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Tuesday, June 11, 1985
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The Michigan Daily
TORONTO LOSING STREAK AT THREE
Shirley (1-1), Yankees
I dump Blue Jays, 4-2
NEW YORK (UPI) - Bob Shirley, single, went to third on Mike
making his first start stince last Sep- Pagliarulo's double and scored on
-K tember, combined on a nine-hitter Bobby Meacham's grounder to first.
with two relievers last night and Don Pagliarulo was thrown out trying to
Baylor drove in two runs with a pair of score after the putout at first.
singles to spark the New York Toronto scored a run in the seventh
Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the inning to cut the score to 2-1. Willie
Toronto Blue Jays. Upshaw led off with a single and
Shirley,1-1, allowed six hits over 61 scored one out later on Garth Iorg's
innings to record his first victory sin- double.
ce Sept. 27, 1984, when he started New York added two runs in the
against and beat the Detroit Tigers. eighth on RBI singles by Winfield and
The left-hander walked one and Baylor.
struck out two before being relieved Buck Martinez doubled with one out
.. by Brian Fisher, who pitched 11/ in- in the ninth and pinch runner Louis
nings. Dave Righetti went the final 1% Thornton scored on a wild pitch by
innings for his 11th save. Righetti for Toronto's final run.
THE YANKEES took a 1-0 lead in th
first inning off Doyle Alexander, 7-3. Bair to replace Wilcox
Rickey Henderson led off with a single
and stole second. With one out, Dave DETROIT (UPI)- Career-long
Fo l Winfield singled Henderson to third reliever Doug Bair, who defeated the
SplayAssociated Press and Henderson scored on Don Toronto Blue Jays as an emergency
Oriole third baseman Wayne Gross catches a Lance Parrish foul ball while leaning over the tarpaulin in the Baylor's infield single. starter, has replaced Milt Wilcox in
second inning of last night's game at Tiger Stadium. New York went ahead 2-0 in the the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation.
second. Dan Pasqua led off with a
SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
76ers veto Pistons' compensation
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PHILADELPHIA (UPI)-The
Philadelphia 76ers yesterday rejected
the Detroit Pistons' demand for a fir-
st-round draft pick in return for the
right to hire Detroit coach Chuck
Daly, leaving assistant coach Matt
Goukas as the favorite to replace Billy
Cunningham.
Harold Katz, owner of the 76ers,
refused to comment on whether
Goukas would be picked to replace
Cunningham, who resigned last mon-
th after eight years as Philadelphia's
head coach.
KATZ criticized the Pistons for
changing their demands for the rights
to Daly, a former Philadelphia
assistant who has one year remaining
on his Detroit contract.
"We never offered Chuck Daly the the league announced yesterday.
job," Katz said. "We never made a Gibson scored six runs, drove in 12
commitment to Daly. We never and picked up 23 total bases, including
discussed (contract) terms. All we did three doubles, a triple and three home
was have a meeting. runs. Gibson also stole two bases and
"Had we known that Detroit would walked six times.
have asked for a first-round pick, we Gibson edged out Boston right-
would never have even spoken to hander Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd in the
Chuck Daly. I feel they mishandled it voting. Boyd had two complete game
and should have just told us what they victories last week and was the only
wanted. They first told us two second- AL pitcher to win twice during that
round draft choices. Then when we period. His ERA for the week was 2.50
got (serious with Daly), they changed and he held the opposition to a .182
it to a first-rounder." batting average.
DETROIT general manager Jack
McCloskey said Philadelphia's Reagan praises Lakers
decision means Daly will remain as at White House
Pistons coach. WASHINGTON (UPI)-President
"The Philadelphia 76ers have Reagan yesterday welcomed his
decided to reject the compensation hometown team, the Los Angeles
requested by the Pistons .for coach Lakers, to the White House and
Chuck Daly, therefore Daly will con- declared them "America's cham-
tinue as coach of the Pistons," Mc- pions" one day after they wrested the
Closkey said ina statement. NBA crown from the Boston Celtics.
Daly and Goukas, who has been In a Rose Garden ceremony outside
Cunningham's assistant for four the White House, Reagan, flanked by
seasons, have been the only can- the entire team, said: "Your entire
didates interviewed by Katz and championship series-down to
Philadelphia general manager Pat yesterday's great win-was an in-
Williams. Katz, however, refused to spiration. And all of you showed
discuss where the 76ers' search for a America what pride, determination
coach stands. and guts can accomplish when they're
"As far as the coaching situation combined with some of the best talent
goes, I'm making no comment on the floor."
today," he said. REAGAN, a former California
Gibson named Player governor added, "Today you belong to
the whole country. You're America's
of the Week champions."
NEW YORK (UPI)-Detroit Tigers Also praising the beaten Celtics, the
outfielder Kirk Gibson, who hit .360 president told the champions, "And
with a .920 slugging percentage, was you're victory is all the greater
named the American League Player because you won it from another truly
of the Week for the period of June 3-9 great team."
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