X HitSHRs NFL exhibition White Sox belt Browns nudge Orioles. 6-4 Bears BALTIMORE (AP)-Wayne Nor- LaGrow, who entered the season with a dhagen, a slugger (Tom the appropriately lifetime 16-41 record, is clearly the AP Sports Writer named Minnesota town of Thief River ace. He has a 6-2 record to go with his 20 Sometimes there's nothing more ex- Falls, has joined 's South Side saves. citing in a pro football game than the Men. "This is the first time I've been used in action in "the pit," where behemoths The blond belter drove in four runs with short relief for a whole season," said collide on every play. And when two his first two major league homers Thur- LaGrow. "I didn't think I'd like it. but I behemoths going at each other are trying sday night, and led the White Sox to a 6-4 was ready to try anything because I had a to win jobs, it makes the collisions even victory over the . very mediocre career until now." more fearsome. The come-from-behind decision kept "Until this year." he confessed, "ny Which is why, when you're not watching Chicago three games behind first place only claim to fame'was when Bert Cam- Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese or the rest of Kansas City in the West, paneris threw his bat at me during the 1972 the more obvious players on Minnesota and dropped the Orioles the same distance playoffs." and Miami in tonight's National Football behind New York in the Eastern Division. Elsewhere in the American League, League game on ABC, you might glance in In a move to shake up the White Sox. who Boston broke a seven-game losing streak the trenches. Vikings defensive tackle Joe have into hard times of late, with a 9-6 victory over , New York Jackson and Dolphins offensive tackle Bob Lemon started Don Kessinger at defeated Minnesota 6-4 and Kansas City Wally Pesuit will be raising some dust. second base and moved .Nordhagen into ran its winning skein to nine with a 9-6 The long weekend of exhibitions moves right field, with shifting to left. triumph over . into high gear Saturday night with "We've been dormant, so I decided to Red Sox 9, Rangers 6 Baltimore at , Los Angeles at change things around"a little bit," Lemon The Red Sox rallied for six runs in the Kansas City, Cincinnati at St. Louis, San said. "When the same things happen day seventh inning to overtake Texas and Diego at Oakland, Detroit at Seattle, after day. it might as well be with different remain two games behind New York in the Washington at Green Bay, the New York faces. AL East. Butch Hobson's 25th homer of the Jets at New Orleans and Tampa Bay vs. ".Nordhagen did a good job before season, a three-run shot in the seventh, Atlanta at Orlando, Fla. On Sunday it's against left-handers when Zisk was out and George Scott's run-scoring and Pittsburgh at New England and Denver at with an injury, so I put him in there." 30th were the key hits for Boston. Philadelphia, then the weekend ends Nordhagen, who toiled in the minors for Yankees 6, Twins 4 UPI Wwe eight years before Chicago acquired him Monday night with Buffalo at the New New York continued its hot streak, TAGGED OUT at home plate by Texas Jim Sundberg a by . Boston won game, 9-6. Making midway through last season, was ready for York Giants and San Francisco at winning its llth game in the last 12 as is Boston's CaHfon Fisk. Fisk tried fo score from first base on the cal is plate umpire Dick Garcia. Houston. one of his rare starts. singled home the winning The 29-year-old right-handed batter Thursday night, Cleveland beat Chicago run and doubled home an 14-7 as Brian Sipe easily outdueled former cracked a three-run homer off lefty Rudy insurance tally in the eighth inning. May to tie the score 4-4 in the sixth, and hit Weaver adds teammate Mike Phipps. Sipe had two short Mickes Rivers also singled in a pair of runs TD passes in the first half and completed a solo shot off right-hander Dennis Mar- and had three hits in the contest, raising tinez, 11-7. in the eighth. 14 of 27 pass attempts while Phipps was his batting average to .334. sacked five times and hit only three of 13 The first homer came on an 0-2 delivery- New York relief ace Sparky Lyle. 9-4. got new act to after Lamar Johnson had singled off passes. the victory while Minnesota bullpen star Jackson, trying to make a name for May's glove and was struck Tom Johnson. 13-6, was the loser. by a pitch with two outs himself as a member of Minnesota's Royals 9, Brewers 6 7th ejection vaunted Purple Gang, has been wowing But since the line drive barely reached Kansas City's surge continued thanks to the left field seats, just inside the foul pole " BALTIMORE (AP'-.Manager Earl Bud Grant. The glacial head , 's first major-league homer. usually tight with the compliment, has had at the 309-foot mark. Nordhagen didn't get a three-run shot in a six-run third inning. Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles kept his o enjoy watching his first circuit clout in streak intact by being ejected from a few nice things to say about the New The nine straight triumphs set a club Mexico State alumnus, a one-time New the majors—which came on his 118th time record. Thursday night's game with the . York Jet picked up on waivers from . . 11-6, got the victory while "I thought it might go foul or hit the wall, Plate umpire Larry McCoy tossed Washington. Jerry Augustine, 11-15, absorbed the "This is a game where you have to take so I was running." he said. "When I defeat. Weaver out in the seventh inning,' marking rounded first, I saw no one had the ball in the seventh time this season the Oriole advantage of opportunities and Joe has play, so I figured it must have made it." CHICAGO BALTIMORE skipper has departed early. It was the two away done well whenever he's had a chance to The second homer went deep into the . abrhbi . .ibrbbi second consecutive ejection for Weaver, play,"Grant said. bleachers, and Nordhagen also sent center Kssngr 2b 5 0 0 0 Bum by cf 4 1 3 1 and his third in eight games. On the other side of the scrimmage line Bamstr ss 4 0 00 Dauer 2b 5 1 3 1 will be Pesuit, Dallas' fifth-round draftee fielder Al Bumbry to the warning track in Zisk If 0 1 1 0 Smgltn rf 4 0 I 1 Don Denkinger bounced Weaver from center for his fly ball in the second. LJhnsr. dh 5 1 2 1 LMay Ib 5 0 2 I Wednesday night's game for disputing out of the University of Kentucky and now also cracked his 20th Sdrhlm 3b 4 1 2 1 Murrav dh 4 0 1 0 strike calls, and McCoy gave him the trying to hook on with the Dolphins as a Lemon cf 2 1 1 0 Mora If 4 0 0 0 thumb for refusing to either leave the of theft mark free agent. He's replacing Wayne Moore, homer for the White Sox, who have Xrdhen rf 4 2 24 DeCncs 3b 4 1 overcome pitching and defensive 0 0 mound or make a pitching change. sidelined for at least a couple of games Spencer Ib 4010 Belngr ss 3 1 1 0 AP Sports Writer scattered eight hits through six innings, with a bruised tricep. weaknesses with a team .281 batting Owning c 4 0 1 0 Muser ph 1 0 1 0 Weaver also had been out on the field in Gary Alexander almost went into the KGrcia ss 0 0 0 0 the third inning, disputing a call by umpire drove in the winning run with a seventh- "I know I'm under a pressure situation," average and 162 homers. trivia book with Al Downing. Ralph inning single as the Giants downed the Except for Kessinger. who doubled his at Skaggs c 3 1 2 0 Durwood Merrill on a force play at second. said Pesuit. "I still consider myself a Crtwlv ph 1 0 0 0 Branca and Tracy Stallard. Cardinals, 4-2. rookie. How I perform in this game is bats while going O-for-5 Thursday, Nord- Rudlpfa c ..0 0 0 0 In the fifth, Chicago Manager Bob Lemon Alexander, the San Francisco catcher, Tool argued when Baltimore's Dave Skaggs In other NL games Thursday, Pitt- going to make a big impression on the hagen was the only other player on the 376 106 Total .... 38.4.15.4 was behind the plate Thursday night when sburgh edged Los Angeles 2-1, Atlanta current roster without a homer. His was called safe at first by S6ear. stole his 25th and 26th bases of coaches. I'm still new and learning." teammates didn't let him forget it. Chicago .010.00J.110-.6 Replays of the two disputed calls, shown defeated Chicago 8-6. Cincinnati' nipped Clearly, he's already learned one thing. Baltimore 110.020.000-.4 the season to increase his career mark to New York 3-2 and Houston squeezed by "They've been on me all year." Nor- on closed circuit television in the press 891 and pull within one of the major league "When he came here this summer, he had E—Dauer. Bannister DP—Chicago 3 LOB—Chicago box, indicated that the umpires had Philadelphia 6-5. absolutely no shot," said Don Shula, dhagen said. "When 'Alan) Bannister hit 7. Baltimore 9 2B—Soderholm. 38—Dauer HR- record set by Ty Cobb. Pirates 2, Dodgers 1 an inside-the-park homer in Toronto, he Soderholra (20), .Nordhagen2(2) S—Bumbry missed both decisions. "I thought about the situation last night Miami's heach coach. "We didn't even Before leaving the field for the final Reliever Larry Demery finished up what know whether we wanted to bring him said I'd never catch him." ..IP. H R ERBBSO (Wednesday) because I knew I was going started, then gave a fan Kraiec 41-312 4 4 0 3 time, Weaver aroused the home crowd by back. But John Sandusky (the line coach) The Orioles, who had a season-high 19 to be playing." said the rookie catcher. an unexpected souvenir of Pittsburgh's • hits while beating Chicago 10-5 Wed- Hamilton (W.3-4i 12-310 o 1 0 appearing to toss out one of the umpires'. got him straightened out and he has come LaGro« 3 200 0 2 "But I really didn't mind. He is going to set victory over the Dodgers. nesday, wasted most of their 15 this time He used a well executed four-step delivery the record sooner or later. I'm just glad it on. He had one of the worst stances you've by hitting into three double plays and RMa> 52-3 6 4 4 2 I while motioning with his hand. "A guy kept calling me a bum," Demery ever seen." DMartinz (L.I1-7 31-342 2 0 3 wasn't off me." said. "I showed him different." having a runner cut down at the plate. —LaGrou <20i HBP-Bj R.Ma\ It didn't work. The entire four-man For non-trivia buffs. Downing. Branca' The Vikings are 2-1 in the preseason, ' and Bumbry, both 4-for-4 on i Lemon i T-2 56 A-12.673 umpiring crew remained. Reggie Smith, the first batter Demery their loss coming last weekend in a 29-7 and Stallard are all . Downing faced when he entered the game in the whipping by Baltimore. ' Wednesday, added three hits apiece in the gave up Hank Aaron's 715th home run. • series finale. Each scored a run and had an sixth inning, smashed his 24th home run of which broke 's career mark. the season, narrowing Pittsburgh's lead to NFL Exhibitions •RBI. Dauer recorded seven consecutive Branca sened up Bobby Thompson's hits before being stopped, and Bumbry's 2-1. That started the fan's heckling. At A Glance streak ended at six. celebrated home run in the final game of Braves 8, Cubs 6 Thursday's Result the 1951 playoffs to give the New York Cleveland 14, Chicago 7 Bumbry and Dauer singled to open the Rookie Junior Moore smashed his first Giants the pennant. major league grand slam in the first inning Friday's Game game against Ken Kravec. who had lost Stallard was on the mound when Roger to highlight Atlanta's victory over Miami at Minnesota, (n), (ABC) his last four decisions, and Bumbry scored Maris hit his 61st home run in 1961 to break .' on a single by Chicago. Right-hander , 5-10. Saturday's Games Ruth's single-season mark. hurled the first five innings for the Braves, Cincinnati at St. Louis, (n) . Bumbry drove home a run in the second "The crowd tried to intimidate me by ;and Dauer scored on 's scattering five hits to earn the victory. - New York Jets at New Orleans, (n) yelling at the top of its lungs," said Reds3,Mets2 Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta at Orlando, (n) 'single after lashing an RBI single in the Alexander. : fifth. A seventh-inning single by Dave Con- San Diego at Oakland, (n) In the first inning, the 38-year-old Brock cepcion drov^ in two runs and carried Detroit at Seattle, (n) ' Baltimore, which has lost four of five, singled Two pitches later he stole second. had 12 hits off Kravec. but collected only Cincinnati paft New York. Concepcion's Washington vs. Green Bay, (n) He attempted to add third base to his theft hit scored johnny Bench and Dan Baltimore at Dallas, (n), (NBC) three more off winner . 3-4, total and was two-thirds of the way when and Lerrin LaGrow, who recorded his 20th Driessen. Los Angeles at Kansas City, (n) Garry Templeton fouled off a 2-2 pitch Len Randle slammed his fifth homer of Sunday's Games save in his 55th appearance. A double by Keith Hernandez scored Lemon, who didn't relieve starter Ste\e the year for New York. Pittsburgh at New England, (CBS) Brock with the game's first run. Fred Norman. 12-10. scattered five hits Denver at Philadelphia, (n) Stone on Wednesday until he had given up In the third, BrocK beat out an infield hit 14 hits, could hardly be called "Captain through se\en innings and struck out Monday's Games and stole second again This time he seven, including the 1,000th of his Buffalo at New York Giants, (n) Hook." But the Chicago manager insisted scored on Templeton's single and the San Francisco at Houston, (n) he had good reason for not going to his career, to get the victory. bullpen Cards were in front 2-0 Astros 6, Phillies 5 It didn't stay that way long as San Consecuthe home runs by Bob Watson "I can go out and get a can of gasoline Francisco starter John Montefusco, who anyplace." he said, ""if I had a fire truck. and Joe Ferguson and a run-scoring Major League leaders I'd go get that " double by Cesar Cedeno rallied Houston over Philadelphia It was the Phillies' American Leafoe AL standings second straight loss after winning 19of 20. BATTING (275 at batv- Care». Min. 374; Bostock. Mm. 33«. Rivers. NT. 334. Smjtleton, Bal. 332: Bailor. Tor. 320 Transactions American League ^^^| RUNS—Caren Mia, 101. Bostock. Min. 89. Bonds Cal. BASEBALL East NLstandhgs 85. GScott. Bsn. H. Smalley. Mm. S3 American League PetT>K!. G/"*TB> RfNS BATTED IX-Hisic. Mm. 101. Hobson. Bsn. 92. 75 51 • Bonds. Cal. 91 Thompson. Del. 90. Nettles. .NT 85 Zuk - Placed Dwight N York .595 National League Ch.K Evans, , on the 15-day disabled Boston 72 52 581 2 East HITS-Care* Mm IS3. Bostock. Min. 163. Rice Bsn. list Recalled Rick Kreuger. , from Bait 71 53 573 3 161. LeFiore. Del. 160 Cooper. Mil.S5 ..W L Pet. GB DCUBLES-McRae KC. 40, ReJaeksoo. NY. 33. Pa wtucket of the Detroit 59 66 472 I5h Phila 78 47 .624 Cic\c 58 68 460 17 Burlrvw Bsr 30. Lemon Chi. 30. Hisle. Min. 30 CALIFORNIA ANGELS - Announced Pitts 73 oo .570 6': TR!PLES-Cair« Mr. 15. Riff. Bsn. 13. GBrett. KC. . outfielder, will undergo hand Milwkee 56 76 424 22 S Louis 71 56 559 8 :: Boswk Mm. 11 McRae.KC 10 79 surgery and will miss the remainder of the Toronto 45 363 29 Chicago 69 56 552 9 HOME Rl'NS-Rjot Bra. 30 GScoSt. Bsn. 30: Settles West ^Y 3C Bond< Ca! 30 Ztsk.Chi.26 season Montreal 59 67 468 194 KC 73 51 589 STOLEN BASES^Patek KC. 39. Remy. Cal. M FOOTBALL N York 51 75 .405 Pi ft Oak, X LeFtort. Det. 2J. Bonds. CaL 27 National Football League Chicago 70 54 565 3 PITCHING '12 Dffuxnsi- Gullrtl. .NT. 10-3 769 71 55 3 West ATLANTA FALCONS - Placed Walter Texas 563 Los Ang 75 52 591 - 3 95 Barrx* Chs. 12-(. 750. < 21 Rorena. Det 14-5. 73r] Minn 72 56 563 2K Birt KC 1M. :».«a. CofttMin. K-7, 696 3 ?7- Packer, wide receiver, and Reuben Gib- 3 •Cinci 67 61 523 84 Calif 60 63 Ljlf NT M. 691! r ToJobosoo. Mia. 13-6. 6M.297' son, running back, on waivers. Houston 59 69 461 164 Tanam.Cal. 15-:. 6K.2.» BUFFALO BILLS - Acquired Carson Seattle 51 79 392 25 S Fran 17 STRIKEOLTS-Ryjn. CaL Z»: Taaana. Cat ISO 77 59 70 .457 Long, kicker. Placed George Jakowenko, Oakland 47 .379 26 C Hiftffft Lfoaard KC. 175 Blylere= Tet 162. Edtmfcr Cle 56 73 434 20 1» kicker, on waivers. Thursday's Results Atlanta 45 SI 357 294 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Acquired Bostons, Texas 6 Thursday's Results NatfcnalL«t(» Ken Stone, defensive back. Chicago6. Baltimore 4 Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 1 BATTTXC i , BASKETBALL . Pifh. 316. Sinnxrn SO. 333. Ttaplrtoa. StL New York 6, Minnesota 4 Atlanta 8. Chicago 6 B«. . 322 WASHINGTON BULLETS - signed Kansas City 9. Milwaukee 6 Cincinnati 3. New York 2 . On. M. Jlonr.a. Cia, », Griffey 6reg Ballard and Bo Ellis, forwards. Only games scheduled San Francisco 4. St Louis 2 Cm. B WmfWd. SD tt. Pirtfr. P«h. 17. Smith LA. r Friday's Games Houston 6. Philadelphia 5 RUNS BATTED m-CToaet Cia. m. Untatki. Phi. Minnesota (Thonnodsgard 10-9) at IN, OT. u. «s. Bmroseht. Aa a-. B«eh. cia. e. : 10-mile run on tap Only games scheduled HTTS-P«rt«T. Pik. 17t. Traphtoa. SO. lit; CriBey. ^TbeSererna Park Fun Runners will hold Boston (AaseM).(n) Friday's Games Cm JS4. Row. Cin. 1* SiBwtt. Pgk. JS *eir second lO-mQe run beginning at Kansas City (Leonard 13-10) at New York (Koosman 8-1) at Atlanla DOUBLES-PtrtM* P0i. «;.CTon>rUf. MU, »T Severn* Park High School and finishing at Baltimore (Palmer 13-10). (n) (Capra2-10), (n) JeMoraln. Chi. M, Raw. On. IB. Cath. MU. H the Annapolis City Dock. 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