Ex-Seattle Pilots Manager Schultz Dies Of Heart Failure

Former major league manager Joe Schultz died Wednesday in St. Louis from heart failure. He was 77.

Schultz managed the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969 and the Detroit Tigers briefly in 1973.

He was a coach with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1968.

Schultz played nine seasons in the major leagues, compiling a .259 batting average in 240 games as a backup catcher. He spent six of those seasons with the St. Louis Browns.

Mike Devereaux, who earned a World Series ring with Atlanta after being released by Baltimore last winter, agreed to a $700,000, one-year contract with the Orioles.

Reliever Julian Tavarez, who went 10-2 with Cleveland last year, agreed to a three-year contract with the Indians.

Free-agent catcher Pat Borders and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a minor-league contract.

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Pascual Perez returned to pro baseball after a three-year absence, pitching two perfect innings to lead the Licey Tigers past the Escogido Lions in the Dominican League semifinals.