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The Dothan Eagle section Sunday Sports THE DOTHAN EAGLE Sunday Oct 16 1983 Baltimore akes Third Series Win By JOHN NELSON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rich Dauer one of Three Stooges provided the spark and the slumping hitters caught fire Saturday to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 4 and take a commanding three games to one lead in the 80th World Series Dauer drove in two runs with a bases loaded single in the fourth inn ing doubled as Baltimore scored twice more in the sixth and singled ih an insurance run in the seventh The second baseman also started a double play that killed a Philadelphia rally in the fourth The victory put the Orioles on the brink of winning their third World Senes They won in 1966 and 1970 and will send Game One loser Scott McGregor aginst Phillies rookie Charles Hudson in fifth game in hopes of clinching the best of cpvpn 5prip? In the history of the World Series only five teams have rebounded from 1 3 deficits to win the crown The last to do it was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates who rallied to edge the Orioles A crowd of 66947 the largest to watch a World Series game since 1964 when 67101 were at Yankee Stadium to see St Louis and New York could not have been more disappointed as they watched Cy Young candidate John Denny go down to defeat The crowd included his father Dick Denny 70 who traveled 10000 miles from Australia for the game Denny who won Game One and was starting Saturday on three rest gave up two run single in the fourth then left the game with one out one run in and the bases loaded in the sixth Storm Davis' at 21 the youngest player in the American League before the September recalls gave up a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth before leaving for a pinch hit ter in the sixth when the Orioles used a Series record four consecutive pinch hitters That left it to the Baltimore bullpen which did not give up a run in 20 inn ings in postseason competition before pinch hitter Ozzie Virgil singled in pinch runner Bob Dernier with two outs in the ninth against Tippy Mar tinez Virgil was the eighth pinch hitter in the game a Series record Sammy Stewart limited the Phillies to one hit over 2 1 3 innings and Tippy Martinez finished up with 1 2 3 innings of three hit relief After giving up single he retired Joe Morgan for the final out on a soft liner to second Both of first two scoring innings were sparked by Pete Rose The 42 year old first baseman was angered after being benched in Game Three but he was a driving force with two hits and one run batted in Saturday as bats finally came alive too Both the Orioles and the Phillies wound up with 10 hits the most by either team in this Series as this World Series finally belonged to the hitters Baltimore took a 2 0 lead in the fourth as Dauer broke out of a for 12 Series slump The designated hitter Ken Singleton had dubbed his 6 7 8 hitters Dauer Todd Cruz and Rick Dempsey the Three Stooges a kidding reference to their inability to do anything right at the plate They could do the job in the field especially Dauer at second and Dempsey behind the plate but they all had off years offensively Dauer hitting 235 Dempsey 231 and Cruz199 That changed quickly Consecutive singles with none out in the fourth by Jim Dwyer Cal Ripken Jr and Eddie Murray breaking out of a for 13 slump loaded the bases After Denny struck out John Lowens tein Dauer came to bat The count was 1 0 when he singled to right scor ing Dwyer and Ripken lialtim Jim Dwyer Slides Safely Home AP Laserphoto The Phdhes got a run back in the bottom of the fourth when Rose for 10 in the Series at that point lin ed a single with one out A broken bat blooper by Mike Schmidt his first hit in 14 Series at bats sent Rose to third and Joe Lefebvre hit a double to score Rose A walk to Gary Matthews load ed the bases but Dauer prevented fur ther damage Greg Gross hit a bouncer to right and the second baseman fielded the ball stepped on the bag to force Matthews then wheeled and threw to first to complete the inning ending double play In the fifth the Phillies took a 3 2 lead with two runs and again Rose was at the center of the action Bo Diaz led off with a double and one out later moved to third on a wild pitch Denny then singled to left Lowenstein fielding the ball on a short hop and Diaz scored when Lowens throw home hit him in the back Denny went to second on the play After Morgan grounded out Rose doubled to left center driving in Denny But redemption was spoiled when the Orioles came back in the sixth A Gets Scare Against Tech By PHIL PARAMORE Eagle Sports Writer ATLANTA All the ingredients for a gigantic upset were present All but the final score The Auburn Tigers overcame a lackluster first half defense performance and held Georgia Tech to only five first downs in the second half to claim a tough win at Grant ield Saturday Randy Campbell scored on a 2 yard run midway through the third period and L5o Jackson and Chris Wood gained fourth quarter scores to sew up the victory for the Tigers But the final score was no where near in dicitive of the scare that Georgia Tech put into Auburn In fact had it not been for a half time jawing session by Tiger coach Pat Dye Tech would have done a lot more than scare Auburn in front of the 55000 who looked on Georgia Tech practically owned Auburn the entire first half Tech ran at will on the much publicized front wall The Yellow Jackets pilled up 237 yards total offense and kept the ball for 11 minutes longer than Auburn Only after Tech got into scor ing position did the defense finally begin to come alive Georgia Tech had visions of an upset from the beginning After a short kickoff return gave the Jackets the ball on their own 13 to start the first period quarter back John Dewberry began moving his team Robert Lavette ran three times for 21 yards to the Auburn 40 Dewberry scrambled for a first down to the Auburn 18 four plays later but that would be as far the drive would go On a third and 12 play Auburn 7 0 7 17 31 Georgia Tech 3 7 3 Agee 13 run (Del Greco kick) Rice 40 Tech Whisenhunt 29 pass from Dewberry (Rice kick) Rice 41 Campbell 2 run (Del Greco kick) Jackson 7 run (Del Greco kick) Woods 47 pass from Campbell (Del Greco kick) Aub Del Greco 42 55112 irst downs Rushes yards Passing yards JI t' HH I Return yards Passes Punfs umbles lost Penalties yards Time of Possessit INDIVID RUSHING Aub GT 25 10 59 342 44 221 85n 126 18'i 40 7 12 0 10 21 1 4 39 3 42 2 1 00 4 30 4 30 30 25 29 35 STATISTICS Kuburn Jackson 18 123 Agee 11 71 Campbell 9 47 James 1 40 Colhns 5 23 Washington 4 15 ullwood 3 14 Georgia Tech Lavette 23 86 Dewberry 9 35 Cone 6 33 Glanton 3 33 Collier 2 17 PASSING Auburn Campbell 6 11 74 0 Washington I 1 11 0 Georgia Tech Dewberry 8 19 105 1 Lavette 2 2 71 0 RECEIVING Auburn Woods 1 47 Parks 1 West 1 10 Carroll 1 11 Georgia Tech Whisenhunt 4 60 Wilkins 1 24 Sale 1 17 Glanton 211 from the Auburn 20 Jimmie Warren pick ed off a Dewberry toss on the 13 and returned it 20 yards rom there Auburn was in business The Tigers looked impressive in a fine 67 yard drive that took nine plays Red shirt freshman fullback Tommy Agee car ried the blunt of the load as the Tech defense was spread wide to stop outside game Agee rambled for 19 yards to the Tech 44 then Lionel James carried for 10 more on the next play After Bo See AUBURN Page 2B AP LaMTpholo M' 1 i IMP i Sv I Randy Campbell Looks or Receiver Ron Ingram Eagle Sports Editor Lewis Upset After Loss BIRMINGHAM When a player becomes the all time total offense leader at a football rich university like Alabama it would normally be a reason to celebrate But Walter Lewis the talented senior from Brewton had just as soon been left alone following 41 34 loss to Tennessee The loss to the Vols the second straight year Coach Johnny team has won an offesive shootout with Lewis and his storm troopers was a bitter pill to take record (breaking Scott Hunter's all time total offense career record) mean a said Lewis as he slumped in the hallway outside Alabama's dressing room here at Legion ield minutes after the explosive contest meant nothing at all It will probably be broken next Lewis was phenomenal as he has been all season He passed for 245 yards and one touchdown with 19 of 34 completions He rushed for another 63 yards but also was sacked for 63 yards in losses The Tide offense criticized last week for several costly turnovers which resulted in a 34 28 loss to Penn State in University Park actually uncovered the true culprit in the Tide closet not be design but by the order of things to come 2 defense was lousy Not just bad but lousy 2 Coach Ray Perkins alluded to the poor defensive play following the game as well the second week in a row we allowed See INGRAM Page 2B Mark Studaway Sacks Walter Lewis In Saturday's Action MHhyBbctij tv Al lascrphold Tennessee Wins or Second Straight Year 4 Vols ShockCrimsonTidb By RON INGRAM Eagle Sports Editor BIRMINGHAM Alabama quarterback Walter Lewis became the all time total offense leader in the school's football history Saturday afternoon as he passed for 245 yards and one touchdown but his heroics were Io no avail The stubborn Tennessee Volunteers scored on a 68 yard touchdown scamper with only three minutes re maining here to whip the shell shocked Crimson Tide 41 34 The victory all but destroyed Coach Ray Perkins' hopes of winning a na tional championship his first season at the helm Though tie offense rolled up more than 450 yardi in total offense while not commuting a single tur nover the Crimson Tid defense was riddled by Tennessee's i lan Cockrell for big play after big plays to hand the Tide its second loss in a row did what it took at the time it took it to win the game" said a disap pointed Perkins Tennessee running back Jonnic Jones took a pitch on the 1ft from Cockrell and cut twice finding an opening and raced 60 yards for the winning touchdown to break a 34 34 deadlock in the final stages of the game Alabama got the ball back but on first down Lewis was sacked by Reg gie McKenzie for a 14 yard loss back to the 13 After a five yard completion to Kerry Goode and an incomplete pass forced fourth down with 1:42 left Perkins surprised the onlookers when he elected to punt the ball away with no timeouts remaining The Volunteers were able to run out the clock was the percentage thing to Tmnrssrr 1 1 II Alnbanitt II l' 10 31 ALA Jones 31 pass from Lewis (TiHm kitk) TCNN Taylor 80 pass from Cockrell (Revet? kick) ALA Moore 3 run (Tittm kick) TENN Cockrell 5 run (Reveu kicK) TENN Revet: 2fl ALA Lewis 6 run Tiffin kick ALA Tdfin 25 ALA Ttlhn 26 TENN Duncan 80 puss from Cockrell Revoi kick) ALA Moore 6 run (TiHin kick) TENN Duncan 57 pass from CocKtell Revet? Kick) TENN Revell 37 TENN JonrS run (Revel kick) A 77237 lrsl downs 19 76 Pushes yards 737 Passing yards 79? 745 Return yards Passes 7'0 19 34 0 Punts 5 42 8 42 umbles tnsl 0 0 Penalties yards 5 26 3 24 Time of Possession 78 31:4) IMHVllH 'I ST VI Is I It RUSHING TENNeSsoe Jones 1 4 112 Motris 15 73 Henderson 6 39 ALAbama Goode II 125 Moore 17 85 PASSING TfNNcssee Cockrell 71 0 292 ALAbama Lewis 19 34 0 245 RECEIVING TLNNeSSce McGee 4 34 Duncan 2 1 31 Taylor 109 ALAbama Gothard 8 12L Jones 5 91 Goode 4 21 do" said Perkins had the oppor tunity to put all our hopes on one play a fourth and 16 The percentages verv good on a situation like that Punting the ball gave us a chance to get two or three more plays and maybe cause a The Alabama defense was racked for 232 yards rushing and another 292 passing as Cockrell and his Vol team mates scored four plays from over 50 yards Alabama and Tennessee exploded in a first half offensive explosion for points as the Tide took a 24 17 lead in at halftime It was offense for both teams at its finest as the Vols and Tide moved up and down (he field at will Lewis who became the all time total offensive leader in the first half moved the Crimson Tide 80 yards on eight plays on the inital drive of the game with all but two of the plays in the series going the airwaves The clincher was a patented Lewis scramble which resulted in a 31 yard strike to Joey Jones at the corner of the end zone Van Tiffin's kick was good and with 3:19 elapsed in the game the Tide led 7 0 Tennessee struck back quickly Dn first down at the 20 quarterback Alan Cockrell fired to wingback Lenny Taylor across the middle and the fleet seatback rolled off one would be tackler and scotted down the sidelines for an 80 yard touchdown pass con nection uad Reveiz kicked the Vols to a 7 7 tie with 11:28 left in the first quarter Two possesions later Alabama took the lead 14 7 thanks mainly to Kerry Goode's 86 yard run on the first play of the drive which began at the Tide 7 Goode was brought down by Joe Cofer at the Vol 7 and three plays later Ricky Moore bulled in from the 3 for the touchdown Tiffin's kick which came with 6:46 left in the marathon first quarter gave Barna its seven point lead Tennessee put together another 80 yard march near the end of the first quarter which was capped by Cockrell's superb fake and rollout left for a 5 yard touchdown run The drive used up 13 plays as the Vols ate up 4:20 on the clock the longest poSse sion of either team in the half until Tennessee marched for a go ahead field goal with 4:42 remaining before the intermission The drive which resulted in a field See ALABAMA Page 2B I.