Sports Box
By Daily Bruin Staff
Oct. 1, 1997 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 2, 1997
Sports Box
Florida 7,
Giants 6
Now the San Francisco Giants get the last at-bat.
The first two games of their NL division series have ended with
the Florida Marlins celebrating a game-winning hit and the Giants
walking glumly off the field.
The ball bounced Florida’s way again Wednesday for a 7-6
victory. Gary Sheffield scored the winning run uncontested on a
single by Moises Alou when center fielder Dante Powell’s throw to
the plate caromed off the back of the mound.
Edgar Renteria’s bases-loaded single in the ninth gave Florida a
2-1 victory in Game 1.
”If you could script these games, I don’t think you could write
a better story,” Marlins pitcher Al Leiter said.
The series moves to San Francisco on Friday, with Florida’s Alex
Fernandez pitching against former Chicago White Sox teammate Wilson
Alvarez. The Giants must sweep three games at home to survive.
”Certainly our backs are to the wall,” manager Dusty Baker
said. ”We’re not out of it, but those were two tough games
there.”
On Tuesday, Giants slugger Barry Bonds said a comeback from a
2-0 deficit was ”about impossible.” Following Game 2, he tempered
his comments.
”It can happen,” he said. ”It’s not impossible. At home we’ve
got a shot.”
It happened two years ago in the American League, when Seattle
lost the first two games to the New York Yankees and then won three
in a row at the Kingdome.
But the Marlins will be hard to stop. They’ve taken a 2-0 series
lead with the kind of play that helped them earn the first playoff
berth in the five-year history of the franchise.
Kings 3, Penguins 3, OT
It took the Pittsburgh Penguins only one game to miss Mario
Lemieux.
Garry Galley scored twice in his return to Los Angeles’ lineup
and the Kings rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie Pittsburgh 3-3
Wednesday night — the Penguins’ first game since Lemieux’s
retirement.
”You can’t replace a player like Mario Lemieux overnight,”
center Greg Johnson said after the Penguins scored only one goal in
the final 57 1/2 minutes. ”It’s going to take a while for the
offense to get going, for everybody to get a feel for each other
and to get some confidence.”
The Kings, the NHL’s second-worst power-play team last season,
went 3-for-5 with a man advantage. They also managed not to lose on
the road, where they were a league-worst 10-28-4 last season.
”Overall, we’ll take the point,” coach Larry Robinson said.
”Garry Galley had a huge night and he’s been a great find for
us.”
Defenseman Kevin Hatcher scored twice in Pittsburgh coach Kevin
Constantine’s debut, but while the Penguins displayed more
discipline and defense, they badly missed Lemieux’s playmaking and
scoring.
”Everybody’s going to have to make up for his scoring,”
Hatcher said. ”The guys who have played with him for five, six,
seven years, it’s going to take a while to get used to him not
being here. Sure, it’s going to be different.”
The non-sellout crowd of 14,879 was noticeably subdued, with the
biggest ovation occurring when Lemieux was spotted in a private
box.
”But we’re ahead of last year’s pace,” Constantine said,
referring to last year’s season-opening overtime loss to Tampa
Bay.
MLB Playoffs
At A Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday, Sept. 30
New York 8, Cleveland 6, New York leads series 1-0
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Baltimore 9, Seattle 3, Baltimore leads series 1-0
Thursday, Oct. 2
Baltimore (Erickson 16-7) at Seattle (Moyer 17-5), 4:07 p.m.
(ESPN)
Cleveland (Wright 8-3) at New York (Pettitte 18-7), 8:13 p.m.
(Fox)
Saturday, Oct. 4
Seattle (Fassero 16-9) at Baltimore (Key 16-10), TBA
New York (Wells 16-10 or Gooden 9-5) at Cleveland (Nagy 15-10),
TBA
Sunday, Oct. 5
Seattle at Baltimore, TBA, if necessary
New York at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary
Monday, Oct. 6
Seattle at Baltimore, TBA, if necessary
New York at Cleveland, TBA, if necessary
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Atlanta 2, Houston 1
Florida 2, San Francisco 1
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Atlanta 13, Houston 3, Atlanta leads series 2-0
Florida 7, San Francisco 6, Florida leads series 2-0
Friday, Oct. 3
Atlanta (Smoltz 15-12) at Houston (Reynolds 9-10), TBA
Florida (Fernandez 17-12) at San Francisco (Alvarez 4-3),
TBA
Saturday, Oct. 4
Atlanta at Houston, TBA, if necessary
Florida (Saunders 4-6) at San Francisco, TBA, if necessary
Sunday, Oct. 5
Atlanta at Houston, TBA, if necessary
Florida at San Francisco, TBA, if necessary
National Football League
At A Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct. PF PA
New England 4 0 0 1.000 130 40
N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 141 94
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 94 113
Miami 2 2 0 .500 71 77
Indianapolis 0 4 0 .000 54 115
Central
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 110 85
Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 127 92
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 79 104
Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 68 113
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 71 110
West
Denver 5 0 0 1.000 156 72
Kansas City 4 1 0 .800 108 93
Oakland 2 3 0 .400 141 123
San Diego 2 3 0 .400 77 116
Seattle 2 3 0 .400 91 121
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct. PF PA
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 107 55
Washington 3 1 0 .750 80 49
N.Y. Giants 2 3 0 .400 84 103
Arizona 1 3 0 .250 77 84
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 66 89
Central
Tampa Bay 5 0 0 1.000 115 76
Detroit 3 2 0 .600 120 98
Green Bay 3 2 0 .600 123 110
Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 135 122
Chicago 0 5 0 .000 61 155
West
San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 122 60<
Carolina 2 3 0 .400 80 106
St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 94 112
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 81 122
Atlanta 0 5 0 .000 82 136
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay 19, Arizona 18
Denver 29, Atlanta 21
Detroit 26, Green Bay 15
Pittsburgh 37, Tennessee 24
Washington 24, Jacksonville 12
New York Giants 14, New Orleans 9
San Diego 21, Baltimore 17
Dallas 27, Chicago 3
New York Jets 31, Cincinnati 14
Oakland 35, St. Louis 17
Kansas City 20, Seattle 17, OT
Minnesota 28, Philadelphia 19
Open date: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New England
Monday’s Game
San Francisco 34, Carolina 21
Sunday, Oct. 5
Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Dallas at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Miami, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Seattle, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Arizona, 4 p.m.
New York Jets at Indianapolis, 4 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Open date: Atlanta, Carolina, St. Louis, San Francisco
Monday, Oct. 6
New England at Denver, 9 p.m.
NFL Individual Leaders
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Passers
Att Com Yds TD Int
Bledsoe, N.E. 135 81 1070 12 3
George, Oak. 166 95 1472 13 3
Elway, Den. 141 83 1095 12 3
O’Donnell, NY-J 178 101 1169 10 2
Testaverde, Bal. 191 112 1366 10 7
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Davis, Den. 118 605 5.1 50t 4
Kaufman, Oak. 101 544 5.4 65 4
Murrell, NY-J 111 492 4.4 21 2
Martin, N.E. 101 474 4.7 70t 2
George, Ten. 80 391 4.9 29t 2
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
T. Brown,Oak. 37 591 16.0 59t 4
Smith, Jac. 28 439 15.7 41 3
Jackson, Bal. 26 397 15.3 54t 2
Pickens, Cin. 26 367 14.1 50t 3
Rison, K.C. 25 385 15.4 43 2
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
S. Young,S.F. 77 55 741 6 1
Dilfer, T.B. 118 71 830 10 3
Johnson, Min. 184 115 1275 11 5
Aikman, Dal. 133 69 815 7 1
Chandler, Atl. 89 52 709 5 4
Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
R. Smith,Min. 89 565 6.3 78t 3
Levens, G.B. 98 478 4.9 39 1
Sanders, Det. 90 466 5.2 46 0
R. Harris,Chi. 93 455 4.9 68t 4
Phillips, St.L 101 383 3.8 28 4
Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Moore, Det. 37 480 13.0 45 4
Reed, Min. 34 521 15.3 56 4
Carter, Min. 33 387 11.7 35t 5
R. Brooks,G.B. 27 489 18.1 48 2
Emanuel, Atl. 25 350 14.0 56 2
National Hockey League
At A Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Philadelphia 1 0 0 2 3 1
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 2 4 2
Washington 1 0 0 2 4 1
New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Y. Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 0 1 0 0 1 3
Northeast Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Buffalo 1 0 0 2 3 1
Montreal 0 0 1 1 2 2
Ottawa 0 0 1 1 2 2
Pittsburgh 0 0 1 1 3 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina 0 1 0 0 2 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Detroit 1 0 0 2 3 1
Phoenix 1 0 0 2 6 2
Dallas 0 0 1 1 2 2
Chicago 0 1 0 0 2 6
St. Louis 0 1 0 0 1 3
Toronto 0 1 0 0 1 4
Pacific Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Edmonton 1 0 0 2 5 3
Colorado 0 0 1 1 2 2
Los Angeles 0 0 1 1 3 3
Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calgary 0 1 0 0 1 3
San Jose 0 1 0 0 3 5
Wednesday’s Games
Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 3, tie
Ottawa 2, Montreal 2, tie
Philadelphia 3, Florida 1
Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 2
Washington 4, Toronto 1
Buffalo 3, St. Louis 1
Dallas 2, Colorado 2, tie
Detroit 3, Calgary 1
Phoenix 6, Chicago 2
Edmonton 5, San Jose 3
Thursday’s Game
Los Angeles at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Detroit at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Anaheim vs. Vancouver at Tokyo, 11 p.m.
Transactions
Major League Baseball
COLORADO ROCKIES–Named Jay Alves public relations director.
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS–Signed G Dante Calabria, F Boris Gorene, G Rusty
LaRue, F Kornel David, F Dwayne Whitfield and C Eric Gingold to
one-year contracts.
DENVER NUGGETS–Traded F Antonio McDyess to the Phoenix Suns for
a minimum of three first-round and two second-round draft
picks.
DETROIT PISTONS–Signed F-C Don Reid to a multiyear contract and
F Scot Pollard and F Charles O’Bannon.
MIAMI HEAT–Signed F Ben Davis and G Malcolm Huckaby.
MINNEASOTA TIMBERWOLVES–Agreed to terms with F Kevin Garnett on
a six-year contract.
NEW YORK KNICKS–Signed G Pete Myers.
PHOENIX SUNS–Traded G Wesley Person and G Tony Dumas to the
Cleveland Cavaliers for a first-round pick no earlier than
2000.
VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES–Signed F Mark Hendrickson and F David
Booth, C Alan Ogg and G Litterial Green.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS–Signed C Eric Leckner to training camp
roster.
Women’s National Basketball Association
WNBA–Awarded franchises to Detroit and Washington to begin play
next season.
National Football League
MIAMI DOLPHINS–Signed LB Mike Crawford and FB Jim Kitts. Signed
OT Ron Collins to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Signed S Chris Hewitt to a one-year
contract. Signed DE Duane Ashman, DB Earl Little and WR Gunnard
Twyner to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS–Agreed to terms with CB Aaron Glenn on a
five-year contract extension.
NEW YORK GIANTS–Signed RB Erric Pegram.
OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed DE Aundray Bruce.
TENNESSEE OILERS–Signed TE James McKeehan and WR Nate
Singleton.
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES–Signed RW Kevin Dineen to a one-year
contract extension, through the 1998-99 season and F Kevin Brown to
a one-year contract.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Assigned G Richard Shulmistra to Fort Wayne
of the IHL. Placed D Sheldon Souray and C Sergei Brylin on injured
reserve.
NEW YORK RANGERS–Assigned C Christian Dube and D Geoff Smith to
Hartford of the AHL.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS–Claimed F Peter Ferraro and F Chris Ferraro
off waivers from the New York Rangers. Signed RW Rob Brown.
Announced Joe Mullen has rejoined the team to work in the community
and alumni relations departments.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Signed RW Jan Benda to a one-year
contract.
Trivia
1. With what team did Phil Jackson win an NBA title as a
player?
2. Who was the first woman to be selected as "Sportsman of the
Year" by the editors of
Sports Illustrated?
3. Who was the youngest men’s tennis player to win the U.S.
Open?
Trivia Answers
