Chiefs slugger Aikens fights to stay in baseball
Willie Aikens laments missing his Gruber and Leach era bats after teammate Mike Sharperson gave Gruber and Leach models to kids. He recalls a productive 1983 Royals season, contemplates Japan as a last option, and stresses staying drug free while chasing a big league return.
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Willie Aikens
Mike Sharperson
Kelly Gruber
Rick Leach
Aikens
Rochester
Sharperson
Gruber
Leach
Columbus
MacArthur
Gary Allenson
Muggsy
Chiefs
Fort Worth Correctional Institute
Pete Rose
Pete
Mark Liebl
Mark
Vida Blue
Liebl
The
Royals
Aakers
Baltimore
Ron Shapiro
Lynn Warner
Japan
Dhing
Eichhorn back on track as Chiefs force decisive game four
In a tense playoff clash at Columbus, Mark Eichhorn steadied a shaky start to limit the opponent to no earned runs over six innings, earning a 3-1 win that staved off elimination. Doug Ault gambled on him despite a 0-4 slide, pairing hit and run plays that produced the clinching insurance run and setting up a decisive fourth game.
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Seneca
8.C
Chiefs
Doug Ault
Aikens
Rick Leach
John Cerutti
Kelly Gruber
Ron Shepherd
Toronto Blue Jays
Columbus
Mark Anthony Eichhorn
Ike
Eichhorn
Lefty
Stan Lee
Bob Tewksbury
Tribe Livery
Ault
Texas
Mike Sharperson
Alex Infante
Infante
Butch Hobson
Clarke
Stan
Luis (Leal
Exchhorn Shines In Clippers Victory Over Columbus
Columbus and Syracuse split a best of five playoff series with games on Wednesday and Friday. The narrative centers on Exchhorn who, after a tender-arm scare, faced Columbus and delivered a strong six inning performance with only one walk and six hits, earning a lead over the Clippers before Don Gordon closed the game.
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Columbus
Syracues
Tidewater
Maine
Syracuse
Kling
Ault
Knoxville
Toledo
Exchhorn
Don Gordon
Mandlikova Aims For Rare U S Open Double Win
Hana Mandlikova defeated Chris Evert Lloyd 4 6 6 2 6 3 to reach the women s final at the U S Open where Martina Navratilova had earlier beaten Steffi Graf. Lloyd doubted Mandlikova s claim to Navratilova level but Mandlikova said she feels fit and prepared to challenge both legends while McEnroe waits in the men s semifinals.
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New York
Hana Mandlikova
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Lloyd
Mandlikova
Navratilova
Rennial
Steffi Graf
Navratilova- Mandukova
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Ivan Lend
Czechoslovakia
Jimmy Connors
Chris
Martina
Hana
Evert
Lil
Graf
Tracy Austin
East Rutherford
N.J
Deuce
Walton Maxwell deal ends three-month trade talks
Los Angeles Clippers trade Bill Walton to the Boston Celtics for Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 first round pick after a lengthy negotiation period. Walton, 32, seeks a reduced role while Maxwell recovers from knee surgery and aims to help rebuild the Celtics. Celtics GM Red Auerbach and Clippers GM Carl Sheer comment on the move.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Bill Walton
Cedric Maxwell
Walton
Los Angeles Clippers
Maxwell
Boston Celtics
Clippers
Celtics
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
Burns Takes 2 Round Lead At Pleasant Valley
George Burns, 36, shot a bogey-free 66 to reach 133 and a two stroke lead over John Mahaffey Greg Norman and Buddy Gardner after two rounds of the 400000 dollar PGA Tour event at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Wayne Levi 3 back with 68s, Lennie Clements 63 in round two set the pace earlier.
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Lennie Clements
Te Rik Masengale
George Burns
Mahaffey
Greg Norman
Buddy Gardner
Whitesboro
Wayne Levi
Horseheads
Joey Sindelar
Burns
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Jeff Fay
Mark Eichhorn
MacArthur Stadium
Toronto
Hichhorn
Tewkabury
Net Elite
Mandhkova
Lloyd's
San Diego
PGA
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