Narcotics agents to quiz Phillies baseball players

July 9, 1980

Pennsylvania narcotics authorities want to quiz at least eight members of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team about possibly receiving amphetamines illegally from a Reading, Pa., doctor, the Trenton Times reported in a copyrighted article Tuesday. Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski, and Larry Bowa are among the players the state narcotics agents want to question, the paper quoted law-enforcement officials as saying. Agents for the State Drug Law Enforcement Office will speak to the players when they return from to Philadelphia from Los Angeles after a Tuesday All-Star game.