SPORTS
The Michigan Daily
Nationals whip
A.L. again, 6-1
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) - The out, Darryl Strawberry singled, stole
National League turned the dreaded second, and scored on a two-out single
Metrodome into a fun house last night, by Kennedy.
holding the American League to five The NL went up 2-1 in the third,
hits for a 6-1 victory in the 56th All- knocking out Morris with a two-out
Star Game, burst. Tommy Herr doubled to left
LaMarr Hoyt, who allowed only an and scored on a single by Steve Gar-
unearned run in the first inning, pit- vey. Henderson played Dale Mur-
ched three innings for the victory and phy's liner to center into a double,
was named Most Valuable Player. putting runners on second and third.
Jack Morris, chased in the third in- When Morris, who had been boun-
ning, yielded two runs on five hits and cing breaking balls into the dirt,
took the loss. walked Strawberry to load the bases,
Rickey Henderson's speed helped left-hander Jimmy Key relieved and
give the AL a 1-0 lead in the first in- got Graig Nettles to foul out to Brett.
ning. After Morris retired the first
three batters he faced, Henderson led In the fifth, the NL again generated
off against Hoyt with a ground single a two-out offense and wound up taking
to center. One out later, Henderson a 4-1 lead. Strawberry was hit by a
stole second and went to third when pitch and Tim Wallach doubled to put
catcher Terry Kennedy's throw skip- runners on secnd and third. Ozzie
ped into center field. Henderson Virgil then delivered a ground single
scored when George Brett lined out to to left, producing two runs. Virgil was
Tony Gwynn in left. thrown out at second, trying to take
THE NL used a similar formulato second ona wild throw by left fielder
tie the score in the second. With one Jim Rice.
Associated Press
New York Yankees Rickey Henderson swipes second base in the first inning of yesterday's All-Star Game.
Henderson went to third on a throwing error by San Diego Padre catcher Terry Kennedy and scored on a
sacrifice fly.
MACPHAIL THINKS SO
Fehr finally seeing light?
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) - The
owners' chief negotiator said yester-
day he believes the players are begin-
ning to recognize financial problems
in the baseball industry.
Lee MacPhail, head of the Player
Relations Committee, told UPI he ex-
pects union response later this week
to financial data provided by the
owners.
"WE DON'T expect them to admit
publicly that there are financial
problems but they have seen the
figures and we know that they know by their reviewing financial infor-
there are problems," he said. mation figures."
Players and owners have been
negotiating for a collective THE PLAYERS have been
bargaining agreement since Novem- examining financial data provided by
ber. They are disputing the players' owners, who claim that sharply rising
share of pension money. In a Monday salaries are endangering the
meeting in Chicago, the Players' economic structure of the game.
Association set an Aug. 6 strike
deadline. MacPhail said he expects union
"There's no surprise to it," said economists and accountants to
MacPhail. "It wasn't necessary to do respond at the next negotiating
that. Any delay has been occasioned session Thursday in New York.
Early playoff strike may
aid the division leaders
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) - By
presenting the owners with a strike
deadline, the ballplayers have
created a different pennant race.
Suddnely, Aug. 6 looks like a very
good date on which to be in first
place.
IF A strike develops, the leaders
on Aug. 6 could wind up winners if
the season never resumes, or if a
long strike is settled in time to play
the playoffs and.World Series.
I'm sure they'll try to save the
playoffs and World Series," San
Diego third baseman Graig Nettles
said. "That's when the owners get
the TV money."
i The 1981 strike showed how dif-
ficult it can be to predict the course
of the dispute and the resumption of
the season. One intriguing
possibility, though, is that if the
strike is a long one, officials may
choose to forget the regular season.
THEY MIGHT do that," Detroit
manager Sparky Anderson said.
Disagreement exists over how
managers will use players between
now and Aug. 6. The temptation is to
lean on pitchers and veterans who
might otherwise receive some rest.
"There's not much sense in
resting players," Nettles said.
"You've got to play your best
players as much as possible for the
next two (actually three) weeks."
Others disagreed.
"We're not thinking of being in a
pennant race (that ends on Aug. 6),"
St. Louis Second baseman Tommy
Herr said. "If we don't go on strike,
you would almost let down."
"Once we brought financial infor-
mation to the table we knew we were
in for a lenghty process," said Mac-
Phail.
MACPHAIL said the executive board
of the PRC met Tuesday. He said the
players' action was discussed but he
declined to elaborate.
He said union head Don Fehr claims
clubs receive $20 million from the All-
Star Game. MacPhail said the real
figure is $7 million.
"They were only off by 250 per-
cent," said MacPhail.
MacPhail is given credit for helping
settle the 1981 strike, which lasted for
50 days.
He indicated another stoppage can
be avoided "if they are interested in
bargaining for an agreement and if
they are realistic."
"Time will not be a problem," he
added. "The position of the parties
could be a problem."
Associated Press
Atlanta Brave All Star Dale Murphy will soon have plenty of time to sign
autographs if the players carry out their plan to strike August 6.