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A 50,754. 22-3 41-3 2 1 1 $1-3 9 Flanagan L.0-1 Stoddard TMartinez Milwaukee Augustine W.1-0 ERdrlouez By JIM HAWKINS Free Press Sports Writer From the day Phil Mankowski first reported to the Tigers' minor league training camp in 1971, he has listened to people compare him to Aurelio Rodriguez. In fact, Rodriguez was the principal reason that Mankowski was forced to spend nearly six years in the minors before he finally surfaced in Detroit late in 1976. Rodriguez, of course, is in a class by himself when it comes to playing third base. Which is why Mankowski feels that to constantly compare him to Aurelio is unfair.

Finally, given the opportunity to show what he could do on Opening Day, Mankowski slammed a three-run homer into the rightfield seats in the fourth inning Friday to make the Tigers, and Mark Fidrych, 6-2 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. IT WAS, MANKOWSKI readily admitted, the best thing that has yet happened to him in the big leagues. "It feels good to get off on the right foot," said the 25-year-old third baseman, who will alternate with Rodriguez whenever a righthander pitches for the other side. "I feel it's got to help me next time out," continued Mankowski. "So far, it's the biggest thrill I've had, starting on Opening Day and then having a good game.

"I felt a lot more confident going into spring training that I would have a spot on the 25-man team, but I didn't think I'd be starting Opening Day. From now on, we'll just take it day-by-day and see what happens. Ralph (Houk) has said I'll be playing against righthanders, and I think that's great. "I feel my future is now," said Mankowski. "Everybody compares me to Chi Chi (Aurelio), but compare Chi Chi to any of the other third basemen in the league and see who comes out ahead.

"Chi Chi has got the glove and he's got the experience. He makes all the plays. "But compare me with the other third basemen in the league, and I think, with experience, I'll be able to make all the plays that any other third baseman in the league makes. "I'm 25 years old, I've played six years in the minors, and I'm not going to get any experience sitting on the bench, said Mankowski. "It's hard to break in with a guy like Chi Chi ahead of you, but all I ask is a chance." RODRIGUEZ, WHO WATCHED Friday's season opener from the Tigers' bench, said he was not at all disappointed by Houk's decision to platoon the two at third.

"It doesn't really bother me," said Rodriguez. "They'll be pitching lefthanders Saturday and Sunday and I know I'll be playing then. If I had played Opening Day, Phil couldn't have played until next week. "We've got a good young team here this year and I just want to try to help the team. It's a long season; you never know 2-3 HBP Hlsle (by Stoddard).

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Free Press Photo by AL A MUD A Third baseman Phil Mankowski (2) gels a home-plate greeting from teammates (left to right) Lou Whltaker, Alan Trammell and Rusty Staub after hammering a three-run homer In the fourth. His rightfield blast provided the eventual winning runs In a 6-2 Opening Day triumph over Toronto. what's going to happen. I think I'm going to be playing a lot." The crowd, the biggest ever to watch Fidrych pitch at home, TAGGING THE TIGERS Tigers' owner John Fetzer was -KSf6 Bjrd forced to miss Friday's opener because his wife is ill The Fldrych drew 52,707 at Yankee Stadium September, 1976. Tigers stopped selling tickets Friday at 12:45, 45 minutes Sweet Lou Whitaker stole the Tigers' first base of the before game time, because there were no empty seats left in the season Friday, but Ron LeFlore went 0-f or-4, striking out his stadium.

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"If I'm gonna get hurt again, I'd rather get hurt on the field than off it. "I just wanted to get a nice game for the people. They wasted all that time, coming down here twice because we were rained out yesterday, they deserved to see us win. "Now that we've won one, let's see what people are going to write now," continued Fidrych. "We got a team this year, I'll tell you that.

"We haven't won an opener in five years, and now we've finally won one. That might show people how good our club is. "I WASN'T satisfied with the way I was behind a lot of guys," said The Bird, in the wake of his first regular-season appearance since he injured his arm against these same Blue Jays last July 12. "I didn't think I was popping the ball that good. In the first couple of innings, I might have been overthrowing.

In the later innings, I wasn't as strong, but I was still throwing hard and my ball still had pop. "When I got that guy (McKay) out with the bases loaded, it made me happy. I kept telling myself, 'Don't try to overthrow, keep your rhythm, throw the ball down the middle of the plate and make him hit Then I struck Total 32 2 5 2 if'" 44 fr SanDI 000000 12 0-3 San Francisc 002 000 00 0-2 DP San Francisco 1. LOB San Diego 10, San Francisco 3. 2B Andrews, Hern-don, Wlnfleid, Tenace.

HR Wlnfleld (1). SB Andrews. SF Gambia. IP ra am co 1 i 1 Baseball National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Sent Mario Guerrero, Infielder, to the Oakland A's to complete the March 15 trade for pitcher Vida Blue. College him out and that's the neatest thing you can do." FIDRYCH ADMITTED that the capacity crowd added to his enthusiasm, too.

"There's always some extra in your reserve tank, just waiting to come out," he explained in typical Bird-ese. "And the people bring it out. They crack the bubble in your stomach and it comes out." Fidrych, who obviously didn't have his usual pin-point control, let the Blue Jays grab the lead in the top half of the second inning when Rico Carty walked, John Mayberry and Tommy Hutton both singled and McKay grounded into a double play. MAY'S HOME RUN to right off former Tiger Dave Lemanczyk cut Toronto's lead in half and the Tigers tied the score with singles by Mankowski, Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp in the third. In the bottom of 'the fourth, Mankowski followed a double by Whitaker and Alan Trammell's walk with his game-winning homer.

And Thompson, who blasted two balls completely out of Tiger Stadium last summer, bounced a home run off the rightfield roof against Blue Jays' reliever Jesse Jefferson in the seventh. perry 6 4 i i Lollch VV.1-0 1 0 0 0 0 Fingers 2 10 0 0 Mntefusco 51-3 0 0 2 Motfltt 12 110 22-3 2 2 2 3 G0N7AGA UNIVE RSITY Adrian Buon- cnstiant, head oasektball coach, Save Finger (1). -t, PURDUE UNIVERSITY Named Lee Rose head basketball coach. ST. BONAVENTURE Extened the eon- Mets 3, Expos 1 tract ot Jim satatin, head basketball coach, for three veors.

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4 Dick Brooks, Ford, 149.931. 5 Lennle Pond, Oldsmoblle, 149.854. 6 David Pearson, Mercury, 149.776. 7 Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, 149.630. 8 Benny Parsons, Chevrolet, 149.376.

9 Buddy Baker, Chevrolet, 148.775. 10 Richard Petty, Dodge. 148 622. 11 Nell Bonnett, Dodge, 148.196. 12 Skip Manning, Chevrolet, 146.315.

13 Cale Yarborough, Oldsmobile, 148.838. 14 D.K. Ulrich, Chevrolet, 145.983. 15 Bill Elliott, Mercury, 145.371. 16 Rich Childress, Oldsmobile, 145.302.

17 Buddy Arrlngton, Dodge, 144.708. 18 Ricky Rudd, Chevrolet, 144.708. 19 Sam Sommers, Chevrolet, 144.521. 20 Chuck Bown, Chevrolet, 143.462. 21 Roger Hamby, Chevrolet, 143.354.

22 Tighe Scott, Chevrolet, 143.295. 23 Frank Warren, Dodge, 142.754. 24 J.D. McDuffie, Chevrolet, 142.156. Cards 5, Phillies 1 Through Friday, April 7 Batting Philadelphia abrhbi McBrldrf Bowa ss St.

Luit Brock If Dwyer If Tmpltn ss Morales rf Simmons KHrnnz lb Reitz3b TScollcf Tyson 2b BForsch Vuckvch 3 0 11 10 0 0 S000 5 130 50 11 5 12 0 4 111 4 110 4 12 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 MSB I abrhW 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 400 0 100O 0 0 0 0 110 0 30 1 7 1 Schmdl 3b Luzlnskltf Hebner lb GMddxcf McCarvrc Reedo Harrlsn ph McGrawp Johnstn ph Slzemor 2b Carlton Brusstar Boone Continued from Page 1C to get my first hit of the season out of the way," said Thompson. "It's strange that I hit it good, because I wasn't as aggressive as I had been my first three times up." Regardless of their particular state of mind, the big thing as far as the Tigers, young and old, were concerned was getting off to the right kind of start. Especially after the excitement they aroused by winning so frequently in Florida. "I really wanted to get a hit today, so I everybody wouldn't say I was getting off to a crappy start," said Thompson. "People put so much emphasis on Opening Day that if we'd lost today they'd be saying it's a bad start." NONE OF them have to worry about that after the first game, at least.

And after just missing his third over-the-roof shot at Tiger Stadium, Thompson can proceed without the undue pressure of waiting for his first hit of the season. "Right now, we're all elated and excited," said Thompson. "What we have to do now is keep it up awhile. We know we can play. We just have to put it together for awhile." As for Whitaker and Trammell, they couldn't have found a way to make Opening Day any better.

Well, almost. His collision with pitcher Mark Fidrych on a slow roller hit by Dave McKay in the fifth inning gave Whitaker a jolt "one of those 15-second hurts," Lou called it and a momentary scare as he wonder if The Bird had been injured. "I had to find out if he was okay," grinned the softspoken Whitaker, "but he was up and on the mound by that time." TRAMMELL had one minor regret, that he didn't get to a second-inning base hit that Toronto's Tommy Hutton poked over second base. "I know I should have had it, said Trammell. "I saw it but I think I looked up for just a second and it went under my glove.

I really would have liked to pick it up, because I know we (himself and Whitaker) could have turned it." Otherwise, he had no regrets. "I'm just enjoying it," Trammell said with a grin. "I'm still daydreaming about all those people out there. "The thing about it, if I didn't get a hit, I would have been disappointed, but no errors, that means a lot to me. I have to tell myself before every game, even if I don't get any hits, I can't let that drag me down in the field.

I still can't make any errors." It took Whitaker only one trip to the plate to see how that the crowd had taken a liking to him. As he dug in, in the second inning, he could hear the chant from the stands: "Lou Lou Lou." "I thought they were booing me at first," he joked. "But I caught on. It puts me with them. It's always nice to be wanted, especially if you're a rookie on Opening Day I.

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A- Greater Hartford Open 1 Jim Godman, Waukegan, 3,995. 2 Louie Moore, Indianapolis, lnd 3,940. 3 Les Zlkes, Palatine, 3,933. 4 Jimmy Certain, Hunlsville, 3,894. 5 George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C 3.885.

6 Johnny Petraglia, New York, 3,884. 7 Keith Cravcraft, New Martinsville, W.Va., 3,874. 8 Butch Sooer, Santa Ana, 3,869. 9 Mark Roth, New York, 3,86. 10 Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A., 3,859.

11 (tie) Dick Armstrong, Park City, 3,847. 11 (tie) Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio, 3,847. 13 Steve Jones, Independence, 3,841. 14 Paul Moser, Medlord, 3,840. 15 Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio, 3,839.

16 Don Johnson, Las Vegas, 3,837. 17 Gil Sllker, Washington, N.J., 3,807. 18 Wayne Zahn, Tempe, 3,803. 19 Joe Nuizo, Youngstown, Ohio, 3,795. 20 Gary Dickinson, Fl.

Worth, Texas, 3,779. 21 Wayne Graham, Miami, 3,770. 22 Don Bell, Santa Maria, 3,764. 23 Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y., 3,763. 24 Roger Tramp, Phillipsburg, 3,748.

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