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rip Dodgers, 4-1
Padres’ Wiggins says yes
to drug care, treatment
United Press International
SAN DIEGO — San Diego
Padres’ President Ballard Smith
said Alan Wiggins was arrested
early Wednesday morning on a
charge of possession of cocaine
and has agreed to enter a detox
ification center for treatment.
The 24-year-old outfielder,
called once by Los Angeles Dod
gers’ Manager Tom Lasorda
“the fastest man on two legs,”
was arrested by San Diego police
at 2:30 a.m. (PDT) after he
threw what they said was about a
gram of cocaine out of his car.
Wiggins posted $2,000 bail
Wednesday morning and was
freed. He was to be arraigned on
the felony count July 28.
Ballard met Wednesday with
Wiggins, his agent, and attor
ney. Afterward he announced
Wiggins’ decision to voluntarily
submit to detoxification treat-
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The Padres will pay all ex-
E enses, and Wiggins’ pay and
enefits will continue, a club
spokesman said. Smith said he
fully expected Wiggins to return
to the team upon conclusion of
treatment and to contribute to
the Padres’ “finest season ever.”
The Padres are one of the
first professional sports teams to
establish an employee assistance
program for players and staff.
“Operation Cork” offers Padres’
employees confidential consul
tation and guidance for prob
lems caused by alcohol, drug de
pendency, and personal or emo
tional troubles.
Wiggins was called up from
Hawaii near the end of last sea
son, but did not make the pre
season cut. He was called up
again May 3, and batted .263 in
the 57 games he appeared in. He
leads the club with 29 stolen
bases and has scored 33 runs.
UttHfed Press International
McNafriara’s band has played
its last song for the Cincinnati
Reds, yet the melody lingers on.
John McNamara Was fired as
manager of the Reds early
Wednesday, but his replace
ment, Russ Nixon, couldn’t turn
things around immediately and
watched the Reds blow a lead
and lose, 3-2, to the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
“They didn’t win but they
sure played hard,” said Nixon,
who has coached for the Reds
since 1976 after managing suc
cessfully in the minor leagues. “I
know we got beat, but I hope you
guys up in the press box saw a
little different team tonight.”
Willie Stargell’s pinch-hit
home run in the eighth inning
off Tom Hume gave the Pirates
a three-game sweep of the
series. It was Stargell’s 475th
careeT homer over a 21-year
span, tying him With Stan Musial
for 14th on the all-time home-
run list.
Larry McWilliams, 6-4, was
the winner with relief help from
Kent Tekulve, who retired all six
batters he faced to record his
15th save and third in the past
three games.
The loss was the Reds’ 59th of
the Season, most in the National
League, but some players felt
Nixon could start the club in the
right direction.
“He'S not going to be as low
key as Mac,” rookie Paul House
holder said. “He’s going to be a
motivator.”
Ron Oester said: “I don’t
think it was Mac’s fault. It’s un
fortunate the manager is the one
who gets it. Russ will be real
aggressive and he’ll stress fun
damentals.”
Elsewhere in the NL, St.
Louis blanked Atlanta, 8-0, New
York beat San Francisco, 6-2,
Houston topped Chicago, 2-1,
Philadelphia downed San
Diego, 7-1, and Montreal defe
ated Los Angeles, 4-1, in 11 in
nings.
In American League games,
Kansas City, outslugged Toron
to, 9-7, Baltimore nipped Cali
fornia, 8-7, Oakland defeated
Cleveland, 6-4, Texas topped
Boston, 6-3, then lost, 6-1, Chi
cago defeated Detroit, 9-3, in 12
innings, Milwaukee whipped
Minnesota, 10-4, and Seattle
edged New York, 6-5, in 12 in
nings.
EXPOS 4, DODGERS 1 — At
Los Angeles, Tim Wallach dou
bled home three runs in the 11th
inning to give the Expos a vic
tory. Dodger starter Fernando
Valenzuela, after his 14th vic
tory, was relieved in the ninth
inning by Steve Howe, who took
the loss. Howe is now 5-2.
The game featured three All-
Star pitchers in the Los Angeles
pair and Montreal starter Steve
Rogers. Rogers, who recorded
the victory, now has a 12-4 re
cord for the season.
CARDINALS 8, BRAVES 0
— At St. Louis, George Hen
drick drove in three runs with a
triple and single to help the Car
dinals snap the Braves’ four-
game winning streak.
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METS 6, GIANTS 2 — At
San Francisco, Mookie Wilson
had two RBI and scored two
runs to pace the Mets to victory.
Pete Falcone, who gave up six
hits, went five innings to get the
victory.
tory.
“There was no carry-over at
all,” insisted Milwaukee Mana
ger Harvey Kuenn. “We had to
win a ballgame. We can’t afford
to be playing games out there.”
Moose Haas, 7-5, scattered 11
hits and struck out seven in eight
innings for his third straight vic
tory. He gave way to Rollie Fin
gers in the ninth.
PHILLIES 7, PADRES 1 —
At San Diego, Mike Schmidt,
Bob Dernier and Bo Diaz each
homered and Dick Ruthven
scattered eight hits in leading
the Phillies.
In the AL, after a fight-
marred game the night before,
the Milwaukee Brewers
Wednesday night used their bats
to defeat the Minnesota Twins.
Ben Oglivie hit a grand slam
and Don Money drove in three
runs with a pair of homers to
power the Brewers to a 10-4 vic-
“Three wins in a row and this
is probably the best stuff I’ve
had,” Haas said.
Oglivie hit his 22nd homer of
the season over the right field
fence to cap a six-run fourth in-
ning.
Money hit his first homer of
the game in the third to give the
Brewers their first run and
added a two-run shot in the
ninth.
RANGERS 6-1, RED
3-6 —At Boston, Mike
pitched a two-hitter over ei
innings and Jim Rice hit all
run to carry Boston in
second game. In the opei
Dave Hostetler and Jim Si
berg drove in two runs
Texas snapped a seven-gai
losing streak.
ROYALS 9, BLUEJAYSf
At Toronto, Willie Wilson a;
ped a 4-for-5 performancewi
his ninth career inside-the-pi
homer, to raise his AL-leadi
batting average to .348. Then
tory snapped Toronto’s si
game winning streak.
“I haven’t had a two-homer
game since a long time ago,” said
ORIOLES 8, ANGELS 1
At Baltimore, Benny Ayali
two-run pinch double in ll
eighth lifted the Orioles. Ayali
hit came off Doug Corbett an
made a loser of Andy Hasslei
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WHITE SOX 9, TIGERS3
At Detroit, Greg Luzinski’sI2i
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MARINERS 6, YANKEES
12 innings — At New Yoi
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base on Manny Castillo’sgro»i
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Mariners. Reliever Bill Caul
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