Cecil Fielder

ManagerSparky Anderson (974-860 in 12 seasons with the Tigers; 1,837-1,446 in 21 seasons)1990 record79-83, 3rd place, 9 games behind.1990 offensive leadersBA: Alan Trammell ... ... ... ... .304HR: Cecil Fielder ... ... ... ... ..51RBI: Cecil Fielder... ... ... ... 132SB: Tony Phillips ... ... ... ... ..191990 pitching leadersWins: Jack Morris* ... ... ... ... .15ERA: Edwin Nunez* ... ... ... ...2.24

Who's hot Johnny Damon of the Red Sox has gone 7-for-9 over his past two games. Who's not Travis Lee of the Phillies went 0-for-3 and stranded five runners, drawing loud boos from the home fans. Line of the day Rob Mackowiak, Pirates RF AB ....... R .......... H ..... RBI ...... HR 2 .......... 2 ........... 2 ........ 3 .......... 2 On deck Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks tries to become the majors' second 10-game winner today. He said it "I'm convinced he's going to be a better ballplayer than I ever was."

Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken should win the AL MVP award when tomorrow's vote is announced, according to those who responded to Friday's "It's Your Call" question.Of the 648 who responded, Ripken garnered a whopping 79 percent of the vote, while Minnesota's Kirby Puckett (9 percent), Detroit's Cecil Fielder (7 percent) and Toronto's Joe Carter (5 percent) were hardly noticed."It's Your Call" represents a sampling of opinions from certain segments of the community, but it is not balanced demographically, as would be done in a scientific public opinion poll.

HittingScott Brosius, Yankees: 2 HRs.Greg Vaughn, Padres: grand slam.Cecil Fielder, Angels: grand slam, 6 RBIs.Yamil Benitez, Diamondbacks: grand slam.PitchingBrad Radke, Twins: 9 innings, 0 runs, 4 hits.Orlando Hernandez, Yankees: 9 innings, 1 run, 4 hits.FieldingMike Cameron, White Sox: The center fielder made a leaping catch at the eight-foot fence in right-center in the seventh to rob Mark McGwire of a potential 30th home run.Pub Date: 6/10/98

Who's hot Johnny Damon of the Red Sox has gone 7-for-9 over his past two games. Who's not Travis Lee of the Phillies went 0-for-3 and stranded five runners, drawing loud boos from the home fans. Line of the day Rob Mackowiak, Pirates RF AB ....... R .......... H ..... RBI ...... HR 2 .......... 2 ........... 2 ........ 3 .......... 2 On deck Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks tries to become the majors' second 10-game winner today. He said it "I'm convinced he's going to be a better ballplayer than I ever was."

HittingScott Brosius, Yankees: 2 HRs.Greg Vaughn, Padres: grand slam.Cecil Fielder, Angels: grand slam, 6 RBIs.Yamil Benitez, Diamondbacks: grand slam.PitchingBrad Radke, Twins: 9 innings, 0 runs, 4 hits.Orlando Hernandez, Yankees: 9 innings, 1 run, 4 hits.FieldingMike Cameron, White Sox: The center fielder made a leaping catch at the eight-foot fence in right-center in the seventh to rob Mark McGwire of a potential 30th home run.Pub Date: 6/10/98

Oakland A's pitcher Dave Stewart has been added to the lineup for the 38th annual "Tops in Sports" banquet next Friday, Jan. 11, at the Towson Center.Stewart, a 20-game winner each of the last four years, joins an impressive list of guests: Cecil Fielder (Babe Ruth Crown), Willie Stargell (Retroactive Babe Ruth Crown), Cal Ripken Sr. (Edwin A. Rommel Award), Bill and Cal Ripken (honored for fewest errors in one season by a double-play combination), Mike Linskey and Danny Neagle (co-winners of Maryland Star of the Future)

* Friday is the 10th anniversary of the start of Cal Ripken's consecutive-game streak. He missed the first game of a doubleheader on May 29, 1982.* Cecil Fielder went from April 22 to Friday night before homering.* The Cleveland Indians were on a pace to make 188 errors.* San Diego's Fred McGriff has hit 30 or more home runs in each of the past four years -- but has yet to make an All-Star team.* It has been almost a year since the Chicago Cubs' Danny Jackson won a game (June 14, 1991).* Since 1973, the Oakland Athletics have had only one winning season at Fenway Park (they are 35-72 in that span after Friday's game)

Tigers updateThe Orioles are 2-4 against the Tigers and 0-3 at Tiger Stadium this season. The only thing riding on these games is the season series -- the teams play four at Tiger Stadium this week and end the year with three at Camden Yards.Neither the Tigers' hitting nor pitching has been respectable. The team is last in the league in batting average and hits, second to last in ERA and third to last in wins. Chad Curtis leads the Tigers offensively (.271 average, 19 home runs and 62 RBIs)

There is more to baseball than home runs, and A's outfielder Rickey Henderson has the American League's Most Valuable Player award to prove it.Henderson won the award yesterday. And he received it ahead of Cecil Fielder, who hit 51 homers for the Detroit Tigers.Fielder was the first player to hit 50 or more homers in a season since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977, but Henderson was recognized for his overall contributions in helping the A's to a third consecutive AL championship.

The Orioles will go into New York for the start of an eight-game trip tonight without momentum or their ace. They have a chance to regain only one before returning home.Forced to stay behind because of injuries suffered Thursday, Mike Mussina was placed on the disabled list yesterday for the second time in five weeks. The move is retroactive to Friday, meaning he will be eligible to return May 30 when the Orioles are home against Texas, though he won't be ready.Mussina (4-2, 2.52 ERA) was scheduled to start tonight opposite the Yankees' David Cone, but that changed when he was hit in the face by a line drive from Cleveland's Sandy Alomar, suffering a deep gash over his right eye and a fractured nose.

ATLANTA -- John Smoltz had to envision it something like this. Had to see himself going eight innings, giving up no earned runs, saying his own fond farewell to retiring Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.But not exactly like this.In his visualization, the Braves win the final game in the old ballpark. They don't get blindsided by New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte.Smoltz could not have pitched much better. He gave up just four hits and struck out 10, but an error in the outfield led to one unearned run and that was enough to spoil the final -- and perhaps finest -- game of his greatest season.

Doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, 4: 05 p.m.Game 1:Mike Mussina (19-10, 4.77) vs. Kenny Rogers (10-8, 4.94)What Mussina throws: Fastball, knuckle-curve, changeup.Mussina of late: He is 8-2 over his last 10 starts, but he's had mixed results in his last two outings, shutting out Detroit Sept. 7, before getting pounded by the White Sox (eight hits and six runs over 3 2/3 innings) last Thursday.Yankees he loves to face:................... Avg. ..... Hits ..... ABCecil Fielder ..... .167 ..... 6 .....

EDDIE MURRAY has come home to the Baltimore Orioles. From the rapturous applause he received on July 22 when he came to bat in an Orioles uniform for the first time since 1988, Baltimore fans seem to love having him back. And Murray was even seen to smile as he tipped his hat following his 492nd home run in the sixth inning. Two nights later, he hit 493, tying Lou Gehrig for 15th on the all-time homer list, and another homer on Thursday put him in front of Gehrig.Murray's return to the team for which he performed so marvelously for 12 years provides a good time to take an in-depth look at his remarkable career.

Tigers updateThe Orioles are 2-4 against the Tigers and 0-3 at Tiger Stadium this season. The only thing riding on these games is the season series -- the teams play four at Tiger Stadium this week and end the year with three at Camden Yards.Neither the Tigers' hitting nor pitching has been respectable. The team is last in the league in batting average and hits, second to last in ERA and third to last in wins. Chad Curtis leads the Tigers offensively (.271 average, 19 home runs and 62 RBIs)

Johnny Oates, as detail-oriented as major-league managers come, had to admit he was stumped this time.He knew the identity of his starting pitcher, Scott Klingenbeck. He just didn't have a clue as to his appearance. Oates saw two unfamiliar, young faces in the Orioles' clubhouse yesterday morning and figured he had found his man. He figured wrong."I started to go up to them and say, 'Which one of you is Scott?' Then I saw them picking up laundry," Oates said. "Scott hadn't arrived yet."He arrived in the major leagues yesterday, and no one with the Orioles ever will mistake a clubhouse attendant for him again.

Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken had a season to remember: .323 average, 34 homers, 114 RBIs, and his usual fine job in the field. But is he the American League's Most Valuable Player?We'd like to know how you feel. Which of the following deserve AL MVP honors?1) Ripken;2) Detroit's Cecil Fielder (44 home runs, 133 RBIs);Or will voters select someone from one of the two AL pennant winners, such as:3) Minnesota's Kirby Puckett, or;4) Toronto's Joe Carter.To register your opinion, call SUNDIAL at 783-1800 (or 268-7736 in Anne Arundel County)

Cecil Fielder rejected a four-year, $17 million offer from the Detroit Tigers, according to a newspaper report yesterday.Fielder, who is eligible to file for salary arbitration next month, cited the $29 million, five-year contract free agent Bobby Bonilla received from the New York Mets, The Oakland Press of Pontiac, Mich., reported.Fielder, in his two years with the Tigers, has hit 95 homers and driven in in 265 runs. He won the American League home run title with 51 in 1990 and shared it with Jose Canseco this year.

At Oriole Park at Camden YardsDay ... ... Time ... ... TV ... ... StartersTonight ... 7:35 ... ... 13 ... ... John Doherty (6-3, 5.17)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... vs. Jamie Moyer (2-3, 5.97)Tomorrow .. 7:35 .. ... HTS ... ... Mike Moore (4-4, 5.85)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... vs. Mike Oquist (1-0, 0.69)Wednesday .. 7:35 .. .. HTS ... ... Tim Belcher (2-8, 7.14)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... vs. Mike Mussina (7-2, 2.58)Thursday .. 12:35 .. .. HTS ... ... Bill Krueger (0-1, 8.66)

DETROIT -- Shortstop Cal Ripken, pitcher Ben McDonald, strength and conditioning coach Tim Bishop and trainer Jamie Reed of the Orioles had the right idea yesterday.They took Cecil Fielder away from Tiger Stadium, joining him at a hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. Their timing was a little off, that's all. To be exact, they were nine innings late.One day into the "Cecil Bar" era, Cecil Fielder was batting 1.000 and was one triple shy of hitting for the cycle.