Milestones Oct. 12, 1998

AILING. DARRYL STRAWBERRY, 36, former high-living New York Mets fence buster turned born-again New York Yankees slugger; with colon cancer.

DIED. DAN QUISENBERRY, 45, relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals whose wit was as devastating as his sinkerball; of brain cancer; in Kansas City, Mo. Confounding batters with his underhand pitches, Quisenberry was a three-time All-Star who led the American League in saves from 1980 through 1985.

DIED. RODDY MCDOWALL, 70, child star who went on to become a Hollywood fixture and one of the industry's more versatile actors; of cancer; in Los Angeles. He survived a run of...

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