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5-E DETROIT FREE PRESS 21. '7fi Think John Hiller's Worried? You Bet He Is "If my stuff wasn't good, I'd be 'worried' worried," the Scarborough, Ontario, native said. "But my stuff is good. My fastball is as good as it's been the last two or three years. "The last three years everything has gone right for me.

Maybe it's just catching up with me. Now when I make a mistake, it seems like I have to pay my dues." The highest Hiller's ERA has been since his 1971 heart attack was 2.64 in 1974. It was 1.44 for 65 games the season before that and 2.15 for tiis half-season last year. A pulled muscle under his left armpit sidelined Hiller last July 25. "I'm the man on the spot every time I go out there," Hiller said, stripping off his pants and getting ready for a late shower.

"I can't make a mistake. A starting pitcher can go out two or three times and be bad and it doesn't matter that much. Me, I'm on the spot every time." DETROIT (UPI) John Hiller has rejoined humanity after three relatively flaw-free seasons and is finding it difficult to live with his new teammate failure. "I can't cope with this," Hiller said one night recently, still fully clothed in his Detroit uniform after every other Tiger player had dressed and gone. "If I "had bad stuff this wouldn't be so hard to take.

But this is getting to me." What is getting to Hiller is just about everything. Nub hits, bad throws, nights when his only mistake winds up colliding with a weather satellite You get the idea. The 33-year-old lefthander is not getting bad he's just getting beat. HILLER HAD a 1-3 record, but more importantly, a 3.47 earned run average through tiis first 13 unlucky appearances of the season. Relief pitchers with high earned-run averages are scarce except in the minor leagues.

That statement reflects a fundamental difference in the John Hiller of today and the John Hiller that bounced back from his heart attack. That John Hiller didn't care whether he succeeded or failed. He had just fought and won two bigger battles first for his life and then for his livelihood and nothing he could do on the pitcher's mound came even close to that. BUT SUCCESS has chipped away at the insulation the lefthander had built up against the world of human frailty and now success or failure does matter, purely as a matter of personal pride if nothing else. "After a while you go out there and you start wondering what's going to happen next.

You start looking for things. And that's bad. It's not that I've lost my self-confidence. I haven't. It's just that all these flukey things keep happening.

What I need is t'nree or four good outings in a row." mm ilnii)itoiiiMiim (Through games of Friday, May 14, 1976) American League National League TEAM SATTINS TEAM BATTING As MR RBI Pet AB HR RBI PCI 311 14 152 .295 292 79 161 .284 31 203 .271 20 131 .269 33 150 .261 27 154 .267 19 1 53 .264 356 305 339 323 312 22 146 .277 30 143 .274 17 116 .265 23 126 .261 16 122 .256 17 125 .251 II 100 .246 16 91 .245 14 178 .233 313 290 260 289 272 211 242 201 286 Kansas City 1055 162 New York 1128 162 Boslon 1061 156 Detroit 981 124 Texas 1109 142 Cleveland 1063 137 Minnesoli 111? 136 Chicago 982 108 Milwaukee 850 97 California 1229 139 Oakland 1184 143 Baltimore 1013 107 Philadelphia 1029 178 Cincinnati 1281 211 Pittsburgh 1132 134 New York 1266 160 Chicago 1208 161 San Diego 1183 161 Los Angeles 1283 162 SanFrancisco 1296 128 St. Louis 1291 132 Montreal 1075 126 Houston 1303 14) Atlanta 1203 123 337 31 150 .259 333 14 113 .257 11 119 .250 23 122 .245 325 263 315 toil LFirs irssidloirs 262 21 121 .221 223 16 96 .220 19 129 .242 II 117 .223 261 INDIVIDUAL BATTING 60 or more at hati INDIVIDUAL BATTING 60 or mora at bats AS MR RBI PCI AB HR RBI PCI 70 19 39 0 .386 13 28 4 15 .400 20 44 03 32 55 13 35 12 29 owe fofigfow tain) tite Mmrn 147 96 80 62 91 100 18 35 14 30 20 44 20 38 II 34 11 37 15 33 23 .316 14 .354 9 .353 10 .352 24 .349 11 .347 12 .343 18 .330 7 .326 26 .319 140 135 34 126 26 14 31 97 17 24 .318 19 .314 17 .313 17 .313 25 .312 43 34 37 36 35 43 32 36 36 31 38 15 .311 126 21 37 21 .310 19 .300 I .298 15 .295 11 .294 13 .289 31 .283 12 .283 14 .282 16 .280 22 .280 9 .279 23 .276 I .275 83 10 24 127 18 36 120 23 34 110 15 31 100 10 28 111 19 33 68 9 19 116 19 32 15 31 30 34 10 41 18 24 19 36 13 29 9 .271 122 12 LeFlore Del Carty Cle Palek KC Lynn Bos G.Brelt KC Bonds Cal Bosiock Min Denl Chi Siaub Del Yount Mil Munson NY Horlon Del Harorove Tex Rivers NY Pimella NY Chambliss NY Harrah Tex Olis KC McRae KC Randolph NY R.White NY Carew Min Lezcano Mil Rudi Oak Bell Cle D.Evans Bos Wyneoar Min Hendrick CM AAuser Bal Mavberry KC Manning Cle Garr Chi Fisk Bos Belanger Bal J. Thompson Del Money Mil Bochte Cal Aaron Mil Remv Cal Bradford CM North Oak Ashbv Cle Burroughs Tex Petrocelli Bos DeCinces Bal Dovle Bos J.Soeneer Chi B. Downing Chi Bumbry Bal Ford Min Randall Min Rice Bos Burleson Bos Ystriemski Bos Efchebarren Cal F.While KC Beniguei Tex A. Rodriguez Oil 0 Scoll Mil Randle Tex Grieve Tex Lemon Chi Smaliev Tex L.Stanion Cal Orta Chi A.

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Murray Mtl Lonborg Phi Rooker Pgh Jones SD Eastwick Cin McGlothen StL Apodaca NY Seaver NY John LA McGraw Phi Rhoden LA Gulled Cin Marshall LA J.Richard Hln Matlack NY Rasmussen StL Rulhven Atl Montefusco 5P Spillner SD G.Nolan Cin Koosman NY Chrislenson PW Scherman Mil Motfilt SF Candelaria Pgh Lolich NY Hough LA Rau LA Falcone SIL Strom SD Frvman Mtl Hooton LA Mssrsmith Atl Cosgrove Htn Warthen Mil Denny Sill Bonham Chi Rogers Mil Carrithers Mil Dierker Htn J.Niekro Hln Barr SF Hrabosky StL Alcala Cin Medich Pgh Carlton Phi Sutton LA Reuss Pgh Niekro Atl Kaal Phi Curtis SIL Swan NY Norman Cin Caldwell SF 3.21 3.24 3.28 3.30 3.30 3.33 3.41 3.46 347 3.48 351 46 44 9 28 40 43 13 19 20 14 8 12 25 28 14 10 42 34 9 29 50 55 13 45 24 21 9 16 51 59 16 24 48 37 24 31 52 40 19 25 49 53 14 35 56 58 18 32 55 42 27 37 37 42 24 9 Press again tops the News. Go where the money is. You'll get 1 2,600 more top income readers. Th Free Press reaches 46 of the 65 50 3 0 31 23 23 13 21 44 48 19 21 25 24 15 9 3.56 60 57 14 40 68 61 17 37 3.57 357 45 50 30 1 37 34 10 17 2 3.65 32 24 23 25 1 2 3.67 27 16 14 25 3.33 3.38 3.44 3.49 3.54 360 3.62 3.62 3.65 3.67 3.61 3.68 3.73 3.81 388 3.90 68 76 20 34 72 70 35 29 65 39 46 79 45 42 24 17 49 56 13 17 2 34 30 20 18 2 63 52 22 42 2 22 20 19 10 1 50 42 19 30 4 49 47 24 24 2 5 3.69 4 3.73 4 3 74 1 3.97 5 4 00 1 405 3 4.08 78 61 15 41 The latest Markets in Focus study of the Detroit market says it all: Among adults in the 1 0-County ADI. 55 of the college graduates or better read the daily Free Press, while only 37 read the other paper.

That's 61 .500 more than the News. Talk about a smart buy. The Free Press reaches 49 of the professionals or managers. The News gets just 36. In other words, more pros read the Free Press.

At last count, 66,600 more than the News. With readers in households with incomes of $25,000 or more, the Free country, Detroit's becoming a morning newspapermarket.A Free Press market. Now Free Press total daily circulation of 622,91 6 for the third quarter of 1 975 tops the News by 8,1 44. So if you wantto reach the right people, the people who travel the most, buy the best and set the trends, then talk to us. Because if you don't get them in the morning Free Press, you may not get them at all.

Just call your Free Press representative. We'd like to show you what you've been missing. 46 56 10 14 1 40 27 II 20 46 52 12 24 28 28 9 26 44 49 25 24 2 24 7 20 4.18 447 4.61 3.91 25 18 13 52 54 18 22 3 93 4.8 5J IB 41 1 408 adults with a personal income of $1 5.000 or more. The News, again, trails by 8,200 big spenders. Fact is, more of the people who know how to make it and spend it read the Detroit Free Press.

Of course, if you've been watching the Detroit market the last few years, none of this should surprise you. Like every other major city across the 5.03 5.06 5.12 56 56 19 32 53 54 15 26 60 56 2 5 49 40 51 6 22 46 59 17 14 52 61 18 21 3 39 48 6 14 0 19 17 16 4 1 16 19 9 12 1 5 1 54 19 31 2 19 13 13 11 1 28 34 9 12 0 42 52 11 19 1 21 25 7 6 0 33 39 35 24 2 4 4.15 3 4.19 3 4 20 2 4.20 4 4 27 2 4.31 1 4.34 4 4 46 5.12 546 5.53 5.91 6.42 31 31 8 24 2 29 28 16 17 3 36 46 6 17 0 WATCH THE TIGERS ROAR THROUGH BALTIMORE Detroit 4rfreeress It's a way of life Tiger Baseball on Channel 4. TIGER vs. ORIOLES Sunday $1 2:00 P.M. noon Tiger Talk with 1 George Kell at 1:45 I.