Buck O'Neil hospitalized again because of exhaustion

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Former Negro Leagues star Buck O'Neil has been hospitalized since the weekend because of exhaustion.

O'Neil, 94, entered the hospital Sunday so doctors could conduct a series of tests, said Bob Kendrick, marketing director for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It is the second time O'Neil has been admitted since he was hospitalized Aug. 5 for the same ailment.

He had been experiencing sporadic problems with his voice even before his July speech at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Kendrick said the problems lingered this time.

Not being able to speak above a whisper, ``bothers him as much as anything,'' said Kendrick, who watched the Kansas City Chiefs game with O'Neil on Sunday.

``He's in good spirits,'' Kendrick said. ``Physically right now he's still drained. He's been totally immobile. He's not taking too well with that.''

O'Neil, one of the driving forces in the creation of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, received a standing ovation before and after he spoke at the Hall of Fame ceremony in July. Seventeen players from the Negro Leagues were enshrined, but O'Neil wasn't among them - despite widespread support in the baseball community.

He also stepped into the batter's box July 18 during the Northern League All-Star game and received intentional walks - once by each team.

With those at-bats, he became the oldest man ever to play professional baseball. He surpassed 83-year-old Jim Eriotes, who struck out in a minor league game in South Dakota earlier that month, by more than a decade.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

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