European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 fired Cleveland a the Cleveland indians sunday fired manager Frank Robin naming coach Jeff Torborg to be Field Boss through the end of the 1978 general manager Phil Seghi and team president Ted Bonda made the announce ment jointly sunday Bonda said the move was in the Best interests of the Ball Seghi added that the change was made because of the climate of the club Bouse and the climate on the Ball climate on Ball in clubhouse cited by indians in naming Torborg As Pilot club officials said they told Robinson of their decision some two hours before the announcement at a press Sec related Page 26 the 35yearold Torborg joined the club As a coach when Robinson became the first Black major league baseball manager in Torborg spent 10 seasons in the major leagues As a Catcher and was Robinsons teammate on the California he is now the youngest manager in the whose contract expired at the end of the 1977 will have no connection with the Cleveland in the past two Robinson had guided the indians to records of 7980 and but the clubs of the Field troubles May have been More responsible for the firing than its going into sundays game with the indians were in fifth place in the american league eight games with a Mark of Alico the teams designated publicly criticized Robinsons leadership last two weeks Robin son fined Carty for charging that Carty was second guessing him in the last Utility infielder Larvell Blanks emptied his gear into a garbage he has been angry because he Hast been Green is still retaining his on stroke Edge in open after third round Yankee manager Billy Martin left yells at Reggie Jackson id dugout at by Ira Miller up Hubert Green survived a shaky shot a 2ovcrpar and retained a on shot Lead Over one of the most tightly bunched Fields in history saturday after three rounds of the Andy a second year pro who won his first tournament earlier this was in second place but it was just another shot Back to a group of six players including two of the games 13 million Dollar win Gary player and Tom i think anyone even six or seven shots behind can still win said they cant win it easy it would take some fantastic but it could if that the that would even in clude Jack Nicklaus As a the Golden the games greatest perform is just five strokes behind Al though there Are a dozen other players ahead of a Winner of 11 tour titles but still chasing that elusive first major Champion ship the titles that separate the men from the boys on the pro tour had a total of two under Par for 54 holes Over the Yards of narrow treeline fairways that Are Southern Hills country who won on his March at had a steady 68 in saturdays humid the tempera Tures reached 94 degrees but predicted thunderstorms never i played real bean i was putting for birdies on most every the group at includes both the grimly determined who a needs a second open title to Complete a career double sweep of the four major pro Martin get in near Brawl after Pilot yanks fielder from game Byda Vethara Boston a i treat every Ball player the same whether Hes the 25lh player or the top manager Billy Martin of the new York Yankees said saturday after a near Brawl with slugger Reggie Jackson during a 104 loss to the Boston red sox Al Roundup on Page Martin and Jackson had to be restrained by teammates after the millionaire right fielder was yanked from the game in the sixth inning for his apparent Lack of Hustle in chasing a checked swing pop double by Bostons Jim Rice Jackson seemed shocked when Paul Blair went to right to replace then he jogged to the new York dugout As Boston fans he shouted at Martin and the manager retaliated As coach Elston Howard stepped Between the angry with thousands of fans in the Fenway Park stands and a National television Audi ence looking Jackson tried to get at he was restrained by fellow play then Martin blew his broke Loose from Howard but was grabbed by coach Yogi Jimmy Wynn held Back Jack who finally left the dugout and went into the make your own Martin its Between Heggie and i dont make observations about my ballplayers to the i dont care if it was seen All Over the in not going to let to run my As a i ask Only one tiling of a player if a player Doest it shows the club up and i show the player Hustle is the Only thing i really it Doest take any ability to Martin words were said that i didst he added i dont see Why it cant be ill talk to him we won without Lum last Hes a Good signed by the Yankees to a multiyear contract for a reported 12 9 Mil lion last left the clubhouse before he could be Gabe president of the watched the game from a front Row Box scat next to the new York Martin spoke to Paul briefly after the incident and the executive left his seat for some 1 just went for a Paul i didst go into the i cant say anything until i talk to Billy and ill wait until they Cool off and talk to them later tonight or the incident was the latest in a Stormy relationship that Jackson has had with the Yankees since signing his record the right fielder had feuded with Catcher Thurman Captain of the Over published remarks regarding Mun sons leadership Early in the Jackson deliberately avoided the traditional handshakes of his teammates after a Home trotting to the far end of the dugout to avoid Martin and the players gathered at the other end to Greet and who won the British open in shared second place in last years open and has been a masters run Crup four player birdied the last three holes for a 1ovcr Par 71 then walked out of a Post round interview without explant on Page 231 Seaver debuts As red with 3hit shutout by United press International Tom savers pitching debut saturday with the Cincinnati reds was an unqualified Success even for a renowned perfectionist like in his first Start since he was traded to the reds from the new York the Ace right hander hurled an overpowering three hit 60 shutout against the Montreal expos to stretch the reds winning Streak to seven Seaver confessed his keyed up emotions made him uneasy before the i didst know what to said after so much emotion during the National league Roundup past few i was wondering what was going to what happened was seavers strongest performance of the he faced just 31 allowed Only three walked none and struck out Seaver didst require Cincinnatus Boom ing bats against but he got sup port from George who crashed his 18th Homer of the the three time by Young award Winner helped his own cause with a two run revered by new York fans for his extraordinary pitching since joining the Meu in Seaver had a final word or his and i pitched like hell for 10i years in new York and i just Hope that All the Tom Seaver fans everywhere enjoyed that Type of a los Angeles nipped Chicago 21 in a Battle of division leaders Houston edged new York 43 san Francisco topped Pittsburgh 75 in 12 innings Philadelphia continued on 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