THE BATTALION Page 9
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1980
names
traded as
inter meetings open
TANK MCNAMARA
by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
United Press International
DALLAS — Baseball’s trade market, a colossal bore
recent years, opened with a flourish at the winter
etings Monday with 15 players changing uniforms,
iluding such prominent names as Rollie Fingers, Bob
epper, Enos Cabell and Terry Kennedy.
The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres started
action with an 11-player blockbuster and the Hous-
Astros and San Francisco Giants engineered a four-
tyer swap to begin what many baseball executives
lieve will be a week of heavy wheeling and dealing.
Cardinal general manager and field manager Whitey
rzog traded away nearly one-fourth of his team in an
'ort to land the relief pitcher, Fingers, that his club has
ely needed.
In addition to Fingers, the Cards received first base-
n-catcher Gene Tenace, pitcher Bob Shirley and a
inor league player to be named later, while the Padres
itained two catchers, Kennedy, and Steve Swisher,
adder Mike Phillips and four young pitchers — John
rea, John Littlefield, Al Olmstead and Kim Seaman.
The Astros and Giants worked out a swap which sent
bell, a third baseman, and a player to be named later
the Giants for Knepper, a lefthanded pitcher, and
- —tfielder Chris Bourjos, who spent most of last season
'* a| Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League,
i WThc seven-for-four swap made between the Cardinals
d Padres was more than three months in the making
[ring which period Herzog confessed he talked with
idres general manager Jack McKeon “more than I did
Ith my wife.”
The deal gives the Cardinals two pitchers, Fingers
Id Shirley, whom the Cards hope will turn them into
jj|tant contenders in the National League East. While
Padres went primarily for youth in an effort to build
|e club into a future contender in the NL West.
The two key players in the trade are Fingers and
nnedy. Fingers, a 34-year-old righthander who
reared in three World Series with the Oakland A s
fore playing out his option with them and signing with
jn Diego four years ago, still is rated one of the major
igues’ premier relievers. He led the National League
saves twice in the last four years, 35 in 1977 and 37 in
(78. This past season he saved 23 games for the last-
Padres while posting a 2.80 earned run average
id an 11-9 record.
Fingers, however, is on the last year of his contract
id the Cardinals may only get one year’s use out of him.
“I can’t worry about that now,” said Herzog. “I’m
ing to see if we can become a bonafide contender and
In the pennant in the National League. I think Fingers
is a welcome addition to our ballclub. I think Olmstead
2) seems to -and Littlefield can become pretty good starters, but
> a layup in Shirley fits into our starting rotation right now. ”
Sam Houskfir ^ ea ^ n 8 Kennedy, son of Chicago Cubs general
“main imMB anager K enne( ly, the Cardinals are giving up one
flic Bearh °^ e most P rom * s * n § y° un g catching prospects in the
Majors. However, with Ted Simmons and the recently
Isigncd free agent Darrell Porter already on the roster,
Kennedy did not figure to get a chance to play much
I with St. Louis.
“We had an understanding, ” said Herzog. “As long as
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Simmons was there, Terry wasn’t going to get a chance
to play and I think the time has come where he has to
really take over as a No. 1 catcher for his own good. I
think he’ll be a great ballplayer. I think San Diego got
themselves an outstanding young player. ”
Herzog said the Cardinals were by no means through
in the trade market. He indicated that a deal was still in
the works which could bring the Cards ace reliever
Bruce Sutter of the Chicago Cubs. Last year, the Car
dinals bullpen was a major reason why the team floun
dered and finished fourth.
In making the deal for Knepper, the Astros streng
thened an already potent pitching arsenal. The Astros,
however, were overloaded with righthanded starters
and feel Knepper, who posted only a 9-16 record last
season, can return to the form he showed in 1978 when
he won 17 games for the Giants.
Cabell, one of the Astros’ steadiest players over the
last four seasons, fills the Giants need for a third base-
man. The Giants plan on shifting Darrell Evans, who
played third last season, to first base to make room for
Cabell, who hit .276 in 152 games.
Astros manager Bill Virdon said he would shift Art
Howe from first to third base to fill the hole left by
Cabell’s departure and would try rookie Danny Heep at
first base.
Another player who will not return to the Astros next
season is veteran second baseman Joe Morgan, who was
released Monday by Houston. Morgan, 37, was released
by mutual agreement so that he could work out a deal for
himself with another club. A two-time most valuable
player award winner with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976,
Morgan was a leader in the Astros drive to the N.L.
West pennant last season, but batted just ,243 over the
campaign.
“The major issue was playing time,” said Astros
general manager Al Rosen in explaining why the team
cut Morgan loose. “And we feel the time has come for
(Rafael) Landestoy to play regularly. It was mutually
agreed upon between Joe and the club.”
In addition to the two trades, several teams improved
their rosters through the annual draft of minor league
talent.
Eleven teams selected a total of 18 players off minor
league rosters at a cost of $25,000 per player.
The Oakland A’s were the most active in the draft,
choosing three players, including World Series hero
Brian Doyle. Doyle, an infielder, batted .438 in the
1978 series for the New York Yankees, but spent most of
the past two seasons playing for their Columbus farm
club.
Other former major leaguers selected in the draft
were infielder Mario Ramirez (from Tidewater) by San
Diego, pitcher James Wright (from Oklahoma City) by
Kansas City, catcher Dan Witmer (from Salt Lake City)
by Toronto, outfielder Carlos Lopez (from Mexico City)
by St. Louis and pitcher Roy Thomas (from Springfield,
Ill.) by Oakland.
The draft was the largest since 1969 when 19 players
were chosen. If a draftee fails to make a major league
roster in spring training, his previous minor league club
can repurchase his contract for $12,500.
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By KURT ALLEN
Battalion Staff
If Texas A&M ’s 1980 football sea
son could be summed up by looking
at the final figures for individual
players, it might be called statistical
ly boring.
Overall, very little stands out in
the statistics for the skill players, ex
cept perhaps for tailback Johnny
Hector. The swift sophomore gained
928 yards on 173 carries for an aver
age of5.4 yards per rushing attempt.
Another important offensive play
er is junior receiver Mike Whitwell
who caught 30 passes for 603 yards
and a rousing 20.1 yards per catch.
Defensively, linebacker Mike Lit
tle and defensive linemen Arlis
James and Keith Baldwin led in tack
les. Little was high man with 116
tackles, followed by James with 110
and Baldwin at 100.
Other than that, there’s really not
much to talk about when looking at
the individual stats. When all is said
and done, the Aggies were just aver
age in 1980.
It is interesting, however, to take a
look at this past season’s team super
latives for single games. It’s not sur
prising to find senior quarterback
David Beal leading five of 20 categor
ies and tied for another.
Three superlatives came in the 41-
21 win over the Red Raiders when
Beal took over the starting quarter
back job. His 12 passes completed,
four rushing touchdowns and 24
points scored were Aggie season
highs.
Beal also had the highest number
of passing attempts (24 vs. Arkansas),
while passing for a season-high 153
yards against Texas. In a lackluster
passing year, Beal tied for most pas-
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Class AAAAA Semifinals
lessa Permian vs. Dallas Highland Park, 2
Ip.m. Saturday, Texas Stadium, Irving.
Brt Arthur Jefferson vs. San Antonio Holmes,
12 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Stadium, Au-
|stin.
Class AAAA Final
Paris vs. Huntsville, 3 p.m. Saturday, Baylor
I Stadium, Waco.
Class AAA Semifinals
tmford vs. Pittsburg, 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Clark Field, Fort Worth.
West vs. Van Vleck, 8 p.m. Friday, Kyle Field,
^College Station.
Class AA Semi-finals
jotan vs. Pilot Point, 8 p.m. Friday, Jack-
I sboro.
ten HOUStOll porney vs. Tidehaven, 8 p.m. Friday, Bryan,
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Class A Final
ikin vs. Valley View, 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
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Class AAAAA Quarter-finals:
dessa Permian 27, Amarillo 0; Dallas High-
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M, Houston Stratford 0; San Antonio Holmes
jm Alice 14
Class AAAA Semifinals:
Paris 14, Lubbock Estacado 0; Huntsville 13,
Bay City 10
Class AAA Quarter-finals:
Stamford 26, Littlefield 18; Pittsburg 28, De
catur 0; West 7, Waller 6; Van Vleck 0, Port
Isabel 0 (W wins, 2-1 penetrations)
Class AA Quarter-final:
Rotan 31, Pahandle 6; Pilot Point 40, Moody
19; Forney 28, Garrison 7; Tidehaven 14,
Woodsboro 0
Class A Semifinal:
Rankin 19, Valley 8; Valley View 7, Falls City 7
(W wins, 16-12, first downs)
Six Man Final:
Milford 38, Highland 16
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sing touchdowns per game at one (he
threw one each against Penn State,
Houston, Arkansas and Texas). Gary (
Kubiak also threw one against Texas
while senior Mike Mosley tossed one
in the Houston game.
Two other superlatives were
claimed by Whitwell, who tied for a
fourth. The fleet junior caught the
longest pass at 56 yards in the Texas
upset. He also had the most catches
(5) against Texas Tech.
Another player claiming two su
perlatives and tying for another was
Analysis
Mosley. He easily had the longest
run from scrimmage with a 58-yarder
against Penn State. Mosley also took
the season best for total offense with
244 yards in the opener against Ole
Miss.
In the rushing department, Hec
tor was tops in both rushing attempts
and yardage with 37 and 191 respec
tively. Other superlatives found
Kyle Stuard kicking the longest punt
at 63 yards against Texas, while Alan
Smith booted the a 47-yard field goal
for the season best.
As for returns, Scott returned one
punt for 24 yards, while freshman
Billy Cannon squirmed back a kickoff
for 33 yards. The longest intercep
tion returns were two 21-yard efforts
by Leandrew Brown and Bobby
Strogen.
Roughly seven seniors will not re
turn, including Beal, Mosley, James,
Zach Guthrie and Brown. Although
each has been a vital cog in the Aggie
machinery, Beal and Mosley have
gotten most of the attention and will
most likely be the hardest to replace.
It’s been a rough year for Mosley.
He started out the season with high
hopes, lost his starter’s job to Beal
and was shifted to the defensive
secondary where he saw little action
the rest of the season. Yet he now
owns the Aggie career passing per
centage record at .554 (shattering
the . 520 mark set in 1950-52 by Ray
Graves) and the season percentage
mark as well at .578 (set in 1979).
For Beal, it was a quiet, frustrating
time as Mosley’s backup for three
years. But he made the most of this
year as starter, running for four
touchdowns and passing for another
four. His four passing TDs give him a
career total of nine, two better than
Mosley.
Obviously, with maturing, experi
ence players and depth returning at
most every position except quarter
back, Head Coach Tom Wilson will
certainly have to make that one of his
prime targets during recruiting.
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