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THE PALM BEACH POST TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1991 5C AL Boxes NL Boxes Woods, Laker lead WPB Expos 64 Florida State League But I don't feel bad," Langbehn said. Mets manager John Tamargoj felt that the Mets' problems were i more offensive than defensive. "You don't hit, you don't win," Tamargo said. "Anytime I send, Gregg Langbehn out there, I've got i a chance to win. Give the kid two or three runs and let him pitch re-j laxed.

That's a different ball-' game." The Astros added three runs in the seventh. WPB 6, Miami 4 Niemann felt that Langbehn threw well. "He pitched way too well to have that kind of line score," Niemann said. After getting Orlando Miller to ground out to end the sixth, Langbehn faced two batters in the seventh, allowing singles to Jeff Ball and Ed Renteria before being relieved by Joe McCann. Langbehn allowed five runs on six hits, walked one and struck out one.

"You look at my line score and you say, 'Man, he pitched like crap'. Osceola 9, St. Lucie 1 OSCEOLA ST. LUCIE brkM ab bl Hunter cf 5 12 1 Allison 2b 5 0 0 0 Rodgers rf 5 I I 0 ButterfiekJ 3b 3 0 2 0 Dallas If 5 I 2 4 Pride cf 4 0 10 Miller ss 5 1 I 0 Morrisette rf 4 0 10 Ball lb 4 110 Fordyce 4 0 0 0 Renteria 3b 4 2 2 OHofmerdh 4 0 0 0 Motadh 2 0 0 0 Harris lb 3 0 10 Olmsteuddh I 0 I 0 Thomas If 4 12 1 Ben 2 0 0 1 Henderson ss 4 0 0 0 Berry 2b 4 2 2 2 Totals 37 912 8 Totals 31 1 7 1 WEST PALM BEACH Special to The Palm Beach Post POMPANO Tyrone Woods and Tim Laker each had a solo home run and a double to lead the West Palm Beach Expos over the Miami Miracle 6-4 Monday night at Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium. Troy Ricker and Scott Davison each had three hits for the Expos.

Doug Bochtler, a John I. Leonard High School graduate, was the winning pitcher. He improved his record to 9-8. Chris Bushing pitched 3 shutout innings for his sixth save for West Palm Beach. The Expos (23-16) have won eight of their last 10 games and will host the Miracle tonight at 7:05.

Joe Eischen (5-10) will start for the Expos. Tom Michno (11-9) will pitch for Miami (20-23). Osceola 9, St. Lucie 1 PORT ST. LUCIE The Astros (20-21) beat the Mets (24-13) in front of 519 at Thomas J.

White Stadium. Gershon Dallas hit a three-run triple and a solo home run to lead the Astros. Brian Hunter was 2-for-5 and Ed Renteria was 2-for-4. It I til It I IN Barry, dh 5 0 0 0 Ailcea cf 4 111 Laker 5 12 1 Alexander 3b 4 0 10 Lakerf 3 0 0 OLansiness 0 I 01 McDonald ss 3 0 0 0 Bradbury 4 12 Woods If 3 2 2 I Kidd 4 1 1 I Cramer lb 4 0 0 0Dandolb 4 0 0 0, Ricker cf 3 2 3 1 MacArthur If 3 0 0 1, Oavtson 2b 4 13 1 Dziadkowwc dh 3 0 I 0 Sanchez 30 4 0 1 0 Surane 2b 2 10 0, Totals 35 611 Totals 32 4 4 WP Beach 020 112 000 Miami 020 002 000 4' Osceola nnn nna aao a St. Lucie 000 OOP 0011 r- ii i DAII nD I AD nc luni dvm, ninsvii.

tr -ot. luuv j. s.vsu Osceola 4, St. Lucie 9. 2B Butterfleld, Pnde, Hunter.

38 Dallas. HR Dallas (2), Thomas (7). SF Ben. a ER BB SO Osceola Griffiths 1-3 6 6 0 0 1 1 Phillips 2 0 0 0 14 Costelk) I I I 1 0 1 St. Lucie Langbehn 8-10 6 6 5 5 1 1 McCann 1 6 4 2 1 1 Harnger IVt 0 0 0 0 0 WP Griffiths, McCann.

2:25. A 591. Mets starting pitcher Gregg Langbehn (8-10) took the loss, snapping a six-game winning streak. He limited Osceola to one hit and faced the minimum number of batters through five innings before giving up three runs on three hits in the sixth. With one out, Langbehn walked Jimmy Bell, but Bell was thrown out at second on Perry Berry's fielder's choice.

Berry barely beat out the throw to first to avoid the double play. Brian Hunter's bunt single and Paul Rodgers single loaded the bases, and Gershon Dallas hit a three-run triple to center field. "I don't feel bad," Langbehn said. "I was cruising through the first five innings. I had a close call on the double play ball, a bunt, and a single off my glove.

I fell behind (to Dallas) 2-0, and tried to make a good pitch right at the knees but he went down and got it. That was quick. All of a sudden it was 3-0." St. Lucie pitching coach Randy Cubs impressed with Hawblitzel's maturity HAWBLITZELfrom 1C leagues in victories doesn't matter unless it results in him pitching at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Since that hasn't happened yet, there's no reason to get excited.

"I just try to stay focused on the game and nothing else," he said. "I don't let outside things get into it. I really don't make goals for myself. My goal is one game ahead of me." That must be a good strategy because Hawblitzel is two levels ahead of his peers. At 19, the John I.

Leonard High School graduate is one of the youngest players in Class AA. He was promoted last week, after going 15-2 with a 2.28 ERA at Class A Winston-Salem. "If we'd have left him there, he could have won 20," Harford said. "The reason he's where he is is he seems to have the presence and command you look for in the big leagues at a very young age." That translates to maturity beyond his years. "The real success of Ryan Hawblitzel is that mentally he just isn't a 19-year-old kid," Harford said.

"He has a good grasp of pitching and a good idea of how to set up a hitter, which is really half the battle." Besides talent, another key factor in a player's development is how he handles success. In Hawblitzel's case, it's not too tough to handle it when you barely realize it. "If I'm mature, it's probably because of my dad," Hawblitzel said. "Not getting flustered definitely comes from my dad. Even whenever I was pitching when I was little, even if I'd get hit hard, he'd tell me, 'Don't let it affect you i -1 Yankees 7, Tigers 5 new YORK I Williams cf $di 2D MattinglY lb Han Hakes Sheridan if Waasdh Espmcua ss Kel 3b Totlls Itav York Detroit DETROIT 4 2 10 Cuylerrf 4 0 0 0 Whitaer2t 3 3 2 1 PhilliosK 4 14 5 Fielder dh 3 0 0 1 Tettletonc 4 0 10 Bergman lb 4 0 0 0 Fryman ss 4 0 10 Deerrf llhM 4 13 0 5 112 Sill 4 111 3 0 0 0 3 12 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 110 Livingstone 3b 3 0 0 0 Barnes ph 10 0 0 34 10 Totals 35 101 030 2007 010 003 010 Livingstone (I).

DP Detroit 1. LOB New York 4. Detroit 7. 2B WWiams (6). Hall (16).

HR Matting-lj7), Had (15). Whrtaker (15), Phillips (12), fielder (P2), Bergman (3). SB Cuyfar (26). Sa. SF rjafces.

i ER BB SO I etewYorh Sanderson II -7 6 4 4 4 3 12 Bunk 2 3 1113 Quetterman S.6 1 1 0 0 0 0 I Detroit Ibrrell L.7-10 7 5 5 2 1 Qleaton 4 3 2 2 0 3 i Plunk pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. I Umpires Home, Merrill; First, McClelland; Second, None; Third, McCoy. 3:03. A 25,938. Brewers 6, Orioles 5 MILWAUKEE Molltor dh Randolph 2b Hamilton rf Yount cf Stubbs lb G.

Vaughn If Surhoff Gartner 3b Sveumss BALTIMORE abrhM 5 0 0 0 Devereaux cf 4 0 I 0 B. Anderson If 5 12 2 Hulett3b 4 0 3 I C. Ripken ss 4 111 Homdh 4 10 0 Evans dh 5 110 Milllgan lb 3 I 0 0 Ch. Martinez rf 3 12 2 Gomez 3b Orsulaklf Hoiles J. BeN 2b abrhbl 4 0 10 4 111 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 12 0 4 110 3 0 10 2 110 4 12 2 3 0 2 2 37 11 37 10 6 Totals Milwaukee Baltimore 032 000 0016 000 310 010 Randolph 2 (10), Milligan (9).

DP Milwaukee I. LOB Milwaukee 10, Baltimore II. 26 Hamilton (10) Yount 2 (15), Surhoff (12), Sveum (13), Milligan (11) Gomez (12), Orsulak (13), Hoiles (II). 3B J.Beit (I). HR Stubbs (10), B.Anderson (2).

CS Ybunt (3). SF J. Bell. IP ER BB SO Milwaukee August 5Vt 8 4 4 2 0 Machado 1 0 0 0 2 2 Mk. Lee V4 0 0 0 0 0 Henry W.2-0 lft 2 I 1 0 Nunez S.4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Baltimore Smith 1 3 3 3 3 0 Jones 3V4 4 2 2 2 3 Frphwirth 2 I 0 0 0 I Poole 0 0 0 0 1 Williamson L.3-5 lft 2 I 1 1 1 Jones pitched to I batter in the 6th.

August. illmplres Home, Brtnkman; First, Cousins; Second, Roe; Third, Reed. I 3:38. A 25,824. 1 Royals 5, Red Sox 3 BOSTON I Rted 2b Lyons 3b Vaughn lb BrUnansky rf J.

Clark dh Greenwell If Quintana rf Boggsph BrUmley 3b Burks cf Rivera ss Msrzano Totals KANSAS CITY abrhbl 4 2 2 0 K. Gibson If 5 0 11 Eisenrelchlf 10 10 McRaecf 0 10 0 Brett dh 4 0 10 Seitzerdh 4 0 11 Benzlnger lb 3 0 0 0 Pecota 3b 10 11 Thurman rf 0 0 0 0 Spehrc 4 0 10 Howard ss 4 0 0 0 Shumpert 2b 4 0 0 0 brhbl 0 I 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 I 0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 I 2 0 0 0 34 8 3 Totals 30 9 3 Boston Kansas City 001 000 0203 010 001 03x 5 Reed (7), Greenwell (2). DP Boston 2. LOB Boston 8. Kansas City 6.

2B Reed (24). Burks (24), Brett 2 (27), Pecota (12), Howard (4). 3B Reed (2). SB -McRae (15), Brett (1), Pecota (10). CS Lyons (2).

Thurman. IP ER BB SO Boston Morton 5V 5 2 1 3 2 Kiecker 1 I I I 0 I FossasUI-2 1 3 2 2 1 2 Kansas City Aquino i 6 3 3 3 3 Montgomery W.2-4 1 2 0 0 0 3 Kiecker pitched to 1 batter In the 8th. HBP by Montgomery (Reed). WP Fossas. Umpires Home, Young; First, Garcia; Second, Meriwether; Third, Reilly.

3:00. A 36,154. Indians 9, Rangers 0 CLEVELAND Cole If G. Hill cf Baerga 2b Cs. Martinez lb Aldrete lb Belle dh Whiten rf Memo 3b Skinner TEXAS abrhbl 6 13 1 5 0 2 2 5 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 brhbl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Downing dh Franco 2b Palmeiro lb Sierra rf Relmer If Gonzalez cf Buechele 3b I.

Rodriguez Huson ss 5 12 1 4 3 3 2 4 110 5 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 43 19 9 Fermin ss Totals Totals 31 0 2 0 Cleveland Texas 031 010 1129 000 OOP 0000 Baerga (17), Cs. Martinez (4), Sierra (4). DP Texas 2. LOB Cleveland 13, Texas 5. 2B Belle 2 (17), Skinner (10).

3B Cole (2). HR Whiten 2 (8). (I). i IP ER BB SO Cleveland KingW.5-6 9 2 0 0 1 7 Texas K. Brown L.7-9 Vh 9 5 5 3 0 Rosenthal 2ft 3 1114 Jefrcoat 1 3 110 1 Rogers I 4 2 2 0 1 HBP by K.

Brown (Manto), by Rogers (Fermin). WP K. Brown, Rosenthal. lUmpires Home, Scott; First, Evans; Second, Morrison; Third, Welke. A 22,315.

Athletics 3, Mariners 0 SEATTLE Martinez 3b Reynolds 2b Griffey Jr cf O'Bnen lb Buhner rf A. Davis dh BnleyK Powell If Vailec Vquel ss T( Jones ph Bradley ph Schaefer ss Totals OAKLAND ab bl brhbl I 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 I 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 2 0 R. Henderson If 4 Eckersley 0 D. Henderson cf 5 Canseco rf Steinbach Baines dh W. Wilson If Jacoby 3b McGwire lb Gallego 2b Bordick ss Totals 35 3 12 3 Seattle Oakland 000 000 000 0 001 OOP 02x 3 'DP Oakland 1.

LOB Seattle 3, Oakland 12. 2B Baines (20). SB R. Henderson 2 (37), Canseco (17). SI Reynolds.

I IP ER BB SO I Seattle 6ft 9 I 12 4 Swift 0 0 0 0 0 Cbmstock ft 2 2 2 1 0 4 Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 Oakland Dining W.1-0 7 2 0 0 2 6 Honeycutt 0 0 0 0 1 Etkersley lft 0 0 0 0 1 HBpj-by M. Jackson (R. Henderson). PB Valle. 'Umpires Home, Phillips; First, Hendry; Second, Hirschbeck; Third, Craft.

T- 2:44. A 27,561. Twins 7, Angels 4 MINNESOTA CALIFORNIA I ab ab Gladden If 5 2 3 1 Polonlalf 4 110 Knoblauch 2b 4 10 0 Joyner lb 4 0 10 Hrbek lb 5 111 Wlnfleld rf 4 12 1 C.tDavlsdh 3 111 D. Parker dh 4 110 Harper 4 112 Gaettl 3b 4 111 Bush rf 4 0 2 2 Parnsh 4 0 11 Mackcf 4 0 0 0 Gallagher cf 4 0 10 Pagiiaruk) 3b 4 0 0 0 Sojo 2b 3 0 0 0 Gasne ss 4 110 Schofiek) ss 3 0 0 0 Total 37 7 9 7 Totals 34 4 3 Minnesota BOO 000 200 7 110 001 0014 California FSnin rm. DP Minnesota 1 LOB Minnesota 5, California 3.

2B C. Davis (24), Harper (23), Bush 2 (5). D.Parker (16), Parnsh (10). HR Wlnfleld (21), Gaetti (13). SB Gladden (8), Gagne (7), Winfleld (3).

IP ER BB SO Minnesota Tapani W.9-7 8 8 4 4 0 6 Aguilera ft 0 0 0 0 0 California 7 8 7 5 2 1 Beasley 2 10 0 0 2 PBi Parrlsh. IT A 25,439. Calendar Aug. 31 Deadline for postseason rosters, I Sept. 1 Active rosters Increased to 40 players.

Sept. 11-12 Owners quarterly meetings; Baltimore. Oct. 8 American League playoffs begin, city of West Division winner. I Oct.

9 National League playoffs be-giji, city of East Division winner. Oot. 19 World Series begins, city of American League champion. Oct. TBA Free agent filing period begins, day after World Series.

I Oct. TBA Period ends In which clubs must offer salary arbitration to players under repeater rights restriction or lose restriction, 5 Day6 after World Series. Ryan Hawblitzel's approach to pitching: 'I just try to stay focused on the game and nothing At 15-2 with a 2.28 ERA in Class he was promoted to Class AA last week. Cubs 7, Mets 2 CHICAGO C. Walker cf Grace lb Sandberg 2b Dawson rf Dascenzorf G.

Bell If Walton cf Salazar 3b Vizcaino 3b Dunston ss WHkins CastiHo Totals NEW YORK brhbl brkM 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 I 0 1 3 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 5 110 5 110 2 3 0 0 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 110 4 0 10 3 0 11 37 7 11 7 Jettenes 2b Boston cf Magadan lb Johnson 3b McReynoktsir Young Templeton ph Sasserrf Cerone Elsterss Schourek Carreon If Totals Chicago New York 300 Oil 1017 100 000 0012 Johnson (23). DP Chicago I LOB Chicago 9, New York 6. 2B G. Bell (16), Johnson (21), Elster (12). 3B Boston (2).

HR Dawson (19). CS Boston (6). Castillo. SF Dawson. IP ER BB SO Chicago Castillo w.4-2 9 9 2 2 1 5 New York Schourek L.2-2 6V, 9 6 5 3 5 Young 2ft 2 1112 Braves 5, Giants 2 SAN FRANCISCO abrhM Lewis cf 4 110 McGeerf 4 111 W.

Clark lb 4 0 0 0 Mitchell If 4 0 0 0 Ma. Williams 3b 4 0 I 1 R. Thompson 2b 4 0 2 0 ATLANTA abrhM 3 111 3 111 0 0 0 0 4 111 4 0 10 4 112 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 110 0 0 0 0 Nixon if Treadway 2b Lemke 2b Pendleton 3b Gantcf Gregg If Blauserss Belliard ss Hunter lb Olson Smoltz Litton: 2 0 0 0 Anderson ss Manwanng Robinson Beck Downs Bass ph OJiverasp Totals 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2 6 2 27 8 San Francisco Atlanta 000 200 0002 00S 000 OOx 5 DP San Francisco 2. LOB San Francisco 4, Atlanta 6. 2B McGee (17), Nixon (9).

HR Gregg (I). SB Gant (20). Olson, Smoltz 2. IP ER BB SO San Francisco Robinson L.5-8 2V 6 5 5 I 2 Beck 2 10 0 3 2 Downs 0 0 0 0 0 Oliveras 2 1 0 0 0 0 Atlanta Smoltz W.7-12 9 6 2 2 0 6 HBP by Beck (Hunter). WP Robinson.

Umpires Home, West; First, Runge; Second, Winters; Third, Gregg. 2:33. A 24,934. Reds 10, Dodgers 6 LOS ANGELES Butler cf Samuel 2b Sharperson ss Daniels If Strawberry rf Murray lb Scloscia L. Hams 3b Griffin ss Hanson 3b R.

Mantnez Javier ph Gott Crews Webster ph C. Gwynn ph CINCINNATI abrhM abrhM 5 2 2 0 5 13 2 5 12 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 12 3 10 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 110 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 3 2 0 2 10 0 110 0 5 12 2 2 0 10 5 0 11 4 0 12 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 9 Larkln ss Hatcher cf H. Moms lb Sabo3b O'Neill rf Doran 2b Braggslf Dibble J. Reed Rijo Minutelli Winningham cf McDowell Totals Totals 36 10 13 10 Los Angeles Cincinnati 102 010 200 6 006 012 Olx 10 Winningham (3). DP Cincinnati 2.

LOB Los Angeles 9, Cincinnati 5. 2B Butler (8), H. Moms (26), O'Neill (22). HR Sabo (17), Braggs 2 (10). SB Larkln (19), Butler (29).

Sabo. SF L. Harris. IP ER BB SO Los Angeles R. Martinez 14-6 5 8 7 7 0 2 Gott 1 3 2 2 1 0 Crews I 0 0 0 1 0 McDowell I 2 110 1 Cincinnati Rijo 8-2 6 9 6 6 5 2 Minutelli I 0 0 0 2 2 DlbbleS, 24 2 0 0 0 0 2 Rijo pitched to 2 batters In the 7th.

HBP Strawberry by Rijo. WP McDowell. BK Rijo. PB J. Reed.

Umpires Home, Crawford; First, Rlppley; Second, Hohn; Third, Rapuano. 3: 17. A 34,997. Astros 2, Padres 1 SAN DIEGO Roberts 2b Teufel 2b T. Fernandez ss T.

Gwynn rf Santiago Howell 3b J.Clark lb Howard If Dr. Jackson cf G. Hams Stephenson ph Shipley pr M. Maddux Rodriguez Wardph Melendez Rasmussen ph HOUSTON bl 0 Finleycf 0 Biggloc 0 Bagwell lb 0 L. Gonzalez If 0 Davidson If 0 Cammitl 3b 0 Simms rf 1 Young cf 0 Cedeno ss abrh 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 I 1 ab hi 6 0 2 0 6 0 2 1 5 110 3 0 10 2 0 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 I 5 0 2 5 0 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 8 3 0 10 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1110 45 2 10 1 0 Candaele2b Hamisch Tolentino ph Schilling Wilkins Ortiz ph Bowen pr Henry Andersen Totals Ramirez ph Totals San Olego Houston 000 000 000 100 001 000 000-001- Two outs when winning run scored.

Santiago 2 (II). DP Houston 2. LOB San Diego 9, Houston 10. 2B T. Gwynn (23), J.

Clark (13), Dr. Jackson (7), Biggio (14). SB Finley (19), Young (8), Cedeno (I). Teufel. ER BB SO San Diego G.

Hams 7 4 1 0 2 8 M. Maddux 10 0 0 0 Rodriguez Vi 0 0 0 0 2 Melendez 2 2 0 0 0 2 Andersen L.3-3 3 1 I 0 1 Houston Hamisch 7 3 0 0 2 12 Schilling 1 4 1 1 0 1 Wilkins 1Y 0 0 0 2 1 Henry W.3-0 2 10 0 0 2 Umpires Home, Halllon; First, Harvey; Second, Darling; Third, Rennert. 3:36. A 14,577. League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Through Sunday's games 0 AB Pet.

Palmeiro, Tex. 100 410 79 143 .349 BoggS, Bsn. 94 348 60 117 .336 Franco, Tex. 97 39172 131 .335 Tartabull, K.C. 85 325 59 108 .332 Puckett, Min.

103 415 63 137 .330 C.Ripken, Bit 103 412 70 133 .323 Molltor, Mil. 100 423 77 136 .322 Baines, Oak. 94 331 59 106 .320 Thomas, Chi. 104 372 73 118 .317 E. Martinez, Sea.

96 338 61 106 .314 Home runs Fielder, Detroit, 31; Canseco, Oakland, 29; C. Davis, Minnesota, 25; Carter, Toronto, 24; Thomas, Chicago, 22; Tartabull, Kansas City, 22; C. Ripken, Baltimore, 22; D. Henderson, Oakland, 22. RBI Fielder, Detroit, 90; Canseco, Oakland, 85; Thomas, Chicago, 79: Carter, Toronto, 75; Sierra, Texas, 74; C.

Davis, Minnesota, 73; Gonzalez, Texas, 72. Runs Palmeiro, Texas, 79; Canseco, Oakland, 79; Molitor, Milwaukee, 77; Thomas, Chicago, 73; White, Toronto, 72; Franco, Texas, 72; D. Henderson, Oakland, 71. Doubles Palmeiro, Texas, 32; R. Alomar, Toronto, 31; Boggs.

Boston, 31; Carter, Toronto, 29; White, Toronto, 28; C. Ripken, Baltimore, 28; Griffey Jr, Seattle, 26; Canseco, Oakland, 26. Stolen bates Raines, Chicago, 36; R. Henderson, Oakland, 35; R. Alomar, Toronto, 32; Po-lonia, California, 31; Cuyler, Detroit, 25; White, Toronto, 24; Franco, Texas, 22.

Pitching (10 decisions) Erickson, Minnesota, 15-3, .833, 2.36; Henneman, Detroit, 9-2, .818, 2.51; Krueger, Seattle, 9-3, .750, 2.77; Fin-ley, California, 14-5, .737, 3.91: Langston, California, 14-5, .737, 3.45; Klink, Oakland, 8 3, .727, 3.23; Stottlemyre, Toronto, 10-4. .714, 3.28. Strikeouts R.Johnson, Seattle, 159; Clemens, Boston, 151; Ryan, Texas, 145; Langston, California, 127; SwindellCleveland, 126; McDowell, Chicago, 125; Finley, California, 122. Saves Aguilera, Minnesota, 28; Eckersley, Oakland, 28: Harvey, California, 25; Reardon, Boston, 25; Olson, Baltimore, 24; Thigpen, Chicago, 24; Henke, Toronto, 23. NATIONAL LEAGUE Through Monday's games AB Pet.

T. Gwynn, S.D. 105 421 60142 .337 Pendleton, Atl. 95 343 64113 .329 Nixon. Atl.

93 304 63 99 .326 Moms, Cin. 92 321 45104 .324 Biggio, Hou. 97 353 61 109 .309 Jose.St.L. 99 372 49115 .309 Sandberg, Chi. 102 384 73117 .305 Calderon, Mon.

99 369 56112 .304 Larkin, Cin. 78 288 57 87 .302 Butler, L.A. 103 402 75121 .301 Home runs Johnson, New York, 23; Gant, Atlanta, 22; Ma. Williams, San Francisco, 22; Mitchell, San Francisco, 22; W. Clark, San Francisco, 21: McGnff, San Diego, 20: G.

Bell, Chicago, 20. RBI W. Clark, San Francisco, 80; Bonds, Pittsburgh, 76; Johnson, New York, 74; Dawson, Chicago, 71: G.Bell, Chicago, 69; Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 65; Ma. Williams, San Francisco, 64; Kruk, Philadelphia. 64; McGnff, San Diego.

64. Runs Butler, Los Angeles, 75; Sandberg, Chicago, 73; Johnson, New York, 7 1 Gant, Atlanta, 65; 0. Smith, St. Louis, 65: Pendleton, Atlanta, 64: J. Bell, Pittsburgh, 63; Van Styke, Pittsburgh, 63; Nixon, Atlanta, 63 Doubles Jose, St.

Louis, 30; McReynolds, New York, 27; Moms, Cincinnati, 26; Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 26; Gant, Atlanta, 24; Zeile, St. Louis, 23; Pendleton, Atlanta, 23; T. Gwynn, San Diego, 23. Stolen bases Nixon, Atlanta, 58: Gnssom, Montreal, 48; DeShields, Montreal, 41; Coleman, New York, 35; Bonds, Pittsburgh. 32: Lankford, St.

Louis, 29; Butler, Los Angeles, 29. Pitching (10 decisions) Ri0, Cincinnati, 8-2, .800. 2 98: Hurst, San Diego, 13 5, .722, 3.18: Avery, Atlanta, 12-5, .706. 3.62: Osuna, Houston, 7-3, .700, 2.25; Carpenter, St. Louis, 7-3, .700, 4.70: R.

Martinez, Los Angeles, 14-6, .700, 2.59, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ERA and 133 strikeouts in 75 innings. He was The Palm Beach Post Player of the Year. Yet area scouts projected him as an eighth-to-12th round pick, so he signed with Indian River Community College. "My attitude was that I'd signed with IRCC, and I was happy Fishing Report BY MIKE HOLLIDAY Boca Raton's Spadea, Pugliese LOB west Palm Beach 5, Miami 2. 28 Laker, Woods.

Bradbury 2, Kidd. 3B Davison, Ailcea. HR Lakar. Woods. ER BB SO i 54 6 4 4 0 3V I 0 0 '3l 4 7 4 4 3 41 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 West Pahn Beach Bochtler Bushing Miami Rogers Klancnik Lemon Williams 2:43.

A 895. 10 0 0 0 2 enough," he said. "But if something; better came along, I'd take it." It did, and he took it. Hawblitzel i was a surprise second-round pick! by the Cubs, his favorite team. He signed for a $110,000 bonus.

If he continues at his current pace, that may look like a bargain. The Cubs' choice is looking smart. "Nobody's right or wrong yet," Harford said. "The final proof is him one day pitching in the. major leagues.

He's 19 years old. Very young. Still physically imma- ture. He's blossomed into a pretty good pitcher, and he'll get quicker and stronger as he grows." Strength and velocity would complete a very talented pitching package. Harford describes Hawb-1 litzel's fastball as "average to be-' low.

"But that doesn't worry me," he said. "He's got time to develop that. 1 The real beauty of Ryan Hawblitzel is his impressive command of off- speed stuff. He just knows how to i pitch." Hawblitzel admits he's done better than he expected. But his; recent promotion to Class AAJ leaves him no chance to rest on his success.

"Now that I'm here in double-A, it's like I got kicked down again," he said. Hawblitzel has no decision in two starts, allowing six runs in 11 innings and striking out 10. have to start all over. Whenever I was in Winston-Salem, I didn't think of myself as an ace, and I' certainly don't feel like an ace here." It doesn't matter if he feels like 1 one as long as he continues to pitch like one. Harford doesn't see that i changing.

"As he matures and gets stron-; ger," he said, "I believe you'll see even better." advance Fire Fighters are sponsoring a scramble golf tournament Aug. 18 at 1:30 p.m. at Wycliffe Golf St Country Club. Entry fee is $60 per golfer. All proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

For further information call 627-4300. Don Bigbie of West Palm Beach will compete in the eighth annual Du Pont World Amateur Handicap Golf Championship Aug. 26-30 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. For information on entering call 1-800-833-8798. The Florida franchise of the Continental Hockey Association has officially named the team the Florida Makos.

"i a.j i on the mound. You've got to go get the next batter or you'll get hit hard every "I'd get flustered for a second but not let it show. Then I'd take a deep breath and get the next man." And the next, and the next and the next. As a high school senior Hawblitzel was 9-2 with a 1.38 Jessica Zaganczyk of Virginia Beach, 6-1, 6-3, and Corina Morariu of Boca Raton beat Kim-berly Gates of Grandville, Michigan 7-5, 6-4. Miller will play Robyn Porter of North Miami and Morariu will play Michaela Quinn of Charlotte, N.C., in the third round.

Esser top seed in state junior grass court tourney WELLINGTON William Esser of Lake Worth is the top seed of the fifth annual Florida Junior Grass Court Tennis Championships for boys 18 and under, which begins Wednesday at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. Esser, 17, is ranked No. 37 in the state and heads the 24-player field. Craig Dober of Wellington is seeded second, followed by Andy Touhey of Fort Lauderdale and Louis Hernandez of Miami. Play begins at 8 a.m.

each day. The finals will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Grand Prix of Miami moves to Feb.

23 MIAMI The Grand Prix of Miami will change its dates for the second t'me in two years, moving to Feb. 23 on next season's International Motor Sports Association schedule. The event, held April 7 this year, will become the second race of the IMSA season. It will take the position on the IMSA schedule left by the Grand Prix of Palm Beach, which folded in May. The Grand Prix of Miami, first held in 1983, had changed its dates from the first weekend of March to April for the 1990 season in order to be televised by NBC.

Next season's race will be shown by NBC on tape delay. Also, the Grand Prix of Miami is expected to announce a new sponsor today. The race previously was sponsored by Nissan. JEFF SNOOK Also Mark Gadwell, a 6-foot-2, OFFSHORE Dolphin remain the mainstay for ocean anglers, with the better concentrations of fish holding along the weed lines 15-20 miles out from Boca Raton to Jupiter. We are seeing an increase in the size of the dolphin being boated, as eight fish over 28 pounds were weighed in during this weekend's CAST Palm Beach Open Fishing Tournament.

Henry Parker of Augie's Tackle Shop in Jensen Beach reports scattered dolphin and wahoo in 200-400 feet of water, and cobia to 43-pounds on the Six-Mile Reef. Bottom fishing has also picked up off Boynton, where mutton snapper to 14-pounds will take dead bait fished on the reef line south of the Inlet In 90-feet of water, from the Boynton Ledges to the Gulfstream Clubhouse, said Bob Spickler of Perks In Lantana. Snook and tarpon remain plentiful along the beaches of Palm Beach and Martin counties, where they're feeding off the immense schools of missouki croakers that will be migrating out of the area by the end of the month. INSHORE Tarpon are abundant, but loosely schooled In the Intracoastal from Boca Raton to Jupiter, with fish even moving up to the Boynton spillway said inshore guide Tom Ryan. Live greenies are the bait of choice for the tarpon, and there are some large Jacks working the seawall south of the Royal Palm Bridge at first light.

Jumbo jack crevalle to 40-pounds can also be found crashing the wall off High Point, near the Crossroads in Stuart. Trout fishing is on the slow side in the Indian River, but flounder are striking live mullet fished close to the pilings of the Jensen Beach Causeway. FRESHWATER The hot weather over the last two days has slowed bass fishing on the south end of the lake, but there are a few nice fish hitting worms flipped in the pockets of the inside grass lines off Clewiston, said Dick Williams of Jolly Roger Tackle Shop. Over on Lake Ida, David Fairgrade released 1 1 bass to 5 pounds on Monday by soaking live shad along the north shoreline of the lake. Panfish are becoming scarcer by the day with the decreasing moon, but diehard fishermen soaking minnows after dark will find a few nice speckled perch in the deep holes on the south end of the lake, and bream in the rim canal at first light.

BEST BET Calm winds in the early morning hours present a classic opportunity to catch tarpon along the beaches from dawn to 1 0 a.m. Fill your livewell with greenies or croakers, then run along the shoreline, looking for rolling fish. Dead bait may work better, If the fish are holding tight in one location. Special to The Palm Beach Post SAN JOSE, Calif. Diana Spadea of Boca Raton defeated Barrie Bernstein of Scarsdale, N.Y., 6-3, 6-0 in the second round of the girls 18s division in the Junior National Tennis Championships at the Alma-den Valley Athletic Club.

Also, Lisa Pugliese of Boca Raton defeated Susan Bowman of Newton, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the girls 18s. Local Corner Spadea will play Rachel Ann Jensen of Norcross, and Pugliese will play Jana Nejedly of Spring, Texas. Khristen Pietrucha of Boca Raton lost in the first round to Mar-ianna Land of Atlanta 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Delray Beach's Eager wins in girls 16s tourney SAN DIEGO Allison Eager of Delray Beach defeated Adrienne Supino of Middletown, N.J., 6-1, 6-2 in the girls 16s division in the Junior National Tennis Championships at Morley Field in Balboa Park. Eager will play Sora Moon of Centerville, Ohio, in the second round today.

Carrie Spinner of Boca Raton lost to Christine Morosn of Sarasota 6-0, 6-2 and Carolina Hora of Delray Beach lost to Angela Nelson of Salt Lake City, Utah, 6-2, 6-2. Cook, Scinicariello advance in girls 14s COLLEGE PARK, Ga. Leslie Cook of Boynton Beach defeated Brookelyn Dirk of Corpus Cristi, Texas, 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the girls 14s division in the Junior National Tennis Championships. Cook will play Mina Scinicariello of Boca Raton in the third round. Scinicariello beat Amanda Richman of Livingston, N.J., 6-3, 6-0.

Also in the girls 14s division, Megan Miller of Stuart defeated -A: fct.feit.4Mi"! 193-pound defensive end from Boca Raton, has committed to play football this fall for Lambuth College in Jackson, Tenn. Fall physicals for Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter high school athletes will be Saturday from p.m. at the Training Room, 11940 N. U.S. 1, Suite 201, North Palm Beach.

Benjamin and William T. Dwyer athletes may get physicals from 3:45 p.m-5:30 p.m. Physicals are $5. Physicals for John I. Leonard High School athletes will be Saturday from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at Palm Beach Regional Hospital. Physicals are $10. The City of West Palm Beach irijJ.lW 4hi i a tfcjfc mijNai.