Wednesday, October 6, 1971
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Seven
Nednesday, October 6, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven
Baltimore
clinches
third
straight
pennant
World Series shows
best at their worst
HOW WOULD you like to manage the following mythical
team in the World Series?
Behind the plate you get Mickey Cochrane. In the infield
you have Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, Honus Wagner and
Eddie Mathews. As if that weren't enough, in the outfield you
can have Ty Cobb, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.
Who do you get to pitch? Who cares?
Actually, you'd better care because with that team of
World Series flops you're going to need a good pitcher to
have a chance.. Believe it or not, those players, including
seven Hall of Famers and two future Hall of Famers, were
nothing but banjo hitters in post-season competition.
The composite World Series batting average of those eight
stars was a mighty .244. Cobb, Hornsby and Williams each hit
over 100 points below their lifetime batting averages. In three
Series, Mathews, who had 512 homers in his career, hit one,
nd in the same number Mays hit none.
Not that all of baseball's great stars folded in October,
but through the years, fans have been disappointed to see the
World Series bring out the worst in some of the best.
But such -disappointments have been more than over-
come by the surprising feats of the lesser known teammates
of the great stars.
Like, for example, Bob Robertson clouting four home
runs in the National League playoffs this year while home
run champion Willie Stargell couldn't even manage a bloop
single.
In 1931, a scruffy Cardinal rookie named Pepper Martin
ran rings around the powerful Philadelphia Athletics and be-
came a national hero. Martin batted .500 and stole five bases
as he thrilled Depression fans who knew what it was like to
be an underdog.
Not many had heard of Martin before that October, but he
may have had the best World Series in history. That is, if you
ignore Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes didn't do too much before or since, but the World
Series he had in 1954 for the Giants against the tremendous
Ipleveland pitching staff is classic.
Rhodes only came to the plate six times, but he got
four hits including two homers. He drove in the winning
run in two games and the tying run in a third. At the same
time, teammate Mays only got four hits, and American
League batting champion Bobby Avila batted .133 for the
Indians.
In other World Series, the best performances have been
y players like Bobby Richardson, Bill Mazeroski, Julian Javier
and Ron Fairly - good players, but not superstars.
The point is that, assuming the Pirates make it to the
World Series next week, don't; be surprised if Roberto Clemente
and Stargell don't contribute very much. Remember that if Bal-
timore's Frank Robinson and Boog Powell play worse than
expected they won't be In bad company.
Judging by past performances, the heroics are likely to
come from players like Dave Johnson, Don Buford, Richie Heb-
ner - or Robertson.
Actually, when it comes to pitching, the story is dif-
ferent. Generally, the great hurlers have had great World
SerIes. The greatest pitching ever seen in a World Series was
by Christy Mathewson, one of the two or three best pitchers
ever, who shut out the mighty Philadelphia Athletics three
times in 1905.
Even Walter Johnson, who didn't get into a World
Series until he was 36, pitched ferociously.
In more modern times, fans have witnessed fantastic per-
formances in the World Series by Sandy Koufax and Bob Gib-
son, probably the two best pitchers of the past decade.
Koufax hurled two shutouts and compiled an earned run
average of 0.95 in eight games over four Series. In nine games
over three years, Gibson won seven with two shutouts and 92
strikeouts. He also broke Koufax's single game strikeout record
with 17 against the Tigers in 1968.
The exceptions have been Bob Feller, the great Cleve-
land fireballer, who pitched poorly in two games against the
Boston Braves in 1948, and Denny McLain. Nobody will
forget how McLain came into the 1968 Series with 31 vic-
tories behind him and then was overshadowed by Mickey
Lolich, who won three games while McLain' struggled.'
McLain's poor performances then drew as much attention
as those of the other great stars who somehow couldn't per-
form as well under the spotlight of a World Series. However, as
y entioned, not all stars have been World Series goats. Some,
ke Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron, Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons,.
played as well in October as during the rest of the year.
And then there's Babe Ruth. In 10 World Series, the Babe
put on some Ruthian performances, batting .326 with 15
homers and an incredible slugging percentage of .744. But then
everybody knows the Babe was in a class by himself. ;
AP POLL REVEALS:
OAKLAND (P)-Lanky Jim Pal-
mer pitched the Baltimore Orioles
into the World Series for the third
consecutive season yesterday, beat-
ing Oakland 5-3 on a seven-hitter
with the Robinson boys, Brooks
and Frank, supplying the offensive
punch.
Palmer, 10 days short of his
26th birthday, completed the
Oribles' American League cham-
pionship playoff sweep for the
third straight season. He also
hurled the clinchers in playoff
sweeps against Minnesota in 1969
and 1970.
The Orioles, who have never lost
a playoff game, took command
<:;,< F when the Robinsons started con-
necting against Diego Segui and
four Oakland relievers.
Baltimore had nicked Segui for
a run in the first but it was a
{ cheap price for the A's to pay after
the veteran right-hander loaded
the bases with none out on walks
to Don Buford and Boog Powell
sandwiched around a hit by Paul
Blair. Frank Robinson struck out
on three pitches but Ellie Hen-
dricks' long fly ball got the run
home.
Reggie Jackson tied the score for
the A's with a long home run in
the third that set off a booming
Press display of owner Charles O. Fin-
d the ley's fireworks behind the center
pagne field fence.
d El- It was still 1-1 in the fifth when
Buford opened with his second
__ single. Blair bounced into a force
out but Powell walked. The run-
ners advanced on Frank Robin-
son's infield out, giving the
Orioles men on second and third
with two out.
Here Manager Dick Williams de-
cided to play the percentages and
ordered Segui, a right-hander, to
g for a walk. the lefty-swinging Hendricks
and pitch to Brooks Robinson, who
n in the swings from the right side.
down in The ploy didn't work. Robinson
es only ripped Segui's first pitch for a
ng their single to center, scoring two runs
pennant and putting the Orioles in front to
stay.
to come Sal Bando, captain of the A's
,ce, 16- narrowed the gap to one run with
erry, in a sixth inning homer that set off
the Pi- the Finley fireworks again.
with 15- That was too close for the Birds
and they padded their lead with
he open- two more runs in the seventh,
y. thanks to a double and some ag-
-Associated P
JUBILOUS CELEBRATION REIGNS in the Baltomore Oriole locker room after the Birds downe
Oakland Athletics, 5-3, to capture the American League Championship. Participating in the champ
festivities are from left to right: Paul Blair, Don Buford, skipper Earl Weaver, Chico Salmon an
rod Hendricks.
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JOHN PAPANEK
gressive base running by Frank
Robinson.
Powell opened the inning with a
walk against reliever Rollie Fin-
gers and then Robinson, hitless in
the series so far and burdened by
a 3-for-19 slump going into the
game, smacked a line drive to left.
The ball landed perhaps two feet
fair and banged up against the
wall. As the 240-pound Powell
chugged around third base, head-
ing for home, Robinson rounded
second. Powell slid home safely
and Robinson pulled up at third on
the play at the plate.
Suns sweep
Cells sail
By The Associated Press
DE KALB, Ill. - The Chicago
Bulls dropped their fourth exhi-
bition game of the 1971 season last
night as they fell to the ,Phoenix
Suns, 105-99, at De Kalb High
School.
The Bulls jumped to a 31-22
first quarter lead, but the Suns
rallied to take a halftime lead of
55-50. Rookie guard Dennis Dayton
scored 13 of his 22-point total in
the second quarter.
The Bulls closed to within five
points in the fourth quarter after
trailing by as much as 13 points
in the second half,, but numerous
fouls coupled with excellent free-
throw percentages by the Suns
stopped the Bulls from closing the
gap.
Cougars creamed
CHARLOTTE-The Boston Cel-
tics of the National Basketball
Association rallied to beat the
Carolina Cougars of the American
Basketball Association, 107-100, in
an exhibition game last night.
Boston's Dave Cowens was high
scorer with27vpoints, while fellow
Celtic Jo Jo White scored 20.
* * *
Nets rip
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The New
York Nets survived a late rally by
the Virginia Squires to take a
103-96 victory in an American Bas-
ketball Association exhibition last
night.
That finished Fingers and Dar-
old Knowles relieved for the A's.
With pinch hitter Andy Etchebar-
ren at bat, Knowles uncorked a
wild pitch that bounced perhaps
25 feet away from catcher Gene
Tenace. Robinson broke for the
plate and slid home safely with
Baltimore's fifth run.
Jackson sent the fireworks man
back to work again in the eighth
with another booming home run
and when Mike Epstein followed
with a single, there was some hope
for the A's. But Palmer got Bando
to rap into a double play and then
retired A n g e1' Mangual on a
bouncer.
In the ninth, Palmer finished
with a flourish, striking out Te-
nance, Epstein and pinch hitter
Curt Blefary to end it in a hurry.
The frustration of the A's might
have been best shown by the so-
what reaction to two young fans
who raced on the field with one
out left and tore right back off
without stirring a guard.
The victory was the 14th straight
for Baltimore. The Orioles finish-
ed the regular season with an 11-
game string of triumphs. That
streak parallels the one the Orioles
took into the 1970 World Series
when they beat Cincinnati in five
games to take the world cham-
pionship.
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PITTSBURGH VP)-Rich Hebner
turned from goat to hero with an
eighthinning homer in support of
surprise starter Bob Johnson, giv-
ing the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1
victory over San Francisco yester-
day in the third game of the Na-
tional League playoffs.
The triumph, in which the Pi-
rates beat Giants' ace Juan Mar-
chal, gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead
in the best-of-five series to deter-
mine the National League pennant
winner.
Hebner lashed a 1-2 pitch from
Marichal just over the outstretched
glove of right fielder Bobby Bonds
for the decisive blow in the tense,
dramatic struggle with two out in
the eighth inning as 28,322 fans
rained a stream of paper from the
stands.
Hebner, a third baseman, com-
mitted the error that led to the
only San Francisco run in the sixth
inning.
Johnson gained the victory after
Manager Danny Murtaugh had de-
cided to pinch hit for his last-
minute pitching choice at the start
of the inning.
Marichal, who won 18 games for
edge Giants, 2j
the Giants during the regular sea-
son and pitched the pennant-
clincher in NL west on the last day
of the season, struck out Davalillo
and got Dave Cash on a grounder
to short but then Hebner broke
it up.
The home run decisively made
up for Hebner's throwing error
which let the Giants' run in the
sixth inning. Ken Henderson open-
ed the inning with a single for the
fourth hit off Johnson and Tito
Fuentes followed with a bunt down
the third base line.
Hebner came in quickly to field
the sacrifice but then threw wildly
to first and Henderson raced
around to score.
Thedrama built later in the in-
ning when, after Willie Mays was
thrown out attempting to bunt,
Willie McCovey was walked in-
tentionally. Johnson then struck
out Bonds on a 3-2 pitch but walk-
ed Dick Dietz on a 3-2 pitch, load-
ing the bases.
The count also went to 3-2 on
Alan Gallagher but Johnson reach-
ed back and got him on a grounder
to short.
Johnson got out of another jam
in the eighth by getting Dietz to
ground out, before leaving
pinch batter.
Dave Giusti then came of
ninth and set the Giantst
order, leaving the Pirat
one victory shy of clinchir
first National League;
since 1960.
The Giants are expected
back with their other a
game winner Gaylord Pe
today's fourth game while
rates go for the clincher
game winner Steve Blass.
Perry beat Blass 5-4 in tI
er of the playoffs, Saturda
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ANAHEIM (YA) - The California
Angels traded their problem player,
Alex Johnson to the Cleveland In-
dians yesterday, the Indians taking
an attitude of letting bygones be
bygones.
"We're not looking back, we're
looking to the future," said Cleve-
land President Gabe Paul in
acquiring the 1970 American
League batting champion who was
suspended by the Angels last June
for failure to hustle.
Johnson and catcher J e r r y
Moses, who late in the season
voiced discontent with the Angels,
went to Cleveland in exchange for
outfielders Vada Pinson, who bat-
tled with the Indians' manage-
second
The Top Twenty teams, with first-
place votes in parentheses, season re-
cords and total points. Points tabu-
lated on basis of 20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-
7-6-5-4-3-2-1:
1. Nebraska (43) 4-0 1058
2. MICHIGAN (5) 4-0 886
3. Texas (3) 3-0 818
4. Auburn (2) 3-0 654
5. Colorado (2) 4-0 616
6. Alabama 4-0 607
7. Notre Dame 3-0 606
8. Oklahoma 3-0 592
J. Penn State 3-0 289
10. Georgia 4-0 280
11. Washington 4-0 241
12. Arizona State 3-0 148
13. Tennessee 2-1 1401/2
14. Duke 4-0 139
15. Ohio State 2-1 125
16. Louisiana State 3-1 92
17. Arkansas 3-.1 53
18. NorthCarolina 4-0 33
19. Stanford 3-1 30
20. Toledo 4-0 25
Others receiving votes, listed alpha-
ment; and Frank Baker, plus
right-handed pitcher Alan Foster.
Pinson, 33, a veteran of 13 major
league seasons, had caused prob-
lems at Cleveland, claiming the
Indains failed to live up to salary
promises for 1971.
The Angels had to rid them-
selves of Johnson. He was sus-
pended without pay from his
$55,000-a-year job last June 26,
having been fined 29 times in the
early season for not giving 100 per
cent effort.
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The Wolverines strengthened
their hold on the number two
spot in the weekly Associated
Press college football poll this
week, after defeating Navy Sat-
urday 46-0.
Iichigan received 886 points
and five first place votes, three
more than last week from the
national panel of 55 writers and
broadcasters.
National champion Nebraska,
after beating previously unbeat-
e Utah State 42-6, remained
amber one with 43 first place
ballots.
Texas, number three, is only
68 points behind the Wolverines
Penn State, ninth, and Georgia,
tenth.
The only other Big 10 team
in the top 20 is Ohio State,
number 15. The Big Eight is
represented by three teams, Ne-
braska, Colorado and Oklahoma,
in the top eight, and the South-
eastern Conference has a troi-
ka, Auburn, Alabama and Geor-
gie, in the top ten, and two
more, Tennessee, 13th, and LSU,
16th, in the top 20.
Besides Texas, the Southwest-
ern conference claims Arkansas,
17th in the top 20. The Paciffic
8 is represented by two second
10 teams, Washington, 11th, and
Stanford, 19th. A third, South-
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