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Thursday, October 29, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Sports
Mattingly gets perfect score in rankings
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Don Matting,
widely regarded as the best player
in baseball, is the first to receive a
perfect score in statistical rankings
used to determine compensation for
free-agent signings.
The New York Yankees first baseman received a perfect 1,000 in the Elias Sports Bureau rankings, which were established seven years ago as part of the the players' strike settlement.
The rankings are based on performance in at least five categories over a two-year period. After being ranked by position, players are divided into five groups: outfielders, first basemen and designated hitter, third basemen and shortstops; caters, starting pitchers; and replayers.
Mattingly received a perfect score because he was top-tanked in every category used to evaluate first basemen — plate appearances, batting
average, on-base percentage, home runs and runs batted in.
The best, or lowest, score before this year was the 1.400 Mattingly received last year and Eddie Murray received in 1984.
The runner-up in this year's American League rankings was Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripknjr. at 3.143. The top-rated player in the National League was Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt with 2.429.
“It’s nice to see that, but you have to put it in perspective,” Mattingly said Wednesday of the rankings. “They’ve only been doing these rankings before we were being going for 100. But you like to be ranked first amongst your peers.”
Schmidt has been the top-rated NL third baseman every year the rankings have been compiled. The only other player to be No. 1 at his position all seven years is New York Mets catcher Gary Carter.
Mattingly has been the top-ranked
AL first baseman for three consecutive years, while Ripken led AL shortstops for the fourth straight time. Texas designated hitter Larry Parrish was the only other player in the league to repeat as No. 1 at his position.
"It's especially rewarding being ranked among all the other first baseman because first base is one of the top positions in baseball right now." Mattingly said at a dinner at which he was honored by the Boys Club of New York. "You're talking about Jack Clark, Kent Hrbek, the (Wally) Joyners, Willie Upshaw, Darrell Evans."
Other top-rated AL players were California second baseman Johnny Ray. Boston third baseman Wade Boggs, Toronto outfielder George Bell, Toronto catcher Ernie Bentley, Boston third baseman the highest-ranked starting pitcher and Toronto's Mark Eichhorn was the top reliever.
In the National League, Dale Murphy of Atlanta was the highest-stanked outfielder for the fifth straight year. Three players — Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez, Chii second baseman Rye Sledge and Jeff Skinner — were No. 1 at their positions for the fourth year in a row.
Houston's Mike Scott was the NL's top-rated starting pitcher, while Todd Worrell of St. Louis was the No. 1 reliever.
Free agents are divided into groups which determine the compensation their former teams will receive if the players sign with them. If an agent is compensated with additional draft choices in the June amateur draft.
A players are in the top 30 percent of the ranking statistics. B players in the top 30 to 50 percent and C players between 50 and 60 percent. Teams losing A players would receive the most compensation.
Sports Briefs
Basketball team to scrimmage
The Kansas men's basketball team will have its first Blue-White scrimmage Saturday in Allen Field House. The scrimmage is played on Friday and one hour after the conclusion of the KU-Oklahoma football game.
Admission will be one canned
good, with the proceeds going to Lawrence Emergency Services.
KU Crew members to have fund-raiser
The KU Crew team will row the equivalent of 250,000 meters in an Ergathon in downtown Lawrence today to raise money for the team.
Crew team members will be taking turns rowing on four Ergometer rowing machines to be
set up in front of Litwin's, 830 Massachusetts St., from 2:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. today
Members went to Lawrence businesses earlier this week to solicit pledges for each meter rowed. The team's goal is $2,300.
Ergathon was organized to help Crew team members pay for the travel, clothing and lodging expenses incurred during meets.
Switzer, Sooners prepare for Kansas
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma Coach Barris Syner said his top-tranked Sooners had a good three-hour practice yesterday as preparations wound down for Saturday's game against Kansas.
"We had a good practice. The team worked on the kicking game and two-minute offense," he said.
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