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Murray's career statistics Regular season Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. BB SO SB 1977 Orioles 160 611 81 173 29 2 27 88 .283 48 104 0 1978 Orioles 161 610 85 174 32 3 27 95 .285 70 97 6 1979 Orioles 159 606 90 179 30 2 25 99 .295 72 78 10 1980 Orioles 158 621 100 186 36 2 32 116 .300 54 71 7 1981 Orioles 99 378 57 111 21 2 22 78 .294 40 43 2 1982 Orioles 151 550 87 174 30 1 32 110 .316 71 82 7 1983 Orioles 156 582 115 178 30 3 33 111...

The Ravens won the Super Bowl in January 2001 with a record-setting defensive performance. The Bucs appear to be following the same formula in their bid to reach the Super Bowl. Here is a comparison of the two defenses: .................2002 2000 Category Bucs Ravens Total yards 249.9 247.9 Avg. per play 4.1 4.3 Rush yards 98.2 60.6, Avg. per rush 3.9 2.7, Passing yards 151.7 187.3 3rd down pct. 32.3 34.1 Sacks 40 35, Comp. pct. 49.9 55.9 Interceptions 27 23 Turnover mar. +15 +23 Touchdowns 19 18, Points allowed 179 165 Points per game 12.8 10.3 Note: Bucs statistics through 14 games; Ravens through 16 games.

NFC leaders Passing Att Com Yds TD Int Rat Bulger, St.L 138 92 1149 10 3 107.4 Favre, G.B. 297 195 2244 17 4 101.7 Garcia, S.F. 274 178 1855 12 5 91.4 B. Johnson, T.B. 270 169 1857 12 5 90.0 Hsslbck, Sea. 131 88 833 3 1 89.0 Brooks, N.O. 305 173 2094 19 9 86.4 Vick, Atl. 205 120 1389 5 1 85.2 Collins, NYG 300 195 2341 8 9 85.2 Peete, Car. 194 115 1459 7 5 84.1 McNabb, Phi. 336 191 2034 13 5 81.4 Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD McAllister, N.O....

Oklahoma (31-4) Opponent......................................Result Central Conn. State-x W, 66-44 at Michigan State-x L, 67-55 Central Michigan W, 81-64 at Arkansas W, 69-54 St. Bonaventure W, 80-74 Louisiana Tech W, 71-67, OT High Point W, 107-63 Bethune-Cookman W, 102-65 Eastern Illinois W, 109-50 Maryland W, 72-56 Texas Southern W, 97-55 Texas A&M W, 89-63 at Connecticut W, 69-67 Texas Tech W, 98-72 at Nebraska W, 78-51 at Kansas L,...

Passing............. Att .. Com .. Yds .. TD .. Int .. Rat.Testaverde .. 162 ... 97 .. 1169 .. 8 ... 5 ... 85.6TEAM ........ 162 ... 97 .. 1169 .. 8 ... 5 ... 85.6OPPONENTS ... 148 .. 100 .. 1087 ..11 ... 3 .. 105.3Rushing............. Att .. Yds .. Avg ... LG .. TDByner ........ 86 .. 376 .. 4.4 ... 42 ... 3Gardner ...... 21 ... 97 .. 4.6 ... 19 ... 0Hoard ........ 15 ... 61 .. 4.1 ... 10 ... 0Testaverde ... 12 ... 45 .. 3.8 ... 16 ... 2Hunter ........ 1 .... 0 .. 0.0 .... 0 ... 0Montgomery .... 1 .... 0 .. 0.0 .... 0 ... 0TEAM .....

&TC Mark McGwirefirst baseman, Oakland A'sMcGwire has homered in six of his past nine games and is riding a 15-game hitting streak.AB.. .. .. ..R.. .. .H .. ..HR.. ..RBI.. ...AVG.18.. .. .. ..6.. .. .6.. .. .3.. ...7.. .. .333Barry LarkinShortstop, Cincinnati RedsLarkin leads the league in batting average and is second in stolen bases;1AB.. .. .. ..R.. .. .H .. ..HR.. ..RBI.. ...AVG.14.. .. .. ..4.. .. .8.. .. .0.. ...4.. .. .571

The Orioles plugged their offensive holes with the addition of first baseman Rafael Palmeiro and third baseman Chris Sabo. How does the Orioles' revamped lineup stack up against the rest of the AL East? Based on last year's statistics, the Orioles would be tied for first in the division in home runs, second in RBIs, third in stolen bases and fifth in batting average.TORONTO BLUE JAYS.. .. .. .. ..Avg. .. .AB .. ..H .. .HR .. .RBIs .. .SBWhite.. .. . .273 .. .598 .. .163 ...15 .. ..52 .. ..34Alomar.

In some of yesterday's editions, a photograph of Cal Ripken's old batting stance was identified incorrectly as his new stance. Above left is Ripken's former stance. Above right is the stance he has been using for about two weeks. The Sun regrets the error.2 ...... AB ... R ... H ... HR ... RBI ... Avg.92-93 .. 500 ... 48 .. 115 ... 9 ... 54 .... .230Avg. ... 598 ... 90 .. 166 .. 24 ... 87 .... .278