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Wednesday, June 9, 1982
MAJOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP
Page 16
The Michigan Daily
Lemon leads Tigers past Indians
By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE
Special to the Daily
DETROIT- The Detroit Tigers, ever
in search of a quality fourth starter, got
some much-needed help from Pat Un-
dewood last night. The Tiger lefthander
held the Cleveland Indians at bay while
his teammates were putting on an of-
fensive show, as Detroit notched an 8-3
win over the Indians.
Underwood pitched eight strong in-
nings before yielding to Dave Tobik in
the ninth, scattering nine hits to up his
record to 3-3.
THE WIN keeps the Tigers in first
place in the American League East.
Last night's game was the first of 25
straight contests against East Division
opponents.
Chet Lemon was the hitting hero for
Detroit, treating the 21,380 fans at Tiger
stadium to two home runs, his third and
fourth of the year. Lemon's first blast
landed in the left field lower deck in the
third inning, and his second was a solo
shot to right field in the eighth.
Mike Ivie had a home run in the
second inning to give Detroit a 1-0 lead.
Cleveland came back with two runs in
the third, and another in the fourth, but
from then on it was all Detroit.
THE TIGERS tallied for three runs in
the bottom of the fourth off Cleveland
starter and loser Rick Sutcliffe (4-2).
Alan Trammell knocked in Lance
Parrish with a single to score the first
run of the inning, and Enos Cabell
knocked in the other two runs with his
only hit of the night.
The Tigers scored two more in the
seventh as Mike Ivie walked and came
home on a triple by Larry Herndon.
Herndon then scored on a wild pitch by
Sutcliffe, giving the Tigers a 7-3 lead.
Herndon continued his red-hot hitting
pace with a two-for-three night. The
Tigers got an insurance run with
Lemon's homer in the eighth, and Tobik
shut down the Tribe in the ninth to
preserve the win.
The two teams close out their three-
game series tonight with a twi-night
doubleheader.
Angels 11, Blue Jays 4
TORONTO (AP)- Bob Boone keyed
California's four-run fourth inning with
a two-run double and Reggie Jackson
smacked his eighth homer of the season
as the Angels snapped a seven-game
losing streak last night with an 11-4 win
over Toronto.
The Angels, trailing 3-1, erupted with
four hits and four runs in the fourth.
FRED LYNN reached on an error
and moved to third on Bobby Grich's
single. RBI singles by Doug DeCinces
and Tim Foli tied it at 3-3 before Boone
scored both runners with a double down
the third-base line.
Geoff Zahn, who was roughed up for
three runs in the first inning, raised his
record to 6-2 in going the distance.
Pirates 7, Mets 3
NEW YORK (AP) - Don Robinson,
celebrating his 25th birthday, allowed
New York just three hits over 7% in-
nings and drove in two runs, leading the
Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over
the Mets last night.
The only hits off Robinson, 6-1, were a
fourth-inning single by John Stearns
and an RBI single by Rusty Staub and
run-sebring double by John Stearns in
the eighth.
Robinson walked four and struck out
seven before needing relief help in the
eighth from Kent Tekulve, who gained
his seventh save.
Phillies 5, Cubs 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP)- Right-
hander Marty Bystrom, pitching for the
first time in nearly a year, scattered
five hits over eight innings and Gary
Matthews hit a two-run homer as the
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago
5-2, handing the Cubs their ninth
straight defeat.
Bystrom, who has been troubled with
shoulder problems since last season,
was making his first appearance since
June 9, 1981.
BYSTROM, WHO was activated on
Monday, struck out three and walked
two before needing relief help from
Sparky Lyle in the ninth.
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Lemon
... two homers
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THE SPORTING VIEWS Frieder nabs the best ...
... but he can't see them
MIL-
By JIM DWORMAN
Coach Frieder, you did a good job.
While the rest of us were wondering if
Michigan's basketball team would ever beat a
Division I team last winter, you went out and suc-
cessfully recruited five high school players who
might someday make people wonder if the team
will ever lose again.
Now, the NCAA won't let you do your job.
Association rules prevent you from seeing any of
your prize catches for a few more months.
But no rules stop me, so last Friday when two of
your recruits, Paul Jokisch and Roy Tarpley, and
several Michigan high schoolers, whom you didn't
get, were on display ina game against the Indiana
All-Stars, I did the scouting for you. Here's my
report:
Jokisch-The 6-8 forward from Birmingham
Brother Rice was by far the most intense player
on the court. He battled for rebounds, challenged
otherwise uncontested lay-ups and held his ground
and took charging fouls. His intensity was most
noticeable when he was caught on the short end of
some questionable fouls-Jokisch slammed his
hands together in disgust.. .
But best of all, Frieder, he displayed a nice
shooting release and 17-foot range, something
which was noticeably absent from last year's set
of Wolverine forwards. To his discredit, though,
Jokisch seemed a step behind the Indiana players
and his shot was a fraction off, but let's excuse
those shortcomings since he hadn't played in
almost a month.
Tarpley-The tallest player on the court didn't
dominate the backboards quite the way he should.
One flaw in his rebounding that you should
correct, Frieder, is that he tips the ball off the
glass instead of grabbing it. That's fine on the of-
fensive end of the court, when he tips:the ball into
the basket, but not in the backcourt, when he tips
the ball to his opponent. Of course, the 6-10 center
also tipped away a few Indiana shots and his long
arms also threw up a pair of Jabbar-like hook
shots. One went in, the other missed, but it was
nice to see some inside scoring potential.
Patrick Ford (Michigan State)-Jud Heath-
cote's going to suffer for a while if he tries to play
the 6-5 Detroiter at guard. Ford isn't a dribbler.
He didn't show it, anyway. But he can fill the
basket in a hurry. Ford glided through Indiana
defenders on several occasions for lay-ups or short
jumpers. He should play small forward in college.
Mark Harris (Western Michigan)-Here's
where you showed your best judgement, Bill.
Harris looked like the best player on the court in
the last two state championship games at Crisler
Arena, but in an All-Star setting, playing against
players of equal or better talents, he looked
terrible. The only thing higher than his vertical
leap was his dribble-shoulder-level. The only
good thing to say about him is that, with the excep-
tion of Jokisch, Harris is the best dunk shot artist
in pre-game practice.
Anthony Watson (San Diego State)-It's obvious
why you were interested in this thoroughbred,
Frieder. Watson moved to the hoop with grace and
fluidity. His shot looked pretty good, too. He and
Eric Turner would have been a good team in the
backcourt.
Ricky Buttrom (Eastern Michigan)-A bull un-
der the basket, Buttrom grabbed every rebound
within his reach. On the offensive boards, the 6-8
forward was persistent, putting the ball up and up
again until it went in. He'll make his presence felt
in Ypsilanti's Bowen Field House.
Marty Embry (DePaul)-I hope for Ray
Meyer's sake that he develops some agility.
Rather than go around the Indiana defenders,
Embry chose to go through them. The referees
didn't like that too much. Embry got into early
foul trouble and never asserted himself. I don't
think he'll amount to much. After all, there aren't
any pig-tailed basketball players that I know of in
the NBA.
Ralph Walker (Michigan State)-Shades of Leo
Brown. Walker spent most of his time on the bench
and rarely touched the ball on the court. Ben
Tower, Derek Perry and Kevin Willis can rest
easy. Walker will sit on Michigan State's bench,
too.
Kenny Webb (Northern Michigan)-At 6-5,
Webb will make a good Division II forward. He'll
probably score 10 or 12 points when Northern
meets the Wolverines next season, but he'd never
be able to score a dozen for them.
Gordon Bonaparte (Schoolcraft C.C.)-Small
players have to be excellent players to compete in
major college basketball. Bonaparte, 5-10, unfor-
tunately, didn't make the cut. He was the last man
off coach Rocky Watkins' bench and understan-
dably so.
All in all, Frieder, it looked like you got the
cream of Michigan's high school crop. Buttrom
and Watson would be welcome additions, but I
guess you can't win them all.
Neither could Michigan's all-stars. Indiana's
best, who will attend such schools as Mississippi,
Hawaii and, of course, Indiana, crushed ours, 117-
103.