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Baseball Major League Baseball At A Glance By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L PcL GB Baltimore 53 43 .552 Toronto 49 50 .495 5V4 Cleveland 48 49 .495 5M Boston 45 48 .484 6H Milwaukee 46 52 .469 8 New York 46 52 .469 8 Detroit 33 63 .344 20 West Division W L PcL GB California 59 38 .608 Oakland 59 40 .596 1 Kansas City 54 44 351 5W Texas 54 44 351 5W Seattle 48 50 .490 1194 Minnesota 46 51 .474 13 Chicago 41 57 .418 18M Monday’s Games Cleveland 7, New York 3 Milwaukee 10, Detroit 0 Chicago 5, Seattle 4 Toronto 6, Texas 3 California 5, Oakland 4 Only games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Kansas City (Leibrandt 5-9) at Boston (Boddicker 8-7), (n) New York (Hawkins 11-9) at Cleveland (Swindell 13-2), (n) Baltimore (Holton 4-6) at Minnesota (Andetson 9-9). (n) Seattle (Bankhead 10-4) at Chicago (King 4-8), (n) Detroit (Alexander 4-10) at Milwaukee (August 9-8).(n) Toronto (Stieb 9-6) at Texas (Ryan 11-5), (n) California (C.Finley 11-6) at Oakland (Stewart 14-5). (n) Wednesday’s Games Seattle at Chicago California at Oakland Kansas City at Boston, (n) New York at Cleveland, (n) Baltimore at Minnesota, (n) Detroit at Milwaukee, (n) Toronto at Texas, (n) NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L PcL GB Montreal 58 41 .586 New York 53 43 .552 3M Chicago 54 44 351 3Vi St Louis 50 45 326 6 Pittsburgh 41 55 .427 1534 Philadelphia 37 59 .385 1934 West Division W L PcL GB San Francisco 59 40 .596 Houston 57 42 .576 2 San Diego 47 52 .475 12 Los Angeles 46 54 .460 13’4 Cincinnati 45 53 .459 1314 Atlanta 40 59 .404 19 Monday’s Games Montreal 4, Philadelphia 3,12 innings , Pittsburgh 7, Los Angeles 4 San Francisco 2, Atlanta 0 * Chicago 3, St Louis 2 Only games scheduled Tuesday’s Games San Diego (Whitson 13-6) at Cincinnati (Browning™). (n) Philadelphia (Carman 2-10) at Montreal (Langston 7-3), (n) Pittsburgh (Drabek 7-7) at New York (Ojeda 69), (n) San Francisco (LaCoss 4-6) at Atlanta (I-illiquia 5-5). (n) Los Angeles (Belcher 6-9) at Houston (Knepper 4-10), (n) Chicago (Kilgus 5-9) at St Louis (Magrane 116k (n) Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Montreal, (n) San Diego at Cincinnati, (it) Pittsburgh at New York, (n) San Francisco at Atlanta, (n) Los Angeles at Houston, (n) Chicago at St. Louis, (n) Triple A Alliance At A Glance By The Associated Press American Association Eastern Division W L Pct. GB Indpolis (Expos) 63 42 .600 Buffalo (Pirates) 58 46 358 434 Nashville (Rods) 57 50 333 7 Louisville (Cards) 54 52 .509 9'4 Western Division Denver (Brewers) 53 53 300 Omaha (Royals) 49 56 .467 394 lowa (Cubs) 45 60 .429 794 Okla. City (Rangrs) 44 63 .411 994 International League Eastern Division W L PcL GB Syracuse (Blue Jys) 60 43 383 Rochester (Orioles) 52 51 305 8 Scrantn-WB (Phils) 43 59 .422 1694 Pawtucket (Red Sx) 38 64 .373 2194 Western Division Columbus (Yankes) 56 46 349 Richmond (Braves) 56 46 .549 Tidewater (Meta) 56 50 328 2 Toledo Oigers) 47 50 .485 694 Monday’s Games Indianapolis 2, Oklahoma City 1 Scranton-Wilkes Bane 4, Omaha 3 Rochester 9, Syracuse 2 Columbus 7, Louisville 4 Pawtucket 2, Richmond I,lst game Pawtucket 6, Richmond 4,2nd game Tidewater 7, Buffalo 4 Nashville 11, Toledo 6 lowa 5, Denver 4,11 innings Tuesday’s Games Denver at lowa Oklahoma City at Scranton-Wilkes Barre al Omaha Syracuse at Rochester Columbus at Louisville Richmond at Pawtucket Tidewater at Buffalo Toledo at Nashville Wednesday’s Games Denver at lowa Oklahoma City at Pawtucket Scranton-Wilkes Barre at Omaha Tidewater at Rochester, 2 • Columbus at Indianapolis Richmond at Syracuse Toledo at Buffalo Louisville at Nashville TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING (288 at bets) —Puckett, Minnesota, .341; Lansford, Oakland, .329; Boggs, Boston, .324; Franco. Texas, .322; Sierra, Texas, .322. RUNSRHenderson. Oakland. 72; McGriff. Toronto, 63; Siena. Texas. 63; Teolcton. Baltimore, 61; Deer. Milwaukee, 60; Gallagher, Chicago, 60; POBrien, Cleveland, 60. RBl—Franco, Texas, 70, Sierra, Texas, 70; Carter, Cleveland, 69; McGriff, Toronto, 66; BJackson, Kansas City, 64; McGwire, Oakland, 64. ■ HlTS—Puckett, Minnesota, 130; Sax. New York, 125; Sierra, Texas, 125; Yount, Milwaukee, 118; Franco. Texas, 117. DOUBLES—Puckett, Minnesota, 31; Siena, Texas, 28; Boggs. Boston, 27; Bell. Toronto, 24; Reed, Boston, 24.

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TRIPLES—Sierra, Texas, 10; DWhite, California, 9; PBradley, Baltimore, 9; Boggs, Boston, 6; Calderon, Chicago, 6; Reynolds, Seattle, 6. HOME RUNS—McGriff, Toronto, 26, Deer, Milwaukee, 24; BJackson, Kansas City, 22; Tettleton, Baltimore, 21; Carter, Cleveland, 20; Whitaker, Detroit, 20. STOLEN BASES—RHenderson, Oakland, 40; Espy, Texas, 30; DWhite, California, 28; Guillen, Chicago, 27; Sax, New York, 27. PITCHING (9 decisions)—Swindell, Cleveland, 13-2, .867, 231; Blyleven, California, 10-2, .833, 2.32; Gordon, Kansas City, 11-3, .786, 2.83; Stewart, Oakland, 14-5, .737, 3.48; Moore, Oakland. 13-5, .722,2.12. STRIKEOUTS —Ryan, Texas, 166; Clemens, Boston, 143; Viola, Minnesota, 137; Bosio, Milwaukee, 115; CFinley, California, 111; Gubicza, Kansas City, 111. SAVES—Dienes, Cleveland, 23; Plesac, Milwaukee, 23; Russell, Texas, 21; Schooler; Seattle, 20; Thigpen, Chicago, 19. NATIONAL LEAGUE BAITING (288 at bats) —Larkin, Cincinnati, .340; TGwynn, San Diego, .338; Grace, Chicago, .330; WClark, San Francisco, .330; Raines, Montreal, .304. RUNS—Hlohnson, New York, 67; Mitchell, San Francisco, 65; RThompson, San Francisco, 65; WClark, San Francisco, 65; Bonds, Pittsburgh, 60. RBl—Mitchell, San Francisco, 87; WClark, San Francisco, 72; Guerrero, StLouis, 63; Hlohnson, New York, 62; ONeill, Cincinnati, 62. HlTS—TGwynn, San Diego, 130; WClark. San Francisco, 120; Larkin, Cincinnati, 107; Butler, San Francisco, 104; RAlomar, San Diego, 104. DOUBLES —Guerrero, SuLouis, 29; Hlohnson, New York, 28; Wallach, Montreal, 28; Hamilton, Los Angeles, 25; Bonds, Pittsburgh, 23; Murray, Los Angeles, 23; WClark, San Francisco, 23. TRIPLES—RThompson, San Francisco, 9; Roberts, San Diego, 7; VanSlyke, Pittsburgh, 7; Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 6; Uribe, San Francisco, 6. HOME RUNS—Mitchell. San Francisco, 33; Hlohnson, New York, 25; Strawberry, New Yosk, 22; GDavis, Houston, 21; EDavis, Cincinnati, 18. STOLEN BASES—Coleman, StLouis, 41; Young, Houston, 33; TGwynn, San Diego, 29; ONixon, Montreal, 28; Dykstra, Philadelphia, 23; RAlomar, San Diego, 23. PITCHING (9 decisions) —DeMartinez, Montreal, 11-1, .917, 3.23; Darwin, Houston, 10-2, .833, 1.86; Reuschel, San Francisco, 13-4, .765, 2.28; BSmith, Montreal 9-3, .750, 2.03; Scott Houston, 15-5, .750,252 STRIKEOUTS—SmoItz, Atlanta, 128; DeLeon, StLouis, 119; Hurst, San Diego, 119; Belcher, Los Angeles, 117; Hershiser, Los Angeles, 110. SAVES—MaDavis, San Diego, 24; MiWilliams, Chicago, 24; Franco, Cincinnati, 23; Burke, Montreal 21; DaSmith, Houston, 21. Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League DETROIT TlGEßS—Activated lack Morris, pitcher, from the 60-day disabled list Placed Dave Beard, pitcher, on the 21-day disabled list Assigned Brad Havens, pitcher, outright to Toledo of the International League. OAKLAND ATHLETlCS—Activated Stan Javier, outfielder, from the 15-day disabled list Released Jamie Quirk, catcher. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS -Optioned Jeff Fischer, pitcher, to Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League. Purchased the contract of Billy Bean, outfielder, from Albuquerque. NEW YORK METSSent Phil Lombardi, catcher, outright to Tidewater of the International League. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-Recalled Matt Williams, third baseman, from Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League. Optioned Randy McCament pitcher, to Phoenix. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT —Waived Dennis Buras, Abiodun Agbejemisin and Mike Champion, forwards. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES— Signed Shelton Jones, forward, to a two-year contract. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Signed Wayne Cooper, forward-center, to a three-year contract Waived Jerry Sichting, guard. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed Shawn Collins, wide receiver, and Keith Jones, tunning beck. Waivoc Oscar Angulo and Mark Millett, tight ends; Georve Benrola, kicker, acd Louis Murino, guard. CHICAGO BEARS—Signed Dave Zawatson. offensive tackle. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed Turit Schonert, quarterback, to a two-year contract DALLAS COWBOYS -Agreed to terms with Daryl Johnston, running back; Mark StepnoskL guard; and Rhondy Weston and Tony Tolbert, defensive ends. Waived Jeff James, wide receives; K.C. Clark, defensive back; and Doug Marrone, guard. Traded Darryl Smith, offensive tackle, to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft choice. DENVER BRONCOS—Released Kevin Wells, center, and Steve Bryan, nose tackle. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed Mark Murphy, Thomas King and Stan Shiver, safeties; Scott Stephen, linebacker, Anthony Dilweg, quarterback; Matt Brock, defensive end; Bryan Shulman, punter, and Ben Jessie, cornerback. Waived JK. Ambrose, wide receiver. Placed Matt Klassa, guard, and Keith Cupp, tackle, on the reserve-did not report list HOUSTON OllEßS—Announced that Scott Kozak and Tracey Rogen, linebackers; Rod Harris, wide receiver, Bo Orlando, defensive end; and Tracey Johnson, fullback, have agreed to terms. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -Signed Emile Harry, wide receiver. Released Scott Annexstad, guard. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed Liffort Hobley, safety. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed Danny Villa, offensive tackle, to a four-year contract and Chris Gannon, defensive end. Placed Reggie . Dupard, running back, and Ed Williams, linebacker, on the physically unable to perform list NEW ORLEANS SAlNTS—Signed Jim Wilks, defensive lineman, and Buford Jordan, running back, to two-year contracts. NEW YORK JETS—Waived Mitch Andrews, tight end. PHOENIX CARDINALS Agreed to terms with Walter Reeves, tight end. PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed Dave Johnsen, cornerback. Waived Troy Johnson, wide receiver. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed Courtney Hall center; to a one-year contract and Jamie Holland, wide receiver. Released Mark Behning, offensive lineman. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Announced the retirement of Ron Hadley, linebacker. Placed Jeff Stover, defensive end. on the physically unable to perform list SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—ReIeased Tony Logan, wide receiver, and Steve Sampson, punter. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Announced that Derrick Little, linebacker, has left camp. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed Ricky Sanders, wide receiver, to a multiyear contract Released Albert Williams, defensive end; Keith Fribetg, linebacker, and Cedric Gordan, wide receiver. HOCKEY National Hockey Langue EDMONTON OlLEßS—Signed Bill Ranford. goaltender, to a three-year contract SOCCER American Indoor Soccer Association CANTON INVADERS—Signed Jamie Swanno; goalkeeper, to a two-year contract

Bielecki bunts Cubs by Cards

ST. LOUIS (AP) nice to say Mike Bielecki’s pitching and hitting sparked the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. But it wouldn’t be quite correct “I can’t hit” said Bielecki, who is 10-5 as a pitcher and l-for-40 as a hitter following Monday night’s game. “So I’ve got to be able to do something.” BIELICKI, IN THE absence of contributing a hit to Chicago’s attack, laid down a safety-squeeze

JOE MORGAN Two-time MVP

Palmer, Morgan next automatics for hall of fame

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Joe Morgan and Jim Palmer have moved into the on-deck circle as the favorites for next year’s Hall of Fame elections. This year, Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski became the 18th and 19th players to be elected in their first year of eligibility. MORGAN AND Palmer figure to make it 20 and 21 in 1990. And once again, it will be time for the folks in Ohio to load up the buses this time to see Morgan. Reds fans arrived by the thousands over the weekend to see Bench inducted and turned Cooperstown into a red sea. Bench received 431 votes from 447 ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Yastrzemski got 423 votes. IN ORDER TO be elected to the Hall of Fame, a player must be named on 75 percent of the ballots cast. Of the record 447 ballots cast this year, a player needed 336 votes for election. Bench got 96.4 percent and Yastrzemski 94.63. Only Ty Cobb, 98.2 percent, and Hank Aaron, 97.9, received higher percentages than Bench. “Joe Morgan was the best second baseman I ever saw,” said Bench, who played with Morgan on Cincinnati’s World Series championionship teams in 1975 and 1976. MORGAN, A TWO-TIME MVP, played 22 years and hit .271 with 268 homers, 1,134 RBIs and 2,518 hits. He also had 689 stolen bases and walked 1,865 times. Along with Bench, he was a field general of the “The Big Red Machine.” In 19 seasons with the Baltimore

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bunt that sent the Cubs ahead in the fifth inning “My defense was outstanding,” said Bielecki, who permitted St. Louis only four hits and a run before tiring and departing to start the eighth. “A big key was them just getting the one run in the first After that I got in a groove,” Bielicki said. “I started challenging them a little more and kept the ball in the strike zone.” BIELECKI SET DOWN the

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Orioles, Palmer had a 268-152 record, including four consecutive 20-victory seasons from 19751978. He had a lifetime eamed-run average of 2.86 and 53 shutouts. “I’D BE SURPRISED if Jim Palmer isn’t elected the first time,” Yastrzemski said. In this year’s balloting, righthander Gaylord Perry, winner of 314 games, finished third with 304 votes and missed election by 32 votes. Jim Bunning, who missed election by four votes in 1988, was 53 votes shy this time. Ferguson Jenkins was fifth with 234 votes. “I’m sorry Perry and Ferguson Jenkins didn’t make it,” Yastrzemski said. “But I’m sure they will.” PERRY, 314-265, also had 3,534 strikeouts. The combination of 300 victories and 3,000 strikeouts will make it hard to keep him out. The argument against Perry is his admitted use of the spitter, which might have cost him some votes the first time. Jenkins was 284-226 with 3,192 strikeouts in 19 seasons. While a member of the Chicago Cubs, he was a 20-game winner for six consecutive seasons. Bunning was 224-184 with a 3.27 ERA, 2,885 strikeouts and nohitters in both leagues. But his time is running out with only two years of eligibility left IN 1991, Rollie Fingers, the career saves leader with 341, and seven-time AL batting champ Rod Carew figure to make it on the first ballot.

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last 11 Cardinal batters he faced, striking but six and walking two before giving way to Steve Wilson, Les Lancaster and Mitch Williams in that order for Chicago. Williams survived a ninth-inning scare posed by Ozzie Smith’s one-out double before notching his 24th save as the Cubs’ fourth pitcher. “He’s Mr. Excitement,” Bielecki said in praise of Williams. “It wouldn’t be fun unless he got somebody on.” Damon Berryhill started Chicago’s fifth with an infield

Giants’ Mitchell ruins three-hitter

By The Associated Press Ordinarily, one would expect the San Francisco Giants to fill reporters’ notebooks with praise for Kevin Mitchell, whose 33rd home run had given them another victory. But the man who leads the major leagues in homers and RBIs took a back seat to the pitcher he’d just beaten, Atlanta’s John Smoltz. “HE’S THE BEST young pitcher in the league,” Giants manager Roger Craig said following Monday night's 2-0 victory over the Braves. “Boy, he’s got a great arm. He’ll put you in a slump if you’re not already in one.” Mitchell’s homer in the fourth inning was one of just three hits allowed by Smoltz, 11-7, who struck out a career-high 10 batters and retired the last 17 in pitching his fifth complete game. Expos 4, Phillies 3 Two Philadelphia errors set the stage for Tim Wallach’s game-win-ning hit that gave homer-happy Montreal its fifth straight victory. Andres Galarraga hit a one-out single off Greg Harris, 1-2, and stretched it to second base when Tom Herr dropped the throw from

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CHICAGO (AP) A shift to the bullpen has brought about a shift in Shawn Hillegas* season. After going 1-6 as a starter, Chicago manager Jeff Torborg moved Hillegas to a relief role. Since May 26, the pitcher has gone 5-3 with three saves, while lowering his ERA from 6.94 to 4.98. ON MONDAY NIGHT, Hillegas ran his scoreless innings streak to 13, giving up one hit in three innings Chicago edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4. The victory was the White Sox’ ninth straight at home, the longest since a 17-game stretch from Aug. 27 to Sept 18, 1983. Chicago has won nine of 10 overall. Carlton Fisk’s two-out, basesloaded single in the ninth inning drove in Dave Gallagher with the winning run. Torborg had a hunch Hillegas

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single on a slow grounder that St Louis first baseman Pedro Guerrero played poorly. THE CUBS, ON a hit-and-run, avoided a double play when Vance Law grounded out to Smith at shortstop. Shawon Dunston then dumped a single in front of center fielder Willie McGee, who froze when he saw Berryhill running to third. Berryhill reached third and Dunston second on McGee’s mental error, setting up Bielicki’s key bunt to snap a 1-1 tie.

center fielder Len Dykstra. Tim Raines was walked intentionally and Hubie Brooks reached on an error by Harris before Wallach singled to left on the first pitch to extend Philadelphia’s losing streak to five games. Von Hayes had tied the game with his 15th homer, leading off the ninth against Tun Burke. The Expos, who have hit 10 home runs in their last three games, got solo shots from Rex Hudler and Brooks off starter Dennis Cook Pirates 7, Dodgers 4 Celebrating his 25th birthday, Barry Bonds went 3-for-3 with a homer, drove in two runs, scored three and stole a base as Pittsburgh gained a 3-3 split of the rare sixgame series. Gary Redus was hit below the left eye by Tim Crews of Los Angeles in the seventh inning. The benches cleared briefly before Redus was carried off on a stretcher. He was released from a local hospital. The Pirates’ team physician said he did not believe any bones were broken.

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might make a perfect relief num. “IT WAS A sign I saw in Detroit when Bobby Thigpen went home so the funeral of his grandmother and Hillegas did a super job in relief. I said to Sammy (Ellis, pitching coach), ‘who’s the strongest guy we’ve got right now?’ and he said it was Hillegas, because we need a closer,” Torborg said. “We saw something, and then when (bullpen coach) Dave LaRoche said this guy can do the job, then I decided, okay, we.’ll make the move.” BUT HILLEGAS, 6-9, couldn’t have done anything without Fisk Seattle’s Mike Jackson, 3-4, led off the ninth by walking Gallagher, who moved to second on a Steve Lyon’s sacrifice to Keith Comstock and took third on Comstock’s throwing error to first.