University Daily Kansan, October 2, 1980 Scorecard AMERICAN LEAGUE | | W | L | Pct | GB | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | New York. | 100 | 56 | 533 | 98 | | Baltimore. | 90 | 74 | 106 | 21% | | Milwaukee. | 95 | 75 | 351 | 18 | | Boston. | 82 | 74 | 328 | 17 | | Detroit. | 83 | 75 | 318 | 17 | | Cleveland. | 78 | 79 | 497 | 21% | | Toronto. | 74 | 79 | 497 | 21% | | Wk | W | L | Pet. | GB | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | x-Kansas City | 94 | 84 | 59 | 12 | | Minnesota | 74 | 83 | 474 | 19 | | Texas | 73 | 82 | 468 | 20 | | California | 65 | 92 | 414 | 28 | | Seattle | 59 | 92 | 373 | 35 | x-clinched division title Yesterday's Games Minnesota at Iowa 2, ppp. wet grounds Minnesota at Texas 3, wet grounds Baltimore at 12, Boston 8 Detroit 11, Tampa 0 Detroit City 7, Baltimore 7 Kansas City 4, Boston 7 Baltimore 7 Oakland (Northeast) 21-4 at Chicago (Hoyt 8-1), 1:15 p.m. Toronto (Cancery) 13-5 at Boston (Crawford) 8-3, 3:00 p.m. Detroit (Mortis) 16-4 at New York (Perry 7-1), 3:00 p.m. Boston (Sannister) 14-8 at Kansas City (Spittleritz 10-1), 7:30 p.m. b.m. Minnesota (Koosman 15-13) at Texas (Jenkins 12-11), 7:30 p.m. Atron to Boston Atlanta to Baltimore, night Detroit to New York, night Seattle to Texas, night California to Chicago, night NATIONAL LEAGUE W 70 L 19 Prot. GB Montréal 88 70 57 Philadelphia 88 70 357 % Baltimore 88 70 357 % St. Louis 72 87 453 17 New York 63 87 413 17 Chicago 63 89 393 25 % W W L Pct. GB Houston 89 69 172 Los Angeles 89 72 363 Los Angeles 89 72 363 Atlanta 80 77 310 San Francisco 80 77 310 San Francisco 80 77 310 Tampa 71 88 145 Pittsburgh 10, New York 5 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 0 Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 2, San Diego 1 Houston 4, Atlanta 2 New York 4, Francisco 4 Today's Games Chicago (Marti 2) at Philadelphia (Ruthven 16-10), 6:30 p.m. Chicago (Marti 5) at Baltimore (Ruthven 16-10), 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles (Gonzalez 7) at San Francisco (Ruthven 16-10), 9:30 p.m. Brett raises batting average to .391 with solo home run, 2 doubles, walk Bv TRACEE HAMILTON Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Autumn is creeping into the evening air, and the winning streak is creeping back into the Kansas City Royals. The Royals banged out seven hits last night for a 4-1 victory and second straight over the Seattle Mariners. "Someday's it easy, and someday it's not," George Brett, Royals' third baseman, said. "Last week it wasn't easy, the last two days it has been." The Royals had dropped eight straight games during their road trip to Minnesota and Seattle. BRETT STEPPED to the plate four times for three hits and an intentional walk. The base on balls came from Seattle pitcher Rob Dressler in the first. Willie Wilson was on third with one out. "That pissed me off a little bit," Brett said. "Some of the players of the other team said something about it. "I don't want to say what was said, I don't want to get anyone in trouble." Brett took his revenge in his next three at-bats. Leading off in the fourth, he smashed a home run over the right field wall. He added doubles in the second and seventh to raise his batting average to .301. THE HIT IN the seventh gave Brett enough plate appearances to qualify for the American League batting title. With four games remaining in the season, one against the Mariners and three against the Twins, Brett will need to go 10-for-15 to again reach .400. "I finally feel tonight like I won the batting title," Brett said. "But there's more things involved right now than winning the batting title and hitting 400. "I don't play for goals and I don't play to win awards. If they came at the end of the season, I'll take them. All that stuff is too individualistic." Brett knocked in his 118th RBI to move into second place in the American League, five behind Cecil Cooper of Milwaukee. Brett's homer gave him a career high of 24. "YD LIKE TO be a double crown winner," he said. "If Cecil doesn't get too many more, I think I can take over the RBI lead." "I knew he was pulling for me to hit. 400 even though I was ahead of him in the batting race. I don't know if he feels the same way about the BBI race." After Brett's homer in the fourth, Amos Otis singled, and Clint Hurd doubled. Second baseman Frank White lined to Seattle shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose delayed throw to first gave him an error and gave Kansas City its third run. Catcher Darrell Porter, in the midst of a two-month hitting slump, signed in Brett in the fifth round. The Mariners only run came in the seventh when centerfader Juan Benjquez drilled a hole. KANSAS CITY starter Rich Gale threw 54 pitches before leaving the game after the fourth inning. Pitching coach Billy Connors wanted that he has had a sore arm, to throw about 60 pitches. "I have some pain and its discomfort," Gale said. "A couple of times I was not too "As long as I concentrate on the mechanics, I can put up with the discomfort and I can be a mechanically effective pitcher." MARTY PATTIN, who replaced Gale in the fifth, gave up two hits in four innings to get the victory. Ken Brett faced three batters in the second half, and the last a called third strike. He got a save. Dressler. 4-10. took the loss for Seattle. Kansas City manager Jim Frey said he was pleased with his team's performance. "I think we're getting back in a good groove again," he said. "We're starting to get some hits to drive in some key runs and we are making the plans. Our overall attitude is aggressive now." IN THE AMERICAN League East, New York and Baltimore both won but the big news came from the Boston Red Sox, who fired their manager. Don Zimmer, who had managed the Red Sox for four and a half years was fired even though his record during that time was the best in his team. His teams, however, failed to win a pennant. The New York Yankees held their $2\frac{1}{2}$ game advantage over the Baltimore Orioles. New York beat the Cleveland Indians 18-7. Baltimore beat Boston 12-6. Gale's 54 pitches earn starting spot for playoffs The Yankees, 100-58, have four games left and the Orioles, 98-61. Have three. By GENE MYERS Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo.—For 54 pitches last night, the playoff pitching plans of the Kansas City Royals were on the line. With those 54 pitches, sore-armed Rich Gale made Manager Jim Frey's tentative playoff rotation less tensive. Gale, who will pitch a few innings Sunday as a final test for his shoulder tension, is expected to be the probable center in the fourth game of play, if the best-of-five series goes that far. night's 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. He will start 18-game winner Larry Gurra in Game 1 on Wednesday and 19-game winner Dennis Leonard in Game 2 on Thursday. Both games ended with a tie. Paul Splittert will start the third game on Friday in the AL East champion'sballpark. Frey announced his pitching plans after last "I don't have to make a decision about Gale tonight, so I won't." Frey said. "But if he throws Sunday like he did tonight, he'll be the fourth earn. starter." After a 1-6 start this season, Gale, 13-9, reeled off 11 straight victories. The last came on Aug. three games and pitching only 11/15 innings. But last night he shut out the Seattle Mariners on a double. Since then he's been almost useless, losing "WHEN I'M in a good frame of mind and in a groove, I can overcome the pain," Gate said. "I can't throw as fast. I don't challenge the hitters who catch me as it picks me a pitcher now, not just a thrower." "I want to pitch in the playoffs and I want to start. Because of my arm, I think I be useless coming out of the bullpen. But if I can throw a ball, I can pitch. And I can get people out." for the fourth time on Saturday. Splittorff, who has a sore back, will start on Sunday for a few innings and Gale will follow. Frey will start Gura talk against Seattle and Renie Martin on Friday against the Minnesota team. "We have our plans." Frey said. "But if Gale gets bombied Sunday and comes out with his arm dragging, or if Splittorf is really hurt, everything will have to change." THE BULLPEN STIATION, however, is stable. Dan Quisenberry, the major-league leader in saves, is the right-hander. 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