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Wednesday, April 4, 1973
TODAY
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Detroit
By LEBA HERTZ
The American League inaugurates the 1973 cam-
paign this Friday with the sincere hope that the
designated pinch-hitter innovation will bolster the
offensive muscle which, of late, has been mono-
polized by the Nationals.
Selected as the pre-season favorites, the Oakland
Athletics should once again reign in the West,
while another mad dogfight (Detroit getting the
Daily consensus nod) will add excitement to the
East.
CHARLEY FINLEY'S World Champion A's pro-
bably have the finest pitching staff in the league.
Second only to Baltimore's 2.57 ERA last season,
the A's boast a powerful starting four including:
the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young winner, V i d a
Blue, Ken Holtzman, "Blue Moon" Odom and
"Catfish" Hunter, whose 21-7 record and 2.04 ERA
paced last year's staff.
In addition, Finley acquired in winter transac-
tions Texas' two best relievers, Paul Lindblad and
Horacio Pina, tp strengthen the excellent bullpen
which already features wax-mustachioed R o lli e
Fingers (11-9, 21 saves, 2.51 ERA) and Darold
Knowles (5-1, 11 saves, and 1.36 ERA).
In the infield, the A's have to find a replacement
at first base for the departed Epstein who went
to Texas in the Pina trade. It looks as if last
year's reserve backstop, Gene Tenace, w h o s e
Oakland
home-run stroke brought him World Series prom-
inence, will get the call from skipper Dick Wil-
liams.
Recently, Oakland swapped catcher Dave Dun-
can for Cleveland regular Ray Fosse. However,
this trade could backfire on the A's if Tenace fails
to live up to his Series potential. The A's may
very well feel the loss of Epstein.
THE A's don't necessarily have the division
wrapped up, at least in the eyes of Chicago White
Sox mentor, Chuck Tanner. Tanner claims, "With
the power, speed and pitching we now possess, I
believe the Western Division will have another re-
presentative in the 1973 World Series and I don't
mean Oakland."
Chicago's hopes lie in the comeback of last
year's injured third sacker Bill Melton and catcher
Ed Herrmann as well as pitcher Bart Johnson,
whose hurling was anything but effective.
This slugging duo, along with the consistent of-
fense provided by Carlos May and last year's
MVP, Dick Allen, will provide an awesome threat
to opposing pitchers. In addition, the Sox sent
solid starter Tom Bradley to Frisco in the off sea-
son for centerfielder Ken Henderson, former heir-
apparent to Willie Mays' post. Henderson's stick
and steady glove will be very welcome to the
Sox.
WORKHORSE Wilbur Wood, Stan Bahnsen, and
picked
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Steve Stone, acquired in the deal with the Giants
present the White Sox with a fine starting rotation.
The bullpen will be led by strong-throwing Terry
Forster who posted a 6-5 record with 29 saves
and a 2.25 ERA.
The Kansas City Royals display an abundance of
hiting but their pitching is weak. They obtained out-
fielder Hal McRae and right hander Wayne Simp-
son from Cincinnati for .300 hitter Richie Schein-
blum and pitching ace Roger Nelson. K.C. has
been successful in the past getting Amos Otis from
the Mets, Freddy Patek from Pittsburgh and slug-
ger John Mayberry from Houston. Following this
tradition, perhaps Wayne Simpson will overcome
previous arm trouble to lead the Royals to a
division title.
The acquisition of Frank Robinson from t h e
Dodgers and the new DH rule can only benefit
the California Angels. The Angels who scored few-
er runs than anyone else in the American League
and were 11th in home run production definitely
need some punch in their line-up to support their
fine pitching.
THE ANGELS had to part with Andy Mes-
sersmith and Ken McMullen in the. Robinson deal,
but they did obtain injury-plagued hurler B i l1
Singer along with Billy Grabarkewitz, B o b b y
Valentine, and Mike Strahler. Beside Singer,
the Angels have Nolan Ryan, a 19 game winner
whose blistering fast ball whiffed more than 300
stickers last season, 18 game winner Clyde Wright
and Rudy May for their starting rotation.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DAILY CONCENSUS
East West
DETROIT OAKLAND
NEW YORK CHICAGO
BALTIMORE KANSAS CITY
BOSTON CALIFORNIA
CLEVELAND MINNESOTA
MILWAUKEE TEXAS
The Minnesota Twins have all their hopes rest-
ing on the recovery of veterans Harmon Killebrew
and Tony Oliva from operations. Without the dy-
namic duo, the Twins, despite their fine pitching
in Bert Blyleven, Bill Hands, and southpaw Jim
Kaat, can forget about any play-off hopes.
Rebuilding is the word for the Texas Rangers this
year. Under new Manager Whitey Herzog, the ac-
cent this year will be on youth. Although they did
acquire veterans Rico Carty, Alex Johnson, and
repeat
Mike Epstein, Herzog reports, "The plan will be
to keep developing youngsters while becoming more
competitive. Our strong point is our youth. We
have perhaps the youngest club ever to assemble
for spring training."
ANOTHER NIP and tuck race in the Amer-
ican League East should be in the cards with the
slight edge going to Billy's Motown delights. Led
by pitchers Mickey Lolich, Joe Coleman, Woody
Fryman, and the newly acquired Jim Perry, the
Tigers hurling will be strong, but their hitting will
have to improve.
The 1972 campaign was considered an off-season
for such Bengals as Willie Horton, Jim Northrup,
and Bill Freehan.
Manager Billy Martin, who recently had a little
tiff with Horton and walked out for one day,
said of his team, "As I look at it, there wasn't
a thing wrong with our pitching and our defense
last season - and there won't be in 1973."
THE NEW YORK YANKEES under new owner-
ship may bring back the winning days so familiar
to he Bronx. Strengthened by the addition of Graig
Nettles and .300 hitter Matty Alou, the Yankees
should provide N.Y. fans with a potent offense. Out-
fielders Roy, White and Alou, should get on base at
least 200 times apiece and Bobby Murcer and
Nettles should drive in the necessary runs.
Baltimore Orioles' Manager Earl Weaver says,
"Get me Earl Williams and we'll win the pennant."
Considered to have thrown away the pennant last
year by trading away Frank Robinson, the Orioles
obtained the slugging Atlanta backstop at the ex-
pense of former 20 game winner Pat Dobson, se-
cond sacker Dave Johnson, catcher Johnny Oates,
and hurler Roric Harrison.
The league leading ERA of the pitching staff was
for naught last year because of the lethargic bats
of Boog Powell, Brooks Robinson, and M e r v
Rettenmund, among others.
THE BOSTON Red Sox are counting on the bats
of Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith to carry
them to the pennant. If Louis Tiant ,and Marty
Pattin can pitch up to par, and their fielding
(seventh in the AL) improves, Boston could very
well make an interesting four way race in the
East.
The Cleveland Indians are the teams of the fu-
ture. In trading Craig Nettles to the Yankees, the
Indians obtained outfielder Charlie Spikes and
Rushy Torres, first baseman-outfielder John El-
lis, and infielder Jerry Kenney.
The sixth team in the American League East
is the Milwaukee Brewers managed by Del Cran-
dell.
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THE WALGREEN CONFERENCE ON
Ed ucation
for
Human
Understanding
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4-3:00 P.M.-Hill Auditorium
"ARE WE FREE TO HAVE A FUTURE?"
DR. B. F. SKINNER
Harvard University
Presenter-DR. EDWARD WALKER, Professor of Psychology
Critic-DR. JAMES McCONNELL, Psychologist and Professor of Psychology
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4-8:00 P.M.-Rackham Lecture Hall
"POPULATION DYNAMICS AND
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT"
DR. NAZLI CHOUCRI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science
Presenter-DR. DONALD STOKES, Dean of Rackham School of Graduate Studies and
Professor of Political Science
Critic-DR. A.F.K. ORGANSKI, Professor of Political Science
THURSDAY, APRIL 5-3:00 P.M.-Rackham Amphitheater
"THE BELIEFS THAT CAN LINK MEN TOGETHER"
DR. JOHN PLATT
The University of Michigan, Mental Health Research Institute
Presenter-DR. ALFRED SUSSMAN, Associate Dean of Rackham School of Graduate Studies and
Professor of Botany
Critic-DR. CHARLES TILLY, Professor of Sociology and History
THURSDAY, APRIL 5-8:00 P.M.-Rackham Lecture Hall
"THE QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN MIND"
DR. ADOY E LAMBO
World Health Organization
Presenter-DR. MYRON WEGMAN, Dean of School of Public Health and Professor of Public Health
Critic-DR. GARDNER QUARTON, Professor of Psychiatry
FRIDAY, APRIL 6-1:30 P.M.-Rackham Lecture Hall
"UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS: SCIENTIFIC AND 'HUMAN' VALUES"
DR. THEODORE NEWCOMB
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MINNESOTA SHORTSTOP Jerry Terrell holds securely on to second base in an exhibition game with
the Astros. The games start counting with the traditional opener at Cincinnati tomorrow.
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