Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 189, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 April 1988 — Page 7

Orioles move closer to record

By The Associated Press Losing 12 in a row is one thing, Orioles manager Frank Robinson says. Winning none is something else. Baltimore moved within one loss of the major league record for season-opening failures Sunday, bowing 4-1 to the Cleveland Indians. The Indians, meanwhile, have won five in a row and are off to their best start since 1966. “A loss is a loss,” said Robinson, who took over as manager for the fired Cal Ripken last week. “But what makes it doubly tough is that we haven’t won a game. It’s not just a 12- or 13-game streak. It’s that we’re 0-and-whatever.” Indians 4, Orioles 1 With one more loss, the Orioles would tie the major league record of 13 to start a season by the 1904 Washington Senators and 1920 Tigers. The start already is the worst in Orioles history, and the losing streak is only two short of the franchise record of 14. Mel Hall and Brook Jacobv had three hits apiece for the Indians, and John Farrell allowed four hits in 816 innings before getting onehit relief help from Dan Schatzeder. Red Sox 15, Rangers 2 Mike Greenwell had the most

Braves prove you can’t lose them all

By The Associated Press After being rocked by losing 10 straight games, the Atlanta Braves are ready to roll. Zane Smith pitched a four-hitter and Damaso Garcia broke a 1-for--37 slump with his first NL home run as Atlanta ended a record losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The Braves lost 7-4 to Los Angeles on Saturday to set an NL record with 10 straight losses at the start of a season. “If anything, it’s a big relief,” Smith said. “The pressure is off us now, and we can go about our business and play ball like we’re capable of.” At the moment, the Braves are playing .091 ball. Smith, 1-2, struck out five and walked one. The only run off the left-hander came in the third inning, when Rick Dempsey walked and later scored from second on a single by Steve Sax.

Herzog balks on ‘White Rat Rule’

By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer Stop! - In the name of the balk rule, stop! And when you do, make sure it’s discernible. Eight sets of eyes, all of them wearing blue, are watching pitchers in every game this season, making sure that they come to “a single, discernible stop,” with men on base. This is commonly known among umpires as the White Rat Rule. You want someone to blame for 146 balks in the season’s first 13 days compared to 33 over the same period a year ago? Blame baseball’s White Rat, Whitey Herzog. It was St. Louis manager Herzog, remember, who made such a fuss during the World Series last year about what he charged was Bert Blyleven’s non-stop stop. Blyleven, who has been pitching for about as long as Herzog has been managing, would come to a casual, almost simulated stop with men on base. This is a loose interpretation of what a pitcher is supposed to do and is designed to keep runners anchored. In the case of the steal-happy Cardinals, who get on base and immediately start thinking larcenous thoughts, this is considered enormously good sense. “You’re supposed to stop with both feet on the ground,” Herzog said. “Blyleven’s leg was going up and he never stopped. He did it 11 times. How are you supposed to run?” That, of course, was exactly what Minnesota’s Blyleven had in mind keeping die Cardinals from running. Herzog objected, producing some winter rewriting of the balk rule and this season’s epidemic. Herzog pleads innocent “The rule’s always been there,” he said. “It hasn’t changed. If the rule is there, enforce it.” This is revolutionary thinking. If we start enforcing rules, there won’t be any more phantom double plays on the pivot at second base and first basemen will have to stay on the bag for throws, not come off to meet the ball. We’ll have no

FRANK ROBINSON Winless new manager

productive day of his career, driving in six runs with a homer, two singles and a groundout as the Red Sox broke out of a slump. Brewers 6, Yankees 3 Joey Meyer came into the game without a major league hit and left it with a homer, double and single in victory over the Yankees. Robin Yount and Rob Deer also homered for the Brewers, and Ted Higuera allowed three runs on seven hits over 816 innings.

Astros 5, Reds 3 Nolan Ryan allowed seven hits in eight innings and broke a tie with a two-run single as Houston beat Cincinnati at the Astrodome. With the score tied 2-2 in the second, and runners on second and third, Ryan poked a single off shortstop Barry Larkin’s glove into center to score both runners. Ryan later scored the third run of the inning on Danny Jackson’s second balk of the inning. Mets 3, Cardinals 2 Rookie Kevin Elster broke a 4-for-34 slump with a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score Mookie Wilson from third base as New York beat St. Louis for its sixth straight victory. The Mets tied the score in the eighth on run-scoring singles by Darryl Strawberry and Kevin McReynolds and then went on to complete their first three-game sweep of St. Louis at Shea Stadium since July 1984.

more scuffed balls, no more corked bats. Constable Herzog does not care one whit about the repercussions. The law is the law. And the balk law has been on the books for a baseball eternity. This season’s changes don’t appear in the official rule book, a tome Herzog recommends if you ever have trouble going to sleep. The winter alterations were incorporated on a one-year experimental basis in the instructions to umpires, a separate volume. There are countless ways for a pitcher to balk. By and large, the rule exists to prevent deception. Pitchers will do almost anything to short circuit the offense. They have been known to spit on balls, disfigure them with grease and scuff them on their belt buckles. Deception is the least of their weapons. But, like the others, it is illegal. Herzog says the umpires are only scratching the surface with a pace that projects to better than 2,000 balk calls over a full season.

BIG 10 ALL STAR GAME GREENCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL _ April 22,1988, 8:00 P.M.

Big 10 All Stars Dean Garrett Steve Eyl Troy Lewis Todd Mitchell Marty Simmons Derrick Wesley Sean Alford * Keith Smart Everett Stephens Shon Morris Chad Tucker Gary Grant

The doors will open at 7:00 p.m. All seats are general admission. In addition to the game, there will be a slam dunk contest and autograph,session following the game. Tickets are on sale at the following locations: Central National Bank, Greencastle Tri-County Bank, Bainbridge First Citizens Bank, Greencastle Mac’s, Greencastle Greencastle Federal Savings Bank, Greencastle Greencastle High School Bookstore First National Bank of Cloverdale, Cloverdale

Tigers 8, Royals 6 Chet Lemon had two hits, extending his hitting streak to all 10 of the Tigers’ games, drove in two runs and scored twice in Detroit’s victory over Kansas City. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0 Mike Flanagan worked seven innings, giving up five hits and relying on Tom Henke to finish the shutout for Toronto. Kelly Gruber scored one of Toronto’s runs and drove in the other. Flanagan struck out two, walked two and did not allow a runner past second base. White Sox 7, Athletics 6 Lance Johnson doubled home two runs in Chicago’s decisive four-run fourth inning, leading the White Sox to a sweep of their three-game series with Oakland, she White Sox scored what turned out to be the winning run in the ninth on a single by Donnie Hill and three walks by Eric Plunk. Angels 7, Mariners 4 Chili Davis drove in three runs with a pair of hits, backing the strong seven innings of Kirk McCaskill as the Angels won in Seattle. McCaskill scattered seven hits and Ray Krawczyk pitched the final 116 innings for his first major league save.

Expos 5, Phillies 2 Andres Galarraga snapped a fifth-inning tie with a two-run homer as Montreal sent visiting Philadelphia to its seveth straight loss. With the score tied 2-2, Herm Winningham led off the fifth with a single against reliever Bill Dawley, and two outs later, Galarraga hit his second home run of the season. Pirates 12, Cubs 7 Andy Van Slyke hit two homers, RJ. Reynolds had four hits and Bobby Bonilla drove in three runs as Pittsburgh outlasted Chicago on a windy day at Wrigley Field. • Chicago’s Vance Law singled in the seventh to extend his careerhigh hitting streak to 11 games. Giants 9, Padres 4 San Francisco failed to execute a hit-and-run play but took the lead when San Diego rookie catcher Mark Parent made a throwing error allowing Candy Maldonado to score the go-ahead run in the eighth.

“Watch the pitchers when (Vince) Coleman’s on base,” he said. “The way they quick pitch and give him that little knee motion, it’s a wonder how he ever steals a base. They want to call balks? They could call 200 of them when he’s on. He’d never have to steal a base then.” Vince Coleman stealing a base is a wondrous thing to behold, much more exciting that having him trot to second because the pitcher, in his anxiety to keep him from running, has committed some misdemeamor, real or imagined. This balk business is no big deal as far as Herzog is concerned. “What’s so hard about stopping?” he wondered. “We teach it in spring training. If they keep calling it for a couple of weeks, everybody will stop and that will be the end of iL” Well, everybody won’t stop. The Cardinals, for example, can be expected to run. That is, after all, the way they have won three of the last six National League pennants.

Greencastle All Stars Jimmy Price Jerry Neese Mike Conner Jimmy Sandgren Shane Huber Tony Robertson Dave Mahurin Clyde Spencer Doug Miller Jeff Miller Derek Doehrman Mike Vanßensselaer Dave Bonebrake Phil Wendel

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