European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 9, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 27 attendance records set by a or leagues from press dispatches new York a record 46 k Mil lion fans attended regular season major league baseball games this year according to figures released monday by the commissioner s office. The two leagues 26 teams Drew 46.838,819, an increase of about 1.3 million Over the 1983 record of 45.540,338 and More than 2 million ahead of last year s figure. Both the National and american leagues set attendance records and the average of 22,848 per game was also a record. The american league s 14 teams Drew 24,531,457 for 1,102 dates an average of 22,261, while the National league s 12 teams Accra cd 23,531 per game with 22,307,362 for 948 dates. Eleven teams six in the Al and five in the no Drew Over 2 million each. Topping both leagues was los Angeles with 3.264,593, an average of 40,304 per game. Cleveland in the Al and Pittsburgh and san Francisco in the no were the Only clubs which failed to draw at least a million fans. Tigers giants Swap 6 Detroit the Detroit tigers made a six player Trade monday with the san Francisco giants it was announced by Bill Lajoie tigers vice president and general manager. The tigers acquired left handed Pitcher Dave Lapoint left handed hit Ting Catcher Matt a pics and minor league right handed Pitcher Eric King. In Exchange the giants obtained Pitcher Juan Berenguer Catcher Bob Mclvin and a player to be named later. Lapoint. 26, was 7-17 for san fran Cisco with a 3.57 Era. The giants Only scored 29 runs in Lapoint s 17 losses. It marked the first losing season of his nine year professional career. Among Lapoint s highlights this year was a shutout May 5 at St. Louis beat ing Joaquin Andujar 5-0. Lapoint is 42 39 in his six year major league career. Nokes who turned 22 last week played most of 1985 for the Shreveport la captains of the double a Texas league. He batted .295 with 14 Home runs and 56  made his major league debut sept. 2 and hit .208 in 19 games for san Francisco with two Home runs and five , 21, also played at Shreveport where he was 5-3 with a 2.32 Era in 15 starts. He was assigned to the tigers double a Birmingham team. Berenguer was 5-6 in 1985 with a 5.59 Era. In his four seasons with de troit Berenguer was 25-21. Melvin batted .312 for the triple a Nashville sounds. He made his major league debut May 25 and batted .220 in 41 games. Orioles Honor Murray Baltimore for the fifth consecutive season and the sixth time in nine years first baseman Eddie Murray has been selected As the most valuable  a Vole of sport Wnters and Broad casters who cover the team on a regular basis Murray received nine of a possible 15 first place votes while amassing 63 Points in the 5-3-1 scoring system. Shortstop Cal Ripken jr., was the runner up in the balloting with two first place votes and 36 Points. Jaworski to Start Philadelphia the Phila Delphia eagles said they Are returning Veteran quarterback Ron Jaworski to his conversion rates to today sports wire starting role and rehiring former coach Sid Gillman to put some spark in an offence that is starting to show signs of life. Gillman 73, a former National foot Ball league head coach and former offensive coordinator for the eagles will be on the Job this week to direct Quarter backs coach Marion Campbell said Jaworski replaces Rookie Randall Cunningham who had trouble moving the team. Colts Cut Schlichter univ Napolis quarterback Art Schlichter was surprisingly released without explanation by the Indianapolis Colts. Schlichter who missed the 1983 sea son while serving a suspension for Gam bling was Cut monday without com ment by coach Rod Dowhower. Skins sign sex ram Washington Washington redskins general manager Bobby Bra thard announced monday night that the team had signed former los Angeles ram defensive end Doug Darnell. Barnett who played two seasons for the rams before missing All of last year with a knee injury was in uniform for the redskins monday night game against St. Louis. To make room for Barnett on the Ros Ter the redskins waived Rookie line Backer Joe Krakoski. Kingdom lease of d Seattle the Seattle City Council on monday approved a revised kingdom lease with the mariners but club president Chuck Armstrong rejected part of the pact As totally Unac Cep  Council in the new lease tossed out a .500 performance clause that ear Lier had raised the ire of mariners Man , Armstrong said one of two amendments left in the package was still not acceptable to the american league team. Mariners owner George Argyros who had Given Council members a Tongue lashing last week did not attend the Council  amendment that Armstrong objected to was a complicated contingency plan which Calls for the 1986 washing ton legislature to waive part of its hotel Motel  county wants to increase its share of the tax from 2 percent to 3 percent and wants the state to Cut its share from 3.9 percent to 2.9 percent. That would require the approval of the legislature which convenes in Olympia in january. Kotsopoulus traded Toronto the Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired disgruntled de pc Neman Chris Cpl Sofoulis from the Hartford whalers in Exchange for left Wing Stewart Gavin the National hockey league team announced Mon , 26, was suspended indefinitely on sept. 23 by the whalers after missing a practice apparently because he was upset at being listed to play in a Rookie scrimmage. The four year Veteran returned two Days later and was told the whalers were attempting to Deal him to another  scored five goals added three assists and picked up 53 penalty minutes in 33 games last season. London up tuesday s closing rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures arc expressed in dollars to the British Pound and other local currencies to dollars the Price of Gold closed Al 137675 on ounce Silver at u79s. Ocl 7 ocl i Bill ii found _ 1