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Only a few hours after the most promising performance of his major league career, Nick Adenhart, a 22-year-old pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, was one of three people killed early Thursday when the car they were traveling in was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver. Enlarge This Image Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press Adenhart threw six scoreless innings in Wednesday night’s loss to Oakland in his fourth major-league start. The accident occurred early Thursday morning. Adenhart was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Eclipse that was broadsided by a minivan whose driver had run a red light, the police said. The crash occurred about five miles from Angel Stadium in Fullerton, about 25 miles south of Los Angeles. The Angels postponed their scheduled game Thursday night with the Oakland Athletics. “It is a tragedy that will never be forgotten,” Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said. Major League Baseball called for a moment of silence before every game Thursday. Late
Bill Kelso, who pitched in the major leagues and then spent 30 years as a baseball scout, died Monday night in North Kansas City. He was 69. Jeff Kelso said his father passed up football and basketball scholarships at the University of Kansas after being signed by the Dodgers in 1962. He was traded to the Angels and spent parts of three seasons with LA during 1964-67. He pitched for Cincinnati in 1968 and ended his playing career with a 12-5 record. Kelso then scouted for the Angels, Phillies and Astros. His notable finds included former Phillies outfielder Bobby Dernier and current Astros first baseman Lance Berkman and pitcher Roy Oswalt. Kelso was a multisport athlete at North Kansas City High School, playing on the 1957 basketball team that lost to St. Charles in the Missouri state finals. He was also a member of amateur baseball’s Ban Johnson League Hall of Fame. Kelso’s pizza parlor in Liberty was a popular hangout for Chiefs players when the football team trained at William Jewe
