12 Monday, August 27, 1979 University Daily Kansan Renko loses 8th,but leaves fans cheering Steve Renko, one of KU's all-time premier pitchers who now wears the Boston Red Sox uniform, made the start and picked up the loss yesterday afternoon in Royals Stadium. Renko lasted 43* 1/2 innings in Kansas City's 6-3 victory. The loss lowers Renko's record to 9-4 and 16 since the All-Star game. Renko returns By MIKE EARLE Associate Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo.—There was a good reason the applause from Royals' fans was a little louder than usual as yesterday's Reno, who had suffered Renko, was relieved in the fifth innning. Renko, who record dropped to 94 with the 83-84 Kings' victory, was born in Kansas City, Mo. and is remembered as one of the better all-round athletes in KU history. In 1963, Renko was the starting quarterback for KU. He completed 31 passes in 86 attempts that year. Renko's main job was to guide Saleys and watch him run. "I think Steve had some problems on the football field," Fleyd Temple, KU basketball coach, recalled yesterday. "There was too much expected of him soon." "He didn't have the opportunity to show how good he was, but there is no question he will all great-aall around athlete." ALTHOUGH RENKO had an obscure baseball career, his feats on the baseball field showed his athletic ability. Rumko set a KU single season pitching record as a sophomore in 1964 with a 0.99 ERA. He finished his KU career with a 2.67 overall ERA, fourth on KU's all-time list. He then set the KU 75 strikeouts, ranking him fifth in KU baseball history for single season strikeouts. Nekoison signed a pro contract after his junior year, in 1965, and was called up to the Montreal Expos in 1968. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1976, to the Chicago Bulls in 1977 and then to the Oakland A's. He went to Boston as a free agent this season. "I HAVEN'T changed that much," Renko said while soaking his right arm in ice water after yesterday's game. "I'm Reken still maintains an interest in KU. During the off-season, he works out with a baseball team. Reken praised Triple C play the job he did while Reken played for KU. still a fastball pitcher with a slider and a change-up." "I think Flood did a great job," Renkra said. "When I was there, he didn't have 13 scholarships to recruit with, and he did a work with the material he had to work with." Renko said he hadn't had any second thoughts about signing a pro contract before he graduated, and the decision was a good one for him. TEMPLE ECHOED Renko's sentiment about signing with a professional baseball team. "It's up to the individual," Renko said. "He comes up, he has the option to finish school in the off-season. They can work it out with a ballcicle if they want to finish." "Steve was pitching in Rapid City in the summer leagues when he got drafted pretty high, " Temple said. He was sort of a first-round prospect, but he was drafted and signed by the Dodgers last spring). Anytime they can get a lot of money and if it is what they want, I envision them." Temple reaps the benefits of tips from a major league player. "Steve comes back in the off-season and we visit a lot about baseball," Temple said. "A lot of my pitching knowledge has come from him. it has mixed emotions whenever Steve pitches against the Royals. I am a Royals fan, but when it comes to Royals manager, but whenever Steve pitches, I have a hard time not rooting for KANAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Willson Wilson, on his continent耐战 against Boston with four hits, drove in one run, scored twice and stole two bases yesterday to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago bulls and a sweep of their three-game series. The triumph was Kansas City's fourth victory of the second-place tie with Minnesota in the American League West, 2% games behind the California Angels, who lost to Toronto, 9%. Wilson, who had a game-winning inside-hit single by Jake Anderson on Saturday, singled and scored in the innings, rapped a run-scoring single in the third inning. City a 3-2 lead and ended up tied with Wilson. Wilson steals show; Royals close to $ 2^{1 / 2} $ THE SPEEDY left fielder, who also singled in the eighth for his fourth hit, had his stolen base total to 61 for the season. He also against Bismuth with 19 hits in 37-at-bats. Paul Splitterfif, 13-13, posted the two consecutive game for the Kansas city pitching. The left-hander scattered six hits—including Stan Papel two. BOSTON ab 1 2 3 bhb Burlerston 5 Papa 2b 7 Papa 2b 7 Riceh 4 0 0 Watson 1b 8 Watson 1b 8 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 Evans r 1 0 0 Evans r 1 0 0 B - Burleson, PD - Kannan City 1. LOS-BOSTON 2. XANSA City 7. B - McKenzie, MA - McKenzie, White, Bursa City 8. W - Wilson, HR-Papi (1), Porter (15). SB - Wilson 2. S - Wilson, SK-MacPapi Boston 002 001 000 3 Kansas City 002 221 000 6 Wilson hf a b r h i j k Wilm. Dr. th 1 0 1 0 Bursth. Dr. th 1 0 1 0 Brief Ib. 1 0 1 0 Brief IIb. 1 0 1 0 Labork Ib. 1 0 1 0 Labork IIb. 1 0 1 0 Counsel of 0 0 1 0 Counsel of 0 0 1 0 Washington hf 0 0 1 0 Washington th 0 0 1 0 Beijing IP H R ER BB SO Beirou 19,10-94 4 8 5 1 1 1 1 Burgmeyer 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 Kansas City 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Papa's homer, the first of his career, fell just inside the left-field foul pole after Rick Burleson singled, giving the Red Sox a 24 lead. BUT WILSON, who finished the season series with 10 stolen bases against the Red Sox, cut the margin to 2-1 in the third when he scored two and scored on a pair of outrems. THE KANSAS CITY TIMES/STAR Loser Steve Renko, 9-8, gave up five runs on eight hits, including Darrrell Porter's 15th homer, before being relieved in the fifth. run homer—struck out five and walked none. Porter led off the fourth with a homer into the rightfield bulpen to the game, then Frank Wale walked with two out and scored after U.L. Washington and Wilson sinced. Lymn's run-scoring single after a double by Burleson made it 5-3 in the sixth, but the Roya go the run back in their half of the triple's Hirai's trip and Hal McAra's sacrifice飞 Fall 1979 SEMESTER RATE Tax Included Student Discount Kansas City made 1-5 in the fifth. Amos Otis doubled to lead off and scored on Brett's single. Britt moved to second on a pass ball, went to third on cettferderd Fred Lynn's leisurely throw to second after he scored and scored on AI Cowens' infield single. Please send payment to: $13.39 Renko faced two batters in 5th. PB—Allenson, T—2; 13—A 34,915 K.C. 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