European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a the stars and stripes wednesday april 11,1990mattingly gets $19.3 million new York apr Don Mattingly of the new York Yankees became the highest paid player in baseball history monday when he agreed to a $19.3 million 5-year contract Extension through the 1995 season. Mattingly who will make $2.5 million in 1990 during the final season of a 3-year Deal Worth $6.7 million had threatened to become a free agent after the season unless he got an Extension before opening Day. A a superstar is a superstar so i can justify that salary a said Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. A a Don Mattingly will attract people to see my club under the new Deal which includes a $2 million signing Bonus Mattingly will average $3.86 million per season and break two of baseball a salary records. Previously the largest Deal in baseball history by Dollar amount was the $ 16 million 5-year contract that Pitcher Mark Langston signed with California As a free agent last dec. 1. The largest contract by average annual value was the $ 15 million 4-year Deal agreed to Jan. 22 Between first baseman will Clark and the san Francisco giants an average of $3.75 million per season. A Don Mattingly is now the Best paid player in baseball a Steinbrenner said. A the will be with the Yankees for five years after this year and hopefully will Complete his career Mattingly who will be 29 on april 20, batted .303 last year with 23 homers and 113 Bis. He is a lifetime .323 hitter in 6 / major league seasons with 164 him ers and 717 runs batted in. Of a ver the last five seasons he led the majors in Rhi was third in hits fourth in baiting average and tied pm fifth in Home runs. Or a i told or. Steinbrenner i would definitely Nav a hard As i can possibly play and play the Best baseball can for the next six years a Mattingly said. Mattingly will make $3.02 million in 1991 to million in 1992, $3.42 million in 1993, $3 62 million in 1994 and $4.02 million in 1995. Clark who ii make $4.25 million in 1993, is the Only other player o top the $4 million Mark. 3al from Page 21 the eighth off Russell. The Texas pitchers combined on a three hitter and Russell finished for a save. Harold Baines homered and drove in three runs for Texas. Rafael Palmeiro homered tripled and scored three times. Athletics 8, twins 3 a sellout crowd of 48,219 watched a festive fireworks display before the game then saw the athletics demonstrate Why they were baseball a Best team last year. Stewart pitched 5% innings giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out one without a walk. Rick Honeycutt Oakland a third Pitcher went 2 a innings for a save. Mariners 7, Angels 4 Ken Griffey jr., Seattle a hottest hitter in exhibition play started the regular season with a tie breaking three run Homer in the fifth inning that led the mariners Over California. Griffey the youngest player in the majors at 20, connected off loser Bert Blyle Ven for a 5-2 Lead. Griffey hit .264 with 16 homers and 61 Bis As a Rookie last season and batted .429 with two Home runs with six Bis this Spring. Winner Brian Holman gave up three hits in five innings. Mike schooler struck out Devon White with two runners to end the game for a save. White sox 2, Brewers 1 in the final opener at Comiskey Park Scott Fletcher a sacrifice Fly in the seventh inning led Chicago Over Milwaukee. The White sox who lost their first ame at Comiskey 2-0 to the St. Louis towns in 1910, will move across the Street to a new stadium next year. A crowd of 40,008 at the 43,931-seat Ballpark sat through a 42-minute rain delay at the Start of the game. Fletcher a Fly Ball came with one out after the White sox loaded the bases against loser Tony Fossas. Winner Barry Jones pitched 1v3 innings and Bobby Thigpen got two outs for a save. Orioles 7, royals 6 at Kansas City free agent Sam Horn gave Baltimore a Quick return on its Low royals Gerald Perry beats pick Oft throw to orioles first baseman Randy Milligan. Priced investment with two three run homers and the orioles won in the top of the 11th on right fielder Danny Tarta bulls error. Horn released by Boston last season signed with Baltimore for $ 120,000 and did no to make the orioles roster until five Days ago. He homered off by Young Winner Bret Saberhagen in the second tied the score at 6 with a blast off Steve Farr in the eighth and went 4-for-5. Tartabull and Frank White homered for the royals and to Jackson reached base in All five plate appearances going 2-for-2 with three walks. Kansas City a expensive free agent by Young reliever Mark Davis struck out the Only Batter he faced. Botox win again Boston apr Tony Pena had three hits and two Bis and Wade Boggs was walked intentionally a record tying three times tuesday As the Boston red sox beat the Detroit tigers for the 10th straight time 4-2. Boggs three intentional walks tied a major league record for a nine inning game shared by Many. Mike Boddicker beaten by Detroit last june 14 before Boston began its winning Streak allowed two runs and five hits in five innings then got the Victory with Relief help from Dennis lamp Rob Murphy and Lee Smith. Magic leads lakers Over Mavericks by the associated press Inglewood Calif. A magic Johnson scored a season High 38 Points including a half court shot at the end of the first half As the los Angeles lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks for the ninth straight time with a 113-106 Victory monday night. The lakers trying to claim the a bad a Best record and the Home court advantage throughout the playoffs a the third time in four seasons a used their seventh. Consecutive Triumph to improve Aba Roundup their record to 58-17. They Lead defend ing Champion Detroit by four games. Rolando Blackman scored 19 Points for the Mavericks. Teammate Roy tar Pley sat out the second game of a two game suspension from coach Richie Adubato for missing fridays practice. Earlier in the Day Tarpley tested negative for cocaine and alcohol use. Kings 106, supersonics 105 Seattle a Antoine Carr and Vin Nie Del negro each made two free throws in the final 11 seconds As Sacramento snapped a seven game losing Streak with a Victory Over Seattle. Carr and Waymon Tisdale each finished with 23 Points for Sacramento. Suns 119, jazz 115, of Phoenix a Kevin Johnson scored nine of his 37 Points in overtime and Tom Chambers had 36 As Phoenix made an Aba record 61 free throws while beating Utah. The suns broke the record of 60, Sel by Washington against new York on nov. 13, 1987. They attempted 80 free throws the second highest total Ever. Chambers Sank three foul shots in the final 25 seconds of overtime. Johnson finished with a team record 23 free throws in 24 attempts bettering the 21-for-25 Effort by Connie Hawkins against Seattle on Jan. 17,1970. I Itaho Skarl Malone scored 39 from Page 21 Victory Over Houston. Kerfeld walked Joe Oliver to Start the inning and Hal Morris followed with a single. After a sacrifice by Ron Oester Chris Sabo was intentionally walked and former Astro Billy Hatcher struck out. Larkin then hit a liner to right to score Pinch runner Rolando Roomes Morris and Sabo. Eric Davis singled in Larkin. Winner Randy Myers pitched 1 % innings of witless Relief. Cardinals 6, expos 5 St. Louis a Willie Mcgee a two run double in the ninth sent the game into extra innings and his fun scoring single in the 11th gave St. Louis the Victory Over Montreal. Milt Thompson led off the 11th with a walk off Mark Gardner and advanced on a sacrifice before Mcgee lined a single to Center. In the ninth Thompson Drew a one out walk from Tim Burke and Vince Coleman and Mcgee hit consecutive doubles. After Pedro Guerrero Drew an intentional walk with two outs Terry Pendleton grounded out. Winner Ken Dayley the sixth Cardinal Pitcher worked l2/3 scoreless innings. Rookie Delino Deshields got four hits in his first major league game driving in the go ahead run in the four run seventh for Montreal. Pirates 12, mets 3 new York a Pittsburgh ended the opening Day magic for Dwight Gooden and the new York mets As Andy Van Slyke homered twice and drove in four runs to help the pirates to a runaway Victory. The loss ended a Streak of five straight opening Day victories for the mets who had not dropped a season opener at Home since 1974 against Philadelphia. The pirates pounded seven mets pitchers Lor hits. Bobby Bonilla who drove in three runs Jay b and Jose Lind each added three hits. The mets g three hits against Winner Doug Drabek and four Rei a ers. Gooden made his first Start since tearing a Muse his right shoulder last july 1 and had trouble i location. He pitched 4% innings and allowed Aon seven hits. The loss dropped Gooden s opem g record to 3-1 in five starts and 17-3 in april. Phillies cubs rained out Chicago a the season opener Between w Delphia and Chicago was rained out in the top it third inning and rescheduled for thursday after an sports baseball thursday. Radio .41 san Francisco at Atlanta 13 a
