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5C Royals check Indians MONDAY'S LATE GAMES White Sox 8, Orioles 7 Mariners 4, Angels 3 NEWS-PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991 first inning off Frank Tanana Batter ab ti bl Batttr ab bl Batter ab bl Batter ab bl AMERICAN I CARIIC (1-2). Mattingly missed six weeks late last season with back trouble. Roberto Kelly hit his sec ond home run of the year, a solo homer in the fifth that made it 5-0. The Yankees got two runs in the second after Mike Blow ers and Bob Geren singled with two outs. Alvaro Esplnoza doubled, and both runners scored when Geren knocked the ball loose from catcher Mickey Tettleton.

Ovrauxcf Hornph Orsulek If CRpkenss GDavltdh Evans rf Mlligan lb Wthgtn 3b Bell 2b Hollesc BRpkn2b Whlttph Hulett2b Totals 3 10 0 1110 5 0 2 1 5 2 2 3 5 112 3 12 0 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 110 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 35 7 10 7 Raineslf LJhnsncf Vntura JO Flskc Cora pr Krkvcac Merullodh Snyder dh Thmas lb Pasqua rf Sosa rf Guillen ss Fltcher2b Totals 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 10 0 4 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 110 2 0 10 4 2 3 2 110 0 2 111 4 13 2 10 12 33 I 11 I Baltimore Chicago 200 120 011-7 030 030 20X-8 Flsk (2). DP Chicago 2. LOB -Baltimore 6, Chicago 9. 2B Horn (1), Mllllgan (2), Flsk (3), Snyder (1), Thomas (2), Fletcher Sosa (1). HR -CRipken (4), GDavIs (3), Thomas I).

SB Evans 1), Guillen 1 Fletcher. Reynolds 2b 5)10 Cottoct 5 0 2 0 Jones II 4 111 Griffey Jrcf 0 0 0 0 EMartlnez3b4 1 1 I ADavlsdh 2 0 0 0 Polonialf 2 10 0 Solo 2b 4 0 10 Joyner lb 2 2 2 2 Winfleldrf 4 0 0 0 DParkerdh 4 0 0 0 Parrlshc 3 0 0 0 Buhner rf O'Brien lb Vallec Vlzquelss Totals 2 0 0 0 Gaettl 3b Fellxcf 3 0 2 1 4 12 1 4 0 11 4 0 0 0 14 4 8 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 Schof ield ss Totals 27 3 4 3 Seattle California 010 000 030-4 100 100 010-3 DP Seattle 4, California 1. LOB -Seattle 7, California 4. 2B EMartinez (4). HR Joyner (1).

SB Reynolds (2). SF Joyner. Seattle ER BB SO 7 2-3 6 3 3 4 3 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 Pitchers IP ER BB SO 7 1-3 7 3 3 2 5 Elchhorn 0 1110 0 McClure 1-3 0 0 0 2 0 JDRobinson 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 ichhorn pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP by Holman (Polonla), by Hol-man (Felix). Balk JAbbott.

2:53. A 19,857. Braves 7, Dodgers 1 East Division Pet. GB 110 Streak Homo Away Boston 7 5 .583 6-4 WonS 5-3 2-2 Toronto 8 6 .571 S-5 Lost 2 5-2 3-7 Detrolt 7 6 538 y. 6-4 LosM 4-4 3-2 Milwaukee 6 6 .500 1 4-6 Won1 3-3 Cleveland 5 7 .417 2 4-6 Losl1 2-3 "IT Baltimore 4 7 .364 2Vt 4-6 Lost 2 1-3 3-4 NewYork 5 8 .385 2V, 4-6 Won1 3-4 iT Wast Division pct, GB L10 Streak Home Away" Chicago 8 3 .727 7-3 Won 2 2-2 6-1 California 8 6 .571 ivt 5-5 Lost 2 3-5 5-1 Oakland 8 6 .571 1 5-5 Lost 5 5-1 3-5 Seattle 7 6 .538 2 7-3 Won 7 6-3 1-3 Kansas City 6 7 .462 3 4-6 Won1 4-2 2-5 Texas 4 5 .444 3 4-5 Won 1 1-4 3-1 Minnesota 4 9 .308 5 3-7 Won 2 2-2 2-7 Tuesday's gamei K.C.

6, Cleveland 0 Yankees 5, Detroit 0 Texas at Milwaukee (n) Toronto at Boston (n) Baltimore at Chicago (n) Oakland at Minnesota (n) Seattle at California (n) Today's garnet By The Associated Press CLEVELAND Storm Davis pitched a five-hitter for his first shutout since 1985 and Kirk Gibson homered for the third straight game as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 Tuesday night. It was the fourth time the Indians have been blanked in 12 games this season. They are 1-4 at home. Davis (2-1) pitched his first complete game of the season and only his third in the last five years, walking none and striking out four. His last shutout was a three-hit, 6-0 win against Seattle on Aug.

30, 1985, while with Baltimore. Davis is 10-2 lifetime against Cleveland, including 6-0 at Cleveland Stadium. Gibson had three hits including his fifth home run, a solo shot in the fifth inning. Warren Cromartie also had three hits, including an infield single that started the Royals' four-run second inning. Kansas City scored four runs on six hits in the second.

Mike Macfarlane doubled home the first run, Brian Mc-Rae hit a two-run single and Kevin Seitzer hit an RBI single. Baltimore Pitchers IP ER BB SO McDonald L.0-1 4 2-3 6 6 6 4 3 Flanagan 2 3 1110 Williamson 11-3 2 1 1 2 1 Chicago Pitchers IP ER BB SO 7 7 6 6 4 4 Drahman 1 10 0 11 Thlgpen 1 2 110 1 Batter ab bl Batter ab bl DETROIT NEWYORK ab bi ab bl Phillips 4 0 10 Kellycf 4 12 1 Frymn3b 4 0 0 0 Sax2b 4 0 2 1 Whtker2b 3 0 0 0 Mttnglylb 3111 Fielder lb 3 0 2 0 Maasdh 4 0 0 0 Tttletonc 3 0 0 0 Mulenslf 40 10 Deerrf 3 0 0 0 JeBrtldrf 4 0 10 Incvglalf 2 0 0 0 Blwers3b 4 110 Santosdh 3 0 10 Gerenc 3 110 Cuylercf 2 0 0 0 Espnzass 3 12 1 Shelby ph 10 0 0 Totals 28 0 4 0 Totals 33 5 11 4 Detroit 000 000 000-0 New York 120 010 10x-5 Batter ab bl Batter ab bi Esnrichlf Seitz 3b Trtabllrf KGbsondh Crmrtelb Mrmn lb Sill well ii Mcfrlnec McRaecf Howard 2b Totals 5 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 5 2 3 1 3 13 0 10 0 0 4 12 1 4 111 4 0 12 4 10 0 40 4 14 Colecf Browne 2b Baerga 3b CJmesdh Jacobylb Allred If fWard rf Escbarss Manto3b Skinnerc Totals 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 0 5 0 Kansas City Cleveland 041 010 000-4 000 000 000-0 Seltzer (1). LOB Kansas City Cleveland 4. 2B Macfarlane (4). HR -KGIbson (5).

CS Cole (3). Cromartie. Kansas City ER BB SO 5 0 0 0 4 Pitchers IP ER BB SO 4 1-3 10 4 4 0 1 Hlllegas .3 2-3 2 0 0 0 5 Orosco 1 2 0 0 0 2 HBP by SOevIS (Monto). 2:14. A Yankees 5, Tigers 0 NEW YORK Don Mat-tingly ended the longest home run drought in his career at 3 1 2 at-bats and Dave Eiland and Steve Farr combined on a four-hitter.

Mattingly had not homered since last May 20 before connecting for a solo shot in the uanianu (aioHori i-m Minnesota (Morris 0-3), 1:15 p.m. Seattle (Delucla 1-1) at California (Flnley 3-0), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Stleb 1-2) at Boston (Young 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Texas (Brown 1-1) at Milwaukee (Knudson 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Petry 0-0) at New York (Cary 1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City (Saberhagen 1-2) at Cleveland (Swindell 0-3), 7:35 p.m. Baltimore (Ballard 1-1) at Chicago (Hough 0-0), 8:35 p.m. Batter ab bi Batter ab bi Nixon If 5 2 10 Butler c( 3 0 10 Pndltnlb 3 120 Javier ph 1000 Gantcf 5 2 2 2 Samuel 2b 3 0 0 0 Justice rf 5 122 CGwynph 0 0 0 0 Cbreralb 3 0 2 2 Stwbryrt 30 10 Bream lb 2 0 0 0 Murray lb 4 111 Blauser2b 3 0 2 1 Daniels If 3 0 0 0 Stanton 1 0 0 0 Hmlton3b 30 10 Brngerp 0 0 0 0 Scosciec 2 0 0 0 Heathc 3 0 10 Lyonsc 10 0 0 Blliardss 5 0 0 0 Griffin ss 2 0 0 0 Avery 3 0 0 0 GCrterph 1000 Lemke2b 1100 Hartley 0 0 0 0 Oieda 10 0 0 Crews 0 0 0 0 Gnzalezph 10 0 0 Gott 0 0 0 0 Cndlrap 0 0 0 0 Shrprsnss 10 0 0 Totals 19 7 12 7 Totals 29 1 4 1 Atlanta 200 020 010-7 Los Angeles 010 000 000-1 game Fernandez pitched to 1 batter in the h. WP McDonald. 3:48.

A 30,480. Twins 3, Athletics 2 Batter ab bi Batter ab bl WWIsncf DHdsn If Cnseco rf Bainesdh Stnbchc McGwrlb Memo 2b Jennings ph Riles 3b Blkshp2b Quirk lb Mnrque pr Gailegoss Totals 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Gldden If Bush rf Mackcf Puckettcf Hrbek lb CDavisdh Harper Nwman3b Pglruio 3b Lelusph Ortiic KnblchJb Gagness Totals 5 0 10 110 0 10 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 11 4 0 10 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 4 12 1 32 3 10 1 Oakland Minnesota 001 000 100-2 000 020 Olx-3 Riles (2). DP Oakland 1, Minnesota 1. LOB Oakland 7, Minnesota 10. 2B Stelnbach (2), McGwire (5).

SB WWilson (3), Canseco (2), Blankenship (2), Gagne (1). CS Gladden (1), Newman (I). Thursday's Texas at Milwaukee, 2:35 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8:05 p.m. Monday's Detroit 10, New York 5 Cleveland 10, Kansas City 4 Minnesota 3, Oakland 2 Hamilton (3), Scloscia (I).

DP -Atlanta 2. LOB Atlanta 12, Los Angeles 3. 2B Heath (3). HR Murray (2). SB Nixon (3), Gant 2(4), Blauser 1 Atlanta Pitchers IP ER BB SO 6 2 110 4 Stanton 2 10 0 12 Berenguer I 10 0 10 Los Angeles Pitchers IP ER BB SO Oakland Pitchers.

IP ER BB SO Moore 6 8 2 2 4 6 12-3 2 1 1 1 2 Briscoe 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota Pitchers ip ER BB SO Tapani 6 7 2 2 2 3 Casian 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Bedroslan 2-3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Palmer considers WBR-TV Tim Pipher is mild-mannered most of the time. Mention Palmer Cablevision though, and he gets worked up. Pipher is general manager of WBR-TV, a local station available on some Southwest Florida's cable systems. WBR has been on the air nearly three years and for that time Pipher has been trying to get his station on Palmer, Southwest Florida's largest cable system. He's had no luck.

"I hear a different story every time I talk to them," Pipher said. "One time they'll say there's no channel capacity. I don't think they understand baseball for one thing. I'll say, 'We've got Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh tonight.

There's a lot of people down here who want to see this "They'll say, 'It doesn't matter. We've already got San Diego and San Francisco on They don't understand baseball fans want to see their team play. It's not good enough just to have a baseball game on." Pipher's luck, though, may be changing. Palmer, which has about 100,000 subscribers, is considering adding WBR, according to Rick Almand, systems manager for Palmer. "We are taking a look at putting them on," said Almand.

"We're taking a hard look. They got a product I'm Interested in." Almand said there's no timetable to adding WBR. Almand emphasized Palmer won't make up its mind about adding or not adding WBR until sometime this summer. Pipher will be waiting. "We've begged Palmer to take us," Pipher said.

GLENN MILLER Detroit at Toronto, 7:35 p.m. results Boston 6, Toronto 4 Chicago 8, Baltimore 7 Seattle 4, California 3 games East Division Pct GB L10 Streak Homo Away Pittsburgh 9 5 .643 6-4 Won 4 7-3 2-2 NewYork 9 5 .643 6-4 Won 3 5-2 4-3 St. Louis 8 6 .571 1 6-4 Won 2 4-1 4-5 Chicago 7 7 .500 2 6-4 Lost 4 6-3 1-4 Montreal 5 9 .357 4 4-6 Lost 3 3-4 2-5 Philadelphia 4 10 .286 5 3-7 Lost 2 2-2 2-8 West Division Pct. GB 110 Streak Home Away San Diego 9 5 .643 6-4 Won 1 5-5 4-0 Cincinnati 6 6 .500 2 4-6 Lost 2 2-3 4-3 Houston 6 7 .462 214 5-5 Won 1 3-1 3-6 Los Angeles 6 7 .462 2'; 4-6 LosM 0-4 6-3 San Francisco 6 7 .462 2Vi 5-5 Lostl 4-3 2-4 Atlanta 5 6 .455 2H 5-5 Won 2 2-6 3-0 Tuesday's games Pittsburgh 7, Montreal 3 N.Y. 2, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati at Houston (n) Chicago at St.

Louis (n) Atlanta at Los Angeles (n) S.D. at San Francisco (n) Today's games Ojeda 1-2 4 2-1 8 4 4 1 2 Crews 1 1-1 1 0 0 2 0 Gott 1 1-3 1 3 3 3 0 Candelaria 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Hartley 1 1 0 0 0 1 WP Crews, Candelaria. PB Scloscia. Balk Crews. 3:03.

A 42,723. Padres 7, Giants 5 Batter ab bl Batter ab bl Roberts 2b TFrndzss TGwyn rf FMcGrlb Sntiagoc JCIark If Faries3b Abnercf Andrsn Barrett ph Lffertsp Harrisp Maddxp Clem Drjckncf Totals 1112 5 2 10 4 14 2 2 10 0 5 0 11 5 12 1 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 34 7 12 4 RThmp2b Feldercf WCIark lb Mtchelllf MWIms3b Bass rf Decker uribess Litton ss Downs Leonrd ph TWIson Rschelp Kngery ph Rbnsonp Totals 5 3 4 1 5 12 1 4 0 0 1 5 110 3 0 11 4 0 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 5 10 5 San Diego San Francisco 002 200 210-7 102 010 001-5 Decker (1), Urlbe (I). DP San Diego 1, San Francisco 2. LOB San Diego 11, San Francisco 6. 2B TGwynn (3), Barrett (1), Thompson (3), Mitchell (2).

3B TGwynn (2), RThompson (2), Bass (1). HR RThompson (3). SB Roberts 2 (5). CS MaWilllams (1). Roberts.

Tapani pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP by Caslon (WWilson). WP -Moore 2, Briscoe. Balk Tapani. 3:11.

A 12,998. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4 Batter ab bi Batter ab bi While cf Alomar 2b Gruber 3b Carter rf 4 0 0 1 4 0 10 3 110 4 112 BoggsJb 3 12 2 Reed 2b 3 0 0 0 Greenwell If 4 1 1 0 JCIark dh 4 0 3 1 Olerud lb 3 110 Burkscf Brnsky rf Rominerf 4 2 11 4 112 Mullinlksdh 2 0 0 0 Tablerdh 20 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 Myersc MLeess MWilson If Totals 4 12 1 Quintana lb 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 32 4 I 4 Penac Naehring ss 3 10 0 Totals 32 6 10 6 Toronto Boston 001 300 000-4 100 220 Olx-6 Alomar (2), Reed (1). DP Toronto 1, Boston 2. LOB Toronto 6, Boston 6. 2B Olerud (3), Myers (1).

3B -Gruber (1), MWilson (1), Greenwell (1). HR Carter (3), Boggs (2), Burks (1), Brunansky (2). SB Alomar 13). MLee.SF-White. San Diego (Whitson 1-1) at San Francisco (Burkett 1-1), 3:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Drabek 0-3) at Montreal (De.Martinez 2-1), 7:35 p.m. New York (Whitehurst 1-1) at Philadelphia (Mulholland 1-2), 7:35 p.m. Chicago (Bielecki 2-1) at St. Louis (DeLeon 1-1), 8:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Armstrong 1-1) at Houston (Portugal 2-0), 8:35 p.m.

Atlanta (Smoltz 0-2) at Los Angeles (Morgan 1-1), 10:35 p.m. at Philadelphia, 7:35 p.m. Francisco at L.A., 10:35 p.m. Toronto Pitchers IP ER BB SO Wells 1-2 4 1-3 8 5 5 2 0 Timlin 2 2-3 1 0 0 1 2 Wills 1 1110 0 Boston Pitchers IP ER BB SO Darwin 4 5 4 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 Hesketh 2 1 0 0 0 1 Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reardon 1 1 0 0 0 0 games San Diego Pitchers IP ER BB SO Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maddux 4 7 3 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 0 Andersen 2 0 0 0 1 1 Lefferts 4 1 1110 0 San Francisco Pitchers IP ER BB SO Thursday's Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:35 p.m. Chicago at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.

Monday's Houston 2, Cincinnati 1 San Diego 7, San Francisco 5 NOTEBOOK N.Y. San St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 1 Tettleton (1), Meulens(l). DP Detroit 2, New York 3. LOB Detroit 2, New York 5.

28 Espinoza 2 (5). HR -Kelly (2), Mattingly (I). SB Sax (3), Espinoza(l). Detroit ER BB SO Tanana L.l-2 4 1-3 10 5 4 1 4 Gleaton 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 ER BB SO Eiland W.1-0 7 4 0 0 1 2 Farr 2 0 0 0 0 3 A carry them in Fort Myers. If we don't get them I'll be worried because we won't be able to carry all these games." For now, though, Tim Pipher and WBR's viewers (the station is available in about 80,000 cable homes) can watch more than a season's worth of games in 1 991 According to Pipher, there can never be too many baseball games on the tube.

He doesn't believe baseball has reached a saturation point. "I don't think that can happen," Pipher said. "I'm a Toronto Blue Jay fan. And I want to see the Toronto Blue Jays playing. I'd ratherseea Toronto Blue Jay game rather than a World Series game.

"If there's five other baseball games on and you're a Cincinnati Reds fan, you want to see the Cincinnati Reds games. You don't really care about those other games." Padres, 10 p.m. 11 Cardinals at Pirates, 1:30 p.m.; Reds at Padres, 4 p.m. 12 Cardinals at Pirates, 7:30 p.m. 13 Rangers at Orioles, 7:30 p.m.

15 Rangers at Orioles, 7:30 p.m.; Reds at Giants, 10 16 Rangers at Indians, 2, 5 p.m. 17 Reds at Giants, 4 p.m.; Orioles at Brewers, 8:30 p.m. 18 Rangers at Indians, 1:30 p.m.; Reds at Giants, 4 p.m. 19 Orioles at Rangers, 8:30 p.m. 20 Cardinals at Yankees, 7:30 p.m.

22 Rangers at Royals, 8:30 p.m. 23 Reds at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 24 Rangers at Royals, 8 p.m. 25 Twins at Orioles, 1:35 p.m. 26 Rangers at Yankees, 7:30 p.m.

27 Rangers at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 30 Orioles at Twins, 8 p.m.; Cardinals at Giants, 10:30 p.m. 31 Cardinals at Giants, 4 p.m.; Orioles at Twins, 8 p.m. SEPTEMBER 1 Cardinals at Giants, 4 p.m. 2 Cardinals at Dodgers, 10:30 p.m.

3 Orioles at Blue Jays, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Dodgers, 10:30 p.m. 6 Reds at Expos, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Padres, 10 p.m. 7 Reds at Expos, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Padres, 10 p.m. 9 Rangers at Angels, 10:30 p.m. 10 Twins at Royals, 8:35 p.m.

12 Twins at Rangers, 8:35 p.m. 13 Cardinals at Yankees, 8:30 p.m. 16 Orioles at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m. 17 Orioles at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m. 19 Cardinals at Phillies, 7:30 p.m.

20 Reds at Astros, 8:30 p.m. 21 Rangers at Twins, 8 p.m. 22 Rangers at Twins, 2 p.m. 23 Rangers at Mariners, 10 p.m. 24 Reds at Braves, 7:30 p.m.; Rangers at Mariners, 10:30 p.m.

25 Rangers at Mariners, 3:30 p.m. 26 Reds at Braves, Rangers at Athletics, 10 p.m. 27 Cardinals at White Sox, 8:30 p.m. 29 Rangers at Athletics, 4 p.m. 30 Cardinals at Expos, 7:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 Cardinals at Expos, 7:30 p.m. 4 Cardinals at White Sox, 3 p.m. 10 Orioles at Tigers, 1:30 p.m. are few places in the country where a station can do what WBR does. "We're very lucky we're in Florida for our baseball games," Piphersaid.

"With no major league teams it's open season on any team in the nation. We can go out and get any team we want." The nearest big-league team to Fort Myers is the Atlanta Braves, about 600 miles to the north. In 1993, though, the National League will expand, adding two teams. At least one of the new teams is expected to be placed in Florida. Miami and the Tampa Bay area are strong candidates for an expansion franchise, "I'm a little bit concerned when we get a major league baseball team in this state," Piphersaid.

"I'm hoping first of all WBR will be the station to Brett out with knee injury By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. George Brett, the defending American League batting champion, will be out about a month because of a knee injury. Brett sustained a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament In the right knee, said Steve Joyce, the Kansas City Royals team physician who examined the first baseman Tuesday. WBR. From page 1C the University of South Carolina and moving to Fort Myers in 1 984.

He went to work as a stockbroker, little suspecting that seven years later he'd be out of the investment business and in the television business. There was one constant through the 1980s for Pipher. He remained a baseball fanatic. He plays third base for the Fort Myers Pirates, a local semi-pro team. He named his 3-year-old son Brooks after Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson.

He doesn't particularly care, though, if his Brooks plays third. "I think I'd rather see him playing short or second so he'd have a little less pressure to hit," Pipher said. In 1987, Pipher heard WEVU-TV, Southwest Florida's ABC affiliate, had a permit for Channel 7 in Fort Myers which the station wasn't using. He approached WEVU and they worked out a partnership. Pipher owns 49 percent of WBR.

The other 51 percent is owned by WEVU. Pipher said Federal Communications Commission regulations compelled him to give up his Canadian citizenship to become minority owner of an American television station. Pipher's top priority was televising big-league baseball. He soon worked out deals with big-league teams, joining their networks for a price he declines to disclose. The station has two satellite dishes on the roof of the Bell Tower Mall where Pipher rents a small office.

The dishes receive the signals, which it relays by microwave about eight miles to downtown Fort Myers, where the station's transmitter is located atop the Sheraton Harbor Place hotel. According to Pipher, there WBR-TV 1991 APRIL Thursday Rangers at Brewers, 2:30 p.m. Monday Mariners at Orlol 7'30 MAY 3 Cardinals at Reds, 7:30 p.m. 4 Rangers at Tigers, 7:30 p.m.; Orioles at Angels, 10 p.m. 5 Cardinals at Reds, 1 p.m.; Twins at Brewers, 2:35 p.m.; Orioles at Angels, 5 p.m.

6 Reds at Pirates, 7:30 p.m. 7 Rangers at Blue Jays, 7:30 p.m. 9 Rangers at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m. 10 Rangers at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m.; Orioles at Mariners, 10:30 p.m. 11 Rangers at Red Sox, 1 p.m.; Cardinals at Astros, 8 p.m.

12 Rangers at Red Sox, 1 p.m.; Orioles at Mariners, 4:30 p.m. 13 Reds at Cardinals, 8:30 p.m. 14 Reds at Cardinals, 8:30 p.m. 17 Orioles at Angels, 7:30 p.m. 19 Twins at Tigers, 1:35 p.m.

20 Orioles at Tigers, 7:30 p.m. 21 Orioles at Tigers, 7:30 p.m. 23 Rangers at Twins, 1:15 p.m.; Cardinals at Pirates, 7:30 p.m. 24 Dodgers at Reds, 7:30 p.m.; Rangers at Mariners, 10:30 p.m. 25 Rangers at Mariners, 10 p.m.

26 Cardinals at Mets, 1:30 p.m. 28 Rangers at Twins, 8:30 p.m. 30 Orioles at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m.; Reds at Dodgers, 10:30 p.m. 31 Orioles at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m.; Reds at Dodgers, 10:30 p.m. JUNE 1 Orioles at Red Sox, 1 p.m.; Twins at Royals, 8:05 p.m.

2 Twins at Royals, 2:35 p.m. 3 Orioles at Twins, 8 p.m. 4 Orioles at Twins, 8 p.m. 8 Rangers at Royals, 2:30 p.m. 7 Cardinals at Giants, 8:30 p.m.

8 Rangers at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 9 Rangers at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 11 Reds at Expos, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Padres, 10 p.m. 13 Reds at Expos, 7:30 p.m. 14 Reds at Phillies, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Dodgers, 10:30 p.m.

15 Twins at Indians, 7:05 p.m.; Cardinals at Dodgers, 10 p.m. 16 Twins at Lamp pitched to 1 batter In the6th. HBP by Wills (Quintana), by Darwin (MWilson). WP Darwin. 2:52.

A 25,841. Indians 10, Royals 4 Batter ab bl Batter ab bi Esnrichlf Selti 3b Brett lb Mrmn lb Trtabllrf KGbsondh Stllwellss Mcfrlnec Maynec McRaecf Pecota 2b Shmprt 2b Crmrtelf Totals 4 I 2 0 4 10 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 113 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 32 4 3 4 Colecf Browne 2b Baerga 3b CJmesdh Jacoby lb Allred If TWard rf Ferminss Escbarss Skinnerc 5 13 0 5 12 2 5 2 3 1 5 12 3 4 10 0 4 13 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 4 13 2 Totals 40 10 19 10 Kansas City Cleveland 000 000 400- 4 100 611 Olx-10 Browne (4), Baerga 3 (4). DP Kansas City 1. LOB Kansas City 3, Cleveland 9. 2B Eisenrelch (7), Cole 2 (3), Baerga (1), Allred (1), TWard (1), Skinner (1).

HR KGIbson (4), Baerga (1), James 1). CS Cole (2). Escobar. SF Tartabull. Downs 4 3 4 2 5 3 2 2-3 2 2 2 3 2 Reuschel 11-3 5 1 1 2 0 Robinson 1 2 0 0 0 1 WP Downs.

PB Decker 2. A 12,156. Astros 2, Reds 1 Batter ab bi Batter ab bi Sabo3b ONeillrf Larkinss Morris lb Doran2b Wnghmcf Braggslf JReedc BHtchrlf Chrltonp Myers 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 12 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 11 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yeldingss Finley cf Rmirezss Biggloc Cminitilb McLre pr Bgwell lb Henry Dvdson ph LGnzlzlt Cndele2b Rhodes rf XHrndzp Osunap Rohdelb Totals 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 11 10 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 29 9 2 Cincinnati Houston 000 000 100-1 000 000 002-2 None out when winning run scored. Camlnltl (2). DP Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.

LOB Cincinnati 5, Houston 9. 2B Doran (3). SB Larkin (1). CS Morris (2), Yelding 2 (2), Gonzalez (1). XHernondez.

SF JReed. Cincinnati Joyce said damage to the and surgery will not be necessary. Brett, who won the AL batting title for a third time last season, was Injured while running out a grounder In the eighth Inning of Monday iu-4 The Royals on the 15-day BOSTON baseball schedule Red Sox, signed to an $11.8 million contract over the winter, was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a muscle pull In his riaht shoulder and bronchial pneumonia. BRETT Kansas City Pitchers IP ER BB SO Appier L.l-2 3 1-3 11 6 6 0 1 Aquino 1 2-3 4 2 2 0 1 Magnante 3 4 2 2 2 2 Cleveland Pitchers IP ER BB SO Nagy W.l-l 6 1-3 2 4 3 i 3 Olln 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 DJones 1 0 0 0 0 2 Pitchers IP ER BB SO Charlton 7 5 0 0 1 7 Myers 0-1 1 4 2 2 3 0 Houston Pitchers IP Hl ER BB SO Darwin met with Dr. Arthur Poppas, the team doctor, before a night game with the Blue Jays and the right-hander was disabled for the first time in a major league career begun with Texas in 1978.

TORONTO Oft-Injured pitcher Al Leiter went back on the sidelines with a tender elbow and the Toronto Blue Jays placed him on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 21. WP Appier. PB Skinner. 2:44. A Tigers 10, Yankees 5 his examination revealed no cartilage or cruciate ligament, loss to ueveiana.

said Brett will likely be placed disabled list today. Danny Darwin of the Boston NATIONAL LEAGUE Through Monday's games (Atleast3lat-bats) AB Pct. BlggloHtn 12 44 9 19 .432 TGwynnSD 14 54 7 21 .389 SclosclaLA 13 44 9 17 370 ZelleStL 12 42 4 14 .333 CamlnltlHtn 13 44 5 15 .324 DeShleldsMon 13 44 12 15 .324 McGeeSF 12 44 10 15 .324 JCIarkSD 14 53 4 17 .321 JoseStL 14 50 13 14 .320 Mitchell SF 13 47 9 15 .319 HOME RUNS Mitchell, San Fran-disco, Decker, San Francisco, six are tied with 3. RBI Mitchell, San Francisco, 14; WCIark, San Francisco, 14; Kruk, Philadelphia, 13; Calderon, Montreal, 11; Dawson, Chicago, 11; JCIark, San Diego, 11; Jose, St. Louis, 11; VanSlyke, Pittsburgh, 10; Zelle, St.

Louis, 10. STOLEN BASES DeShields, Montreal, Coleman, New York, Dykstra, Philadelphia, Dascenzo, Chicago, Roberts, San Diego, 5. PITCHING (at least 2 decisions) -BSmith, St. Louis, 2-0, 1.000; Cone, New York, 2-0, 1.000; MMaddux, San Diego, 2-0, 1.0O0; Nolle, San Diego, 2-0, 1.0O0; Portugal, Houston, 2-0, 1.000; RMcDowell, Philadelphia, 2-0, 1.000; Rlghettl, San Francisco, 2-0, 1.0O0; Smiley, Pittsburgh, 2-0, 1.000; Viola, New York, 2-0, 1.000; ZSmlth, Pittsburgh, 2-0, 1.000. STRIKEOUTS Gooden, New York, 27; Benes, San Diego, 24; Hurst, San Diego, 21; Charlton, Cincinnati, 20; Block, San Francisco, 17; Rio, Cincinnati, 17.

SAVES LeSmlth, St. Louis, DaS-mlth, Chicago, Lefferts, San Diego, Threearetled wlth3. Indians, 1:35 p.m.; Cardinals at Dodgers, 5 p.m. 17 Cardinals at Qiants, 10 p.m. 18 Reds at Yankees, 7:30 p.m.; Cardinals at Giants, 10:30 p.m.

20 Orioles at Royals, 8:30 p.m. 21 Twins at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 22 Twins at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 23 Twins at Yankees, 1:30 p.m. 25 Reds at Padres, 7:30 p.m.; Rangers at Athletics, 10 p.m.

27 Orioles at Indians, 7:30 p.m. 28 Cardinals at Cubs, 3 p.m.; Rangers at Angels, 10:30 p.m. 29 Rangers at Angels, 10 p.m. 30 Rangers at Angels, 4 p.m. JULY 1 Cardinals at Phillies, 7:30 p.m.; Rangers at Angels, 10:30 p.m.

2 Twins at Blue Jays, 7:35 p.m. 4 Twins at Blue Jays, 12:35 p.m.; Cardinals at Phillies 7 p.m. 5 Orioles at Yankees, 7:30 p.m. 6 Orioles at Yankees, 1:30 p.m.; Reds at Astros, 8 p.m. 7 Reds at Astros, 2:30 p.m.

11 Rangers at Blue Jays, 7:30 p.m.; Orioles at Athletics, 10 p.m. 12 Rangers at Blue Jays, 7:30 p.m.; Orioles at Athletics, 10:30 p.m. 13 Rangers at Blue Jays, 1:30 p.m.; Orioles at Athletics, 4 p.m. 14 Cardinals at Braves, Noon. 15 Cardinals at Reds, 7:30 p.m.

16 Rangers at Tigers, 7:30 p.m. 17 Rangers at Tigers, 1:30 p.m. 18 Twins at Red Sox, 7:35 p.m. 19 Reds at Pirates, 7:30 p.m. 20 Rangers at Blue Jays, 8:30 p.m.

21 Twins at Red Sox, 1:05 p.m. 26 Cardinals at Reds, 7:30 p.m. 27 Reds at Cardinals, 8 p.m. 28 Reds at Cardinals, 2 p.m. 29 Rangers at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m.; Orioles at Mariners, 10 p.m.

30 Rangers at Red Sox, 1 p.m.; Cardinals at Astros, 8:30 p.m. AUGUST 1 Rangers at White Sox, 8 p.m. 2 Reds at Giants, 7:30 p.m. 3 Rangers at Brewers, 8 p.m. 4 Orioles at White Sox, 2:30 p.m.

6 Reds at Dodgers, 7:30 p.m. 9 Cardinals at Pirates, 7:30 p.m.; Reds at Padres, 10 p.m. 10 Cardinals at Pirates, 7 p.m.; Reds at Batter ab bi Batter ab bi Phillips ss 4 10 0 San 2b 4 10 0 Shelby If 40 10 Mttnglydh 50 10 Incvglaph 0 0 0 0 Kellycf 3 0 2 0 Mosebylf 110 0 Maaslb 4 0 12 Whtker2b 32 10 Mulenslf 4 0 0 0 Fielder lb 5 2 3 2 JeBrfldrf 3 110 Tttletonc 4)13 81 wen 3b 3 110 Allnsonc 0 0 0 0 Gerenc 4 111 Deerrf 5 113 Espnzass 4 12 2 Brgmndh 1110 Santosdh 10 10 Frymn3b 5 112 Cuylercf 3 0 10 Trmmllss 10 10 Totals 37 10 12 10 Totals 34 5 9 5 Detroit 000 500 005-10 New York 050 000 000- 5 XHernandez 6 2 112 3 Osuna 1-310010 Henry 1-0 2 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 XHernandez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Myers pitched to 5 batters in the 9th. HBP by Charlton (Gonzalez). 2:38.

A 8,692. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 Batttr ab bi Batter ab bi Walton cf 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gllkey It OSmithss Lnkfrdcf Grrerolb Hudlerpr Jose rf Zeile3b Pgnozzlc Oqendo 2b GPena 2b Moyer MThmpph Perez Perry ph Agosto Totals 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 112 3 0 0 0 3 110 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 1 Sndbrg2b Dnstonss GBelllf Dawson rf Salazar lb Grace lb Brryhllc Scott 3b Bosklep Asnmc usmlthp Chicago St. Louis 101 000 000-2 000 000 012-1 One out when winning run scored. DP Chicago St. Louis 1.

LOB Chicago 5, St. Louis 4. 2B Walton (1). 3B Boskle (1). HR Jose (2).

SF -Walton, Dunston. Chicago ER BB SO Boskle 7 2-3 4 1 1 2 1 Assenmacher 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 Pitchers IP ER BB SO Moyer 6 3 2 2 4,2 Perez 2 10 0 0,2 1 0 0 0 0 0 DaSmith pitched to 2batterslntheth. WP Moyer 2. 2:28. A 23,943.

LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE Through Monday's games (Atleast31at-bats) AB Pct. EMartlnezSea 13 41 12 18 .439 DHdsnOak 14 51 14 22 .431 EspnozeNY 12 31 7 13 .419 JoynerCal 12 41 17 .415 FletcherChl 11 34 2 13 .382 Flsk Chi 10 35 3 13 .371 CRIpkenBIt 11 42 13 15 .357 PuckettMIn 13 50 6 17 .340 StillwellKC 12 39 4 13 .333 PolonlaCal 13 49 7 14 .327 HOME RUNS DHenderson, Oakland, CR Ipken, Baltimore, KGIbson, I2aretiedwith3. RBI DHenderson, Oakland, 14; Fielder, Detroit, 14; CRipken, Baltimore, 13; JoCarter, Toronto, 12; Wln-lleld, California, 12; Deer, Detroit, 11; Fletcher, Chicago, 10; Fryman, Detroit, 10, Kelly, NewYork, 10. STOLEN BASES Pettis, Texas, Polonla, California, Brlley, Seattle, 7 aretiedwith3. PITCHING (at least 2 decisions) -Clemens, Boston, 3-0, 1.000; Finley, California, 3-0, 1.0O0; Henneman, Detroit, 2-0, 1.000; Hlbbard, Chicago, 2-0, 1.000; Key, Toronto, 3-0, 1.000; Leary, New York, 2-0, 1.000; Moore, Oakland, 2-0, 1.000; Timlin, Toronto, 2-0, 1.000.

STRIKEOUTS Ryan, Texas, 28; Clemens, Boston, 27; Hanson, Seattle, 24; Leary, New York, 23; McDowell, Chicago, 20. SAVES Thlgpen, Chicago, Eckersley, Oakland, Montgomery, Kansas City, Reardon, Boston, Agul-lera, Minnesota, Jones, Cleveland, Harvey, California, 3. DP Detroit 1, New York 1. LOB Detroit 7, New York 8. 2B whitaker (2), Fielder (2), Trommell (3), Geren (1), Esplnoza (3).

HR Tettleton (1), Deer (3), Fryman (2). Phillips, Blow ers. Detroit Pitchers IP ER BB SO Searcy 1 2-3 3 5 5 4 1 Ceruttl 5 4 0 0 0 1 Gleaton 1-0 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 PGIbson 1 2 0 0 0 1 NewYork Pitchers IP ER BB SO Hawkins 3 1-3 6 5 5 2 3 Habyan 3 1-3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1-3 2 2 2 1 1 Farr 1 2 3 3 2 2 Cadaret pitched to 2 batters In the 9th. WP Ferr. 3: 12.

A 12,938..