DIVISION FOUR NEWS- Joe Sanchez
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TODAY’S GAMES:
Kings 18, T-Wolves 11
Kingscame from behind to hand T-Wolves their first loss of the season, dropping them into a tie for the lead with the Cavaliers. After they had taken a 14-5 lead, the Kings saw the Wolves come up with six runs. By scoring four times in the last two innings, the Kings finally put the game away.
Bob Pinsonneault (4-for-4 with a triple and three RBI), Mike Loveless (also 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI) and Tom Corcoran (3-for-3 with a double and four RBI) led the Kings to the upset win.
The Kings are now tied for sixth place. The T-Wolves got three hits from Dave Knott, Dennis Militello and Mel Sweat.
Pistons 8, Thunder 6
Pistons moved into fourth place with a close decision against the Thunder. Ahead 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh, the Pistons gave up two singles and a double that brought the Thunder within two. With the winning run at the plate, John Blodgett retired the last batter for the win.Terry Cole and Dave Williams were both 3-for-3 and John Donaldson drove in half of the Pistons’ runs, including two on a home run to left field. Dave Snow had a single, double and triple for theThunder who dropped into a tie for 16th place.
Knicks 18, Magic 11
Ahead 11-9 in the 5th, the Knicks outscored the Magic 7-2 in the last two innings for a win that put them into the five-team tie for sixth
place.
Five Knick players had three hits: Bruce Carlson, Jerry Carter, Wayne Lender (three RBI), Bob Newman (single, double, triple) and Jack Moore (two doubles). The winner also took advantage of six walks.
For the Magic, lead-off hitter Paul Handzel was 4-for-4 and Steve Lefebvre, Pat Murphy and sub Milan Jankovich had three hits apiece.
Lakers 8, Bucks 7 (4 ½ innings)
The Bucks nearly created a tie before the rains came. Tom Brechtel’s grand slam brought them within one run in the top of the fifth, but the Lakers never had to bat as the game was called. The win made the
Lakers part of the five-team logjam for sixth place.
No Laker batted more than twice, but Doug Dunn, Maury Fjestad, winning pitcher Bob Jarrow and John LaChapelle all collected two hits. For the Bucks, John Basso and manager Mike Doyle had two hits. The loss put the Bucks into a 20th place tie with the 76ers and Bobcats who
were both rained out.
Bulls 9, Rockets 9 (tie; all stats are official)
The Bulls, who trailed most of the game, put up five runs in the top of the fifth and nearly won the game. It took one run in the bottom of the inning to create a tie that could not be broken due to the rain.
The first five batters in the Bulls’ lineup each collected two hits: Scott Downing, Al Jasinski, John Cilento, Jerry Cavanaugh and Steve Johnson (whose two-run home run gave the team a short-lived lead). By tying, the Bulls lost a chance to tie the Mavericks in 14th place.
The Rockets also had several players with two hits: Reed Lefebvre, manager Frank Archer, Tom Zelent, Dick Christie, Frank Ellard, Rich Kerzner and pitcher Bob Russell. The tie prevented the Rockets from
moving into a fourth place tie with the Pistons.
