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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
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■ 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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