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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1981

Page

17

Sluggers Highlight Playoff Era And MLB Shifts

By Merle Jones, the big playoff moment comes as Alan Ashby homers in the ninth to lift Houston over the Dodgers. The piece analyzes team home run totals across the league, contrasts NL and AL sluggers, and notes pitching ERAs for key teams. It also covers managerial changes, Sox broadcasts, and upcoming winter events in St Louis.

Merle Jones Southern Illinoisan Houston Dodgers Alan Ashby Kansas City Philadelphia Montreal Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Oakland Billy Ball Wayne Gross Dwayne Murphy Phillies Mike Schmidt Schmidt Phillie Pete Rose Larry Bowa Southern Illinois Hank Aaron Willie Mays Ralph Kiner Ernie Banks Duke Snider Eddie Mathews George Foster Johnny Bench Willie Stargell Willie McCovey Johnny Mize Yankees A’s Brewers Boston California Seattle Baltimore Nationals Royals

Rogers poised to extend win streak at Suntory World Match Play

Virginia Water England AP Bill Rogers favored to win the $69,000 first prize in the Suntory World Match Play Championship at Wentworth as heavy rain shortens practice and tests stamina. He rides a three tournament win streak into a 12-man field in a 36-hole knockout, rain delayed event through Sunday with Norman the defending champion from last year.

Bob Costas Kmox Radio St. Louis NBC New York Jets Miami Dolphins New York Green Bay Tampa Bay Philadelphia Miami Dallas Virginia Water England Bill Rogers Rogers Sandwich Japan Norman

Islanders open season with win as Goring leads scoring

The New York Islanders top Los Angeles 4 1 in the season opener as Butch Goring scores the third goal and H with two early tallies from Duane Sutter and Anders Kallur spark the win. Coach Al Arbour notes the victory isn’t a classic but keeps focus on defending and repeating as champions.

Associated Press Butch Goring National Hockey League New York Islanders Goring New York Los Angeles Kings al Arbour Islanders Arbour Kings Parker McDonald Bobby Bourne Duane Sutter Anders Kallur

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