European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1977 the stars and stripes Page 23 by John Nelson a sports writer and batting second baseman Diane the Public address system blared out across empty seats at the municipal stadium in Cleve ii was manager Frank Robinsons ver Sion of baseball the mired in a seven game losing Streak and suffering declining Atten finally broke through with a 43 vie tory Over the Toronto Blue jays thursday using a batting order the players chose i think that probably the first time in the big leagues a Guy with major baseball Roundup league at bats and no Home runs hit said a singles hitter Bat Ting this although Kuiper went witless in four Cleveland players choose new batting end slump to beat 43 trips against the move buddy who normally hits fifth or chose the Meadoff and his two run single highlighted a three run third inning that gave the indians their Frank just tried to loosen everybody said i was about the sixth person to and everybody was avoid ing that spot so t just jumped in i figured id never get another Chance to hit in the Only other american league san Francisco giants first baseman glue Mccovey stretches for a bouncing throw from shortstop Tim beaten in the stretch fall As the Houston astros Enox Cabell dives safely Back to first in the first inning of a contest thursday at san Francisco candlestick foil was charged with one of two giant Houston a photo Kuhn did not exceed his authority in Turner Macphail testifies byrdic pettys Atlanta a the president of the american league testified thursday that baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn did not exceed his authority in suspending at Lanta braves owner Ted Turner for one year because of an alleged violation of free agent recruiting the coupled with an order relieving the braves of their first round Amateur draft was but i dont think under the circumstances they were too said Leland Macphail Kuhn suspended Turner in december for violating his directive forbidding club owners to talk about free agent players salaries before the free agent draft the baseball commissioner held that Turners cocktail party remark 20 to san Francisco giants owner Bob Lurie that he would outbid him for the services of outfielder Gary Matthews violated the i Macphail was called to the stand by Kuhns attorneys to testify As a member of the major league associations executive Council and As a member of the groups player relations a flamboyant Yachtsman who nought the National league braves in contends he made the remark in jest and that he has since apologized for but Only because he considered it to be a social during the morning session of the informal the Brash millionaire responded to one round of Cross examination from Kuhn attorney Richard Wertheimer by after this is you keep that up and youll get a knuckle Sand District court judge Newell Eden Field took no notice of the which Turner later said he meant asked if he took it no Mac hails comments came in response to examination by Kuhns attorneys and to questioning from who earlier in the Day raised Sharp questions about Kuhns the Issue was whether by direct could extend to the free agent draft the same tampering rules that prohibit club owners from negotiating with players under contract to another team without the other teams the judge told Milwaukee Brewers Board chairman de a witness called by Kuhns the base Ball rules Are made by club owner nowhere can he Kuhn make the judge also contended that Kuhn could not modify rules approved by club Macphail citing a clause in the major league agreement authorizing the commissioner to Lake action against those things he considers not in the Best of that a Broad provision to give the commissioner authority to take whatever action he thinks Macphail com asked if that gave him authority to sus Pend or modify Macphail he has on Edenfield interrupted to if youre going to give him Power to lean Back and make Why did club owners spell out that rules were to be made by the club owners and interim rules would be made by the executive Council he also maintained that the collective bargaining agreement Between the club owners and the baseball players association does not limit Kuhns authority to free agent provisions and procedures for their reentry draft Are spelled out in that Macphail said Many club owners were particularly concerned about tampering following the 1975 season because it was the first time that As free could offer themselves on the he said mentioning financial figures to the news Media in Advance of the 4 draft constituted indirect tampering with a Turner testified earlier in the Day that he had read Kuhns directives about not talking Money to free agents before the draft and did not believe that prohibited club owners from expressing an interest in a the Case was expected to wind up Friday following Kuhns the baseball commissioner was riot in court game Seattle beat Minnesota 4 in the National Houston downed san Francisco 31 and los Angeles whipped san Diego after Bell in the order came Frank Rico Andre Johnny Fred Jim Norris and Rick we had to try said Robin who said he want sure if he would keep the order Friday night at Treyve not a Lethander Bill travors and in not that the credited to Al 1 was Cleveland first since april 17 when the indians beat Boston in the second game of a Jesse got the mariners twins 3 the mariners scored three times in the sixth inning on a single by Bill Carlos Lopez double and a two run Bloop single by Jose Steve Braun singled in what turned out to be the winning run in the eighth before Minnesota scored twice in its half of the inning on Mike cabbages sacrifice Fly and an rib double by Dan astros giants i Bob Watson smacked a two run his first of the and Joaquin Andujar scattered five hits More he was lifted in the ninth to give Houston its Andujar had a shutout going through six innings before the giants scored an unearned run in the seventh Ken Forsch got the padres s Steve Garvey drove in three runs with a double and his sixth Home run of the and Rick monday slugged a two run Homer to give the dodgers a fou game sweep of their series with san the Victory also gave the dodgers their most successful Road trip in 20 years they lost Only once during their 12game Why does it have to end asked Dodg ers manager Tom were like an we have eight tentacles in our batting order and if one Doest get you an other one fridays Box scores los Angeles san Diego s los Angeles in 01 eco r h by r h by unit act j 000 win old it Hooton p Wall p Goodsn in p 422 4 1 i 400 4 i i 1 0 i 000 1 0 0 000 Rind to lilt Herndl h 9000 in Dick a Mattott 36 Orbritt c in Man 20 10 5 32 4 0 40 10 1 0 t 1 total lot 00 1 0 000 by mgr p Kvitne pm Tomlin p Tuff Tif pm put p j6 f 9 t fatal Oil Oak moods Loloi Art Gelm ton round 31 i ratty in h r Erboso ii i i t 1100 2 0 1 k Seattle Minnesota 3 Seattle Minnesota do r to it 9 on 1 Smiley r 1 by 2100 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