European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars an stripes ports november 3,1993 Page 40 jays have top payroll in majors new York a the Toront Blue jays world series champions for the second straight season Are also re Peaters at the top of the major league payroll Chart. Toronto became the first major league team to top $50 million paying its players $51,575,034, according to documents obtained monday by the associated press. That s up from $49,427,166 in 1992. The Blue jays total was $5 million More than the new York Yankees who Rose to second at $46,563,791 from ninth at $34,902,292. Boston was third at $46.164,788, including a major league High $7,186,538 in termination pay Given to Jack Clark mat Tyoung Ivan Calderon and John Marza no. Atlanta s payroll continued its Rise coming in fourth at $44,856,416, up from seventh at $35,853,321 a year earner according to data which was distributed bythe player relations committee to Gen eral managers monday during meeting sat Naples Fla. The no West champions were 19th in 1991 at $21,831,330 and23rd in 1989 at $9,065,334. Philadelphia the National league Champion was 18th at $28,495,858, up from 22nd a year earlier. The Phillie benefited from a $2,707,143 credit when they acquired reliever Bobby Thigpe from the Chicago White sox who paid most of his salary before trading him on aug. 10. Payroll figures Are based on Ros ters from aug. 31, the Day before roster expanded to 40 players. San Diego was at the Bottom paying its players $12,842,333. The average salary according to preliminary calculations Rose 4.5 percent to $1,057,667 from $1,012,424 a year earlier. Redskins Tom Fuhrer 73 and Kurt Gouveia 54 dive for Ball As Bills Thurman Thomas 34 fumbles. Fuhler made the recovery. Bills sweep to 6-1 by John f. Bonfatti Orchard Park . A sweeping the teams that swept them in the last three super bowls was Sweet. But we would still like to have those three rings Buffalo Bills linebacker Cornelius Bennett said. The Buffalo Bills 6-1 beat the Washington redskins 24-10 monday night to give them victories this season Over Al the teams that beat them in the last three title games. The latest Victory exacted a measure of revenge for the redskins 37-24 Victory in the super bowl two seasons ago but coach Marv Levy said his team is More concerned with items closer at hand. Our division is our concern he May have been talking about super bowl revenge but i was t and Idin t think Many players in our locker room were making a big Deal about Washington beating us two years Andre Reed had 159 receiving Yards and a touchdown and Thurman Thomas ran for 129 Yards and a score. The Bills piled up 402 Yards against the redskins 1-6who entered the game with the nil s next to worst defense. Jim Kelly completed 18 of 24 passe for 238 Yards and two touchdowns and Buffalo intercepted Mark Rypien fou times in handing Washington its sixth straight loss. The Bills leading the league with 24takeaways going into the weekend used two interceptions by Nate Odomes Totake control of the game in the third Quarter. You be got people running to the football and if there s an Opportunity to get the Ball out we re going to do it Odomes All the Bills stopped four consecutive drives by intercepting Mark Rypien. Darryl tally and James Williams got theother picks. Buffalo already has a 13-10 Victory Over Dallas which beat the Bills 52-17 i last season s super bowl and a 17-14 Vic tory Over the new York giants who started the Bills title game losing Streak three seasons ago with a 20-19 14-10 at the half the redskins drove into Buffalo territory at the Start of the third Quarter before Odomes picked off Rypien at the Buffalo 22.Thomas then carried the Ball eight times in a 12-play drive that ended with his 1-Yard touchdown run. The redskins drove into Buffalo Terri tory on their next Possession and kept the drive alive by converting a third-and-20to the Bills 28. But on the next play Odomes picked off Rypien again this time in the end zone. The Bills took that interception an drove for a 45-Yard Field goal by Steve Christie. Reggie Brooks was the Star for Washington carrying 24 times for 117 Yard Sand a 7-Yara touchdown. Bonds named player of year new York a Barry Bonds who led the san Francisco giants to their most wins since 1962, on monday became the first player to be voted the associated press baseball player of the Yearin consecutive seasons. Bonds received 73 votes in nationwide balloting by sportswriters and broadcast ers. Chicago White sox first baseman rank Thomas was second with 17 votes followed by Philadelphia Phillies out fielder Lenny Dykstra who was third with six Blue jays first baseman John Olerud received three votes. Seattle mar Iners outfielder Ken Griffey or and at Lanta outfielder Ron Gant got one vote each. The associated press began honouring one player in the majors in 1988. Previously it had an a Ward for the top player in each league. Bonds a favorite to win the National league map award for the third time in four years hit .336 with a league-leading123 Bis and 46 homers tying Juan Gonzalez of Texas for the major league Lead. Yet the giants fell a game Short of at Lanta when they lost to the los Angeles dodgers 12-1 on the final Day of the sea son. They just happened to play one Gam better than we Aid Bonds said. I tip my hat to them. They re a great bal team. But they know i m coming. For Ever. And As Long As they re in this league and As Long As god lets me play this game they know i m last year the voting was closer Bonds who hit .311 with 34 homers and 103 Bis for the Pittsburgh pirates had 87votes. Gary Sheffield then with the san Diego padres was second with 67. After signing a record $43.75 million six year Deal with the giants Bonds immediately transformed the giants into contender. With Atlanta moving to the no East next season san Francisco Isth favorite to win the no West. A
