Banner Graphic, Volume 17, Number 263, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 July 1987 — Page 7
N.L/s Giamatti says enough is enough
By The Associated Press National League President Bart Giamatti warned all teams in his league Thursday that he will take several measures, including suspensions, against players involved in “acts clearly intended to maim or injure another player.” Reacting to the rash of beanball incidents in both leagues, Giamatti sent a message to all National League team presidents, general managers and field managers with the warning. “Any act that in my opinion is intended to cause severe physical harm to an opposing player ... will henceforth result in the most severe penalties, possibly including suspension,” he said. Among those acts, Giamatti listed “throwing intentionally at a batter’s head, fighting on the field or sliding with a ‘rolling block.’ ” One day earlier, Giamatti -- while being interviewed by Chicago radio station WGN-AM - had said that the upsurge in home runs is at least partially responsible for the increase in beanballs this season. Giamatti said the number of players being hit by pitchers “is very worrysome because baseball degenerates when this happens.” The N. L. president was interviewed on the Chicago station Wednesday after a beanball exchange between the Cubs and San Diego Padres Tuesday resulted in a brawl and seven ejections. On Wednesday, Giamatti had said that he had not seen a tape of the episode yet, and he had not received a written report from the umpires. “But, I think that the general situation is not a good one. I think I’ll be having something to say about
sports
Hopkins-Rector levels mark as McHugh smacks 2 homers
Mike McHugh was already all too familiar with DePauw University’s athletic surroundings. So, it was no small wonder that when the Greencastle Mejh’s Softball League played rescheduled games on the local campus Thursday night, McHugh would step out as one of the offensive stars for his team. HOPKINS-RECTOR LEVELED its first-half record at 6-6 with one rain game still to be played as the upper division club only needed four at-bats to defeat K & K Painting, 151, in the second scheduled game of the evening Thursday played at DPU behind Blackstock Stadium. McHugh - now between his sophomore and junior years at DePauw - has been a member of coach Ed Meyer’s baseball team the past couple of seasons and has seen duty as a pitcher. However, he reversed his roles for local softball play and smacked a pair of home runs to lead the way offensively for Hopkins-Rector Thursday. K & K PAINTING scored its only run of the game in the top of the first before Hopkins-Rector put runs on the board in each of its four at-bats to end the game early due to the 10-run rule. And, it was McHugh who provided
Shrine Bowl tickets here South Putnam High School football coach Mark Wildman has a limited amount of $5 tickets for the annual North-South football Shrine Bowl Game, to be played on July 25 in the Butler Bowl. WILDMAN AND graduated lineman Tony Cash - The Ban-ner-Graphic’s Putnam County Male Athlete of the Year for the 1986-87 school year -- will participate in the annual confrontation that matches the best high school senior gridders in the Hoosier State. Tickets for the affair will cost $7 at the gate on game day, so a s2jper-ticket savings can be made by contacting Wildman (526-2604) or South Putnam High School. The $5 tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Eagles - under Wildman -- are the Class A state champions.
this to the clubs, then, ultimately, to the media.” Giamatti drew a distinction between the brushback pitch and pitches thrown with the intent to hit batters. “The brushback pitch is designed not to hit a batter and is a part of the game. And when you have all the allegations about lively balls and the number of home runs, you have a certain number of pitchers believing they’ve got to brush people back and own the plate. “I understand that, but the margin between a pitch that is a brushback and a pitch that hits somebody is slight. Part of the reason we’re seeing the increase is because of a whole set of environmental factors having to do with allegations about a lively ball. “And it’s bringing to the fore a kind of activity that we haven’t had to this degree before.” Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson, who was hit in the face by a pitch from Eric Show in Tuesday’s game, arrived for Wednesday’s game against the Padres with the left side of his face swollen. He did not play. Dawson had 24 stitches taken around the mouth and suffered a contusion of the left cheekbone. Show remained at the team’s hotel. “I told him not to come to the park,” said Padres Manager Larry Bowa. “There’s no need for him to come out and have to go through all of this.” Both Bowa and Cubs Manager Gene Michael were issued a pregame warning by umpire John Kibler, which meant the first pitcher to throw at a batter would be ejected along with his manager.
the big offensive spark as he powered his first four-bagger in the bottom of a five-run first inning, then added his second shot in a three-run third. In between, H-R scored an additional run, then tucked the win away with a six-run fourth. Chuck Johnson was the winning pitcher. The loss dropped K & K to 48 in the first half of play. IN THE FIRST game of the evening, Lone Star recorded a 7-0 forfeit win over Tincher Construction. Action in the local men’s league resumes tonight with another pair of rainout games scheduled to take place at DePauw. At 6, Rokicki’s State Farm Insurance will battle S & S Raiders, whiie Moose II and Dixie Chopper will tangle at 7. Remaining first half rainout schedule Thursday, July 1« at DePauw 6 p.m. - Hopkins-Rector vs. Moose ll*** 7 p.m. - Lone Star vs. Brown’s Nursery*** Friday, July 17 at DePauw 6 p.m. - Walden/Putnam Inn vs. K & K Painting*** 7 p m. - Dixie Chopper vs. Brown's Nursery**** Sunday, July 19 at Robe-Ann Park 6 p.m. - Moose I vs. Rokicki’s State Farm Insurance**** 7 p.m. - Moose II vs. Rokicki’s State Farm Insurance* 8 p.m. - Dixie Chopper vs. Lone Star** 9 p.m. - Walden/Putnam Inn vs. Lone Star* Thursday, July 23 at DePauw 6 p.m. - S & S Raiders vs. Tincher Con s traction* * - Rainout from May 18 *• - Rainout from June 2 **• - Rainout from June 29 ••*• - Rainout from July 1
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All-Star pitchers
Sutcliffe, Scott, Bedrosian head National League
NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Bedrosian began the season hoping to duplicate his strong showing of 1986. The Philadelphia Phillies reliever has done even more he ranks No. 1 in saves, has set a majorleague record and earned his first trip to the All-Star Game. Bedrosian was named to the eightman National League pitching staff Thursday as the remainder of the team was selected. “I thought I could make it, but I was taking a low profile because something might happen and I wouldn’t make it,” Bedrosian said. “I didn’t want to be disappointed.” Bedrosian leads the majors with 23 saves. He got 13 of them in 13 straight appearances, which established a record, and he has a 3-2 record and a 2.89 earned run average. New York Mets Manager Davey Johnson and NL President A. Barlett Giamatti picked two other relievers, Lee Smith of Chicago and John Fran-
hurler Eric Show after Show hit Andre Dawson in the face with a pitch that eventually required 24 stitches in his mouth. The
co of Cincinnati. Chicago’s Rick Sutcliffe, who leads the NL with an 11-4 record, and Houston’s Mike Scott, who is 10-4, head the starting staff. Also chosen were Sid Fernandez of New York Orel Hershiser of Los Angeles and Pittsburgh’s Rick Reuschel, who leads the league with a 2.32 ERA. Johnson is expected to name his starter for the 58th All-Star Game on Monday. The game will be played Tuesday in Oakland. Scott and Sutcliffe appear to be the most likely candidates for the assignment. The outfield reserves include San Diego’s Tony Gwynn, who leads the NL with a .374 average. Atlanta’s Dale Murphy and Montreal’s Tim Raines were selected to appear in their seventh All-Star Games. Murphy is batting .305 with 25 homers and 59 RBI. Raines is hitting
Saberhagen, Righetti among AL picks
NEW YORK (AP) - Dave Righetti has pitched a no-hitter and set a record for saves in a season. But the New York Yankees relief ace says there’s nothing to compare to being an All-Star. “The excitement is more than anything I’ve ever felt during the regular season,” Righetti said. “The atmosphere is absolutely electric. I’m really looking forward to having some fun. There are a lot of guys I know who made the club.” Righetti was one of nine pitchers named Thursday to the American League All-Star team by Boston Red Sox Manager John McNamara. The staff is keynoted by Bret Saberhagen of Kansas City, who has a 14-3 record, best in the AL. Along with Righetti there are three other left-handers on the team: Bruce Hurst of Boston, Mark Langston of Seattle and reliever Dan Plesac of Milwaukee. The rest of the staff includes right-handers Jack Morris of Detroit and Mike Witt of California and relievers Tom Henke of Toronto and Jay Howell of Oakland. Righetti played in his first All-Star Game last season, when he set the save record with 46. Righetti pitched
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.346. Los Angeles’ Pedro Guerrero, who has 18 homers, St. Louis’ Willie McGee and San Francisco’s Jeffrey Leonard were also selected for the outfield. The reserve infielders are Montreal’s Tim Wallach and Hubie Brooks, New York’s Keith Hernandez and Philadelphia’s Juan Samuel. Atlanta’s Ozzie Virgil, with 20 homers, and Cincinnati’s Bo Diaz were chosen as backup catchers. Among those omitted from the team was 10-game winner Neal Heaton of Montreal; New York’s Terry Leach, who is 8-0 with a 2.08 ERA; and Houston reliever Dave Smith, who has an 0.76 ERA and 15
his no-hitter on July 4,1983 when the Yankees were using him as a starter. Saberhagen won the American Cy Young award in 1985 with a 20-6 record, then slumped to 7-12 last year with a sore arm. He was on the disabled list from Aug. 10 to Sept. 1, 1986. This year, Saberhagen has won 14 of his first 17 decisions with a 2.56 ERA. However, Saberhagen was scheduled to pitch Saturday at Toronto, which would leave Morris to be the AL’s starting pitcher in Tuesday night’s game at Oakland against the National League AllStars. Morris so far has a 12-4 record. McNamara will announce his starting pitcher and batting order at a news conference Monday morning in Oakland. At the same time, McNamara also named the reserves that will fill out the American League team. George Brett of Kahsas City was selected to be the backup third baseman, behind Boston’s Wade Boggs. This will be Brett’s 12th consecutive All-Star game, making him the senior member on either squad.
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altercation between the two pitchers resulted in an all-out melee, seven ejections and a warning from National League President Bart Giamatti. (AP laserphoto)
saves. The starting team for the NL, voted by fans and announced Wednesday, is catcher Gary Carter of New York, first baseman Jack Clark of St. Louis; second baseman Ryne Sandberg of Chicago, currently on the disabled list; shortstop Ozzie Smith of the Cardinals; third baseman Mike Schmidt of the Phillies and outfielders Eric Davis of Cincinnati, Darryl Strawberry of the Mets and Andre Dawson of the Cubs. Every team is required to have at least one player on the All-Star team. The Mets and Cubs have the most players on the 28-man roster, with four each. The Reds, Expos, Cards and Phillies have three each; the Dodgers and Braves two apiece and San Diego, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Houston one each.
Brett’s previous 11 All-Star selections were by fan vote. Dave Winfield of New York, who was elected to start in the outfield, has been selected to 11 All-Star teams. Rookie Mark McGwire, who led the major leagues with 31 homers at the time of his selection, and Pat Ta bier of the Cleveland Indians were selected at first base to play behind Don Mattingly of New York, who was elected in fan balloting to start. Detroit’s Lou Whitaker will back up starter Willie Randolph of New York at second base, and McNamara chose Alan Trammell of Detroit and Tony Fernandez of Toronto to spell Cal Ripken Jr. of Baltimore at shortstop. Kirby Puckett of Minnesota, Larry Parrish of Texas, Harold Baines of the White Sox and Dwight Evans of Boston were the backup outfielders. The elected starters were George Bell of Toronto, Rickey Henderson of the Yankees and Winfield. Matt Nokes of Detroit, another rookie, was selected as a reserve catcher. Terry Kennedy of Baltimore was elected to start.
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