SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY. JULY'll SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1VFDNF~nAV ITTLV IO~ 1OR'7 4,90. AaU 4 "irates Fire Manager I. II MajorLeague Standings AaTERICAN LEAGUE PITTSBURGH (P) - Manager Harry The Hat Walker was fired yesterday by the sixth-place Pitts- burgh Pirates and ex-manager Danny Murtaugh was called in to try to get the team back in the pennant race. General Manager Joe L. Brown said he shuffled the field bosses so quickly that not even the play- ers and coaches were told before- hand. Walker's locker in Forbes Field htad not been cleaned out, when Brown made the announcement at a hurry-up news conference, and said Murtaugh would take the reins of last night's doubleheader against San Francisco. End of Season Brown said Murtaugh will re- main as manager only until the end of the season. Presumably, Brown will go shopping for an- other manager. The Pirates were favored by the Las Vegas bookies to win the Na- tional League pennant. But they haven't been able to put every- thing together and were eight games off the pace before yester- day's action. Murtaugh, 49, brought the Pi- rates their last pennant and World Series championship in 1960. He was succeeded by Walker in 1965. No Reason .Brown, who backed Walker strongly at a news conference only stwoweeks ago, wouldn't give any reason for giving him the boot. Instead, he repeated the gist of what he told the players at a spe- cial team meeting on June 30: "The succes of the team is as much the responsibilities of the players as it is the manager. "I stated earlier in the year I thought this was a team that 'could win the pennant. I still do." There have been rumors of team dissension, but the only thing de- finite was catcher Jim Pagliaroni's statement that he wanted to be traded. Finished Third The Pirates finished third both seasons Walker was in command all the way, and were in the thick of last year's race until the next to the last day. That ending, plus the off-sea- son acquisition of pitchers Dennis Ribant and Juan Pizarro, and Maury Wills, made the Pirates' as much as 8-5 favorites in the Las Vegas book. But the Pirates' big bats have never made-up for the spotty pitching, and the team has been mired in the second division for a month. Prior Term Murtaugh, a second baseman with the Pirates and the Boston Braves, took over as Pittsburgh manager in 1957 from Bobby Bra- gan. When he left in 1964, a stom- ach ailment was given as the rea- son.' Walker, a sometimes easy-going, talkative Alabamian who played with the Cardinals, Phillies, Cubs and Reds from 1940 through 1951, won his nickname "The Hat" by figeting with his cap while at bat. He won the National League batt- ing title in 1947 with a .363 aver- age. He managed in the minors for nine years, and moved back to the majors with the Cardinals and was manager and later coach. W L Pct. x-Chicago 50 37 .575 Minnesota 49 39 .557 Boston 47 40 .540 Detroit 46 41 .529 x-California 48 44 .522 Baltimore 42 47 .472 Cleveland 42 47 .472 Washington 42 48 .467 New York 39 48 .448 Kansas City 38 52 .422 x--Late game not included. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston 6, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 5, Minnesota 2 Detroit 5, Washington 2 New York at Cleveland (rain) Chicago at California (nc) TODAY'S GAMES Chicago at California (n) Minnesota at Kansas City (n) Washington at Detroit (ni) New York at Cleveland (n) Boston at Baltimore (n) GB 3 4 4., 9 9 1 13'4 NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Atlanta San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia Los Angeles New York Houston WV L 52 37 51 38 51 41 46 40 48 43 43 43 42 44 37 51 35 51 36 53 Pct. GB .584 - .573 1 .554 24 .535 4y .527 5 .500 71 .488 81V .420 1414 .407 151E .404 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 9, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 5-1, San Francisco 6-3 New York 4, Houston 2 Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4 Only games scheduled TODAY'S GAMES Houston at New York (2) os Angeles at Philadelphia (n) San Francisco at Pittsburgh (n) St. Louis atsCincinnati (n) Atlanta at Chicago SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: DAVID KNOKE -Associated Press ALL BUT A BALL Atlanta Braves third baseman Clete Boyer puts the tag on Chicago Cubs runner Don Kessinger-but he doesn't have the ball yet. Kessinger was safe at third with a stolen base in yesterday's game which Chicago won 9-3. -Associated Press IN A CHANGE OF MANAGERS, the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday fired Harry Walker, left, and re- placed him with Danny Murtaugh, right, who had been manager until 1964. I 25%-50% OFF 25%-50% OFF I A's Prospects Improved For Staying in Kansas City CHICAGO (JP)-Prospects of the Athletics baseball team remaining in Kansas City brightened yester- day following a meeting between club owner Charles O. Finley and the Jackson County Sports Au- thority. Dutton Brookfield, chairman of the authority and spokesman for the five-man group which met with Finley, said he was "optimis- tic" over Kansas City's chances of retaining the team. Cordial Meeting Brookfield said the nearly two- hour meeting was "cordial" and since no firm commitment was made to Finley, future meetings will be held. The Jackson County Sports Authority has started a $43 mil- lion sports complex which in- cludes side-by-side football and baseball stadiums which will have a single, rolling dome to cover either field when necessary. Although work has begun on the complex, Brookfield said the baseball stadium will not be built unless Kansas City has a baseball team.I Four Year Contract A four-year contract between the ball club and Kansas City MunicipalStadium expires this year. Finley has two four-year options which he can exercise.' Brookfield said the new complex underway, Kansas City is work- ing on a "new image" and can make offers which Finley has I not had in the past. These he said included the new stadium, an increase in attendance, better parking facilities and stronger television and radio commitments. Finley called the meeting a pleasant one and attempted to stamp out rumors that he was ready to move the club. Not Speculate Finley said he would not, as speculated in. some quarters, re- quest from the American League permission to move the team at the joint Major League meetings in Chicago Aug. 2-4. 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