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4C SKOH I si. lulus ruai-uiarAiui SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1990 BASEBALL rrrrr IMS- r-rJ -CB- BRAVES' AVERAGES Gooden's Cousin Destined To Join Him In Majors CARDINALS BRAVES 2 ATLANTA CARDINALS abrhbi abrhbi McDowell cf 3 1 0 0 Coleman If 4 110 By Mike Eisenbath Qf the Post-Dispatch Staff Kiki Jones won't turn 20 until June 8. Yet he already has drifted among the stars. Jones went to the same high school Hillsborough High in Tampa, Fla. as Dwight Gooden, Gary Sheffield and Floyd Youmans.

Gooden and Jones are cousins. Jones spent some time in Los Angeles last winter and worked out with Eric Davis and Darryl Strawberry, who escorted the teen-ager around Tinseltown. "I got to meet some famous people," Jones said. "Remember 'Thelma' from that TV show 'Good Times'? And Kim Fields, the girl who was in 'Facts Of Life, and I met Spike Lee I felt like a big-leaguer." "Thelma" might not qualify as a famous person. But Kiki Jones might someday, and maybe soon.

He is one of the top minor-league prospects of the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of the hottest properties in all of baseball. Former major-leaguer Reggie Smith watched Jones at the minor-league camp this spring and told him, "You don't belong here." "Jim Gott recently pitched with the Class A Bakers-field, team on a rehab assignment. Jones thought he threw as well as Gott, who told Jones, "I'll be seeing you with the Dodgers by September." Ever since Los Angeles drafted Jones in the first round of the June draft last year, the 15th pick overall, people have told Jones he stood just a few steps from stardom. Jones, a personable sort, takes everything with a laugh. "Every time I pitch, people say, 'You're a millionaire and you don't even know he said.

"I wish people would stop talking about it and give the money to me." He hasn't hit the baseball lottery yet, though he plans on trading in his 1989 Nissan Maxima for a BMW next year. And he has pitched like a million bucks ever since hitting pro ball. Last summer, at Class A Great Falls, he went 8-0 with a 1.58 earned-run average. This season, he moved to a higher Class A club in Bakers-field and is 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA. In 101 pro innings, he has allowed 68 hits and 35 walks and struck out 98 batters.

His only problem has been homesickness; he rang up a two-month phone bill of more than $800 last year. The Dodgers have a reputation for moving their prospects slowly through their system. Jones plans to buck that routine, much as his cousin Gooden did have making it Jones responds by talking about 5-9 Tom Gordon of the Kansas City Royals. Jones also reminds detractors that he can throw a fastball 92-93 mph, has a natural curveball that he says rivals Gooden's and has learned a changeup that he throws consistently for strikes. When Jones talks about baseball "And that's all I talk about," he says he talks fast and long.

He started pitching at age 7 in a league with players 11 and 12, blew the other team away and right then started dreaming about pitching in the big leagues. He started spending each spring hanging out at the Cincinnati training camp and knew he would make it. He hasn't known even one pro outing that could be considered a setback. "I just feel the Dodgers won't be able to keep me down," Jones said. Cocky? Not in a way that could turn anyone off.

Jones doesn't talk; he cooks in conversation, and enthusiasm bubbles atop each word. He hopes to make it as much for his mother, Carlotta Jones, and father, Anthony Albury, as for himself. His mom owns a cleaning store and his father runs a pool hall. He said that even when they separated nearly nine years ago, making financial and emotional times rough at home, they always have provided support and given him everything he needed. "When my dad left, he told me that I was the man of the house," Jones said.

"I told my mom then I would make her rich. She smiles now when I remind her about that. She never expected me to really do it. And I'm still close to my dad; I gave him my championship ring after we won the Pioneer League championship last year." Jones said his faith in God also helps keep his feet on the ground amid all the hype. "All I'm doing is praying right now, and whatever happens with my baseball future, I pray God will help me take it like a man," he said.

"I'll never overlook anything that God has done for me, because He's done it all." Jones' smile and attitude haven't been lost on a growing legion of fans. He said after he pitches a game in Bakersfield, he will sit in the stands and little children will flock around him for autographs and chatter. He said he loves it. The children of Bakersfield should savor their time with Kiki Jones. It won't last long.

"Dwight and I talk about how much fun it would be if we got to pitch against each other," Jones said. "He said, 'What if you beat I just laugh and promise I won't boast about it." Treadway 2b 4 110 McGee cf 3 110 3 0 0 0 Pendleton 3b4 0 0 0 Gant It Presley 1b Murphy rf Blauser ss Lemke 3b Olson Whittc Smoltz Gregg ph Castillo Totals 4 0 3 2 Walling lb 3 111 3 0 0 0 Hudler ph 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 L. Smith 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Thompson rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Zeilec 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 Oquendo 2b 3 1 10 2 0 1 0 O. Smith ss 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 B. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collins lb 0 0 0 0 31 2 6 2 Total 30 5 7 3 ATLANTA CARDINALS 002 000 0002 400 001 OOx 5 Presley.

DP Atlanta 1. LOB Atlanta 6, Cardinals 6. 2B Walling, Presley, O.Smith. SB Coleman (15). B.

Smith, Blauser. IP En BB SO Atlanta Smoltz (L, 1-4) Castillo Cardinals B. Smith (W, 4-3) 8 5 2 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 L. Smith (S, 1) PB Whitt. Umpires Home, Brocklander; First, Marsh; Second, Rehliford; Third, West.T 2:23.

A 41,408. HOW THEY SCORED CARDINALS' FIRST Coleman bunted for a single and stole second. McGee walked. Pendleton's grounder rolled past Presley at first for an error and Coleman scored. Walling doubled to right field, scoring McGee.

Thompson walked, loading the bases. Zeile struck out. Oquendo bounced Into a force out. Ozzie Smith singled, scoring Pendleton and Walling. Bryn Smith struck out.

FOUR RUNS. Cards lead 4-0. BRAVES' THIRD With two outs, McDowell walked. Treadway singled and Gant walked, loading the bases. Presley doubled to left, scoring McDowell and Treadway.

TWO RUNS. Cards lead 4-2. CARDINALS' SIXTH Oquendo walked. Ozzie Smith doubled to right. With Bryn Smith batting, Oquendo scored on a passed ball.

ONE RUN. Cardinals won 5-2. CARDINALS' AVERAGES (Through Friday) BATTING AVQ AB 2B 3B HR RBI tHudler .333 18 3 6 0 0 1 1 McGee .331 118 21 39 9 1 0 14 Pagnozzl .294 17 0 5 0 0 0 0 Guerrero .287 101 12 29 4 0 6 23 Coleman .278 115 19 32 2 1 0 7 B.Smith .250 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 Mathews .250 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Zeile 245 94 12 23 7 1 3 11 Oquendo .234 94 7 22 3 1 0 6 Pendleton .234 64 7 15 4 0 0 9 O.Smith .233 86 11 20 5 0 0 8 Thompson .220 59 8 13 2 1 2 6 Walling .195 41 2 8 2 0 0 9 Jones 174 23 0 4 0 0 0 2 Morris 143 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 DeLeon .125 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 Collins 111 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 Tudor 083 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dayley 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.Smith ...000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terry 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niedenfuer .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horton .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 DiPino 000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Magrane .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 SB: Coleman 15, McGee 5, Collins 3, Jones 2, Thompson 2, O. Smith 2, Pendleton, Guerrero, Hudler. Includes record with Montreal.

PITCHING Dayley 1 Niedenfuer 0 B. Smith 4 DiPino 0 ERA 0.00 1.23 2.54 2.70 2.77 3.12 3.56 4.50 6.00 6.45 7.04 IP BB SO 9.1 7 7.1 6 49.2 49 13.1 19 13.0 12 34.2 35 30.1 32 4.0 4 9.0 12 37.2 51 15.1 17 Horton Tudor DeLeon L.Smith Terry Magrane 11 0 7 10 10 Mathews SAVES: Terry 2, Horton, L. Smith, Dayley. "IT LWvery time I pitch, people say, 'You're a millionaire and you don't even know I wish people would stop talking about it. 9f KIKI JONES, one of the top minor-league prospects of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

by coming up at age 19 with the New York Mets in 1984. "I talk to Dwight all the time," Jones said. "I tell him, 'People are always comparing me to And he says, 'Same here, Kiki. People are always asking me about Dwight says, 'You know you can pitch in the big leagues, don't And I do. It's just a mental thing right now." As good as Jones has looked the last year, doubters persist.

They talk about his size, 5 feet 1 1 and 170 pounds, and the difficulty pitchers shorter than 6-0 Buying Team In The Bushes' Might Require A Money Tree BATTING AB HR RBI AV. Lopez, Albuq 93 17 37 4 24 .398 Smaistrla, Tucson 64 17 25 0 5 .391 Haney, Calgary 110 27 42 0 13.382 Hansen, Albuq. 102 25 38 2 23 .373 McGinnis, Tacoma 90 17 32 1 24 .356 Offerman, Albuq. 107 21 38 0 7 .355 Carter, Buffalo 96 17 34 1 9 .354 Segui, Rochester 86 17 30 0 18 .349 Parker, Phoenix 72 20 25 1 10 .347 Martinez, Calgary 110 19 38 2 19 .345 Jennings, Tacoma 90 16 31 4 13 .344 Gonzalez, Tide. ..91 11 31 2 13.341 Morman, Omaha 103 13 35 3 23 .340 Mota, Us Vegas 68 12 23 0 6 .338 Whiten, Syracuse 105 17 35 5 19 .333 Hoiles, Rochester 78 19 26 5 18.333 rT MIKE EISENBATH )f ViJ NOTEBOOK POSTSCRIPTS they start looking to their Class AAA team in Richmond, where Kent Mercker is back.

Mercker, 22, is a hard-throwing lefthander picked in the first round of the June 1986 draft. He pulled a muscle in his rib cage and just recently returned from the disabled list. In his first start, he allowed two hits and no earned runs in five innings Sunday against Tidewater. "This was supposed to be a big year for me, especially with the expanded rosters in the big leagues," Mercker said. "I should have had a good chance of sticking with Atlanta.

I feci good now, though. I know they could use some pitching right now; that's always in the back of your mind. But I just have to pitch well and let everything else happen." More Pitching Help: The San Diego Padres, with a team ERA of 4.09, also have struggled on the (Through Friday) BATTING AVG AB 2B 3B HR RBI Olson Treadway Presley Gam Blauser Murphy McDowell L.Smith Thomas Bell 'Esasky Lemke Whitt 346 2 .345 .314 .265 .259 .258 .218 .217 .200 .200 .171 .143 84 8 29 86 9 27 49 11 13 54 5 14 89 8 23 78 10 17 69 10 15 .120 Davis 080 Gregg 056 Infante .000 SB: Gant 6, Murphy 4, McDowell 3, L. Smith 2. PITCHING ERA 2.70 2.78 2.83 3.45 4.43 6.00 6.04 6.97 7 88 IP 10.0 32.1 41.1 15.2 22.1 9.0 28.1 BB SO Castillo P.

Smith Glavine Boever Clary Kerfeld Lilliquist Smoltz Henry Greene 3 7 30 24 14 13 8 17 21 6 0 17 31.0 37 80 12 3.1 4 7.0 16 0 10 80 'Stanton 318.00 SAVES: Boever 3, Stanton 2, Kerfeld. 'On disabled list. CARDINALS' STATISTICS (Through Friday) VS. EAST Home Road Totals Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal 2 1 0 0 2 1 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0 3 1 2 1 5 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 1 3 2 Totals vs. East 3 5 3 3 6 8 VS.

WEST Home Road Totals LW LW Atlanta 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cincinnati 0 4 0 0 0 4 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 2 1 2 1 San Diego 1 1 1 1 2 2 San Francisco 0 0 1 2 1 2 Totals vs. West 2 5 4 4 6 9 Overall Totals 10 7 7 12 17 BY THE NUMBERS Won Lost Day 1 7 Night 11 10 Shutouts 3 4 1-Run Decisions 2 2 Extra Innings 1 1 Vs. RH Starters 10 7 Vs. LH Starters 2 10 Grass fields 4 4 Artificial fields 8 13 Cards Opp. Double Plays 19 24 Stolen Bases 32 29 Home Runs (Home) 5 7 Home Runs (Away) 8 7 Left On Bases 215 220 ATTENDANCE Home Road Totals 489,369 286,230 UP NEXT Cardinals vs.

Atlanta, at Busch Stadium 7:05 tonight. Tuning in: KMOX, 1120 AM. Pitchers: Jose DeLeon (2-2, 5-2 lifetime vs. Atlanta) vs. Derek Lilliquist (1-4, 0-2 lifetime vs.

Cardinals). UPCOMING GAMES Today: Atlanta 7:05 p.m. Sunday: Atlanta 1:15 p.m. Monday: Open date Tuesday: Houston 7:35 p.m. Wednesday: Houston 12 35 p.m.

Thursday: at Cincinnati 6:35 p.m. Friday: at Cincinnati 6:35 p.m. Winfield, who went 0 for 22 during the Yankees' last homestand, was demoted to platoon status on April 29 by manager Bucky Dent. The attempted trade was the latest confrontation in Winfield's long-running feud with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner's criticisms of Winfield have ranged from the outfielder's clutch hitting abilities to the operation of the David M.

Winfield Foundation, an charitable organization for poor children. The Yankees announced the deal at an emotional news conference attended by Winfield and Peterson. When a reporter asked Winfield what would happen if he went to the Angels, the player said, "I might be treated as a human being." Peterson then interrupted, "That's not a very nice comment, Dave." Winfield, a 12-time All-Star, responded by requesting a meeting with Steinbrenner. "He's the man who makes the decisions," Winfield said. However, Peterson said Steinbrenner played no part in the deal.

Winfield, 38, is in his 17th major-league leason and has a lifetime batting average of .287 with 359 home runs. He broke into the major leagues in 1973 with San Diego and signed as a free agent with the Yankees prior to the 1981 season. His 10-year deal paid him more than $2 million. Winfield, who drove in 100 or more runs per year from 1983-1987, had back surgery before the 1989 season. When he returned after a year layoff, he went 0 for 17 in spring training before getting a hit.

mother during a recruiting visit to Missouri. Lyton is known to be named in two allegations: Allegation No. 10, part of which charges that head coach Norm Stewart and assistant coach Rich Daly instructed Vic Adams of Detroit to pick up Lyton's signed letter of Intent at the Lyton household and then mail it back to the university. Allegation No. 11, part of which alleges that Daly and Stewart gave Lyton a videotape, which was not returned in violation of NCAA rules.

Missouri may fight this allegation, charging that it has the tape. But when asked Thursday if he ever returned the videotape to Mizzou, Lyton replied, "No, I didn't, because the NCAA's got i Brave Return: After being out of baseball for three years, former knuckle-bailer Phil Niekro has returned to uniform as the Atlanta Braves' bullpen coach. i Morris At Bat: Outfielderpinch-hitter John Morris needs four pinch-hits to tie Lou Brock (29) on the Cardinals' career list. i Extral Extral Eleven of catcher Todd Zeile's 22 hits have gone for extra bases. i Nine Lives: As Cardinals' manager Whitey Herzog discovered while going through his player charts, only nine of the Braves' 15 position players were with the team last season.

For most baseball fans who always dreamed of owning a team, even a minor-league one, it's too late. Last winter, New Yorkers Jeffery Loria and Marvin Goldklang bought the Oklahoma City 89ers, the Class AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers, for $4.5 million. That set a record for highest purchase price for a minor-league team. Loria and Goldklang might have a steal. Larry Schmittou, who began the Nashville Sounds franchise in 1978, recently turned down an offer reported to be in excess of $1 1 million for his team, the Class AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Schmittou wouldn't verify the amount of the offer in a telephone interview this week, but he said, "There was a legitimate offer made, and it was considerably more than what was paid for Oklahoma City." Schmittou said the comparison between Oklahoma City and Nashville's franchises aren't totally fair. "We built our own ballpark for $10 million, and that would come with the franchise," he said. "We draw a lot more for our games than Oklahoma City, and this area is growing." If the Nashville Sounds are worth more than $11 million, then what are teams in and even worth? Buffalo, Denver, Phoenix St. Petersburg and Miami Schmittou said the value of minor-league teams hasn't risen at nearly the same pace as the prices commanded for major-league franchises and expects future minor-league purchase figures to soar. "I think people buy sports franchises for reasons other than monetary," he said.

"All of our owners want a piece of the Nashville team for community involvement." How high can the values go before they stop? "As high as someone is willing to go," Schmittou said. "Sometimes, you set a purchase figure based on the 'blue sky law' reach up into the blue sky and pull out a figure. There are a lot of people who don't have enough money to buy a major-league team but they still are very wealthy. So they'll buy a minor-league team." Schmittou said marketing the minor leagues has helped attendance and attention reach previously unfathomable levels. But he said the job isn't as easy as it used to be.

"I think you've got to be very clever," he said. "This year, we will have 620 major-league games televised in Nashville. Back in 1978, when I started the team, we didn't worry about competing against that because we didn't even have cable TV here." Help On The Horizon: Atlanta Braves pitching has been abysmal this season 5.15 earned-run average and almost ll2 baserunners allowed each inning. So don't mind them if national stardom. Philadelphia drafted him in the second round of the June 1985 draft.

In '87, he had more than 400 at-bats at Class AA Reading, and looked impressive: .315 batting average, 18 homers and 84 runs batted in. He slipped to .263, eight homers and 58 RBIs at Reading the next season before the Phillies released him. "I had great years for them; I averaged 20 homers, but they never gave me a chance in Triple-A," DeAngelis said. Actually he averaged something less than 20 homers a year. But being exact didn't matter as much as not being in the Phillies' plans.

"Getting released bothered me for a while," DeAngelis said. "I was a little frustrated. But the Angels signed me, and I'm looking at things a little differently." DeAngelis grew up 20 minutes from Anaheim Stadium, home of the Angels. He's back with the hometown team and savoring the added opportunities created by the designated hitter in the American League. "If I don't make it to the majors within the next year or so, I'll have to go to Plan DeAngelis said.

"I really don't know what Plan is yet, though. "I know one thing I'm always going to play baseball." HOME RUNS Gomez, Rochester 9 Naehrlng, Pawtucket 7 Muelens, Columbus 7 Willard, Vancouver 7 Bierley, Iowa 7 RUNS BATTED IN Dodd, Calgary 31 Dodd, Calgary 31 Gomez, Rochester 31 Goff, Indianapolis 26 Lockhart, Nashville 24 Merced, Buffalo 24 McGinnis, Tacoma 24 Lopez, Albuquerque 24 STOLEN BASES Faries, Las Vegas 16 Qilkey, Louisville 15 Offerman, Albuquerque 15 Cuyler, Toledo 13 Cole, Las Vegas 12 PITCHING Tip m' bb so w-l era Polley, Richmond 15 18 16 30 24 27 37 30 34 27 35 25 7 0-0 0.33 2-0 1.03 Uummnqs, byra. 14 16 6 12 14 15 20 6 18 7 14 Jones. Columbus 41 4-0 1.11 3-2 1.58 3-1 1.71 3- 1 1.74 4- 1 1.89 1-3 2.14 3-2 2.15 3-1 2.18 0-2 2.27 3-1 2.29 Valera, Tidewater 40 Linton, Syracuse Chiamprin, Tucson Blanknshp, Iowa Cook, Portland Kemp, Buffalo Young, Tacoma Palaclos, Buffalo Scudder, Nashville WINS Reed, Buffalo Filson, Omaha 5 Tavlor, Buffalo 5 STRIKEOUTS Boskie, Iowa 43 Avery, Richmond '42 Jones, Columbus 39 Gilmore. Las Vegas 37 Reed, Buffalo 36 Valera, Tidewater 35 SAVES Sebra, Nashville Robertson, Colorado Springs '66 Cardinals, Braves To Play The Equitable Old-Timers Series will be at Busch Stadium on Sunday with a game between players from the Cardinals and Braves teams of 1966.

The game is a rematch of the first game ever at Busch on May 12, 1966. Player introductions begin at 11:45 a.m. and the three-inning game will be finished before the 1:15 p.m. game between the 1990 Cardinals and Braves. Five Hall Of Famers will be in the game.

Lou Brock, Bob Gibson and Red Schoendienst for the Cardinals, and Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews for the Braves. In the 1966 game, Lou Brock's bases-loaded single in the 12th inning gave the Cardinals a 4-3 victory. The 1966 game was Orlando Cepe-da's first with the Cardinals since being acquired from the Giants for pitcher Ray Sadecki. Cepeda had played in the last game at old Busch Stadium on May 8 and hit a grand slam against the Cardinals. For each of the 26 old-timers games this season, Equitable contributes $10,000 to the Baseball Assistance Team, a foundation formed to aid retired players in need.

The rosters for Sunday's Equitable Old-Timers game at Busch Stadium: 1966 Cardinals: Red Schoendienst (manager), Lou Brock, Jerry Buchek, Orlando Cepeda, Pat Corrales, Curt Flood, Tito Francona, Phil Gagliano, Bob Gibson, Joe Hoerner, Larry Jaster, Julian Javier, Ted Savage, Mike Shannon, Ray Washburn. 1966 Braves: Bobby Bragan (manager), Hank Aaron, Frank Boiling, Rico Carty, Tony Cloninger, Sonny Jackson, Ken Johnson, Mack Jones, Denny Lemaster, Eddie Mathews, Felix Millan, Phil Niekro, Gene Oliver, Bill Robinson, Joe Torre? At Age 26, Angels' DeAngelis Won't Give Up On His Dream mound. They hope former Cardinal Mike Dunne might help. Dunne threw a no-hitter against Portland on May 6 in a 2-0 victory while on a rehabilitation assignment. Granted, Portland is the worst team in league with a .216 batting average, but at least Dunne showed no ill effects from shoulder surgery.

"Dunne's got good stuff; we really like the kid," said Jack McKeon, Padres manager and general manager. "We'll probably bring him up after two more starts. How he fits into the staff depends. Right now, he would work out of the bullpen." Promotion Of The Week: Head to Springfield, 111., Friday night to see the Springfield Cardinals take on the Madison Muskies (Class Midwest League), and you can take home your deep breath Qik 'N EZCit-goWRSP Fox 55 Barbeque Apron. Get there early, though, because only the first 1,500 fans will pick up the apron, which looks like a cross between a baseball uniform and a billboard.

Bus Tour: First baseman Mo Vaughn lifted his stock as one of baseball's top prospects after hitting four homers and four doubles among his first 16 hits for Pawtucket, R.I. (Class AAA, Boston affiliate). But he's out four to six weeks after a pitch broke his right hand recently. There is good news out of Pawtucket. Patton-ville grad Scott Cooper went on a rampage last week, getting 14 hits in 24 at-bats, with three homers and seven runs batted in.

He raised his batting average from .169 to .281. DJ. Dozler, a running back in the National Football League with Minnesota, is spending his summer roaming the outfield for St. Lucie (Class New York Mets affiliate) in the Florida State League. Through 26 games, he has a .289 batting average, three homers and eight stolen bases The Montreal Expos might have hoped pitching prospect Howard Farmer could help in the big leagues soon, but he's had a rough start with Class AAA Indianapolis: 2-3 record, 5.49 ERA, 47 hits allowed and 16 walks in 39 Innings.

Local Line: Charlie Hilleman, a graduate of St. Charles High School, is an outfielder in the San Diego farm system. He started the season at Class AA Wichita, in the Texas League and batted .296 there, with three homers and 12 RBIs. That prompted a promotion to Class AAA Las Vegas In the PCL, but Hilleman has struggled adapting to the new level. He has seven hits in 33 at-bats, a .212 average, one homer and three Rjjlls.

Winfield From page one agreed that even if Winfield does not join the club, Witt will stay with New York. "We felt we had a pitching surplus and we expect Winfield to improve our run production capabilities," Angels general manager Mike Port said. "We want him here, he fits into our plans." The Yankees said other compensation would have to be considered if Winfield remains in New York. Witt, 0-3 this season, is 109-107 lifetime and pitched a perfect game against Texas on Sept. 29, 1984.

He will be 30 on July 20. "It's probably the best thing for me professionally by far," Witt said. "It's a business. They made a decision and I'm just part of the business." New York general manager Harding Peterson said the Yankees will use 24 players for now. Winfield, who is batting .213 with two homers and six runs batted in, was taking batting practice before Friday night's game at Seattle when he learned of the trade.

"It's kind of surprising," Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly said. "We were out there hitting and all of sudden Dave was off the field. "It's seems like they should have tried to talk to him. Now we're stuck. I wouldn't think Bucky would want to be short a man." Mizzou From page one er, Mays is known to be part of at least three allegations: Allegation No.

1, which cites the university for violating provisions of institutional control and certification of eligibility by awarding financial aid to Mays when he was an academic non-qualifier. Allegation No. 2, which cites Sundvold for providing the airline transportation. Allegation No. 4, which concerns at least in part excessive meals, lodging and entertainment for Mays, his mother and a male companion of his By Mike Eisenbath Of the Post-Dispatch Staff Steve DeAngelis' memory might be hazy.

But he won't blame age. In the mind of DeAngelis, a California Angels minor-leaguer, being 26 doesn't mean his dream has to die. 'r "I'm not running out of time," DeAngelis said. "I'm getting better and better. I'm on a new team, in a new organization and have a new start.

I still have a good chance at making the major leagues." Playing for Class AA Midland in the Texas League, DeAngelis had one of baseball's hottest starts, no matter what level of the game. His I hitting streak ended at 17 games recently in a game in El Paso. In the week leading up to that, DeAngelis had 16 hits in 35 at-bats, a .457 average, and 12 runs batted in and gained the league's batter of the week honor. DeAngelis has played 29 games this season, with a .385 average, six homers and 29 RBIs. Fine statistics, to be sure.

But by the time a player is 26, he hopes to have a start like that in the American or National leagues and making a six-figure salary. He hopes to have left the broken down buses and rocky infields of Texas League far behind. DeAngelis used to be on the fast to what he assumed would be.