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IIIIIIIIIMIIIitltltmiHIHIllllltlllllHI I llimtli THE SUWIER (MAE i BRING a group. Organisations, clubs, charters, etc.) write for a Phillies Brochure (includes schedule and order blank) to Phillies. Box 7575. Pa. 19101 CALL 463-5000 for Group and Sales Office.

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IBHaBBBBBHHBBHBBS9DBBI 1980 Ticket Order Form Rangers are deep, maybe too deep, in quest of West Special to the NewTJournaV The Texas Rangers are a team deep and talented, loaded with productive bats and a bullpen that makes most teams envious. They are also a team with suspect fielding in several areas and iffy starting pitching. That condition prevailed last year, too. And despite another winter of trades and tirades, it is unchanged. The AL.

West is still a division for the taking, but it is questionable whether the Rangers are improved enough to take it. Another possible impediment to improving upon last year's third-place finish, five games back at 83-79, can also be seen as a potential plus. The team has too many name players who might end up as caddies for young thumpers. The outfield, particularly, will be a problem. Start with Mickey Rivers in center, a superior talent who antagonized management in Anaheim and Yankee Stadium with an allegedly inferior attitude.

Rivers hit .300 in 58 games as a Ranger last year. His speed, or at least his desire to steal, has diminished. After five straight years with 20 or more steals, he slipped to 10. But what can Manager Pat Corrales, a former Phillies catcher, do with everyone else? He must find a place for Al Oliver survivor of another winter of trade rumors. Then there are left-handed John Grubb, who hit .273 as a platoon player, and Billy Sample a 25-year-old right-handed hitter with immense potential and a need to play every day.

And there's Richie Zisk. The powerful righty slumped to 18 homers and a .262 average last year. If he returns to form, he'll probably be the D.H. And whither goest speedy Jim Norris acquired from Cleveland? It appears that the overload won't be burdened further by the re-addition of Jeff Burroughs from Atlanta. Owner Brad Corbett's five-man deal with the Braves included Burroughs, who balked.

The deal, to the relief of Grubb, Sample et went through without the reluctant slugger. Pepe Frias did make it in from Ted Turner-land in the transaction, along with reliever Adrian Devine, for Doyle Alexander and Larvell Blanks. Shortstop Frias will not start, unless Nelson Norman falters. Norman never has been an asset at the plate. Corrales will overlook the shortstop's .222 average if he fields as well as he can.

Few third baseman can field like Buddy Bell. He's no slacker at the plate, either. Bell rang in 101 RBI last year, hitting .299. Bump Wills, who made 20 errors at second, and first baseman Pat Putnam do not provide the kind of defense the left side of the infield does. But switch-hitter Wills hit .273 and Putnam, another powerful left-handed hitter in a lineup that lists heavily to the port side, hit .277 with 18 homers.

If he hit .200, Sunny Jim Sundberg would be a Ranger plus. But catcher hit .275 and won his fourth straight Gold Glove, underscoring his value as one of the finest all-around players at his position. John Ellis is back-up and frequently the D.H. He hit .285 with 12 homers. The best addition to the team won't be the result of any recent trade.

It would be a recovery by starter John Mat-lack. Plagued by bone chips in his elbow, the lanky lefty pitched in 13 games and won five. It was a dramatic falloff from his 15 victories and 2.27 ERA the year before. Advancing age has meant little falloff in Ferguson Jenkins' production. The 6-foot-5, 36-year-old right hander was 16-14 with a 4.07 ERA.

He'll have company in the geriatric ward in Gaylord Perry, acquired from San Diego for Willie Mon-tanez. Perry is still a robust righty, as his 12-11, 3.05 record in part-season duty with the woeful Padres indicates. Steve Comer, 26, was last year's staff ace. A right-hander. Comer was 17-12, 3.68.

Righty Doc Medich (10-7, 4.17) is set in the rotation. Battling for a regular spot will be John Henry Johnson (2-6 with Texas) who has the advantage of being a lefty; and right-hander Danny Darwin (4-4, 4.04). Add to the Ranger dramatics the return of the prodigal pitcher David Clyde, the Texas schoolboy sensation. When these guys falter, as aging Jenkins and Perry and arm-troubled Matlack and Medich might, help is on the way. Jim Kern, Sparky Lyle and Devine are a hard-to-beat relief corps.

Kern was co-Fireman of the Year in the A.L., sharing the top reliever honor with Mike Marshall of the Twins. Kern, 31, had 13 victories, 29 saves and a 1.57 ERA and 136 strike outs in 143 innings. Complementing Kern's power is Lyle's finesse. After almost joining the Phillies in a deal sabotaged mainly by his burdensome contract, lefty Lyle, 35, is ready for another season as an out man. But can the Rangers improve upon third place? TEAAACE tOO LEVEL WLfVIL loge eon aeseaveo seavep tor tvw nm nHf sso oo frt.

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7:35 Wed. Oct 1 Chi. 7:35 Thur. Oct 2 Chi. 7 35 TOTAL TICKETS ORDERED TOTAL AMOUNT PROMOTION DATES I Wp.t Ailtl jC tot tidndlmKi (14) FIREWORKS (15) PHANATIC OLYMPICS (16) GYM SHORT DAY (17) HELMET DAY (IS) BUSINESS PERSONS SPECIAL (IS) CELEBRITY GAME (20) BACK TO SCHOOL KIT NIGHT (21) TUBE SOCK DAY (22) FAN APPRECIATION OAY (1) OPINE.

(3) fAN PACKAOf Available to every fan (4) JACKET WEEKEND (Enf llth Leather) (8) PHANATIC BIRTHDAY PARTY () SUN HAT FOR IADIES 15 1 Over (7) COLLEGE NIGHT (I) SWEATSHIRT DAY () FIREWORKS (10) DUSINESS PERSONS SPECIAL (II) T-SHIRT DAY (12) TEEN NIGHT (13) CAPS FOR MEN 19 4 Over AMOUNT ENCLOSED UJ)PVltRDAV (G) GROUP DISCOUNT DATES (Tickets May Be Charged On VISA or MASTER CHARGE Indicate Below) DISCOUNT 0 GROUP NIGHTS: 1 1 OH boares. tor groups of 25 or more Apr. 1 3. May 27. June 9.

July 10. Aug 1 9. Sp 1 2 DATES: SENIOR CITIZENS: $1 ott box res on Apr. 13. May 7.

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-I 1 CHARGES: I Expiration Dale I buna Signature MAIL TO: Phillies, Box 7b75 Philadelphia. Pa 19101 TI UPMOftEt: Ticket Salts 463 1000 Group Sales 463-5000.