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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 30, 1976:
In a Southern Association game in Memphis, the Chick's Art Gardner hits a 3rd inning shot off the CF wall and, while Syracuse OF Rick Bladt searches for the ball, Gardner circles the bases for an inside-the-park home run. When Bladt can't find the ball, the umpires rule the hit is only a double.
»January 20, 1977: The Yankees obtain outfielder Paul Blair from Baltimore for outfielders Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt. Blair will prove a fine defensive addition to the Yankees.