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PAGE B-4 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1995 PRESS-REPUBLICAN - PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. Baseball averages ByROIGtOSTER AP Sports Writer National League TEAM BATTING Through Friday's gamaa AB R H HR RBI Pet Colorado 4692 738 1320 189 704 .281 San Diego 4683 638 1282 107 592 .273 Houston 4760 693 1303 98 644 .273 Cincinnati 4599 703 1260 153 654 .273 Philadelphia 4715 600 1255 90 561 .266 New York 4700 ' 620 1252 123 585 .266 Los Angeles 4674 594 1228 133 558 .262 Chicago 4651 636 1221 148 597 .262 Florida 4621 637 1200 136 601 .259 Pittsburgh 4653 598 1205 123 558 .258 Montreal 4589 572 1183 106 525 257 Atlanta 4573 620 1149 162 595 .251 St Louis 4517 543 1124 101 513 .248 San Francisco 4656 606 1159 140 567 .248 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Based on MO plats appsarancss AB R H HR RBI TGwyrin SD Piazza LA Bichette Col\ DBell Hou Bonilla NY Eisenreich Phi Larkin Cm Grace Chi Klesko Atl Castilla Col Magadan Hou EYoung Col RSanders Cm Eusebio Hou Mabry StL LWalker Col Jeffenes Phi Segui Mon Conine Fla Caminiti SD Gilkey StL Merced Pit Finley SD RWhite Mon BJordan StL Karros LA Dunston Chi Butler LA Carreon SF Brogna NY CGarcia Pit Ausmus SD DFletcher Mon Pendleton Fla Biggio Hou McRae Chi Morandim Phi Offerman LA Gant Cin Bonds SF Martin Pit Mondesi LA Haye. Phi Galarraga Col Lankford StL Cordero Mon Bagwell Hou Morris Cin Sanchez Chi . McGriiT Atl Kent NY Bruroileld Pit Colbrunn Fla Alou Mon RKelly LA Kihgery Cot Vizcaino NY Bates Col Gonzalez Chi Sou Chi Boone Cin DSanders SF Branson Cm GHill SF Miller Hou CpJones Atl Veras Fla King Pit Justice Atl Weiss Col JBell Pit Girardi Col Lansing Mon Grissom Atl JoRoed SD Lemlce Atl DLewn Cin CJohnson Fla Clayton SF DeShield. LA KAbbott Fla Daulton Phi Zeile Chi Manwaring SF Tarasco Mon Cooper StL RbThompson SF Cart Fla Stocker Phi ACedeno SD Blauser Atl SOB 409 541 452 317 354 473 513 311 495 325 342 456 349 371 459 480 429 454 497 452 463 467 526 445 482 361 468 346 309 323 487 429 388 475 410 511 503 521 463 485 409 337 428 507 443 385 496 344 479 337 477 308 440 529 488 335 318 485 324 500 440 422 388 400 496 429 440 533 414 381 454 315 496 400 398 342 425 357 421 352 336 294 400 376 410 77 187 79 145 95 187 63 151 49 103 44 113 94 150 86 162 46 97 79 154 41 101 65 106 87 141 46 108 34 114 88 141 69 147 64 131 67 137 71 150 69 136 72 139 536 100 161 439 82 131 80 139 79 157 54 132 72 143 49 107 68 138 41 102 42 91 39 95 68 143 516 112 151 551 87 160 469 62 135 69 123 74 111 99 136 65 117 88 145 56 143 83 147 79 130 57 136 80 114 48 94 57 119 82 141 59 122 62 106 67 136 48 94 52 131 65 92 58 129 41 83 62 118 85 142 60 130 48 89 42 84 71 128 36 85 84 131 86 115 58 110 70 101 60 104 75 129 56 111 44 113 77 137 56 106 40 97 65 115 40 79 55 124 59 100 54 99 44 85 50 105 19 88 61 103 26 80 51 52 41 42 59 75 65 88 81 88 8 30 38 15 14 21 32 2 5 28 6 5 32 11 11 22 24 15 15 10 12 21 30 14 1 16 22 6 ' 4 11 14 20 11 6 4 29 30 12 25 11 30 24 7 19 9 3 26 19 4 22 14 7 7 3 8 11 36 14 6 12 24 5 22 5 17 24 1 13 7 8 11 3 4 1 11 5 8 16 9 14 4 13 2 8 2 1 6 12 85 88 122 86 53 51 65 81 65 85 44 32 96 57 40 93 56 63 96 87 65 81 44 54 77 100 65 34 54 70 48 33 44 76 70 46 48 33 86 97 38 82 83 101 80 43 81 46 27 90 57 26 84 58 56 35 52 46 63 114 63 28 43 85 36 84 32 81 77 24 52 51 57 40 36 36 24 39 58 34 54 55 52 34 36 39 23 19 32 31 30 Atlanta Los Angeles New York Cincinnati Houston Montreal St. Louis Chicago San Diego Philadelphia Florida Pittsburgh San Francisco Colorado TEAM PITCHING ERA H ER BB SO ShO 3.45 1131 471 414 18 10 3 69 1126 503 444 10 11 3 94 1234 536 379 848 8 4 01 1192 540 399 844 10 4 03 1260 553 425 993 6 4 03 1215 540 388 890 8 4 08 1222 543 421 788 6 4.10 1224 555 478 846 11 4.17 1170 563 492 996 10 4 20 1177 572 514 921 8 4 29 1233 580 528 927 7 4.73 1333 635 452 836 7 4 83 1281 653 477 752 4 4.95 1343 666 483 842 1 Avg 368 355 346 334 325 319 317 316 312 311 311 .310 .309 309 .307 307 306 .305 302 302 301 300 300 298 298 298 .297 297 296 295 .295 .294 294 294 293 290 .288 .287 286 286 .285 .284 .284 282 .281 .280 .279 .279 .278 .278 275 .275 .274 .273 .273 .273 .270 .269 .268 .268 .266 .266 .264 .264 .262 .262 .261 .261 .260 .260 .260 .259 .257 .257 .256 255 .253 .251 .250 .250 .249 .249 .247 .246 .245 .227 .223 .221 .220 .215 .215 8A 34 34 32 36 29 39 36 42 31 40 27 28 32 41 GMaddux Atl Nomo LA BHenry Mon Glavine Atl Valdes LA Ashby SD Reynolds Hou FCaatlllo Chi Hamilton SD Navarro Chi Schourek Cin Smoltz Atl Smiley Cin PJMartinez Mon DeLucia StL Candiotti LA MLeiter SF Neagle Pit Morgan StL Rapp Fla Hampton Hou CPerez Mon RMartinez LA Burba Cin Hammond Fla Bullinger Chi Mimbs Phi Burkett Fla Ritz Col Mlicki NY Fassero Mon Astacio LA BJones NY Portugal Cin Mercker Atl Quantrill Phi INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Bated on 13 decisions IP H BB SO W 203 144 23 177 18 178 115 126 133 194 174 181 153 73 223 11 28 60 7 63 123 16 49 144 12 178 162 60 144 11 180 183 31 169 10 46 119 10 53 117 6 184 178 52 114 14 176 146 45 145 17 68 184 11 37 118 12 60 161 13 35 75 8 57 136 7 175 172 190 180 182 163 169 162 181 147 81 61 184 182 178 164 50 114 10 203 214 44 148 13 30 58 125 130 160 155 134 132 141 142 198 169 99 83 147 147 139 136 132 119 180 195 167 162 7 72 94 13 44 103 9 28 106 10 81 136 16 48 91 10 41 115 7 59 89 11 74 89 9 54 115 14 63 117 11 150 146 50 115 9 178 192 67 157 13 101 101 28 78 7 50 117 9 53 94 10 60 95 7 40 98 11 180 193 171 178 136 134 169 196 L ERA 2 163 6 2.62 9 2.84 6 2 87 11 3 02 10 3 03 11 3.10 10 3 13 9 3 17 6 3 27 7 3.27 7 3.30 4 3.34 9 3 42 6 3 44 13 3 47 10 3 53 7 3.54 7 3 59 7 3.59 8 3 68 8 3 69 7 3 72 3 3.88 6 3 92 8 4.01 6 4 01 12 4 04 10 4 09 6 4 12 13 4 15 8 4 16 9 4 18 10 4 19 8 4 24 10 441 Baseball 30-30 club 30 Horn* Runs snd 30 StoUn Bases By Th« Associated Pr» Players who have hit 30 or more h have stolen 30 or more base* in the BC American League 1988 Joso Canseco, Oak 1987 Joe Carter, Cle 1978 Bobby Bond., Chi-Tex 1977 Bobby Bonds, Col 1975 Bobby Bonds, NY 1970 Tommy Harper, Mil 1922 Ken Williams, StL National Lssgus 1996 Barry Bonds, SF 1993 Sammy Sosa, Chi 1992 Barry Bonds, Pit 1991 Howard Johnson, NY 1991 Ron Cant, Atl 1990 Ron Gant, Atl 1990 Barry Bonds, Pit 1989 Howard Johnson, NY 1987 Darryl Strawberry, NY 1987 Howard Johnson, NY 1987 Eric Davis, Cin 1983 Dale Murphy, Atl 1973 Bobby Bonds, SF 1969 Bobby Bonds, SF 1963 Hank Aaron, Mil 1957 Willie Mays, NY 1956 Willie Mays, NY s lOtne runs and ime seal HR 42 32 31 37 32 31 39 30 33 . 34 38 32 32 33 36 39 36 37 36 39 32 44 35 36 ion: SB 40 31 43 41 30 38 37 30 36 39 30 34 33 52 41 36 32 50 30 43 45 31 38 40 American League TEAM BATTING Through Friday's gamss AB R H HR Cleveland 4730 777 1361 188 Chicago 4754 712 1343 142 Minnesota 4703 655 1320 114 Boston 4642 733 1291 165 New York 4682 711 1301 115 California 4730 760 1312 178 Seattle 4709 746 1303 172 Milwaukee 4729 701 1259 124 Oakland 4647 702 1234 163 Toronto 4779 627 1262 140 Texas 4643 645 1219 125 Kansas City 4649 607 1220 114 Baltimore 4601 660 1195 166 Detroit 4571 628 1144 155 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Bassd on 340 plsts appuranci AB R H HR 478 115 170 511 96 172 504 105 167 347 47 114 386 445 394 410 518 528 331 EMartmez Sea Knoblauch Min Salmon Cal GAnderson Cal Surhoff Mil Boggs NY CDavis Cal Murray Clo Puckett Min Baerga Cle DiSarcina Cal Belle Cle Seitzer Mil MRamirez Cle Thomas Chi. Lofton Cle Thome Cle [Rodriguez Tex RPalmeiro Bal Joyner KC BWilliams NY Naehring Bos O'Neill NY O'Leary Bos PMunoz Min Devereaux Chi Canseco Bos RAlomar Tor LJohnson Chi GreenweU Bos Sojo Sea Cora Sea MVaughn Bos TMartinez Sea RHenderson Oak Baines Bal Nixon Tex Green Tor Olerud Tor WClark Tex Edmonds Cal Raines Chi Ventura Chi JGonzsles Tex Coleman Sea JnValentin Bos Snow Cal Tinsley Bos TGoodwin KC Mattingly NY DvWhite Tor Borros Oak Fryman Det Cirillo Mil DWilson Sea Cordova Min Hamilton Mil Velarde NY Javier Oak Meares Min Stanley NY SCeinbach Oak Alices Bos McGwire Qak G.etti KC Curtis Det JOliver Mil Greer Tex Vizquel Cle McLeraore Tex Sierra NY Phillips Cal Gates Oak Buhner &ea Molitor Tor Bordick Oak Durham Chi ByAnderson Bal Hulse Mil Gagne KC CRipken Bal Brosiua Oak Carter Tor Blowers Sea Flaherty Det Sprsgus Tor Walbeck Min L«ius Min Nunnally KC Fielder Det TFemsndez NY AGomalei Tor Becker Min Guillen Chi Hoiles B.I Sorrento Cle CGomez Det Higginson Det Liatach Mil GVsughn Mil Tettleton Tex Macfarlane Bos Karkovice. Chi J.Valentin Mil Easley Cal Gil Tex 67 126 73 144 76 126 62 131 79 164 84 166 56 104 520 110 163 466 52 146 459 82 143 462 100 144 450 85 140 86 132 52 144 87 164 69 144 88 164 58 127 77 132 55 115 45 113 48 102 60 114 71 155 89 170 64 135 49 94 61 121 94 154 87 145 67 120 53 107 83 163 51 104 72 139 425 465 529 465 530 411 428 374 368 333 373 508 566 452 317 407 520 490 405 363 554 356 476 424 78 522 114 481 78 458 75 321 51 417 59 491 102 514 73 325 58 452 68 430 55 427 61 514 87 533 74 318 56 372 34 476 75 384 54 340 52 413 76 374 511 383 60 379 40 399 'il 293 68 484 75 553 94 328 42 397 53 520 85 450 72 447 70 493 115 491 58 434 80 506 63 401 43 457 66 527 101 325 45 414 58 524 66 362 65 541 69 410 54 333 36 494 75 363 37 363 50 294 50 467 67 377 56 342 46 371 43 397 47 331 49 305 47 405 47 385 59 320 35 392 67 406 68 339 42 307 43 338 62 349 35 389 34 124 13 152 32 140 12 133 26 93 25 121 5 141 25 22 147 93 129 122 121 145 150 89 104 132 106 94 7 3 6 • 10 22 13 9 9 21 5 5 114 103 105 104 109 80 132 ISO 21 89 12 107 12 139 120 119 131 130 115 134 106 120 138 84 107 135 93 139 105 84 123 90 90 72 114 92 82 89 95 78 70 22 92 11 87 14 72 0 88 17 91 26 75 14 68 13 74 11 RBI Pet 746 .287 672 .282 616 .280 699 .278 680 .277 722 .277 718 .276 666 .266 669 .265 601 .264 610 .262 556 .262 626 .259 593 .250 RBI Avg 108 .356 60 .337 98 .331 66 .329 69 .326 62 .324 80 .320 73 320 96 .317 82 .314 41 .314 116 .313 67 .313 104 .312 105 .312 50 .311 69 .311 65 .310 102 .310 83 .310 82 .309 54 .309 89 .308 47 .307 58 .307 55 .306 77 .306 66 .305 52 .300 71 .299 36 .297 36. .297 120 .296 102 .296 54 .296 62 .295 44 .294 54 .292 53 .292 84 .292 102 .291 65 .291 89 .290 75 .290 27 .290 91 .287 95 .286 41 .286 25 ,285 45 .284 53 .283 86 .282 74 .281 39 .280 48 .280 73 .277 43 .276 41 .276 52 .276 46 .275 81 .274 62 .274 41 .273 82 .273 92 .273 66 .271 49 .271 58 .270 54 .267 40 .267 81 .266 59 .266 55 .265 112 .265 59 .265 40 .264 51 .263 58 .262 44 .258 48 .258 82 .258 45 .257 75 .257 93 .256 40 .252 71 .249 40 .248 45 .248 41 .245 81 .244 45 .244 41 .240 33 .240 39 .239 51 .236 73 .230 48 .227 42 .226 25 .225 59 .224 66 .224 49 .221 50 .221 49 .219 33 .218 44 .211 Cleveland Boston Kansas City Baltimore Seattle California New York Texas' Milwaukee Oakland Toronto Chicago Detroit Minnesota TEAM PITCHING ERA H ER BB SO ShO SA 3.76 1188 514 424 872 10 49 4.42 1241 592 456 831 8 38 I 4.43 1243 600 471 727 9 37 I 4.47 1138 599 501 888 5 29 4.52 1262 609 565 996 7 37 4.55 1240 610 449 842 7 39 4.66 1233 629 512 858 5 31 4.73 1325 638 489 790 4 32 4.74 1307 640 568 662 4 31 4.80 1232 645 627 835 4 34 4.89 1268 664 623 845 8 20 4.97 1314 666 586 843 2 36 5.54 1417 739 493 688 3 36 5.78 1356 766 506 750 2 26 RJohnson Sea Wakefteld Bos DWells Det DeMartinez Cle Rogers Tex ALeiter Tor Mussina Bal JAbbott Cal Cone NY KBrown Bal Gubicza KC • JMcDowell NY Gordon KC Appier KC Ontiveros Oak Hershiser Cle Hanson Bos Bones Mil AFernandez Chi Pettitte NY • Nagy Cle Lira Det Clemens Bos Finley Cal Stottlemyre Oak Alvarez Chi. Pavlik Tex Belcher Sea Sparks Mil Tewksbury Tex Langston Cal Hitchcock NY Bosio Sea Tapani Min Hentgen Tor Erickson Bal Bergman Det Doherty Det Radko Min Moyer Bal MClark Cle Boskie Cal KeGross Tex Harkey Cal BnAnderson Cal ZSmith Bos Mahomes Min Bere Chi Guzman Tor Darwin Tex Moore Det INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Basad on 13 decisions IP H BB SO W 189 143 59 260 15 176 136 67 108' 16 130 120 173 163 217 211 181 187 186 152 119 129 37 83 10 46 92 10 194 180 72 135 15 168 147 100 140 11 2t>3 180 47 145 17 183 197 60 80 10 213 185 79 176 16 '163 150 47 111 9 198 211 58 77 11 78 157 15 83 113 12 73 174 14 31 65 9 160 147 49 104 15 181 178 56 135 14 190 200 73 73 10 184 189 60 147 11 160 171 58 104 11 168 175 57 132 15 138 141 50 84 9 129 132 57 120 8 183 176 82 178 13 199 211 77 192 14 158 158 89 108 7 82 136 9 84 92 10 81 89 8 175 166 167 177 188 192 129 169 20 53 8 187 198 69 136 15 156 145 65 113 9 161 196 63 77 10 133 155 34 88 6 188 221 81 128 10 67 101 12 59 82 7 37 187 210 128 159 110 128 44 5 175 185 47 73 11 115 117 30 113 130 40 107 119 23 170 185 120 150 99 110 100 135 93 96 82 45 30 23 47 130 142 98 107 120143 69 82 3 99 131 31 58 3 132 179 68 64 5 L ERA 2 2.66 5 2.71 3 3.04 5 3.07 7 3.39 9 3.48 9 3.58 8 3.68 8 3.71 9 3 80 13 3.85 10 3.93 10 3.97 9 4.00 5 4.01 6 4.04 5 4.06 10 4.06 8 4.14 8 4.16 5 4.22 11 4.24 5 4.26 11 4.32 6 4.37 10 4.39 9 4.41 10 4.46 10' 4.55 7 4 58 6 4.72 10 4.90 8 4.92 11 4.92 12 5.01 10 5.04 9 5.04 9 5.15 13 5.19 6 5.21 6 5.34 6 5.37 15 5.66 9 5.74 8 5.87 8 5 92 10 6.19 13 6.82 14 7.03 10 7.45 15 7.53 SAN FRANCISCO - The Col- orado Rockies have a split per- sonality at the plate. Though they lead the National League with a .280 batting average, they've been shut out 11 times — second worst in the majors. The Rockies showed their poor-hitting side Saturday in a 2-0 loss to the Giants, getting just two hits off four pitchers and stumbling in their drive to the playoffs. Colorado began the day IV2 games ahead of second-place Los Angeles in the NL West. The Dodgers were at home against San Diego in a night game. \I don't think we hit a ball hard all day. And if you're not going to hit, especially for us, you're not going to win,\ said Rockies manager Don Baylor. Baylor said Colorado's split personality is due to poor pitch selection by his batters. While other teams can create runs by drawing walks, the Rockies usually can't score if they can't hit. \We're a free-swinging team,\ added second baseman Eric Young. \When we're hot, we're going to do a lot of damage. When we're cold, people are go- ing to shut us out.\ Astros 7, Cardinals 3 HOUSTON - Dave Magadan drove in two runs and rookie Donne Wall won his third straight start. Houston began the day IY2 games behind the Dodgers in the wild-card race. Los Angeles played San Diego later Saturday night. AP Photo Colorado shortstop Walt Weiss is upended by Giants' Kirt Manwaring in failed double-play attejnpt. Cubs 8, Pirates 5 CHICAGO — Jose Hernandez hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth inning and Mark Grace ad- ded a two-run single. Randy Myers relieved with two on and no outs in the ninth and finished for his 36th save in 42 chances. Expos 5, Braves 2 ATLANTA - Rondell White broke a 2-2 tie with a solo home run off Greg McMichael (7-2) in a two-run eighth inning, helping send Montreal to only its fourth win in 11 games. Pedro Martinez (14-8) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, struck out six and walk- ed three. Mel Rojas pitched the ninth for his 29th save. Marlins 4, Mets 3 MIAMI - Gary Sheffield broke a 3-3 tie with his 10th homer of the month, a solo shot with two outs in the seventh off Bobby Jones (9-10). Phillies 3, Reds 2 PHILADELPHIA - Mark Whiten tied the game with a two-out solo homer in the ninth and won it in the 13th when Xavier Hernandez (7-2) walked him on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded. Expos' Perez arrested for rape in Atlanta ATLANTA CAP) - Montreal Expos pitcher Carlos Perez was ar- rested Saturday and charged with raping a 20-year-old woman. Perez, 24, was being held at the Atlanta City Jail on Saturday night as his teammates TieaTPEhe Braves 5-2. He was ar- rested at the team hotel on Saturday morning. Benjamin Sims, a spokesman for the police department, said Perez met the woman on a blind date at a bar Friday night after the Expos lost 5-1 to Carlos Psfsi the Braves. Perez was the losing pitcher. \Allegedly she was forced into a taxi and they went to the hotel and up to his room, where (the rape) allegedly took place,\ Sims said. Perez will likely be arraigned Monday. The.Expos said they will try to get Perez released on bond before then. \I talkedto Carlos. He's in good spirits,\ Expos general manager Kevin Malone said. \He says he's innocent.\ Expos manager Felipe Alou said he was told of the arrest Saturday morning and told the team before Saturday night's game. \I don't think they're happy about it, but it's hard to say what the effect will be on the team,\ Alou said. Perez, a native of Nigua, Dominican Republic, was an early contender for the Rookie of the Year award but has stumbled to a 10-8 record by going 0-5 with three no- decisions since Aug. 6. He is the youngest brother of Pascual Perez, who pitched with the Expos, the New \York Yankees and .the Braves. Another Tfother, Melido, cufrently-pitches fer the Yankees. 'We learned about Carlos before the game,\ Expos outfielder Rondell White said. \It was a little tough concentrating on the game. He's a friendly guy. I wouldn't believe he'd do that. It's probably not true.\ Skidding Angels drop 9th in row Th« d Praia ARLINGTON, Texas - The California Angels lost their ninth straight game and dropped IV2 games behind in the wild-card standings Saturday night as the Texas Rangers scored five runs in the first inning and won 5-1. Juan Gonzalez keyed the five- run inning with a three-run homer and Roger Pavlik (10-9) won his fourth straight decision. Texas is 3V2 games behind New York and two behind the Angels in the wild-card race. California starter Chuck Finley (13-12) gave up hits to the first five hitters he 1 faced, in- cluding Gonzalez's 26th homer, Mickey Tettleton's 27th and an RBI single to Will Clark. The Angels, in the midst of one of the biggest collapses in base- ball history, matched their longest losing streak of the season and lost for the 27th time in 35 games. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0 Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 6 BOSTON — Ed Sprague drove in three runs with a double and a sacrifice fly in the second game of the split doubleheader as Toronto stopped its five-game losing streak. Roger Clemens (9-5) allowed four hits in six innings and com- bined with five relievers on a seven-hitter as Boston won the opener. Al Leiter (11-10) tied a Toronto record by throwing four wild pitches. Boston, which rested six regulars, won for the 17th time in its last 21 games at Fenway Park. In the second game, Jeff Ware (2-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Tony Castillo pitched 2 2-3 innings for his 13th save. Tim Wakefield (16-6)\ lost his third consecutive decision, giving up eight runs — five earned — and 11 hits in six innings. He has a 5.96 ERA in his last eight starts. White Sox 14, Twins 4 MINNEAPOLIS - Lance Johnson tied AL records by tripling three times and going 6- for-6 as Chicago remained perfect in eight games against Minnesota this season. Johnson tied several AL players with three triples in a game, the last Minnesota's Ken Landreaux on July 3, 1980. The NL record is four by New York's Bill Joyce on May 18,1897. Johnson, who drove in four runs and scored four, also, matched the AL record for hits in a nine-inning game. Wilbert Robinson of Brooklyn (1892) and Rennie Stennett of Pittsburgh (1975) share the NL record of seven hits. Wilson Alvarez (8-10) snapped his three-game losing streak, pitching a seven-hitter in his first complete game since May 27, 1994. Rookie Jose Parra (1-5) gave up 11 hits and eight runs in 5 2-3 innings. Indians 7, Royals 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Albert Belle hit his 45th and 46th homers, setting a Cleveland re- cord for extra-base hits in a season. Kansas City, which lost its sixth straight, dropped 5V2 games behind the New York Yankees in the wild-card race. The Royals have seven games remaining. Dennis Martinez (11-5) allow- ed two runs and six hits in eight innings. Mark Gubicza (11-14) gave up six runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings for Kansas City, 0-8 against the Indians this season. Orioles 9, Brewers 3 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rafael Palmeiro, Chris Hoiles and Jeff Huson homered in a five-run fourth inning and Cal Ripken added a two-run shot in the ninth. It was the Orioles' fourth straight victory and the Brewers' 20th loss in 25 games. Jimmy Haynes (2-1) gave up three runs on three hits and six walks. Ricky Bones (10-11) gave up seven runs on eight hits and seven walks in 6 2-3 innings. Mariners 7, Athletics 0 SEATTLE — Jay Buhner hit two homers, Randy Johnson struck out 15 and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Atletics 7-0 Saturday night be- fore the 10th sellout crowd in team history. The victory, combined with California's 5-1 loss at Texas, gave Seattle a two-game lead in the AL West. The A's were math- ematically eliminated from the AL West race, although they're still alive in the wild card race. Buhner hit his 36th and 37th home runs, giving him 11 in his last 17 games. Giants, Saints in same boat By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Three weeks into the 1995 season, the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants are quickly approaching the point of no return. , It's either win this week or one of these winless teams can almost forget about doing anything until 1996. Being 0-3 isn't what these teams envision- ed when they looked at the schedule and saw their matchup on the fourth weekend at Giants Stadium. Heading into the season, the Giants had visions of challenging Dallas for the NFC East title. The outlook wasn't as bright for the Saints in an NFC West that included the San Francisco 49ers, but it was thought they had a playoff shot. Now both face an uphill road even to make the playoffs, and both have only themselves to blame. The Giants have been victimized by penalties, mistakes arid an offense that has scored one touchdown. The Saints have been in every game, but made crucial mistakes and had an inconsistent offense that put the defense — ranked last in the league — in tough spots. \I didn't think we would be in this situa- tion or the Giants football team would be 0- 3,\ said Saints quarterback Jim Everett, who has thrown six touchdowns and had two in- terceptions returned for TDs. \Throughout the season teams are going to lose one, two or three games, either back-to-back or in a month. But' there is no way that I thought we would have a September like that with the type team we have.\ ' Imagine the surprise of New York coach Dan Reeves. He had never lost two straight at the start of a season in 30 years in the NFL. Now he's at three in a row. \I'd say anytime you're 0-3, the same things are going to be plaguing both teams: The mistakes, the penalties and the con- sistency,\ Reeves said. \There are times you can do things and do them fairly well.\ However, there are also other times these teams have done little well. TheGiantsloffense has had only one run of 20 yards or more this season and two recep- tions of 30 yards or more. They are also only converting 32.6 percent of their third-down plays, which ranks 23 of 30 in the league. / . <*• On the other hand, the Saints are giving up 406 yards a game, an obvious result of opponents having the ball almost eight more minutes per game. Everett is throwing the ball well, averag- ing 2T4.3 yards. Wide receivers Quinn Early and Michael Haynes have caught 16 and 14 passes, respectively, • averaging almost 15 yards. The running game, has struggled, gaining less than 58 yards per game. Defensively, the Giants played very well last weekend in a 14-6 loss to Green Bay. The secondary, led by cornerbacks Thomas Randolph and Phillippi Sparks, is giving up 173.3 yards per game, sixth best in the league. Neither Reeves nor Saints coach Jim Mora would put a \must win\ label on the game. And some players pointed out that San Diego lost its first four two years ago and finished 11-5. ' \ Still, this is a very big game for a fourth game of the season. \When you say 'must,' is it the end of the world if we lose or the Giants lose?\ Mora asked. \No but it certainly puts one team deeper in the hole than they already are.\ 9:52- Delores Vivii 10:00- Jill Dashnaw 10:08- Nadine Ksga 10:16- Ellen Ryan - 10:24- Debbie Patni 10:32- Kim Delcore 10:40- Cindy Baker 10:48- Jen Brandell 10:56-Mary Adams 11:04-Judy Frechel 11:12- Kathleen Ev. ir:20-~CaroIe~Me«i 11:28- Karen Wiley 11:36-Roger Brown 11:44- Gail Buck - 12:00- Theresa Rhil 12:08- Stan Lpya -
