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Hatcher is a third baseman-outfielder in the Dodger organization. He split the year between Los Angeles and the club's AAA affiliate in Albuquerque, where he knocked home 32 runs in 34 games while swatting .343. His fielding at third base isn't spectacular, but it's solid. His hustle and timely hitting are spectacular...
...question mark concerning Hatcher, however, is his shoulder. He sat out half a dozen games in Albuquerque because of an ailment variously diagnosed as a pulled muscle, torn ligaments and that most dreaded of all ballplayer ailments, a torn rotator cuff. The results of a midsummer examination by the Dodger team physician have not been publicized, but Hatcher did play 40 games in L.A. after his promotion, which may indicate it has healed...
According to an official in the Dodger organization, those are all the names being thrown around at this time. If however, the Dodgers refuse to surrender Hatcher, two things could happen...
...Astros took advantage of two Dodger errors in the first to jump out to a 2-0 lead, and Art Howe launched a two run homer in the third to up the margin to four...
...marriage made in heaven, or at least in the misty regions high over Dodger Stadium and the Hollywood TV studios. Husband Steve Garvey, 31, was the All-Star first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a player noted for his clean-living dedication to baseball and his zealous devotion to good causes. Wife Cyndy, 30, was the sleek co-host of the highly rated AM Los Angeles TV show...