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21) me Salt Lake Tribune Monday July 21 1989 11 IP raves Studstill Again Impressive as Trappers Edge right field corner setting the stage for Giustino The Trappers first baseman already had a single when he stepped to the plate He'd waited until his last at bat three times last week to extend his hitting streak But this time he jumped on a 1-2 pitch from Braves reliever Jim Kortright and sent the ball sailing over the fence in left field "I think it was more or less relief" Giustino said of the ended streak "It was on my mind all the time and I wasn't being as aggressive at the plate I liked the streak but it's good to be back in the groove" The Trappers settled the issue in the eighth inning when they scored two more runs Trappers Notes Mike Nyquist joined the Trappers Sunday The 6-toot-3 200-poundef was an outfielder at Whdworth (Wash) College First baseman Sky Smettzer who hit 217 in 22 games was reieased Catches Mike Bible out of the lineup for two weeks because of a severe rightankle sprain will be available to play Monday Right-hander Scott Singelyn wiN start for the Trappers when they meet the Braves Monday at 7 pm at Derks Field ball Pat Waid then hit a hard ground ball up the middle Braves second baseman Ken Harring grabbed the ball whirled and made an off-balance through that bounced into first-baseman Sparrow's glove about the same time Waid reached first Nelson ruled Waid was out Moss charged across the infield to meet Nelson and the umpire tossed the Trappers manager out of the game almost immediately "I disagreed because ifs the third time in the series when a close call has gone against us" said Moss "I was just trying to point that out I thought he threw me out way too fast I didn't get a chance to get it going where it charged the team up" Moss was wrong about that After Studstill put the Braves down in order in the top of the sixth inning Tarchione started the Trappers off with his third single of the day "That was good to see the coach all fired up like that" said Tarchione "I was a little more pumped up" Joe Beau lac followed with a double to the Bray held the Braves hitless the rest of the way and earned his fourth save "I like starting a lot better than relieving" said Studstill who has pitched 13i innings in two starts allowing five earned runs and striking out nine "1 like to get into a groove If I start I have a lot more time to do that" Trappers manager Barry Moss liked the groove Studstill found even though Moss didn't hang around to see all of it "He's earned himself a spot in the starting rotation" said Moss Now be can go either way reliever or starter in his career" Moss wasn't on the field for the last four innings Sunday because he objected to a call by umpire Jeff Nelson and Nelson didn't approve of the way Moss presented his argument With the Trappers holding a 1-0 lead and two out in the fifth inning catcher Darryl Green smashed a double to the gap in right-center field Green moved to third on a passed since moving from the bullpen and he as cruising along with a two hitter until the seventh inning lie found a little trouble in the seventh when with one out he walked two straight Braves' batters A Billy Miller single loaded the bases and David Waldenberger spoiled Studstills shutout when his groundnut scored Jose Olmeda Studstill then got Jim Pullins to ground out to end the Idaho Falls threat The Braves knocked Studstill out of the game in the eighth inning With one runner on base and two out Studstill got a fastball up in the strike zone and Braves' first baseman Chris Sparrow rocketed the ball over the the center field fence "That was the first bad pitch I threw all day" said Studstill who moved his record to 20 Right-hander Scott Bray relieved Studstill and got the final out of the inning when third baseman Mike Grace made a tough stop on an Olmeda ground ball over the bag and threw out the runner by a step By Bob Donohoe Tribune Sports Writer Tom Studstill gave the slumping Salt Lake Trapa much-needed jolt and earned himself a spot in the starting rotation Sunday afternoon at Derks Field The Trappers who had dropped seven of their last 11 games beat the Idaho Falls Braves 6-3 before the smallest Derks Field gathering of the season Just 1132 sun-baked fans looked on as the Trappers stayed within two games of Butte in the Pioneer Leagues Southern Division Backing Studstill's effort was an 11-hit attack paced by Gerard Giustino Travis Tarchione and Max Tripodi Giustino had his 23-game hitting streak snapped Saturday night at Idaho Falls but bounced back Sunday by going 3-for-4 His three-run homer in the sixth inning staked Studstill to a 4-0 lead Studstill needed the cushion The Trappers right-hander was making just his second start Sizzling White Sox Fitzgerald Clemens Red Sox Cool Off Expos Batter Tribune Wire Services Hapless Reds The winning streak is gone for the last-olace Chicago White Sox The on Tribune Wire Services The winning streak is gone for the last-place Chicago White Sox The The Indians finished 8-4 against Kansas City the only team above 500 versus the Royals Kansas City began the game with just regulars in their hormal positions Angels 5 Tigers 4: At Anaheim Calif Wally Joyner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning capping a two-run rally as California again came back to beat Detroit the Tigers' 15th loss in 17 games The Angels swept the four-game se- ries winning each time in their final at-bat California maintained its lead in the American League West by two percentage points over Oakland longest skid of the season and was swept for the first time this year The Orioles started the day with a six-game lead over Toronto in the AL East Baltimore has lost its first four games of a 14-game road trip its longest this season Canseco hit his fifth home run in nine games since returning from the disabled list He hit a towering drive into the second deck in left field for a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning off Jeff Ballard 11-5 Mariners 5 Blue Jays 2: At Seattle rookie Randy Johnson struck out a career-high 12 as Seattle finally beat Jimmy Key and Toronto for a split of the four-game series The Blue Jays missed another chance to close in on first-place Baltimore The Orioles who lost their fifth straight game Sunday still lead Toronto by six games Johnson 3-4 gave up five hits and walked three in his second complete game Key 7-11 had won all seven of his previous decisions against Seattle but wound up losing his fifth consecutive game Indians 17 Royals 5: At Kansas City Mo Dion James homered and drove in five runs and Brad Komminsk and Joey Belle each drove home four in Cleveland's highest-scoring game since 1986 as the Indians routed injury-wracked Kansas City Komminsk homered doubled and has driven in 15 runs in his last 10 games James went 4-for-5 in a 16-hit attack and the Indians scored their most runs since getting 17 on Sept 6 1986 optimism however is back Roger Clemens sent the White Sox their first loss since the All-Star break stopping Chicago's eight-game winning string Sunday and leading the Boston Red Sox to an 8-2 victory at Fenway Park "It was a nice run" Manager Jeff Torborg said after Chicago's longest winning streak since 1983 ended "The main thing is they realize now that they can do it that they can win that they can be competitive" Chicago began the day at the bottom of the American League West standings 1812 games behind The White Sox had not won nine straight game since 1977 and Clemens made sure it wouldn't happen this time Clemens 11-7 allowed one run on six hits in seven innings He struck out five and walked one "Any time you get six runs early it makes it easier" Clemens said "1 just tried to bear down and not make a mistake The guys really came out swinging the bats and I mixed it up real good" A's 3 Orioles 2: At Oakland Calif Jose Canseco homered for the third straight game as streaking Oakland beat slumping Baltimore for four-game sweep The Athletics won their fifth straight game and remained in a virtual tie with California atop the American League West Baltimore lost its fifth in a row matching its 45: e6 44 lel' 44 A Brewers 4 Twins 1: At Milwaukee Greg Brock and Glenn Braggs hit consecutive home runs as Milwaukee homered four times against Frank Viola and beat Minnesota Viola 8-11 had allowed only three home runs in his previous 96 innings But the Brewers tagged him for nine hits in six innings including homers by Rob Deer and Robin Yount Rangers 5 Yankees 4: At Arlington' Texas the Rangers held to one hit for eight innings rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth and scored the winner in the 10th on right fielder Jesse Barfield's throwing error The Rangers swept a four-game series from New York for the first time in their history The Yankees lost their sixth straight game Bobby Witt 9-8 pitched a four-hitter for the Rangers striking out 11 and walking two Pens International Photo Mark Gubicza throws up his glove in disgust after serving up a home-run pitch to Cleveland's Brad Komminsk Sunday Yaz Bench Join Hall of Fame -A ln I 1 I 1 4 I 11iii lls i 1 rill i i- i 4 4 i 4 I 414a 1 iv 6 4 1 e- to 7 r't rig I gg's 41 go 1 rf wpm-a---- I ''''3 "7 iri 1 Ft 1 0 1 1 'N i A 0 st r'' i II 1 I A I 4 i I Yastrzemski appeared in two World Series and excelled in both He batted 352 with three home runs and 9 RBI in World Series play Though he has no World Series rings from his 23 seasons with Boston Yastrzemski is the last player to win the Triple Crown In 1976 he hit 44 home runs batted 326 and had 121 RBI to lead the American League For his career (1961-1983) Yastrzemski collected 3192 hits 426 home runs and batted 285 He is the only American League player to collect over 3000 hits and 400 homers He started in left field replacing fellow Hall of Famer Ted Williams who was in attendance Yastrzemski will be remembered as one of the best to ever play Fenway Park's "Green Monster" in left field He won seven Gold Gloves and seven times led the league in assists "As Grant land Rice said 'When the Great Scorer comes to make his final mark it is not whether you won or lost but how you played the game" Yastrzemski told the crowd on a sun-drenched afternoon "I can say that I gave 100 percent of myself Anything less would not have been worthy of me and anything more would not have been possible of me" Continued From D-1 dreams of playing baseball for their family Bench and Yastzremski were elected in their first year of eligibility and were just the 18th and 19th of the 204 players inducted to enter the Hall of Fame on the first ballot Bench 42 played 17 years for Cincinnati including 13 in which he caught 100 or more games Yasztremski played 21 years for Boston appearing in more American League games than any other player (3058) Yastrzemski 49 best summed up the careers of both in his acceptance speech "The race does not always go to the swiftest nor the battle to the strongest" he said "It belongs to those who run the race and stay the course and fight the good fight Bench's career stretched from 1967-1983 He appeared in four World Series with Cincinnati winning in 1975 and 1976 In 1976 Bench batted 533 with two home runs and was named Series MVP He holds the record for most home runs by a catcher (327) including 45 homers in 1970 and 40 in 1972 He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in both those seasons The Oklahoma native also won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves "As a youngster 1 always wanted to follow Mickey Mantle my idol who they were saying would be the next big superstar from Oklahoma" Bench said "1 had no idea the Hall of Fame was waiting for me I don't think any youngster dreams of that or thinks that is possible "Of corse you would think of All-Star Games or World Series but the Hall of Fame is a place for fantasies That is a place for the Cy Youngs the Babe Ruths and the Lou Gehrigs" Bench became the first member of the "Big Red Machine" team of the 1970's to reach the Hall of Fame Former teammate Pete Rose involved in a legal battle with Commissioner Bart Giamatti over Rose's gambling avoided a face-to-face meeting with the commissioner when he passed up the ceremonies Rose the Reds manager will also skip Monday's exhibition game between the Reds and Red Sox The emphasis of the afternoon was on warm rembrances rather than recriminations Bench admonished the pro-Boston crowd at one point when he mentioned his former manager and former Red Sox Manager John McNamara "This is not a day for booing it is a day of celebration" Tribune Wire Services For Montreal Expos catcher Mike Fitzgerald Sunday's home-run explosion in a 12-4 rout of slump-ridden Cincinnati at Olympic Stadium didn't come as that much of a surprise "We have a lot of guys on this club who are underachievers in home runs" Fitzgerald said after hitting two of five homers by the Expos and driving in a career-high five runs "We know that we have the power "I'm not trying to hit home runs" Fitzgerald said "I'm just trying to swing well Usually I pop up when I try to homer I'm trying to make good contact out there" The Reds mired in their worst slump in three years lost their eighth straight game Backed by a 16-hit assault on four Cincinnati pitchers Dennis Martinez 11-1 won his 10th straight decision He allowed eight hits in five innings The losing streak is the longest by Cincinnati since April 25-May 6 1986 when the Reds dropped nine straight The four-game sweep by the Montreal left Cincinnati with 12 losses in its last 13 games The Reds broke on top when Rolando Roomes singled with two outs in the first inning and Ken Griffey hit the first of his two homers in the game a drive over the right field wall But Danny Jackson 6-11 was unable to hold the lead through the inning capped by Tim Wallach's two-run homer his seventh for a 3-2 lead Cubs 9 Giants 5: At Chicago cooled-off San Francisco lost for the third time in four games as Mark Grace and Andre Dawson drove in three runs each to pace Chicago The Giants who now lead Hosuton in the National League West by 112 games entered the four-game series having won five straight while losing only once since the All-Star break Grace had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games to back Greg Maddux 10-8 who allowed seven in 5 1-3 innings Don Robinson 8-7 took the loss Astros 3 Phil lies 2: At Houston the Houston Astros scored all their runs in the first inning and Billy Hatcher made a controversial game-ending catch to preserve a victory over Philadelphia completing a four-game sweep The Astros were clinging to a one-run lead with two outs and two on when Lenny Dykstra hit a fly ball to left field Hatcher dived rolled over and came up holding the ball Rookie umpire Charlie Rehliford ruled that Hatcher caught the ball ending the game and giving the Astros their eighth series sweep of the season Houston is now 26-15 in one-run games the most one-run victories in the majors Mets 7 Braves 2: At New York with a six-run first inning New York won its sixth straight game and David Cone remained unbeaten in 10 starts as the Mets defeated Atlanta Mookie Wilson had two hits in the Inning as the Mets batted around against Sergio Valdez making his first start since Oct 3 1986 Kevin McReynolds and Mackey Sasser had two-run doubles i Valdez 0-1 got just two outs He gave up six runs and five hits walking three Cardinals 3 Padres 2: At San Diego the St Louis Cardinals swept a four game series on the road for the first time in nearly seven years beating San Diego behind the hitting of Willie McGee and Milt Thompson Jose Oquendo who struck out twice against Bruce Hurst 8-8 doubled in the fifth inning to extend his majorleague-leading hitting streak to 21 games McGee doubled in two runs and Thompson was 3-for-4 with an RBI The Cardinals last swept a lengthy road series when they took five games from the New York Mets Sept 17-19 1982 Dodgers 41 Pirates 32: At Pittsburgh Jay Bell batting 040 began the 10th inning with a double and 'scored one out later on a single by RJ Reynolds as Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles for a split of their doubleheader Kat Daniels hit his first homer since being traded to Los Angeles last week and Orel Hershier won his 12th game as the Dodgers won the first game Bell with just one hit in 25 previous at-bats greeted Tim Crews 0-1 'with a double to right to start the tenth ard Parry Bonds was intention-'ally walked Crews got Jose Lind to pop out on a missed sacrifice attempt but Reynolds singled to left off Ray Searage and Bell easily beat Franklin Stubbs' throw to the plate Press International Photo Former Red Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski enjoys lighter moment during induction speech into Baseball Hall of Fame Schoendienst Bar lick Also Enter Hall Andretti Bumps Way To Molson-Indy Win Caray's Enshrinement Tops 45-Year Career Tribune Wire Services Emerson Fittipaldi went from a spot in Michael Andretti's mirror to a thorn in his side in a matter of moments But this time Andretti was able to overcome the adversity that has dogged him all season and the red-hot Brazilian He bounced off of EAUpaldi two laps from the end and drove on to victory in Sunday's Molson-Indy at Toronto "I'm just sorry that it ended that way" Andretti said after joyously ending a 23-race winless string "I didn't knew he was there He was just a spot in my mirror before that He must have had a lot of straightaway speed "Other than that it was just our day" Fittipaldi who was angry and accusatory when he jumped from his car after finishing second calmed down by the time he and Andretti were face-to-face in Victory Circle COOPERSTOWN NY (AP) Holy Cow! Harry Caray is in the Hall Of Fame Caray who has been broacasting baseball games for 45 years was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday when he was given the Ford Frick Award "As I reflect on 45 years I think I represent the fans" Caray said "In my mind they are the upcoming heroes The players come and go but the game goes on" As he walked back to his seat after accepting his plaque Caray's fans serenaded him with "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" which he traditionally sings during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field For 25 years Caray broadcast St Louis Cardinals' games and his voice boomed throughout America over KMOX Radio If your team was playing the team Caray was broadcasting for his style might have seemed less than objective at times but it was always exciting and entertaining After leaving the Cardinals Caray worked Oakland A's games for one season before moving to the Chicago White Sox Caray spent 10 seasons with the Sox before moving to the North Side where he has entertained Cubs' fans for eight seasons Caray whose son Skip handles Atlanta Braves telecasts broadcast nearly 7000 consecutive games spanning 43 years The streak ended in 1987 when Caray had a stroke during the winter He returned to the booth in May and Illinois Gov James Thompson declared May 19 1987 "Harry Caray Day" Caray has certain phrases that make his call of a game unique A home run? "It might be it could be IT IS!" A strikeout? "The 3-2 pitch heeeeeee struck him out" A good play? "Holy Cow!" A Chicago victory? "Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win!" Caray now owns a restaurant in Chicago where he holds forth when the Cubs are home "I love to be with people and I'm always out' he said "So why no be in my own place?" Past winner of the Frick Award are Mel Allen Red Barber Ernie Harwell tin Scully Curt Gowdy Jack Buck and Lindsey Nelson dretti's Chevrolet-powered Lola as the two darted toward the first turn on the 178-mile 11-turn temporary circuit Andretti appeared to move toward Fittipaldi and his left rear tire touched Fittipaldi's right front Fittipaldi nearly hit the concrete wall before sliding into a runoff area Ile went on to finish 1208 seconds behind the winner It was the latest of a rash of bumping incidents among the top contenders in the Indy-car series several of which have involved Fittipaldi who won the Indianapolis 500 after bumping aside Al Unser Jr a lap and a half from the end Spark Plug 500: Bill Elliott won his second race of the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit Sunday by successfully defending his title in the AC Spark Plug 500-mile race at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond Pa Elliott of Dawsonville Ga drove his Ford to his 31st career victory He began the race 14th overall and posted his fourth career victory on the 25 mile tri-oval Rusty Wallace who led six different times for 68 laps finished second and Mark Martin was third Darrell Waltrip finished fourth harry Gant was fifth and Davey Allison was sixth The race was the 16th of 29 on the NASCAR circuit Elliott posted a 221-second margin victory over Wallace and the average speed of the race was 1171S70 mph COOPERSTOWN NY (AP) Nobody said "Kill the Limp!" In fact this time they cheered the ump In this case the umpire was Al Bar lick who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday after his selection by the Veterans Committee last March along with former second baseman Red Schoendienst Barlick known for his booming voice behind the plate worked 27 full seasons and part of another in the National League after coming up at age 25 in 1940 Barlick called seven World Series and seven All-Star Games before retiring after the 1971 season "This gives me a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment" he said "This enshrinement means so much to me because I can share it with those close to me" In 19 seasons as a slick-fielding second baseman mostly for the Cardinals Schoendienst hit 289 He also managed St Louis to two pennants and the World Series championship in 1967 Schoendienst who also played for Milwaukee and the New York Giants was named to 10 All-Star teams and led the league in doubles with 43 in 1950 "Stan Musial was my roommate with the Cardinals and I'm glad we can be roommates again" he said "All I ever wanted was to be on that lineup card every day and just win" "He apologized and I believe him" said Fittipaldi referring to And retti's comment that he didn't see the Brazilian -I'm happy with the circumstances to finish second" The 26-year-old Andretti led for the final 23 laps of the 103-lap 183- mile race Fittipaldi charged into the picture in the final 10 laps coming from an eight-second deficit to challenge for the lead on the main straightaway on lap 102 Fittipaidi tried to squeeze his Penske PC18-Chevrolet beneath An I I'.