European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday october 8, 1985 committee saved cards Hopes b have Anderson St i mis not As soon As brute Sutler accepted Ted Turner s millions and defected to the Atlanta braves list Winter the St. Louis cardinals were suspect As contenders. Without their bullpen Savior with the split fingered fastball the cardinals were dismissed As also rans in the National league last behind the acts and the cubs but they did t dismiss themselves especially the bullpen pitchers Sutler had left behind. Now those pitchers Are know n among themselves As the save committee. I m or.  Jeff Lahti was saying with a laugh. Ken Dayley is miss save. Rick Horton is save or. And Bill Campbell is grandpa save. We Haven t named Todd Worrell yet he s Loo  when the cardinals clinched the Hast title with a a Victory Over the Chicago cubs saturday on John Tudor s four hitter their bullpen had 44 saves equating Sutler s total last year for a third place Leam. I looked on Bruce s leaving As an Opportunity for me Lahlia said. I told myself i was going to get the Ball in key situations now. I d been pitching in the Back seat before. 1 set it up for Bruce for three years even when we won the world series in 1982,1 did t feel that involved. But now i knew i was going to get my  Uhli a Reddish haired right hander from Hood River ore., who will be 29 years old when the National league championship series opens wednesday in los Angeles has a 5-2 record with a 1.84 earned run average and 19 saves the most of anybody on the bullpen by committee As manager Whitey Herzog Calls his re Lievers. But what we re proud of Lahti said before sat urday s game is that we be got As Many saves now As Bruce had last year 44." Dayley a 26-year-old left hander has a 4-4 record with 11 saves. Worrell a 26-year-old right hander who joined the cards Only six weeks ago from their Louisville farm team has a 3-0 record with five saves. Campbell a 37-year-old right hander obtained from the Philadelphia Phillies just before the season opened has a 5-3 record with four saves. Horton a 26-year-old left hander used mostly in Long Relief has a 3-2 record with one save. When we knew Bruce was t going to he Here i Ahti said. I think we All worked a Little harder. Anil now our bullpen As a whole is  not Long after Suiter s departure the cardinals mor ale improved when Power hitting first baseman Lack Clark was acquired from the san i Francisco giants in a Trade for left hander Dave , outfielders David Green and Gary Rajsich and infielder Jose uric. Despite an injured rib that benched him for nearly c month Clark has hit 22 homers and driven in 87 runs As the cardinals cleanup hitter. When we got Clark the players attitude changed. They knew we had another weapon we did t have last year a big Bat Herzog said. And then when we got to Spring training i had a meeting and told them How they were going to hear How everybody figured we were going to miss Sutler but 1 told them that if we played fundamentally sound baseball All season we could make a run for  Little did Lucr of Realise thru the cardinals would make such a spectacular run Tor it. Their total of 314 stolen bases is the fourth highest in major league history Over the last seven decades Only the 1976 Oakland athletics with 341, accumulated More. Vince Coltman the cardinals Rookie left fielder has 110 and Willie my acc 56. If we be got 44 saves Herzog said we must have a Good Ball club to get us in position in the late innings for All those saves. But my bullpen by committee has been terrific. I m using my Relief pitchers the Way i did in Kansas City when i had Mark Littell and Doug Bird As my right handers and Steve Mingori and Larry Gura As my left handers. I never had Dan Quison Berry there i got fired before he  because of the american league s designated hitter Rule a manager s bullpen philosophy is usually different there than it is in the National league. Over there her of said you Don t need a lot of Guys because you never have to Pinch hit for the Pitcher. Over Here if you have a Misc Gossage. A Bruce Sutler or a  Smith you re always wondering will he have to hit in the ninth inning so if you have somebody like that you never use him too Early. But with All the Good Relief pitchers i be got. I can make a lot of moves in the late  psychologically according to Lucr of. A Relief Pitcher is often a different Breed than a starter. I tried Dayley As a starter the cardinals manager said but i had to get the married men off the infield  he threw As a starter was a line drive. He s a Little hyper so is Lahti. And with Guys like that if you Tell pm they re going to Start they re worn to a frazzle before they even warm up. I remember a few years ago when Lahti was Starling the second game of a twi night doubleheader. He was Here by 2 o clock he Musl pc walked three Miles in the clubhouse. He was bouncing a Ball. When he went out there he lasted two innings. That s when i thought that maybe he would be better off in the  Worrell had never been a Relief Pitcher until three months ago. He could throw hard but he had trouble going nine her of said. We decided to put him in the bullpen at Louisville in july and he had 12 saves there when we brought him up so he would be eligible for the playoffs if we got  since his arrival Worrell has appeared in 17 games. When the cardinals clinched a tie for the National league Bast with a 4-2 Victory Over the cubs Friday night he earned his fifth save. I usually try to Block out the crowd Worrell said later but this time i could t. And the crowd was a real adrenaline Booster for me. This was the first time i was really aware of 45.000 people standing around me wait ing for me to gel the final  it won l be the last time. Nol for this As yet unnamed baby of the save family. Boggs paced Al with .368, 240 hits Mcgee s .353 Best for no switch hitter by the associated press Willie Mccree of the is. Louis Cardi nals eclipsed the highest previous average for a National league switch hitter with a .353 Mark to Lead the league and Boston s Wade Boggs amassed 240 hits in Topping the american league with a .368 average. The Best previous average by a switch hitter in the no was the .348 by Frankic Frisch in 1923 which was equalled by Pete Rose in 1969. Mickey Mantle set the major league record at .365 in 1957. I w ant to succeed personally because i feel the better i do personally the better it helps the team my acc said. The same goes for Tommy Herr and Jack Clark and Ozzie Smith and Vince Coleman. If every body plays up to their potential our chances for winning Are  my acc s formula for winning obviously worked As the cardinals emerged As the champions of the no East division. Although the red sox did not fare As Well in the Al East Boggs also had a theorem for hitting. Two hits a Day keeps the doctor away and in this Case the Doc Tor was George Brett said Boggs. Brett finished second in the batting race at .335 in leading Kansas City to the Al West Crown. Boggs tied a major league record by hitting safely in 135 games. The record was set by Chuck Klein of the Phila Delphia Phillies in 1930. Of Boggs 240 hits 187 were singles breaking the record of 184 set by Willie Wilson of Kansas City in 1980. Darrell Evans of the Detroit tigers led the Al with 40 Home runs and at the age of 38 became the oldest player to Lead a league in homers. He was also the first major leaguer to hit 40 homers in both leagues. Dale Murphy s 37 homers paced the no for the second straight season and was a personal High. A photo american league batting Champion Wade Boggs. His theory two hits a Day keeps doctor away Don Mattingly of the new York Yan Kees led the Al with 145 runs batted in. Mattingly is the first Yankee to Lead the league since Roger Maris had 142 in 1961 and his total was the most by a Yankee since Joe Dimaggio s 155 in 1948. It s been a Good season for  said Mattingly but you Don t think about those numbers Day to  Mattingly also led the Al with 48 doubles. Dave Parker signed As a free agent by the Cincinnati reds in 1983, lopped the no with 125 Bis. "1 feel i be had the most consistent year of anyone said Par Ker who also hit 34 homers. Another consistent run producer was Herr who with eight homers and 110 Bis became the first player in 35 years to drive in More than 100 runs with less than 10 homers. The last to turn that trick was Detroit s George Kell who had seven homers and 101 Bis in 1950. Coltman broke Juan Samuel s year old Rookie record of 72 steals by swiping 110 to Lead the no. He is Only the fourth major leaguer Ever to steal 100 or More bases in a season. Rickey Henderson paced the Al with 80 stolen bases breaking a Yankees re Cord of 74 set by frit Maisel in 1914. Hard arson was also the first Al player to hit 20-plus homers and steal 50 or More bases in the same season. Unlike Boggs no batters could not Fol Low the same press Ilion As Dwight or. A Gooden of the new York acts swept the no in victories 24earned run aver age 1.53strikeouts 268and Complete games 16. Gooden s  was the lowest by a starter since Bob Gibson posted a 1.12 for the 1968 cardinals. His strikeout total fell eight Short of his record Rookie total of last season. If you try to strike out everyone you wind up throwing a lot of pitches and wearing out your Arm said Gooden. I intend to be around for a Long  Ron Guidry of the Yankees paced the Al with 22 victories his Best season since 1978 when he won the by Young with a 25-3 record. Toronto s Dave Stieb led the Al with a 2.48 Era and Bert Blyleven. Despite nearly 2,900 career strikeouts led a league for the first Lime with 206 strikeouts while pitching for Cleveland and Minnesota. Blyleven also had a major league leading 24 Complete games. The royals Dan Quisenberry led the Al in saves for the fourth straight year wild 37 and Montreal s Jeff Cardon paced the no with 41. The 1985 season was highlighted by Pete Rose breaking Tycobb s All Lime hit Mark of 4,191, the 300th pitching victories of Tom Seavor and Phil Niekro and Nolan Ryan s 4,000th strikeout