THE DRUG LIST

At least 30 major league baseball players have either admitted to, been arrested for, or been convicted by the courts of drug-related offenses since 1980. Among these are a number of former players who have publicly confessed to having used drugs during their playing years. A chronology follows:

Spring, 1980--Kansas City catcher Darrell Porter is treated for a drug and alcohol dependency at The Meadows, a clinic in Wickenberg, Ariz. Porter eventually went on to win the 1982 World Series MVP award.

Aug. 25, 1980--Texas Ranger pitcher Ferguson Jenkins is arrested in Toronto for possession of marijuana, hashish and cocaine. On Dec. 18, 1980, Jenkins is convicted on those charges, but a judge orders Jenkins’ record cleared because of his outstanding service to the community. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Jenkins for one season, but an arbitrator overturns that decision and reinstates Jenkins.

Sept. 3, 1980--Will McEnaney, a relief pitcher and former World Series star with the Cincinnati Reds, admits he was a regular cocaine user during his later years with the Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates and several minor league teams.

July 3, 1981--Chicago White Sox pitcher Francisco Barrios enters a Chicago-area drug rehabilitation center. Barrios had been arrested a week earlier for disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine after a brawl in a Chicago bar.

July 13, 1981--Lou Johnson of the Dodgers admits to having been a cocaine addict during the two years he helped the Dodgers to National League pennants in the mid-1960s. Johnson, who spent most of his 15-year career in the minors, said that at one point he sold his World Series ring for $500 to support his drug habit. At the time of his announcement, Johnson worked for the Dodgers in their community services department.

July 21, 1982--Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres is arrested in San Diego for cocaine possession. Charges are later dropped after Wiggins has completed a rehabilitation program at California’s Orange County CareUnit. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Wiggins for 30 days on Aug. 28, 1983.

Aug. 8, 1982--San Diego second baseman Juan Bonilla enters California’s Orange County CareUnit for 28-day drug rehabilitation program.

Aug. 31, 1982--Cleveland Indian pitchers Len Barker and Ed Glynn are arrested in Chicago and charged with possession of a controlled substance, reportedly marijuana.

Sept. 30, 1982--White Sox center fielder Ron LeFlore is arrested in Chicago for possession of drugs and illegal weapons. On Jan. 19, 1983, LeFlore is ordered to stand trial on those charges when a judge rejects his claim that the drugs and weapons belonged to friends.

Oct. 1980--Montreal Expo outfielder Tim Raines enters drug rehabilitation center in California after admitting he is addicted to cocaine. Raines comments two months later that his problem, dating to his rookie year in 1981, was so severe he often “couldn’t even see the ball.”

June 11, 1983--St. Louis outfielder Lonnie Smith voluntarily enters Hyland Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse outside St. Louis for three-week treatment program, one year after his second-place finish to Dale Murphy in National League MVP voting.

Winter, 1983--Dodgers’ outfielder Ken Landreaux is treated at The Meadows clinic in Arizona for a “chemical dependency.”

Winter, 1983--Dodgers’ reliever Steve Howe discloses that he received treatment for drug and alcohol problems at The Meadows in Arizona. Howe is later treated twice more at the facility, prompting three separate suspensions from the Dodgers and, finally, by Kuhn for one year. Howe files a grievance protesting his suspension. Dodger fines against Howe total more than $53,000.

Oct. 13, 1983--Kansas City players Willie Wilson and Willie Aikens plead guilty to federal misdemeanor drug charges after a wide-ranging investigation of a conspiracy to buy cocaine. On Oct. 14, 1983, teammate Jerry Martin also pleads guilty to similar charges. Three days later, former Royal pitcher Vida Blue enters guilty plea. Wilson, the American League’s batting champion in 1982, Aikens, a 1980 World Series hero, and Martin eventually serve 81-day prison terms at the Fort Worth Correctional Facility. The three win a hearing on their one-year baseball suspensions and are reinstated May 16, 1984. Blue seeks rehabilitation at a California facility and is reinstated days before the start of the 1985 season.

Feb. 8, 1984--Atlanta Brave pitcher Pasqual Perez is arrested in the Dominican Republic for cocaine possession. Perez is later convicted and serves a three-month sentence in a Dominican prison. Kuhn suspends Perez until May 15, 1984, but the decision is reversed by an arbitrator and Perez is reinstated April 28.

March 20, 1984--Denny McLain, the last major leaguer to win at least 30 games in a season, is charged with racketeering and narcotics violations in Tampa, Fla. The charges include possession, distribution and conspiracy to import cocaine. McLain, who went 31-6 in 1968, had been suspended twice from baseball for associating with gamblers and carrying a weapon. McLain is sentenced to 23 years in prison.

April 8, 1984--Former major leaguer Dock Ellis says he was under the influence of LSD when he threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in 1970. Ellis, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees, also says he took “pep pills” when playing, once during a game against the Cincinnati Reds in which he intentionally tried to hit several players with pitches. Ellis is now coordinator of an anti-drug program in Los Angeles.

April 17, 1984--Pittsburgh Pirate reliever Rod Scurry admits he is a cocaine user. The next day, he enters a 30-day drug rehabilitation program. Scurry’s disclosure leads to a meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pittsburgh grand jury investigation that has indicted seven persons for selling cocaine to major leaguers.

Dec. 1984--Anthony J. Peters is sentenced to 22 years for selling cocaine to among others, baseball players Paul Molitor and Claudell Washington. During the trial, 10 players from the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians are mentioned.

Feb. 18, 1985--Atlanta Brave outfielder Claudell Washington is arrested in Walnut Creek, Calif., and charged with a misdemeanor offense of possession of marijuana. Pending trial, Washington continues to play with the Braves.

Spring, 1985--Angels’ infielder Daryl Sconiers enters a drug rehabilitation clinic in California for treatment of what is officially termed a “substance problem.” On April 20, 1985, the Angels announce Sconiers has successfully completed the program.

March, 1985--Former New York Yankee Joe Pepitone is arrested in the Bronx on drugs and weapons charges after police stop the car he is riding in. Pepitone is later indicted.

April 6, 1985--Oakland pitcher Mike Norris is arrested in Berkeley, Calif., and charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Norris, who was arrested in 1984 but had charges of possession of cocaine and marijuana dropped because of insufficient evidence, had been receiving treatment for drug rehabiliation since the start of spring training.

May 4, 1985--Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres is suspended from the team for one year after a relapse in his cocaine addiction. He eventually is traded to the Baltimore Orioles.

May, 30, 1985--Indictments are handed up by Pittsburgh grand jury naming Thomas Balzer, Kevin Connolly, Dale Shiffman, Curtis Strong, Jeffrey Mosco, Robert McCue, and Shelby Greer as drug traffickers to major leaguers.

Aug. 1, 1985--Kevin Connolly and Thomas Balzer plead guilty to one charge of possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Connolly is given three years and Balzer a two-year sentence.

Aug. 19, 1985--Dale Shiffman pleads guilty to 20 counts of selling cocaine. Rod Scurry and Tim Raines are among 11 present or former players connected to the Shiffman investigation.

Sept. 5, 1985--In the first day of testimony in the drug trafficking trial of Curtis Strong, Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City Royals names Joaquin Andujar of the St. Louis Cardinals and Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets as players for whom he purchased cocaine. Hernandez, Lee Lacy of the Baltimore Orioles and Dave Parker of the Cincinnati Reds have been subpoenaed to appear at the trial.

Sept. 6, 1985--In testimony, Hernandez corroborates Smith’s statement.