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For high flying CardinalsSimmons key to successBy KEN RAPPOPORT AP Sports WriterTed Simmons has it all straightened out.“At 29, I have reached the point where I know what I am doing at the plate, says the red-hot Redbird. “I’ve turned into the hitter I've alwayswanted to be.Because of him, the St. Louis Cardinals have turned into high flyers in the National League East. Simmons continued his recent rampage Monday night with two home runs and six RBI as the Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7. That makes seven homers in thelast 13 games for Simmonsand 16 for the season.The victory was the ninth in 10 games for the NL’s mostsurprising team.In other games, the New York Mets edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2; the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in 11 innings and thePhiladelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 4-2.Simmons hit a grand slam homer in the third inning off Los Angeles starter Jerry Reuss to highlight a five-run inning. Then he broke a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast off loserLerrin LaGrow.Tom Bruno, the third Cardinal pitcher, was thewinner in the heavv-hitting
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Huron Daily Plainsman
Huron, South Dakota, US
Tue, Jun 12, 1979
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