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Texas A&M KIN& TO yoil|(i The Batta on ports Wednesday, July 27, 1983/The Battalion/Page 9 HHnBHHnHSiHBBjiKHHHHIHBBH ankees beat Ransrers I O six-hit shutout, 5-0 United Press International ARLI ARLINGTON — The Han-laden New Yankees , ^ r “corded their fourth straight JH—their I 1th triumph in 1 ^ Ure Vast 12 games — Tuesday ighi thanks to the efforts of vo lyounsters. d welfare a BjThe 25-year-oid rookie 'Iderly ortlifLuppaw, Ray Fontenot, stil- et it beaiitieq the Texas Rangers with a "Poesaid |x-hitter, 5-0, for his first ma- from the pr league shutout and com- iplethatr )lete game, and first baseman ievi Balboni, 26, powered ; the classSisIfirst major league grand 'paper for (Hi- e tne pH'That was one thing that ection art®f teally nice about tonight’s ig for jolsH,” said Fontano, a former folks she'sHger farm hand who jst apolof’ Jamed his third straight win, Huding his second against pkas. I I H“The Yankess have so X L nanv veterans, so I’m verv Spy for myself and Steve: ounds 1 wo roo k* es who can contri- tlk moreth ,u t as much ^s the veterans.” ie ^■ontano, who was signed by plant occ,f | R; , ingerS 1 in l 97 ? and , was ter a yo J ed to the Yankees later t who wail yf r J s P art « fthe ln d to beuM 13 e ‘ MlcRe y Rlvers deal, ishington f | Was made in August, said' ior died iiul 1 ' he bears no malice toward his former employer. “In fact, I’m very thankful to the Rangers for signing me and giving me a chance to play professional baseball,” said Fontano, whom the Yankees called up from Columbus, Ohio, June 19. “I really have no special motivation for beating them. I pitch against them as I would against any club.” Balboni, who was recalled twice this season from Col umbus, said he was just happy to stay away from hitting into a double play or striking out with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth inning. “I just wanted to drive the ball somewhere and try to get a run home,” said Balboni, who broke a scoreless tie. “This is one I’ll remember. This (Arlington Stadium) is a tough park to hit a home run in.” Ranger manager Doug Rader said Frank Tanana’s pitch that Balboni connected with was similar to the one thrown by Texas reliever Odell Jones in the ninth in ning of Monday’s 6-5 loss to New York, which Yankee Pitcher Tanana gives up hit that beats Rangers slugger Dave Winfield hit for a decisive triple. “It was a ‘can’t miss’ job,” said Rader. “It was an inexcus able pitch to throw.” Rader also said Fontano did not look as sharp as he did in defeating the Rangers 3-1 on July 16 in Yankee Stadium, when he lasted 7 innings and allowed five hits. “He hasn’t given us much,” said Rader. Expos beat Reds, 5-0 Phillies slip past Astros, 1-0 United Press International It seems only fitting that base ball’s coldest hitter during the season’s hottest month snap out of his slump in an air condi tioned building. Joe Morgan, who still has not had a hit outdoors this month, ended an 0-for-35 streak with a solo homer off Nolan Ryan in the fourth inning at the Astro dome Tuesday night to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 1-0 vic tory over the Houston Astros. Morgan’s blast, on an 0-1 pitch, came with two out in the fourth inning and Charlie Hud son and A1 Holland made it stand by combining to blank the Astros on a six-hitter. “It is always nice to get the big hit, especially since I haven’t been contributing lately,” said Morgan, who has been criticized by Phillies’ management lately for his poor performance at the plate. Morgan’s homer came on a hanging curve and tagged Ryan, 9-4, with his third loss in a row. It was a great homecoming for Hudson, 4-3, who defeated the Astros for the second time this year. Hudson, a native of Ennis, Texas, who attended Prairie View A&M University near Houston, went 7 2-3 innings to notch the victory. Holland got the last four outs to gain his ninth save. Ryan, who allowed only three hits, struck out five to move past Philadelphia’s Steve Carlton on the all-time strikeout list. Ryan now has 3,591 strikeouts to 3,588 for Carlton. Elsewhere in the NL, Los Angeles downed Chicago 5-2, Montreal blanked Cincinnati 5- 0, New York edged Atlanta 2-1 in 10 innings, St. Louis nipped San Francisco 6-5 and San Diego whipped Pittsburgh 6-1 then lost 10-5. In American League games, Detroit topped Seattle 8-3, New York blanked Texas 5-0, San Diego downed Kansas City 2-0, Minnesota nipped Milwaukee 65, Toronto downed Chicago 6- 4 then lost 4-3, Oakland wal loped Boston 9-2 then lost 5-3 and Baltimore edged California 5-4. EXPOS 5, REDS 0 — At Cin cinnati, Bill Gullickson pitched a three-hitter and Tim Wallach cracked a solo homer and an RBI double to lead the Expos to victory. DODGERS 5, CUBS 2 — At U 4 ’ s jjjjt : <■>; -I, ; ^ ' f , V# /, , ■ Tim Wallach powers Expos with homer, RBI double Montreal’s Bill Gullickson shuts out Reds on six hits Chicago, Ken Landreaux had four hits and drove in three runs with a homer, double and single to lead the Dodgers to victory. loaded in the ninth inning to drive in Willie McGee with the run that gave the Cardinals their third victory in a row. METS 2, BRAVES 1 — At New York, Mookie Wilson hit his first homer since May 29 with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Mets to victory. CARDINALS 6, GIANTS 5 — At St. Louis, Tom Herr dril led his third single of the game with two outs and the bases PADRES 6-5, PIRATES 1-10 — At Pittsburgh, Ruppert Jones smashed a three-run homer to lead the Padres to victory in the opener, but Mike Easier had three hits, including a two-run homer and a two-run double, to help the Pirates win the nightcap. ne heart-oi three heir| ive been he heart •ection of Two heir; ungtrans] ovals’ Gaylord Perry— alive and kickin’ by Milton Richman died, buB UPI Sports Editor . > are desctHonds after George Brett hall but ontlme flying out of the dugout he Superman III, someone in |e press box asked me who was t tat bald-headed old guy right a [ithe middle of all the fuss, and told him that was no bald- eaded old guy, that was # . laylord Perry. O I 1 sure was ‘ I ✓jli What do you think, he was l/ '' 1 |tgoing to sit back there when II the other Kansas City Royals Be angrily charging onto the to killingifld to show how they felt about vo life sffiPt called-back pinetar homer? id beenthtJ°t him. tie over vi‘ Perry wasn’t that far behind Yolfs ( ir ett coming off the bench. In girl cried ® time at all, he and plate time StatAttpite Tim McClelland were 'resiling for Brett’s bat. aljurorslilMcClelland is no flyweight; ) the tapetf|’s over 6-foot-5. But the 6-4, ible to hesvO-pound Perry is no pushov- i withanni either, even though he’ll be ontained'lin two months. He wound up e lay cholaiRi the bat Sunday. Next thing inthetnr 01 * know, a flying squad of lotgun blaJpnkee Stadium security men of Castro, fnverged on him trying to get t of theP bat away. Perry outwitted ore wastrtBn by flipping it to one of the e pleadedjher Kansas City players in the ing, revewout. >uted, “ti* iain,"vvhiltj from t* Ultimately, Royals pitcher Steve Renko found himself in possession of the bat but was forced to give it up to umpire Joe Brinkman because there simply was no one else left for him to toss it to. When I asked Perry after ward why he was so anxious to get the bat, he shrugged, smiled and confessed he didn’t know. There were many who didn’t miss the irony in the fact that Perry, of all people, seemingly was the one most concerned in keeping the “evidence” from winding up in the umpires’ hands. Over the 21 years he has pitched in the big leagues, Perry has been accused of using all sorts of illegal substances. Last August, while he was still pitch ing for Seattle, he was sus pended 10 days and fined $250 when caught doing just that by umpire Dave Phillips, and that makes him the last major leaguer ever to be penalized for cn such an illegality. Yet there he was, one of the first Kansas City players out there, trying to do what he could to help with that pinetarred bat. He couldn’t explain it, but I think I can. It’s that tremendous competi tive nature of his. Gaylord Perry comes from the old school that teaches everyone must earn what he’s paid. When the Mariners released him last June 25, they were obli gated to pay him for the remain der of the year, so he could’ve sat home on his duff in William- ston, N.C., and merely collected the money. Not him, though. “They wanted me to retire,” he says. “I told ‘em no thanks, I wanna continue. I felt I could still pitch for some ballclub and I’m happy Kansas City is giving me the chance.” Before the struggling Marin ers let him go, Perry made sure they were associated with at least some part of baseball history when he recorded the 300th vic tory of his career with them last year. He was 3-10 and had a 4.94 ERA when they released him. Although some of the younger Mariners thought he was overly critical of them, Perry still has many supporters left in Seattle. Perry has started three times for the Royals and has lost his only decision. He seems to feel more at home with them than he 1 did with the Mariners because they have more veterans. H e hasn’t changed his philosophy about the game. Perry says he’s happy to be with the Royals and he fits in with them fine because of his competitiveness. “I’m taking it one year at a time,” laughs the veteran right hander, realizing it’s a cliche. 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