Carney Lansford

A natural hitter and outstanding fielder, the third baseman batted .294 as a rookie with the Angels in 1978 and had two more fine seasons with the club before being traded to Boston. His .336 average in his first season with the Red Sox led the league, and he later played on three consecutive pennant-winners in Oakland before retiring at the end of 1992. Lansford, 37, is in his first year as a utility coach for the A's and spends most of his spare time raising cattle at his ranch in Oregon.

The Angels hired Carney Lansford, the third baseman on their first division championship team in 1979, as their new triple-A manager in Edmonton. The managerial post will be the first for Lansford, who was the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals for the last two seasons. Lansford coached five seasons for Manager Tony La Russa with the Cardinals and Oakland Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics' bats, silent since the Jose Canseco trade, came thundering to life Tuesday against the Angels, pounding out 19 hits in a 14-2 rout in front of 18,904 at Anaheim Stadium. Before the romp that kept them 4 1/2 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the AL West, the A's had won once in seven games by scoring a total of 12 runs. But they outdid themselves Tuesday with a season-high 14 runs against weak Angel pitching.

A natural hitter and outstanding fielder, the third baseman batted .294 as a rookie with the Angels in 1978 and had two more fine seasons with the club before being traded to Boston. His .336 average in his first season with the Red Sox led the league, and he later played on three consecutive pennant-winners in Oakland before retiring at the end of 1992. Lansford, 37, is in his first year as a utility coach for the A's and spends most of his spare time raising cattle at his ranch in Oregon.

Oakland third baseman Carney Lansford was examined for injuries to his right shoulder and left knee, described by the Athletics as "serious," sustained in a snowmobiling accident last week in Oregon, a team spokesman said.

The Oakland Athletics said Friday that the left knee injury suffered by third baseman Carney Lansford during a snowmobile accident is "potentially very serious" and might require surgery. Lansford, who hurt his knee and right shoulder in a New Year's Eve accident, will undergo an arthroscopic examination in about 10 days, when severe cuts and scrapes are sufficiently healed.

Oakland Athletics third baseman Carney Lansford pulled his left hamstring in the seventh inning of a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night and is an uncertain starter in Game 4 of the American League playoffs today. Lansford, who batted .336 during the regular season and has five hits in 11 at-bats in the playoffs, missed seven games with a strain to the same hamstring in early June. He was running out a ground ball to third base Friday night when the injury happened.

The Angels hired Carney Lansford, the third baseman on their first division championship team in 1979, as their new triple-A manager in Edmonton. The managerial post will be the first for Lansford, who was the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals for the last two seasons. Lansford coached five seasons for Manager Tony La Russa with the Cardinals and Oakland Athletics.

Third baseman Carney Lansford, who came back from reconstructive surgery on his left knee to hit .262 and drive in 75 runs this season, announced his retirement after the Oakland Athletics' 9-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Lansford, who played his first three seasons with the Angels, was in five AL playoffs--one with the Angels in 1979 and four with Oakland--and played in the 1988, '89 and '90 World Series. He retires with a .290 batting average over 15 seasons.

The Oakland Athletics' bats, silent since the Jose Canseco trade, came thundering to life Tuesday against the Angels, pounding out 19 hits in a 14-2 rout in front of 18,904 at Anaheim Stadium. Before the romp that kept them 4 1/2 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the AL West, the A's had won once in seven games by scoring a total of 12 runs. But they outdid themselves Tuesday with a season-high 14 runs against weak Angel pitching.

When Carney Lansford injured his left knee in a New Year's Eve snowmobile accident, there was speculation that his baseball career might be finished. But the Oakland Athletics third baseman has made such a dramatic recovery that he'll be in Arizona next week to continue his rehabilitation and could be activated by Aug. 1. "I can't tell you how happy I am," said Lansford, 34. "I've worked so hard. I just kept in my mind that if I want to get back by the All-Star break, And I'm right on time."

Oakland A's third baseman Carney Lansford, who injured his left knee in a snowmobile accident on New Year's Eve, underwent more than three hours' surgery and probably won't play for nine months, the team's doctor said. Dr. Rick Bost, the A's orthopedist, said exploratory arthroscopic surgery confirmed an earlier magnetic resonance imaging test showing damage to two major ligaments.

Dave Henderson beat his former team with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning today, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the first game of the American League playoffs. Henderson, whose homer rescued Boston from elimination by the Angels in the 1986 playoffs, hit a single to right off loser Bruce Hurst to drive in Carney Lansford, who had hit Hurst's first pitch of the inning for a double.

What Carney Lansford, Oakland's third baseman, does to himself playing in a snowmobile is a sad state of affairs, but not an upset. Mr. Lansford is an excellent baseball player--good hit, good field, good attitude. The fact he busts up his knee and his shoulder not engaged in baseball, but in a sport unrelated to his line of work, is pretty much the way it has been going for as long as we recall.

The Oakland Athletics said Friday that the left knee injury suffered by third baseman Carney Lansford during a snowmobile accident is "potentially very serious" and might require surgery. Lansford, who hurt his knee and right shoulder in a New Year's Eve accident, will undergo an arthroscopic examination in about 10 days, when severe cuts and scrapes are sufficiently healed.