Page 12-Wednesday, July 18, 1979-The Michigan Daily AMERICAN LEAGUE SUFFERS, 7-6 NL makes last minute comeback SEATTLE (AP)-Lee Mazilli of the New York Mets slugged a pinch home run to tie the game in the eighth inning, then drew a bases-loaded walk to force home the winning run in the ninth as the National League defeated the American League 7-6 last night for its eighth straight All-Star Game victory. Ryan struck out the first two NL bat- ters, Davey Lopes and Dave Parker 5~~I7i using just seven pitches. But Steve Garvey worked out a walk on a 3-2 pitch and then circled the bases on Mike Schmidt's triple off Fred Lynn's glove at the right-center field fence. A moment later, Schmidt scored when George Foster lined a double to right field for a 2-0 NL lead. The AL came back in a hurry. George drew a one-out walk and scored when Don Baylor doubled past third. After Jim Rice popped up, Lynn drilled a two- run homer into the lower deck in center field, putting the AL on top 3-2. Lynn and Foster both left the game in the second inning because of nagging groin injuries. The NL tied it 3-3 in the second on singles by Bob Boone, pinch-hitter Lou Brock and Lopes which loaded the bases and a sacrifice fly by Parker. In the NL third, Schmidt opened with a double up the right-center field alley. He advanced on a fielder's choice grounder, beating Carl Yastrzemski's throw to third on Gary Matthews' boun- cer, then scored when Dave Winfield hit into a force play. The AL regained the lead 5-4 in the bottom of the third. Baylor singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch by reliever Joaquin Andujar of Houston, advanced to third on an infield out and scored on Yastrzemski's two- out single. Chet Lemon, Who had been hit by a pitch, stopped at second, but scored when Schmidt fielded Darrell Porter's ground ball and threw past Garvey for an error. Steve Rogers of the Montreal Expos pitched two perfect innings in relief and the Nationals tied it 5-5 in the sixth against California rookie Mark Clear when Winfield doubled and dashed home on a single by Gary Carter of Montreal. Larry Bowa walked to keep the rally going but pinch-hitter Pete Rose of Philadelphia rammed into an inning- ending double play. Rose stayed in the game at first base, setting an All-Star record by appearing at his fifth position in this series. The AL regained the lead again at 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth against Gaylord Perry of San Diego. Yastrzemski delivered his second hit of the game to right field and pinchhit- ter Burleson scooted to third on Por- ter's double off the right-center field fence. Hometown hero Bruce Bochte of the Seattle Mariners batted for White and, with the NL infield drawn in, bounced a single over Bowa's head, scoring Burleson. Th e N pushed the potential tying run to second base against relief ace Jim Kern of the Texas Rangers in the seventh. Parker smashed a one-out single off Kern's glove and moved to second on a grounder by Houston's Craig Reynolds but Ron Cey of Los Angeles also grounded out. Rice opened the bottom of the seventh with a pop fly down the right-field line which Parker lost in the glare of the Kingdome ceiling. The ball fell for a double but Rice was out trying for third. Parker to Cey. The NL tied the game 6-6 in the top of the eighth when Lee Mazzilli of the New York Mets batted for Matthews and hit an opposite-field home run down the left-field line. Nicklaus due for change of fortune LYTHAN ST. ANNES, England (AP) - Jack Nicklaus could turn the most frustrating, unproductive year of his unmatched career into a reasonably successful season this week in the 108th British Open Golf Cham- pionship. Nicklaus, of course, has his own standards of performance, his own yar- dstick for the measure of success. That standard centers around the game's four major tests, the Masters, PGA, U.S. and British Opens. "YOU CAN'T have a really good season if you don't win one of the majors," Nicklaus said before setting out in the first round today of golf's oldest, most revered event. "And if you do win one of the majors, it's hard to say you've had a bad season." And, to this point, Nicklaus has had a bad season. He's the first to admit it. "Everybody has a "down" period from time to time. It's inevitable. I'm just having a "down" period of my own right now," he said. But while his performance this season has been entirely uncharac- teristic of the man who owns golf's most outstanding record, it may be im- portant to keep it in perspective. Tom Watson, the grittily determined man generally regarded as Nicklaus' logical successor as ruler of world golf, perhaps said it best. "THE NICKLAUS era is not over," Watson said. "He's too good a player, too smart a player, too talented a player not to come back." A comeback, a victory, this week would be a personal vindication for Nicklaus, would make meaningless his early-season difficulties, his lack of other 1979 titles, his 55th position on the money-winning list. "A win in one of the big onps could turn the whole thing around," he said. NOLAN RYAN of the California Angels, starting pitcher for the American League in last night's All-Star game in Seattle, hurls the first ball to get the game going. PLANS RETIREMENT IN 5 YEARS Bird vocal on future PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Larry Bird, who recently signed a $3.25 million contract with the Boston Celtics, said he plans to retire from basketball when his five-year contract expires in 1984, the Providence Journal reported yesterday. Appearing at a basketball clinic sponsored by Providence College Athletic Director Dave Gavitt, Bird, in a rare interview, told the Journal he was tired of the national attention, the constant badgering from the press and even the money. "To me, it's just a living," he said while signing autographs before his ap- pearance at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf. "I am going to quit after five years anyway. It's something I told myself I'd do before I signed with the Celtics, and I'm going to do it. I think five years is enough." The 22-year-old Bird said his plans af- ter his basketball career are still ten- tative, but he would like to teach physical education and live "a quiet life" in his home town of French Lick, Ind. The 6-foot-9 forward from Indiana State said he would like to prove he can do something besides play the game. "Heck, I've been playing basketball since I was four-years-old," he said. "After a while, you get tired of doing the same thing. The Celtics shouldn't mind this. They signed me for five years. That's all they wanted me for." Money is of no concern anymore, Bird said. His recent contract will give him "more than I'll ever need." He admitted he really doesn't know what to do with his annual salary of $650,000. BIrd said being a millionaire feels terrible. "I don't like it. I'll probably end up giving it all away, to charities, my family, things like that. The way I live, $10,000 or $12,000 would be enough. "I didn't ask for any money;" he said. "They gave it to me ... I didn't care how much I got. My agent (Bob Woolfe) did. He had an interest. He was getting a percentage."