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* ' ‘to*. Aggies sweep Chiefs at Olsen THE BATTALION Pafl« 15 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1960 llexas A&M shortstop Twig Little runs toward ■second base ready to complete a double-play in SMonday’s first game against Oklahoma City. The Aggies swept Tuesday’s double-header against the Chiefs by scores of 1-0 and 6-3. Staff photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. The Texas A&M baseball team celebrated its 50th Olsen Field win Tuesday night as the Aggies swept a double-header from Oklahoma City University, 1-0 and 6-3. The Ags took all four games of the series against the Chiefs, winning Monday night, 2-1 and 19-4. In the opener, freshman right hander Luecken tossed a two-hit shutout, his third of the season, in upping his record to 8-2. Luecken, an overpowering pitcher, struck out only one Chief, but was never in any serious trouble. The Ags scored their lone run in the third when designated-hitter Bobby Beach singled and Simon Glenn singled him home later in the inning. In all, the Ags managed five hits off losing pitcher David Evers, whose season record fell to 3-3. The Aggies clubbed three home runs in the second game, as Bobby Taylor picked up his first win in over a month. Chris Rupp started the fireworks with a two-run shot in the first in ning. Rupp, a catcher, lined it over the left field fence with shortstop Twig Little on board. Little had singled. The Ags made it 3-0 in the second inning when catcher Joey Szekely singled and later scored on a Simon Glenn single. The next inning Szekely hit a home run with Harry Francis on first base to make the score 5-0. The Chiefs tagged Taylor for runs in the fourth and fifth, but the Ags scored an insurance run in the bot tom of the fifth to wrap it up. Harry Francis, the Aggie third baseman, hit a solo shot to make the score 6-2. With the four-game sweep, the Ags are now 31-7 on the year. The Chiefs fell to 24-14. The Aggies travel to Austin this weekend for the three-game Southwest Conference series with the University of Texas. The Longhorns lead the conference with a 15-3 record in league play. The Ags are IV2 games back at 13-4. The Longhorns, 40-6 overall, have three batters hitting over .400. They are ranked third in the country, be hind the University of Miami-Fla. and South Carolina. The Aggies are still holding the No. 9 position in the national polls. The two teams will square off in Austin’s Disch-Falk Field at 7:30 Friday night and will start a double- header on Saturday at 1 p.m. — Mike Bur rich ter Barry, others may be destined for new team United Press International HOUSTON — Rick Barry is one of six Houston Rockets whose contracts expired Tuesday and one of four who may be encour aged to seek employment else where before next season. The team finished the regular season 41-41, won a three-game playoff series against San Antonio and then were beaten in four straight games by the Boston Cel tics. Their season at an end Mon day, Calvin Murphy said, “I’m not downhearted about our team. Only eight teams came this far. We were one of them.” First-year Coach Del Harris, who reportedly will be asked back next season, said, “our fans have got to remember there were 14 other teams watching on televi sion yesterday while we were still playing.” Barry, 36, made $1 million the past two seasons since jumping from the Golden State Warriors and said he might seek a job as a player-coach for the new Dallas NBA franchise. Rudy Tomjanovich, 31, also became a free agent after Monday night’s playoff loss to Boston. In the four games against Boston, he scored 26 points. Both Tomjanovich and Barry reportedly will be offered non- guaranteed contracts by the Rockets. Rockets management was dis appointed this season in Barry, Tomjanovich, Murphy, and veteran Tom Henderson. Owner George Maloff, Gener al Manager Ray Patterson and Harris will meet next week in Houston. It is known that the Rockets will make an effort to retain third- year forward Robert Reid and rookie guard Allen Leavell, two free agents. Reid has a one-year option to remain with the club and Leavell is a free agent. Two reserves who became free agents. Major Jones and Alonzo Bradley, will be available to the Dallas team when it selects its players off the bottom of NBA ros ters. Earlier this season, Barry said he would not be interested in a coaching job. brewers should replace llrioles as AL East champs Meet Your Friends At n Peaceful Atmosphere for living at its finest ■ By MIKE BURRICHTER ■ Sports Editor ie Baltimore Orioles, a mediocre im in years past, swept through ? American League East so easily t season, the traditionally epic bat- s between the Yankees and Red t seem embarrassingly insignifi- it, The Orioles did it with players Ing better seasons at the plate Hever before and still not lor ()# ount ' n 8 to much, and pitching led . someone other than Jim Palmer, npiona IH y ear Q r j 0 i es w jU return to uje of the pack, and the Yankees by Cindy C<iRed Sox will still play an impor- f role in determining the division pr, but it’s time another anony- Br team made its appearance. ■ Wear the Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tphlug their way to the American ♦ VVogue playoffs. lere is my analysis of the AL East: ) Milwaukee Brewers — The t hitting team in the American Be in 1977, Milwaukee should. Hie return of Larry Hisle, re- fe the batting crown this year. lersonwilH 6 , out after 24 games last sea- TexasAjH the best hitter in the Brewer s the te)' u P- anc ^ should add 25 or so home n it hast s to a team already boasting four >atonewit! ers w ho hit over 20 round trip- good mP J ast season - K-h WesW n ^ oun t> Paul Molitor, Sixto , j s exc j|Jlo, Ben Oglivie and Gorman k\i anl ,mas ,na y sound like a travelling herabiliflF troupe, but they could form okingfew m vers ion of murderer’s | (: :iefive-man starting rotation, led buUtopN Caswell, is solid. If the |ers are hurting anywhere, it is nis teamiff )ull P en ’ where aging Reggie pj o j|j s 'eland leads a staff of three veter- •. „: t] >vh<> had only 15 saves between Uasl season* 'xtiml 1 ' ^ UW ^ 0, k Yankees — The x . Again made some good trades 11 ag the off-season, but a weak 1 ‘ jing staff will prevent them from „ —«*ing a stretch run capable of ling the hard-hitting Brewers, ippert Jones, obtained from le, will take over center field rE is. Jones should blossom into ler Yankee great in the outfield, ‘iC^l should be interesting to see how the youngster gets along with Reggie Jackson, the right fielder who calls Ruppert “Reggie Junior.” The Yankees’ weaknesses are on the mound. Ron Guidry and Tommy John will pitch well, and Guidry should mount a serious threat at win ning another Cy Young Award. But aging Luis Tiant and Ed Figueroa, the staffs two righthanders, cannot be expected to silence Brewer or Red Sox bats. 3) Baltimore Orioles — The Orioles rode the arm of Mike Flana gan, last season’s Cy Young Award winner, into the playoffs. The whole staff performed well, posting a team earned run average of 3.26, well ahead of the rest of the league. The Analysis lows i Yankees, who finished second in that department, gave up a half a run per game more than that. But the Orioles had always had strong pitching, so the real surprise came from the plate, where such noted sluggers as Rich Dauer and Gary Roenicke led the team. Ken Singleton and Eddie Murray will produce at the plate this year, but it won’t be enough: the Orioles lack the muscle to stay in the race. Baltimore will return to earth, anonymity, and third place. 4) Boston Red Sox — Last year the Houston Astros traded away a divi sion crown when they sent Bob Wat son to Boston. This year the Red Sox bungled a chance to finish in the first division when they let Watson sign with the Yankees. Boston fans will see plenty of hit ting exhibitions at Fenway this year, as Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson will try and outslug their opposition. Rice and Lynn may fare well, but injured Hobson and aging Yaz are question marks. The trouble in beantown is the hit ting will not be limited to the home town boys. The Red Sox pitching staff is horrible, its only bright spot being Dennis Eckersley, who had his best season in 1979. Eckersley’s will not duplicate last season’s (17- 10, 2.99 ERA) performance and the rest of the staff is pitiful. 5) Detroit Tigers - Sparky Ander son will try to lead a very young team into a first division finish. The Tigers have plenty of talent, and are only a couple of years away. It will be interesting to see if Dave Rozema and Mark Frydrich can come back from injuries. If these two can do it, and there are many who feel “the Bird” is finished, Detroit will be a factor this year. The only thing holding them back is Anderson. He traded surperstar Ron Leflore to the Expos for little- known pitcher Dan Schatzeder, ac quired aging Richie Hebner from the Mets and already has Frydrich un happy. Anderson’s approaching senility may prevent the Tigers from progressirtg. 6) Cleveland Indians — The Indi ans are the hard-luck story of the East. Last year they finished with a winning record, 81-80, but came in sixth. This year should be no diffe rent. The Indians have a solid infield, and Rick Manning is the most under rated center-fielder in baseball, but pitching woes will keep Cleveland close to the .500 mark all season. 7) Toronto Blue Jays — With only 11 saves last season, the Blue Jays acquired fireman Joey McLaughlin from the Braves, which should help, but not much. Toronto would have trouble winning the Southwest Conference. 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