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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1980
Page
9
St. Louis, discouraged earlier, shows renewal as Bobby Bonds posts a homer and a double after a slump. The 34 year old, returning from a wrist injury, credits teammates and a win for momentum as the Cardinals inch out of the NL East cellar with a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh.
Southern Illinois and Sports notes Bonds ending his hit drought with a double off Rick Rhoden in the first and a game winning homer in the second. Bob Sykes earned a long-awaited win as St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 2. Ken Reitz and Tim Foli provided solid defense behind the mound work.
Al Bumbry and Rich Dauer opened with back-to-back first inning doubles to back Baltimore pitcher Scott McGregor, who gave up four hits in eight innings to beat Dave Stieb and the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0. Earl Weaver praised McGregor's pitching while Stieb took the loss, dropping to 6-5 as McGregor improved to 7-3. The Tigers doubled Detroit's Roger Weaver earned his first major league win in a 9-4 victory over Cleveland, while other AL games saw New York top Boston 10-5 and Minnesota beat Kansas City 2-1 in a two-night set.
Warren Cromartie deflects focus from statistics as he drives in Montreal's 10th inning winner against Philadelphia for a 7-6 victory. He extended his hitting streak to eight games while batting .317. The Expos moved to a 2½ game lead in the NL East.
Defending champ Martina Navratilova, top seed, beat Ilana Kloss 6-3 6-0 in 33 minutes and said she is the favorite to win Wimbledon for a third straight year. She weighed 144 pounds, has limited grass tuneups, and eyed potential matchups with Tracy Austin and others.
Ken Boyer will remain with the St. Louis Cardinals in a front office capacity after accepting special assignments under General Manager John Claiborne. Cardinals president August A. Busch Jr. announced the move following Boyer’s firing as manager and replacement by Whitey Herzog.
SIU Carbondale coach John Richard LeFevre completes his 23rd season leading the Salukis. A former Lake Geneva pro and a health education professor, he built a top program with NCAA top 20 finishes, recruits abroad to counter Midwest limits, and defends scholarship limits while noting the sport’s unique coaching demands.
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