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WEDNESDAY. MAY 30, 1990 THE POST-CRESCENT, APPLETON-NEENAH-MENASHA, WIS. Baseball C-4 Son Little th Bungs mesM a toft to By The Associated Press From The The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees are on opposite sides of the spectrum. Everything's going right for the White Sox. Everything's going wrong for the Yankees.

That's the way it was Tuesday night when the White Sox scored the winning run 5-4 in 1990 W.I.B.C. Queens the ninth inning in Chicago Comiskey Park on a wild AL pitch by Lance McCullers. land got only five hits and wasted Rickey Henderson's American League record 893rd stolen base in losing to the Blue Jays Tuesday. The Blue Jays won their fifth straight game as David Wells (2-0) yielded two hits in six shutout innings and Tom Henke struck out Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire for his sixth save following Lansford's RBI single off Duane Ward. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

Texas suffered a club-record ninth consecutive home setback as Roger Clemens scattered seven hits in eight innings and Carlos Quintana doubled home the winning run with two out in the eighth. Angels 2, Indians 1. Kirk McCaskill pitched a six-hitter over 6 innings for his first victory since April 25 and California won for the eighth time in nine games. McCaskill (3-2) blanked the Indians until the seventh when Sandy Alomar tripled and scored on a single by Cory Snyder. Orioles 5, Twins 1.

Randy Milligan reached base for the 10th consecutive time with the first of his two home runs and also had an RBI double as Baltimore ended Minnesota's five-game winning streak. Royals 5, Tigers 3. Jim Eisenreich singled home the go-ahead run as Kansas City rallied for four runs in the eighth inning. save was only his third in 18 opportunities. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Ozzie Guillen drew a walk off loser Jeff Robinson (0-3).

Lee Guetterman relieved and got Lance Johnson to force Guillen, who broke up a possible double play with a charging slide into shortstop Alvaro Espinoza. Dent went out to talk to the umpires about interference but they quickly convinced him the slide was legal. "I really didn't have much of a beef," said Dent. Pinch batter Ivan Calderon singled to right, sending Johnson to third. Johnson said he "never hesitated" although the ball was fielded by Barfield, who led the major leagues in outfield assists with 20 last year.

McCullers was wild warming up. Calderon stole second and Carlton Fisk was walked intentionally to load the bases. Carlos Martinez batted for Dave Gallagher. "We were aware he was wild warming up," said Torborg. "I told Carlos he might not get the ball near the plate.

So he throws the first pitch for a strike low and away." The next pitch bounced into the dirt and away as Johnson scored from third. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1 After being shut out 1-0 by Toronto on three hits Monday night, Oak Champion PATTI ANN Tuesday 4-6 p.m. 3916 Jf8S Ave. 734-5772 Thursday 4-6 p.m. 2222 Ave.

739-9503 "You Pay for the Bowling We Pay for the Lesson" "We'll take anything they give us," said Manager Jeff Torborg, whose White Sox won their fourth straight and are 17-6 at home. "The little things count when you're doing well." "What can I say?" said Manager Bucky Dent, whose Yankees lost their fourth in a row. "This is what been happening to us all year. We battle back, but things don't seem to be going our way." Ron Kittle's three-run double capped a four-run first inning for the White Sox. But the Yankees came back in the second with three runs on Jesse Barfield's eighth homer.

That's the way it stood until the top of the ninth when Mel Hall tied it with his fourth homer off relief ace Bobby Thigpen, whose blown i pi wm ifij mm kai mt imM ia ma tmd 3 A fl MB- I 1 FILTER jl CHANGE Dept. in Fox I 1 Includes: Up to 4 qts. of oil. filter, check all Valley for Breaking rules: Henderson sets mark in typical fashion 4 is Top thieves 4 Cyl. $45881 rirLJNup Replace Spark Plugs Set Timing 3 Adjust Idle Speeds y-M All-Time Stolen Base Leaders Since 1900 Through May 29 No.

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But, then again, that book's writers couldn't have known about Rickey Henderson. Henderson broke Ty Cobb's 62-year-old American League record Tuesday night by stealing third with two outs in the fifth inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics trailed 2-0 in the sixth inning when Henderson doubled with two outs. Three pitches later, he dashed for third and dashed Cobb from the record book. "In this situation, we needed something to happen," Henderson said.

"To me, it was the right time to steal a base." For Henderson, just about anytime is the right time to steal a base. Going by the book, stealing third with two outs is a no-no. "I'm happy for him, but if he doesn't make it, he's broken a ma- myself to get on base. Time was running out. They said it was going to rain tomorrow." Henderson has stolen 893 bases in less than 1 1 seasons.

Cobb established the old mark of 892 in 24 seasons from 1905-1928. Only Lou Brock with 938 and Billy Hamilton, who had 937 playing before the turn of the century, have more career steals than Henderson. "It was a great emotion," Henderson said. I realized when I slid into third and I didn't see a tag that it was all over for being number one in the American League. "I looked up in the stands and saw my mother and she was really happy." After diving in safely, Henderson pulled up the third-base bag and held it up triumphantly to a standing ovation.

In a brief ceremony, the Athletics presented Henderson with a plaque consisting of a base with the number 893, a pair of white baseball shoes and pictures of him stealing bases. yrrrn mopar iiJMit AP photo by Bill Beaoa jor rule in baseball," said Toronto's Kelly Gruber. It's a major rule for everybody else, not Rickey. "Lou Brock is number one all-time, but this fits right up there," Henderson said of breaking Cobb's record. "Doing it at home was probably most important for me.

It took a little longer for me to do it because I was putting too much pressure on NO. 1 in the American League stolen base department is Oakland's Rickey Henderson, who celebrates after breaking Ty Cobb's record Tuesday night. TRY POST-CRESCENT CLASSIFIED ADS Johnson takes fall for Mets' failures GARDE Winning ways CENTER Jem Bjrkeff, Amtrtet'i Matter Gardener ON SALE WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 THRU SATURDAY, JUNE 2 i CINCINNATI (AP) Communication proved to be a big problem for Davey Johnson until the very end. After Johnson was dismissed as manager of the New York Mets on Tuesday, he headed for his Florida home to see his daughters graduate. "I would have liked to have met with the ballplayers to say goodbye but they (management) didn't want me to stay around," Johnson said.

"I knew this was coming since last year. It was just a matter of when. I have no re- ff i grets." I i- Johnson Top 10 Winning Percentage Manager The top 10 managers In winning percentage with five years or more since 1900: Name Yrs Pet Joe McCarthy .24 2126 1335 .614 Billy Southworth 13 1064 729.593 Frank Chance 11 932 640.592 John McGraw 33 2840 1984 .589 Davey 7 595 417.588 Earl Weaver 17 1 480 1060 .583 Mickey Cochrane 5 413 297.582 Al Lopez 17 1422 1026 .580 Eddie Dyer 5 446 325.578 Fred Clarke 19 1 602 1179 .576 i If Tr- 1 ji 1 9" guided the Tk-A Mets to the T4T tg) TfUHU UC i charrmionshin and was one of '838- i lii'i fc iHI'mi iir Jft 2.97 Dynamark tractor mower with 12-HP 1C engine, electric start, 12-V alternator, 38 full-floating cutting deck. more. OfOMCfchrl(nr12-HPTroctorMmr $146 AHlKKirmoww) SK-73 (oak) Mowei oompai mm KMl and 1 1C tov dorafe oaotonfriwejcidoiqatnoiei tonty an engine, Mnttsrie detail In dote Bog Hyponex toll needs In Hyponx landscape accents, lava rock or 60-lb.

Georgia marble chips. MM at choice of topsoil, organic peal or cow manure. The Mets lost 2-1 to the Reds, dropping to 20-23 and seven games behind first-place Pittsburgh in the National League East. "That wasn't the way I wanted the script to read," Harrelson said. "I thought our spirit was good.

They played the same today as if Davey was still here, with a little more aggression. It just didn't work out." Things haven't been working out for a while for the Mets. The pitching has been inconsistent, the hitting sporadic and the defense terrible. "I thought the club was underachieving and needed to go in a new direction," General Manager Frank Cashen said during a news conference. "Part of the blame is certainly mine.

Part of the blame has to be with the organization and part of the blame has to be with the team. It's not all Davey's." The 47-year-old Johnson was selected Mets manager during the 1983 World Series and led them longer than anyone else in team history. He inherited a club that had not finished above fifth place for seven straight years and turned them around to average 96 victories a year. The Mets never finished worse than second during his Giants' luck may be on the mend By The Associated Press Neither the Cubs nor the Giants are playing close to the caliber of baseball that made them both division champs last year. San Francisco beat Chicago 6-2 Tuesday night, but the Giants are still in the NL West cellar, with an 18-28 record.

The Cubs fell to 21-25, fifth in the NL East. The Giants have been plagued by injuries. But Manager Roger Craig thinks his team's luck may have changed, even though the injuries continue to pile up. "We got four guys hurt and still we won," said Craig, try-shmm ing to keep warm on a frosty night, with a wind-chill index of only 37 degrees. "We got lucky.

Two guys got hit and both scored. Maybe things are changing for us." In the ninth, Robby Thompson got hit by a pitch on the hand and Will Clark caught a pitch on his elbow. Both scored on a Matt Williams single for the final two San Francisco runs. Catcher Terry Kennedy injured his right hand when hit by a foul tip in the eighth, and starter Don Robinson (1-0) left the game with back spasms after giving up two runs and five hits in 6 innings. Also, Mike Kingery gave Craig a scare when he slipped coming into the dugout after scoring a run in the eighth.

But Craig said none of the injuries appeared serious. The Giants, however, learned that veteran pitcher Rick Reus-chel will sit out about two weeks with a knee injury he suffered while pitching in Pittsburgh Sunday. He's expected to be the ninth Giant to go on the DL this season. Jeff Brantley pitched 2V4 innings for his fifth save. Pirates 9, Dodgers 5.

Pittsburgh took a 7-0 lead as Bob Patterson pitched six shutout innings in his first start of the season, then held on to beat Los Angeles for its fourth consecutive victory. There were no incidents one night after both benches emptied in a battle of brushback pitches. Andy Van Slyke's two-run single keyed Pittsburgh's four-run second inning against Fernando Valenzuela (4-4), and Don Slaught had two run-scoring doubles. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. John Tudor broke a St Louis losing streak for the fifth time this season, winning for the first time since April 28 to end a four-game slide by the I the winn ingest managers in Johnson story with a .588 winning percentage.

But the Mets got the tag as underachievers the last two seasons, and, as usual, the manager was the one to go. "We wanted to give Davey every chance to turn it around. Unfortunately, he didn't. Things were the same," senior vice president Al Ha-razin said. The Mets made third-base coach Bud Harrelson the new manager, but things didn't look too much different under Buddy Ball.

Two hours after the Mets announced Johnson's dismissal, Gregg Jefferies opened the game at Riverfront Stadium against Tom Browning with a grounder to third. One out later, Tim Teufel homered. The Davey Johnson years were over. "Davey wasn't the best communicator5 Teufel said. "He would let you know about changes through his lineup or the coaches." 25.00 11.57 Pkg.

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Tunison scored on Gary Caraballo's grounder. After Colin Ryan reached on Cristian Benitez's error which allowed Solseth to score, and Ryan stole his first base of the season, Chris Garibaldo's single scored Gilcrist and finished starter Brad Pennington. Lewis' second error of the inning permitted Arned Hernandez to reach as Gilcrist scored. Lewis partially atoned for his defensive play with a solo homer in the third to make it 4-3, but the Foxes added two more in the sixth. Sean Collins led off with a single, stole second and scored on Rod Stillwell's single to center.

The other run scored when Timbers pitcher Dave Riddle threw to second instead of the plate after fielding Caraballo's tapper. Singles by Hernandez and Pedro Vasquez and an error by first baseman John Fowler on Rod Stillwell's grounder produced the Foxes run in the seventh. In the ninth, Lewis called off the catcher then let Hernandez's infield pop-up drop for a error. Hernandez then scored on second baseman Matrice Ascencio's error. The Foxes return to Goodland Field today for a twi-night double-header against Beloit The first game begins at 5 p.m.

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