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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981 Sports Sutton posts 55th shutout in Astro win over Braves United Press International HOUSTON — Don Sutton’s 55th career shutout started the Houston Astros final Domestand of 1981 powerfully, and it seemed to give manager Bill Vir- don hope the Astros could sack up the division second-half title before going on the road for the final time. Sutton, a master of National League hitters in the second half, three hit the Atlanta Braves Tuesday in the opener of an eight-game series in the Astrodome, and the win assured the Astros of maintaining at least a three-game lead in the Western Division with 12 games to play. On the road, however, loomed two games against the second-place Cincinnati Reds and then three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers to end the regular season. The Braves, who barely scratched Sutton for three singles, were pushed 6V2 games back of Houston. They’ve all but been eliminated, but Virdon said it wasn’t his plan to knock off teams one at a time from the bottom. “All we’ve got to do is win more than we lose,” he said. “Of course, it’s going to go down to the last three days in Los Angeles anyway. I hope not. Maybe it won’t. What it will come down to is we ll have to beat the Dodgers to beat Cincinnati for second place.” If he could find a way to rotate in Sutton, 10-8, more than twice the rest of the season, his chances would be brighter. The 36-year-old righthander is 6-1 with a 1.75 earned run average since the strike break. He has pitched the last 26 innings without allowing an earned run. “I didn’t think I pitched that well tonight, ” Sutton said of his no-walk, three-strikeout performance. Catcher Alan Ashby said Sutton came to him after the fifth inning and complained his back was hurting. “He wanted to make sure we had somebody ready,” Ashby said. 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Howe said the operation will probably be perfomed in Phi ladelphia by Dr. Joseph Torg, who operted this year on Pitt- OFF CAMPUS AGS VOTE! APARTMENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 VOTE AT YOCIR BUS STOP Maj or Leag ue Baseball American League National League East East Detroit 26 16 .619 — St. Louis 22 18 .550 . Boston 24 17 .585 IV* Montreal 22 19 .537 « Milwaukee 25 18 .581 1V» New York 20 21 .488 Baltimore 21 19 .525 4 Chicago 18 21 .462 3)i New York 21 20 .512 4!4 Philadelphia 17 23 .425 i Toronto 19 20 .487 5 Vi Pittsburgh 17 24 .415 3; Cleveland 20 22 .476 6 West West Kansas City 23 18 .561 — Houston 27 14 .659 Oakland 21 18 .538 IVk Cincinnati 24 17 .585 Minnesota 20 22 .476 2 Vi San Francisco 22 18 .550 f; Texas 18 21 .462 3 Los Angeles 22 19 .537 i Seattle 17 24 .415 6 Atlanta 20 20 .500 fi’i Chicago 16 25 .390 6 San Diego 13 30 .302 li California 14 25 .359 8 Tuesday’s Results Wednesday’s Games Tuesday’s Results Wednesday's Cm Seattle 3, TexasZ Seattle at Texas Houston 3 y Atlanta 0 Atlanta at Houston Oakland 3, Toronto 2 Milwaukee at Boston Chicago 4, St. Louis 3 Cincinnati at San Diet; Oakland 4, Toronto 2 Detroit at Baltimore Pittsburgh 5, New York 3 Los Angeles at San Fna Milwaukee 10, Boston 8 Oakland at Toronto Montreal 6. Philadelphia 2 New York at Chicojo Detroit 6, Baltimore 3 Cleveland at New York Cincinnati 3, San Diego 2 Philadelphia at St. Lai Cleveland 6, New York 4 Minnesota at Kansas City San Francisco 5. Ixis Angeles 2 Pittsburgh at Monlrtil Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1 Chicago at California California 1, Chicago 0 i By I rt story und ci bertson ; of evi 3, witl the /ofmini an NC^ rformam This is could 1 whole A majoi bertson, of the 1 fact tha SWCc [Both in the m lot at win inship. 1 Ex-Ranger pitcher wins first game of season against old teammates Jin 1975, Be Texas L United Press International ARLINGTON — Seattle Mariners pitcher Ken Clay won his first game of the season, and it could not have come at a worse time for the Texas Rangers. Suddenly finding themselves back in the race for a spot in the American League West Division playoffs this week, the Rangers were hoping to gain addition al ground on division-leading Kansas City. But Clay, who entered the game with a 0-6 re cord, scattered six hits over seven innings as the Mariners came from behind to take a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. Coupled with Kansas City’s 2-1 win over Minne sota, the Rangers dropped four games hack with 11 games remaining. “I go out and do the best job I can no matter who I'm pitching against," said Clay. ‘Those guys (Texas) winning the pennant doesn’t put any money in my pocket. In fact, if we play the role of spoiler for the rest of the way, I’d be happy." Clay, traded to Seattle by Texas last season, en tered the game with a 4.74 earned run aventej had little difficulty as he struck out a career- batters. He gave up a run in the fourth inning, retired 11 straight batters until Leon reached base on an infield hit in the eighth Rawley later came on to record his sixth* be number next (was b 1-6 by the fcidently, Dints the . years. ■Two earl; “It got to be more of a mental thing,' Clay^ xas ^ 1 ‘ ^ his earlier losses. “I’ve been pitching welle out except maybe once. But since the secoatB began, I haven’t had anything to show for it thing that has kept me going was the realizafa was pitching well and keeping the team game.” Texas took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Fall nam singled home Buddy Bell, whohaddoi Ij i with one out. ^ i Seattle pushed across three runs in the sew Uch the putting together a walk and three singli lead. Cougar QB out for year United Press International HOUSTON — University of Houston quarterback Audrey McMillian has undergone surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder, fulfilling a recent and disturbing trend among Cougar field gener als — injuries. McMillian is sidelined for 1981 after injuring his right shoulder in ACITO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: t Call: George Webb r . Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 Saturday’s game at Miami, and Coach Bill Yeoman said he would apply to the Southwest Confer ence to get McMillian another year’s eligibility. “I can’t imagine him not getting another year,” Yeoman said. Yeoman now has had four start ing quarterbacks injured in two seasons. The Cougars run from a veer option offense which exposes their running quarterbacks to in jury. “When we recruit we re gonna look for bigger kids like we used to have,” he said. “From 1965 to 1977, we had only one quarter back hurt. Now, nobody doesn’t get hurt. One of the reast teams have bigger kids hittfe runners.” McMillian, a 5-11,160si more, suffered a seasoM dislocation of his left should \ssful. ays one [ the 1 ing. ” ning th By tl vever, th led to be college b; You can I in 1980 after replacing I COUPON one potato, two potato... 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