Page Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, June 2,97 Fidrych shelled by Indians Bird loses 2nd in 6-4 defeat By PAUL CAMPBELL and DON MacLACIILAN spcial To The Daily l)ETIROIT--Back in the good old days of last year, Mark "The Bird" Fidrych used to love to pitch against the Cleveland Indians. After all, he won his first big leagne game against Cleveland, and beat the Indians four times withont a loss. But that was another time, as the Indians proved last night when they shelled the Bird and went on to a 6-4 victory over the Tigers. FIDRYCH, WHO worked the first six innings, was tagged with his second loss in twio decisions, and gave up ten hits and five runs to the Tribe hatsmen. Cleveland starter Jim Bibby provided the best pitching of the night, hurling the first seven and one-third innings and giving up five Tiger hits while striking out nine. The Tigers had given Fidrych a 2-0 lead on individual runs in each of the first two innings. In the first, uon LeFlore led off with a slow roller to the left side. Bibby threw wildly on the play, and the speedy LeFlore took second easily. Tito Fuentes followed with a ground single to center to bring LeFlore home. A CLEVELANf) miscue also played a part in the Tigers' second inning rally. Milt May led off with a single to center, then took second on a passed ball by Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse. The Detroit backstop crossed the plate when LeFlore rapped a 3-2 two-out pitch tip the middle for his second consecutive single. But Clineland, led by seoid baseman Duane Kuiper, charged back in the bottom of the third to tie the game. With one otit, Frank Duffy tried to squeeze Buddy Bell home with a bunt. But Detroit third Baseball's leaders Nb NATIONAI LEAGUE G AB R t Pet. By The Ass Patrtttr Pt, 43.t1t0 32 66 .367 The Asst Tritlo chi 43 54 4 56 .364 NEW YORK Scott stL 40 104 13 37 .356 Clarence Cansp Kranepoot NY 39 t17 17 9 - said yesterday Btaker LA 48 t67 29 55 .329 altprfrt EVeottr lt38 155 20 51 .329 woitd prefer t rseit StL 43 141 20 46 .326 WHA wither ot ilendrietk SD 46 163 24 53 .325 accept a mert Itittee ('itt 45 185 36 66 .324 Sii1i1lA - 45 t59 43 5t .321 leagues. Hone Runs In an intervie Mureer. Chicago, 13: Cey, Las n-essed strong Anneles. 13; Smnithnos Angete', the WHA and c 12; lttrrettghsAtlanta, 11; Gios- that at least ter, Cntettnati, 11. Runs Batted In - 'lbhs ha"" a c Cey, Los Aneltes, 45: winfield, the NHI, if thev San Diego, 42; Parker. Pittsbtrgi rilt ir"ese 39; Bnrroughs. Atlanta, 39; Garve. ,'a rtebell Si I.os Angeles, 38. Pitching (6 Decisions) wontl not sotl Denny, St. lnt. -0, 1.080; Call- of the dissolt drita, Pittsburgh. 6-1, .857; Ratat, tt in the Los Angeles, 5-1, .833; Carlton. Phil-adelphtia, 7-2, .778; R~nrseh, St. Loutis, 7', .778; 1oden, Los An- geles, 7-2, .778; RReutschel, Chicago, 6-2. .750; DSutton, Los Angeles, 6-2, ajo .750. nosed 80 t00 at Bats baseman Phil Mankowski threw a strike to May to nail Bell on a close play. One out later, how- ever, Kuiper knocked in Fosse and Rick Manning, who had reached first on a fielder's choice and stole second base. A STEADY drizzle began to fall at the start of the fourth inning, lItt it did not damper the In- dians' performance at the plate. They added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to extend their lead to 5-2. Rico Carty, Kuiper, and Fosse got the RBI's for the Tribe. The Tigers rallied for two runs in the eighth inning. With one out, Cleveland third baseman Buddy Bell lost the handle on a LeFlore grounder to put a man on first. After seeing Bibby walk Fuentes on four straight pitches, Cleveland manager Frank Rob- inson called on newly-acquired lefty Sid Monge to douse the fire. THE EX-CALIFORNIA southpaw gave up a bases-loaded single to Jason Thompson to bring the Tigers back within one, but forced Ben Oglivie to pop out in the infield, ending the Tiger rally. Tiger lefty Bob Sykes, who relieved Fidrych to start the seventh, knocked off six consecutive Cleveland batters before yielding a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Paul Dade in the ninth. Dade stole second and moved to third on Bell's fly to right. Detroit manager Ralph Houk sum- monned Steve Grilli from the bullpen, but the Indians made the squeeze work this time as Fosse laid down a perfect bunt to garner his second RBI o>f the game. KUIPER,.WHO led the Cleveland attack with three RBI's, was also spectacular in the field. Twice he robbed a Detroit batter of hits-first in the fifth, when he stabbed a hot shot off Fuentes' Abat on one bounce, and then in the sixth, when he made ail incredible twisting leap to nab a line drive off the bat of Rusty Staub. The Indians have won eight of their last ten games, while the Tigers dropped their seventh game out of eight played at home. Detroit will try to salvage a split of the two-game series to- night. Rookie Dave Rozema (4-2) will go to the mound for the Tigers against veteran right hander Pat Dobson (0-4). AP Phot Hang it up Ex-author and New York Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton is shown here preparing for his comeback debut with the Knoxville Sox, a White Sox farm team, on April 16. The 38-year-old pitcher was dropped by the club yesterday, however, after compiling an 0-6 record. IL boss disdains merger ;oeiated Press - President bell of the NHL he personally o let the rival n the vine than ger of the two w, Campbell ex- feelings about ontinted rumors four tots WHA hance of joining meet the finan- nts. id srh a move "ve the problem rtion of player NHL since ex-. pansion began in 1967 and the WHA's creation in 1971, and its subsequent raiding of more than 100 players from the older league. Expansion was essential at the beginning, Campbell said, "but we didn't anticipate the invasion of Mr. Davidson and conpany," referring to Gary Davidson, one of the founders and first president of the WHA who later resigned. Campbell said that WHA can- didates are not suitable for the NHI. "In the first place, they're not compatible. They're our rivals. They were people that la.il NIGHT EDIT( SCOTT LEU did their best to dE Why would we sals now? To hell with "Don't talk about attitude. I'm talking attitude. I haven't tI speak for the NHL. decide at the govern ings next week, I about my attitude." Campbell's attitu and simple, is to let ymy DR: I (IS estr y us. 'age them them. the NHL's about my he right to They will tor's meet- 'm talking de, plain the WHA, 1 Lef ae Standings :.:: ,'::::: ;,; ag s:" I vs vs bv a. hi^m w"e AMERICAN LEAGUE AMERICANsLEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE which- has had two franchises G AB R H Pct. W L Pet. GB East Carew Mm 44 181 31 66 .365 Baltimore 26 18 .591 - W L Pet. GB BaFlor Toe 34 152444 .352 New York 26 21 553 11 Chicago 8 a$ .636 - BI L L B O A R D Washngtn Tex 31 121 12 42 .347 Boston 24 21 .533 21 St. Louis 2 18 .609 1 Fisk Bsn 43 147 31 50 .340 Milwaukee ns 25 .500f 4 Pittshuegh .6 17 618 1Y2 The Ann Arbor Women's Awands Toe 34 173 17 41 .333 Cleveland 70 73 .488 51 Philadelphia na no .5680 soito AW A Burleson Bsn 43 185 26 61 .330 Detroit 18 27 .400 814 Montreal 18 27 400 10% Golf Association (AAWGA) Bostok Min 43 161 30 53 .329 Toronto 8ta 29 .382 9 New York 17 29 .369 12 has announced that entries Munson NY 45 181 30 59 .326 west are now being accepted for Poquette KC 37 118 14 38 .32 hinnesota 29 17 .0568 3 the 49th annual Women's aisle Min 45 175 33 56 .320. California 24 23 .511 51 Los Angeles 33 15 .688 -- Tournament. The tournament Bome Runs Texas 21 21 .500 5 Cincinnati 23 23 .500 9 will be held June 27-30 at the Zisk, Chicago 14; GScott, Boston, Kansas City 22 23 .489 614 San Diego 24 29 .453 11% -University course. 12; Evans, Boston, 11; Rice, Boston, Oakland 22 24 A78 7 San Francisco 21 27 .438 12 11; Nettles, New York, 11; Bonds, Seattle 21 30 A12 We Houston 20 27 .426 1214 To -be eligible to partici- California, 11; Hisle, Minnesota, 11; Yesterday's Results Atlanta 17 33 .340 17 ate the entrant must be a Gross, Oakland, 11. Kansas City 11, Toronto 3 p s Runs Batted In Cleveland 6, Detroit 4 Yesterday's Results woman 16 years or older who Hisle, Minnesota, 45; Rudi, Cali- Late games not included is either an AAWGA member, fornia, 42; Zisk, Chicago, 38; Mun- ** Today's Games san Francisco 2, San Diego 0 a resident of Washtenaw son, New York, 35; Hobson, Bos- Cleveland (Dobson, 0-4) at De- Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 2 ton, 33. troit (Rozema, 4-2), a. New York 6, Montreal 4 County, or a member of any Pitching New York (Figueroa, 6-3) at Min- Late games not included private or semi-private golf DAlexander, Texas, 6-1, .017; nesota (Holly, 2-1), n. club in Washtenaw County. Burgmeler, Minnesota, 5-1, .833; Ta- Baltimore (Flanagan, 1-2) at Today's Games nana, California, 8-2, .800; castro, Chicago (Barrios, 4-3), a. - The entry fee is $20. To Milwaukee, 5-2, .714; Knapp, Chi- Boston (Stanley, 3-2) at Texas New York (Koosmanl, 3-5) at register, or for further in- eago, 5-2, .714; Palmer, Baltimore, (Briles, 2-2), n. Montreal (Warthen, 2-2), a. formation, contact Mrs. Dal 7-3, .700; Ryan, Cafornia, 8-4, .667; Oakland (Langford, 4-3) at Seat- Houston (Bannister, 1-5) at Cin- tactMr6.-Daa 5 Tied With .667. tle (Pole, 2-1), a. cinnati (Billingham, 6-3), a; VaS at 662-8S18. fold this season, fall flat on face. "Let it die on the vine The NHL and WHA hao been holding a series of talk on a possible merger and e special committee made up d owners from both leagues wil report to the governors at the meetings in Montreal net week. As far as the NH1 is co cerned, Campbell said the stt us of the talks "hasn't change a bit." "We have a committee lit is investigating the advantage and disadvantages of some pa sible type of accommodation I'll use that word-and the have not any authority to neg tiate or to make any offerS any kind or to receive aN Their only responsibilitys is report to the governors tO week." Campbell , said he helin that U. S. Dist. Court Judge l Leon Higginbotham of Phi delphia is being kept iofntltf by NIL lawyers of any neW' velopments. it was Judge ginbotham who presided 0 the anti-trust suits broughl the WHA against the NBL the out-of-court settlement February 1974. Larry Doby is back with 1948 Cleveland teammate, Lemon, as a Chicago White coach. Former pitcher L is the manager. Met rookie center fieldtU Mazzilli had o chance to the 1976 Olympic teaS speed skater at 500 mottIa in 1973 chose baseballfover ice sport.