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THE SUNDAY COURIER AND PBESS-EVANSVILLE INDIANA JUNE 8 1975 Reds bomb Cubs 8-1 National box scores Swanson Jbknay Bncfa Dan Driesww and Jaa Morgan slugged home raw to support Jack Bilbngham's five huter and power the Reds to an 5-1 victory over the Cubs Bench led off the second inning against Ray Burris AS wxh his 12th homer of the year and Driesren followed with hu first In the third Bench singled for two more ram and in the filth Morgan hit his seventh homer of the year Ted Simmses slammed a tMrealdng two-run double in the eighth inning and the St Louis Cardinals handed Houston its seventh straight loss whipping the Astros 5-1 Willie Dsva doubled and Reggie Smith walked before Simmons sent a pitch by Dave Roberts 3-7 off the left-field wall Luis Melendez then sent Simmons home with a single to right St LoiSs wrapped it ig with a ran in the ninth on walk sacrifice and Ted Sizemore's single Car! Marlon slopped a psrsonal six-game losing streak and knocked in two runs to lead the New York Mets to a 7-3 decision over the Adams Braves Morton who last won on April 26 when he hem the San Diego Padres scattered nine hits in seven innings New York left-hander John Mattock 74 was the loser Minton gave up run-scoring singles to Pete A point of American Association pride appears in jeopardy Since its I960 revival after a six-year stoppage the Association has not undergone a single franchise shift President Joe Ryan and others like to note that no other Tripie-A loop meaning the Pacific Coast and International leagues can make that statement The potato fact because Dos Labbruz-J approached by American Association directors rescued Triplets upon Grayle Hewlett's death in October M7L No the franchise in question is Oklahoma City where owner-president (Bus) Horton says he will not operate the 89ers after this season Horton cited financial losses due to lagging attendance the 1974 89ers drew just S5313 customers 915 per date to All-Sports Stadium The 1974 Triplets after losing 11 of their first 14 games recorded theft lowest attendance since the franchise opened in 1970 Despite the losing start the sluggish economy and a Whirlpool strike the Triplets drew 104496 or 1742 per night This was seventh-best in an eight-team league but nearly double the Oklahoma Gty gate It may not be coincidence that since the American 1969 revival Ok- lahoma City is the only franchise without a ill 'tk 4 111 Hit I lilt (III III! 4 111 rm 111! bmo I nm frMM) 4MI HU torom a mi caw a III lWC I Ontran 1 Mil air ll(MCl I I lilt 1111 lift GWW 4 I It tttt tlotMl 1 I tt tttt Itlt tttt Tam PfTTHUMO Writ abrbM JC 4 I I Vra Jb MIS DTiama 1 1 1 1 town 4ft I rf tut cf till 4 4 111 Horn It fill iM IIHZiM ftll MvOOOT It 4 1 1 1 OOTyr rf 4tll MMtr fe till HWK till 4 1 I Toot Itlt Ittl IrttKa OftlSM IIIIOUIKI tttt tttt baror ttlt ItlltM tttt tttt Wngnt tttt ttlttebertwe Itlt i 4t Wt I 1 1 1 tltt 1 Final year for 89ers? division championship A glance at die standings tells you this drought wi9 not end in 1975 Houston supplied the 89ers from 1989-72 Cleveland since then Horton was critical ofthe Indians in his recent statements ada change the heart is not aptTo prevent a change in working agreement! Horton cited as one problem the footbftll dominance of nearby Oklahoma University He believes area sports fans are ao spoiled by the Sooner wincing ways that they pay to watch a non-winner Oklahoma City is not necessarfly about to lose pro baseball Horton noted that always somebody around who is interested in owning a baseball team" But there are alternatives which Will be pushed by outsiders If not by anyone- in the Association I Should Oklahoma City not retufn Memphis with the Messing of parent Montreal may seek a switch from the International League Travel is not as costly for Memphis as when the Expoe insisted on operating an International club at Winnipeg a few years ago but Memphis in Qie Association would represent a saving' The Oklahoma City situation is sure! to be on the agenda when Association officials meet at the July 31 All-Star Game in Denver The National Association in case you're wondering is the organiiatbn of 411 minor leagues Hank Peters former Cleveland Indiana vice president Is president of the National Association which is housed in St Petersburg Fla Mills and Bob Fteitas are field representatives go into every city once year'' said Mills have all the cities in the South plus Evansville and Indianapolis in this league "Cities where the general manager -is young or new to baseball we visit before the season to suggest promotions and help any way we can got to help the new boys boys like Don Labbruzao don't need much help In fact Don could probably teach me a few Carew hurt in LaGrow blanks Oakland 3-0 National Association visitor If you attended Tuesday night's game every year They're like your car" Pmsburgh rallied late lor a pair to overcome the Sea Fnuiciaco Guns and1 take sole pnseasrion of first piece in the National League East race as the Chicago Cubs fell victim to Johnny Bench and the Cincinnati Reds S-l the Queen Gty Sat-irday Manny SanguHen who says he has eliminated ha bed-ball hitting batata lilted a couple of pitches off his shoetops and helped the Pirates nip the Giants The speedy Rrate catcher doubled and scored the first inning doubled and scored in the fifth and then hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to tend patch runner Mario Mendoza acroae with the winning ran "That first double I hi a sinker ball down here" and the Panamanian indicated the area just above lus ankles "The neat one I hit a fast bal and he indicated a shoulder-high outside pitch "I hit i the ankles) for that sacrifice fly' And in between hits be caught four different Pirate pitchers who turned in aome wild performances Ramon Hernandez 2-2 the third on the mound eventually got credit for thecome-from-behind victory Starter Jim Rooker was wild walking seven But SanguUlen said the wildness could have been due to a strained groin muecle which had been bothering him Hernandez who walked none nevertheless alio wed the Giants' other three runs in the top of the eighth which put them ahead momentarly Manager Danny Murtaugh had revised his hatting order following following Friday 5-2 victory over the Giants dropping third baseman Richie Hebner from second to seventh place And it worked out to the Pirates' advantage Hebner hk Ms third homer ef the season to tie the score in the eighth before Sanguil-len came through with his run-producing fly Hebner's blast pulled the Pirates even at after the Giants had rallied with three runs in the top of the inning to take a lead Sanguil ten's sacrifice fly then delivered pinch runner Mario Mendoza on base for Bob Robertson Robertson hsd singled and Mendoza moved to third on a base hit by Rennie Stennett Trailing going into the eighth the Giants took the lead on a run-scoring double by Bobby Mutter RBI triple by Chris Speieranda sacrifice flyby Glenn Adams Until that point the Pirates had dominated by virtue of a three-run first and two-run fifth NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST 17 IS IS 17 14 WEST II IS IS 17 4S1 IS ASS IS IS JU RESULTS Attoiita7NswVsrtia Fct 574 JR JR sa ASS ATI Pet jn GB 1 I I 4 GO Ptttiasrsh NawYarft St Levis SVk 4 14 a Louis a ClbdbiiptH SUNDAY'S GAMES San Dion (fteNMan 34) at Montreal (RresrsM) Atlanta (Caere 44) at New York (Hall 1- Lot Anastas (SvftM M-l) et PMMripnis (LobSsrs 44) See Prendsa HeNdU MeiMWMlomsl-tlbt PtttiavrsA(DMwnrl4bbV Cendelerle 44) CMcom (Stww 54 end EbrscM 44) et aRchMotl (Nam 54 and KlrSv 4) 5t Leals (Nstd 5-5) at Navstm BrsittsMets i i jt MUMTI abrbM ion atrkti Cart llll Umar cf 4 I It MMrw I ttt CJanot (t Itlt Got0i 2b 1 I Mob or tttt lift Milan lb silt cl 4 I 1 1 Tort 4 1 1 1 OMa cf 1 1 1 Smut rf till Mar if 4 1 1 1 Kmonoal III I 1 1 I Chnc Itlt lift inaoi Ittl lb lilt FMiimt Itlt fill Haxfmai pb I 1 1 1 Uon on tttt bm ftll MM I I MoModl Mil tfM till Mlwar on lit! Wabb III! aim 1 1 1 1 if 7 If 7 TOM llll mi mm- mm m- i I Haw York I LOb-AI Nn York I Tb-CarroN Gov Emm 1 Marfan Joe Torre and Ed Kranepooi in the first inning to fsU behind 2-0 but that was the last time ha trailed the Meta The Braves scored four times in the second inning two of the runs coming in on Morton's twofua single Vic Correll doubled home a ran before base tut and Ralph Garr capped the rally with an RBI single Dick Allen slammed a pair of solo homers his Brat since last August 16 -and (keg Lutinski belted a two-nm tint last night powering the Phildelphto Phillies to a 44 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers behind the two-hit pitching of Steve Carlton Allen who joined the Phil ties last month was hitting only 177 when he lined a Doug Rau pitch over the fence in left to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the second inning After hitting a fourth inning single Allen connected again to the sixth for his second homer and his 28th career two-homer game ft- The SaaDItp Padre game at Montreal was rained out Saturday night and was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Sunday The rainout was the second in two night for the Expos loss aid of a catcher's interference call against Ellis In late Saturday night game Bobby Bonds went on a batting spree to lead the New York Yankees to a 33 triuntph over tie White Sox in Chicago and rookie Jerry Remy sparked the California Angels to a 5-3 decision over the Milwaukee Brewers Bonds took over the major leagie leads in both home runs and runs batted in with 15 and 41 respectively when he homered twice and drove in three runs in helping Pat Dobson to his sixth pitching win of the Remy collected two doubles and a bum single scored three times and drove in a ran to lead the Angela to their fourth win in arow Dave Itoncaa's twwrw double capped a five-run fifth inning and Mike Torrez scattered four Kansas City hits leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 victory over the Royals Dennis Leonard 2-2 walked A1 Bumbry and Tommy Davis tripled for a run tp break a 2-2 tie and start the Baltimore hurst Lee May's single scored Davis Ken Singleton singled and Paul Blair walked to toad the bases PflKftf mmawm RayafaOrioiss tuunasciTv baitimos obrbH obrkbi ON cf SIM bum Dry IfSITomrdb' Ptaoart 4 I 1 1 Gnch A 4 Harrah Morttnv lb 1 1 1 1 TDovtt dh 4 1 1 1 SurauWn rf Mcb 4 I LMov lb If lb cf lb 4 111 bmkmn Smollov II Fahey Morgan Umaarr a Foucault 4 111 SIM WngWan rf SIM Maw cf Sill 4 111 BRobkiwi SIMI 4111 Duncan ii'' MM Soiorta dh Mohr LMnard Sad a MMWl SISSS eww togcS' Wnabicn Duncan n-TSam HrirtTir CHyiland onaL SF-bnbMMn e-xinaar IDS 4 l-S 1 1 1 SIS 2 I lists MYamt (W7-21 2 2 2 A-14717 Cf EMMM Mmondh OambH lb ONWHOi 2b Ha i ii mil I 2b NEW YORK i rf It took two weeks but two Quiz Timers have finally answered the question posed by Johnny Evers going to take a shot in the dark and say Matt American Ell Cleveland I i 2fr-Kuiaar am Moron Umanror Foucault Much 1 Thomas G-Farry (LMI iuihcy 401 against Tuba and wondered what was hap- pening on Bosse Field AFTER the final putout National Association field repre-i sentative Jim Mills was taking liglzs read-1 togs- Accompanied by Triplets promotions director dete Rode Mills measured the Bosse Field light power from various points around the Infield and outfield i "Not bad lights at all" said Mills Ashe- ville general manager during 198648 Southern League tenure put two new bulbs on each of the six towers and they are supposed to have increased our candlepower-by Rode noted have to do that fver so -said groundskeeper Marvin Whalen deterioriate by 5 to 8 per cent i Meyerrose praised TRIFLINGS: University of Evansville grad Mike Meyerrose recently promoted from Lakeland of the Class A Florida State League to Montgomery of the Double-A Southern la lauded by Detroit minor league pitching instructor John GrodzickL afraid to throw strikes he gets the ball over with something on Grod-- zicki says "His fastball either fails or sinks and he throws a pretty good knuckle-ball too Throws it maybe 10 per cent of the time and it could be an out pitch for him What Mike needs to do is get a little more behind the pitch learn to explode as -he releases the ball League box Tlgers-A's 5 Dodger-Phils if LM AMCC Lit abrbM PHILADELPHIA ir In Mil Com lb -4111 Wmb llll Obrooti rf 4(11 Lurlmki llll MAnbrm it Jill ANan lb III Mufian lb tilt Boon Itll Martin cf IkMM 1 1 1 1 Hot maw a baa 1 1 1 1 Carllow McMuflm afillll till 4 I 4 111 4 II I 4 I I III If If till 4111 llll llll llll Dill rnmm-i 14 Ml DF-FMoMpfwa I La 4 bknodrioiw 1 fb- Mortw Allan III UMHtu llll 1-baa lb RERBBSO baa (LMI I 4 Sanaa I I I Carlton WHl 2 0 111 1-l 41AM Cenlluli-AstrM ST LOUIS KOWTOW brkbj abrkbl III! 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I 7 SSI Mi IMWI HV- 4 LaGrow (W44I Moron Smollov Ww ILMI Saencar Ben Ob-Tem LOO-TCm IX Cleveland IF' I I l-S I I (WTO) 771 1 II I IS IS I abrbM abrkbl 41 1 Carbo 4 I 2 I I RMiHar tt SIM 2SM Surmonii I I 4 YitrimM lb 4 2 I 4 Lvnn cf 4 12 2 MIS Rice dh 4 4 I I Evan rf 4 I ISIS McCarvr llll MM Griffin 2b llll HUM lb HMlttt vRnn ptia kepwiw Lerrin LaGrow 26-year-old right-hander with a rather gaudy 458 earned run average recorded his first major league shutout Saturday in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 34 victory over the Oakland LaGrow evening his record at 4-4 gave up only five singles and did not allow a runner to reach third base in out dueling Vida Blue who lost his fourth game in 13 decisions A hit batter and singles by Ron LeFlore and Gary Sutherland in the fifth inning netted LaGrow the only run he needed but the Tigers added two more in the seventh on consecutive doubles by Mickey Stanley Tom Veryzer and LeFlore la ether American League afternoon games Boston trimmed Minnesota 3-1 and Texas nipped Cleveland 34 in 12 innings Car! Yastrzemski singled home the tie-breaking ran in a two-run eighth inning and Bill Lee went the distance to record his eighth victory in leading the Red Sox to a triumph over the Twins Rookie Fred Lynn drove in two runs for Boston with a single and his ninth homer The Twins suffered an even greater set back in the game when they tost the services of All-Star second baseman Rod Carew the major leading hitter for an indefinite period Carew was struck in the elbow by Lee on an attempted pickoff play in the fourth inning and was taken to a local hospital where the injury was diagnosed as a severe bruise and contusions Mike Hargrave whs homered la the eighth inning singled home Toby Harrah with the go4head rad in the 12th inning to lead the Rangers to victory over the Indians The Indians rallied to tie the ecore at in the ninth on singles by player-manager Frank Robinson and pinch-hitter Charlie Spikes and a sacrifice fly by John Ellis The Rangers who trailed 2-0 after five innings tied the score in the sixth with the After the surgery Gamble suffered another disappointment He learned while reading a newspaper in hia Reno Nev home that the Tigers had demoted him from the major league raster A US Utter as a Tripie-A regular at Toledo in 1972 Gamble hit 254 at Memphis and only 221 with the Triplets last season His concern carried to Lakeland Fla this spring training knew I had to have a good spring figured it might be a matter of hit or go home Every ballplayer thinks about the fact he may be released especially If he haves regular John hit nearly J00 in exhibition play and benefit ted from a discovery fry Hatfield "Last year John was kind of taking his eye off the ground ball He wasn't keeping his chin down and following the ban into his glove" mentioned that this Gamble said just a matter of realizing doing and correctly it Concentration think it's that way with hitting! too This spring I made myself really concentrate watch the pitchers a little more You concentrate you do well and you pick up confidence I really think confidence is SOSO per cent of this The Dodgers thought enough of Gamble to make him their second-round choice to the June 1986 free agent draft He was drafted by Detroit in December 1970 after batting 258 and leading the Florida State League with 60 stolen bases for Daytona Beach Slgntd as a ihettetep Gamble Is capable at three infield positions thus increasing hia value 1 like second base but my best position is probably third I'm a little more confident SF-JEH -1X100 Most improved? a Gamble scores 1 citing! hilarating! traordinary! MAJOR LEAGUE HARNESS 2 NIGHTLY AT 8 THRU JULY 5q obrhM 4 I Kelly rf CHICAGO abrbM I I less 4 I MIS tMMdh- 4 SOS SM Nyman or (MS I Hndrai cf 2 I 4 I 2 I SMa 4IM 4 I 2 1 Motor lb 4 I I llll Du 4111 (III Downlna IMS 1 1 1 1 BMintwi SMS Gonomb a ii tom an WM GoMoor Orl GNatbei I LOG Moor Vor 7 CM-cot Oant Kelly IE OiomMUa 2 (HI S-Dean Ina CU4-U 4 14 4 1 1 3 2 I A-XM42 wrote Richard Rex-road of 1312 Genesis Drive Evansville Cubs are still winning but going to make a wild wild wild guess and any Man Alexander because he's from Louisiana and an penned Brace Taber of 111 Powell Evansville Alexander 28-year-old infielder-outfielder who split the 1973 and 74 aeaaona between the Cuba and Wichita opened 1975 in the American Association before Us ale to Oakland Now Matt la a teammate of Vida Blue whom he beet 33 to the 1165 liurfoMwf aaty high school playoffs Besides pitching he batted 410 a senior in leading Bethuna High of Shreveport to the Gate champton-Up Blue pitched for DeSoto High of Mansfield La Now ft is turn to pose the question Who is the only man over to pinch hit for Ted Williams? wm Vor MMWAUKEB Garda 2b lb db rf CMoarac banac quo lb GTbomao cf Sbarbcf MtcbaH Cotfru Db-CNcoao 7 Mf-Obad FMWV fdot Mron OCMOT WP Eohron Vaunt 20 Ttnono (WX4I by SATURDAY'S GAMES ObfrOttlObUmM Ttmi SfCtoYbtbnSKin ft Gi NRaSGg Nt Ybrt fc OUcbSbi I RblHmfb KbftoO CITY I CbBtbebC I MHSbOMSit I SUNDAY'S GAMES Mlbbbtbb(Obff-l) bt Sum (PbtolA) Kbbsos CRY (Rtnbv 74) at Bamnwr (Palmar a-S) Tibbs (MOy 1-4 bbS RrbWbt-SJbtCItYb-Imd Rolch 14 md NtvMb 4-S) Now Ybr (Made 4-7) bt ChlCOSi (Kbbt 1 MUwomIms (Coslrs 14) at CoHfwiilb (Fl-SbbrM-1) DbtroH (Cstsmbb 3-71 bt OoMmiS (SNtart 14) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION EAST IA abrbM 4IM IMS 4111 4121 I SI I MSS MSI IMS MM 112S MSS 1 IS! 2 THArS RACING SMI TOM If 4 an caldar'i Mar- 2 DAILY abrbM -VOuaf Mil ColIMt tt 4 I ORamlri ia Homy 1 1 Rhiar cf MISLahauddh Mil Maoll or 4 1 1 Mortar lb 1 1 MNafftn 2 Mt Wanton rf HISS! 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Therace Imt even dose The winner is a 27-year-old kifielder who has overcome two knee operations who worried in March that he might be given an unconditional release Gamble is an altogether betterlooking player He's to 50 per cent Manager Fred Hatfield said as the Triplets enplaned at mid-week for a road swing to Denver and Tulsa A MlKtymaa apon jsfafaig the 1974 Trip leu in late June and slated for the same role this April Gamble soon earned regular third base duty and has kept a batting average near JS0 This by a man who appeared forgotten by Detroit as recently as April 1971 when he wu loaned to Montreal's Tripie-A Memphis farm in the International League Hia 1973 season ended after 45 games 7 in Detroit and 38 in Toledo due to surgery to remove torn cartilage from the left knee have no idea how it happened" John aaid the way it ia with knee cartilage It probably happened quite a while before but 1 didn't reaUae anything was wrong until the knee started locking on me "My right knee was operated on my sophomore year to high school in Carson City Nev They said It was a matter of constant twisting probably since I was 5-yearsold Ml knew to 1971 dw sight tiw knee locked white I was running out a home run When a piece of cartilage is torn the loose piece flips in and out of joint One second your knee tocked and you cant straighten the leg Next second it's okay That's what happened at DOUBLES 3 4 BIG PERFECT AS Mi Mi Mb-1 miMIM-S CMaara BtnUM Db-I LOB-4Maabaa Homy SO Honor Rhiar SF-Lb- IP BROS SO CL1-1) 1-2 I I IM I 2 1 4 7 Tonra (Aoian) I (OSeaftl Trana Kill 44aaallb nvmipiii i EVANSVILLE OHWfe ItlMllllfif IfMlf llffll diiiii-wcihf mini SATURDAY'S GAMES EVANSVILLE A Drew A IbMbbbbtRs S-L TblM J-S WtcMfa20mdMl IWMtORISIUMCRy) SUNDAYS GAMES EVANSVILLE Donvar ibdieneesRseiTsNs I at Wa0Mm Sainta tign NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Running bock Chuck Heater of MicUgaa and Unebscker Greg Westbrooks of Colorado have aigned 1975 contracts wkh the New Orleans Saints the National Football League chib announced Saturday Toddler tanner BOWIE Md! (AP) Locust HO Scheming young aubiemateto the great unbeaten Ruffian dosed through the stretch to win the $27050 Toddler Stakes at Bowie Race Gourse Saturday ROUTE 41 HENDERSON KY 2 ACHES OF GOOD PWS! COHI27-5641 in Hmdanon 4234083 in EvaiiSla O' ooooooooooooooooooo.