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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1976
Page
12
Cubs catcher Randy Hundley had neck disc removal and vertebrae fusion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Neural surgeon Edir Siqueira says the operation went well and Hundley is expected to stay 10 to 14 days, with hopes of returning to Chicago's lineup.
Houston right hander Joaquin Andujar earned the NL Player of the Week after two two hitter games in the Astrodome. The Dominican rookie beat Reds 2-1 and shut out Cubs 2-0 for his first league honor.
Cliff Johnson powered a late two run homer to cut Houston's deficit but Al Hrabosky preserved Saint Louis lead with a controlled hate mood. John Curtiz earned the win after a 5 0 first inning surge built by Brock Crawford Tyson Cruz and Niekro errors.
Wednesday night games feature Oakland at Boston Texas at Baltimore Minnesota at Cleveland California at New York Chicago at Milwaukee Detroit at Kansas City. Teams seek position in tight pennant races with key divisional matchups shaping the week.
American Legion action features Murphysboro defeating West Frankfort 9 to 3 with Bechelli Chance Renick Gildewell Dobbs and Bost contributing. Marion faces Murphysboro in a 7 30 p m league game at Marion. In Harrisburg Marion IG_ entertains Harrisburg as Morgan Ripley Hull Oma Hundra linked to the score 4 63.
In game one Mt Vernon WMIX defeated Zeigler 4 to 0 as DeBolt and McGovern shared the mound with Hott giving relief. Keller homered for MV and Serati hit two long balls for Zeigler marking his ninth and tenth of the year. In game two MV won 8 to 1 behind Hettner McGovern and Colyer Bennett with Hale and Keller homering for MV. The Raiders host Mt Vernon Asphalt at 7 30 p m Wednesday in twin bill action.
Cincinnati stars Johnny Bench Pete Rose and Joe Morgan top the early NL All Star ballot. Dodgers Steve Garvey Phillies Larry Bowa also rank highly with newcomers Luzinski McBride and Kingman leading the outfield polls.
Montreal moves toward formal handover of Olympic Stadium, Village, swimming pool, and velodrome to city organizers in a ceremony on Sunday. Costs are nearing 1.5 billion, with the Olympic Installations Board set to complete its role, amid relief from Quebec minister Dr. Victor Goldbloom who says he will have no further duties after the ceremony.
NFLPA president Dick Anderson says players have freedom after Rozelle Rule rulings. With 80 players at the convention, Upshaw asserts there will be no strike and calls for unity as talks continue on a new collective bargaining agreement with owners.
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