Page 16-Wednesdky, June7, 1976-The Michigan Daily Major League Roundup It was a night of tough pitching around the major league ballparks last night, as some old men and some young men baffled their opponents. In Texas, veteran Ferguson Jenkins pitched a four-hitter and Bobby Bonds smashed a home run as the Rangers dropped the Kansas City Royals, 2-1. Then, besides Brewer Lary Soren- sen's complete-game victory over the Tigers (see story same page), Fran- cisco Barrios mastered the Cleveland Q Indians, 3-0. The White Sox' rightly scattered seven hits and walked three in raising his record to 4-5. Over in the National League, Pit- tsburgh's Jim Bibby, making only his second start for the Bucs, spaced six hits over seven innings and rode the hit- ting of Dave Parker to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.x And in Montreal, the Expos and the Padres entertained the fans with infield AP Photo practice with an invisible ball while waiting out a power failure in ST. LOUIS CARDINAL Lou Brock steals third base during the first inning of last night's encounter with the Cincinnati Exhibition Stadium. The game was Reds. Perhaps Brock took advantage of the opportunity to discuss with Pete Rose his chances of cracking the 3,000 hit suspended in the sixth inning and will barrier that Rose himself broke in April. Brockis closer to the 3,000 hit plateau than any other active major leaguer. be resumed today. sports of the DAILY Blue batsmen honored ANN ARBOR-Michigan's baseball team returned home yesterday after finishing fifth in the College World Series at Omaha and named Rick Leach and Steve Howe co-Most Valuable Players. Leach, a junior centerfielder from Flint, p1atted .404 for the season. Howe, a lefthanded pitcher from Clarkston, set a school record with 11 wins and finished the season with a 1.74 earned run average. The team also named Vic Ray, a sophomore leftfielder from West Bloomfield, as Most Improved Player. Ray hit two home runs in the College World Series-his only homers of the series-and finished with a .278 batting average. The Wolverines compiled a 30-17 reason record this year. -UPI * * * Lindsay top exec ST. LOUIS-The Sporting News has named Ted Lindsay, general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, as the 1977-78 NHL Executive of the Year. Lindsay, 52, took over as general manager of the stumbling Red Wings March 6, 1977, after the team finished with the worst record, 16-55-9, in the NHL. This past season, the Red Wings made a comeback, gaining a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs before being eliminated by the champion Montreal Canadiens in the quarter-finals. Lindsay was selected for the honor ina roll of NHL executives. -AP * * * Jenner joins NBC NEW YORK-NBC Sports announced yesterday that it has signed Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner to a long-term contract, effec- tive Nov. 1. Jenner was hired as an 'all-around on-screen personality," according to an NBC press releases. Terms and length of the contract were not announ- ced. "We are delighted that Bruce Jenner is joining in this exciting period of' growth by NBC Sports," said Chet Simmons, president of NBC Sports. "His personality and talents will be utilized ina number of important assignmen- ts, including NBC's exclusive telecasts of the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow, the Olympis Trials and the Sunday series 'SportsWorld. Jenner had joined ABC Television after the Olympics as a sports com- mentator, appearing on "The Superstars;" among other shows. -AP Former 'M' hurler, stymies Tigers, 5-1 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gorman Thomas belted a two-run homer and Paul Molitor hit a bases-empty shot to back Lary Sorensen's nine-hit pitching, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. Singles by Molitor and Robin Yount and a bloop single by Cecil Cooper. and Larry Hisle's double-play grouner gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead against loser Milt Wilcox, 4-3, in the first inning. MOLITOR'S fifth homer leading off the third made it 3-0. The Tigers scored in the sixth as Lou Whitaker singled, took second on a fielder's choice and raced home on a single by Jason Thompson. However, Wilcox walked Ben Oglivie and Thomas followed with his 11th homer in the Milwaukee half as the Brewers made it 5-1. Sorensen, 7-4, pitched his seventh complete game in a row, trying a Brewer record set last season by Jerry Augustine. SCORES iM Softball Second-round 'A' playoffs DAILY LIBELS 10, Honeydippers 8 in a heiicopter-delayed game. AMERICAN LEAGUE Miiwaukees, Detroit I Chicago3,Cleveland0 Texas 2, Kansas City I NATIONAL LEAGUE Phiiadeiphia 7.San Francisco6 Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 2 Chicago9, Houston5 Los Angeles 8.New York 2 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati1 The basketball. Take a good look at it-it's one of the last times you'll see it for a few months, at least in the hands of an NBA player. Yes, the NBA season is slowly coming to a merciful end, as the Washington Bullets and the Seattle SuperSonics are set to battle it out tonight in Game Seven of the best-of-seven NBA cham- pionship series. The Sonics will have the home-court advantage for the decisive game, which will be televised beginning at 9 p.m. For a story on the game, see page 14.