European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 Atlanta trims pitching staff As rosters Cut by United press International major league baseball teams conducted a massive Spring cleaning thursday with such familiar names As Pascual Perez Len Barker Rick Camp Richie Hebner Terry Francona and Jack Perconte being swept away in roster Cut Downs. The Atlanta braves had the biggest overhaul with manager Chuck Tanner and general manager Bobby Cox releasing four Veteran pitchers and sending six other players to the minors. In the biggest one Day roster change in their 20 years in Atlanta the braves asked waivers on pitchers Perez Barker Camp and Relief Pitcher Terry Forster and shipped outfielders Albert Hall and Brad Komminsk first baseman Gerald Perry Catcher Larry Owen and infielders Paul Runge and Paul Zuvella to their Richmond va., farm club in the International league. In addition the braves offered a major league contract to Veteran outfielder Omar Moreno who split last season be tween the new York Yankees and Kansas City and came to the braves Camp As a free agent. They also asked that Pitcher Pete Falcone be reinstated from the retirement list so they could ask for his out right release to enable him to play again. Perez 28, won 23 games for the braves in 1983-84 but was Only 1-13 last season after joining the team late because he had been jailed in his native dominican re Public for drug Possession. He pitched fairly Well this Spring but incurred Tan Ner s Wrath with his chronic tardiness. Barker 30, pitched a perfect game for Cleveland in 1981 and won 15 games for the indians in 1982 but has Only a 10-20 record since joining the braves late in the 1983 season. He was 2-9 with a 6.35 Era last year when he was plagued with Elbow problems. Camp 32, spent 10 seasons with the braves posting a 56-49 record. He aver aged about 20 starts a season in 1982-83 84 but was used almost exclusively in Middle Relief last year and went 4-6. Forster 34, spent 12 seasons with the Chicago White sox Pittsburgh and the los Angeles dodgers before being signed As a free agent after the 1982 season. He was 7-5 for Atlanta during the past three seasons and received greater recognition for a weight problem that became the Brunt of jokes from television late night Host David Letterman. Hall Komminsk and Perry have All been regulars at times for the braves but none of them have distinguished them selves. Hebner an 18-year major league Veter an was Given his outright release by the Chicago cubs. The cubs also optioned Southpaw Pitcher Ray Fontenot bothered Rick Camp Pascual Perez file photos Len Barker Tanner cleans House the Atlanta braves tuesday asked waivers on Veteran pitchers from left to right Rick Camp Pascual Perez and Len Barker and on Relief Pitcher Terry Forster. Manager Chuck Tanner also shipped outfielders Albert Hall and Brad Komminsk first baseman Gerald Perry Catcher Larry Owen and infielders Paul Runge and Paul Zuvella to Richmond in the International league in the biggest one Day roster shakeup in the 20 years the braves have been in Atlanta. By injuries in the Spring to their Iowa farm team of the american association. A career .276 hitter Hebner broke into the major leagues in 1968 with the Pitts Burgh pirates. He also played with Phila Delphia the new York mets and Detroit. Last year he batted .217 with three Hom ers and 20 Bis. Francona whose promising career was ruined by two knee operations was Given his release by the Montreal expos. The 26-year-old son of former major leaguer Tito Francona is a five year major league Veteran with a lifetime Bat Ting average of .290. However he never achieved the stardom predicted for him because of two major knee operations each of which Cost him a year. Perconte 31, was Given his release by the Seattle mariners. Traded to the Mari ners in 1983, he tied the team record with 180 hits in 1984 and led the club in stolen bases twice. Last year he batted .254. The decision to drop Perconte Means that Rookie Danny Tartabull will be the mariners starting second baseman. Tartabull hit 43 Home runs and drove in 109 runs at Calgary last year. Elsewhere the Houston astros asked waivers on Relief Pitcher Bill Dawley the expos dropped Veteran infielder Ivan de Jesus and Pitcher John Stuper the new York mets Cut Relief Pitcher Tom Gor Man then acquired Pitcher Tony Ferreira from Kansas City and the Cincinnati reds dropped Relief Pitcher . The Milwaukee Brewers released Veter an Pitcher Ray Burris and outfielder David Green and optioned pitchers Bob Gibson and Chuck Porter and Rookie out fielder first baseman Jim Adduci to  Couver of the Pacific coast league. Braves use 3 pitchers to Blank by the associated press Jeff Dedmon combined with Gene garb or and Bruce Sutler on a six hitter and Atlanta scored four runs in the third inning off orioles right hander Dennis Martinez to beat Baltimore 6-0 in exhibition baseball tuesday. Dedmon allowed three hits Over the first four innings Garber pitched four innings of two hit Ball and Sutter coining off shoulder surgery gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning. The braves scored All six of their runs off Martinez two in the first inning and four More in the third getting a two run single from Ken Oberkfell. Baseball Roii Dup Martinez gave up eight hits in four innings for the orioles. Elsewhere in exhibition play tuesday pirates 7, twins 5 twins Pitcher Roy Smith committed a three base throwing error that allowed Pittsburgh to Complete its comeback by scoring two runs in the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie. Jason Thompson hit a two run Homer for the pirates. Phillies 3, red sox 0 Charles Hudson combined with Phila Delphia relievers Don Carman and Kent Tekulve to shut out Boston on six hits. The red sox s opening Day starter Bruce Hurst allowed Only three hits and struck out 10. Astros 5, tigers 5, 12 innings Houston and Detroit played to a draw when both managers agreed to halt the game after 12 innings. Darrell Evans and Dave Engle each homered for Detroit. Houston scored four times in the seventh inning. Blue jays 10, reds 0 Jim Clancy and Luis Leal held Cincinnati to seven hits As Toronto shut out the reds. Clancy hampered last season by a sore shoulder and appendicitis gave up five hits Over seven innings. Cesar Cedeno and Lloyd Moseby homered for Toronto. Expos 3, rangers 2 Herm Winningham Tim Raines and Andre Dawson each drove in runs in Mon Treal s three run third inning. Gino Petralli hit a Solo Homer for Texas in the eighth off Bert Roberge. Giants 6, Brewers 5, 10 innings Joel Youngblood drove in a loth inning run with a single that lifted san Francisco Over Milwaukee. Billy to Robidoux hit a two run Homer for Milwaukee. A s 7, cubs 4 Rookie Ricky Peters had three hits including two doubles and drove in the win see baseball on Page 19 Kentucky lawmakers Honor Ca from press dispatches the Louisville cardinals turned the normally sedate  Capitol in Frankfort into a scene of pandemonium tuesday As the Mcaa National champions were honoured by the state legislature and gov. Martha Layne Collins. As the cardinals filed into the upper chamber state senators joined in a Cardinal cheer and unanimously adopted a Resolution congratulating them for defeating Duke 72-69 in the Mcaa basketball championship game monday night. A Resolution co sponsored by All 100 members of the House praised coach Denny Crum As a Genius and the cardinals As the Premier basketball team in the nation. The House was the scene of cheering legislators and fans who packed the galleries chanting a of la of l. It makes us feel Good and it makes us feel wanted which is one of the reasons i m in Kentucky because of the people Crum said in thanking the legislators. I Don t think there s any place in the world that appreciates Good basketball More than the people of this  the lawmakers announced a proclamation making april 1 University of Louisville Cardinal  then Collins Crum and University president Donald Swain held aloft a giant red card Reading number one As the fans cheered them on. Monday night fans in downtown Louisville danced on top of Telephone Booths Shook traffic lights and paraded in cars with their horns blaring in Celebration after the cardinals Victory. Hundreds of vehicles loaded with joyous fans brandish ing red pompous flags and streamers formed a caravan on both sides of Broadway Avenue. Others ran along the Street giving High fives to those in the slow moving cars. It will take a Long time to quiet this crowd Down said Don Satterly 52, who owns a Gas station on Broadway. It s Good for the people. It s Good for the City. I Don t remember anything like this in 1980 after Louisville won its first Mcaa National championship the students celebrations continued into tuesday morning after University officials decided to called off tuesday classes. A Celebration was held tuesday night at Freedom Hall the team s Home court