European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 27 top National league Rhoden notch their 9th victories by Bill Madden up spits writer amid the Madcap succession of Elev ent hour deals involving such National league pitching notables As Tom Seaver and rawly a couple of far less heralded hurlers quietly continued along As the leagues top winners by chalking up their ninth Rick the Chicago cubs Jour Neyman right hander hurled a four hit 24 Victory Over the san Diego padres to improve his record to 92 wednesday while Rick who was reported to be part of a package the los Angeles dodgers offered to the new York mets for coasted to a 101 Victory Over the Pitts Burgh this is the Best defense Ive Ever explained Reuschel of his sudden Success this Ive had Good control and it seems were scoring just enough it was Reuschell first but he has now gone 26 consecutive innings with no Roundup out allowing an earned he struck out walked one and allowed Only one padre As far As second Rick has got the kind of a pitch every body likes to see in a Good sink ing said cub pitching coach Barney in he Doest waste any pitches and throws Reuschel got the Only run he needed in the fourth inning when Gene Clines led off with a triple and came Home on an infield the undoubtedly concerned Over losing out in the bidding for Seaver to their bitter can at least find Solace in the steady pitching by who spaced eight hits in eight innings in route to his ninth win against three Ive heard the rumours about being part of a Deal the past few said but in glad to still be with the i mets Trade Seaver to slugger Kingman to san Diego continued from Page 251 who had said he would not sign a contract with the he is 37 this a native of who has allowed Only one run in his last 18 in signed with the mets in 1966 after having first agreed to terms with Atlanta for a commissioner William Eckert that the braves had violated the Pat Zachry Las minute substitute Dave Kingman 73 homers in two years As Medich threatens to walk out on Seattle up traded or George Doc Medich May have pitched his last game for the Oakland the tall visibly upset Over what he considers unfair treatment by Charles said wednesday the owner must either meet his salary de mands or he will walk out on the Medich told manager Bobby Winkles he was leaving the team after tuesday nights 63 Victory Over the Seattle Man ners but later agreed to one More negotiating session with Charlie has 24 hours to Trade me or sign said the Veteran no has a 52 in sorry things have come to who will begin residency As an orthopaedic surgeon in Pittsburgh next of Robertis upset that Finley has made nose rious attempt to negotiate a contract or Trade him to a team near his i just cant keep Puying and he 1 told Char lie that when i came i dont think he took me seriously at the time and i dont know if Hes taking me seriously in going to do exactly what i told him i its time to put up or shut up and in ready to put in Finley i m receptive to Trade him u someone Calls however the owner said he was not promising Medich a Trade to a team in the but would Only consider a Trade he deemed a Medich came to the As during training from the Pittsburgh pirates in a nine player he has repeatedly asked to be traded to a team closer to his Home failing said it would take More Money for him to sign a three year contract and move his family i cant do this to my family any Medich my first re is to my the problem of desire to my agreement Between the major leagues and colleges Seavor was a free he ruled that any other than could sign Seaver matched the Bonus and three teams the Cleveland and Phila Delphiia submitted the mets won the rights to Seaver in a drawing and sent him to their Jackson farm club in the International where he had a 1212 record in in an Era when the mets were the laugh ing Stock of Seaver immediately became recognized As a solid he moved into their starting rotation in 1967 and compiled 1613 and 1612 records in 1967 and then he became the Prophet of their Miracle although the experts regarded the mets As an also ran at the Start of the 1969 Seaver warned that this team has improved i perceptively but in Many ways and could win the the mets did just with Seavor win Ning 11 straight games at the end of the season and finishing with a 257 the mets went on to crush the Baltimore four games to in one of the most famous world series Ever Seavor won the National leagues by Young award that year and also won in it in during which he had a 1910 and in 1975 when he had a 229 he set a National league record of 10 consecutive strikeouts in a league Mark of 289 strikeouts in a season by a right handed Pitcher and a major league record of striking out More than 200 Bat ters in each of nine consecutive he recently passed Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax on the Al time strikeout Seavor has a 12 record and earned run average in world series Competition and was named to the National leagues Allstar team six could not come to terms during Spring training and decided to play out his option and become a free he criticized the teams saying Tiey were in the dark Ages in salary they Are a pitching Organiza Tion always have been and still he they have Little concern for the hit Over two seasons with the King Man hit 73 Home runs and struck our288 this through wednesday nights 65 Triumph Over the Atlanta Kingman was batting with nine Home runs and 28 runs batted mets option Staiger new York up new York mets third baseman Roy Staiger was optioned to the clubs Tidewater farm team and Man Ager Joe Torre was removed from the roster As a a team spokesman said Early Hope to be Able to pitch Here Many tonight i had my Best velocity this year and although i could have had better con i was throwing real Steve Garvey slammed his fourth Home run in As Many games and the dodgers scored seven runs in the sixth inning to rive Rhoden a Nice Dusty Bakers base loaded single was the key hit in the seven run elsewhere in the National league new York edged Atlanta Cincinnati out lasted Philadelphia 87 in 10 Mon Treal blanked Houston 20 and san Francisco put away Louis reds Phillies 7 Pete roses two out his third hit of the scored Pinch runner Champ Summers from second in the 10th inning to give the Victory to the George faster had tied the game 77 with a two out ninth inning his 27th rib in the last 21 the who in addition to dealing away also traded their a ocly Dave to san Diego and shortstop Mike Phillips to came out winners against the braves when Bruce Boisclair scampered Home from third with the winning run on an infield out in the eighth Boisclair also had a two run giants cardinals 6 four giant players each drove in two runs including Keith who had a seven thinning Ted Simmons had three hits and two Rols for while Garry Templeton snapped a 66 tie in the seventh with an rib expos astros 0 Jackie Brown scattered four hits Lor Hiu first National league shutout while Wayne Garrett and Gary Carter each drove in a run for Struik out four and walked reservist wins shooting match Phoenix up David an army reservist from beat olympic Silver medallist Winner Margaret Murdock by a Point to win the Small bore Rifle English match wednesday at the 17th International shooting Champion Ross totalled to beat an army reservist Captain from Mur Dock had led the first two Days of the com the qualifies Ross for the International shooting team will com Pete in the confederation of the americas shooting championships at Mexico City in Murdock won the Small bore Standard Rifle prone for women and Junior with a three Day total of Mary finished 25 Points South Carolina takes Southern 54 Omaha up Bart Murphy knocked in the winning run to Lead South Carolina past Southern Illinois 54 wednesday night in the 31st College world right Bander Randy Martz posted Lus second series Victory and 14th season win with no Southern Illinois took an Early Lead on Craig Robinsons run scoring double in the first and Jim Reeves Home run in the South Carolina later tied the game on Don reps hers run scoring triple followed by a South Carolina 30 was scheduled to play Arizona state 21 and Southern Illi Nois 21 to meet California state los an Geles 21
