Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bdmrrr.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!trwatf!rlgvax!bdmrrr!gates From: gates@bdmrrr.UUCP (Al Gates) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: significant events for May Message-ID: <308@bdmrrr.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 08:32:56 EDT Article-I.D.: bdmrrr.308 Posted: Thu Jun 27 08:32:56 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 07:11:41 EDT References: <484@umcp-cs.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: BDM Corporation, McLean, Virginia Lines: 34 > 5/3 Cal Ripken of the Orioles played in his 463rd consecutive game, It's too bad Cal never gets any rest. I think he would be more effective playing 154 games or so a year. > He made one pitch to Fred Lynn, who hit it out to > win the game, 4-2. It was the first time an Oriole had ever won > back-to-back games with homers in the ninth. The following day, > (Orioles 4, Twins 2) I was at Memorial stadium for that one. What was truly amazing was that the Orioles drew 46,000+ fans on a Friday night in May against the Twins. Memorial Stadium doesn't really have 46,000 unobstructed seats in it. > 5/27 Bert Blyleven, got his 3rd victory of the season, all by shutouts. > Blyleven, 3-5, allowed only 3 hits, struck out 10, and walked none. > The shutout tied him for 20th place on the all-time list with 49 > with Don Drysdale, Luis Tiant, Ferguson Jenkins and Early Wynn. > (Indians 8, Brewers 0) Is the 'Dutchman' back? > For some strange reason that I can't see, Dave Kingman was left off of > the All-Star ballot. If I was a manager in the major leagues I wouldn't mind having his stick in my lineup--dh or no dh. -- Al Gates BDM Corporation {seismo,rlgvax}!bdmrrr!gates 7915 Jones Branch Drive McLean, Virginia 22102 (My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the BDM Corporation)