European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. June 28. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Moore fired by Oakland b Doug Tucker Kansas nov. To. Ai the Oakland a s fired manager Jackie Moore thursday and named coach Jeff new Man As his interim replacement. Maori said i has been offered a Posi Tion within the organisation. I Haven t decided what to do. Hut i appreciate the offer he said. Moore became inc fourth manager to be fired his season. He joined Chuck Collier of Seattle Jim Frey of the Chi Cago cubs and Tony Larussa of inc Chi Cago White so. There was speculation Hal Larns Sii would succeed Moore. I Haven t heard anything other Ihan i m mixing mentioned As a possible Succes Sor in the Larussa said via Tele phone from his Home in Sarasola. Fat. I be Learned nol to assume he said. I m not going to say they re interested in me if i Don t know they arc. 13u1 1 will say thai i d like to manage in the major leagues again some a s general manager Sandy Alderson said he had not spoken with anyone about replacing Moore. We d like to have someone in place within 7-10 Days said Alderson. We have not speculated at All on who that might be. We be Goi some names in mind hut no one has been the a s began the season with High expectations of competing in the Ameri can league West. Injuries to pitchers Joaquin Andujar. Moose Haas and Jay Howell and Center fielder Dwayne Mur Phy contributed to a slide Hal Pul the learn at 29-44 going into thursday night s game with Kansas City. In new Man s debut As manager the a s lost to the royals 9-2. Newman a former major league Catcher said he is not interested in the Job full time. In no Way am 1 in the running for the Job said Newman who has been the a s bullpen coach. I Don t want to be Moore was popular with players fans and Media. Alderson said his dismissal was a hard decision. The most goal for today is 1o make sure Jackie s departure is done in a Way that he Alderson said. He s a first class Guy and a tremendous gentleman we want 1o make Jackie Moore right who was fired thursday As a s manager bids fun Well in royals manager Dick Howser in Kansas City. Sure his dignity and Pride Are intact. Very soon Well urn our thoughts to finding a Moore spoke briefly with the players who were nol surprised at his ouster. It had been rumoured for several weeks. An a s Victory Over inc royals tuesday night snapped a Cam record 15-game Road losing Streak. Any Lime you re out of a Job. It s Good to know somebody has offered you one Moore said i appreciate it. I know this is a first class organisation. I will always appreciate their giving me an Opportunity to be their manager Moore and Anderson both said inc manner in which the a s dropped a 5-4 decision to the royals wednesday night had much to do with his dismissal. The game was lied -1-4 in the ninth when Ricky Peters inserted As a Pinch runner started jogging Home from third base after Jose Canseco was walked Wilh iwo out. Peters who thought the bases were loaded was thrown out. Denying the a s a Chance to have slugger Dave Kinsman come to the plate with the bases loaned. The royals won a few minutes later on Jorge Orta s rib single. Orta had a Chance to Bat after shortstop Alfredo Griffin hobbled George Brett s double play grounder. Obviously that game was the final blow. Bui there have been a lot of things we be been doing wrong Moore said. "11 accumulated. Let s just say last night was the final blow the last two or three innings of that game last night were a microcosm of our season Alderson said. Physical mis takes in key situations failure to exe cute fundamentals. Lack of concentration. Lack of a key hit or a big strikeout when they re needed. All inc things that Are necessary to Pul together a consistently winning bal club have been absent. One game docs not make the differ ence by in a very real sense the last two or i rec inning last night brought a lot of things into very narrow focus he said i would be difficult for me to say hat game had also Llly nothing to do with our asked what qualities he will be looking for in a new manager Alderson said i be purposely avoided answering that Moore said he would like to manage again. I sure would he said. "1 know it s in my blood. But right now i Jusi need 10 sit Back and think about everything that s Moore never has had a winning record As a manager. He finished 1984 with a 57-61 record fourth in the West. I guided the a s to a 77-85 last season for anole or fourth place finish. Moore had spent 14 years in the majors As a coach and was a m inor league manager for three seasons at Jamestown and Pittsfield Moore was 64-85 in two seasons at Jamestown and 27-32 in the second half of he 1975seasonal Pittsfield. Moore was a minor league Catcher in the Detroit tigers system for 11 years. He played 21 games Wilh the tigers in the 1965 season. Parish belts 2 homers As tigers win from press dispatches Detroit Lance Parrish hit a pair of two run homers thursday night and Wall Terrell hurled a five Hitler Over Svi innings to give the Detroit tigers an 8-3 Victory Over the Baltimore orioles. Terrell walked three in the ninth including John Shelby with the bases loaded before giving Way to Willie Hernandez. He struck out Mike Voung to end the game for his 14th save. Terrell won his first decision in More than a month to raise his record to 7-5. The right hander who last won on May 25. Walked seven and struck Oul two. The Victory was Detroit s sixth in seven games with Baltimore this season. Alan Trammell who had four hits singled to left Wilh one Oul in the first. Parrish followed one Oul later by lining a Al Roundup 1-0 Pilch Inlo inc left Field seats for his Irith Home run. The Detroit shortstop and Catcher re played i hair single Home run routine in the fifth to pad inc tigers margin to 4-1. The losing Pitcher was Mike Ranagan 1-5, whose Only Victory was april 17. In other games thursday royals 9, a s 2 Kansas City to. Jorge Orta s inside the Park Home run capped a four run first inning and sent Kansas City rolling to a Victory Over Oakland spoil ing Jeff Newman s managerial debut Newman an a s coach was named interim manager earlier in the Day after Jackie Moore was fired. Oakland lost for the Isih time in the last 22 games. The a s showed no improvement under Newman failing to score after loading the bases in the first and fifth. Rudy Law drove in three runs with a double and a single. Willie Wilson collected three hits As the royals look an 8 i Lead after two innings. Charlie Libra nil who struggled with his control Early settled Down to raise his record to to. He gave up 11 hits in eight innings. Rangers 10, mariners 3 Seattle Larry Parrish and Steve Butch Csc each hit two run homers during a Sis run first inning As Texas beat Seattle. The rangers rapped eight straight hits in the first inning. Texas finished with 17 hits and broke a three game losing Streak. Scon Sctcher and Reuben Sierra singled Wilh one Oul in the first. Pete inca Vittia followed with a two run double off be guru Ernan 0-3. Parrish then connected for his Lith Home run of inc season a drive into the first Row of the left Field stands. Tom Paciorek who had four hits followed Wilh a single and Buechel hit his 12th Homer his first of the season without the bases empty. Buechele s Homer chased gut Lorman. Mike Stanley greeted Steve fireovid with a double. Orlando Merca do singled Stanley 10 third and took Sec Ond on the throw but fireovid retired the next two batters. Charlie Hough 7-3, gave up three runs on five hits in seven innings As Texas broke a three game losing Streak. Hough won for the first Lime in Seattle since sept. 30. 1981, ending h is Streak of three straight losses at the kingdom
