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iiiiier wins sv i lit IMIllltHitl' -i Hutch Award .4 John Hi Her, the Tiger relief pitcher who came back from i heart art to set a major league record for saves last summer, has been named the ninth annual winner of the Hutch Awri'd. Miller, who missed all of the 1971 (season and half of 1972 because of his heart attack, was credited with 38 saves in 1973, eclipsing the old record, held by Clay Carroll of the Cincinnati Reds. He also won 10 games and had an earned run average of 1.44, one of the lowest in the American League. The Hutch award goes annually to the player who best exemplifies the competitive instinct and character of Fred Hutchinson, the former Tiger pitcher and manager who died of cancer. HILI.ER'S selection was by the widest margin in the history of the award, according to Ritter Collett, sports editor of the Dayton (0.) Journal and Herald, and secretary-treasurer of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Scholarship Fund.

mmX ire at reqular price DETROIT FREE FRF.5S 4 ligcrs Opener April 9 Th. Detroit Timers will oprn th homo portion of their 1374 American League schedule against th Npw York Yankees on Tuesday, April 9, Thi Tiers' 81 home games rre seheduled nn 7S dates, including just three doublehead-ers. Milwaukee plays a twin bill at Stadium Sunday, June 31, Raltimore is here for a douhleheader Sunday, Aug. 4 and Oakland plays a twi-nlghter in Detroit on June 4. For the third consecutive season, the Tigers will open on the road.

The date and site of the opener have not been announced, however. AFTER THE April 9 game against the Yankees, both teams take a day off, then play again Thursday, April 11. The first night game In Tiger Stadium is set for April 17, when the Baltimore Orioles come to town. Starting times will be ths same as 1973: Day games begin at 1:30 p.m., except on Saturday, when they start at 2:15 p.m., night games begin at 8 p.m., and the lone starts at 5:30 p.m. recognized jk the Hutch Award winner at the Chicago Baseball Writers Din- lf tlx" per Dan Sports Dinner In Pittsburgh, Feb.

S. The 30-year-old Hffler previously had been named Fireman of the Year by Sporting News, Tiger of the Year by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, King Tiger by the Tiger Fan Clubs and Sportsman of the Year in Detroit. Ha also finished fourth in balloting for both the American League Cy Young Award and the American League's Most Valuable Player. John Hiller UMONT BLASTS CRONIN Umpire Says He Was Fired o)n Wti ffl EdSBulK Deep Spk LJ Jl ll I QAvf to Handle pZC fa Greaj Pulling firms' BLACKWALL WHITEWALU Plut Fed. Cx.

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mad, I'm shocked, I'm amazed!" veteran umpire Frank 4Jmont said when he learned he had retired from the American League. "They call it retire, but it sounds like fire to me," Umont, 55, said Tuesday. "It's like going to sleep at night and waking up in the morning to find you're gone, baby.l' Joe Cronin, chairman of the league, announced Monday that Umont was among four veteran umpires who had retired under the Umpires' Retirement Plan. "They say I retired. I haven't retired.

They didn't call me and ask me if 1 wanted to retire," said Umont, who served 2fl yqars. "They retired me or fired me or whatever you want to call it. Nn notice, nothing. I just get a form letter for 20 years. That's amazing." Umont of Fort Lauderdale, said that Cronin apparently decided to take a few umpires with him when he's replaced Jan.

1 by Lee MacPhail as league chairman. BESIDES UMONT, It was announced that veteran umpires Jim Honochik, 56, John Rice, 55, and John Flaherty, 55, had retired. Frank Umont Cronin said the additions were Armando Rodriguez, James McKean and Mike Bremi-gan, all of whom officiated in league exhibition games last spring. Cronin said options have been taken on the contracts of Ted Cooney of the Pacific Coast League and Richie C. Garcia of tha International League.

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