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Show Standard-Examiner SPORTS Thursday, June 3, 1993 3B Blue Jays-Angels game turns ugly on field and in stands The Associated Press Toronto pitcher Pat Hentgen. “It’s funny because I thought, if we were going to goat it, he’d (Curtis) come out and get me mght there.” As police tried to restore order, fans continued to pelt the field with baseballs. The situation got so bad that the stadium’s public address announcer warned the crowd that the behavior could result in an Angels’ forfeit. The rest of the game was played with policemen stationed next to the dugouts. “We didn’t try to hit anybody,” Angels manager Buck Rodgers said. “Alomar ran into an inside pitch on a bunt, and we knocked Carter back. The intent wasn’t there to hit anyone, but they thought it was and theyretaliated.” Sprague was ejected along with two of his Toronto teammates, outfielder Darnell Coles and pitcher Mark Eichhorn. Three California players also were thrown out — Javier, Curtis and second baseman Damion Easley. In 1974, Cleveland hadto forfeit a game to Texas when fans drinking 10-cent beer at Municipal Stadium got out of control. Five years later, fans overran the field at Comiskey Park during an anti-disco demonstration between games of a Chicago-Detroit doubleheader. The White Sox had to forfeit the second game because the field was damaged. ronto third baseman Ed Sprague. That triggered a brawl in front of the stands near third base. “I got the ball back from the umpire, I looked over and I thought, “Holy cow, we're going atit,’ ” said White Sox 10, Tigers 1 nings to pick up his second victory AMERICAN LEAGUE First, there was the 10-cent beer fiasco in Cleveland. Then came the “Disco Demolition Night” riot in Chicago. On Wednesday night, another baseball promotion turned ugly. Fans at Anaheim Stadium showered the field with souvenir baseballs during a wild game between California and Toronto that featured a bench-clearing brawl and the ejection of six players. The Blue Jays won 7-6 behind a two-homer, five-RBI performance by Roberto Alomar. But Alomar’s great game was overshadowed by am 18-minute melee resulting from a beanball exchange and the spectacle of fans throwing baseballs onto the field in the sixth inning following a two-run homerbythe Angels’ Tim Salmon. “I’m just glad nobody got hurt,” said California outfielder Stan Javier, one of the ejected players. “It was hard to see who you hit when you have so manyguys throwing punches.” After Salmon’s homer cut Toronto’s lead to 5-3, fans showered the field with red and blue baseballs that were given to everyone entering the ballpark. -About the same time, Chad Curtis — who has been hit bya pitch earlier in the inning in apparent retaliation for brushbacks of Alomar and Joe Carter — came outof California’s dugout to argue with To- Orioles 5, Athletics 2 At Oakland, Fernando Valenzue- la allowed one earned run in 61in- of the season. Valenzuela (2-5), roughed up for three homers in an 8-4 Onoles’ loss last Friday at California, allowed five hits in his first career appearance against the Athletics. Valenzuela was relieved by Mark Williamson with one out in the seventh, and Gregg Olson pitched the ninth for his 11th save. At Detroit, Ron Karkovice hit two homers, including a grand slam, and Chicago held Detroit to its lowest run-total of the season. Joey Cora hit his first major league homer and Jason Bere won his first game as the White Sox handed the Tigers their third Straight loss. Karkovice’s grand slam highlighted a six-run first inning for Chicago. He added a solo homer in -the eighth, matching his career high Mariners 6, Brewers 3 At Seattle, Dave Valle hit a game-tying homer in the seventh inning and added a two-run single in the eighth. The Brewers took a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh when Valle’s with five RBIs. ‘Yankees 8, Indians 5 At New York, Mike Humphreys’ first major league home run capped -a seven-run fifth inning for New throw to third base hit runner Bill Spiers or: the helmet and bounced into left field, allowing two runs to score. But Valle came backtotie it in the seventh with a solo homer off Cal Eldred (6-6). Jeff Nelson (2-1) was the winner in relief, and Norm Charlton finished for his 10th save. -York, and Matt Young lost his 14th straight decision. Yankees starter Jimmy Key(6-2) gave upeighthits and five runs before departing in the Indians’ fourrun eighth, which included Albert Belle’s 18th homer. Royals 7, Red Sox 2 Twins 6, Rangers 3 At Boston, Brian McRae went .4-for-5 with four RBIs and led an 11-hit assault on Roger Clemens as Kansas City swept the three-game series. McRae, who was 1!-for-12 lifetime against Clemens(6-5) entering the game,tripled and scored in the first, singled in the fourth and hit a two-run homerin the sixth. Kevin Appier (6-4) won for the fourth timein five starts, allowing six hits in eight innings. Clemens, At Minneapolis, Minnesota hit three homers, including a three-run blast by Mike Pagliarulo. Brian Harper and David McCarty homered for the Twins in the sixth inning. Willie Banks (5-2) left the game with tightness in his right shoulder after escaping a bases-loaded, noout jam in the fifth inning. He allowed two runs on six hits as the Twins won for the sixth time in their last seven games. Rick Aguilera pitched the ninth for his 14th save. who haslost three of his last four starts, lasted only six innings. The Associated Press Ed Sprague of the Toronto Blue Jays winces in pain Wednesday after being hit by a pitch from California Angels’ Julio Valera. Light-hitting players do heavy damagefor Phillies against Reds The Associated Press Thefirst-place Phillies took two of three gamesin the series and have won five of their last six games. “They do everything right,” Reds loser John Smiley (2-7) said. “You throw them one bad fastball, one bad curveball, and they’re sitting on it.” Ben Rivera (4-2) scattered eight hits, walked two and struck out a career-high nine in eight-plus innings. Mitch Williams got the final three outs for his 16th save. Batiste homered on thefirst pitch from Smiley in the third inning to give Philadelphia the lead. The Philadelphia Phillies are getting big hits from just about everyone this season. Kim Batiste and Todd Pratt, who entered Wednesday night’s game with one homerbetween them this year, each hit solo homers to help Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5-2 at Riverfront Stadium. “That was a big game for the young shortstop, an outstanding game,” Philadelphia manager Jim Fregosi said of Batiste, the Phillies’ regular shortstop for now. “Yeah, that makes me feel more like a part of the club,” said Batiste, who has two homersthis season. “I always tried to get in the mix of things, to stay active. But it was moreof a sit back, wait and be patient kind of thing.” Astros 5, Expos 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE first eight-game winner this season as San Francisco beat Florida. Clark’s third homerof the season barely cleared the right-field fence in the opening inning against Jack Armstrong (4-5). Burkett (8-1) gave up nine hits, walked one and hit a batter in six innings. Dwight Gooden (6-4) improved to 25-4 lifetime against Chicago and New York hit three homers in a seven-run fourth inning as the Mets beat the Cubs at WrigleyField. Todd Hundley, Bobby Bonilla and Chico Walker each hit homers in the fourth. Will Clark hit a two-run homer and John Burkett became the major leagues’ Pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run sixth inning as Atlanta defeated San Diego. The Braves, winning for only the third time in eight games, sent 10 players to the plate in the sixth. Ron Gant led off the inning with a Hall of Famer Mize doubt, he was one of baseball’s greatest hitters, and his stats would be even more impressive if he had not missed the war years.” Mize, who finished with a .312 career batting average and 359 homers in 15 major league seasons, played for the Cardinals, Giants and Yankees. Nicknamed the Big Cat because of his 6-foot-2, 215pound frame and smooth moves at first base, he hit .300 or more for nine consecutive seasons, with a three-year stretch in the Navy dur- | reer totals of 1,337 RBIs and 2,011 hits. John Robert Mize was born in Demorest on Jan. 7, 1913. He started his baseball career in high school, when he madethe Piedmont College team in his hometown at age 14. As a rookie first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936, he hit .329. He led the National League in hitting with a .349 average in 1939. He led the league four times in home runs between 1939 and 1948. finally inducted in 1981, he joked f ing World War II. about it. - and homered in every major league where along the way in 28 years it ° cracbucn siining tis-crs. Ea Ce gia lost he eet ] e S B The Associated Press : ‘He played in 10 All-Star games Sno hi cs “I had a speech ready, but some“ di Fae ead oes ° S ° ) Oo : ” li d ed w Shortstop Pat t tase Listach was There were an awful lot of comings and goings in major league placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Milwaukee Brewers on al big-nameplayers either going on 6r coming off the disabledlist: sustained Tuesday night in Seattle. Listach, last year’s A.L. Rookie of baseball on Wednesday, with sever‘'g Outfielder Mike Greenwell was activated off the D.L. by the Boston Red Sox. Greenwell was batting .310 in 38 games when he went on the disabled list after straining his right lower rib cage on May 17. He started Wednesday night’s game. @ Oakland first baseman Mark McGwire, bothered by persistent soreness from a bruise in his left heel, had the foot placed in a cast Wednesday in hopes of speeding up the recovery process. “McGwire suffered the injury May 3 while sliding into third base dur- ing a game against the New York Yankees. He was placed on thedisvabled list two ‘weeks later. McGwire, whose 42 homers in 1992 were second only to the Texas Rangers’ Juan Gonzalez (43), has missed the last 18 games. Before being sidelined, McGwire hit .337 in 25 games with nine homers and 24 RBIs. FOLDING WADINGSTAFF burgh beat Colorado before a crowd of 50,122 at Mile High Stadium. 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Pirates 5, Rockies 3 OVER 30 STYLES FROM FLAMBEAU, WOODSTREAM, PLANO AND CONTICO.HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE. Wednesday becauseofa leg injury I’m staying in the hotel.” wLeft-hander Craig Lefferts was activated off the D.L. by the Texas Angeles. U.S. MADE TACKLE BOXES @ SENSI-TOUCH GRAPHITE REEL SEAT @ GENUINE CORK GRIPS bi Donovan Osborne (3-2) pitched seven strong innings and Gregg Jefferies hit a two-run homer as St. Louis cooled off Los ANGLERS INN OFFERS A VERY NICE SELECTION OF GIFT ITEMS ANY DAD WOULD APPRECIATE. PERSONALIZED SERVICE FROM A KNOWLEDGABLE STAFF AND OUR WIDE SELECTION OF GIFTS WILL MAKE YOUR SHOPPING EASIER! RELAX WITH A FREE CUP OF COFFEE, OR FRUIT PUNCH WHILE YOUR GIFT SELECTIONIS GIFT WRAPPED, FREE OF CHARGE. And heled in doubles in 1941 with 39 and in triples in 1938 with 16. Mize was traded to the New York Giants on Dec. 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor, and batted .305 with 26 home runs and 110 RBIs the next season. He then served three years in the Navy during World War II, returning to the Giants in 1946 and batting .337. After hitting 91 homers for the Giants in 1947-48, Mize was sold to the New York Yankees in August 1949 and became a prominent pinch-hitter for Casey Stengel’s team through five straight World Series championships. Mize led the American Leaguein pinch-hits three straight years (1951-53) with a high of 19. He retired in 1953. Still, Hall of Fame voters neglected him 22 times. When he was Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4 ANGLERS? INN ‘“eenss” GIFT IDEAS FOR DAD remembered for power DEMOREST, Ga. (AP) — He was a slugger who hit for average, and the combination was enough to put Johnny Mize into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Today, Mize is being mourned. ‘ “He spanned all those great eras,” said fellow Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, now a broadcaster with the New York Mets, whotied Mize for the league lead in home runs with 51 in 1947 and 40 in 1948. “We’re sure going to miss him.” Mize died Wednesday at his Georgia mountain homeat the age of 80. The McGahee-Griffen Funeral Home in Demorestsaid Mize ‘had a history of heart trouble and died of cardiac arrest. “Casey Stengel once said that Mize was a power hitter who hit like a leadoff man,” said Georgia Gov. Zell Miller. “Without any home run, his 12th, to tie it at 2-2 off Andy Benes (7-4). Cory Snyder went 4-for-4 for the Dodgers, including a home run. Braves 5, Padres 2 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Giants 3, Marlins 2 Eric Anthony’s slow bases-loaded grounder was bobbled for an error byfirst baseman John Vander Wal, allowing the winning run to score in the ninth inning and lifting Houston over Montreal. The Astros have won four of their last five games. CAN'T DECIDE? 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