Vukovich Volunteered To Move To Cards Bullpen
St Louis pitcher Pete Vukovich, the club’s top winner with five victories, agreed to shift to relief amid a slumping stretch. He said he volunteered to help the beleaguered bullpen, though he later noted pressure and contract talk influenced his decision. The Cardinals lost 10 to four to Montreal as Ellis Valentine suffered a fractured cheekbone.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Pete Vukovich
Jim Kaat
Kaat
Vukovich
Montreal Expos
Expos
Ellis Valentine
RBI
Claude Osteen
Cards
Ken Boyer
John Claiborne
Beanball escalates as batters retaliate in bench brawls
The beanball war explodes with nine bench clearing melees this season. You have key figures like Lee MacPhail, Jim Spencer, Dave Rajsich, Buddy Bell, Johnny Grubb, Bruce Kison, Reggie Jackson, and Jerry Koosman linked to a pattern of retaliation and heightened pitcher hitter tensions amid pennant race pressures.
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Dave Anderson
New York Times
New York
Lee MacPhail
Reggie Jackson
Jerry Koosman
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Doc Ellis
Yankees
Jackson
Expos' Valentine sidelined by six facial fractures
Montreal outfielder Ellis Valentine, 25, remained at Jewish Hospital after a sixth inning pitch fractured six facial bones. Expos manager Dick Williams said X-rays confirmed the injuries and GM John McHale would decide on a 15 or 21 day disabled list placement. Valentine had 27 RBIs and a three-run double in the 8-5 win over St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Ellis Valentine
Montreal Expos
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Cardinals
Valentine
Expos
Cardinal
Roy Thomas
Montreal
Dick Williams
Williams
John McHale
Metropolis High seeks basketball foe for 1980-81 schedule
Metropolis High School Coach Steve Woodward said the Trojans need a basketball opponent for the 1980-81 schedule. They prefer a Feb home game and will agree to play the return road game the following season.
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Metropolis High School
Steve Woodward
Woodward
Trojans
65 year old Shea wins four senior Olympic swimming golds
Ed Shea, 65, chairman of physical education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, won four gold medals at the Senior Olympics in St. Louis. He set three Senior Olympic records in the 65 plus group and nearly broke the national masters record in the 50 yard backstroke. Shea defeated William Grant in the 100 yard individual medley in a close finish.
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Shea
Department of Physical Education
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
St. Louis
Jewish Community Centers Association
Globe-Democrat
William Grant
Grant
Rend Lake hires women coach Shlonda Eastham for 1980 81
Rend Lake College announces the hiring of Shlonda Eastham, a former Warrior cheerleader and 1975 graduate, as coach for three women’s teams for the 1980-81 year. She will coach volleyball in fall, women’s basketball in winter, and softball in spring, replacing John Kretz in volleyball and softball and Richard Doherty in basketball. Eastham will marry Jim Horton on June 14.
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Warrior
Shlonda Eastham
Rend Lake College
Jim Waugh
Webber Township High School
Eastham
Rend Lake
John Kretz
Richard Doherty
Jim Horton
Eastern Illinois University
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Darin Sigler
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Harrisburg
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West Frankfort
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Nashville
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Carterville
Ron Dismang
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Jim Alexander
Darin Ligier
John Rutledge
David Lyon
Dan Aaron
Keith White
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Gary Bremer
Metropolis
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Brett Dorris
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Carbondaie
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Steve Truitt
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Pinckneyville
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Robby Williams
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Lorenzo Goodman
Leland Sherrill
Felipe Martin
David Leehy
Derek Johnson
Chuck Wortman
Lady Woods
Kip Schnake
Curtis Decker
Shawn Gooch
Kim Steele
Jim Sheehan
Dion White
Mike Rushing
Virgil Riley
Randy Walker
Jim Sullivan
Ed Shea
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