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The Aihevllle ClUttn Times, Saturday, March 1980 Exhibition Baseball Lum Aids Braves' Victor) Si exhibition victory over the Seattle Maru Friday. The Giants sent 13 batten to the the first 12 facing former San Franc, pitcher Rob Dressier, in the big Inm They had five hits, two batters were on errors, and Dressier walked three ters Including two with the bases load 'XT' Vw' WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. (AP) -Biff Pocoroba drilled a one-run tingle and Mike Lum drove in another run with a sacrifice fly to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 exhibition baseball victory over the Baltimore Orioles Friday. The was Atlanta's third straight victory over the Orioles, the defending American League champions.

Pocoroba slugged three singles, Including hit elghth-innlng, bases-loaded hit that broke a 2-2 tie. Lum followed Pocoroba to the plate and sent Chico Ruiz home with his sacrifice fly to put the Braves ahead 4-2. The Braves also scored In the fourth with Luis Gomez's tingle and In the seventh on a single by Lum. The Orioles scored In the fifth when Phil Niekro hit Mark Corey with a pitched ball and then Baltimore pitcher Mike Flanagan drove Corey home with a double. Baltimore's second run came In the eighth when Wayne Krenchlckl tingled and scored on pinch-hltter Benny Ayala'i double, The Orioles scored again In the ninth when Corey got on with a double and scored on Billy Smith's tingle.

a rv. SUNC1TY. Ariz. (AP)-MlkcCald, held the San Diego Padres' team to one In six innings Friday In pitching Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-3 exhibl baseball victory. Caldwell retired the Padres In orde every Inning he pitched except the fou when San Diego scored two unearned with help of only one hit.

Don Reynolds hit a home run off Dwi Bernard In the eighth for the Padres' ot MTi av r. A I I jir Sri ci a a "mil re .1 "ftaii. 5 the third Royalt pitcher, vlelded two runt on three hits, one on Jim Morrison 'i homer In the eighth. COCOA. Fla.

(API Andre Dawson and Ron LeFlore drove in two runs each and Chris Speier Included a home run among three hits Friday at the Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros 8-1 in exhibition baseball. Montreal Jumped on Houston starter Ken Forsch (or three runs in each of the first two Innings. LeFlore singled to open the first and advanced on a wild pitch and on a throwing error by catcher Alan Knlcely. Tony Ber-nazard walked and Dawson and Warren Cromartie followed with singles. BRADENTON.

Fla (AP) Elliott Maddox had five hits and drove in five runs as the New York Melt defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-8 in exhibition baseball Friday. The Mets got 19 hits against four Pirate pitchers including seven hits and seven runs in two Innings against starter Rick Rhoden. Five of the runt scored against Rhoden were unearned as the Pirates committed four errors in the game. Kelvin Chapman had three hitt and scored four runs for the Mets and Lee Mazilli drove in four runs as New York raised Its spring record to 4-10. TAMPA.

Fla. I API Rov Smalley and Rob Wllfong led and 18-hlt Minnesota attack with three runs batted in apiece In the Twins 16-5 victory Friday over the Cincinnati Reds. Smalley and Wllfong each homered during the onslaught as the Twins routed two of the Reds most promising minor league pitchers, Charlie Lelbrandt and Bruce Berenyl. Cesar Geronlmo. who Is coming off two poor seasons with the bat, slugged his second and third home runs of the spring.

Ken Landreaux and John Castino had three hits each for Minnesota. PHOENIX, Aril. (AP) Bill North led off with a walk and hit a two-run double In the same Inning at the San Francisco Qlanta scored nine runt in the first en route to a 1M RoyalV Clint Hurdle (10) Ih Culled Safe At The Plate By The Umpire BONDS Delivers Key Single Sutter Leads Cubs CLEARWATER. (AP) -Howell drove In three runs with two sin and a double Friday as the Toronto I Javs scored six runs In the first four Inn and held on for a 6-5 exhibition baseball ton' over the Philadelphia Phillies. Losing pitcher Randy Lcrch gave up runs in the first inning, three In the third the last one driven In on Howell's slngl the fourth.

Three Philadelphia errors accountec two unearned runs. The Phillies pullu within 6-9 In the eighth Inning, as McBridc tripled in one run and a fly ba! Greg Gross accounted for the second. ST. PETERSBUhVfIb. (AP) -St.

Louis Cardinals were held to four hits edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on an unea run In an exhibition baseball game Frlc The Cards scored on Ken Reitz's inning single and again In the sixth it when Garry Templeton singled, advanc third on first baseman Harry Splln error, and came home on Keith Hernan groundout. The Reds produced their only run ii eighth on singles by Rick Auerbach and Gorder. followed by a groundout by I Collins. The Cards boosted their spring Ira record to 8-8. The Reds slipped to 7-11 POMPANO BEACH, Fla.

(API Al Oliver collected four hits and three runs batted In. then scored the winning run Friday as the Texas Rangers beat the Lot Angeles Dodgers 9-4 in exhibition baseball. Oliver's outburst, which Included a double and his third home run of the spring, lifted his exhibition batting average to .400. His home run gave Texas a 3-2 lead in the third but was countered when Dodger outfielder Jay Johnstone homered off Texas starter Steve Comer. FORT MYERS, Fla.

(AP) Kevin Bell's disputed grand slam home run led the Chicago White Sox to a 9-4 exhibition victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday. Bell's homer, which the Royals argued was foul, came off loser Craig Chamberlain In the fourth Inning, wiping out a 2-1 deficit and setting up the victory for Chicago starter Richard Dotson. Chamberlain was tagged for nine hits and seven runs in the five innings he pitched. Ed Rodriguez, who worked two Innings as -Continued From Page 11 roots In one place, the way he did for seven seasons at the sturt of his career In San Francisco where he was something ol an untouchable. "If I were going to be with a team for two straight years well.

It probably would be hard for me to take." he smiled "That hasn't happened since 11)78-77 with California." 'Mien Bonds brightened. "Hey. Babe Huth was traded. So were Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. If they can trade those guys, then I guess they can trade me.

too." MESA, Ariz. IAP) Reliever Bruce Sutter singled In the winning run in the eighth Inning, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego PadroS 4-3 Friday In exhibition baseball. Cubs right-hander Dennis Lamp scattered seven hits over six Innings, and got three runs in support In the first Inning. Lamp did not yield a San Diego run until the sixth when Paul Dade's single drove in Dave Vi infield, who had walked. The Padres scored again In the eighth on a double by Dave Cash and a single by Win- field.

Cash, who had three hits, drove in the Padres' final run with a single In the ninth. Sutter's single to right scored Jesus Figueroa from second base. TUCSON, Ariz, IAP) First baseman Jeff Newman knocked In six runs on four hits Friday to pace the Oakland A's to a 14-5 exhibition baseball victory over the Cleveland Indians Newman smacked three-run homer with none out in the first Inning off Cleveland starter and loser Bob Owchinko. Ex-Red McEnaney Savors Series Relief Memories league contract to get his release and make his deal. He hooked on with the Cardinals and had a eamed-run average In 49 games.

"I was lucky." he laid. "I had a second cna Going through what happened to me makes a big ference. I appreciate what I've got now, a wholi more than before. You take It for granted until it's there any more." McEnaney still la bitter over the Monl episode that changed his career. "I still feel It, said.

"I want to pitch every time we go there a want to beat them every time I pitch. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Innings are frozen In Will McEnaney's memory, locked there forever tor him to savor over and over again. They arc the ninth Innings of the final games of the 1979 and 1976 World Series and the pitcher on the mound for Cincinnati is McEnaney.

merely nailing down a pair of world championships for the Reds. It's the ultimate thrill for a reliever," says McEnaney. "to be In that situation, an active part of winning the World Series." In the memorable 1979 Series. McEnaney came on to protect a 4-3 Cincinnati lead against Boston in the bottom of the ninth. The first hitter he faced was Juan McEnaney had bottomed out In Montreal.

Traded to the Expos In 1977, he became a quick target for fans as early as spring training "They started booing me down here and never stopped all year," he said. "I couldn't understand It. They didn't even know me. What did I do wrong? It hurt me and I took It personally." His performance was affected and, after one disastrous season In Montreal, McEnaney was dealt to Puttsburgh. He lasted there only briefly, shuffled off to the minors and almost out of the game.

He gambled last spring, giving up a guaranteed salary and a minor Benlquez. "He lilt the first pitch, a liner to Ken Griffey," the pitcher recalled. "That made It easier for me. One pitch, One out. No chance to get behind the batter." Next was Bob Montgomery.

"The first pitch was a breaking ball for ball one. Then he hit a sinker to Dave Concepclon." Three pitches, two outs. Only Carl Yastrzemskl stood between the Reds and the title. "The first two pitches were balls. Now he's sitting pretty at 2-0.

I said to myself, 'Don't foul up 1 threw a fastball for a strike. He was taking all the way on It. The next pitch was a fastball and he filed to Cesar Geronlmo," McEnaney Jumped tor Joy and, a year later, he repeated that performance against the New York Yankees In a four-game Cincinnati sweep. "That one wasn't as dramatic," he said. "We were leading 7-2 in the ninth inning but It's still the World Series and if I get them out, we win." McEnaney did his Job, then faded fast after those two pulsating moments.

He was nearly out of baseball when he climbed back last year to become an Important part of the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen. "I was a different kind of free agent," he laughed. "Nobody was bidding for me." Expos' LeFlore Trying To Adjust QHeavy-duty gas-powerea string challenge. "I think I'm prepared to accept the pressures that are going to be bestowed on me," he said.

"I think every player on this team Is going to have added pressure because of the expectations of what we are supposed to do. "We've been picked to win by the majority ot baseball writers, and the ones that didn't we'll just have to prove them wrong." trimmer! mm Tree Brush Cutter play." Manager Dick Williams will use the speedy LeFlore 76 stolen bases last season, 66 a year earlier as his leadoff batter. LeFlore had a .300 average in 1979 with nine home runs and 97 runs batted in. The rap many have placed on LeFlore is that he lacks the qualities of a team player, but he quickly disputed that. "1 think my statistics in the past have proved I'm a team man.

I've only been with Detroit and I don't think they can say I haven't given my all when I was there, and I'm quite sure the Expos will be able to say I've given my ail for them, too." No one has knocked him for his work with kids outside the game. He said he believes it it an athlete's duty to relate to young people. "We are the little kids' Idols. The better the rapport we build with them, the better response we're going to get from the adults," he said. "The more we talk and get along with kids, the more they'll be Involved with sports, which In turn might keep them away from crime.

Just as it was when LeFlore was released from a Jackson. prison after serving time on an armed robbery conviction, the pressure appears to be tquarely on hls'shoulders as he embarks on a new stage of his career. But he has pronounced himself ready to meet the DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. AP) Few players In the 12-year history of the Montreal Expos have attracted as much attention as Ron LeFlore has In spring training this year. The 29-year-old left fielder (he played center field In Detroit I was acquired last December when the Expos shipped pitcher Dan Sehatzeder to the Tigers.

It's the first time in his seven-year career In the majors that LeFlore is In a different uniform and a different position. "It's not really that strange." he said. "It's still spring training and you have to prepare for the season. I can sense a little more easiness here than was In the Detroit camp, and this is something that's expected of a team that's been In a pennant race the year before." LeFlore's adjustment to left hasn't been without a few hitches. "I didn't think It was going to be too much of a problem," he said.

"But remember -1 played five Innings In left field In the 1976 all-star game and two months In Class A ball, which Isn't a whole lot of experience. I find there's a great difference. The balls don't come at you at true The balls hit to left are hooking and slicing quite a bit. "It's going to be complicated at first, but I don't think I would be in the major leagues if I weren't capable of playing the position that they have chosen for me to Browns Sign Cesnre TAMPA. Fla.

lAPl-Two-year pro Billy Cesare, a defensive back who played mostly on special teams with the Tampa Bay Buccaneert, Friday signed with the Cleveland Browns. Cesare played out hit option with the Bucs and was offered a contract by Cleveland. He signed after the Bucs waived their right of first refusal. Cesare, 9-foot-ll, 190 pounds, made the Bucs as a free agent in 1978. The Miami Beach, native had spent most of his senior season with the University of Miami on the bench.

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He is scheduled for surgery Saturday. The 9-foot-ll, 182-pound sophomore was the Cats' second unit quarterback and leaves Coach Bob Waters with only two healthy signal-callers, sophomore Ronnie Mlxon and Junior Marty Douglas, a pair of non-lettermen, for Thursday's annual Spring Game. "David has been very Impressive this spring and his outstanding speed and quickness had added a new dimension to that position," said Waters. "This It definitely a setback for us this spring, but hopefully we can get him healthy for next fall." Cats To Play CULLOWHEE Western Carolina will meet Davidson in a Southern Conference battle Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. The Catamounts are 1-0 In the conference while Davidson Is 4-0.

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