York
Yankees Wednesday announced the
completion of the trade that sent
Mickey Rivers to Texas for Oscar
Gamble and the Rangers blamed
the American League office for the
confusion over the original deal.
In addition to Gamble, the Yan
kees will receive minor-league third
baseman Amos Lewis and two.
players to be named later. The Ran
gers will receive three players to be
named later along with Rivers.
The announcement capped 20
hours of speculation over the trade.
The original deal made Monday sent
Rivers to the Rangers for three
minor leaguers and a player to be
named later.
But the commissioner’s office ob
jected to “certain provisions of the
deal. ”
The initial transaction called for
two of the minor-leaguers — out
fielders Gary Gray, Mike Hart — to
be delivered to the Yankees at the
end of the season. According to
league policy, however, once
players are named, they must go di
rectly to the new club.
In addition, Gray, Hart and in
fielder Domingo Ramos, the third
player involved, had not cleared
waivers. Also, the acquisition of the
players would have put the Yankees
over the 40-man limit.
The reworked trade was approved
by the commissioner’s office, free
ing Gamble to rejoin the club he
helped win a pennant in 1976.
“I can confirm that our office con
curs,” said Bob Wirz, a spokesman
for the commissioner. “It’s been ap
proved. All players to be named
later are minor-league players.”
But Eddie Robinson, the execu
tive vice president of the Rangers,
was upset over the way the matter
was handled.
“The long wait is over,” Robinson
said. “I wish the deal had gone the
way it was originally proposed. We
felt we were on firm ground making
the deal and announcing it. Had we
not been given the O.K. by the
American League office, we would
not have announced it.”
Robinson said Cedric Tallis, the
Yankees’ general manager, reached
the American League office and re
ceived permission to announce the
deal.
“I know who was talked to but I
feel nothing more needs to be said,”
said Robinson. “I’m not going to
name names.”
When asked if he blamed the AL
office for messing up the deal,
Robinson said, “Yes.”
Tallis would not confirm if he
spoke with anyone from the AL of
fice but said he had no criticism of
the anyone’s role in the matter.
“We re very happy with it,” said
Tallis. ‘‘We’ve improved our
ballclub power wise and we have
the long range in mind. It will im
prove our pipeline.
“Unfortunately we didn’t know at
the time but Texas didn’t have
waivers on the players. I have no
complaint whatsoever. Everything
is completed. We re happy witb
final deal. There is no inclination on
my part to criticize anyone.
Gamble, currently on the second
year of a six-year, $2.85 million con
tract, was hitting .335 in 64 games
with Texas with eight homers and 32
RBI. Gamble, 29, has played on
seven major-league teams, his
longest stint being 1973-75 with the
Cleveland Indians. He joined the
Yankees in 1976 in a deal that sent
pitcher Pat Dobson to the Indians.
Gamble’s best year was 1977 when
he batted .294 with 31 homers and
83 RBI. He then signed with San
Diego, spent a disappointing year
there, and was traded to the Ran
gers.
Ironically, the deal deprived Riv
ers a chance to resume his friend
ship with Gamble. While in New
York, Gamble often helped the bril
liant but moody Rivers get over his
down moods.
In a separate transaction, the
Rangers are transferring the option
of shortstop Domingo Ramos from
Syracuse to the Yankees’ Triple A
farm club at Columbus. Lewis will
be assigned from the Rangers’
Asheville club in the Western
Carolinas League to the Yankees’
Fort Lauderdale club in the Florida
State League.
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Oilers battle Cards tonight
United Press International
HOUSTON — A football game
tonight between the St. Louis Car
dinals and Houston Oilers is sold
out, due largely to performances of
the teams last season and probably
not to the quality of competition ex
pected in the preseason opener for
both teams.
Rookies and free agents, compos
ing a large portion of the 78-player
Oilers roster and a similarly large
Cardinals contingent, will be vying
for a handful of jobs on the two
teams. A program will be a neces
sity.
Cardinals’ coach Bud Wilkinson
said he would play quarterback Jim
Hart one quarter. Oilers quarter
back Dan Pastorini will not make an
appearance, said Bum Phillips.
Before the game, a minute of si
lence will be observed for former
Cardinals tight end J.V. Cain, who
collapsed and died July 22. Cain, a
former star at a Houston high
school, would have been playing his
first pro game in his hometown.
There was some suspense at
tached to the game as Wilkinson re
fused to say which one of his kic
kers, Steve Little or Mike Wood,
would play. Wilkinson planned to
use the two kickers in alternating
exhibition games.
“Bud prefers to keep one kicker,”
Cardinals vice president of adminis
tration Bing Devine said. “The
competition is still in the balance.”
Of utmost importance to Oilers
head coach Bum Phillips was finding
out which of his rookie defensive
lineman, Jesse Baker or Mike Sten-
srud, could step up into Jimmy
Young’s defensive end position and
start. Young has not recovered from
knee surgery.
has been bothered with recurring
headaches.
At quarterback, Phillips will look
at Gifford Nielsen, Guido Merkins
and Tommy Duniven.
Both teams would like to maintain
some momentum achieved in the
later part of last season. The Oilers
advanced to within one game of the
Super Bowl while St. Louis won six
of its final eight games.
“We want to win because you
don’t want your players to get in the
habit of losing, Phillips said. “But
we want to look at a lot of players,
too.”
The large number of injuries suf
fered by the Oilers may cause more
new names to be played. Phillips
has said wide receivers Billy
Johnson, Eddie Foster and Rich
Caster will not play. Neither will of
fensive tackle Greg Sampson, who
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