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Kuhn designates
addition i' Ryan
Nolan Ryan was setting the league on fire when
American League Manager Dick Williams left him out
in the cold last week. He doesn’t have to stay there
because Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increased the size
of the all-star squads from 28 to 29.
So, the. hot pitcher who came in from the cold and
Willie Mays, who has played lukewarm all season, will
be-in uniform tomorrow in Kansas City for the 44th
annual all-star game.
Deserving or not, these two last minute additions
illustrate baseball’s desire to give the fans what they
want.
Ryan generates as much excitement when he pitches
as Henry Aaron does when he chases Babe Ruth’s
career home run mark of 714. But Oakland A’s skipper
Williams scanned the league and found eight pitchers
he thought were better than No-Hit Nolan.
In 23 decisions this season with the Angels, Ryan has
11 wins. Kuhn didn’t order the former Met on the
American League bench because .of his 11-12 record.
Kuhn was licking his chops at Ryan’s two no-hitters. A
no-hit specialist like Ryan would draw at the gate and
on television. Since he threw last Thursday, there is a
chance that Ryan, the American League’s designated
addition, could start against the National League. '
When he blanked the Detroit Tigers eight days ago,
Ryan became the fifth pitcher in baseball history to
toss two no-hitters in one season. Four days later the
fireballing righthander blanked the Baltimore Orioles
for seven innings. He eventually lost the game in the
11th, but hiked his league leading strike out total to 220.
There is no way that Mays should be on the team,
except that this is probably his last one and he has
starred in many previous contests.
Mays will.be in hi? 24th game, tieing him with Stan
Musial for the most appearances. He has numerous all
star records, including the most appearances on the
winning team (16) and the most hits (23).
This season the former Giant superstar has spent as
much time nursing a shoulder injury as he has spent in
left field.
Kuhn added Ryan, and Mays to the all-star classic
because of what they have done for baseball. Ryan has
neared perfectipn twice this season and is exciting to
watch because he might do it again.
Mays is a.legend. Although his prowess on the field
has dwindled in the twilight of his career, he is still
Willie Mays—the Say Hey kid.
It is interesting to note the players differed on only
four of 16 all-star selections by the fans. The fans
showed they were susceptible to seeing things as they
were and not as they exist now.
Brooks Robinson has been a fixture at third base in
recent all-star games. He gobbled up more ground
balls than a vacuum cleaner in the past. Now he muffs
a few occassionally.
In a poll conducted last week by Sporting News, the
players picked Chicago’s Bill Melton as the third
baseman over Robinson. In Melton’s favor/are his .304
batting average and 14 home runs. Robinson was
hitting .220 and has 6 home runs.
The National League outfield named; by the fans
failed to match up with the players’ choices in two of
the three positions. The players decided on Bobby
Bonds and Willie Stargell over the fans’ Pete Rose and
Cesar Cedeno.
Stargell, a leftfielder with, the Pirates, was hindered
in making the starting all-star squad because his name
was typed in as a firstbaseman, where he finished
second to Aaron, another outfielder.
While Aaron is chasing Babe Ruth’s career home run
record of 714, the players opted for Toney Perez of the
Reds at first base. Of the three, only Perez is a fulltime
firstbaseman.
The poll illustrates the players differ only slightly
with the whims of the average fan. They are more
knowledgeable aboik the game and the voting wouldn’t
develop into a popularity contest.
Major League standings
American League National League
East East
w: L. Pet. G.B. W. L.
57 44 .564 St. Louis 51 45
51 41 .555 Chicago 51 46
52 44 .542 1% Pirates 46 48
49 48 .505 6 Phillies 46 51
47 49 .490 7% Montreal 44 51
55 63 .357 20% New York 42 51
West West
Oakland 56 42 .571 LA 63 37
Kan City 55 46 .545 2% Cincinnati 57 42
Minnesota 49 47 510 6 San Fran 56 53
Calif 48 48 .500 . 7 Houston 52 50
Chicago 49 49 .500 7 Atlanta 45 57
Texas 34 61 .357 20% San Diego 33 65
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Results
Chicago 4, New York 2, Ist
New York 2, Chicago 0, 2nd
Minnesota 10, Boston 7.
Kan .City 7, Milwaukee 5
Baltimore 8, California 2
Oakland 5, Cleveland 2
Texas 4, Detroit 3, 10 in
nings
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assistant sports editor
Results
Pittsburgh 3, San Diego 1,
Pittsburgh 13, San Diego 7,
Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 5,
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1,
San Francisco 4, Chicago 1,
13 innings
St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 4
Cincinnati 6, Montreal 0
New York 3, Houston 2
M STATE
Streaking Bucs sweep 2
PITTSBURGH (API-
Veteran Willie Stargel] and
rookie Dave Parker keyed the
Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1,
and 13-7 sweep of the San
Diego Padres in a
doubleheader yesterday,
extending Pittsburgh’s
winning streak to five games.
Stargell decided the first
game with a(two-run double,
and belted two homers, Nos.
29 and 30, in the second game
rout.
Parker slammed a solo
homer in the opener, the first
of his major league, baseball
career, and added two
doubles and a single in the
second game highlighted by a
six-run seventh.
Parker’s run-scoring
double helped Pittsburgh to a
2-0 lead off loser' Clay Kirby,
Only a matter of time
for Aaron's,7ooth homer
ATLANTA (AP)—“lt’s like
the sun comfng up every
morning,” said Henry
Aaron’s Atlanta teammate,
Phil Niekro. “You just don’t
know what time.”
Niekro was referring to
Aaron’s 700th career home
run Saturday night off
Philadelphia Phillies pitch a -
Ken Brett.
“Everybody in the dugout
was waiting silently as he
went to bat,” he said. “You
knew it was going to happen.
It was just a matter of time.”
The time came in the third
inning at exactly 6:58 p.m. on
a 1-1 fastball. “It was low and
inside,” said Aaron, who is
now only 14 home runs behind
the immortal Babe Ruth’s
magic mark of 714.
“You can tell the com
missioner that he didn’t
groove it,” said Aaron in jest.
The 39-year-old veteran of 20
major league seasons was
referring to a recent story in
which some National League
pitchers had said they would
give Aaron an easy pitch for
No. 714.
“I knew it was gone, said
Aaron, who now has 27 this
year—three behind major
league leader Willie Stargell
of Pittsburgh. “When you hit
700, you know when you hit
Littier wins in comeback
ST. LOUIS (API-
Courageous Gene Littier,
once a cancer victim whom
many thought would never
play golf again, capped his
comeback with a thrilling
one-stroke victory yesterday
in the $210,000 St. Louis
Childrens Hospital Classic.
The wiry Littier acquired
the 25th victory ot his
career—and almost certainly
the most, welcome one—with
a final round of 68, two under
par in the heat that clung over
the 6,544 hilly yards of the
Norwood Country Club
course.
He had a 268 total, 12 under
par for his first triumph since
undergoing cancer surgery 16
months ago.
Pet. G.B
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.463
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.452
pale and slight
but once again possessed of
the picture swing that won
him the nickname “Gene The
Machine,” came from one
stroke off the pace with a
couple of quick birdies, and
then calmly sauntered home
on a string of 10 consecutive
pars. '
Australian'Bruce Campton,
holder of four titles this
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.566 6%
.510 12
.441 19
.337 29
Wise NL starter
KANSAS CITY (AP)
Manager Sparky Anderson
selected Rick Wise of the St.
Louis Cardinals late last night
to be the starting pitcher for
the National League in
tomorrow night’s major
league All-Star battle with the.
aces of the American League.
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6-11, andi Pittsburgh widened
the margin to-. 4-0 with an
unearned run in the second
and Stargell’s solo homer in
the third.
The Padres tagged Pirate
starter Luke Walker for two
runs in the fourth and one in
the fifth.
Reliever Bob Moose then
surrendered another run in
the seventh on an RBI single
by Dave Roberts, but Pitts
burgh iced the victory with
six runs in the seventh.
In the first game, Stargell,
the National League home
run and RBI leader, broke a
scoreless tie with his two-run
double to left in the sixth
inning off Steve Arlin
following singles by Dave
Cash and A 1 Oliver.
one that’ll go.”
The ball landed in the left
centerfield stands, some 400
feet from home plate at
Atlanta Stadium, where 18-
year-old .Robert Winborne of
Atlanta retrieved it and later
in a brief clubhouse
presentation received 700
silver dollars from Braves
management for the ball.
“I’m glad I hit this one here
for the home fans,” said
Aaron. “I’m also happy it
went in the stands so some
kid, like Robert, could catch it
and get the money.”
After Aaron’s blast, a two
run job that put the Braves
ahead 4-2, Brett and reliever
Darrell Brandon held the
Braves hitless the rest of the
way. The Phils won 8-4.
Aaron was reminded that
other milestone home runs
such as his 600th off Gaylord
Perry of San Francisco on
April 27,1971, and No. 649, the
one in which he passed Willie
Mays, off Wayne Twitchell of
the Phillies, also came in
losing causes.
“It just seems like it works
out that way,” said Aaron.
“I’ve been hitting -a lot of
home rubs this year in losing
causes.”
Immediately after Aaron’s
milestone 700th hit the seat,
season and the year's leading
money winner, closed with a
67 to gain second place alone
at 269. . j
Another two strokes back
were the crowd favorites—
defending champion, Lee
Trevino and veteran Bob
Goalby from nearby
Belleville, 111.
They tied at 271 with Bert
Yancey, who -had a final 66.
Goalby closed to within one
stroke late in the day but
bogeyed the 16th and 17th
holes for a 71.
Trevino, who held a one
stroke lead when the day’s
play started, blew to a 72, two
over par.
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Phils win pair
ATLANTA (APl—The
Philadelphia Phillies took
advantage of Atlanta’s
club-record seven errors and
the pitching of Jim Lonborg to :
defeat the Braves sfl and
complete a sweep of their
doubleheader yesterday.
Bill Robinson and! Willie
Montanez led a 13-hitiattack
in the Phillies' 6-5 victory in
the opener. The sweep ex
tended Atlanta’s losingjstreak
to six games. j
Lonborg, 9-7, effectively
scattered six hits before being
relieved in the eighth inning.
Carl Morton, 8-7, was the
victim of the Braves’
misplays. He surrendered
nine hits, but no earned runs,
in the seven innings he'
pitched.
scoreboard lights in left
centerfield flashed a huge 700
and then switched to a
message which read:
. HANK’S GOT THE BABE’S
NUMBER. IT’S NOW- 14.
But to Hank it was just
another number.
“I know I felt no pressure.
When I get to 713 I suppose
that’s when the pressure will
start.”
Hank Aaron’s milestone
home runs in his pursuit of
Babe Ruth’s career record of
714:
No. 1 April 23, 1954, at St.
Louis, off Vic Raschi.
No. 100 Aug. 15, 1957, at
Cincinnati, off Don Gross.
No. 200 July 3,1960, : at St.
Louis, off Ron Kline.
No, 300 April 19, 1963, at
New York, off Roger Craig.
No. 400 April 20, 1966, at
Philadelphia, off Bo Belinsky.
No. 500 July 14, 1968, at
Atlanta, off Mike McCormick,
San Francisco.
No. 600 April 27, 1971, at
Atlanta, off Gayl.ord Perry,
San Francisco.
No. 649 June 10, 1972, at
Philadelphia, off Wayne
Twitchell, passing Willie
Mays, placing Aaron second
on the all-time list.
No. 700 - July 21, 1973, at
Atlanta, off Ken Brett,
Philadelphia.
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