| Show Sports thoughts The baseball fan tan has been made aware of oC what players are having outstanding years in inthe inthe inthe the American and National Leagues Randy Jones of oC the San Diego Padres has won 18 New York Yankees Yanke s shave have Sparky Lyle who has 18 saves and have three pitchers Ed Figueroa Doc Ellis and Catfish Hunter who have each won over ten ball baU games Detroit's Mark Tile The Bird Fidrych has been the leader Inthe in inthe inthe the American League with an outstanding earn run average of oC Kansas City's George Brett and Hal McRae are one and two in the batting average department of oC the American League TIlE THE CINCINNATI Reds are dominating the National League in hitting as they have five players in the I top ten of oC batting average standings The Reds have Pete Rose Ken Griffey George Foster Joe Morgan and Cesar Geronimo among the top ten batters in the National League The National League Eastern Division leaders the Philadelphia Phillies have been receiving outstanding pitching performances performances performances per per- from Jim Lonborg 7 12 Jim Kaat 7 10 and Steve Carlton 12 There have been many about players play rs having Shaving outstanding years but butt what about the the players who are having rotten years Who Who are they The pitchers or batters who are are having a terrible time now may be lie next years year's twenty game w winner er or hitter An example of this is the Padres Padres' Randy Jones Jon s. s In 1974 Jones lost 22 games but he recovered and andin andin andin in 1975 he won 20 games As of last month Jones had won 18 games Frank White the only graduate of the Kansas Kansas' City baseball school which was was started in 1969 to make it to the Kansas City Royals las fas as a big leaguer is batting White has played in 80 games as a member of the Royals Whites White's position is second base and imd as of f last month he had 49 hits out rf at bats He has produced EO runs rims s eight one ODe luns batted in and 14 stolen bases The rhe Royals' Royals baseball school wast closed down a few few years ago ago igo THE TIlE BALTIMORE Orioles Orioles' Paul Blair hasn't been tearing up the league hitting wise wis this year Blairs Blair's average as of last month was He had c competed in 83 83 games s' s and had gone to bat times However he has come up with only 57 hits 20 runs rum 12 doubles one homer nine runs batted in and nd ten stolen bases On the pitching side of the American League coin Mike Cueller one of the superb throwers for years is having anoff an anoff anoff off off year for the Baltimore Orioles Cueller's record as of last month was 4 11 and his earn run average was a sad He has started 20 games but has only completed two Cueller has pitched 94 innings and has allowed hits He has 30 3 batters and has allowed ed 46 base on balls ANOTHER PITCHER but this time in the National League who is having hiLving a rough year so far is Carl Morton of the Atlanta Braves Brayes As of July Morton had a record of 2 28 His earn run average was He has started 19 games games' and completed zero He has pitched 94 innings of ball and allowed hits He lie has walked 35 batters and only 28 The St St. Louis Cardinals Cardinal's Hector Cruz as of last month was batting a He lie has only gained 55 hits out of times at bat Cruz has produced 11 doubles 7 homers and 34 runs batted in lie He also scored cored 22 runs D Darrell eU Evans who began the season with the Braves and is isnow isnow now mw a member of the San Francisco Giants is batting as of last July He lie has been times and has only 52 hits lie He has bas produced 32 runs five doubles one triple seven homers 28 runs batted in and six stolen bases CLAY Kl KIRBY t Y of the Montreal Expos has fallen on hard times As of last July Kirby had a record of 7 1 Ills His earn run average was lie He has started 15 games and com zero Kirby Kirby has pitched 63 Innings and allowed 63 hits lie He has walked 45 batters baiter and 41 41 be a player may One year rotten rotten but but the next year year he may mayeo ay crazy in the win column or go eo batting hatting department Today's rotten player may be tomorrows tomorrow's superstar |
