Banner Graphic, Volume 20, Number 246, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 June 1990 — Page 8

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Timely hit creates new hero ATLANTA (AP) Tommy Gregg wasn’t ready to accept the hero’s role. “I’ve had chances to do this before,” said Gregg, who batting only . 100 with six hits in 60 at-bats and three RBIs when he delivered a two-run pinch-hit double with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday night to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. “I’M NOT A hero. There are simply too many times when I was a goat. I really needed that boost. I’ve been down on myself. I expect to do it every time.” , Gregg’s game-winning hit came on a l-and-2 slider from Rob Dibtble (4-2), who walked Dave Justice ‘with one out and Greg Olson with 4wo out. “I got a slow start on the ball,” ’center fielder Billy Hatcher said of .Gregg’s drive that landed on the 'warning track in dead center. • “Gregg usually pulls, so I was "playing him over more to right-cen-ter and had a long run.” THE HIT SCORED in Justice and pinch-runner Alexis Infante. It was only the second victory in nine games for the Braves and the second loss in nine games for the Reds. Gregg’s hit made a winner of John Smoltz (4-6), who held the

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Reds to seven hits. The Reds had taken a 3-2 lead with an unearned run in the top of the ninth on pinch-hitter Ken Griffey’s sacrifice fly after a balk and passed ball. HAL MORRIS OPENED the ninth with his third single and was forced at second on Mariano Duncan’s grounder. But Smoltz balked Duncan to second and he reached third a passed ball by Greg Olson. Griffey then batted for Joe Oliver and flied to center, scoring Duncan. Cincinnati starter Danny Jackson yielded two runs and seven hits in 7 1-3 innings but failed to hold a 2-0 lead. The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on singles by Morris and Duncan, a walk to Oliver and Jackson’s double play grounder.

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Yankees extend jinx on Blue Jays

By The Associated Press Home sweet home? Not when the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees get together. Since 1984, the Blue Jays are 2610 in New York, including a threegame sweep last weekend. IRONICALLY, THE Blue Jays have never swept a series from the Yankees in Toronto, and they won’t break that streak this weekend following Thursday night’s 7-6 loss. In fact, the Blue Jays have failed to win more than two games at home against New York since 1984, and are 10-23 in that stretch. “It’s tradition,” Yankee manager Stump Merrill said. “It’s not one of those things you can put a finger on. That’s just the way it is.” THE WAY IT WAS Thursday night was that the Yankees broke a 3-3 tie with four runs in the eighth inning, three on Matt Nokes’ pinchhit homer, and held on despite home runs by both John Olerud and George Bell, the second of the game for each. The Yankees equaled their longest winning streak of the season at three games as Mel Hall also homered and rookie Alan Mills (12) earned his first major league victory with two innings of one-run relief. Mills yielded Olerud’s second homer he connected off Andy Hawkins in the second inning to

start the Toronto eighth and was replaced by Dave Righetti, who earned his 14th save despite a tworun homer by Bell with two out in the ninth. PINCH-HITTER Glenallen Hill singled, but second baseman Steve Sax leaped to knock down Olerud’s liner and threw him out to end the game, with first baseman Don Mattingly digging out the low throw. Royals 14, Twins 4 Kevin Seitzer went 5-for-6 with a home run and two of Kansas City’s eight doubles, Steve Jeltz drove in four runs and Bo Jackson hit a three-run homer. Winning pitcher Tom Gordon (44) yielded four runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. Indians 4, Orioles 3 Tom Brookens’ infield hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning drove in the winning run. Cleveland relief ace Doug Jones (3-2) pitched out of jams in the ninth and 10th innings. He struck out Mickey Tettleton with the bases loaded in the ninth and worked out of a first-and-third, none-out jam in the 10th. Angels 6, Tigers 4 Dave Winfield and Jack Howell hit two-run homers in the first two innings and Bert Blyleven won for the sixth time in his last seven decisions.

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H.S. baseball INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Final Four pairings Saturday in the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys baseball tournament at Indianapolis Bush Stadium (All times EST): Semifinals 11 a.m.—Bedford N.Lawrence (20-8) vs WesDel (24-10) 1 p.m.—LaPorte (28-6) vs Logansport (27-2) Championship 8 p.m.—Semifinal Winners Baseball Major League Baseball At A Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. GB Toronto 39 29 .574 Boston 36 29 .554 I‘A Cleveland 31 33 .484 6 Detroit 33 36 .478 6V4 Milwaukee 30 34 .469 7 Baltimore 31 36 .463 New York 24 40 .375 13 West Division W L Pct. GB Oakland 43 22 .662 Chicago 38 25 .603 4 California 35 33 .515 914 Seattle 33 36 .478 12 Minnesota 31 35 .470 1 2’4 Texas 30 37 .448 14 Kansas City 28 37 .431 15 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3, 10 innings New York 7, Toronto 6 Kansas City 14, Minnesota 4 California 6, Detroit 4 Only games scheduled Friday’s Games Baltimore (Ballard 1-7) at Boston (Boddicker 83), 7:35 p.m. New York (LaPoint 4-6) at Toronto (Key 4-2), 7:35 p.m. Kansas City (Saberhagen 5-6) at Minnesota (Tapani 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Black 6-3) at Milwaukee (Krueger 33), 8:35 p.m. Seattle (M.Young 2-7) at Texas (Ryan 5-4), 8:35 p.m. Detroit (Dußois 3-5) at California (C.Finley 103) 10:35 p.m. Chicago (King 6-1) at Oakland (Sanderson 8-3), 10:35 p.m. i Saturday’s Games Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m. New York at Toronto, 1:35 p.m. Chicago at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:35 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:35 p.m. Detroit at California, 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m. New York at Toronto, 1:35p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 2: 15 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 2:35 p.m. Detroit at California, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. GB I Pittsburgh 38 26 .594 I Montreal 38 29 .567 1 ’<4 I New York 33 29 .532 4 I Philadelphia 34 30 .531 4 I Chicago 28 40 .412 12 ISI Louis 27 39 .409 12 P West Division W L Pct. GB I Cincinnati 41 22 .651 I San Francisco 35 32 .522 8 I San Diego 33 31 .516 BV4 I Los Angeles 33 33 .500 9’4 I Houston 26 40 .394 16’4 Atlanta 25 40 .385 17 Thursday’s Game Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 3 Only game scheduled Friday’s Games St. Louis (Magrane 3-9) at Chicago (Bielecki 36), 2:20 p.m. . e Los Angeles (Morgan 7-5) at Cincinnati (Rijo 52), 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Terrell 2-6) at Montreal (Ke.Gross 84) 7:35 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Howell 8-3) at New York (Viola 9-3), 7:35 p.m. San Diego (Dunne 0-3) at Atlanta (Glavine 3-4), 7:40 p.m. San Francisco (Garrelts 4-6) at Houston (Deshaies 3-4), 8:35 p.m. Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Chicago, 1:15 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1:15 p.m. Los Angeles at Cincinnati, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:35 p.m. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at Montreal, 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 1:35 p.m. I San Diego at Atlanta, 2:10 p.m. Sl Louis at Chicago, 2:20 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 2:35 p.m. Los Angeles at Cincinnati, 8:05 p.m.

Triple A Triple A Alliance At A Glance By The Associated Press American Association Eastern Division W L Pct. GB Buffalo (Pirates) 42 29 .592 Nashville (Reds) 39 32 .549 3 Louisville (Cards) 39 35 .527 4*4 Indpolis (Expos) 36 34 .514 5*4 Western Division Omaha (Royals) 39 32 .549 lowa (Cubs) 35 36 .493 4 Denver (Brewers) 33 40 .452 7 Okla. City (Rangrs) 28 45 .384 12 International League Eastern Division W L Pct. GB I Rochester (Orioles) 39 29 .574 Scrantn-WB (Phils) 34 38 .472 7 Syracuse (Blue Jys) 29 39 .426 10 Pawtucket (Red Sx) 27 41 .397 12 Western Division Columbus (Yankes) 43 29 .597 Tidewater (Mets) 37 33 .529 5 Richmond (Braves) 38 35 .521 5*4 Toledo (Tigers) 30 41 .423 12*4 Thursday’s Games Denver 5, Nashville 4,10 innings Louisville 13, Oklahoma City 2 Columbus 8, Scranton Wilkes-Barre 7 Richmond 6, Rochester 1 Tidewater 3, Syracuse 0 Friday’s Games Indianapolis at Columbus Denver at Nashville Oklahoma City at Louisville lowa at Pawtucket Omaha at Syracuse Scranton Wilkes-Barre at Toledo Richmond at Buffalo Tidewater at Rochester Saturday’s Games Indianapolis at Columbus Denver at Nashville Oklahoma City at Louisville lowa at Pawtucket Omaha at Syracuse Scranton Wilkes-Barre at Toledo, 2 Richmond at Buffalo I Tidewater at Rochester

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Leaders TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING (192 at bats)—RHendcrson, Oakland, .336; Guillen, Chicago, .333; Griffey, Seattle, .321; Canseco, Oakland, .320; Puckttt, Minnesota, .320. RUNS—RHendereon, Oakland, 50; Gruber, Toronto, 49; Fielder, Detroit, 46; Puckett, Minnesota, 44; Canseco, Oakland, 43. RBl—Fielder, Detroit, 63; Gruber, Toronto, 59; Bell, Toronto, 50; Canseco, Oakland, 50; McGwire, Oakland, 46. HITS —Griffey, Seattle, 84; Gruber, Toronto, 81; Puckett, Minnesota, 78; Seitzer, Kansas City, 78; Trammell, Detroit, 78. HOME RUNS—Fielder, Detroit, 25; Canseco, Oakland, 20; Gruber, Toronto, 18; McGwire, Oakland, 18; Bell, Toronto, 14. STOLEN BASES—RHenderson, Oakland, 32; Pettis, Texas, 21; Sax, New York, 18; Calderon, Chicago, 17; WWilson, Kansas City, 15. PITCHING (7 decisions) —BJones, Chicago, 81, .889, 1.67; King, Chicago, 6-1, .857, 2.41; Welch, Oakland, 11-2, .846, 2.46; Stieb, Toronto, 10-2, .833, 2.26; Clemens, Boston, 11-3, .786, SAVES—Eckersley, Oakland, 22; Thigpen, Chicago, 22; DJones, Cleveland, 21; Aguilera, Minnesota, 16; Henn an an, Detroit, 16; Schooler, Seattle, 16. NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING (192 at bats)— Dykstra, Philadelphia, .384; Dawson, Chicago, .342; Larkin, Cincinnati, .336; Sandberg, Chicago, .336; BHatcher, Cincinnati, .324; TGwynn, San Diego, .324. RUNS—Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 55; Sabo, Cincinnati, 53; Sandberg, Chicago, 50; Dykstra, Philadelphia, 49; WCI ark, San Francisco, 49. RBl—MaWilliams, San Francisco, 56; JCarter, San Diego, 55; WClark, San Francisco, 52; Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 50; Dawson, Chicago, 49. HlTS—Dykstra, Philadelphia, 91; Sandberg, Chicago, 91; Larkin, Cincinnati, 83; TGwynn, San Diego, 82; Alomar, San Diego, 81; MaWilliams, San Francisco, 81; McGee, Sl Louis, 81. HOME RUNS—GDavis, Houston, 19; Sandberg, Chicago, 19; Dawson, Chicago, 17; Mitchell, San Francisco, 17; Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 16. STOLEN BASES—Coleman, St. Louis, 41; Raines, Montreal, 24; Samuel, Los Angeles, 24; Yelding, Houston, 24; DeShields, Montreal, 23. PITCHING (7 decisions) —Burkett, San Francisco, 7-1, .875, 3.38; Heaton, Pittsburgh, 9-2, .818, 2.99; Drabek, Pittsburgh, 8-2, .800, 3.15; Armstrong, Cincinnati, 9-3, .750, 2.11; Viola, New York, 9-3, .750, 2.62. SAVES—DaSmith, Houston, 13; Myers, Cincinnati, 13; RMcDowell, Philadelphia, 13; Franco, New York, 12; Burke, Montreal, 11.

Soccer 1990 World Cup At A Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT FIRST ROUND GROUPA W L T GF GA Pls x-Italy 3 0 0 4 0 6 x-Czechoslovak 2 1 0 6 3 4 Austria 1 2 0 2 3 2 United States 0 3 0 2 8 0 x-qualifies for second round Tuesday, June 19 At Rome Italy 2, Czechoslovakia 0 At Florence, Italy Austria 2, United States 1 GROUPB W L T GF GA Pts x-Cameroon 2 1 0 3 5 4 x-Romania 111 4 33 x-Argentina 111 3 23 Soviet Union 1 2 0 4 4 2 x-qualifies for second round Monday, June 18 At Naples, Italy Argentina 1, Romania 1, tie At Bari, Italy Soviet Union 4, Cameroon 0 GROUPC W L T GF GA Pts x-Brazil 3 0 0 4 1 6 x-Costa Rica 2 1 0 3 2 4 Scotland 1 2 0 2 3 2 Sweden 0 3 0 3 6 0 x-qualifies for second round Wednesday, June 20 At Turin, Italy Brazil 1, Scotland 0 At Genoa, Italy Costa Rica 2, Sweden 1 GROUPD W L T GF GA Pts x-WestGrmny 2 0 1 10 3 5 x-Yugoslavia 2 1 0 6 5 4 x-Colombia 111 3 23 Unitd Arb Em 0 3 0 2 11 0 x-qualifies for second round Tuesday, June 19 At Bologna, Italy Yugoslavia 4, United Arab Emirates 1 At Milan, Italy West Germany 1, Colombia 1, tie GROUP E W L T GF GA Pte x-Spain 2 0 1 5 2 5 x-Belgium 2 1 0 6 3 4 x-Uruguay 111 2 33 South Korea 0 3 0 1 6 0 x-qualifies for second round Spain 3, South Korea 1 Thursday, June 21 At Verona, Italy Spain 2, Belgium 1 At Udine, Italy Uruguay 1, South Korea 0 GROUP F W L T GF GA Pte x-England 1 0 2 2 1 4 x-Ireland 0 0 3 2 2 3 x-Netherlands 0 0 3 2 2 3 Egypt 0 12 1 2 2 x-qualifies for second round Thursday, June 21 At Cagliari, Sardinia England 1, Egypt 0 At Palermo, Sicily Ireland 1, Netherlands 1 SECOND ROUND Saturday, June 23 Game 37 At Naples, Italy Cameroon vs. Colombia, 11 a.m. Game 38 At Bari, Italy Czechoslovakia vs. Costa Rica, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 24 Game 39 At Turin, Italy Brazil vs. Argentina, 11 a.m. Game 40 At Milan, Italy West Germany vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Signed Mike Thomas, outfielder. CLEVELAND INDIANS- Placed Keith Hernandez, first baseman, on the 15-day disabled, retroactive to June 18. Called up Al Nipper, pitcher, from Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League. Fired Bobby Molinaro, manager, of their Colorado Springs ream. Named Charlie Manuel m M&TVESOTA TWINS—Sent Mark Guthrie and Gary Wayne, pitchers, to Portland of the Pacific Coast League. Purchased the contracts of Jack Savage, pitcher, from Portland, and Scott Ericksen, pitcher, from Orlando of the Southern League. National League CINCINNATI REDS—Signed Ryan Edwards, James Wiggins, Bryant Balentine and Leonard Griffen, pitchers. Assigned Edwards to Billings of the Pioneer League and Wiggins, Balentine and Griffen to the Gulf Coast League. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Moved Pat Perry, pitcher, from the 15-day disabled list to the 21-day list, and Jeff Hamilton, third baseman, from the 21-day list to the 60-day emergency list BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS—Traded Fat Lever, guard, to the Dallas Mavericks for the No. 9 choice in the first round of the 1990 draft and a first-round choice in 1991. FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK JETS—Waived Reggie McElroy, tackle, and Mark Konecny, running back. Named Ron Wolf director of player personnel.