int. THE PLAIN DEALER, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1978 3-C Batting 87 around By Dan Coughlin Indians' manager Jeff Torborg picked up the Boston Red Sox statistics breakdown before last night's opener of the four-game series with the Red Sox. What quickly caught his eye were the names of utility 'infielders Jack Brohamer and Frank Duffy and backup catcher Fred Kendall, all former Torborg "read aloud the batting averages: Brohamer, .320, Duffy, .294, and Kendall, .280. You could almost envision the erudite Torborg slipping into Stengelese and saying, "Simply amazing." K. Don Zimmer had been talking about these former Indians earlier.
"In the past years we held our breath that wouldn't get hurt," Zimmer was saying about his shortstop. "If Burleson got hurt, we would fold up. That was the case." 3. Zimmer no longer holds his breath. Duffy is one of the best insurance policies at shortstop in the His unexpected bat is a bonus.
Duffy also has backed up second base. Brohamer, who played second for Cleveland and Chicago, backs up third base. "On paper, other teams have stronger benches," Brohammer remarked. "But we're coming through." When Brohamer signed a three-year contract at about. $100,000 a year, he expected to be the regular Boston second baseman.
The Red Sox thought the same thing. That was before the trade with California in which the Red Sox acquired second baseman Jerry Remy: "I expected to play every day and then they get Remy," Bohamer said, admitting that initially it came as a jolt to him. "But if I went into it with my eyes open, I'd do it again. "I've played every day before. But to be with a winner, I'd sacrifice that.
Everything is easier when you're with a winner. I always had heard about what it's like. This is the time of year when you're getting tired. But you don't mind coming to the ballpark because you've got an excellent chance to win. "I was a decent ballplayer.
Here I'm a good ballplayer. A couple nights ago I came up with two runners on base and popped up. But somebody else drove in the winning run, so it's overlooked. This is an amazing ballclub. Somebody always picks you It's awesome.
On other teams, if you don't drive in the runs, you lose and the next day you don't play." Brohamer is playing more often with the Red Sox than he did last year with the White Sox, and he's enjoying it more. Torborg touched on the highlights of the first half of the season. Yes, he says there were some. 4 "Gary Alexander has looked excellent to me behind the plate," said the manager. "This man has talent.
He's a big cat behind the plate." The big guy blocked the plate like a stone wall when Jim Norris threw out Jerry Remy trying to score after a short fly ball in the fifth inning last night. "I think you'll see quite a second half," Torborg said. "We have really made some moves the last three weeks." Torborg says the bullpen is now the strength of the club. "We can relieve our starter early," said the skipper. "We have flexibility and confidence in the bullpen, with Dan Spillner, Sid Monge and Jim Kern." The most pleasant surprise? "Tom Veryzer," said Torborg.
"This guy wasn't even in the starting lineup at the beginning of the season. In spring training Phil Seghi said watch this guy. He can play. He lost 25 pounds over the winter. He gets to some balls a lot of other shortstops don't.
He's the kind of young player you build around." Veryzer's batting average has climbed to the .280 range with at least two hits in each of the last three games. Red Sox scout Frank Malzone shadowed the Indians for a week prior to this series. Next week he'll begin scouting National League teams. You think the Red Sox aren't sniffing a pennant? The Indians had no advance scouting report on the Red Sox since that series last April in Boston Dan Spillner, formerly of the Padres, talking about that club's owner Ray Kroc, the hamburger king. "He's rich and he lets you know it." Phil Seghi talking about Wednesday's beauty in Detroit: "Worst game I've seen in a couple of years." In case you've lost count, the Indians have had six different first string catchers in the last season and a half.
Last year Kendall and Ray Fosse were regulars at different times. This year, because of the injury to Bo Diaz, Ron Pruitt opened the season as the regular. Then Ron Hassey won the. job. When Diaz returned to action, he was the regular for a couple of days until Alexander took over.
Anderson resigned as the Tribe ticket manager Gabe Paul and Phil Seghi leave Sunday night for the All- Star Game in San Diego. Then they'll spend a few days in Portland inspecting the Tribe's Triple A affiliate. The crowd could reach 30,000 for tonight's 5:30 twi-night doubleheader with the Red Sox Tomorrow is a single game at 2 p.m. After the All-Star. Game, the Indians launch a west coast swing to Oakland, Seattle and Anaheim, returning to the Stadium July 21.
Award Winning Cadillac By DeLOREAN 1600 West 117th At The Rapid 226-2250 Cobras search for more clout Plain Dealer special NEW YORK The punchless Cobras hope to regain their scoring touch tonight in an American Soccer League rematch against the New York Eagles, a team they tied, 1-1, in Cleveland Thursday night. Coach Jackie Mudie's venomless lads have tallied only two goals in the last five games. Cleveland had two golden opportunities to score in the first overtime period Thursday night, but missed connections each time on an unguarded Eagles' net. The frustration of coming so close, but failing to score is taking its toll. After Thursday's deadlock, Mudie spoke to his players about their inability to put points on the board.
"I was disappointed that we didn't win. I told the lads what I expected of them and I believe we'll be a different team in New York. "What is really frustrating is that we're getting many chances to score, but just missing. That really starts you thinking," says Mudie. Following tonight's contest the Cobras will be in New Jersey tomorrow night for a match with the defending champion Americans.
"These are two games that we should give a good account of ourselves in," says Mudie. "The lads have seemed to be pressing because of the lack of scoring, so I've told them to go out and enjoy the game the goals will come." BOOTS--Rookie Benny Dargle has taken over the club scoring lead with three goals and an assist for seven points. Midfielder Kenny Beech has three goals, forward Tony Tiselj two, and forward Derek Brownbill a goal and two assists to round out the leaders Team officials were impressed with the turnout for Thursday night's Banner Night. A number of catchy signs popped and the Cobras are planning a similar, more extravagant promotion next season. Aeros franchise sold to Winnipeg HOUSTON (AP) The World Hockey Association Houston Aeros, the city's winningest pro franchise.
were sold to the Winnipeg Jets Friday, ending a lengthy odyssey by Aeros owner Kenneth Schnitzer to get into the National Hockey League. Schnitzer said the 13 existing Aeros player contracts and the Aeros franchise would be transferred to the Jets. "All we kept was the Aeros name and the office furniture," Schnitzer said. "I wanted to make sure we cut all cords." The Aeros played six seasons here, compiling a 285-170-19 record and never missing the playoffs and winning WHA championships in the 1973- 74. The Aeros owner said the WHA wanted the Aeros to play next season but he had declined the offer, citing economics as the reasons.
Schnitzer said the Aeros lost in excess of $1.5 million playing in the WHA last season. Geoffrion's son surprises by signing with rival Nordiques QUEBEC (AP) The Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association scored a coup over the rival National Hockey League Friday, signing forward Dan Geoffrion, son of former NHL great Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, to a five-year contract. The younger Geoffrion was a first-round choice of the Montreal Canadiens and the eighth player selected overall in last month's NHL amateur draft. He had indicated after being selected by Montreal that he probably would sign with the Canadiens. Wimbledon results WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Results Friday in the Wimbedon tennis championships: Women's Singles CHAMPIONSHIP Martina Navratilova, U.S., def.
Chris Evert, U.S., 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. Women's Doubles CHAMPIONSHIP Wendy Turnbull abd Kerry Reid, Aus1rolia, def. Virginia Ruzici, Romania, and Mima Jousovec. Yugoslavio, 46. 9-8.
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If you were Duane Kuiper, you were standing at home plate with an 0-1 count against you. There was one, inning number seven. The time was 10:07 p.m. That's when Muny Light, a legend in its own time, blew a fuse. One-third of the lights in the roof towers went out, dimming the field.
The scoreboard remained lit, as did lights in the stands, loges, runways and press box. The PA system was powered. The 19,543 fans sat in bemused curiosity. Twenty minutes later power was restored and Kuiper hit a bouncer to Boston second baseman Jerry Remy, whose throw to the plate was too 1 late to nip the fleet Alexander. The Indians went on to scored four runs and took a seemingly comfortable 9-5 lead into the ninth.
Jim Kern had replaced Freiseleben in the fifth inning and. was coasting. Stage set for Kennel Club summer fair Western Reserve Kennel Club's dog shows have long been a wintertime fixture on the local scene. Today the club will try its hand at. holding a summer show as well at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea.
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Cleveland manager Jeff Torborg, buoyed by confidence in newcomer Dan Spillner, excused Kern and invited Spillner to perform the final honors, execute the coup de grace. When it comes to executions, the Red Sox are the grand masters. Once again the lights went out, but this time only a metaphoric sense. With stunning ferocity, Remy ripped a single, Rice drove in two runs with a double to left center and Carl Yastrzemski, a young 38, smashed a home run into the right field seats just inside the foul pole. Spillner pitched briefly and ineffectively, buy Dade and Veryzer handed him his second Cleveland victory half an inning later.
Not to be overlooked in an uncommon contest was an outstanding throw by right fielder Norris and A courageous block of the plate by catcher Alexander to cut down Remy at the plate in the fifth inning. On the other hand, Freisleben gave the Red Sox a run in the fourth on a walk, an infield out and two wild pitches. Indians 10, Red Sox 9 Boston Cleveland abr rh bi ab rh bi Burlesn SS 3310 Mannng cf 5 0 3 4 Remy 2b 5 2 0 Grubb If 4 0 2 2 2 02 22 Rice If 5 2 3 5 BBell 3b 5010 Ystrzm dh 5 1 1 2 Thorntn 16 4110 Fisk 3110 Carbo dh 5011 Lynn cf 4011 GAlxndr 4100 GScott 16 40 rf 4 2 2 0 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 Dade ph 1 1 1 0 Brohmr 3b 4 0 0 Kuper 26 3 2 1 1 Veryzer SS 4 3 4 2 Total 35 9 10 8 Total 39 10 16 10 Boston 300110004-9 Cleveland 010211401-10 One out when winming run scored E--Fisk. DP-Boston 1. Cleveland 1.
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