University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 10, 1988
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Bye-bye Boston: A's take pennant in sweep
The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — Then, it was Reggé and Salt. Camps in fisksh. Now, it's the Oakland
The Oakland Athletics, showing off the power and power that made them baseball's wild side, got to game sweep in the American League playoffs by heating the Boston Red Sox 4-1
Dennis Eckersley, who led the big leagues in saves, set a playoff record with his fourth save of the series and Jose Canseso, whose 42 points set the league record, set an AL mark with his third home run.
The Athletics returned to the World Series for the first time since 1974, the year they won their third straight championship. Game seven may night in either New York or Los Angeles.
"A lot of guys could have won this award," said Eckersley, voted the Most Valuable
Player after finishing the combined four-hit
"It's kind of my year."
The Athletics posted baseball's first four-game sweep since 1976 when Cincinnati's Big Red Machine rolled over the New York Yankees.
"I had a feeling we'd sweep them here." Cancese said.
Boston manager Joe Morgan agreed
"We lost to the best team in this league. There's no doubt about it," said Morgan, the rookie manager who began with 12 successes and ended and tied with seven consecutive losses.
The Athletics made straight A's in the playoffs. They did better in every phase, demonstrating why they dominated with 104 victories this year.
"I think I'm free to admit that we must have a real, good club toy." Oakland manager Tony La Russa said. "But I think the 40 figure is very misleading. It was a tight
The Athletics were shocked when Boston was made the slight favorite before the series began. They lost to Philadelphia.
"People can see we honestly deserved to win 104 games," winning pitcher Dave Stewart said. Stewart will start the World Series opener, La Russa said.
Or was it?
"We're going in and we'll be the team to beat, the team with the better record, the team with the better balance," he said. The Athletics also will be better treated.
Carseco said it didn't matter who Oakland played for the title.
"It's a good thing we aren't playing tomorrow," Eckersley said. "I need couple days to get back on track."
Eckersley pitched six shutout innings in the series, allowing only one hit. He got the last three outs, retiring Rich Gedman and Jody Reed with the tying run at second.
Morgan began the ninth inning by pinch hitting for both Jim Rice and Dwayne Evans.
I was sickken, Eckersley said. "I was sickken." Eckersley said she still store yielding to Nick Honeycutt. Eckersley said she still store yielding to Nick Honeycutt.
Cancele hit a home run in the first inning and tied Gordon Brett's AL playoff record. Cancele has hit five runs in 16 career games, including Bruce胡睿 Hursel, including one in Game 1.
Stewart made the early lead stand, allowing only Jim Rice's RBI grounder in the sixth. Stewart left after Ellis Burks' leadoff single in the eighth and Honeycutt immediately dropped to third on a double play. Eckersley picked the ninth to get his fourth save in as many games.
Cancele, the only hitless Oakland player in a 16-6 romp in Game 3, stuck back with a vengeance. He went 3-for-4 with a home run and double to wind up 5-for-16 in the series
Canseco, the first player to hit 40 home runs and run at steal 40 bases in the same season, singled in the eighth against Smith, side hit single and scored on Mark McGuire's singled.
Oakland's second run came in the third. Walt Weiss and Carney Lansford singled and Dave Henderson. Boston's playoff heroin in 1966, hit an RBI double. The Athletics missed a chance to break open the game in that inmur as Hurt got Ganseen out on a short trip, eventually walked McGowen to load the bases and steinched Dake Parker and Terry Seibald.
Dodgers tie NL playoffs in extra-inning thriller
Gibson's two-out home run in 12th lifts LA past Mets
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Kirk Gibson homed with two outings in the 12th innning and over her hurlers, who twice failed to score. The Dodgers find out at the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-4 to seven. The National League plays off at two games.
Hershiser, called into a basesquad, two load-out situation as the seventh Dodgers pitched of the day, and the other two pop fly to center fielder John Shelby.
Alejandro Pena got the victory with three innings of hitless relief as the Dodgers played without reliever Bobby Crawford yesterday for using an illegal substance in his glove, Howard, who led the Dodgers with 21 saves, was ejected in the eighth game in 3 Game on Saxon when tar was found inside the booth.
Howell was suspended for three
days by NL president Bert Giamatti and would be eligible for Game 7, if the series goes that far.
Game 5 of the best-of-seven series at 11:08 a.m., giving Mets left-hander Silford Sander a pitch against rookie Tim Belcher.
Mets starter Dwight Gooden carried a three-hit, 4-2 lead into the ninth inning. But Gooden, who had walked four, threw two wild pitches and was taken, walk, got into trouble again when he walked Sherby leading off the inning.
Then Dodgers catcher Mike Scoiros bulpen to the game. It was the Dodgers' first home run in 71 innings, including the last 13 innings of the game.
the Dodgers' turn.
The Mets rallied for victories in Games 1 and 3, but this time it was
Releiver Roger McDowell got the first two outs in the 12th before Gibson deep over the right wicket for a 1-4 to 16-play batting slump.
Tm Leary, a 17-game winner for the Dodgers, attempted to close out the game in the bottom of the 12th. But Mackey Sasser and pinch hitter Mazellzi singled to lead off the immeG gre筝defees, after failing to get the ball to left and former Mets pitcher Jesse Orsico relieved for the Dodgers.
Ogrewalked Keith Hernander on a 3-count to load the bases, then got Darryl trawberry on a pop fly to second base.
That brought on Hershey for only his second race appearance this season. The 23-game winner earned a sixth place in Chicago in a 14-6, 6-3 victory.
Oilers slip past Kansas City
The Associated Press
But Pesse rolled out for a 4-yard touchdown, rushing a 62-yard drive to rally the Oilers to a 7-6 victory.
Houston quarterback Brent Peace was booed by his own fans yesterday after the team's loss and then being stopped by Kansas City's goal-line stand in the third
"It was a good call by the coaches," Pearse said of his touchdown run "The defense followed (Pinnett), and I was wide open."
Please leed the replacement Oliers during the NPL players, strike last week and give it back until yesterday, when Cody Carlson suffered a broken thumb in the first
San Diego 17
New Orleans 23
New England 3
Bobby Hebber three touch-down passes and Morten Andersen kicked three goal fields in a 23-17 New Orleans victory over the San Diego Chargers. This was the Saints' first straight victory.
Green Bay pounded the New England Patriots 4-3 behind the play of backup quarterback Don Mackie. The Patriots defense that intercepted five passes.
Los Angeles Raiders 14
Cleveland 10
Liftoff Hobley returned a Vance Mueller muffler 19 yards for a touchdown that was Miami's second score in an 11-second span of the second quarter. The Dolphins went on to win by 24 points. Los Angeles Raiders 24-14 **Seattle 16**
Curt Warner ran for 96 yards and one touchdown and Norm Johnson kicked three field goals to give the San Diego State victory over the San Francisco Browns, who lost their third quarterback. Mike Pagel, with a separated shoulder.
Minnesota 14
Tampa Bay 13
Anthony Carter caught seven passes for 82 yards, scored one touchdown and set up another as the Minnesota Vikings rallied for 14十三 victory over the 13-point underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay 13
Atlanta 0
Jim Everett beat for 234 yards and three touchdowns while Greg Bail ran for 155 yards and scored a touchdown. He crushed the Atlanta Falcons 33-0.
Washington turned three Dallas turnovers into touchdowns behind Mark Rviejo's passing and Kelvin
Washington Dallas 17
Bryant's rushing and receiving to beat the Cowboys 35-17.
New York Jets 19
Boomer Aisman three first three half-touchdown passes and Ickey Woods ran for a pair of second-half scores as the Cincinnati Bengals II's UTIs unleashed team with a 36-10 victory over the New York Jets.
Chicago 24
Detroit 7
Jim McMahon guided Chicago to its first touchdown before leaving the game with a slight concession. He on to beat the Detroit Lions 24-7.
Jim Kelly three touchdown passes, including two to Andrew Reed, as the Buffalo Bills on went to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 34:23.
Buffalo 34
The Bills improved their record to 5-1 and remanded at the top of the AFC East, while the Colts, last year's division champion, dropped to 1-5.
Indianapolis 23
KU baseball takes doubleheader
Rich Kartis kicked a 22-yard field goal, set up by cornerback Steve Jackson. Denver Broncos at Denver. Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers victory over the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 13
By Ken Winford
Pitching was the main ingredient for success yesterday as the Kansas baseball team swept both the varsity and junior varsity games of a doubleheader against Butler County Community College at Hogwain-Maunin Stadium.
Starting pitcher Mike Massey and reliever Craig Stoppel held the Grizzlies to just five hits in the first game. Craig Houlot pitched five strong innings to get out of the second game. Craig Mulcahy picked up the save.
"Today was the pitches' day," Bingham said. "Craig Hovetched hittered and for a longer period of time than I've ever seen him do. Massley did a good job and Stopper did a great job." And our pitchers continue to progress in the fall season.
Pitchers lead varsity and JV teams past Butler County
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning in the varsity game, Kansas came right back to take the lead. Senior Dan Bennginhohgrove in two runs with a double that was mishandled by a Butler County outfielder. Senior outfielder Mike Bryn drove Bennginhohgrove home with a two out single to increase the lead to 3-1.
Kansas coach Dave Bingham said he was impressed with the strength of the Jahyhaws' pitching against
The Kansas varsity won its fifteight game with an 82 triumph over the Grizzlies in the first game. Kansas also defeated Butler County, 8-2 in the junior varsity contest.
Kansan sportswriter
It stayed that way until the fifth inch when Lance Leatner led off with a triple. He scored to make it 4-4 on a double.
We are a pretty good offensive队,” Buchman said, “we are swinging the bat a little more aggressively this year. But we’re still playing well, hitting me. We’re not pressing like we d’last year. We are just letting things happen. It m’sme playing a lot more.”
The Jayhawks scored again in the eighth inning when Leiner came home on a wild pitch
Buchanan, a first baseman from Wichita, said Kansas had the potential to score a lot of runs.
Kansas broke the game open in the sixth scoring three runs on two hits and four walks. The big hit of the inning was a 10-foot three-pointer.
In the junior varsity game the Jayhawks took an early 2-1 lead. Freshman Jimi Hanna hit a two-out single to drive home Jason Spalittio and Pete Simmerson, who had grown on base with a single and double, respectively.
"I feel really good about where we are right now," Bingham said. "We are a better team than we were a year ago because we know where we stand. We've made big improvements at matter of fine tuning ourselves the rest of the fall season."
The Jayhawks will play Allen County Community College in a doubleheader tomorrow at Hogwalt Maupin Stadium. The varsity contest will begin at 1 p.m. The junior varsity game will follow the first game.
Kansas junior cross country runner Trisha Brown was the first Kansas runner to cross the finish line Saturday at Rim Rock Farm.
Home is no help for harriers
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas cross country teams ran on their home course in Saturday's loss against Michigan State, where they have a home course advantage.
The runners' route at Rim Rock farm was altered so they would not have to run over as many hills.
"We changed the course, so we wanted a way our home course advancing to campus," Schwartz said. "We're trying to make the course like the ones we'll be in."
However, Schwartz said Michigan State had more to do with the loss than the changes made on the course.
"The men ran really well against big good 10 competition," Schwartz said. "They the Spurs had a good tradition and a good program."
"As far as the women are concerned, we are trying to improve each week. We would like to get the best possible times every time out. Running with good compaction in Michigan State makes us better."
The Kansas men lost to the
Spartans 22-35.
Kansas junior Steve Heffernan finished fourth with a time of 25.14. Other top.Jayhawk finishes were senior Mike Speiman, who was fifth. A time of 25.40, and sophomore Thiel. Who placed 11th at 25.33.
Senior Craig Wattec was the top finisher for the Jayhawks in the second round and finished place time of 24:55. Michigan State Anthony Hamer won the first game at 24:50.
"It was our most complete race of the season," Heffernan said. "Saturday) was a large improvement, although the score didn't show it.
Despite the loss, Heffernan said he was pleased with the Jayhawks' performance.
With Watcke and Hefferman having established themselves as Kansas top two runners, Schwartz and Ridley were the biggest impact in his next six runners.
"Up front we proved we could run with Michigan State," he said, referring to three through seven runners and run more consistent in each
The Jayhawk women lost to the Spartans 19-42.
Sophomore Tricia Brown led the Jayhaws, finishing third with a time of 18:43 in the 5,000 meter race.
Michigan State's Mary Shew run the race with a time of 17-43. The Spartans' Cathy Ackley was second at 18-40.
The Jayhawks, who have been plagued by lack of depth all season, redshirt sophomore Sian Santos, beat because of soreness in her legs.
MacLean, who was Kansa's top finisher in four of six races last season, had been hampered by a broken left leg. He was for the Jawhacks this season.
The Kansas men lost sophomore Sean Sheridan last week. He was redshirted because of a recurring knee problem.
Sheridan had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this summer and had not been expected to race this season.