Trade season looms as baseball moves toward June 15
The column recalls June 15 trading past and how moves like Ed Farmer to the White Sox and Lou Brock to the Cardinals reshaped teams. It notes Whitey Herzog’s Cardinal ties to Illinois and lists local figures connected to the sport, from coaches to players, while musing on cable TV and late night baseball watching.
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Merle Jones
Southern Knoisan
Cardinal
Bruce Sutter
Cub
White Sox
Ed Farmer
Texas Rangers
Eric Soderholm
Soderholm
Farmer
Chicago
Sox
Cardinals
Lou Brock
Cubs
Brocks
Cards' Zook a free agent after injury
St Louis Cardinals defensive end John Zook remains unsigned as a free agent after slow healing knee injury and two operations. Team cited no contract option exercised by June 1 and questioned whether the leg would be ready for the season. Coach Jim Hanifan noted recovery uncertainty made a return unlikely.
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St. Louis Cardinals
John Zook
Zook
Larry Wilson
Cardinals
John
Cardinal
Jim Hanifan
Hanifan
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Bench Faces Possible End Behind Reds Catches After 1983 Season
Cincinnati manager John McNamara weighs Johnny Bench plans to quit catching after this year as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. Bench, banged up but pain free, noted he might serve as designated hitter if his mind changes. Leibrandt pitched six solid innings, fanning Simmons and Hernandez to preserve the win. Bench homered in the second to break a 1-1 tie and praised Leibrandt's late fastball location.
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John McNamara
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Bench
Reds
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Anet
Cincinnati Pilot
Charlie Leibrandt
Keith Hernandez
Ted Simmons
Leibrandt
Friday the 13th jinxes ex Salukis in two losses
Former SIU Carbondale teammates Dave Stieb and Rickey Keeton lost Friday as Stieb’s Toronto Blue Jays fell 6-3 to Texas, and Keeton’s Milwaukee Brewers dropped 4-3 to Kansas City. Al Oliver drove in three runs for Texas, Willie Aikens homered twice for Kansas City, while Keeton pitched seven innings in a tight defeat.
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Dave Stieb
Rickey “Buster
Keeton
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Stieb
Toronto Blue Jays
Texas
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City
al Oliver
Milwaukee
Aikens
Royals
RBI
Hal McRae
Cecil Cooper
Magnuson Returns as Coach of NHL Hawks
Keith Magnuson, a former Black Hawks defenseman, is named head coach of the NHL team. The announcement surprised many, including ex-coach Eddie Johnston who learned of it on radio and laments lack of courtesy from general manager Bob Pulford. Johnston and the team had been unable to finalize a one year contract.
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Johnston City
West Frankfort
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Channel 9
Madison Square Garden
U.S. House of Representatives
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the Cubs
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Chicago Black Hawks
Magnuson
National Hockey League
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