Of the eight pitchers selected to the American League All-Star team last July, only Detroit reliever Willie Hernandez has any real chance of being invited to Houston for the 1986 game July 15.
Cal Lutheran 8, Wisconsin (Whitewater) 1--Chris Vanole pitched his second complete game on a four-hitter at Westmont College.
So much for all that garbage about how the American League West had finally caught up with the East.
The crowd of 3,223 that attended Tuesday night's game between New York and Cleveland at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland was the smallest the Yankees have drawn since April 23, 1970, when 1,807 attended a game with the Washington Senators in Washington.
Numbers: --Bret Saberhagen, Danny Jackson, Charlie Leibrandt and Mark Gubicza had a combined 65-37 record for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals last year.
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Here it is the All-Star break, and both the Dodgers and the Angels are in first place in their respective divisions--a state of affairs that is both pleasant and surprising, given the pre-season prospects for the local hardballers.
Kennedy hit bottom in a game against arch-rival Granada Hills.
Getting the word: A week ago Saturday, the New York Yankees traded Joe Niekro to the Minnesota Twins for catcher Mark Salas, which seemed a little strange.
SUPER TALK Eric Davis, the Cincinnati Reds' center fielder, is soaring.
NUMBERS The Angels entered Saturday night's game against Detroit with their big four of Mike Witt, Kirk McCaskill, John Candelaria and Don Sutton having compiled a 20-7 record and a 2.62 earned-run average since July 18.
You want bizarre games?
For the first time, Tony Gwynn was seeing Don Mattingly in street clothes.
This Weak in Baseball: --The Monday afternoon game in Seattle, during which the Mariners got a
NUMBERS: Jim Fregosi, who had always worn No. 11, was given No. 16 when he became the Chicago White Sox manager last year because No. 11 had been retired in tribute to shortstop Luis Aparicio.
CSUN 9, Azusa Pacific 5--Northridge opened a 6-1 lead after six innings behind the pitching of freshman Robert Wheatcroft, who limited the Cougars to one run on five hits to earn his first collegiate victory, at Matador Diamond.
Canyons 11, West L.A. 3--The best junior college pitchers tend to get scooped up by major league organizations, leaving schools such as Canyons (4-0, 13-2) with plenty of hitting talent but less-than-desirable pitching.
NUMBERS The New York Mets, who have reeled off eight winning streaks of five or more games, clinched the National League East title in their 145th game.
Dale Murphy (14 homers and 36 runs batted in) is going to the All-Star game as a starting outfielder, but Atlanta Brave teammate Bob Horner (17 homers and 56 RBIs) wasn't even selected as the backup first baseman.
Numbers: --The Pittsburgh Pirates are paying $600,000 to Lee Mazzilli, $625,000 to Sixto Lezcano, $700,000 to Johnnie LeMaster, $800,000 to Jason Thompson and $1.2 million to Steve Kemp.