University Daily Kansan / Monday. October 20. 1986
7
Sports Monday
Hitting gives Boston 2nd-game win
United Press International
NEW YORK — Dwight Evans and Dave Henderson homered powering an 18-hit attack and turning an expected pitching duel into a Boston tea party last night, giving the Red Sox a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets and a two games to none lead in the World Series.
The Red Sox, who have not won a World Series in 68 years, assaulted five New York pitchers and became only the 11th team in World Series history to win the first two games on the road. Of the 10 previous clubs to do so, only last year's St. Louis Cardinals lost the Series.
Last night's game had been billed as a classic matchup between baseball's premier power pitchers — New York's Dwight Gooden and Boston's Roger Clemens. But that never materialized as neither pitcher made it into the sixth inning.
After a travel day today, the best-of-seven Series resumes at Fenway Park tomorrow night willy-nilly. "Oil Can" Boy pitching for the Red Sox Ben Ojeda, a former Red Sox, going for the Mets
Instead it was a classic demonstration of Boston batting tips. Boston's 18 hits were a team record for a World Series game. They fell two short of the record, set by the New York Giants in 1921 and tied by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946.
The Red Sox rapped Godson for eight hits and six runs in five innings in tagging him with the loss. Henderson and Evans each hit 400-foot home runs in their clutch coming with a man aboard in the fifth.
Wade Boggs, the major league's batting champion this season who has been fighting a postseason slump, also contributed two run-
"I come out 20 minutes early each day and work on that aspect of my game." Bogggs said of his fielding. "I have to work hard on that. It's tough, but I'm going to lead 10 lead. This team has never given up all year."
Clemens, the major league's top winner this season with a 24-4 record, normally would have prospered from such support. But the hard-throwing right-hander was working on only three days rest for the third consecutive start and did not have control of his fastball.
In addition, Boggs, not known for his fielding, turned in an excellent game at third base, making several sparkling plays that helped pull Boston out of trouble.
scoring doubles, including one in the third that put the Red Sox ahead for good.
"We're not embarrassed at all," said Mets catcher Gary Carter. "We came out of our most pressurized series against Houston. I'm very proud of this club."
Clemens could not make it through the fifth inning and fell two outs out of being credited.
The Red Sox struck early, taking advantage of an error by first baseman Keith Hernandez
The Mets, who entered the game batting. 184 in the postseason, managed eight hits but only two over the last four innings.
Steve Crawford bailed Clemens out of a fifth-inning jam and was the winner. Bob Stanley pitched the final three innings for the save.
Gooden walked leadoff batter Spike Owen and Clemens bunged to the right of home plate. Hernandez, an eight-time Gold Glove winner who made only five errors all season, waded Gooden off the play. Hernandez appeared to have an easy out at second, but his rushed throw bounced in the dirt in front of shortstop Rafael Santana at second base.
Boggs lined an 0-2 pitch down the left-field line to double in Owen. Marty Barrett followed with a single to right to score Clemens. Gimpy-legged Bill Buckner slashed a single past Hernandez bringing in Boggs for the third run.
The Mets bounced back with two runs in their half of the third.
The Red Sox chased reliever Rick Aguiera in the seventh and collected five straight singles to turn the game into an 8-3 rout. Singles by Rice, Evans and Rich Gedman loaded the bases and Henderson singled to center to knock in Rice. Owen then singled in Evans.
Santana led off with an intail hit and Gooden bunted for a single. After Lenkydstra sacrificed, Wally Backman signed to center to score Santana. Hernandez hit a shot off Clemens' glove that Bogges fielded and threw for the out at first as Gooden scored. Bogges saved a run with a diving stop of Carter's smash that he turned into an out at first.
Henderson led off the Red Sox fourth with a homer to make it 4.2. Evans made it 6-2 with a two-run homer in the fifth, scoring Jim Rice who opened with a single.
The Mets knocked out Clemens in the fifth and scored another run to increase the score to 6-3. Clemens walked Backman and was removed when Hernandez singled to center. Crawford relieved and surrendered an RBI single to Carter before getting the last two outs.
The Red Sox added a run off Sid Fernandez in the ninth on singles by Henderson and Owen and Boggs's second double. Owen hurt his leg sliding into third on Boggs's hit. He was replaced by pinch-runner Ed Romero and his status for Game 3 was uncertain.
Sox are peaking at the right time
NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox represent the most dangerous entity in sports — a good team that is hot at the right time.
No facts and figures can explain a team that suddenly does everything right, and not even the most sophisticated strategist can deal with it.
The 1954 New York Giants made every play necessary in upsetting Cleveland, a team that won an American League record 111 games. The 1969 Mets did the same against Baltimore.
With a 9-3 victory last night, the Red Sox lead the Mets 2-0 in the World Series and now have three games in their own ballpark. The Series need not return to New York.
United Press International
Analysis
The Red Sox have played a one-run game and a laughed and won both. Their mistakes aren't hurtting them, and they are receiving the key performance, whether it be pitching, defense or hitting.
"People are going to find out we have a pretty good ballclub," said Boston Manager John McNamara.
Wade Boggs, not a Glove Glove third baseman, has made five above-average defensive plays, including three in one inning.
The Mets have not exploited first baseman Bill Buckner's lack of mobility. In fact, he robbed Dwight Gooden of a hit in the fourth inning.
Red Sox pitchers have retired Keith Hernandez, perhaps New York's most dangerous hitter, in three key situations.
Look at what's happened so far:
Dave Henderson and Spike Owen, Boston's seventh- and eighth-places hitters, have combined for eight hits in two games.
Boston's middle relief, a weakness during the regular season, showed competence in Game 2. Steve Crawford was the winner and Bob Stanley earned a save.
"I'm more surprised we have a done better than I am surprised at how well the Red Sox are playing." New York Manager Davey Johnson said. "We've got to get a little intensity going in Fenway
Oc
bil
dr
BY JAN
Speaking in
the
The e
over the
of the
festival
from B
Haskell
The e
Mount
Lawrence
Union
festival
Six i
ticipants
a day of
course
Eudora,
to Lawrery
The 80
series of
togatina f
6
To South Pa
the P
Saturday
e to B
Festival
About 5
moonlight
The Oce
one of the
kansas
Oklahoma
Riders
an early
70 organizer
The excer
were not
the first r
by noon at
at about 6
A time
was an oap
Lawrence
l first prize
For more
event was
a than a con
Susan R
Valley Bie
was a great
A2 Monday, October 20,1986
Both Kah cross
crowd for the tina
Conference
Florida places in th
runners
through 12
dual meet
sas had 50
"I'm plee
team ran a
KU freshm
"I think we
sonal recor
tack the hil
the hills;
at Rim Ro
Florida cr
walker bro
He said his
later in the
"The cou
ference chai
Walker said
a challenge
very plea
Week
By Kansan
K-State's defense stops KU's drives
By FRANK HANSEL
MANIATTAN — For the second consecutive week, the Jayhawks have been the cure for an ailing football program.
IOWA state head coach Jim Crimer said the Cyclone's 13-10 victory over Kansas on Oct. 11. would give his team a chance to prove it belonged among the top three or four teams in the conference.
That theory was quickly disproved Saturday when Colorado rolled over Iowa State 31-3.
The Jayhawks' second patient was Kansas State.
KSU head coach Stach Parrish had said a victory over the Jayhawks would make K-State's season a successful one and would redeem the team for their fans after Northern Iowa humiliated them 17-0 four weeks ago.
"A lot of people wondered why we put so much emphasis on winning this game." Parrish said after the game. "We embarrassed ourselves when it came down, but we came back today. I have never been more proud of them."
A state got its redemption with its 29-12 rout of Kansas Saturday at KSU Stadium.
Early on it looked as though Kansas State was too pumped up. Twice, the Wildcats turned the ball over to Kansas in KSU territory.
But the Kansas offense failed to score three straight times from inside the KSU 20-yard line.
"I wish I knew what our problem was with our offense." KU head coach Boha Valente said. "We just can't seem to get a break. One of the biggest problems is that you and then you're going to see an offense that can do some things."
Kansas' first opportunity to score came in the first quarter when KSU running back Tony Jordan fumbled on the Wildcat 20-yard line.
But the Jayhawk offense stalled when running backs Arnold Shell and Mike Rogers lost six yards on the first two plays. After an incomplete pass by quarterback Mike Orth. at age 13, the 43-year goal attack fell short.
The Jayhawks got another opportunity to erase the Wildcats' 3-0 lead
when KU linebacker Rick Broedes intercepted a Randy Williams pass and returned it to the K-State 16-yard line.
Kansas worked the ball down to the two-yard line, but Rogers fumbled and defensive back Steve Compton recovered the ball in the end zone.
The third missed opportunity came in the next drive after a Troy Fauce扑校 for KSU. The KU drive stalled at the Wildcat 18-yard line and Valente decided against Klemp and the tying 55-yard field goal. Fourth-down pass to wide receiver Tomie Caldwell was incomplete.
"The offense just didn't get started." Orth said. "We just can't seem to get the ball into the end zone."
After KU's third futile attempt to score, the Wildcats took over.
K-State made it 9-10 when Williams threw 10 wings to wide receiver Dan Hughes. An earlier 25-yard compilement led to clark to Clark Brown the drive alone.
"We went into this game like we had to win it, and we came out on top," Williams said.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 16-0 just before the half when Jordan scored on a two-yard run.
Jordan took a hand off from Williams and went around the right end where he came face to face with KU cornerback Mike Fisher. Jordan lowered his head and carried both of them into the end zone.
Kansas cut the deficit to 16-6 when Snell scored on an 18-yard run. The two-point conversion failed. The Browns won by 20-15 on a 20-yard Porter field goal.
"That run by Jordan was a big play for us," Parrish said. "Even when we got to 16.01 was still scared.
Porter added a 42-yard field goal after Orth was intercepted by linebacker Dewayne Baziel.
Parrish's fears were alleviated in the fourth quarter.
Safety Erik Harper put Parrish at ease when he took an Orth interception 39 vards for a 29-6 K-State team.
Kansas scored a postmortem touchdown after defensive end Phil Forte received a fumble on the KSU defense. The Nittany Lions with a four-yard touchdown pass.
Margie Chambers/KANSAN
Kansas State's Rocky Dvorak and Matt Garver hold back Kansas defensive players Eidridge Avery and David White
The touchdown was small compensation for the Jayhawks, who had been held to a season-low 165 yards on offense by a team that had been ranked 101st out of 105 Division I schools on defense.
"We just have to forget about today
The loss left the Jayhawks ailing and looking for answers as they get ready for their second straight road game - Saturday against Oklahoma
and get ready for Oklahoma State," Snell said. "They will be tough, but so is everybody in our league."
But for Parrish and the Wildcats, this will be a game they won't soon forget.
Parrish gambles and beats odds and Jayhawks
Stan Parrish is a gambling man.
Frank Hansel
Sports editor
He gambled when he left Marshall University to take the head coaching job at Kansas State, a team that had the worst winning percentage in Division I football.
Now, Parrish, who has never had a losing season, took a job that put that streak in jeopardy.
In 10 years of coaching high school and college football, Parrish had compiled a record of 75-20-3 and he had just led Marshall to its first winning season, 6-5 in 20 years.
"I'll never use the word 'rebuild,' you'll never hear it here," Perrish said when he was
over half a circle
Parrish again gambled by narrowing the 11-game season down to one. He said the Wildcats would have a successful season if they did just one thing — beat the Kansas Jayhawks.
The odds were not good that the Wildcats would finish above 500, not after a 1-10 season in 1983 and a schedule that included teams like Dallas and Carolina. They would have to Christian — not to mention Northern Iowa.
The Wildcats have their successful season following R-State's 29-12 victory over the Ole Miss.
hired. "I didn't come here to rebuild this program. I came here to win this fall."
Parrish had the Wildcats so fired up that they came out and dominated the ballgame after a long stretch.
"I thought we weathered the storm early on mistakes." Parrish said "We hung tough and
But in taking it to the Jayhawks, K-State was a little too aggressive. The Wildcats received three personal罚款 for late hits.
"I apologized to the coaches at halftime because I had the kids in the stratosphere and those type of things (personal fouls) happen," Parrish said after the game. "But I feel we had to approach the game that way. We had nothing to lose."
The combination of the Wildcats' aggression and the Jayhawks' inability to move the ball on defense.
Three times in the first half, the Jayhaws drove inside the KSU 20-yard line and three times they were denied a score, twice by turnovers.
The Wildcats were on a mission and the Javahwks were not going to get in their way
"We were so pumped up, we wanted it so bad," offensive guard Bob Bessert said. "We had two weeks of training and I came out and controlled the line of scrimmage. We blew them off the line."
In the Wildeats' last home game they were
In addition to winning the game, K-State was out to win back its fans.
embarrassed by Northern Iowa, a Division I AA team, 16-After. K.State lost road games.
"After Northern Iowa, I felt that everyone was disappointed in me, and I wanted to change that and not for me but for the kids," Parrish said.
He has yet to turn the K-State program around, but Stan Parrish gambled and won, and he has made winners out of all K-Staters — at least for one week.
The same jubilation was found in the KSU locker room where Parrish greedily hugged the Governor's Trophy — which is given annually to the winner of this intradaite battle
The jubilation was carried to Aggieville where it didn't matter that the Wildcats' record was over 60 points.
With 20 seconds left, hoards of Wildcat faithful charged the field and tore down both goal posts, and after briefly clearing the field, he made a diving save with hundreds of fists on the field.
asts by go
last-minute
accurate Rolf
25-yard field
- Lloyd Burry
by returning
touchdowns
Kansas City
victory over
p. A7, A8.
her pulled the vide left
t loss for the
t the season
Kansas City
her first vice-
opponent this
ie game direc-
ras the clock
he Chargers
they took adas
city Punt at
the Chiefs'
58 seconds to ie point with a nderson with
aged to work
ck to seal the
came in the
Chiefs were
the defense.
three intercept 7-7, Burruss in Fouts pass and went 56 deline to give
ing help from teams, Kanust a 28-24 the Chargers points.
ulf,but the Kansas in scoring
fell to 5-1-3
d time they season.
s favored to
r Kansas to
rrors.
discouragbe Ed Char- amment last Mo., Nelson
'team didn't yesterday scheduling. lege was to ith Kansas. Crowder sedly had a forerasterball team Nebraska. ?aften said
quad game