Tuesday, June 19, 1973 THE SUMMER DAILY KUHN TAKES DIM VIEW Osteen LOS ANGELES (M)-Claude Os- teen has delivered more home pitches-13-to Henry Aaron than any other active pitcher and the Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander says he wouldn't fret over dish- ing up the ball Aaron hits for No. 715 to break Babe Ruth's re- cord. "It would bother me a lot if we lost a game off it," says Os- teen, "but I've been pitching 16 years and one home run is just like another. "Certainly I'm aware of the importance," adds Osteen, who is scheduled to pitch against At- lanta and Aaron Thursday night in the fourth game of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Arriv- ing in Los Angeles Monday Aaron had 691 career homers, 18 this year. THE 33-YEAR-OLD Osteen is second only to ex-Dodger Don Drysdale 17 in giving up homers to Aaron, but he believes the statistic is misleading. "Baseball fans are funny," he says. "It's been well publicized that he's hit 13 off me, and peo- ple think that's quite something. But they don't know the number of times I've faced him. I think AV ARE YOU CO We Ne( For Color Visic WEI CALL Fred, IBumme to aid Aaron? he has seven off Don Gullett of ing yesterday to an Associated Cincinnati in only two or three Press story last Sunday, threat- years. I've pitched against him ened -pitchers with suspension if for more than 10 years." they "help" Hank Aaron achieve Osteen's lifetime record against a record-breaking 715th career the Braves is 16-10, including 1-0 home run. this season. In a directive to all major "It wouldn't make me less of league clubs, Kuhn said: "I am a pitcher to give up THE home greatly disturbed by press stories run. Certainly it's a great mile- quoting some of our pitchers as stone, but why is one homer more saying or implying that they important than another? would be willing to groove a pitch to Henry Aaron to help him in "A HOME RUN is one run- his pursuit of the record for to- four is the bases are loaded," tal home runs. says Osteen, answering his own question in -terms of winning or WHILE I recognize the possi- losing a game. bility of misquotation, I must re- No pitcher should hang his mind you that any such conduct head in shame for giving up a would violate the requirement of homer to Aaron, says Osteen, not- major league Rule 21 that every ing that Henry has homered off player must give his best efforts each of his pitches - fast ball, towards the winning of any base- curve ball, slider . . . ball game in which he is involv- "A homer really is not so much ed. To do otherwise will result in what a hitter hits, it's where a long-term suspension. the pitcher.throws it. He's hit good pitches for homers, too. He "Since the possibility of a mis- gets most of his long hits on balls understanding of Rule 21 may ex- thrown across the inside half of ist in both leagues, all clubs are the plate." - hereby directed to review this Osteen said if Hank had 714 subject with all your team per- homers late in the season and he sonnel immediately and to warn was pitching against him "I'd go them that suspension will follow right out and challenge him, try where anyone intentionally fails to get him out. As far as throw- to give his best efforts. ing another, if he hits another off me, he's going to earn it." "YOU SHOULD know that each Osteen added: "I hope he of the pitchers so quoted in the breast.n'mdrd:tig him." p r e s s is being individually breaks it. I'm rooting for hi. warned. In New York Baseball Com- a missioner Bowie Kuhn, respond- "I might add that nothing will - be permitted which would tar- ~~~nish the achievements of a truly great player such as Henry Aaron." LOR BLIND 'ANOTHER ROSE': ad You )n Experiments 'Rooip PAY 764-0574 By NORM CLARKE 7-0-54 CAssociated Press Writer ----- -- CINCINNATI - Dan Driessen is not a Pete Rose. Not yet. But if Cincinnati Manager Sparky Anderson is right, the 21- year-old rookie could be the Reds' discovery of the 1970s. "His type is hard to find," said Anderson after watching Dries- sen raise his batteing average to 2.5 times his weight The Soviet Union's Pave Pervushkin hoists the barbell on the way to breaking two heavyweight records at the European Champion- ships in Madrid. Driessen shines .345 Sunday by hitting safely in the eight of the nine games he's played in since poining the Reds 10 days ago. "He hits a lot like Rose," said Anderson. "He's going to be a .300 hitter." In this age of computerized scouting reports and a coast-to- coast network of talent bird dogs, Driessen is a rarity. Car Repairs? We offer qualily personalized service Our expanded services include: Major & Minor Repairs on: Volkswagen Volvo Vega Datsun Corvair Toyota MG Subuizu Fiat Austin Domestic Compacts Modified Sports Cars 1150 Rosewood 663-2441 Notice Double Decker Big Scot Same olde price 490 It gets Big Mac ticked. Get this olde time zany art on a poster now through Sunday with a Big Scot. What you like... in sandwiches. 3362 Washtenow St. (Just up from Arborland) FOUR YEARS ago he was ov- erlooked by all 24 major league clubs in baseball's annual draft. But that's not an indictment. Driessen never played on a high school baseball team. His home, Hilton Head, S. C., population 6,300, didn't have one. "I played a lot or pickup games with my brother William. He could have played pro ball but he never got the chance, " said Driessen. A call to a Reds' scout by a coach who had seen Driessen spray line drives brought an in- vitation for a tryout. The quiet, shv youngster let his bat do the talking. "I DIDN'T sign for a cent. I'm not kidding. I just wanted a chance," he said. Driessen says he's still ner- "uisa. "I'll be all right if I re- lax east " little more." The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder was hitting .409 in 47 games with Cin- cinnati's Class AAA Indianapolis affiliate when the Reds told him he woild be thrust into the line- up against the Chicago Cubs. He spent a sleepless night wor- rying about what every rookie fears. "I MUST HAVE turned the television on and off 10 times d"aring the night. The Reds had me call Joe Morgan and he calmed me down a little. But I couldn't sleep. I even tried sleep- ing on the floor." The nightmare came the next day, when he went to third base. I remember the first ball hit to me. I said 'here it comes,' but I froze." 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