European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Tiger Ever since the birth of the Boos baseball umpires have suffered More abuse than a washroom lonely thankless self sacrificing Job. It parallels a person who cleans out the latrines someone has to do if a fan was Ever put in the spot of the Umpire he would soon learn that the griddle is not warm but red hot. Chicago homered on pitch of the night to give Detroit tigers the Chicago up Don Wert Bob Priddy s first 14th inning Friday the league leading a 6-5 Victory overwrite sox and extend their five games. The tigers in posting their10th Victory in the last 11 games stretched their american league Lead to 0 1-2 games Over f inst is me Une Wim a tin �1s shoulder Alwa sening to throw somebody out of the game and never giving the player a Chance to let off steam. Ring in second is the Umpire who works from the heart but Closen t have enough ability to be a really Good one. Or third is the Type that baseball needs and for the most part baseball has. This Umpire lets the player blow off steam an gives him an answer without getting antagonistic. Former National league Umpire Larry Goetz sums up the umpires feelings about players i Don t care if they like me As Long As they respect me.". Respect that is the Only tribute an Umpire can Hope for. A Good Umpire is the Umpire you Don t even notice. He s thereal afternoon but when the game is Over you dont remember but let him bust some Calls and he has a name dozens of them dispensed to a personal degree in an unruly manner. How an Umpire handles himself and the players when riot Sand free for alls erupt is one of the most important phases of his Zorkan arbiter is appraised for his reaction to trouble More than any other Factor. The most difficult part for a major league Umpire is not on the Field but a constant Battle against loneliness. Umpires spend most of their lives away from umpires have Winter jobs that Range from Selling cars to teaching school or officiating at Winter sports events. Sells dog at plate one famous Umpire Charlie Moran raised Bird dogs and once sold one while working a decades ago Hughie Critz a weak hitting new York giant infielder came to the plate against the Chicago cubs. Moran was working the Tell me you got some Good dogs Critz said to the Umpire. What Are you asking for a Good one the Pitcher wound up and threw. A Hundred and fifty dollars Moran replied. Ball that s a lot of Money said dog in America. Strike is he fast fast he can outrun a train. Ball what color liver and White. Real handsome animal. Strike two. Can he retrieve through hell and High water. Ball of. I la take s Fine. Ball four. Take your at that moment Gabby Harnett the cubs Catcher whipped off his mask wheeled around and stuck his reddened face toward Umpire la be Damn Charlie. If it s All the same to you Don t sell any More Bird dogs to .200 hitters while they re up american league Umpire de Rommel found out As have others that the big time stars Are the easiest to experienced More trouble with the lowly hitters Sieve like fielders and mediocre like Harvey Kuenn and Ted Williams Seldom Ever gave me any trouble says Rommel. I Don t think that Williams has Ever said anything derogatory to an Only two years after Rommel broke into the american league he came to appreciate Ted s attitude toward the umps. Once Rommel called a third strike on the Boston slugger and later admitted that the pitch was much too Low. However Williams took the decision in silence. When he Cameto Bat again he turned to Rommel. That strike was just on the Corner was t it de he asked. Amp admits mistake to be honest Ted that s the worst strike i be Ever called. It was much too s what i thought Williams answered but i did t want to say the Many complaints against umpires is that they let some players get away with things they won t take from Temple former Cincinnati second baseman and now a to personality in Houston remembers his first couple of times at Goetz called a strike on me and i let him have it Good said Temple and he told me i was out of the game. That really burned me up and i asked him Why he Lei other ballplayers argue but throws me out. Goetz answered 1 Don t mind it when the lion Sand tigers get on me but when the nits and gnats get on me it s too much Clyde Mccullou ii former cub Catcher relates the time was behind the plate in a sandlot game. Here comes the bal right Clown the Middle. The hitter a giant of a Guy took it and Clyde thought it would be strike three. He did t hear anything from he Umpire. Just then the big Guy turns around and asks. What is it what s the Call two squeaked the Umpire. Two. Two what too close to among the famous of the Umpire and manager debates were continued on Page twins trip on 3 hits o s 2-1 Minneapolis St. Paul up the Minnesota twins taking maximum advantage of their two infield hits Over the first seven innings edged the Baltimore orioles 2-1 Friday night to snap a six game losing twins who collected Only three hits off loser Tom yanks nip Oakland in 10th, 5-4 Oakland Calif. Up Mickey Mantle s 10th inning single scored Horace Clark Efrom third base Friday night to give the new York Yankees a 5-4 Victory Over Oakland in an error filled opened the inning with a single and wheeled int second when Oakland Centerfield Der Rick monday bobbled Heball. A Fly out moved Clarke to the stage Forline shot to right Phoebus and reliever Peter chert scored a tainted run in the first inning and added another run in the fourth then held off the orioles behind the combined five hit pitching of Jim Roland Al Worthington Andron Perranoski. Roland who allowed Only one hit in 5 1-3 innings received credit for his first decision of the year while Phoebus who yielded Only those two infield its in six innings was tagged with his sixth loss in 11decisions. Stretching Point Baltimore Minnesota a r h by a r h by but Ord of 3001 Tovar 3b 3110 motion if 4000 Holt if 3000 Richert p 0000 Allison if 1000 Haney pm 1000 Killebrew in 3 0 0 0 Powell in 4010 Oliva of 2100 for Robinsn of 2000 Uhlaender of 3010 Robinsn 3b 4000 Roseboro c 3001 Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 Hernancez is 3000 Blefary c 4120 Qulici 2b 2010 Belanger is 3000 Roland p 1000 May pm 0000 Worth gun p 1000 Blair Ali 1000 Pernoski p 0000 Phoebus p 1000 hence rocks c 1010 Etche brn pm 1010 the Baltimore orioles also snapped the White three game winning fore the largest crowd season at comtafou18,520. Of let Wert s Homer his seventh Uthe season came after u teams scored a run in the consecutive singles by Sitofi Stanley Jim Northrup and 1freehan produced a run i Priddy but the White sox tied when Luis Aparicio Sims stole second reached third Obi sacrifice and scored on m Ward s grounder to first the win was credited to Jol killer the fourth Tiger How who worked two frames but do not yield a hit. Priddy no charged with the loss his thir without a win. Tom Mccraw gave the sox a 3-0 Lead in the first he homered after Bill Voss am Pete Ward walked. Detroit starting Pitcher Earl will hammered his second of the season and the 28th of Bill career with Willie Horton Ani Jim Price on base in the i flt Well Wert the Price went to Dooley who pitched the third to set Mantle s hit a Victory Womack 1-5 final three innings. The Yankees trailing 4-3going into the eighth inning tied the score when Mantle who walked for the third time stole second and scored when Athle tics right fielder Reggie Jackson dropped Joe Pepitone Fly Ball in right Field. Oakland starter Jim Hunter had Given the a s a one run Lead in the sixth inning when he bounced a bases loaded single to left drove in the first three new York runs on aground out and a two run Homer his sixth of the season. It waste 15th Home run hit off Hunter this season and 12thsince he pitched his perfect game May 8. Total 31 1 5 1 total 25 2 3 1 Baltimore 000000 1001 Minnesota 100 1 0 0 0 0 x 2 a Killebrew Hernandez. Do Minnesota 1. Lob Baltimore 10, Minnesota 3. 2bhendricks, Blefary. 3equilici. So Tovar. A Roland. Of Buford. In h r Erbb so Phoebus l.5-66 22223 Richert 2 1 0 0 0 2 Roland w.l-051-3 1 0 0 5 3 Worthington 3 3 1 1 0 2 Perranoski 2-31 0hbproland . We Phoebus Roland a22,953. 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