European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. April 13, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 21 a of. Disports o s fire Ripken hire Robinson i rank Kuhi Nanti. The fit Buck Man kit in 7 Tara. Baltimore a i the Baltimore orioles fired Cal Ripken or. As manager tuesday and replaced Kim Wilh Frank Robinson. Robinson becomes baseball s first Black manager in seven years the orioles under Ripken were olt in their worst a Gulat season Mart in 33 years following a &7-95 re Cord last season. Robinson rho had been an Assi Siani to orioles owner Edward Bennett Williams was the first Hack o manage in inc majors when he became Field Boss of the Cleveland indians in 1974. Robinson managed the indians until 1977 and Alto was manager Al san Francisco from Iyki-84, Only Iwu other Macks have managed in inc majors. Larry Doby. Who broke inc american league s color Barrier in ims managed inc Chicago White son in 1978, and Maury wills Hud the manager s Job in Seattle in 1980-81. Ripen reportedly was named As a special Assisi and to general manager Roland Ocmond Hemund made inc announcement of inc managerial change at a hastily called news conference one Day after meeting Mill Williams and praising the owner s pan acc. The announcement came hours before Llie orioles opened a three game series with the Kansas City royals at memorial stadium. Cleveland s Willie a Johnn catches Hallimore s Larry sheets off first Bujsc or the weekend. The indians won monday 7-2. Hurst hurls botox past Brewers by he Auto culled press Boston Bruce Hurst allowed four Hils and struck out nine in seven inning. Tuesday combining with Lee Smith to limit Milwaukee to five hits As the to pitched Boston to a 3-1 Victory Over the Brewers la Nam 1-0, walked two of the game s fint three batters then Arto Lher at the Slart of the second inning before settling Down in 41-degree weather. He walked the Lead Offholter in the eighth before Lee Smith came on to earn his third save sinking out three. With one us m the fourth. B j. Sur howl got the first hit off Hurst by a curing out a slow Topper to the left of the Mound for a single. The Only other Hils off Hunt were doubles by Paul Mui ilor and fire Brock and a single by Sieve Kieferr. Hurst ended the first inning ethical 1 re tiring Rob Deer on 3 Long Fly and striving out sur Huft with one out in the seventh. Brock Don bled Olf the Nail in left Center and look third on Kicfer s ground single to left. Hurst got Pindi Hilier Joey Meyer to ground into an inning ending double play. The red son scored a run against Al Roundup Chris Bosio la in the first on a single by Many Barren a Force i second and singles by Jim Rice and Mike Greenv Voll. Ellis Burks resuming to action after ankle surgery last month began the bos ton third with the first of his 1T singles liar Tell forced Burks at second took third on a double by Wade Ungs and scored on Rice s sacrifice Fly. Burks singled to open the fifth and tame All the Way around to score on bar rett s line double into the Idt Field Corner. Suosio allowed eight Hils Serui v. Out Ftp and did t walk a Bailer in going the distance for Milwaukee. I isl came out after walking Paul mus Tor to open the Eig Luh. One out later. Mollor stole second then scored on a double by Glenn Braggs off Smith. In tuesday s other Early a l game tigers 4, Range i Detroit Texas right Handor Bobby Wilt lied an american league re Cord for balks and Frank Tanana pitched Detroit Over the rangers. Wilt Wax called for four balks including one thai allowed Detroit s first run in the first three innings tying the Mark set by Vic Rashi of the new York Yan Kees in 1950. The major league record is five balks by the in raves Robert Shaw in 1963.will, 0-2. Allowed five hits striking out four and walking is. Tanana. 2-0, allowed five tins struck out four and walked two in 7vi innings. Mike Henne Man earned his second save. In the Detroit first will walked Lou Whitaker and Whitaker moved to Sec Ond on a balk. Win walked Dan Ell Evans and Whitaker moved to third on Alan Trammll s fielders Choice ground or. Who Laker scored what proved to he the game Winner on Witt s second balk. Trammll. Who look second on the balk scored on an kill single by Matt Nocks. Will was cd Ilic bases loaded in the Detroit third. Try much s sacrifice Fly drove in Gary i Clits. And Jim Morrison singled while scr Home for a 4-0 Tiger Lead. Pele o Brien singled in the Tunas fifth and scored an a two out double off the lop of the screen in left Field by Steve Butch Csc. The tigers hoc opener Drew a see Al on Page 26 the on files arc 0-h against Milwaukee and r a Eland this orioles liven i put together anything positive ibis season. They have been optic Ord 4 7 Ami Are hitting197 As a icam. In six games they have had Una one Lead a i -0 advantage fur three innings the second tame of inc Scaison. They were Defeated 12-oin theirn Ocner. In i hair first six Garnith orioles allow cd Ihrck runs to score on infield Hils. To on wild pitches two in balks one on a throwing error and one nun walk. They have twice fallen victim to double thai resulted in a from Thiru base. The orioles hailing slump has touched almost the entire heart Oft lie t a routes order Cal Kip Ken or. Addic Murray and Fred Lynn have b hits in &7 Al bats fora collective .167 average i Ghoul an rib. Jeff Stone the team s Mcadoff Holt or has opened the season l-for-22 .d45j. Ripken pleaded guilty earlier in the Day Lod Runk do ing and agreed in continue treatment fur Alc Luil abuse. Baltimore county District court judge Barbara Howe gave Ripken probation before judgment fined him s750 and placed him on three years of probation for the feb. 3 Weaver. Ripken s predecessor As Oriole manager also was arrested on charges of drunk driving while he was manager. " 54,089 see Pittsburgh Down phils by the associated Ivi is Pittsburgh Barf Bonds is really feeling in the swing of things these Days and a Brand new swing May be the reason , off to an unusual fast Start tripled and scored in the first inning and hit a Solo Home run in the third As Pitts Burgh beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 monday night before the largest Home crowd in pirates history. The paid attendance of 54,089 broke the record of 52.119 set in the pirates no Roundup Home opener last year against is Louis. The total attendance counting complimentary ticket was 57,102. The Advance sellout All tickets were sold by last saturday was the first for the i i Rales since they left Forbes fiend and moved into three Rivers stadium in 1970.Bonds Hilling gave Pill Shu High a 2-1 Lead before Rookie right hander Vicente Palacios bailed out winning Pitcher Doug Drabick a Al from Jam with three scoreless Relief innings and Mike Laval i arc added an insurance three run Dou ble in the eighlh."1 got beat by Bobby Bonds it was As simple As thai said losing i ichor Kevin Gross inadvertently referring to inc pirate by inc first name of his father a former major leaguer. He hit to break ing balls to the opposite Field 1 was t even trying Lothro for strikes. He Cal , a notoriously slow starter is hitting .4ij with iwo homers in Sis games and has led off each game for the 4-2 pirates by reaching base. Bonds who had 25 homers but Only j Rols bal season Cut Down on his swing in Spring training by crouching More Al inc a Tate and looking for Hils instead of just homers. I m still Noi comfortable but us he said. Before i d either hit Ahorro Raofi ground people keep asking me when Barty sae no on Page 26
