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4E BASEBALL SUNDAY DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. ROCHESTER. SEPTEMBER 6. 1987 IL NOTEBOOK of pitch in a four-man rotation. Third baseman Jose Castro would exercise his right as a free agent to go elsewhere, Mike Sharperson said he wanted to be traded and Dave Stenhouse reportedly asked for his release Jones led the league with 147 strikeouts, edging teammate Todd Stottlemyre (143).

And he did it without facing teammate Glenal-len Hill, who fanned a Syracuse-record 151 times. He fanned 153 times last year in Double-A. He also hit 16 homers this year, down from his 31 of 1986. Toledo pitchers Tim Lollar (4'3 innings), Nate Snell (1V3) and Karl Best (2) had no-hit the Maine Guides when they turned the game over to Bill Las-key. He gave up a one-out single in the ninth to Keith Miller (who broke up Columbus' Al Pulido's no-hitter earlier).

Laskey earned the save, only his third of the year A fund-raiser tied to a Mud Hens-Pawsox game in Toledo raised nearly $5,000 to combat child abuse. Pawtucket Manager Ed Nottle, who moonlights as a nightclub singer, performed in a Toledo restaurant after the game More than 7,000 fans turned out at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium for the final game of the regular season. The Pawsox have a ritual where each player is introduced after the game and throws baseballs to the fans. They pitched 50 dozen this year The Mud Hens had a pizza delivered to Manager Leon Roberts during one of the final games. Domino's, of course.

gan said. "RBI weren't a problem. Home runs were a problem." Milligan had only seven homers last year in Double-A. "There was a point where I hit a homer against Rochester at our park (No. 29 on Aug.

25) where I felt I had a legitimate shot When I hit that home run at our park, I said I'd tie Sam" Easier said than done. "It's hard to hit a home run when you're trying to hit it" Milligan was still waiting for a call from the Mets, but since they would not be going back to the West Coast this year, the urgency had passed. Milligan, a San Diego native, had not played in front of his mother since Little League. "I want to show her what I accomplished in life," he said. "I've never played on the West Coast (My family) doesn't like to get on airplanes.

I'll have to wait another year." 12dsub. Buhner is home run champ Buhner won the home run title with 12 in August, 11 of them coming in his last 17 games. Going into the last series in Pawtucket, he was tied with Milligan at 29. His 30th was a three-run homer to win Sunday's game, and his 31st came in his last regular-season at-bat, in the eighth inning Monday. All this, considering he was in an 0-for-20 slump in July and was benched to two games.

"It's really a credit to him that he could win the home run title even though he disappeared for a month," hitting in very, very good friend and I really looked up to him." Flanagan showed his class in Rochester this year when he pitched three games for the Red Wings, in the midst of their pennant chase, on a rehabilitation assignment Despite having to prepare himself for the majors, Flanagan said, "I would never do anything to jeopardize the game for them." The Red Wings won two of his three starts. Newark second baseman Don Buford Jr. won the rookie of the year award in the New York-Penn League and St Catharines pitcher Alex Sanchez was voted the player with the most potential. Geneva's Tom Spencer was named manager of the year Mike Brown missed the celebration in Calgary when the Cannons won the pennant because he was traded to the Orioles and assigned to the Red Wings. He got to Rochester in time for the Red Wings to clinch a playoff berth.

After outfielder Rob Ducey and Lou Thornton were called up to the Blue from Syracuse, Chiefs outfielder Sil Campusano refused to get dressed for the last game of the season because he was not being promoted. Coach Hector Torres talked him into putting on his uniform The Chiefs finished sixth, 13 games out of first and five out of the playoffs, and there was some grumbling among the troops. Veteran Odell Jones wanted to go to a National League team so he could pitch every five days instead structor Champ Summers said. Extra bases The Tides celebrated winning the pennant with the usual champagne shower. They had 30 bottles of Andre, which they used for spraying, and 30 bottles of Dom Perignon, from which they drank Manager Mike Cubbage did little wrong this season as he brought the Tides home in first place, and won his first full-season pennant But his celebration technique needs some work.

He couldn't get his bottle of champagne to fizz Mark Car-reon, who was on his way to the Mets after the regular season, praised the Mets as a class organization. "They believe in winning at the minor league level," he said. They show it by placing an extra diamond in the ring of any player who repeats as a champion in the minors. There's no sympathy for Phoenix Firebirds Manager Wendall Kim in either Rochester or Columbus. Poor Wendall lamented the 69 roster changes that kept his team, which missed the playoffs, in a state of disarray.

Rochester Manager John Hart and Columbus Manager Bucky Dent would only laugh at him. The Wings had 96 roster moves and Columbus 109 Testimonials to the class of Mike Flanagan poured in after he was traded from the Orioles to the Blue Jays. "We were like brothers," Mike Boddicker told The Baltimore Sun. "It was really tough for me because he is a isrj! Jim 3 i Tides' Milligan prefers pennant to triple crown By Patti Singer Democrat and Chronicle Randy Milligan will not wear the triple crown this year. It is unlikely he will wear a New York Mets uniform.

But he will wear a championship ring. Just another l-for-3 for the league's leading hitter. "All around, I think winning the pennant was the thing that really made my Milligan said after the Tidewater Tides won the pennant in Syracuse Aug. 28. "Then you can look back at my numbers and say I helped the team win." Milligan finished with a .326 batting average and league-high 103 runs batted in, but his 29 home runs trailed Columbus' Jay Buhner (31) and Pawtucket's Sam Horn (30).

Horn had led in all three categories until his call-up to the Boston Red Sox. But even with him gone much of the second half, it took a while for Milligan to overtake him in average and RBI. "The average wasn't a problem, Milli NT Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt fliTiaflAL Templeton homers to power Padres over Cardinals, 4-1 The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Garry Templeton hit a three-run home run and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1.

Templeton 's homer gave San Diego a 3-0 lead in the second inning. He connected off Greg Mathews (9-9) after Benito Santiago's one-out double and a walk to Randy Ready. The Cardinals lost for the third time in four games. Mark Grant (6-7) gave up one run on six hits in seven innings in winning his third straight decision. Lance McCullers finished for his 14th save.

Vince Coleman had four hits, including two doubles, for St. Louis. Jack Clark was ejected in the seventh after protesting that San Diego's Shane Mack ran out of the basepath and interfered with catcher Tona Pena on a squeeze bunt. Season extended for four members of eliminated Wings FROM PAGE 1E 12 appearances. That he finished the regular season with a 6-4 record and 1.75 ERA would surprise Orioles watchers, who saw the left-hander compile a 3.60 ERA without a decision or a save in 10 innings over nine games in two previous tours with the Orioles this season.

While Kinnunen was given the opportunity to save games for the Red Wings, he was just another reliever in the Orioles bullpen this year. He had a save opportu AL LEADERS JSJL "'I- "vww -rniQM tagging out the Giants' Will Clark as he attempts to steal in the fourth inning. over Boston. Carter drove in five runs and scored four with two homers, an RBI double and a two-run single as the Indians rode an eight-run fourth inning and a 22-hit attack. Twice in his career Carter has hit three homers in a game at Fenway, including this year on May 28 in a 12-8 Boston victory.

Twins 2, Brewers 1 MINNEAPOLIS Tom Brunansky homered over the center-field fence on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Minnesota over Milwaukee, 2-1. Brunansky's 28th home run of the season came against Chuck Crim (5-7). Mike Smithson and Keith Atherton, 7-4, combined on a four-hitter. Smithson gave up three hits in eight innings and Atherton allowed one hit in the ninth. A's 7, Orioles 2 BALTIMORE Mark McGwire and Mickey Tettleton each drove in two runs, leading Oakland past Baltimore.

Curt Young (12-7) allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out three, walked one and increased his record to 3-0 at Memorial Stadium. Eric Plunk worked the last two innings. Mike Young hit a two-run homer in the third, his 14th, pulling Baltimore within a run before Tettleton made it 5-2 with a two-run homer in the fourth. Tett-leton's homer, his eighth, chased Eric Bell, 9-12, who lost his fifth straight decision.

Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 900th straight game. Royals 4, White Sox 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Danny Jackson was unhittable when he finally figured out what was wrong with his motion. Jackson struck out the last five batters to finish his 10th complete game and Danny Tartabull hit two solo home runs and a double as Kansas City defeated Chicago.

Jackson (8-16) said he discovered that he was coming over the top with his delivery too much. Tartabull hit his 25th home in the sixth inning for a 3-2 lead and then hit his 26th in the eighth. NY-P playoff title "It was so obvious to me with all our players we were going to win everything," Geneva Manager Tom Spencer said. "These players have the will to win." Watertown drew to within 3-2 in the third inning on a two-run homer by Steve Carter. But Geneva added a pivotal insurance run in the fifth inning on an error by Watertown shortstop Kevin Bur-dick.

Tidewater reaches IL championship The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. Reggie Dobie pitched a one-hitter and the Tidewater Tides advanced to the finals of the Governors' Cup playoffs with a 7-0 victory over the Pawtucket Red Sox last night. Tidewater will meet Columbus in the best-of-five finals, which begin tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio. Dobie, who had a 12-10 record with a 4.36 earned-run average during the International League season, gave up only a sixth-inning double to Jody Reed as the Tides won the semifinal series, 3-1. The Tides had eight hits and four runs off Steve Curry in the first four innings.

AMEHICAN Guidry survives troubled start, tops Angels, 7-6 The Associated Press NEW YORK Ron Guidry can't figure out why, but for the first time in his career he's suffering from the first-inning blues. But after allowing four runs in the first yesterday, Guidry held the California Angels hitless for the rest of his 6V3 -innings start and helped the New York Yankees to a 7-6 victory. Mike Pagliarulo and Dan Pasqua powered New York's 11 -hit attack with consecutive leadoff homers in the second. "The strange thing is, I feel like I'm pitching the same way in my other innings," said Guidry (5-8), who has given up first-inning runs in seven of his 17 starts this year. In those 17 innings, he's allowed 21 earned runs for an 11.12 ERA.

The Angels' first hit after the first came with one out in the ninth, when pinch-hitter Jack Howell broke his bat in half but still drove Stoddard's pitch into the right field seats for his 18th homer. Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0 TORONTO Mike Flanagan couldn't have written a better script for his debut with Toronto. The left-hander, making his first start for another team after pitching through 11 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, struck out eight, walked only one and allowed four hits over 72s innings against Seattle. He improved his season record to 4-6. It was his 140th major league win.

Tom Henke got the final four outs, striking out two, for his league-leading 31st save. Indians 15, Red Sox 2 BOSTON Cleveland's Joe Carter made it official: Fenway Park is his favorite place to hit "I circle the dates on the calendar when the schedule comes out," Carter said after leading the Indians to a rout Geneva captures The Associated Press GENEVA Rick Wilkins hit a three-run home run in the first inning and the Geneva Cubs held on to defeat the Wa-tertown Pirates, 4-3, last night to sweep the two-game championship series of the Class A New York-Pennsylavania League. Bill Melvin (9-5) pitched five innings for the victory and Frank Castillo finished for the save. season, and sent up second baseman Pete Stanicek and pitchers Jeff Ballard and Luis DeLeon Monday. "There might have been a little psychological damage done by that last set of moves," Hart said.

"We recovered from the (Jim) Traber injury, the loss of (Craig) Worthington and (Mike) Hart. This last one "We did so much to get there," Gonzales said of the 15-3 surge that netted third place for the Red Wings. "To get there and not play up to our capabilities or potential is probably the most frustrating thing there is." "I think we let Columbus kill us," Cijntje said. "We didn't get excited like we did in the last 18 games of the season We're better than that." LEAGUE 11; M. Coleman, Reds 10, Cubs 5 CHICAGO Cincinnati Manager Pete Rose isn't greedy and he isn't looking for 12 or 15 wins in a row.

"I'll take 10 of 12 or 11 of 13," said Rose after the Reds won their fourth straight with a triumph over Chicago. "It's September, isn't it?" said Rose. "That's our month. We haven't had any long streaks where we've played fundamentally sound, good baseball. But we have in these four games." All four victories have come in September.

Last year the Reds were 20-12 in September and the previous year they were 22-12 with the record spilling into October. Rose's one-two power hitters, Eric Davis and Dave Parker, were on the bench with injuries. But others took up the slack. Barry Larkin hit a three-run homer and Bo Diaz and Paul O'Neill came through with two-run homers. Giants 6, Phillies 3 SAN FRANCISCO Jose Uribe and Robby Thompson belted homers in San Francisco's four-run third and pitchers Dave Dravecky and Kelly Downs contained Philadelphia.

Dravecky, 6-2 with a 2.68 ERA, worked the first 5 'a innings. Downs gained his first major league save as the Giants made it nine wins in 11 games with the nity in the majors, but didn't convert. So he didn't get many others. "It's a tricky situation this time," he said. "This month will decide whether they'll trade me or keep me.

Whether they'll see what I can do or not, I don't know." This will be the 24-year-old Nichols' second time with the Orioles; he was promoted last September after playing at Double-A Charlotte and had only five at-bats in five games. The Orioles first look wasn't long enough and this one could help them make a decision on catchers Terry Kennedy and Floyd Rayford for next season. "I've got to prove to them I can play," he said. "Regardless of the situation, I'll have to produce." TIM Atsoclsted Press Phillies this season. Expos 4, Braves 1 ATLANTA Dennis Martinez and Tim Burke combined on a four-hitter and Mitch Webster hit a two-run double, leading Montreal over Atlanta.

Martinez (8-3) retired the first 12 batters and gave up three hits in seven innings. He walked none and struck out two. Burke finished for his 14th save. Astros 5, Pirates 1 HOUSTON Kevin Bass and Denny Walling homered and Bob Knepper pitched eight shutout innings as Houston dumped Pittsburgh. Knepper (8-14) allowed six hits, struck out three and walked none as he won for the fourth time in five decisons.

Dave Smith allowed a run in the ninth on Mike Diaz's run-scoring single. LATE FRIDAY Meta 5, Dodgers 0 LOS ANGELES Rick Aguilera's hometown team doesn't want to see him again. He came off the disabled list Aug. 24 and pitched seven shutout innings as New York defeated Los Angeles, 1-0. He added eight more shutout innings Friday night before allowing a run in the ninth as the Mets defeated the Dodgers.

That was something the Red Wings failed to do against the Clippers, who swept their semifinal series. The Clippers outhit the Red Wings, 50-28, and out-scored them, 34-9. "We ran into an outstanding club that was ready to break loose," Manager John Hart said. "And thev did." "Those guys were'all on fire," said Kin-' nunen, who pitched three innings and gave up three runs on five hits Friday. "They just swung the bats good.

They're not lucky. They're just hot right now. At the same time, we weren't the same club that we were." Call-ups after the season, when major-league rosters expand to 40 active players, are expected. The Red Wings supplied the Orioles with 18 players during the NATIONAL Gagne, Minnesota, Reynolds, Seattle, Yount, Milwaukee, 7. Home runt G.

Bell, Toronto, 42; 'McGwire, Oakland, 41; Dw. Evans, Boston, 33; Hrbek, Minnesota, 32; Pagliarulo, New York, 30; Snyder. Cleveland, 30. Stolen batet Reynolds, Seattle, 46; Redus, Chicago, 45; Wilson, Kansas City, 43; P. Bradley, Seattle, 33; Fernandez, Toronto, 32; Molitor, Milwaukee.

32. Pitching (minimum 10 decitiont) Henneman, Detroit, 9-1, .900, 2.26 ERA; Cerutti, Toronto, 10-3, .769, 4.05; John, New York, 12-4, .750, 3.83; Musselman, Toronto, 11-4, .733, 4.04; Key, Toronto, 15-6, .714. 2.95. Strikeoutt Langston. Seattle, 216; Higuera, Milwaukee, 200; Clemens, Boston, 196; Hough, Texas, 180; Stewart, Oakland.

175. Savet Henke, Toronto, 30; Reardon, Minnesota, 26; Righetti, New York, 25; Plesac, Milwaukee, 23; J. Howell, Oakland, 16; Mohorcic, Texas, 16. Sourca Of data: The Associated Press Thompson, Philadelphia, Bonds, Pittsburgh. St.

Louis, McGee, St. Louis, 8. Home runt Dawson, Chicago, 43; D. Murphy, Atlanta, 37; E. Davis, Cincinnati, 36; H.

Johnson, New York 34; J. Clark, St. Louis, 34. Stolen batet Coleman, St. Louis, 94; Hatcher, Hous- ton, 49; E.

Davis, Cincinnati, 48; Gwynn, San Diego, 48; Raines, Montreal, 43. Pitching (minimum 10 decitiont) Leach, New York, 10-1, .909, 3.41 ERA; Gooden, New York, 13-4, .765, 2.87; Rawley, Philadelphia, 17-6. .739, 3.76; Forsch, St. Louis, 10-4, .714, 4.25; Martinez, Montreal, 7-3, .700, 3.44; R. Robinson, Cincinnati, 7-3, .700, 3.60.

Strikeoutt Ryan, Houston, 210; Scott, Houston, 207; Hershiser, Los Angeles, 165; Welch, Los Angeles, 163; Valenzuela, Los Angeles, 161. Savet Bedrosian, Philadelphia, 35; Le. Smith, Chica- -go, 33; Worrell, St. Louis, 27; Franco, Cincinnati, 26; D. Smith, Houston, 22; McDowell, New York, 22.

Source of data: The Associated Press (Through Friday's games) Batting (minimum 409 at bats) Boggs, Boston. Mattingly, New York, Trammell, Detroit, Dw. Evans, Boston, Puckett, Minnesota, .329. Runs Boggs, Boston, 102; Whitaker, Detroit, 97; G. Bell.

Toronto, 96; Dw. Evans, Boston, 93; D. White, California, 90. RBI G. Bell, Toronto.

115; Dw. Evans, Boston, 111; Joyner, California, 100; McGwire, Oakland, 97; Canseco, Oakland, 96; Gaetti, Minnesota, 96. Hits Boggs, Boston, 181; Seitzer, Kansas City, 174; Puckett, Minnesota, 173; Fernandez, Toronto, 165; Yount, Milwaukee. 162. Doublet Dw.

Evans, Boston, 35; Boggs, Boston, 34; Molitor, Milwaukee, 34; Tabler, Cleveland, 33; A. Davis, Seattle, 32; Sierra, Texas, 32. Triplet Wilson, Kansas City, 12; P. Bradley, Seattle, 10; Polonia, Oakland, Fernandez, Toronto, (Through Friday's games) Batting (minimum 409 at bats) Gwynn, San Diego, Raines, Montreal, Guerrero, Los Angeles, Galarraga, Montreal, M. Thompson, Philadelphia, .316.

Runt E. Davis, Cincinnati, 111; Gwynn, San Diego, 106; Coleman, St. Louis, 102; Samuel, Philadelphia, 98; Raines, Montreal, 96. RBI Dawson, Chicago, 116; Wallach, Montreal, 110; J. Clark, St.

Louis, 104; E. Davis, Cincinnati, 97; McGee, St. Louis, 94. Hits Gwynn, San Diego, 185; Doran, Houston, 153; Hatcher, Houston, 151; McGee, St. Louis, 151; K.

Hernandez, New York, 149; Wallach, Montreal, 149. Doublet Wallach, Montreal, 37; Galarraga, Montreal, 34; O. Smith, St. Louis, 33; Gwynn, San Diego, 32; Hubbard, Atlanta, 32. Triplet Samuel.

Philadelphia, 13; Gwynn, San Diego,.