Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 268, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 July 1984 — Page 10

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, July 19,1984

Cubs and Padres in NL championship?

CHICAGO (AP) San Diego Padres Manager Dick Williams thinks a National League Championship Series between his team and the Chicago Cubs would surprise to a lot of people. Asked if the Padres won the NL West, would he be surprised to find the Cubs ; n the playoffs, Williams said, “Not any more surprised than they would to find us there.” The Cubs contenders in the Eastern Division race after failing to win any kind of a title since 1945 salvaged the final game of a three-game series against San Diego, a team that has never finished over .500 but now enjoys a comfortable lead in the NL West, by beating the Padres 4-1 Wednesday.

Hunch was one in a million

CHICAGO (AP) The editor of an Indiana newspaper says he crowded in front of his son on a hunch that he would be the one millionth Chicago Cubs fan and it paid off. Chuck Wanninger, editor of the Marion Chronicle-Tribune, took his family to see the Cubs play the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. “We just walked in and he (the usher) said, ‘Congratulations sir, you are our one millionth Cubs fan,’ ” Wanninger said. Wanninger’s wife, Sue, and their two children, Joe and John, were in line behind him going into the stadium. Wanninger said, “I crowded in front of Joe.” Wanninger said he talked about being No. 1 million the day before the game and on the way up in the car Wednesday. “But it would have been kind of hokey to

Porter's sixth career grand slam settles argument for Cards in 11th

By BEN WALKER AP Sports Writer Darrell Porter, tired of arguing, let his bat do the talking. With two out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Porter belted a grand-slam homer Wednesday night to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 84. The slam, the sixth of Porter’s career and his ninth home run of the season, came

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Given a 3-0 first-inning lead, Rick Sutcliffe, 6-1, pitched a six-hitter in going the distance for the victory. “Any time you get three runs in the first inning, you can do things a little different. The key is getting our team the chance to score first,” said Sutcliffe. “The Padres got ahead in the first inning yesterday and beat us, and today it went our way,” said Chicago Manager Jim Frey. “The balls bounced in the right way ... a little luck here and a little luck there for us.” “Sutcliffe did a good job. He’s an excellent pitcher,” said Williams, whose club had a three-game win streak snapped. Sutcliffe, who struck out six and walked one, said the key to his success was

go up there just to be the one millionth Cubs fan,” he said. “We went up to see some good baseball.” The distinction earned Wanninger an all expense paid trip for two to the Cubs’ spring training in Mesa, Ariz., next season. “That sounds real good for February,” Wanninger said. He also got to throw out the first pitch from the mound to Cubs’ catcher Jody Davis in front of 27,470 fans. “I threw one low and inside to Jody and it got there on one hop,” said the diehard Cubs’ fan. Wanninger, who has attended several games, could not say Wednesday’s honor or the trip to the mound would rank as his top Cubs’ memory. “It was a good one, but I was there in 1969 and saw a lot of wins,” he said.

after a disagreement with San Francisco Manager Frank Robinson. In the eighth inning, Brad Wellman collided with the St. Louis catcher in front of the plate on an attempted sacrifice bunt. Plate umpire Bob Davidson called Wellman out because of interference, prompting Robinson to argue and play the game under protest. In the top of the 11th, Johnny Rabb led off with a single and took second on a

allowing only one walk. “These guys are going to get their hits, but if you don’t walk anybody, you’re going to be alright,” he said. Sutcliffe also contributed two singles at the plate. “When I came over here, people remembered I was good at swinging the bat,” said Sutcliffe, a former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher who hadn’t batted during the last two years while with the American League Cleveland Indians. The Cubs grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning in chasing loser Ed Whitson, 10-5. Bob Dernier singled and scored on Ryne Sandberg’s 12th triple of the year. Sandberg scored the eventual deciding run on Leon Durham’s double. Durham came home on a single by Jody Davis. Chicago added a run in the fourth when Dave Owen reached on a fielder’s choice, took third on Sutcliffe’s second single of the game and scored on Dernier’s single. Carmelo Martinez spoiled Sutcliffe’s shutout bid with his 12th home run, a blast over the left-field wall in the seventh inning. “It was a fastball inside,” said Martinez, a former Cub. “Sutcliffe is a good pitcher. He was throwing fastballs and breaking pitches. So I had to concentrate.” Sutcliffe came close to being yanked in the ninth, said Frey. “If Martinez had popped the ball into the outfield, we would have had a look at Smitty (reliever Lee Smith),” said the Chicago manager. Instead, Martinez hit a liner to thirdbaseman Ron Cey, who tagged out Graig Nettles for the game’s final out.

sacrifice. Manny Trillo then singled and Rabb tried to score, but Porter took the throw from center fielder Andy Van Slyke and tagged out Rabb twice. “Frank asked Bob on the play if I had tagged the runner coming and why I tagged him twice,” Porter recounted. “1 said, ‘Frank, sometimes the umpire’s going to miss the first tag.’ He said, ‘You have no business talking to me.’ "It was really strange,” Porter said. “I hate to admit it, but after all that took place, I was a little more contented than I would normally be.” In other NL games, Atlanta nipped Montreal 3-2 in 10 innings, Pittsburgh stopped Los Angeles 5-2, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 7-5, New York downed Houston 3-1 and Chicago defeated San Diego 4-1 Tommy Herr, whose RBI single in the ninth tied it for the Cardinals, started the 11th with a double off reliever Bob Lacey Van Slyke then bunted and Lacey fielded it and threw mistakenly to third as Herr stayed at second. George Hendrick followed with an infield hit to load the bases. Lacey got David Green to pop out and Terry Pendleton to bounce into a forceout at the plate before Porter belted the first pitch for his slam.

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The Moose Instructional League baseball team of the Green castle Little League has completed a season of level swings off the tee and made contact with pitches from coaches during their Saturday morning games. Members of the Moose team are: front row, from left, Russell Benson, Darrick Fox, Pat O'Brien and Jeff West.

Dave Von Ohlen pitched the 11th inning and won his first decision of the season. Rick Horton started for the Cardinals and gave up Jeff Leonard’s 13th home run of the season in second. Leonard’s solo homer was his third of the season off Horton and came in his fourth official at-bat against the St. Louis rookie. Phillies 7, Reds 5 The last time the Philadelphia Phillies had swept a three-game series in Cincinnati was July 1956, when the Reds played in Crosley Field. But Mike Schmidt drove in four runs with a pair of homers and a bases-loaded single to give the Phillies their first threegame sweep in the 14-year history of Riverfront Stadium. Schmidt’s two-run single came during a burst of six straight singles with two out in the third inning off Jeff Russell, 4-11. Schmidt hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh, giving him 20 for the season. Shane Rawley, 3-1, took a two-hitter and 7-0 lead into the sixth. But the Reds chased him by scoring five times in the seventh, three on Nick Esasky’s seventh homer. Braves 3, Expos 2 Dale Murphy, known for his slugging,

Second row, from left, Frank McCaffrey, Nick Dinsmore, Eric Mowrer, Bret Ricketts and Billy Redding. Coaches on the back row, from left are Jim Mowrer, Bill McCaffrey and Richard Redding. Not pictured are Aaron Ledbetter and Chris and Brian Book. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

won the game for Atlanta with his baserunning. With two out in the 10th inning, Murphy singled off Bill Gullickson, 6-7. Ken Oberkfell then hit a grounder that Montreal second baseman Doug Flynn reached in short right field but could not hold. When Flynn retrieved the ball and threw to second, trying to get Oberkfell, Murphy sprinted home with the winning run. Gullickson had a perfect game going through six innings. Gerald Perry stroked Gullickson’s first pitch of the seventh into right field for a single. Gary Carter hit his 17th home run in the first inning to put host Montreal ahead 2-0. Steve Bedrosian, 6-6, pitched two innings for the victory. Mets 3, Astros 1 New York managed just three hits, but one of them was a two-run homer by Keith Hernandez that capped a three-run uprising in the fifth inning. Hernandez smacked his ninth home run of the season with two outs following an error by Houston hurler Nolan Ryan. The error made all three runs unearned. Ryan, 7-6, went seven innings and gave up all three Mets hits. Walt Terrell, 8-7, and Jesse Orosco, who got his 19th save, combined on an eight-

Redbirds still flying high

By The Associated Press A three-run seventh inning keyed by three singles and a sacrifice fly helped the Louisville Redbirds set a club record for consecutive victories in the American Association. The Redbirds won their ninth game in a row Wednesday night by defeating Omaha 5-2. In other league action, Indianapolis downed Wichita 6-1; Denver beat Evansville 11-9; and Oklahoma City edged lowa 7-6 in 13 innings. In the seventh at Louisville, singles by Tom Nieto, Jose Gonzalez, Vince Coleman and Billy Lyons and a sacrifice fly by Gene Roof broke a 2-2 tie for the Redbirds. Roof also had a solo homer and a run-scoring double. The Royals earned all of their runs in the first two innings. Lynn Jones scored on a fielder’s choice by Butch Davis in the first, and Russ Stephans hit a double in the second to score Steve Hammond. Chris Welsh scattered eight hits and nearly notched a shutout for the Indians. With two out in the ninth, Lloyd McClendon his a sacrifice fly to score a run and put the

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hitter at the Astrodome. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2 Larry McWilliams allowed six Los Angeles hits and issued seven walks, yet he improved his record to 6-8 with the help of two double plays and a fine throw by right fielder Doug Frobel. Jerry Reuss, making his first start for the Dodgers in seven weeks because of elbow problems, retired just one batter as he was roughed up by the host Pirates. Jim Morrison cracked an RBI double and Tony Pena and Brian Harper had runscoring singles as Pittsburgh took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Pena’s single off Reuss, 2-4, extended his hitting streak to 16 games. The Pirates led 5-0 in the fifth before the Dodgers loaded the bases with two out. R.J. Reynolds singled home two runs, but Steve Sax was cut down by Frobel while trying to go from first to third. Cubs 4, Padres 1 Rick Sutcliffe pitched a strong six-hitter and helped his own cause with two singles. The right-hander, 6-1, struck out six and walked one. Carmelo Martinez homered, his 12th of the season, for the Padres’ run in the seventh.

Aeros on the scoreboard. Razor Shines singled for two runs in the first inning. Wally Johnson contributed three hits and drove in a run for Indianapolis. Jerry Manuel slugged two homers and went 3-foM at the plate to lead the Bears in Denver. Tim Hulett powered his 10th homer of the year in the first inning, and Manuel cracked his second homer an inning later. The Triplets rocketed back with seven runs in the third inning, sending 11 men to the plate. Benny Ruiz had two hits in the inning, including a two-run single, and Mike Laga drove in a pair of runs to fuel the rally. Rusty Tillman’s homer keyed a threerun rally for Denver in the third, and the Bears scored three more runs in the fourth. After the Triplets tied the score at 8-8 in the fifth, Manuel tallied a two-run hit in the fifth to make it 10-8. Dave Hostetler hit a right-field single in the 13th inning to score Nick Capra and give the 89ers a victory over the Cubs in Oklahoma City.