Earl Williams

•Earl Williams, Oakland A's right-handed slugger, reminded that his homer off Yankee Reliever Sparky Lyle was his first of eight homers this year off a lefthander: "I'm an equal opportunity hitter."

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SILVER LININGSir:Frank Deford's article (More Dark Clouds Over Montreal, July 19) underscores your high standard of journalism. If the parties involved in the Olympic disputes could, or would, view the issues as...

For the record, the count on Atlanta's Earl Craig Williams Jr. was 2 and 2, one out, nobody on, bottom of the seventh, Atlanta leading Pittsburgh 4-1 at County Stadium as Jim Rooker looked in for the sign. On the...

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