Page 12-Saturday, July 21, 1979-The Michigan Daily
TIGER DH RETURNS TO NL
Staub sold to Montreal
From wire service reports
DETROIT-The Detroit Tigers sold
designated hitter Rusty Staub, an early
season holdout, to the Montreal Expos
yesterday.
Staub, 35, a 16-year major league
veteran and six-time All-Star, has been
a major disappointment to the Tigers
this year after sitting out the first mon-
th in a contract extension dispute with
mangement.
Staub told UPI he had planned to ask
to be traded before the end of the
season, partly because of the treatment
he has received since Sparky Anderson
took over as manager in June.
"He hasn't said one word to me,"
Staub complained. He said he even
started growing a mustache-after An-
derson had strongly suggested that
other players removed theirs-as "my
own silent protest. I hate the darn
things."
A club spokesman said Staub's con-
tract, which runs to the end of the 1980
season, was turned over to Montreal
"for a player to be named by Dec. 31 or
cash in lieu thereof."
The spokesman said he had no word
of who would replace Staub as DH.
Staub, a left-handed hitter, has been lif-
ted from the lineup at times this season
Baseballi
AMERICAN LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.
Downing Cal-...... 86 306 55 106 .346
Smalley Min ...... 90 344 64 117 .340
Adams Min ....... 78 228 24 76 .333
Kemp Det ......... 83 307 54 100 .326
Rice Bsn .......... 89 357 67 116 .325
Molitor Mil ....... 86 355 33 115 .324
Lezcano Mil......83 282 45 91 .323
Bochte Sea ........ 89 329 47 106 .322
Lynn Bsn ......... 84 323 63 104 .322
GBrett KC ........ 92 390 69 124 .318
Wilfong Min ....... 77 217 42 69 .318
Home Runs
Lynn, Boston, 24; Thomas, Milwaukee, 23;
Baylor, Calfornia 23; singleton, Baltimore, 21;
Rice, Boston, 21.
Runs BattedIn
Baylor, California, 86; Lynn, Boston, 76; Rice,
Boston, 68; Thomas,M ilwaukee, 67; Kemp,
Detroit .
when the Tigers were facing a south-
paw.
Staub, the American League's
leading designated hitter in 1978, suf-
fered through a June slump that
brought his batting average down to
.268. He had gotten off to such a good
start after ending his holdout that some
observers began to question the validity
of spring training.
He began his major league career in
1963 with the Houston Astros as an out-
fielder, played three years in Montreal
and another four with the New York
Mets before he was traded to the Tigers
in a 4-man deal in 1976.
A career .280 hitter, Staub is one of a
handful of players who have been selec-
ted to the All-Star team from both
leagues. He was picked five years in a
row to the NL All-Stars and again as a
Tiger in 1976.
A noted gourmet cook, Staub
threatened to quit baseball prior to this
season in favor of the restaurant
business unless General Manager Jim
Campbell extended his contract for five
years.
Campbell refused and Staub, after
missing all of spring training and the
first month of the regular season,
finally returned to the team.
Campbell did agree to discuss a
possible extension after the season got
under way and, according to the team
spokesman, was engaged in
"preliminary discussions" with a
representative for Staub.
During the current campaign,
"Trusty Rusty," as he was called by
fans, had plenty of critics in the
stadium who said he was not living up
to expectations.
In 234 trips to the plate this season,
Staub had a batting average of .235 with
57 hits, nine home runs and 38 RBI. In
addition, he had 12 doubles and one
triple.
"They've (Montreal) expressed a
great deal of interest in me," Staub said
when contacted last night. "I'm pleased
to be part of something that wants me
very much.
"It's been a great three years at
Detroit," Staub said. "This year was a
crazy one, but with the things Sparky
Anderson wante to do, it's understan-
dable," he added.
SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
Beattie sent packing
.
Leaders
I1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.
Foster Cin ........79 285 46 93 .333
Winfield SD-....... 96 361 59 119 .330
Brock StL ......... 68 232 34 76 .328
KHrnandz StL .... 87 337 59 109 .323
Templeton StL .... 84 361 56 116 .321
Simmons StL-..... 82 221 42 71 .321
Hendrick StL-..... 83 293 38 94 .321
Boone Phi-.........77 256 29 81 .316
Mazzilli NY-....... 88 330 45 104 .315
Garvey LA-........ 94 380 49 119 .313
Home Runs
Schmidt, Philadelphia, 31; Kingman, Chicago,
29; Winfield, San Diego, 23; Lopes, Los Angeles,
21; Foster, Cincinnati, 20.
Runs BattedIn
Winfield, San Diego, 73; poster, Cincinnati,
72; Kingman, Chicago, 69; Schmidt, Philadelphia.
686; Clark, San Francisco, 62.
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - The New York
Yankees optioned pitcher Jim Beattie
to their Columbus farm club of the In-
ternational League yesterday.
The right-hander was 3-3 with a 4,93
ERA in 10 games, nine of them starts,
with the Yankees this year.
In 1978, Beattie was 6-9 during the
regular season but was the winning pit-
cher in the opening game of the
American League playoffs against the
Kansas City Royals and then pitched
the first complete game of his major
league career in the fifth game of the
World Series. Beattie scattered nine
hits in that game as the Yankees
defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2
at Yankee Stadium.
* * *
Aizado's back
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - All-Pro
dafancso andL vla Acdan hn dacidad
to stay with the Denver Broncos instead
of becoming a professional boxer, he
said yesterday.
Alzado, now in his ninth year with
Denvery's National Football League
team, said, "I feel that staying with the
Broncos is the right thing to do after all
they have done for me."
After last Saturday's eight-round
exhibition bout with Muhammad Ali,
Alzado told reporters he was seriously
considering leaving the Broncos for
boxing. He was a Golden Gloves cham-
pion several years ago.
* * *
Leafs sign coach
TORONTO - General Manager Pun-
ch Imlach announced yesterday that
Floyd Smith had signed a "multiple-
year contract" to coach the Toronto
Maple Leafs of the National Hockey
League.
Leafs owner Harold Ballard had
called a Friday morning news con-
ference the previous day to make the
announcement but had made the story
public Thursday night.
Smith coached the Buffalo Sabres for
three years - getting them to the
Stanley Cup final once - before being
fired by Imlach two years ago when
Imlach held a similar role with the
Sabres.
SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 10, Atlanta 2
Pittsburgh 9,;Houston 3
Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2, California 1
Milwaukee 2, Toronto 0
Seattle 8, Boston 0
Oakland 5, New York 1
Minnesota 14, Detroit 6
Chicago 2, Texas 1'
Keep your eyes peeled
Believe it or not, this is an action photo from Thursday night's Tiger game in Minnesota. Twin third-sacker John
Castino looks the wrong way for aball that got sbehind him as Lapce Parrish enjoys a well-deserved rest after success-
- . fully churning out a triple in-the fourth inning.. .