Tuesday, May 13, 1975 THE MICI
Batsmen visit
;HIGAN DAILY
Page Eleven
HIGAN DAILY Page Eleven
By BILL CRANE
The Michigan Wolverine bats-
men (9-3) are perched in first
place in the Big Ten race going
into the season's last weekend,
but they shouldn't feel too con-
fident.
Yes, the Wolverines continued
their hot play on the road by
winning three out of four games
this weekend from Indiana and
Ohio State. But this 1975 sea-
son is the fifth campaign in a
row that Michigan will have a
chance to win or tie for the Big
Ten championship.
Michigan is due. The batsmen
have finished second place and
third place in the last four
years. Last year was particular-
ly frustrating. The Wolverines
were rained out of the final
two doubleheaders. Rained-out
games aren't rescheduled in the
league.
So, there really isn't a team
around more destined to win
a title-even if by odds alone.
(Certainly hockey's New York
Islanders haven't used up all
the available lucky bounces.)
Coach eyes champ'
Today, the Maize and Blue
take their magnificent road rec-
ord (12 wins in their last 13
a w a y contests) to Bowling
Green. Maybe this time the
Blue players will feel more at
home than they did when
Bowling Green visited Ann Ar-
bor earlier this season.
At Ray Fisher Stadium, the
BG's shut Michigan out 4-0 in
the first game of a twinbill and
the Wolverines' only saved them-
selves from being double-dipped
by outlasting the Greenies 5-4
in 10 innings in the nightcap.
Since then however, Mich-
igan has won 11 and dropped
but three. Perhaps the big
test for the Wolverine title
drive will be today's games in
Ohio.
Bowling Green won't see Mich-
igan's top pitchers of course,
as freshmen Bill Stennet and
Craig McGinnis take the mound
for the Maize
Randy Ha
homerun cou
eight and he
roundtrippers
all-time reco
Bill Freehan
Dave Brown.
Hackney co
Wolverines
they have h
years. He is
clip.
But if Bo
Michigan as
it did earlie
will have a
the critical f
As the le,
Michigan Sta
in the Big T
and the Sp
series with T
and Wisconsi
is currently,
ings but are
Bowling Green
e so both Michigan schools don't igan hasn't won since 1961.
have "gimmes" on the final sea- "Certainly, it's nice to be
IONS IP son series. on top going into a weekend
.' Michigan coach Moby Bene- like this," he continued, "be-
and Blue. didt says, "One of these years, cause we're dthe only team
ckney's we're going to win it. Hopefully, that can be assured of win-
Lnt still stands at it will be this year." Benedict win four games."
needs two more hasn't finished first in the 12 And that's the way it is. Sta
to tie Michigan's years he's been here and Mich- tuned.
rd set by Tiger
and ex-Wolverine B e t i MSU at Eastern Michigan 2
Big Ten Standings Indiana at DePauw 2
ntinues to give the W L Pct. GB Ball State at Purdue 2
all the firepower MICHIGAN 9 3 .750 -
acked in previous MSU 8 3 .727 % Friday's Games
hitting at a .349 Iowa 7 3 .700 1 Northwestern at MICHIGAN 2
Minnesota 9 4 .692 Wisconsin at MSU 2
wling Green gives Wisconsin 9 5 .643 1 Purdue at Iowa 2
much trouble as Ohio State 7 8 .466 4 Illinois at Minnesota 2
r, the Wolverines Indiana 6 10 .375 5
tough tune-up for Illinois 4 7 .364 4 Saturday's Games
final games. Northwestern 5 9 .357 5 Wisconsin at MICHIGAN 2
ague stands now, Purdue 1 11 .083 8 Northwestern at MSU 2
te is 8-3 and second Today's Games Illinois at Iowa 2
en. Both Michigan MICHIGAN at Bowling Purdue at Minnesota 2
artans play final Green 2 Ohio State at Indiana 2
Northwestern (5-9)
n (9-5). W isconsin r... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . .. .. .. . .. . ..
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t
ty
t
fifth in the stand-
only one game out
Ma jor League Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Player Ctub G AB R It Pet.
Munson NY 26 102 14 42 .412
Yount Mil 24 84 17 32 .381
Carew Min 20 64 11 24 .375
E. Maddox NY 27 107 16 37 .346
LeFlore Det 23 96 15 33 .344
Brye Min 17 68 13 23 .338
Powell Cle 20 63 6 21 .333
C. May Chi 29 94 8 31 .330
Rivers Cal 31 128 21 42 .328
C Rojas KC 24 83 8 27 .325
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Player Club G AB R H Pet.
Lacy LA 19 64 10 26 .406
Sanguillen Pgh 24 86 8 32 .372
Cardenal Chi 27 105 20 39 .371
Cash Phi 27 115 20 42 .365
Griffey Cin 26 77 15 28 .364
Morgan Cin 32 110 21 40 .364
Garvey LA 32140 20 50 .357
Joshua SF 227 6 13 27 .355
Watson Htn 27 102 15 35 .343
Parrish ton 24 88 10 30 .341
Home Runs Home Runs
Horton, Detroit, 7; Burroughs, Cey, Los Angeles, 7; winfield, San
Texas, 6; 7 Tied With a. Diego, 7; Luzinski, Philadelpah, 6;
11 Tied With 5.
Runs Batted In
G. Scott, Milwaukee, 21; MlcRae,
Kansas City, 21; L. May, Balti-
more, 20; Horton, Detroit, 19; Bonds,
New York, 19; Burroughs, Texas,
19.
Runs Btted In
T. Perez, Cincinnati, 25; Bench,
Cincinnati,24; Garvey, Los Angeles,
24; Winfield, San Diego, 22; Mad-
lock, Chicago, 21; Lnzinski, Phila-
delphia, 21; wynn, Los Angeles, 21.
Dai
Down
to the
Wire!
THE Michigan Wolverines
have come close to a title for
five years and this may be
the season. With four games
left to go, the Maize and Blue
are one-half game in front of
the pack and the Wolverines
(as Dan Damiani above) will
be letting it all out.
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