European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Runs the real problem was a 6.55 Era for the Astro pitching staff a 7.02 for the rotation. Fighting Chance talk about working around the rules. The Chicago cubs had shortstop Shawon Dunston Appeal his four game suspension for causing a fight in san Francisco so he be out at the same time Brian Mcrae served a two game suspension. Quot it would have been disastrous to have Brian and Shawon out at the same time a general manager de Lynch said Cardinal shift Mike Jorgensen used 60 different lineups in his first 69 games As manager of the St. Louis cardinals using the same lineup in Back to Back games Only once. Quot we really Haven to had the same roster for two Days in a Row a Jorgensen said Only half joking about the transient state of the Cardinal tribe As if the indians Haven to created enough headaches for the rest of the division they already Are making plans for 1996 on getting better. There is Strong support within the organization to pursue potential free agent second baseman Roberto Alomar. Alomar finds Cleveland intriguing because of the indians contending status and the fact his brother Sandy is the Cleveland Catcher. To make room for Roberto Alomar the indians would move Carlos Baerga a so so defensive second baseman to third base his original position and switch third baseman Jim Thome to first. Those moves would open More than $4 million in the indians budget because they would not re sign dh-1b Eddie Murray $3 million and would Trade Murray a first base platoon mate Paul Sorrento whose contract Calls for $1,075 million in 1996 with a $ 1.5 million option for 1997. Adding Alomar would spice up the. Indians offence and give them four Gold Glove defensive players a Alomar shortstop Omar Vazquel Center fielder Kenny Lofton and Catcher Sandy Alomar. Chicago cuts the Chicago White sox Are trying to whittle $10 million off their $39 million payroll which leads to speculation they would part with Robin Ventura Ozzie Guillen and or Frank Thomas who combined will make $16 million next season ,. Brave winners Atlanta went into the week with the Best record in the no and trying to get better. In the Days leading up to last weeks deadline for finalizing postseason rosters the braves acquired outfielder Mike Devereaux from the White sox and reliever Alejandro Pena from Florida. Devereaux will be a late inning defensive replacement for Ryan Klesko in left Field and provide right handed Power off the Bench which is Fine with Devereaux. A i m used to playing everyday but in a Happy to Beciere a said Devereaux who at 32 is the third oldest member of the braves behind Charlie of Brien 34 and Rafael Belliard 33. Pena will be used As a Middle reliever and while the. Brave bullpen has blown Only one out of 35 saves he could be vital. Middle Relief has been a mess. A a still a Mot John Franco is the last of the High priced mets. He said he was encouraged after a recent meeting with owner Fred Wilpon who assured Franco he wont be traded. Quot i want to finish my Ryan Klesko of hot Atlanta slides under Houston shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. Career with the mets a said Franco who a has converted his last nine saves. Quot we have some exciting Young Hayes moving Philadelphia is interested in re signing third baseman. Charlie Hayes but the former Rockies player wants a three year Deal and the Phillies Arentt that interested. A you want to try to get some Security a Hayes said. Quot that a eluded me so Houston has been mentioned As a possible suitor for Hayes who last year built a Home in the Houston area. The Seattle Martinez there a no debate in Seattle about the importance of do Edgar Martinez to the manners lineup. He May not be Well known. Nationally but he went into last. Weekend hitting .369, leading Minnesota second baseman Chuck Knoblauch by 29 Points in the Al batting race. He also had 25 Home runs 100 Bis and 101 walks tying the club record set by Alvin Davis in 1989. He also was on Pace to become Only the sixth player since 1900 to have a .500-or-better on base percentage. Ted Williams did it three times babe Ruth five and Mickey Mantle Rogers Hornsby and John Mcgraw once. Piazza top last week los Angeles Catcher Mike Piazza sidelined twice with injuries earlier in the season finally had enough plate appearances to qualify for the no batting race and suddenly Tony Gwynn of san Diego found a himself no. 2 behind Piazza. No big Deal said Gwynn. A this is the second time in be had it happen in the last three years a Gwynn said in reference to Andres Galarraga of Colorado coming off the disabled list to win the 1993 no batting title. J Piazza Flop Tough night for Piazza in the dodgers 8-1 loss to the new York mets last week. Four Days after. Driving in seven runs in a win Over Philadelphia he struck out three times with the bases loaded and stranded 1 2. Runners. Moving Maldonado to have the reputation of a David Cone but outfielder Candy Maldonado acquired by Texas last week has been traded in three of the last five augusts. He and Rick Honeyutt have been in More postseason six than any other Active players. Maldonado has hit Only .165 in 35 postseason games. No to Burden dodger manager Tommy Lasorda is limiting pregame activities for Pitcher hid co Nomo who had allowed 15 earned runs in 16 innings in three starts before he pitched in shutout innings against the mets last week. Lasorda feels the Media hav Cooperstown bound Eddie Murray drove in his 1,800th career run last week becoming the 15th player to reach that level thirteen of the players Are in the Hail of Fame. The other two a Murray and Dave Winfield a Are on the indians. Players with 1,800 career Bis player Hank Aaron babe Ruth ? Lou Gehrig Stan Musial Tycobb Jimmie Foxx Willie Mays Cap Anson. Mel Ott a Ca Yastrzemski Ted Williams Dave Winfield Al Simmons Frank Robinson Eddie Murray career Bis 1954-76 2,297 191435 2,212 1923-39 1,995 1941-63 1,951 1905-28 1,939 1925-45 1,921 1951-73 1,907 1876-97 1.879 1926-47 1,860 1961-83 1.844 1939-60 1,839 1973 1,833 1924-44 1,827 1956-76 1,812 1977 1,801 Eddie Murray source Tracy ring Olifay Rocky Mountain news become too big a Burden for the japanese Pitcher. Young Indian Cleveland outfielder Manny Ramirez 23, is the second youngest Indian to hit 30 Home runs m a season. Hal Trotsky had 35 at the age a of 21 in 1934. But that does no to mean Ramirez is always game. Three times he has run to first base on Ball. Three and twice has remained at Home plate on Ball four. Whereas the Justice Atlanta players David Justice and John Smoltz Are upset that an and Campaign for the Aba Atlanta i Laws featuring them is being used despite the labor problems in basketball. They filmed the spot in june before the Aba lockout. Numbers 40 the Home runs for California Prospect Todd Greene with class aaa Vancouver the first minor league player to have 40 Home runs since Danny Tartabull with Calgary in 1985. 3 the runners thrown out attempting to steal out of 37 attempts when Lenny Webster has been catching for Philadelphia which last week lost no. 1 Catcher Darren Daulton for the season with a knee injury. 23 the times Cleveland has won a game in its final at Bat including eight Home games that have ended with a Home run the latest a 4-3, 14-Inmng a Victory against Toronto when Albert Belle homered. .32 the errors for los Angeles shortstop Jose Offerman on Lead the no in errors for the third him Halfway to the record six seasons held by Dick Groat and Rafael Ramirez. 28 the victories against 31 losses for the Texas rangers with Juan Gonzalez in the lineup even though he had 19 Home runs and 56 Bis in 243 at bats. They were 3 1-26 without san Francisco manager Dusty Baker on the wild card Quot the Way i look at it lets go for the division. If we. Happen to fall Short then go for the wild card. If you shoot for card and fall Short then you have to go a Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey jr., who missed 73 games with a broken left wrist on refusing to take a Day off after he jammed the wrist last week a i had 73 Days off in a Row. I done to need any j a cub Pitcher Frank Castillo 8-8 despite a 2 96 Quot in a not going to complain about it. Sooner or later the Guys will score five runs for me. When that happens Well a former Yankee Danny Tartabull on Reading that Don Mattingly is disenchanted with the Yankees a a he a Only human. George Steinbrunner Yankee owner plays his game turning the fans on the players and eventually that a going to have an san Diego s Archi Cianfrocco on being Hie by a pitch from Greg Harris to Force in the winning run in the Bottom of the ninth against Montreal Quot it was a breaking Ball that started behind me. And never quite came a Milwaukee general manager Sal Bando on possible september Call ups to help in the wild card race Quot we called All our Guys up in april. We could t afford to wait until september 1_ Scripps Howard news service. A amps september 9-1 5, 1995 beyond the game Page 15
