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...LOUIS--Joaquin Andujar's agent says he may appeal the penalty for Andujar's antics in the final game of the World Series, and Manager Whitey Herzog says he'll stick by the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher...
Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth meted out the penalty, citing Andujar's outburst during a fifth-inning dispute with plate umpire Don Denkinger, followed by the pitcher's explosion in the visitor's clubhouse...
During all of the bellowing this summer, back and forth across the country, regarding "subway" and "freeway" World Series, Missourians were characteristically muted concerning the "show me" Series that is now distinctly possible. "It's harvest time," pronounced Dan Quisenberry, an ironic relief pitcher for Kansas City, by way of introducing last week's four- day visit from the California Angels, one of several perfect appointments fizzing all over...
Starting with Quisenberry, or rather, stopping with him, Kansas City is a team of pitchers, a gentle way of saying the Royals have the feeblest batting average in the American League and have scored the second-fewest runs. California, on the other hand, is a team of pensioners. From First Baseman Rod Carew to Rightfielder Reggie Jackson, as sure as the Chicago Cubs play in daylight, the California Angels play in twilight. Their manager, Gene Mauch, is the most respected one never to win a pennant. Ahead of the Royals by one game in the West division, the Angels faced...
...Losing pitcher Ken Dayley got two quick outs in the 11th before the lean Met rightfielder blasted the south-paw's 1-1 offering off the scoreboard in deepest right-centerfield. Strawberry's towering blow was was his 28th home run of the season...