European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 31,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 John won t quit despite ultimatum from Yankees Yankees Pitcher Tommy John. Watching monday s game by Ronald Blum new York Al l fifteen years after lit was told it was Over. Tommy John s career May finally he nver. The new York Yankees told the left handed Pitcher on monday that he had 24 hours to decide Between retirement and receiving his unconditional release. Me said he won t quit. I m not he told the new York times late monday in a Telephone interview from his new Jersey Home. If i retire it will be later on. I la keep working out and it s a Tough Call when you have the class of a Tommy John said Yankees manager Dallas Careen. Who d been thinking about cutting John for several weeks. I think that he desperately wants 300 wins and it s our opinion it la be difficult to John who turned 46 last monday is 288-231 in his 26-year career lie s 2-7 this year with a 5.so earned run average and opposing batters Are Hilling ,336 against him. He knows Down deep that he has t pitched Green said. It s been frustrating for us Loo. Because of the goal he wants to John the oldest player in inc majors began his career in 1963 with Cleveland was traded to the Chicago while sox in 1965 and to los Angeles in 1971. He was 13-3 in 1974 before rupturing a ligament in his pitching Elbow. Or. Frank Jobe. In a first of its kind operation for an athlete removed a Tendon from John s right fore Arm to reconstruct his left Elbow. Jobe told John after the operation thai his career was finished hut John went 10-10 in 1976 and was named comeback player of the year by the sporting news. He won 20 games for inc first Lime in 1977, signed with the Yankees As a free agent after the 1978 season and won 20 games in 1979 and 1980. I care about people. This Guy gave his heart and soul to baseball and i think thai s Green said. He will probably be Able to pitch until he s 60. Whether he can get people out is another at Green s Schesl. New York released John after last season hut owner George Steinbrenner brought him to Spring training As a non roster player and he was the most effective Pitcher in Camp. He started on opening Day and beat Minnesota 4-2. Nut he was pounded after that giving up 87 hits in 63 i innings. We have to prepare for the Careen said and the future is younger John did not get much support from inc Yan Kees offence or from Green who basically said John was pitching for his place on the team with every Start. Yet Green almost let John take his Lurn tuesday against Seattle. Very tempted very tempted Green said. I thought about Bui Green decided John would not improve any More and decided that Jimmy Jones a 25- car old right hander who was 4-3 with 3.86 Era at Columbus could do a better Job. Then Green said he tried to work out a Trade. He s no Dummy. He saw the handwriting on the Wall the Way we were going about it Green said. We were trying to place Tommy see if there was anyone in baseball who would give him the Opportunity to pursue his the Only other club that might be interested is the Chicago while sox. Whose manager Jeff Tor Lairg. Is a former Yankees coach and a Friend of John. Hut Torborg indicated that Chicago probably would not make an offer. It s very hard for me to comment on somebody who is such a Good Friend Torborg said hut. The Way for the while sox is with youth. Other than that. I just Don t want to make any Bui John was t giving up. You never he told the times. Some club might be looking around and decide for $46.000. We can get a cheap insurance policy " thai figure is whal in would Cost any team to sign John for the remainder of inc season. John was paid $250.000 for reporting to Spring training and Guaran teed another $250,000 for inc making the Yankees tigers top Chicago behind Alexander by the associated press Chicago Doyle Alexander shut Down the Chicago while sox on three hits in seven innings leading the Detroit tigers to a 4-2 Victory monday night and snap Ping a personal four game losing Streak. The 38-year-old right hander has allowed just one earned run in his last 22 innings. Up to this Point i be probably pitched As Well As i Ever have before said Alexander who Low Rcd his earned run average to 2.88. I be had one bad Start and other than that i be pitched pretty Doggone Alexander 4-4, retired inc last 10 Bai lers he faced bul lord manager Dick Tracewski to Lake him out after inc Sev a nah inning. In was my decision to come out Al expander said. And no matter whal would have happened i would have stayed by malt Nocks provided the tigers offence by connecting in the fourth inning for his third career grand slam. His seventh Homer of the season came with iwo oils after Eric King 4-6, had walked the bases loaded. Al Roundup Yankees 6, mariners 3 new York while new York was informing Tommy John thai he had 24 hours to decide Between retirement and release. Richard Dotson helped his own struggling career by beating Seattle for inc first Lime in five years. Dotson 2-2, allowed nine hits and three runs in 6% innings his second longest Outing this season. He had lost his pre Vious two starts allowing a total of 10 runs and 17 hits in 10 innings. Dave High Coli inc third Yankee Pitcher replaced Lance Mccullers after Larold Reynolds Lead off single in the lop of the ninth and earned his eighth save. Dennis Powell 1-2, started for Seattle after Erik Hanson woke up with a stiff right shoulder. Indians a Blue jays 3 Cleveland Jerry Browne had three hits and two Bis and Joe Carter also drove in two runs to Lead Cleveland Over Toronto. Tom Candioli. 6-2. Allowed three runs two of them earned on six hits in seven innings to give Cleveland its second straight victors since ending a five game losing Streak. Doug Jones pitched iwo scoreless innings for his 10th save. Toronto starter Mike Flanagan. 3-5. Al Lowed three runs on five hits in two innings before leaving with a sore shoulder. Angels 12, Brewers 3 Milwaukee Claudell washing Ion s two run single capped a five run third inning and Lance Parrish by Cal 4 for-4 to Lead California s season High 18 Hil attack against Milwaukee Wally Joyner and Johnny Ray had three hits apiece and Dick Schofield drove in three runs As the Angels moved percentage Points ahead of Oakland in the Al West. Paul Mollor had four Hils for inc Brewers. Berl Blyleven. 5-2, scattered nine Hils in seven innings. Orioles 6, rangers 1 Baltimore forty two year old Nolan Ryan 5-3. Struck out 10 Bailers in six innings bul gave up Solo homers to Mickey Tell Luton Larry sheets and Cal Ripken As Baltimore downed Texas. Brian Holton. 2-4, allowed no runs on five Hils in 5v innings for his first win in six major league starts. Holton has made 120 Relief appearances. Mark Llu Ismann Kevin Mickey and Gregg Olson finished up. Red sox 3, athletics 2,10 innings Boston Many Barren celebrated the signing of a new contract by singling Home the game winning run in the Hollom of inc 1 old inning As Boston beat Oakland. Barrel singled off Oakland starter Bob Welch. 6-4, and Kutcher just beat Sian Javier s throw to the plate. Royals 7, twins 1 Kansas City to Jackson Dou bled and tripled As Kansas City battered Minnesota s Frank Viola for seven runs in five royals jumped on Viola 3-7, for four runs in the third and three in inc fifth. Viola last year s by Young award Winner allowed 12 Hils in five innings and now has an Era of 4.63. Longhorns Advance to College world series by the associated press needing just one Victory to Clinch inc Mcaa Divi Sion i Midwest regional Texas coach Cliff Gustafson considered saving Ace Kirk for a Possi ble second game. A late snack helped change his mind. I was pondering whether to or not said Gustafson after the longhorns 9-3 Victory Over new Orleans on monday. But it came to me about Midnight last night when i was having my milk. It kept coming Back to me that he is the Guy that i wan cd Oul a Sophomore struck out ii and scattered eight Hils in leading Texas to its 25th trip to the College world series which begins Friday in Omaha neb. Gustafson has made the series 15 limes in his 22 years Wilh Texas. I always thought we had enough Lalueni to gel Iacre said Gustafson. Who won his 1,100th game monday. I think right now we arc c a \ Buller Ball club than we have been All Arkansas Long Beach state and Wichita stale also earned berths in inc College world series on monday. Arkansas won the Northeast regional with a 6-5 Victory Over Lemoyne. Long Beach stale beat Arizona 10-3 to take the West i championship and Wichita stale downed Michigan 9-5 to capture the Wesl ii title. Florida slate Miami North Carolina and Louisiana slate advanced to Omaha with regional victories on sunday. Dresson Dorfer 16-2 this season Defeated new or leans for the second time in four Days. On Friday he stopped the privateers on two hits As Texas won 2-0. He is now 31-4 for Texas with 25 Complete games in 36 starts. I m tired right now Drissen Dorfer said. I Feu like 1 was going to faint out there in inc eighth inning. Bul i wanted to finish. 1 had leading the four teams which made inc tournament sunday were traditional Powers Florida slate and leu both making their third world series trip in four years. Florida stale goes to Omaha Wilh a 52-16 record. Leu which eliminated top ranked Texas am from the tournament is 52-15. North Carolina is 41-16-1 and Miami making its 1 Ith world series appear Ance under coach Ron Fraser is 48-16
