Rural Pennsylvania Newspapers - March 20, 1980
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Phillies Clip Expos
Spring Training
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski led a 16-hit attack as the Philadelphia Phillies buried the Montreal Expos 11-1 Wednesday in a spring exhibition game.
Schmidt had three hits in three times at bat. scored three runs and made three RBIs, including in his second home run of the spring.
Luzinski hit three times in four trips to the plate. He scored twice and drove in two runs.
Starter and loser Ross Grimsley was clobbered for 14 hits and all 11 runs in three and a third innings.
Catcher Bob Boone added a two run double in his first appearance of the spring. That and Schmidt's homer to right field got the Phils off to a 3-0 start in the first inning.
In the fourth, the Phillies collected six runs on six hits, a walk and an error.
The Phillies are 4-2 this spring, while the Expos dropped to 5-3.
✔ Three Atlanta pitchers scattered eight hits and Bob Horner hit a home run to lead the Braves to a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Miami.
Rick Matula, Gene Garber and Al Hrabosky combined to hand the Orioles their second shutout of the spring season - both have come at the hands of the Braves.
Horner's blast came in the fifth inning off starter Jim Palmer, who complained of a sore back. Later, however, Palmer reported that the injury was not serious and he expected to take his next regular turn on the mound.
Palmer did say he would consult a physician about the back ailment.
Reliever Joe Kerrigan was tagged for four runs in two innings, snapping a 17-inning scoreless streak in spring training he began in 1978. Luis Quintana came on in the eighth for the Orioles.
✔ Mount Joy's Bruce Sutter made his exhibition season debut, allowing two hits but no runs, in the Chicago Cubs' 6-5 loss to Oakland.
Oakland's Mitchell Page picked up his second run batted in of the game with a breaking single to left-center field in the ninth inning to provide the winning margin.
✔ Wonder how much control the umpires have in an exhibition game? Not much, if you ask Greg Kosc.
Kosc, the plate umpire in the Detroit-Cincinnati game, gave Tiger manager Sparky Anderson the heave-ho in the sixth for arguing too strongly on a called third strike against Steve Kemp, Anderson refused to leave the dugout.
"You're not throwing me out of here," Anderson said. "It's my ballpark." Kosc threw up his hands, returned to the plate and the incident was forgotten.
Detroit centerfielder Dave Stegman had a pair of singles and scored two runs as the Tigers defeated the Reds 3-2.
✔ In other games, Gaylord Perry pitched five shutout innings and Sparky Lyle blanked the New York Yankees in relief as the Texas Rangers won 3-1 to claim their first win. The Rangers are now 1-9 in exhibition play, the Yankees fell to 5-4.... Gary Weiss, a non-roster infielder bidding for a major league job, broke a tie with a three-run homer in the e seventh inning, powering the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals scored seven runs in the ninth inning to put the finishing touches on a 14-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Jerry Koosman, Pete Redfern, and Doug Corbett pitched a two-hit shutout as the Minnesota Twins, handed. the Houston Astros their fifth consecutive defeat, 9-0.... Brian Giles' throwing error set the stage for Dale Berra's game-winning single in the eighth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-4 victory over the New York Mets.
Jack Clark blasted a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants erupted for seven runs in the eighth to bury the California Angels 11-1.... Dick Davis hit a grand slam home run and Ben Oglivie added a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-3.
Roy Howell drove in three runs and Rick Bosetti made up for a game-tying error in the seventh inning by walking and scoring in the eighth to break a tie and lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.... Dave Cash and Gene Richards scored three runs apiece and combined 1 to knock in six more as the San Diego Padres bombed the Cleveland Indians 17-2.
✔ Phillies' catcher Bob Boone played in his first game since tearing ligaments in his left knee against the New York Mets last Sept. 13. Boone caught the first three innings in the Phillies' win over the Expos.
Boone, 32, who underwent surgery and spent the winter in a strenuous rehabilitation program, doubled in his first turn at bat against Montreal pitcher Ross Grimsley.
The seven-year major league veteran showed no signs of the injury that threatened his career as a regular catcher. It was his second time in knee surgery. His right knee was operated on after the 1977 season.
✔ Manager George Bamberger will undergo heart surgery within the next week, the Milwaukee Brewers announced.
Bamberger, 54, will have a coronary by-pass operation at Mount Sinai Medical Center here for a blocked artery.
Miller Raps New Proposal
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's club owners “are trying to provoke a strike," Marvin Miller, executive director of the Players Association, said Wednesday reacting to the owners' change in contract proposals.
On Tuesday the owners withdrew their proposal that future contracts include a maximum salary scale for players with six years or less in the majors.
Reading Eagle
Luzinski, Schmidt Lead Phils’ Rout
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski led a 16-hit attack as the Philadelphia Phillies buried the Montreal Expos 11-1 Wednesday in a spring training exhibition game.
Schmidt had three hits in three times at bat, scored three runs and made three RBI, including his second home run of the spring.
Luzinski hit three times in four trips to the plate. He scored twice and drove in two runs.
Starter and loser Ross Grimsley was clobbered for 14 hits and all 11 runs in three and a third innings.
Catcher Bob Boone added a two-run double in his first appearance of the spring. That and Schmidt’s homer to right field got the Phils off to a 3-0 start in the first inning.
In the fourth, 11 Phillies collected six runs on six hits, a walk and an error.
The Phillies are 4-2 this spring, while the Expos dropped to 5-3.
Ump Takes No for Answer
By The Associated Press
For it's one, two, three strikes. you're out — "Yes. you are." "No. I'm not." — at the old ballgame — unless the umpire lets you hack in.
And that's exactly what Greg Kosc did to Manager Sparky Anderson of the Detroit Tigers. He actually took no for an answer and reversed himself after ejecting Anderson from Wednesday's exhibition game against Sparky's old Cincinnati club.
It started when Detroit outfielder Steve Kemp flipped his bat after a called second strike by Kosc in the sixth inning. The next pitch appeared to be wide but Kosc ruled it a called third strike.
Anderson bolted from the dugout when Kemp and Kosc began to argue. He headed Kemp back toward the bench and then went jaw-to-jaw with Kosc for about two minutes. Just as Anderson appeared to be through, Kosc went up with his thumb but Anderson refused to leave the dugout. Kosc went to the dugout and the two exchanged more words.
"You were dead wrong to retaliate — trying to save face by calling Kemp out like that," Anderson said. "You're not throwing me out of here. It's my ballpark."
Kosc threw up his hands and went back behind the plate. The Tigers went on to win 3-2 with Dave Stegman delivering a pair of singles and scoring twice.
Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers finally won their first exhibition game after dropping nine in a row. Forty-one-year-old Gaylord Perry pitched five shutout innings and Sparky Lyle blanked his ex-teammates in 2⅔ innings of strong relief as the Rangers defeated the New York Yankees 3-1.
Buddy Bell homered for the Rangers while Reggie Jackson produced the Yankees' run with a homer off Adrian Devine, the fifth home run he has yielded in six innings this spring.
Gary Weiss. a non-roster infielder, broke a tie with a three-run homer off Steve Renko in the seventh inning to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Jerry Koosman, Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett combined on a two-hitter as the Minnesota Twins blanked the Houston Astros 9-0.
Rick Matula, Gene Garber and Al Hrabosky scat-tered eight hits and Bob Horner homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Mitchell Page's tiebreaking single in the ninth gave the Oakland A's a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Roy Howell drove in three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox 5-4 and Dale Berra singled home the winning run in the eighth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 decision over the New York Mets.
There were a number of slugfests, highlighted by the San Diego Padres' 17-2 clobbering of the Cleveland Indians as Dave Cash and Gene Richards scored three runs apiece and combined to knock in six more. Mike Schmidt rapped three hits, including his second spring homer, and drove is three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the Montreal Expos 11-1 and rookie Leon Durham had a double, triple and three RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals buried the Kansas City Royals 14-4.
Dick Davis hit a grand slam homer and Ben Ogilvie added a two-run shot in the Milwaukee Brewers' 8-3 triumph over the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants scored seven times in the eighth inning to crush the California Angels 11-1.