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Chicago Tribune, Monday, July 27, 1987 Section 3 5W BASEDALL No holler guy, Williams still lei' Hall-of-Famer did his part when Cubs needed a boosts Cubs' trip ends with a tumble 1 Jerome Hpltzman On baseball tr, ktUA.J mix i' f.JCiC. be." 'V' IT Chlcsgo Tribune COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Billy Williams often has been pictured as a passive onlooker during his 16 years with the Cubs. But during a press conference Sunday after his induction into the Hall of Fame, he revealed there were times when he did speak up and try to motivate his fellow players, particularly during the turbulent era when Leo Durocher was the manager. "In 1969, I went around and wrote with red chalk on the mirror of every player's locker," Williams said.

"The $15,000 was what we would have gotten if we had won the World Series. If that didn't help inspire a guy, I don't know how to do it" Williams also said that on several occasions he was instrumental in calling clubhouse meetings. "I know I was kind of a silent leader," he said, "but there were times when I'd sit down with Ron Santo and Glenn Beckert, and we'd tell the manager it was time for him to call a team meeting." Asked if he wanted to be a field manager, Williams indicated he would prefer a position in the front office. "I'd like to be involved on the decision-making level in the offices of a ball club," he said. He also took the occasion to promote Santo and pitcher Ferguson Jenkins as players "who definitely belong in the Hall of Fame." Approximately 100 people attended a Sunday breakfast in Williams' honor.

In addition to his family friends, the group also included Cub executives Dallas Green, Don Grenesko and Ned Colletti; scout Buck O'Neill; and former players Ernie Banks, George Altman and Randy Hundley. "As I sat there and watched Billy at breakfast, a chill went through my body," Hundley said. "It's such a storybook thing. I don't have the ability to describe it "I'm so pleased for Shirley Williams' wife and their, four girls. People really have to be here and see for themselves to appreciate what this is all about" Altman, a commodities trader on the Chicago Board of Trade, recalled that he, Williams, outfielder Lou Jackson and catcher Jesse Rogers broke into baseball with the Cub organization at about the same time.

"When I look back and think of the four us," Altman said, "Billy seemed to be the least likely one to make the Hall of Fame. He had a great swing and looked like a good hitter, but he only weighed about 150 pounds. And he had stomach problems. His health was a concern to all of us. 7 "I was the healthy guy, and I couldn't play two years without getting hurt And Billy went on to play 1,117 consecutive games.

Just shows you how wrong you can Altman also noted that WiUiams' slugging merits were particularly remarkable because he batted left-handed "A left-handed hitter in Wrigley Field is at a disad-. vantage," Altman insisted. "The wind, almost always, blows from right to left field. I'll bet there are only twr or three days all season when the wind blows out" toward right field." Said Banks: "It's like all of Chicago is going into thej Hall of Fame. Having breakfast with Billy and his fami--.

ly was just wonderful. Just seeing the happiness in Bilrw ly's face gave me a warm feeling. I know a lot of nice people, but I don't know anybody nicer than Billy YVit-t liams." u.on i All Hall-of-Famers are invited back to every year, all expenses paid. This was the first time Willie Mays had returned since he was inducted jin. I 1979.

"Why did I come back?" Mays said. "Because rbr Billy Williams." O'Neill, 75 and still on the Cubs' payroll, insisted he didn't play much of a role in convincing Williams, he had made a mistake in 19S9 when he jumped the Satt Antonio club because he was homesick for his friends -and family. "I spent four, five days with Billy in Whistler Alat," O'Neill recalled. "But I never told him, 'Billy, youy got to go What I did was go with him to high school and some of the ballparks around Whistler. 'J "Wherever we went, kids would rush up to him and say, 'Billy, what's it like being a professional ball That's what really convinced him.

It made him realize he had a special talent that shouldn't be wasted." O'Neill also recalled his telephone conversation with the late John Holland, then the Cubs' general manager. "I told him Billy was ready to come back," O'Neill said "And Mr. Holland said, 'Okay, Buck, put him on an I said, 'No, John, I'll take him back UPI photo Cubs third baseman Keith Moreland catches up to Mike Scioscia during a sixth-inning rundown and applies the tag. By Fred Mitchell Chicago Tribune LOS ANGELES Just when the first-place St. Louis Cardinals revealed themselves to be vulnerable by dropping four games over the weekend to the Giants, the Cubs lost the final two games of this West Coast trip, including Sunday's 7-6 see-saw decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"We're not satisfied with a 4-6 trip," manager Gene Michael said. "If we're gonna catch anyone we've got to play batter than that. We're just gonna have to go home and get some wins." Steve Sax's two-out, two-strike double off Scott Sanderson in the bottom of the sixth scored the winning runs Sunday. "I was just trying to make some good solid contact," Sax said of his clutch hit. "I was just fortunate to get a big hit.

I wasn't looking for that pitch, I was looking for something fast. 1 adjusted to the slower pitch. The ball hung there a little bit for me." Reliever Frank DiPino (1-2) was saddled with the loss. Brian Hol-ton (3-1), in relief of ineffective starter Fernando Valenzuela, was credited with the victory. Matt Young earned his eighth save with three shutout innings.

"I didn't even get a sweat going, but I'll take it," said Holton, who pitched to only three batters. Cubs starter Jamie Moyer pitched five innings, allowing five runs on five hits. He walked four and struck out four. "Moyer couldn't get his changeup over, and that was his main problem," Michael said. "He didn't pitch very good at all." The Dodgers, who entered the game last in the league in hitting at .251, rapped out eight hits and benefited from four walks and a wild pitch.

Valenzuela gave up six runs on nine hits in S'j innings. He walked three and struck out one. His fast-balls were clocked only in the low 80s. His ERA stands at 4.2S, and he has allowed 157 hits in 148'i innings this year. Valenzuela insisted there is nothing wrong with his arm, but feels that the rest of the league has finally caught up to his pitching pattern.

"Everybody knows what pitches I have because this is my seventh year, but 1 still have the ball," said Valenzuela, who has never missed a big-league start because of an injury. "I tried to keep the ball down," he said. "The screwball was working okay. I need to throw the ball in a spot. Sometimes you make a wrong pitch in a wrong spot to a hitter and that makes the difference." "Valenzuela doesn't throw that hard but he's always around the plate," Moyer said.

"He's got four pitches, at least, that he throws consistently around the plate." Moyer was hoping to help the Cubs finish the trip at .500. They i i i i Career regular season statistics The Cubs kayoed Valenzuela and regained the lead in the sixth. Jim Sundberg, batting for Moyer, drilled a single to score Jody Davis from second, tying the score at 5-5. Noce later scored the go-ahead run when Dawson beat out a high bouncer to short that Dave Anderson handled nonchalantly. The Dodgers sent seven men to the plate in the sixth to move back ahead 7-6.

Mike Scioscia and pinch-hitter Tito Landrum singled against DiPino to put runners on the corners with one out. Sanderson came on to face pinch-hitter Ken Landreaux, who hit a ground ball to Manny Trillo at first. He fired home to get Scioscia for the second out. But Sax pulled a two-run, two-strike double on a high changeup to give the Dodgers the lead for good. The hit raised Sax's batting average to .259.

Last year, he finished at .332. "Last year he used all of the field," manager Tom Lasorda said. "He was a disciplined hitter and didn't swing at a bad ball. This year he hasn't been. But when he makes them throw the ball over the plate, he's still a quality hitter." i i wuum.e sniswai is E'VV -3 didn't, and trail, the Cardinals by lO'i games in the NL East.

"We need to get a streak alive," he said. "We've got to put a series of games together where we win seven out of eight or nine out of 10, something like that to put a little pressure on the Cardinals. "I don't think we're ever going to give up. It just seems like the season is getting shorter and shorter. Pretty soon, before you know, we'll be saying: 'Well, we ran out of I would hate to see us make a good run at it the last week or two and fall a game or two short." The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on RBI singles by Paul Noce, whose hit broke an 0-for-17 slump, and Moyer.

"I had never faced Valenzuela before. I don't think I had ever even seen him pitch in person before," Moyer said. The Cubs made it 4-0 in the third when Andre Dawson hit his 27th home run of the year. Ryne Sandberg, who had singled, was on base. The Dodgers came back with three runs in their half of the third, including a two-run homer by Pedro Guerrero.

The Dodgers went ahead 5-4 in the fifth when Moyer's control fell apart. With men on first and second, Mover unleashed a wild pitch on ball four to Mike Marshall, allowing Sax to score the tying run. Mickey Hatcher forced Marshall at second but beat the relay throw to first as Guerrero, who had also walked, scored the go-ahead run. Year, team AB HR RB) Avg. 1959 Cubs 33 0 5 0 2 .152 '69 Cubs 47 4 13 2 7 277 '61 Cubs 529 75 147 25 86 .278 '62 Cubs 618 94 184 22 91 .298 '63 Cubs 612 87 175 25 95 .266 '64 Cubs 645 100 201 33 98 .312 '65 Cubs 645 115 203 34 108 .315 '66 Cubs 648 100 179 29 91 .276 '67 Cubs 634 92 176 28 84 .278 '68 Cubs 642 91 185 30 98 .288 '69 Cubs 642 103 188 21 95 .293 '70 Cubs 636 137 205 42 129 .322 '71 Cubs 594 86 179 28 93 ,301 '72 Cubs 574 95 191 37 122 .333 '73 Cubs 576 72 166 20 86 .288 '74 Cubs 404 65 113 16 68 .280 '75 Oak 520 68 127 23 81 .244 '76 Oak 351 36 74 11 41 .211 Totals 9350 1410 2711 426 1475 .290 riftt I Dodgers 7, Cubs 6 CUBS abrhbl Loe tousles sbrhbl 4 0 10 Andersn ss 3 0 2 1 AP Lasetphoto Ray Dandridge, from the old Negro leagues, and pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter of the A's and Yankees, are two new Hall-of-Famers.

yt Demlercf Sandberg 2b Dawson rt DayMtlt Mumphrey Sanderson Oulnones ph Moreland 36 Trillo 1b JDavlso Noce te Moyer Sundberg ph Dipmop Palmeiro If 1100 1000 4 2 12 12 12 3 0 0 0 4 0 11 4000 4000 3 12 0 100 0 0 0 0 1110 1000 6 12 0 Landreaux ph 5 12 3 Young 3 12 0 Sax Si 1 0 0 0 Guerrero 0 0 0 0 Marshall rf 1 0 0 0 MHalcherSb 6 0 10 Shelby cf 6 0 0 0 Stubbs 1b 3 2 10 Sotosdso 3 111 Valeniuekt 2 0 11 Holton 10 11 TLndrph 0 0 0 0 Weftm as 1 0 0 0 Note: From 1933 to 1949, Dandridge played in the Negro Leagues for the Detroit Stars, Newark dodgers, Newark Eagles and New York Cubans. His Negro Leagues regular-season statistics are unavailable. Tolsla 37 1 12 6 TWsts 31 I 6 cuss Cos Anojelea 022 002 OO0 003 022 0O 7 Cub averages Game-winning RBI Sax (4). DP Los Angeles 2. LOB CUBS 6.

Los Angeles 6. 28 Sdosda. MHatcher, Sax. HR Dawaon (27), Guerrero (21). SB MHatcher (2).

Valenzuela. 0 ft IN BB SO CUBS Moyer 6 6 6 5 4 4 DiPinoL.1-2 1-3 2 2 2 0 0 Sandrsn 1 0 0 1 0 Vakmzla i 51-39 8 6 3 1 ThrouQh Sundsy BaWrm A vo. AS 2B 38 HR RBI QW 8B Bob Dernier .362 62 116 25 42 2 2 4 13 3 11 2 Brian Dayett .330 62 106 16 35 11 1 6 17 3 0 0 Jerry Mumphrey .316 70 190 24 60 9 0 6 28 4 0 1 Dave Martinez .307 87 267 43 82 10 6 4 21 2 8 2 Manny TrHIo .299 70 127 22 38 6 0 6 18 2 0 4 Andre Dawson .293 92 372 49 109 15 2 27 85 10 7 3 Ryne Sandberg .291 71 278 49 81 18 1 12 37 7 13 6 Ralaal Palmeiro .286 28 70 9 20 3 1 4 11 2 0 0 Leon Durham .283 84 300 49 85 17 0 16 34 2 2 6 Jim Sundberg .260 36 77 20 0 0 4 12 0 0 2 -Shawon Dunston .258 62 240 32 62 16 2 6 17 3 9 6 PaulNooe .258 44 136 15 35 6 1 3 13 1 3 3 Keith Moreland .245 96 355 36 87 13 0 17 58 6 2 19 Jody Davis .243 84 292 41 71 9 2 12 33 3 1 6 -Cnkx Walker .202 38 104 15 21 4 0 0 6 0 11 1 K-Me Brumley .197 24 76 5 15 1 1 1 0 1 2 Luis Oulnones .133 7 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Pitchers .121 98 214 15 28 3 0 1 8 2 1 4 Total .266 98 3390 454 902 147 16 129 429 61 61 74 Qpq .265 98 3303 443 674 146 22 92 421 44 106 74 Pitching ERA OS CQ Sv IP EH SB SO Lee Smith 2 6 2 88 40 0 0 24 53.1 51 IB 17 14 64 Frank DIPtno 1 2 2.98 36 0 0 1 39.2 35 IS 13 IS 33 x.Drew Han 0 0 3.24 6 0 0 0 8.1 6 6 3 7S Rick Sutdltte 14 4 3.33 21 21 2 0 143.1 123 58 53 86 109 Dickie Notes 4 2 4.04 29 1 0 2 49.0 48 28 22 21 2 Scott Sanderson 4 i 4.37 19 11 0 2 78.2 87 39 38 22 63 Jamie Moyer 9 7 4.43 22 19 1 0 130.0 121 68 64 64 95 Greg Maddux 6 8 4.54 21 20 0 0 121.0 128 69 61 47 76 Ed Lynch 1 6 4.58 38 0 4 75.0 88 44 38 32 46 Lea Lancaster 2 1 4.64 12 5 0 0 42.2 35 22 22 22 38 Ron Davis 0 0 6.28 19 0 0 0 29 0 34 19 17 11 27 x-MIke Mason 2 1 5.63 9 2 0 0 24.0 27 16 15 14 21 Bob Tewksbury 0 2 900 2 2 0 0 90 14 10 9 6 x-Jay Bailer 0 0 45.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 5 5 8 2 2 Totals 51 47 4.11 98 98 7 33 978.2 676 446 401 371 643 Opp. 47 61 4.31 96 96 13 23 676,2 696 454 420 306 626 Year, team AB HR RBI Avg. 1949 Min (AA) 398 60 144 6 64 .362 '50 Min (AA) 627 106 195 11 60 .311 '51 Mm (AA) 423 59 137 61 .324 '52 Min (AA) 618 86 180 10 68 ,291 '53 Sac-Ok (PCL) 254 32 68 0 13 .268 Jim "Cfit.wh" Hjrr 1 Year, team IP W-L BB SO ERA 1965 KC 133 8-8 46 82 4.28 '66 KC 177 9-11 64 103 4.02 67 KC 260 13-17 84 196 2.80 68 Oak 234 13-13 69 172 3.35 '69 Oak 247 12-15 85 150 3.35 '70 Oak 262 18-14 74 178 3.81 '71 Oak 274 21-11 80 181 2.96 '72 Oak 295 21-7 70 191 2.04 '73 Oak 256 21-5 69 124 3.34 '74 Oak 316 25-12 45 143 2.49 '75 NY (A) 328 23-14 83 177 2.58 76 NY (A) 299 17-15 68 173 3.52 '77 NY (A) 143 9-9 47 52 4.72 '78 NY (A) 118 12-6 35 58 3.58 '79 NY (A) 105 2-9 34 34 5.31 Totals 3448 224-166 954 2012 3J6 Holton W.3-1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 Young 3 2 0 0 0 2 HBP Dernier by Valenzuela.

WP Moyer. Umpires-Home. Hallion; First, Froemming; Second, CWIIIiams; 2:54. A 40,523. How they scored CUBS SECOND Dayett singled.

Moreland Med to left. Trwo grounded out to third. Davis walked. Noce singled, scoring Dayett Moyer singled, scoring Davis. Two runs.

CUBS THIRD Sandberg singled. Dawson homered. Two runa. LOS ANGELES THIRD Sdosda doubled. Valenzuela sacrificed him to third.

Anderson singled, scoring Sdosda. 8sx was sst on fielder's choice that forced Anderson at second. Guerrero homered. Three runs. LOS ANGELES FIFTH Anderson singled.

Sax was safe on fielder a choice that forced Anderson at second. Guerrero walked. Marshall walked, and beH four waa a wild pitch, 6ax scoring. Hatcher was safe on fielder's choice that forced Marshall at second and allowed Guerrero to score. Two runs.

CUBS SIXTH Trillo walked. Davie tingled. Noce bunted and Trillo waa forced at third. Pinch-hitter Sundberg singled, scoring Davla. Dernier waa hit by a pitch.

Holton relieved Valenzuela. Sandberg lined to third. Dawson was safe on an infield tingle, scoring Noce. Two runs. L08 ANGELES SIXTH DIPIno relieved Moyer.

Scioscia singled. Ptnch-hltter Landrum singled, putting runners on first and third. Sanderson relieved DrPino. Plnch-hmer Landreaux hit ground ben to first basemen Trillo, who threw home to get Sdosda. Sax doubled, scoring Landrum and Landreaux.

Two run. leagues, where Buck O'Neill, a Cub scout, helped save his career by talking him into returning to the San Antonio club of the Texas League. Homesick, he had returned to his home in Whistler, convinced he was unable to fulfill his baseball aspirations. He also mentioned the first of his 426 big-league home runs, hit off Stan Williams of the Dodgers, and told of the excitement of 1969, when the Cubs almost won the National League pennant He observed that third baseman Ron Santo, who was among the stars of the '69 club, also belonged in the Hall of Fame. "Walking up here to receive this honor reminds me of my first trip to the plate in the big leagues," he said.

"I may have looked fine on the outside, but in fact I was very weak-kneed, just a bundle of nerves." He recalled some of his great moments with the Cubs: "Going high against the wall and into the left-field vines to catch a fly ball off the bat of Hank Aaron to save a no-hitter for Ken Holtzman; running in to a make a shoe-top catch to save a no-hitter for Milt Pappas; and the stamina and endurance that enabled me to play in 1,1 17 consecutive games." His is the third-longest iron-man streak in baseball history. Williams was the last of the three new Hall of Famers introduced by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth. Ueberroth, introducing Hunter, got a big laugh from the crowd when he noted that Catfish had played for both Charlie Finley and George Steinbenner. "That's enough," Ueberroth observed, "to put any player in the Hall of Fame." Hunter, who won 224 big-league games and pitched in six World Series, thanked Finley and Steinbrcn-ner, both of whom were in attendance. "Mr.

Finley gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues," Hunter said, "and Mr. Steinbrenner gave me enough money to retire after I played for him five years." Finley, when he owned the Kan- Williams Continued from page 1 step rests with the owners of the 26 major-league clubs. They can make the difference by not looking at the color of a man's skin but by ex-aming his talent, knowledge and leadership. If this is the land of opportunity, then let it be truly a land of opportunity for all." Now the Cubs' principal batting coach, he said he has had the experience that has prepared him "for the day when I might be considered for a managerial or executive position with a major league team. I have always set high goals and look forward to, and welcome, this challenging opportunity." An overflow crowd estimated at 6,000 attended along with baseball's top dignitaries and 23 of the 54 living Hall-of-Famers, including Ernie Banks, Williams' former teammate and longtime friend.

Williams made special mention of his wife, Shirley, who held a handkerchief to her face during his 24-minute acceptance. She was flanked by their four daughters: Valarie, Nina, Julia and Sandra. "Shirley, you were the key," Williams said. "You were the unsung hero of my career. I couldn't have made it without you.

"I can't overemphasize the gratitude I owe to my parents. My dad unloaded banana boats to put food on the table, and my mother, Jessie Mae, did housework to help ends meet They pointed me in the right direction and showered me and my brothers and sisters with love and affection. We didn't have much money, but we were rich in spirit and in many other ways." His grammar school principal, Lillie A. Dixon, also provided him with the inspiration to succeed. "Year after year, Miss Dixon would come into our classroom and recite: 'Good, better, best.

Never let it rest until the good is better and the better is best. He traced his baseball career from his boyhood days in Whistler, to his five seasons in the minor 'Disabled Hat; sent to minors. Cub notes other umpires didn't. The third base umpire probably had a better view." Dodgers catcher Mike Scioscia Is viewed as the quarterback of the club, taking charge on the field and calling excellent games. But he says he's not exactly like a quarterback.

"I'm not trying to produce points, I'm trying to stop them, Scioscia said. "It might be more fair to compare me to a middle linebacker or a safety who might be calling defensive signals. "I think a catcher has an Influence on pitcher. When a pitcher has a good game you like to see that you had some Imput in It. And, vice versa, when they have a bad game, you feel a little bit responsible for their bad outing." Mariano Duncan, who was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque after Saturday's game, was miffed at the move, even though he was hitting .216 and had committed 17 errors at shortstop.

"Thosepeople make my mind crazy," he said. "They think I don play like I supposed to play. I'm not hitting, I don't play good defense. But the only player playing good now Is Pedro Guerrero. I want to show those people I can play this game.

I think I'll be back soon." The Dodgers have also placed righthander Alejandro Pena on the 15-day disabled list because of strained abdominal muscles on his left side. It was Dodgers Photo Day on the field before Sunday's game, but hundreds of Cub fana chanted for their heroes to emerge from the dugout and pose for snapshots. Shawon Dunston, Gene Michael, Keith Moreland and Jody Davla posed for the fans. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was ecstatic over the showing of pitcher Ken HoweH Saturday. He earned the victory with five Innings of one-hit pitching.

It was only his second major-league start and his first start since 1984. "If ha can do the job as a starter, he's got Lasorda said. "This may be the greatest move since Babe Ruth became an outfielder." Probables for the Montreal series: Tuesday, Rick Sutcllffe (14-4) versus Bob Sebra (6-10); Wednesday, Qreg Maddux (6-8) versus Bryn Smith (6-4), and Thursday, Tewksbury (0-2) versua NealHeaton(11-4). Fred Mitchell Chicago Trlbun LOS ANGELES Two weeks after the Cubs traded Steve Trout to the Yankees for Bob Tewksbury, each pitcher Is 0-2. Of course, the Cubs also received minor-league pitching prospects Dean Wllklns and Rich Scheld.

"I can't wait to get that first win; I can't wait until it's over with," said Tewksbury, who lost 7-2 to the Dodgers Saturday. "I don't know what It is. I threw the ball pretty well In San Diego a 7-4 loss on July 20 and didn't get any breaks. Then Saturday, I gave up a blooper to center field that Dave Martinet almost caught and then a check-swing single by Mike Marshall, Things aren't going my way. But you have to help yourself out, too.

Tewksbury had a costly balk called on him In the first inning Saturday when second base umpire Bruce Froemming ruled that he did not come to a complete stop In the set position. "The NL umpires don't know me yet. I pause way up high. Most people come down to their belt to stop, so it's a little deceiving. I'm quick like that to the plate, but I thought I stopped.

He Froemming) Is the only umpire who called it. The sas City A's, signed Hunter to his first professional contract and also gave him the nickname "Catfish." Hunter also thanked his parents, his three sisters and three brothers especially his brothers. "My brothers taught me to throw strikes," Hunter said, laughing. "Thanks to them, I gave up 379 home runs in the big leagues." Dandridge, 74, who was elected by a special veterans committee, revealed his biggest disappointment was that he never played in the big leagues. He was in the twilight of his career when Jackie Robinson broke the color line.

"It's a credit to baseball," Dandridge said, "that they haven't forgotten us who were born too early. I love the game of baseball and today it looks like baseball loves me.".