European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 30. 1988 this stars and stripes Page 21 sports base a s $18 million lineup by Ronald new York a the most i pensive lineup in baseball would Oki an owner 11 8,469,212 this year and would nol include Roger Clemens. Don haltingly Wade Hoggs George Bell or Andre Dawson. The Best learn Money can buy. Using last season press All Stan would cosi an owner 16.3 million ins and would include Clemens main Gay. Hoggs Bell and Dawson. O/7ic Smith. He s. Louis cardinals shortstop will have the highest salary in baseball hit season at .34 million according la a review of major league salaries conducted by inc associated press. Boston outfielder Jim Rice is second at 52,229.822 Catcher Gary Carter of he new York Cuto the Mon 2-year Mcl Pige 16 mils is third at 12,160,71-4 and Baltimore first Bast Mart Eddie Murray is fourth a s3, 160,035. Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt is fifth lit 5 million and Chicago cubs Pitcher Rick Sut Cliffe at 12.07 million ii Jidith. Completing the most expensive team in baseball arc outfielders Dale Murphy of Atlanta at s2 win Icid of the new York Yankees at ,958.631 and second baseman Paul Molitor of Milwaukee at 11.4 million. Two of die nine players with s2 million salaries this season Are excluded because of higher paid play ers Ai heir positions Fernanda Valconi Ticla of the los Angeles dodgers s3.05 million and haltingly j2 million who signed a $6.7 million three year contract with he Yankees this Winter the most lucrative Deal of the off season. , which were obtained from several player and who will make .35 million was the Pitcher with the most Voles. Catcher Bonila Santiago of san i i has the Low Cal salary of the a Alf stars Al $16/.sou he was National league Rookie of the year la t year and Isth Only Apall Star not eligible Lor Hilary arbitration. Malting ii million was the ai1 Lisl baseman. Philadelphia s Juan Samuel 11.06 million was a second Boston s Boggs 11.65 in Llin was ill third and Alan Trammll of Detroit is million Wai at shortstop. Toronto s Bell j1.933.33jminnesota s Kirk Puckett i .09 million and Dawson of the Chicago cubs ii. million were the lh-11 was the american league map in 1987 mid l won the award in the National league. Dauson will Cam the tame . million Hans awarded in arbitration under the mu1iiu in contract he agreed to monday night. A All-stan1 salaries local h2.ioj.s.13. 3-1 Pir eel less than the highest paid team. The lineup of inc highest paid Tuam warns More Money than the entire 1987 payrolls of 25 if the 26 major league clubs the Only exception is the Newyork Yankee whose t9�7 payroll totalled big Money baseball Pun Era Ami the top Talari a 1mb to 1m� qary Caner tj.iw.7lt Ferraro vhf Coz a Don Mallm Gly 12.000.000 the invt Igo salary on the highest paid learn is $2.046,580, while the average for the a Al Slars is $1,344,648. The average for All players last season was i402.5ikl. According to management figures. The i9ss average cannot not be calculated until next week when clubs make their final roster Cuis. Celtics nip nets in final seconds jul photo yank manager Hilly Martin and a intr George Stcin honer allies this time. Martin backs Steinbrenner in latest spat with Winfield Miami a new York Yankees manager Billy Martin says he is "00 percent behind George Steinbrunner in the owner s latest encounter Riih Dave win Icid while several players backed inc 11-time All Star. "1 Don t like books and talk about teammates said Martin who has co authored two titles. I m behind George 100 std Brenner is criticized in some Pas sages of Winfield s recently published autobiography Winfield a player s written with Tom Parker. Stvil Breitner is particularly upset witha Section in which Winfield has co Cap Tain Willie Randolph saying thai a Blackman can never be regarded As a True Yankee. Randolph has denied making such a said Winfield s boo could be disruptive. I Dors i understand the Tim ing. 1 Don t understand Why and i Don t appreciate it Mariin Yankee however defended see Winfield on Page 26 by the associated press East Rutherford . Jim Paxson drove the Baseline and hit a Layup and then a free throw with 32 seconds to play monday night 10 Lead the Boston c cities to a iu6-10s Victory Over the new Jersey Nils. Larry. Bird Ulio had 27 paints Tor the night and made two crucial 3-Ppinl Fiel coals in the final 3 20 As pc Collin rail cd from a 17-Poml a corny half deficit to hand the nets their fourth straight loss. The nets had Laken 9 105-103 Lead on Tim Mccormick s tur aground jumper from the Lane with 4 seconds to play. Paxson. Who Lui Dohn Cuduri. Bagley ran it Dosun with six seconds to play and passed to Dudley Bradley whose 20-footer was blocked a play on which the Nils thought i was fouled. The net still had Possession with on second in by but never got off a shot As Otis Bird suing stepped out of bound while receiving the inbound pass. New Jersey appeared to have the game in hand at i us -94 on Pearl Washington Layup with j 2.1 to go. But Paxson Hil a drive. Bird connected from a Point Range and Danny Aings Mijc iwo free throws o tie the game at 101 with 2 30 to go. Mccormick s iwo free throws put new Jersey ahead 103-101 but Bird drove the no Roundup Baseline to tic the game again Kevin my Hajj. Who had 20 Quinis fur Boston keyed a 10-2 spun at the Start of the fourth Quarter that brought the cart n is within 90-87. Roy million led new Jersey scorers with 20 Points Birdsong Hod it. Ruck Williams 16 and Mccormick 15. On his winning shot. Pimon said Danny Ainge told Nim to set up pm the left Side because Bird who scored ii Points in the final Quarter was positioned on the other Side when we reversed the Ball. I thought Danny had the open shot to 1 drilled inside Pawn said. Insl nid he pen Clr Tui and dropped the Ball off to me i Jum look it in collected myself tried to nuke Contact and get the shot oft1." Mccomrick who fouled out on the play said they made a Rel Nice Back door play and i did t think Souid Block the Shoi so i just put my hands Upland just let him so idol but he Drew the foul/1 in other monday nigh games 7ttt ids to Clafli 9s Philadelphia Mike 2 Points and Cliff Kab Insun and Chari Barkley each had 22 As Phila Delphia Bocai Houston which played without its leading scorer and i Bounder acc can suffered a Brucd knee on saturday night. His replacement Joe Harry Carroll led the rockets with 22points. The Victory enabled the 76m to lie Cleveland fit seventh place in the East see Aba on Page 26
