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lo THE PALM BEACH POST SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1988 5C Kingwood, Expos nip Osceola 3-2 AL Boxes NL Boxes Angels 4, Red Sox 2 Pirates 10, Braves 3 Florida State League CALIFORNIA BOSTON ATLANTA PITTSBURGH abrhM ebrhbl abrhM ebrhW Dwnngdh 4 0 10 Barrett 2b 3 110 DJamescf 4 0 0 0 Bonds If 2 2 10 McLmr 2b 5 0 11 Romero ss 4 0 10 Thomas ss 5 13 1 Una 2b 5 110 Joyner lb 5 0 2 0 Gedmanc 0 0 0 0 DMrphyrf 4 110 VanSlykcf 3 3 10 Ray If 5 0 0 0 Boggs 3b 3 0 0 0 Griffey If 3 12 0 Bonilla 3b 5 2 11 CDavis rf 4 110 DwEvn lb 4 110 GPerry lb 4 0 11 Pedhqu 3b 0 0 0 0 Armas rf 0 0 0 0 Greenwl If 5 0 10 Virgil 4 0 0 1 MOiaz rf 3 2 3 3 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 Rice dh 4000 Oberkfl 3b 4 0 10 RReylds rf 10 0 0 CWalkrcf 3 10 0 Burks dh 1 0 0 0 Gant 2b 4 0 10 Millign lb 3 0 11 Wynegar 4 0 12 Benzngr rf 4 0 0 0 Glavlne 1 0 0 0 Ortiz 2 0 13 Noboa or 0 10 0 Cerone 4 0 3 0 Echlbgr 2 0 0 0 Fermin ss 3 0 11 Boone 0 0 0 0 JoReed ss 0 0 0 0 AHall ph 10 0 0 Dunne 3 0 0 1 Schonid ss 4 0 11 BAndsn cf 2 0 10 Alvarez 0 0 0 0 Gott 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 8 4 Totals 34 2 8 0 Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 30 10 10 10 California 020 000 000 2 4 Atlanta 100 001 010 3 Boston 100 OOP 010 0 2 Pittsburgh 303 300 10 10 Kingwood never hesitated and beat Karl Rhodes throw to the plate. "He has some speed so we don't hesitate letting him use it," Alou said. "He can really add some excitement to the game." The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Mike Simms hit a two-out single, scoring Rhodes. Rhodes reached first on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on a past ball. The Expos tied the score 1-1 in the bottom of the second when Mike Dull singled home Norm San- With the Astros leading 2-1 in the fifth inning, Kingwood hit a shallow fly to center field that dropped in front of Bert Hunter.

Kingwood never stopped on the play and beat Hunter's throw to second for a double. After Bob Natal walked, designated hitter Norm Santiago hit a single to shallow left field. Again tiago with one out. Dull's RBI gave him 22 for the season, tying John Vander Wal for the team lead. The Astros added another run In the fifth when Manny Acata scored on a throwing error by Expos catcher Bob Natal.

Natal tried a quick throw back to third to keep Acata close to the bag, but the throw went over third baseman Boi Rodriguez' head and into left field. Former John I. Leonard pitcher Daryl Boyd started his third game for Expos. Boyd (0-2) gave up eight hits, two runs (one earned), walked three and struck out two in five innings but didn't get the decision. Relief pitcher Al Collins improved his record to 4-2 by shutting out the Astros on two hits over the final four innings.

WPB 3, Osceola 2 Game Winning RBI MDiaz (1). Ooerkfell. DP Atlanta 1. LOB Atlanta 9. Pittsburgh 7.

2B Ortiz. HR Thomas (3). SB Bonds (5). IP ER BB SO 3 7 9 7 6.1 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 Game Winning RBI Wynegar (2). CDavis 2.

Schofleld. DP California 4, Boston 1. LOB California 6, Boston 10. 2B Downing, CDavis, Joyner 2, Barrett, Wynegar. 3B Schofleld.

BAn- oerson ER BB SO California Flnley Harvey Boston 7 2 1 10 Clemens L.6-2 8 HBP BAnderson bv Finlev. Umpires Home, McClelland; First, Denklnger; Second, McCoy; Third, Coble. 3: 16. A 31,032. Athletics 11, Yankees 3 Baseball City Royals top Mets By TODD LaVOGUE Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH Osceola Astros starting pitcher Guy Nor-mand held West Palm Beach Expos center fielder Tyrone Kingwood to only one hit in his first four at-bats.

But when Kingwood came to the plate with two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth inning, Astros manager Keith Bo-die went with the odds by bringing in right-hander John Sheehan to face the right-handed Kingwood. Kingwood obviously doesn't follow the percentages. He lined Shee-han's second pitch into left field, scoring Bobby Gaylor from second to give the Expos a 3-2 victory Friday night at Municipal Stadium in a Florida State League baseball game. "He definitely can stir up some action for us," West Palm Beach manager Felipe Alou said. "He is a great athlete.

He can run, throw and hit. When he has his head in the game he can be a great player." West Palm Beach and Osceola both have 25-17 records, but the Expos are in second place in the Eastern Division behind Vero Beach. The Astros are atop the Central Division. Gaylor singled and stole second to start the ninth inning. After Omer Munoz popped out and Quinn Mack flied out, Kingwood hit the game-winning single.

It was Kingwood's aggressive base running that tied the score 2-2. OAKLAND NEW YORK CHICAGO CINCINNATI abrhM abrhM abrhM abrhM Lansfrd 3b 6 14 3 RHndsn If 3 0 11 Sndbrg 2b 4 0 0 0 Daniels If 4 0 0 0 Parker If 4 111 Rndlph2b 4 0 10 Grace lb 4 13 2 Larkin ss 5 0 4 2 Javier If 10 12 Mtngly lb 4 0 10 Dawson rf 3 0 0 0 EDaviscf 3 0 0 0 Canseco rf 5 10 0 JCIark dh 3 0 0 0 Palmeir If 4 0 0 0 RRonck cf 0 0 0 0 McGwir lb 4 0 0 0 Wshgtncf 4010 Law 3b 4000 Durhm lb 4 10 0 Baylor dh 3 111 Winfleld rf 4 110 Berryhll 4 0 0 0 Bell 3b 4 110 DHedsn cf 5 3 3 0 Pglrulo 3b 4 0 0 0 DMrtnz cf 3 0 0 0 ONeill if 5 3 2 3 Hubbrd 2b 4 3 3 1 Mechm 2b 2 2 10 Dunston ss 3 0 10 Tredwy 2b 4 13 1 Hassey 3 0 13 GWard ph 0 0 0 0 Sutciiffe 1110 McGrifT 2 12 1 Mercado 0 0 0 0 Skinner 2 0 0 0 BLandm 1 0 0 0 Soto 10 0 0 Weiss ss 4 10 0 Buhner ph 10 11 JDavis ph 10 0 0 Gerenc 1 0 0 0 DiPinop 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 11 14 11 Totals 32 3 7 2 Totals 32 2 2 Totals 32 7 12 7 Oakland 021 200 21311 Chicago 002 000 0002 New York 001 000 200 3 Cincinnati 042 OOP 10k 7 Atlanta Glavine L. 1-6 Echlbgr Alvarez Pittsburgh Dunne W.2-2 Gott WP Dunne 2. Umpires Home, DeMeuth; First, Wendelstedt: Second, Rennert; Third, Marsh. 2:49.

A 18,880. Reds 7, Cubs 2 Game Winning RBI ONeill (3), Benyhlll. LOB Chicago 4, Cincinnati 11. SB-Grace, Larkin, Treadway, McGriff, Dunston, ONeill. HR ONeill (2), Grace (2).

SB Larkin 2(17). Soto 2. SF McGriff. IP ER BB SO Chicago Sutciiffe L.3-4 2 6 6 6 4 2 BLandum 3W 3 0 0 2 2 DiPino 2 3 1112 Cincinnati SotoW.3-2 9 5 2 2 1 6 BK Soto 2, BLandrum. Umpires Home, Crawford; First, Harvey; Second, Pulli; Third, Davidson.

2:50. A 36.356. Astros 5, Cardinals 3 Game Winning RBI Hassey (4). Meacham. DP New York 1.

LOB Oakland 10, New York 6. 2B Hassey, Meacham, Randolph, DHenderson 2, Winfleld. HR Parker (5). SB Mea cham (J), Canseco (15). si- Hassey.

if ER BB SO Oakland Welch W.7-2 Honeycutt Eckersiey Plunk New York Allen Stoddard Shields John pitched to 2 batters in the 4th, Stoddard pitched to 2 batters in the ninth. HBP Baylor by Allen. WP Shields. BK Welch 3. Umpires Home, Kaiser; First, Cooney; Second, Merrtll; Third, Brfnkman.

3:15. A 43,251. Mariners 3, Orioles 2 Seminoles beat South Carolina 9-3 the fourth inning. BB City 5, St. Lucie 2 BASEBALL CITY ST.

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10. 2B Jaster. 3B Villanueva. Bailey. HR Monell (I), Conine 2 (5).

SB Hepoz (6). Monell. IP ER BB SO Baseball City Alexander Clara Walker W. 3-1 Skodny 2 St. Lucie K.

Brown R. Brown 2-2 6 2V4 216 9 2 BK K. Brownb. 3:15. A 555.

Craig Risdon (3-1) took his first loss for Stetson after giving up four runs (three unearned) while pitching the middle three innings. UM All-America Mike Fiore had his tenth game-winning RBI of the season and extended his hitting streak to 17 games when he drove in Rey Noriega with an infield single in the Hurricanes four-run fifth inning. Miami's next game will be in the NCAA Baseball Atlantic Regional Wednesday at Mark Light Stadium. NCAA bids and seeds will be announced Monday. Having more confidence helped UF's Stafford LOS ANGELES Despite a festive prematch atmosphere among the two players and their coach, Shaun Stafford's 7-6, 6-4 victory over teammate Halle Cioffi at the L.A.

Tennis Center Thursday was an intense struggle between players of different styles. With her win in the NCAA singles final, Stafford gave the University of Florida its first women's tennis champion. Stafford, with a strong serve and forehand, occasionally scolded her HOUSTON ST. LOUIS ab bl ab bl GYoung cf 4 12 0 Coleman If 4 0 10 BHatchr If 5 15 2 OSmith ss 4 12 0 Pnkovts2b 3 12 1 McGee cf 5 0 0 0 GDavis lb 3 10 0 Brnnskyrf 4 0 11 Bassrf 5 0 11 Homer lb 5 10 0 Ramlrzss 5 0 2 1 TPena 4 12 2 Trevinoc 5 0 0 0 Alicea 2b 4 0 10 CJcksn 3b 3 0 0 0 Oquend 3b 4 0 10 Knepper 3 0 0 0 Worrell 0 0 0 0 Puhl ph 0 10 0 Peters 0 0 0 0 DSmith 0 0 0 0 McWIms 10 0 0 Pagnoz ph 10 0 0 Terry 0 0 0 0 Lawless 3b 0 0 0 0 Ford ph 10 0 0 Totals 38 12 Totals 37 3 8 3 Houston 100 POP 1P3 St. Louis POO OOP 0213 SEATTLE BALTIMORE ab ab Cotto cf 3 0 0 0 BRIpkn 2b 4 110 Bradley 4 0 10 Lynncf 3 0 2 1 ADavis lb 4 12 1 CRipknss 4 0 0 0 Phelps dh 3 112 Murray lb 3 0 0 0 Brantley If 4 0 10 Tettleton 4 0 10 GWilsonrf 3 0 0 0 Gerhart If 3 111.

Presley 3b 4 0 0 0 Hughes ph 10 0 0 Quinonsss 3 0 0 0 Sheets dh 4 0 0 0 Reynlds 2b 3 10 0 Gonzals 3b 2 0 0 0 Dwyer ph 0 0 0 0 Orsulakrf 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 3 Totals 31 2 2 Seattle 000 000 210 3 Baltimore Oil OOP OOP 2 Palm Beach Post Staff and Wire Reports TALLAHASSEE Reliever Bret Davis and second baseman Edwin Alicea guided Florida State to a 9-3 victory over South Carolina in the Metro Conference tournament at Dick Howser Stadium. Florida State will play for its sixth straight conference championship. Two victories today would clinch the title for the Seminoles. But a loss against Memphis State in today's game at 3 p.m. would put FSU in a championship game Sunday.

A crowd of 4,099 watched Davis hold South Carolina to one run on five hits in five innings of relief. The FSU junior was also the winner in FSU's first-round win over Louisville Wednesday. He has allowed no runs in 9Va innings in the tournament play. Alicea hit a grand slam in the seventh for the Seminoles' final four runs. In the tournament, he is 7-for-12 with 11 RBI and seven runs.

South Carolina 002 000 010 3 8 0 Florida State 003 001 SOX 9 12 2 Cardwell, Spires (7), Lewis (7) and Luitt: Byeny, Davis (3), Johnson (8) and Blackwell. 2B FSU: Giordano, Parker, Cnbb; 3B SC: Carter. HR SC: Williams; FSU Tamayo, Alicea. STEVE ELLIS Game Winning RBI ADavis (2). BRIpken.

DP Seattle 1, Baltimore 1. LOB Seattle 4, Baltimore 7. 2B Lynn 2, BRipken, Brantley. HR Gerhart (2), Phelps (9). SB Lynn.

Cotto. IP ER BB SO Seattle Langston W.4-3 7 5 2 2 4 2 MJacksonS.I 2 0 0 0 11 Baltimore 9 5 3 2 2 3 Langston pitched to I batter In the 8th. PB Tettleton. Umpires Home, Johnson; First, McKean; Second, Rellry; Third, ShukKk. 2:43.

A 13,142. Royals 4, Indians 3 OSCEOLA Frazier ss Rhodes If Hunter cf Simms lb Hithe rf Eusebie Hubbard dh Sanchez 2b Acta 3b Totals WEST PALM BEACH ab bl ab 4 0 2 0 Munoz ss 5 0 5 10 0 Marti If SO 4 0 0 0 Kingwood cf 5 1 4 0 11 Natal 3 0 3 0 10 Santigo dh 4 I 3 0 2 0 Alou rf 4 0 4 0 2 ODull lb 3 0 4 0 10 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 3 110 Gaylor 2b 4 1 34 210 1 Totals 37 31 Osceola WPB 1PP PIP 01P 000 2 010 0013 GW-RBI Kingwood. Frazier, Natal, Munoz DP 0 0, WPB 2. LOB 0 10. WPB 10.

2B Santiago, Kingwood, Natal. SB Frazier, Hithe, Gaylor. IP ER BB SO Peceola Normand 2-3 Sheehan West Palm Beach Boyd Collins 4-2 HBP Hithe by Boyd. A 558. 8 0 10 -Collins.

PB Natal 2. T- self during the match, but Cioffi, who played baseline, remained emotionless. It was the second national singles final for Stafford, who lost to Stanford's Patty Fen-dick last year in three sets. "I believed in myself more this year," said Stafford, who is coached by Andy Brandi. "I did feel more confident.

Last year I was more on the defensive. This year I wanted to take charge and be the aggressor. My confidence was a key." "I played all right," said Cioffi, a freshman. "I was never on the defensive the whole match. My serve was not good today at all.

She took advantage of my serve, especially my second serve. She played better than me." Cioffi, ranked 36th in the world, announced her intention this week to turn professional. "(The deci-; sion) has been made in the last couple of weeks," Brandi said. Stafford will play the pro tour, this summer and fall as an amateur. The 1989 and 1990 NCAA worn-! en's tennis championships will be; held at the University of Florida.

bumping begins unless someone qualifies at a slower speed. "I am not on the field yet," Atchi-'. son said. "It's completely up to the weather. If it gets hot and sticky, I don't think I have to worry.

It might take only a 202 to make the field." Notes Pancho Carter had the fastest practice lap Friday, turning in a lap of 213.878. Raul Boesel had a 213.0681. Tony Bettenhausen was next at 211.515 mph and Johnny Rutherford had a lap of 211.168 mph. Four sons of Indy 500 veterans may make the field of 33 drivers if rookie Bill Vukovich III and Bettenhausen qualify this weekend. Vukovich and Bettenhausen would join Al Unser Jr.

and Michael Andretti. The live telecast of the race by ABC Sports will no longer be blacked out in the state of Indiana, beginning this year. The blackout will include only the Indianapolis market. Rookie Scott Atchison was released from Methodist Hospital Friday after spending a night for observation. Atchison, who qualified at 205.142 mph for the seventh row, crashed in Thursday's practice at Turn 4.

CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY ab ab bl Franco 2b 4 0 10 Stflwll ss 4 0 0 0 Upshaw lb 4 110 WWIIsncf 3 0 0 0 Tablerdh 3 0 10 Brett lb 4 0 0 0 Carter cf 4 0 11 Trtabll rf 4 0 10 Hall If 4 0 10 Seitzer 3b 3 12 0 Jacoby3b 3 110 Bucknrdh 4 0 2 0 Snyder rf 4 112 Pecota pr 0 10 0 Allansonc 3 0 10 BJacksn If 4 12 2 DCIark ph 10 0 0 FWhite 2b 3 112 JBellss 3 0 0 0 Macfartnc 4 0 10 CCastill ph 10 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 33 4 9 4 Cleveland 000 001 20P 3 Kansas City POO 102 01 4 Veterans jockeying for Indy positions Game Winning RBI BHatcher (7). Pankovits 2, Ramirez, TPena, Alicea, OSmith, CJackson. DP Houston 2, St. Louis 1. LOB Houston 11, St.

Louis 11. 2B Pankovits, Alicea, Brunan-sky. 3B Pankovits. HR TPena (4). SB OSmith (14).

GYoung (26), BHatcher (14). Pankovits, GYoung. IP ER BB SO Houston Knepper W.6-0 DSmith S.9 St. Louis McWillms Terry L.2-2 Worrell 6 2Yi Peters HBP McWHIiams by Knepper. WP Worrell.

2:53. A 48,787. Late Thursday Leary, Dodgers shut out Expos Palm Beach Post Wire Services More than a month had passed since Los Angeles' Tim Leary won a game, which had more to do with a slumbering offense than bad pitching. But late Thursday night, Dodgers hitters scored two runs in the fourth inning, then savored Leary's second shutout of the season, a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Expos in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 25,283. In a late American League game, the California Angels completed a doubleheader sweep of Baltimore with a 9-6 victory.

Leary (3-3), whose last victory was a three-hit shutout of San Diego April 18, was not quite as dominating this time. But he stopped several Expos' scoring threats and had 10 strikeouts. His ERA in his last three starts is 1.23. The Dodgers offense consisted of a Pedro Guerrero sacrifice fly that scored Kirk Gibson, and Mike Marshall's sixth home run off loser Dennis Martinez (3-6). Dodgers 2, Expos 0 Game Winning RBI BJackson II).

LOB Cleveland 6. Kansas City 8. 2B Hall, BJackson 2, Upshaw, Allanson. HR FWhite (2), Snyder (9). IP ER BB SO Cleveland FarrellL.4-3 8 9 4 4 3 3 Kansas City GubiczaW.5-4 8 8 3 3 2 4 FarrS.2 I 0 0 0 0 2 BK Fanell.

Umpires Home, Garcia; First, Ford; Second, Breml-gan; Third, Joyce. 2:53. A 25.528. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 1 Special to The Palm Beach Post PORT ST. LUCIE Jeff Conine hit two home runs, including the game-winner in the top of the 11th inning, and collected five RBI to lead the Baseball City Royals to a 5-3 victory over the St.

Lucie Mets Friday night at the St. Lucie County Sports Complex. Conine hit his first home run with two outs in the top of the ninth, a two-run shot off Mets starter Kevin Brown to tie the game 2-2. Conine then followed with his fifth home run of the year, a three-run shot off reliever Rick Brown (2-3) in the 11th inning as the Royals improved to 22-20. The Mets (22-21) were led by Johnny Monell, who hit a two-run homer to give the Mets a 2-0 lead in State Colleges Fred Cooley had four hits, including a ninth-inning home run, and Duane Ross pitched a complete game as Southern Mississippi (36-25) eliminated Cincinnati (28-21) 10-1.

Chris Marable singled in runs in the first and fourth innings and hit a two-run homer, his second of the tournament, in the second inning as Memphis State eliminated Virginia Tech 6-1. Miami 6, Stetson 4 CORAL GABLES Nine pitchers worked an inning each to lead the Hurricanes (47-12-1) over the Hatters (32-24). The nine pitchers used by Ron Fraser set a Miami record, topping the old mark of eight used against Michigan State in 1973 and Florida State in 1975. Will Vespe earned his fifth win against no defeats for his one inning of work in the fifth. Indy 500 Fact Of The Day A.J.

Foyt, four-time winner of the race, has driven more Indianapolis 500 miles (10,620) than the entire 1 987 field drove in last year's race Foyt has not missed a 500 since his rookie season in 1958. Rutherford, who won here in 1974, '76 and '80, is trying to come back from a crash last Sunday that left him with sore ribs and a damaged car. Before the crash, Rutherford, 50, had turned in a lap of 209.643 mph. "There's pressure just because so many things can go wrong," he said. "You have the weather to deal with, the chassis and other things that can change.

The Roger Penske team doesn't have to worry. Penske's drivers Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan and Al Unser comprise the front row. Mears, who earned the pole with a record average of 219.198 mph, won here in 1979 and '84 but completed just 75 laps last year after starting third. Mears led 19 drivers NHL Playoff Schedule STANLEY CUP FINALS Edmonton va. Boston Friday'a result Boston at Edmonton, late Wednesday'a result Edmonton 2, Boston 1 Sunday's game Edmonton at Boston, 7:35 p.m.

Tueaday'a game Edmonton at Boston, 7:35 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Boston at Edmonton, 9:05 p.m., If necessary Saturday, May 28 Edmonton at Boston, 7:35 p.m., If necessary Tuesday, May 31 Boston at Edmonton, 9:05 p.m.. If necessary friendly guys," Lowe said. "No one's jealous of the success of individuals. Instead, we try to match the accomplishments of our teammates and it makes the whole team better.

You've got to have a good sense of togetherness if you're going to win." TORONTO MILWAUKEE ab bl ab Fernndzss 4 0 10 Molitor3b 5 12 0 Mosebycf 3 2 2 1 SurhofTc 3 0 11 Mllnksdh 2 0 10 Yount cf 2 0 10 Beniqz ph 1 0 0 0 Brock lb 4 0 0 0 GBell If 3 0 2 1 Deer If 4 0 0 0 McGriff lb 3 0 0 0 Braggsrf 4 0 0 0 Whin 4 0 0 0 Riles dh 3 0 10 Gruber3b 2 10 0 Felderph 10 0 0 Leach rf 4 0 11 Sveumss 4 0 10 Campsnrf 0 0 0 0 Gantnr2b 4 0 10 Liriano2b 4 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 Toronto 111 000 0003 Milwaukee 001 OOP OOP 1 who qualified last Saturday. Rookie Scott Atchison was the 19th with a 205.142 mph average. Bobby Rahal, the 1986 Indy 500 champ who has won the past two CARTIndy-car season titles, joined Jim Crawford as the only qualifiers last Sunday. Rahal, with an average of 208.526 mph, and Crawford (210.564), coming off serious leg injuries sustained in a qualifying crash here last year, will start on the seventh row. "I don't recall ever having a more difficult time qualifying here," said Rahal, a rookie in 1982.

"Not only was the wind awful but the track was much hotter. It was very, very slippery and there were pieces of paper blowing all over the track. When you're going as fast as we were, they're a heck of a distraction." Pancho Carter, who walked away unscathed from a nasty practice crash here a year ago, estimated this weekend's cutoff speed to be between 206 and 207 mph. "I think that would be a safe guess," Carter said. "We'll know more (today)." Rookie Scott Atchison, who qualified at 205.142 mph, will be on the bubble once the field is full and INDY 500from page 1C laps of 210.802 mph and 206.469 mph.

"The left rear tire (wore) and I just didn't think it was going to be good enough," said Foyt, who had a practice lap of 208.962 mph Friday. "I just didn't want to take a chance right then (last Sunday) in a rush. If it'd been 10 cars in line, I'd have run right up there. "Now, what I am going to qualifying, I'll try to race. We'd probably had a 207 if we took it, but I am back far enough now that one or two spots doesn't make any difference." Johncock, 51, who won here in 1973 and '82, is driving a 1987 MarchCosworth in which Roberto Guerrero finished second last year.

Johncock, who first practiced Monday after buying the car from Vince Granatelii, has managed just 203.573 mph so far. "If we can get the setup Roberto ran (last year)," Johncock said, "it should be somewhere near what we need. That was about the best March here last year. I know if we get up to 201, 1 can get 3 or 4 mph in qualifying." Johncock came out of retirement for last year's race. MONTREAL LOS ANGELES ab ab Winningham cf 4000 Sax 2b 4000 Wallach3b 4 0 2 0 MiDavtsrf 4 0 10 Raines If 4 0 2 0 Gibson If 4 12 0 Brooks rf 4 0 10 Guerrero 3b 3 0 0 1 Galarraga lb 4 0 10 Hamilton 3b 0 0 0 0 Reedc 4 0 0 0 Marshall lb 4 131 Paredes 2b 3 0 0 0 Shelby cf 3 0 10 Foley ss 3 0 0 0 Sciosciac 3 0 10 Martinez 2 0 10 Grimnss 3 0 10 Webster ph 1 0 0 0 Leary 2 0 10 McGafflgan 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 7 0 Totals 30 2 10 2 Montreal 000 000 PPP Los Angeles POP 2PP PP 2 Togetherness helps drive Oilers to top Game Winning RBI GBell (3).

Gruber. DP Milwaukee 4. LOB Toronto 6, Milwaukee 9. 2B GBell, Surholf, Molltor. HR Mo-seby (5).

SB Moseby (11), Gruber (3), Sveum (1), Surhoff (4). IP ER BB SO Toronto Clancy W.2-4 Wells S.2 Milwaukee Wegman L.4-5 Mirabella 6V4 2 2 5 2 Crtm Wegman pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd. Umpires Home, Kosc; First, Roe; Second, Bamett; Third, Cousins. 2:51. A 19,539.

O'Brien longs to be All-Star ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Flaying in an All-Star Game might have to remain a dream for Pete O'Brien. This would seem to be a good year for the Texas Rangers' first baseman to make the American League All-Star team. Minnesota's Kent Hrbek has said he won't plav if selected, and Baltimore's troubles have put five-time All-Star Eddie Murray in the doldrums. But while O'Brien was the Rangers' saving grace in April, his statistics have fallen off in May. Meanwhile, the cast of outstanding first basemen in the AL have started rolling up numbers.

O'Brien goes into a six-game ho-mestand against Minnesota and Toronto hitting .309, but six other first basemen have passed him statistically. "It would be nice to do, but it's something that really I don't have much control over," O'Brien said. "I've kind of resigned myself that I could never be voted into an All-Star Game. For me to get into an All-Star Game, I have to go above and beyond what is considered good. "I need to get right again and put up a nice month and a half, five weeks, like I was playing at the beginning of the year." Game Winning RBI Guenero (si).

Martinez. DP Montreal 1, Los Angeles 1. LOB Montreal 6, Los Angeles 6. 2B Leary, Martinez. HR Marshall (6).

SB Gibson (8), Brooks (4), Galarraga (6), Paredes (3). Leary. SF Guerrero. IP ER BB SO Montreal Martinez L.3-6 6 9 2 2 0 5 McGafflgan 2 1 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Leary W.3-3 9 7 0 0 0 10 Umpires Home, Engel; First, Runge; Second, West; Third, Williams. 2:36.

A 25,283. Angels 9, Orioles 6 SECOND GAME CALIFORNIA BALTIMORE ab bl abrhM Downing dh 6 13 1 Hughes rf 5 112 McLemore 2b 5 0 2 1 Orsulak If 4 0 2 0 Joyner lb 4 12 0 CRipken ss 2 0 0 1 Ray If 5 2 10 Murray lb 4 110 Armas cf 5 12 3 Lynncf 4 2 3 3 CDavis rf 4 111 Sheets dh 4 0 0 0 Howell 3b 4 0 11 Kennedy 4 0 0 0 Boone 4 0 11 BRipken 2b 4 12 0 Noboa pr 0 10 0 Gonzales 3b 4 12 0 Wynegar 1110 Schoneldss 4 10 0 Totals 42 9 14 8 Totals 38 8 11 6 California 000 1PP P71 9 Baltimore 008 001 OOP 8 Gretzky already holds almost every NHL scoring record. Those he doesn't, he will hold soon. Yet here is one of the most unpretentious athletes in sports. "It all starts with Gretz," Lowe said.

"For him, it's not, 'I'm the No. 1 point scorer of all It's, 'I'm your Though Gretzky sets the pace, Messier sets the tone. When the team experiences a rare slump, Sather sometimes turns the team over to the fiery center. It seems that the intense Messier is not only one of the most feared players in the league, but also in his own dressing room. "All they have to do is look in Mark's eyes to know he means business," Sather said.

"Messier says it's not that the Edmonton Oilers are trying to win their fourth Stanley Cup, it's the guys in this dressing room trying to win this Cup. The guys in this room The Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta Nice guys finish first. Three times in the last four years. The Edmonton Oilers have disproved the theory that championship-caliber players have to be individualistic and mean-spirited. The Oilers have made the Stanley Cup final in five of the last six years and are driving for their fourth championship.

Edmonton was built around Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe, who have been with the club since it entered the NHL from the World Hockey Association in 1979. Lowe said that Oilers coach and General Manager Glen Sather built the club not only to win but to have fun doing it. "Slats knows what he's doing. He not only scouts talent, he scouts attitude. The Oilers have done a good job bringing in good guys, might not ever do it again," Lowe said.

"Gretz and Mess rarely have bad practices and that rubs off. There's a desire to want to win every game." Young players like Craig Simpson and Steve Smith have been incorporated into the system. "We've changed an awful lot. It's all business now," Gretzky said. "OK, it's still fun when we're winning.

That will never be taken out of the Oilers." Gretzky, in fact, believes that with the changes, his team is "playing a little bit better than we've ever played." "Some of the individual personalities change, but we've tried to maintain the philosophy," Lowe said. "This club was built around the idea that no one's bigger than the team. When Gretz leaves and Mess leaves and I leave, the Oilers will still be here 5 1 Game Winning RBI None. CRipken, Hughes, Niedenfuer. DP California 2, Baltimore I.

LOB California 13, Baltimore 4. 2B Hughes, McLemore. 3B Ray, Wynegar. HR Lynn 2 (O). a McLemore.

ar- umpken. ER BB SO California Petry CllbumW.1-0 Mlnton S.l Baltimore Tlbbs SiskL.I-2 Niedenfuer Morgan 6 1 2 7 0 1 Vt.