European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ripken edges fielder first Al map from losing team Baltimore a Cal Ripken said winning his second american league map award did no to make up for a losing season. Cecil fielder said nothing can make up for finishing second again. A when you re an athlete in a team sport the Only thing that really matters is winning a a Baltimore a shortstop said tuesday after he became the first Al player to capture the map award As member of a losing team. A having gone through winning i can stand up Here and say there s nothing like it. Not to downplay being awarded the map but in comparison there is no  Ripken hit .323 with 34 homers and 114 Bis but Baltimore finished sixth in the seven team Al East with a 67-95 record. He received 15 first place votes eight seconds four thirds and one seventh for 318 Points in balloting by the baseball writers association of America. Fielder who led the majors with 133 Bis and tied for the Lead in homers with 44 homers was second. He got 286 Points with nine first place votes 12 seconds six thirds and one seventh. Last year. Fielder finished second to Oakland a Rickey Henderson despite a 50-Home run season. The Knock was that the tigers finished last. This season Detroit contended until the final weeks. The stars and stripes november 2,1,1991 b Page 24 a they told me last year i had to play on a contender a fielder said. A now Cal Ripken plays on a sixth place team and they Tell me he san map. Its a shame. Its a shame the Way things go Down. 1 understand Cal might have been the map. In a not saying he did no to have that kind of season but he played with a sixth place team. A a it a a joke As far As i m concerned. The Way things were done this year in a just done with it. If anybody put together two years like i did they d be map. So its just a Bunch of  although the a Baa does not re lease a Complete list of How each writer voted executive Secretary Jack Lang did say that Joe Gliotti of the Boston Herald voted Ripken seventh and kit Stier of the Oakland Tribune voted fielder seventh. Ripken chose not to try understand the voting process. A a it a unfair for me to get involved in the specifics of the voting and the interpretation of the map a he said. A my Job is go out and do the Best i can. Then after your Job is Over its out of your control whether you win the award or finish second. But now that i be won it in a very Happy about  Frank Thomas of the Chicago White sox was third with 181 Points Jose Canseco of the athletics was fourth with 145 Points and Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue jays was fifth with 136 Points. Ripken was Al Rookie of the year in 1982 and map in 1983, when the orioles won the world series. Ripken became Only the third player in baseball history to capture the award As part of a losing team. Ernie Banks did it Iti 1958 and 1959 with the Chicago cubs and Andre Dawson also of the cubs won it in 1987. Ripken earned a $100,000 Bonus on top of his $2.2 million salary. Carter got a $50,000 Bonus added to his $3 million salary for finishing fifth. Heat spurts past jazz for 4th straight Victory by the associated press Miami a Rony Seikaly had 23 Points and 17 rebounds to Lead Miami to its fourth straight Victory 11191 Over Utah on tuesday night. The heat moved to 6-2, the first time the franchise has Ever been four games above .500, and took its third straight win Over the jazz in Miami. Miami used runs of 14-4,11-0 and 11-2 in building a 90-64 Lead 17 seconds into the fourth Quarter. Utah never got closer than 14 Points for the games final 28 minutes. Bimbo Coles had a career High 20 for the heat As did Rookie Steve Smith. Utah was led by Karl Malone with 25 Points and Jeff Malone with 16.n a in their three previous seasons Miami had never posted its sixth win before the 23rd game. Miami coach Kevin Loughery was exuberant Over his teams play. A this is As Good As we can play a he said. A a it Sas Good As a lot of teams can play. We played such Good defense and the Ball movement was sensational. It was fun to  coach Jerry Sloan joined in the Praise for the heats Effort. A they out defended us and out rebounded us a Sloan said. A every area you want to talk about they beat  in other tuesday night games supersonics 113, bullets 106 Lan Dover my. A Gary Payton scored 16 of his 22 joints in the second half Ana Michael Cage had 20 re Lounds to help Seattle overcome Washington for its third straight Victory. Cage who finished with 20 Points had six during the decisive spurt. Michael Adams led the bullets with 31  122, Kings 118 East Rutherford . A Sam Bowie scored 27 Points and Chris Morris had a key Basket and two clutch free throws in the final minute As new Jersey snapped a seven game losing Streak with a Victory Over Sacramento. It was the 41st consecutive Road loss for the Kings who e Are 0-5 away from Home this season. Drazen Petrovic had 25 Points for new Jersey while Sacramento a Mitch Richmond had a game High 32  90, knocks 79 Houston a Hakeem Olajuwon scored 12 Points in the fourth Quarter and Houston held an opponent under 100 Points in regulation for the ninth straight game to defeat new York. Olajuwon ended with 25 Points and 14 rebounds for Houston undefeated in five Home games. Vernon Maxwell had 22 Points including 9 in the fourth Quarter. Patrick Ewing had 19 Points for new  127, hornets 104 Milwaukee a Moses Malone had 23 Points and Dale Ellis scored 11 straight in the third Quarter As Milwaukee snapped a four game losing Streak by beating Charlotte. Ellis finished with 22 Points. Kenny Gattison scored a season High 21 Points and Kendall Gill added 19 for the hornets 0-6 on the Road this  96, nuggets 93 Denver a Reserve guard Brad Davis scored All seven of his Points in the fourth Quarter against Denver to help Dallas to its third straight win. Reggie Williams led the nuggets with 18 Points i Kemble Mutombo had 15 Points and 18 rebounds and Greg Anderson added 11 Points and 14 rebounds. Dallas got 18 Points from Rolando  blazers 132, clippers 112 Portland Ore. A Clyde Drexler scored 39 Points 12 in the fourth Quarter and Jerome Kersey had 28 As Portland Defeated the los Angeles clippers. Drexler made six of seven shots in the final period and Portland won for the fifth time in the last six games. The clippers have lost their last four. Danny Manning led los Angeles with 26 Points 21 in the first half and Ron Harper had 21.lakers 103, suns 95 los Angeles a James worthy scored 22 Points to Lead the lakers to their fifth straight Victory. Each team had six players in double figures. Sedale Threatt had 17 Points for la. And Sam Perkins 16. Dan Majerle led Phoenix with 16 Points and Jeff Komacek had 14. Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken. Celebrates with milk Toast Utah s Karl Malone shoots under pressure from the heats Grant Long left and Glen Rice at Miami. Cliff Hanger expected in saturdays in big schools final a Page 21 father coach conflict faced by sch Ottenheimer a Page 21 red wings beat Blackhawk to continue surge a Page 22 Tennessee receiving Star to turn pro a Page 23 Lions Utley to be confined to wheelchair a Page 23