Wednesday, September 22, 1999
The University Daily Kansar
Baseball
Section B · Page 5
Martinez breaks Clemens' record
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Pedro Martinez pitched a three-hitter and struck out 12 last night to give him 300 for the season, breaking Roger Clemens' team record and leading the Boston Red Sox 3-0 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The loss, Toronto's sixth in a row, knocked the Blue Jays 111/2
games befitted Boston in the American League wildcard race with 10 games to play, eliminating them from playoff contention. The Red Sox, who won their sixth consecutive
game, held a five game wildcard lead against Oakland entering the night, with the Athletics playing at home against Minnesota.
Martinez (22-4) became the first Boston pitcher with a shutout this season and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 2.11. He walked two and hit a batter in his fifth complete game.
Martinez struck out Tony Batista in the second inning, giving him four for the game and 292 for the season, breaking the record Clemens set in 1988.
Martinez didn't bother saving the ball yet, using it to strike out the next batter. Willis Otanez, before sending it to the dugout for safekeeping. It was his 18th game of 10
strikeouts or more this season, and the seventh in a row.
He fanned Carlos Delgado to start the ninth for No. 300. Martinez joins Randy Johnson to strike out at least 300 in both leagues.
at rentgen (10-12) allowed
three runs, two earned — and
11 hits.
Jose Offerman, who reached three times for Boston, singled to start the second inning and stole second. Hentgen fielded Damon Buford's bunt attempt, but Delgado went from first to field the ball and Hentgen made the throw to an uncovered base for an error that allowed Offerman to score.
McGwire and Sosa hold home-run status
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa didn't connect last night.
instead, it was Kent
Bottenfield's night to star and
Fernando Tatis and Edgar
Renteria's night to go deep
for the St. Louis
Cardinals
Curtinfield, a former Cubs reliever who turned into a stellar starter for St. Louis, allowed one hit in six innings to earn his 18th victory and lead the Cardinals against Chicago 7-2.
Tatis, who caught baseball's attention early this season with two grand slams in the same inning, became just the 13th St. Louis player to hit 30 homers in a season. Renteria added a three-run homer in the ninth.
Sosa was 0-for-4 with a strikeout, two foulouts and a flyout. He stays at 61 homers.
McGwire, who hit his 59th homer Monday night in the opener of the three-game series, went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, a walk and three strikeouts. He remained two homers behind Sosa.
Bottenfield (18-7) matched his victory total in his previous six seasons in the majors, giving up a
homer to Shane Andrews in the fifth. He is the second St. Louis pitcher in the 1990s to reach 18 victories, matching Andy Benes' 1996 total.
McGwire hit his sacrifice fly to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in the fifth, increasing his National League-best RBI total to 137, two more than Sosa.
Milwaukee Brewers hire new general manager
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Dean Taylor said he had plans to create the same winning dynasty in Milwaukee that was started nine years ago in Atlanta when he became the assistant to Braves General Manager John Schuerholz.
Taylor was hired as Brewers General Manager yesterday, succeeding Sal Bando, who was reassigned last month following the firing of manager Phil Garner.
Reshaping the Brewers into a winning team was something that drew Taylor to the job.
"It's going to take a year to get this organization moving to wherever we want it to be," said Taylor, who signed a four-year contract.
Taylor's first duties include hiring a manager, which he said he hopes to
do during the playoffs. He said major league experience isn't the only factor in his choice.
"We're looking for someone who has the ability to motivate and create a winning atmosphere." Taylor said.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, whose family controls the Brewers through a trust, instructed owners earlier this year to consider minorities for high-ranking team positions and required teams to give him a list of candidates.
Former National League Manager of the Year Don Baylor, now the hitting coach for Atlanta after being fired by the Colorado Rockies last season, is among the names mentioned as a candidate for the Brewers managerial position.
Baylor was the hitting coach in Milwaukee from 1990-91 and was considered for the managerial job with
the Brewers when Garner was hired.
the Brewers when he was hired by Taylor said the stability of the Brewers' ownership and the targeted opening of the Brewers' new stadium, Miller Park, in 2001 were among the reasons he took the job.
Currently staggering toward their seventh straight losing season, the Brewers are in fifth place in the National League Central and have not been in the playoffs since 1982. Taylor comes from a team that has won seven straight division titles.
"Dean Taylor is someone who will leave no stone unturned in strengthening this organization," said team president Wendy Selig-Prieb, the commissioner's daughter.
Taylor said that the Brewers needed to take a new direction in their player development.
"Small clubs have a smaller margin of error when it comes to player
development," he said. "The key is to make proper evaluations."
Taylor's 24-year baseball career includes serving as an assistant to John Schuerholz at Kansas City. Taylor also was manager of baseball operations for the commissioner's office in 1990.
Taylor also stressed developing the team's farm system, bringing up younger players to the professional level and contract negotiation.
Indians assistant general manager Dan O'Dowd, hired Monday as general manager of the Colorado Rockies.
Others interviewed were Toronto Blue Jays assistant general manager Dave Stewart, New York Mets assistant general manager and international scouting director Omar Minaya and Chicago White Sox assistant general manager Dan Evans.
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