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Sports
Hiursday, July 8,1993
The Battalion
Page 3
Bonds, Griffey top '93 All-Star voting
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Barry Bonds, whose blister-
first half led San Francisco to first place in
:ie National League West, topped fan voting
hr next week's All-Star Game, receiving more
otesthan any player since 1980.
Ken Griffey Jr., who last year made his fam-
I\jthe first father-son combo to hit All-Star
omers, topped American League players in
ttfinal voting announced Wednesday.
Bonds' total of 3,074,603 votes was the most
jiceDavey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers
iceived 3,862,403 votes in 1980. Bonds was
fected to start last year for the first time, when
swas with Pittsburgh..
Griffey, the top vote-getter in the American
ague in 1991, received 2,696,918 votes, and
istart for the fourth straight season.
The starting lineups will have new looks this
season, with five first-time starters in the NL
and three in the AL. The eight first-time starters
are the most since there were nine in 1976.
Barry Larkin of the Cincinnati Reds won at
shortstop in the NL, stopping Ozzie Smith's
streak of 10 consecutive elections. Larkin re
ceived 1,259,939 votes to 1,147,552 for his St.
Louis rival, the closest race for any spot.
Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs, last
year s leading NL vote-getter, was elected to
start at second base for the eighth straight time
and the ninth time in 10 years. Outfielder
Andy Van Slyke of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who
is on the disabled list, was elected for the sec
ond straight time.
The other five NL starters are all first-timers:
Darren Daulton of Philadelphia at catcher,
Phillies teammate John Kruk at first base, Gary
Sheffield of Florida at third base, David Justice
of Atlanta in the outfield and Larkin.
Sheffield, traded last month from San Diego
to the Marlins, is the first player elected from
an expansion team.
The new AL starters are John Olerud of
Toronto at first base. Blue Jays teammate Joe
Carter in the outfield and catcher Ivan Rodriguez
of Texas. Olerud, hitting .401 entering Wednes
day's game, finished ahead of Detroit's Cecil
Fielder, who has 23 home runs and 76 RBIs.
Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. will start
for the 10th consecutive season, including
1988, when he replaced Alan Trammell of De
troit, who was elected to start.
Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees was
elected at third base for the seventh consecu
tive year. His first six appearances were with
the Boston Red Sox.
Blue Jays second baseman Roberto Alomar
was elected for the third consecutive season
and Minnesota outfielder Kirby Puckett was
elected for the second straight season. Puckett
and Griffey were elected for the fourth time.
Cowboys cut Saxon with no proven replacement
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRVING, Texas — Since 1989
ie Dallas Cowboys haven't
lought any punters into training
amp to compete with incumbent
like Saxon.
This year, they released Saxon
hthout a proven National Foot-
idl League punter on the roster.
"Mike did a good job for us
irough the years,” head coach
mmy Johnson said in a statement.
We simply have decided to move
in a different direction with the
punting position on this team.”
Saxon, originally an llth-round
draft pick of the Detroit Lions in
1985, spent all eight of his NFL
seasons with the Cowboys. He has
a career average of 41.5 yards per
punt and 68 career punts downed
inside the 20 yard line.
Cowboys spokesman Rich Dal-
rymple said Johnson would give
no further details about Saxon's re
lease. Before being cut, Saxon had
the longest tenure of all punters in
the National Football Conference.
Saxon could not be reached for
comment Wednesday.
Since 1985, Saxon leads the
NFL in dropping punts inside the
20, with 166. The next closest
punter is John Kidd of the San
Diego Chargers, who has 153.
In 1986, Saxon set a club record
for punts in a season with 86.
Last season, Saxon averaged 43
yards per punt, the second-high
est average of his career. He had
19 kicks inside the 20 and nine
touchbacks.
Free agents Steve Domingos
and John Jett will compete for the
position when training camp
opens in Austin on July 15.
Domingos, 6-3, 200 pounds,
was cut by the Los Angeles Rams
in their training camp in 1992. He
played at San Francisco State and
spent the 1991 season with the
semipro Fresno Bandits.
Domingos had a 45.6 gross-
punt average with the Bandits.
Jett is a 6-0, 184-pounder from
East Carolina who was released
from the Minnesota Vikings'
training camp last year.
Murray becomes rodeo millionaire
Pirates hand Astros
third straight loss
HOUSTON (AP) - Orlando Merced
drove in three runs with a double and a
single to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2
victory Wednesday night over Houston,
Banding the Astros their third straight loss.
Paul Wagner (4-5) logged 3 1-3 innings
off scoreless relief, giving up two hits white
striking out three and walking two. He en-
:ered with two outs in the fourth and the
•ases loaded in relief of Tim Wakefield and
:etired Craig Biggio on a grounder to end
she inning.
jod Johnston, called up Tuesday from
:riple-A Buffalo, pitched 11-3 innings of
scoreless relief but walked two batters in
she ninth and gave way to Stan Belinda,
who got the final out for his 16th save.
Houston's Mark Portugal (6-4) went 3 1-
3innings, allowing 10 hits. He struck out
lour and walked one.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT WORTH — Ty Murray has become
the seventh Professional Rodeo Cowboys As
sociation competitor to pass $1 million in ca
reer earnings, reaching that milestone faster
than any of the other riders.
The 23-year-old Stephenville cowboy won
$12,435 in five rodeos over the July 4th week
end to reach the $1 million mark about twice
as fast as the previous six PRCA million-dollar
men.
Roy Cooper of Childress and Lewis Feild of
Elk Ridge, Utah, each took 11 years to win $1
million. Murray has taken 51/2 years.
Murray, who has four consecutive all-
around titles for his bareback riding, saddle
bronc riding and bull riding, pushed his ca
reer earnings to $1,004,523.
Oklahoman Tom Ferguson, a six-time
world all-around champion in the 1970s, was
the first cowboy to reach $1 million in 1986.
Three-time world champion bull rider Tuff
Hedeman of Bowie may become the eighth to
join the club. The 10-year pro has earned
$997,371.
Although Murray is the quickest PRCA
millionaire, the others started in the 1970s
when the sport paid less prize money.
When Ferguson won a record sixth all-
around title in 1979, the PRCA's 640 rodeos
paid $8,762,629 and the National Finals Rodeo
offered competitors $350,700.
When Murray won hfs first all-around in
1989, the PRCA's 774 rodeos paid $16,879,429
and the NFR paid $2,165,800.
Today, some competitors earn more money
at the National Finals Rodeo in 10 days than
they pocket the rest of the season.
Last year, Murray won $225,992, and sec
ond place all-around finisher Clay O'Brien
Cooper of Gilbert, Ariz., pocketed $103,738.
This season, Murray leads Tee Woolman of
Llano for the all-around, $106,712 to $56,208.
He also leads Hedeman for the bull-riding
buckle, $56,943 to $34,046.
Brewers end Rangers'
four-game streak, 7-6
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILWAUKEE — Robin Yount singled home the go-ahead run in the
eighth inning Wednesday as the Milwaukee Brewers blew a three-run
lead, then beat Texas 7-6 to end the Rangers' four-game winning streak.
Yount's single was his 3,082nd hit, moving him into 12th place on
the career list.
Juan Bell singled with one out in the eighth off Craig Lefferts (1-7)
and stole second. Gary Redus, whose three-run pinch-homer in the
eighth tied the game at 6, made a running catch in right to rob Darryl
Hamilton, with Bell taking third.
Matt Whiteside then replaced Lefferts, who gave up only one hit in 2
2-3 innings and Yount, pinch hitting, singled to left on a 1-0 pitch.
Doug Henry (1-2) blew a save in the eighth but got the victory with a
scoreless ninth as Milwaukee won for just the fifth time in 18 games.
Redus hit the first pitch from Henry for a three-run homer in the top
of the eighth. Henry had replaced Jesse Orosco, who gave up a leadoff
double to Rafael Palmeiro and single to Juan Gonzalez.
Orosco started the eighth in place of Cal Eldred, who allowed six
hits, including Gonzalez's 22nd homer in a three-run third. Eldred
failed for the fourth straight start to get his 10th win.
Milwaukee, took a 4-3 lead with two runs in the fourth as B.J.
Surhoff singled and John Jaha hit an RBI double. Dave Nilsson reached
when Ranger shortstop Mario Diaz and left fielder Gonzalez miscom-
municated and Gonzalez dropped Nilsson's short fly for an error. Juan
Bell then hit a go-ahead RBI single.
Surhoff doubled and Nilsson and Darryl Hamilton had run-scoring sin
gles in the fifth for a 6-3 lead. Brown lasted five inning, giving up 10 hits.
Gonzalez hit a two-run, 430-foot shot in the third. Rafael Palmeiro
also had a sacrifice fly in the inning.
Milwaukee loaded the bases in the first when Brown walked three
batters but couldn't score. Nilsson, Hamilton, Bill Spiers and Greg
Vaughn hit singles in the second to make it 2-0.
Scoreboard
American League
Detroit
8
Minnesota
4
Milwaukee
7
Texas
6
Oakland
3
Cleveland
0
Seattle
6
New York
5
California
7
Boston
6
Chicago
5
Toronto
2
Baltimore
8
Kansas City
3
National League
San Diego
2
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New York
0
Cincinnati
4
Chicago ^
3
Montreal
3
San Francisco
0
St. Louis
3
Atlanta
1
Pittsburgh
5
Houston
2
Colorado
6
Florida
5
Philadelphia
7
Los Angeles
6
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