Cardinals struggle with weak hitting despite rapid baserunning
St Louis Cardinals sit in fourth in the NL East after a four game sweep by Montreal, led by brisk baserunning and 25 straight steals yet failing to convert chances. Tommy Herr praises Joaquin Andujar as he improves to 4 0 with six runs in five starts lifting the club.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Whitey Herzog
Montreal
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland A’s
Jack Clark
Herzog
Coleman
Andy van Slyke
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Herr
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Expos
Bob Rodgers
Rodgers
Tommy Herr
Andujar
Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Rourke
National League
Salukis Swept Again In Overtime Quality Losses
Southern Illinois University drop double header to Oklahoma City 8-5 and 5-3 at Abe Martin Field extending their losing streak to a school record eight games. Coach Itchy Jones lamented the skid while LIU’s Rob Osborne took the losses. Kating belted his fourth homer as LIU’s Pitchford went 2-for-4. Salukis finish regular season at Indiana State needing at least three wins to reach postseason hopes.
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Southern Illinois University
Saluki
Oklahoma City
Abe Martin Field
Itchy Jones
Salukis
Liu
Chiefs
Dan Davis
Shawn Humphries
Jim Kating
Rich Koch
Wayne Cannon
Rob Osborne
Gerry Pitchford
Robert Jones
Carbondale
Omaha
Creighton
Jones
Indiana State
IVC Boots Football Over MVC Move Shocks SIU
The Missouri Valley Conference voted to drop football as a conference sport after the 1985 season, citing scheduling and financial reasons. SIU officials led by coach Ray Dorr and athletic director Lew Hartzog criticized the decision, while the league groups emphasized stability and future expansion steps and a new conference commissioner search.
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Missouri Valley Conference
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Valley
Jeff Hurd
Ray Dorr
Lew Hartzog
Dorr
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Tulsa
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Drake
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NCAA
Hartzog
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Missouri Valley
McAndrew
Western Illinois
Arkansas State
Murray State
Ball State
Northern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Tennessee Tech
Big Red fills needs with Nunn and Bergold in NFL draft
The St Louis Cardinals selected speedy linebacker Freddie Joe Nunn in the first round and added Scott Bergold in the second, shifting Bergold to offense to replace the departed Luis Sharpe. Free agent signing includes linebacker James West from the CFL. Nunn, 6-4 230, impressed in the Senior Bowl and hints at starting outside linebacker as a rookie.
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Freddie Joe Nunn
James West
Jim Hanifan
Nunn
Hanifan
Mississippi
Old Miss
Cardinals
Luis Sharpe
United States Football League
Los Angeles Rams
New York Jets
San Francisco 49Ers
George Boone
Boone
Bergold
Recruits Await Saluki Coach Soon Finalists Named
Herman Williams of LIU says he unlikely to sign more recruits as Saluki finalists are named. A Alabama visitor visited over the weekend while two late closings paused by coaching uncertainty. Williams notes eight finalists will be interviewed Thursday and Friday in St Louis.
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Liu
Williams
Alabama
Salukis
Williams Saihe
St. Louis
Autograph craze shifts to paid, notarized signatures
The piece notes a new market led by Certified Autographs of Jamison Pa that sells notarized autographs from stars like Mickey Mantle Ted Williams Pete Rose and Babe Ruth at fixed prices with framing. It contrasts past hunting for signatures at ballparks with today’s commercialized, risk-free supply while reminiscing about childhood autograph hunts.
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Pete Rose
Jamison, Pa
Certified
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Duke Snider
Bob Feller
George Brett
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Early Wynn
Harmon Killebrew
Rachel McLish
Joe Cunningham
Ernie
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