Sports
Pg. 7 The Clackamas Print
WednesdVIWay 25,1994
Future Hall of Famer Dale Murphy shares past
by Jeff Adams
The Print Staff
One of the greatest athletes
to ever come out of Oregon made
a stop in the Rose City on Friday.
Portland native Dale
Murphy made an appearance at
Civic Stadium tohelp honor Port
land State University head base
ball coach Jack Dunn. On Friday,
Dunn’s Vikings defeated the Uni
versity of Washington in Dunn’s
lastgameever. Dunn startedoutat
Wilson High School in Portland
where he coached a young athlete
named Dale Murphy. Murphy was
on hand to throw out the first pitch
before Friday's game. Following
the pre-game festivities I had a
chance to sit down and talk with
one of baseball’s all time greats.
Dale Murphy was born
March 12,1956 in Portland, Or
egon. He later went on to star at
Wilson High School. Murphy was
then drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
Murphy started out as a catcher,
but that didn’t last long as one day
he tried throwing out a runner at
second when he pegged his own
pitcher in the head. That, among
other things, resulted in a move to
first base. That didn’t work out
either, and Murphy ended up in
the outfield. The move to the out
field proved to be the correct one
as Murphy stayed there for the rest
of his career. Murphy’s best years
cameintheearly 1980'stothemid
1980’s. In 1982,-Murphy was
named the National Leagues Most
Valuable Player. He hit .281, with
168 hits, 36 home runs and 109
RBI. The Braves also won the
National League West, but lost in
die league playoffs. In 1983,
Murphy came back and put up
even better numbers resulting in
his second MVP award. Murphy
hit .302, with 178 hits, 36 home
runs and 121 RBI. Murphy is one
of only three men in Major League
history to win back to back MVP
awards. The others being Mike
Schmidt in 80,81 andBarry Bonds
in 92,93. Murphy said the back to
back MVP’s were his greatest
memory of his career. “ The back
to back MVP’s were probably the
best, we also won and had a real
good team which makes it a lot
nicer.”
Murphy continued his con
sistent play, as the Braves started
to falter. In 1984, he hit 36 hr’s; in
'85, he hit 37 h.r.’s; in *86, he hit
29 h.r.’s; and in *87, he hit his
career high 44 dingers. All of
those years Murphy was also
named to the All-Star team.
Murphy’s batting average was
definitely not his strong point as
he struggled against right handed
pitchers. “ I didn’t have a lot of
success against right handers”,
Murphy said. His mainrivals were
a young J.R.. Richard, Dwight
Gooden, and Nolan Ryan. They
all seemed to get the better of traded. The team was in transition about missing out on the World
Dale. But when Murphy struggled with a lot of young players and I Series, Murphy said. “ Pretty bad
with his hitting he could always was starting to decline so I went to timing huh? I wish I could’ve
rely on his glove. He won five them and said, “ Why don’t you been in the World Series. It sure
straight golden glove awards as just trade me.” Not in a bad way would’ve been fun.”
one of the league's three best out but in a good way. When asked
continued on page 8
fielders. He said that he always
took pride in his fielding and base
running. “ It’s easy for a player to
get motivated about hitting, but
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in wins, innings pitched, and
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things.” For Murphy it was easy to
Tuesday,
May
17:
Sunday, May 22: The
get motivated for both. “ Base
Wa^n^onBiilfetsforwatdlton Milwaukee Backs won the NBA
running and fielding take a little
Maclean was named the NBA’s lottery and were awarded the
more thinking, I always knew if I
wasn’t hitting I could go out and Most Improved Hayer, The sec number one pick in the June
ond year player Out of UCLA draft. Dalias who again finished
play good defense.”
improved his seoring average ^th;^-I^ife’k:w^t retard
As the late eighties, and
from 6.6 points per game 1018.2 got snubbed and received the:
early nineties came around Dale
started to struggle. Father Time points. LatreUSpmwcH of Golden second pick. The Backs will
State finished a distant second.
likely takePurdue junior Glen
was catching up with Murphy and
Tuesday, May 17: Al Robinson. The Blazers have the
the Braves were becoming the
‘
worst team in baseball. So on Unset Sr, announced his retire npniberXTpicL ,
ment from auto racing. Unser is
.
Sunday, May 22: Ken
August 3,1990, the Braves traded
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Dale Murphy along with Tommy
Indianapolis 500 four different jiogjied.Mickqjij^ifie’s:ma-
Greene to the Philadelphia Phillies
times.
4'
^rWgtie.'ri^bfd for homeruns
for Jeff Parrett, Jim Vatcher and
IWsdiiy,Mayl9:Tem in the first two'months .of a sea
Victor Rosario. Murphy’s stay in
nis star Jennifer Capriati ari- son. Griffey hit hisrecord tying
Atlanta was over. Ironically, the
Braves wentfrom worst in 1990to nouncesthatsheis checking j.nto number 20on.Sunday against
ayfrugrehabiRttdiohcenteran Texas. He has otte week left to
firstin 1991! The Braves made the
improve on the record, and he i$
World Series, but lost to Minne
sota in a seven game classic. ttftihif Capriati/waS-arrested on on a pace Id hit pvqr 60 home
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runs for the^se^sdrC^^^^m
Murphy missed his chance at the
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World Series by one year. When
St. pitcher Mason Smith was ebrafing a birthday today. K.C.
asked if Dale had any hard feel
hamiM.jPac^l0 northern, division Jones former NBA player, and
ings towards Atlanta for the trade,
he replied, “ Not a lot of people player of the year. The senior out Coach -is 64, (1932)
ofBeaverton led thePaO-Wnorth
know this, but I requested to be
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Hodges prepares tracksters for NWAACC title
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Team captains KevinBartholomae, Toby Anselmo, Kristie Preiskorn, and Wendy Johnson are onlyafewofthe Cougars’ title contenders.
men as the favorite even though
by Jesse Sowa .
his team defeated Clark at the
The Print Staff
The Clackamas track regional meet Hodges expects the
teams 'will prepáre for the men from Lane CC and Highline
NWAACC with the same inten CC tocoritendfor the title. Hodges
sity and enthusiasm that led them sees his women to be in the tide
to the Southern Regional titles. Shunt right along with the teams
The Cougars will look to then- from Bellevue, Clark and
Lane.
appointed team captains for the
Hodges expects the team
leadership they will need to suc
captains, KevinBartholomae and
ceed at the conference meet
Thé Clackamas men hâve Toby Ansehnoi for the men and
won the NWAACC title the past KristiePreiskom and Wendy John
four years while the women won son for the women, to bring'toe
the title in 1992 and finished a teams .together’during toe most
close third last year. Head Coach important meetoftoeyear. Hodges
Mike Hodges still sees the Clark said that these athletes are toe
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Leaders of the Pack Cindy Keene and Wendy Johnson ‘lead
the 5000meters during the Southern Regional Title races on May 21.
The Cougarswill prepareforthe Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges competition on Thursday and Friday. Keene
and Johnson are two of the Cougars* hopeful contenders. V \
representatives and leaders of toe
teams who work hard and care
about toe track program. Hodges
also sees his captains as vital to toe
success of toe teams.
Hodges sees possible title
contenders for toe men to be: Ja
son West (800m), Kevin
Bartholomae (1500m), Mike
Hickey and Jason Mottaz (5000m
and lOOOOm), Leo Sanders (3000
steeplechase), Ryan Clay (110
High Hurdles), Mike Thompson
(400Hurdles),Evan Vuksich(long
jump and triple jump), Kris Long
(shot put and hammer), Dave
Island (javelin) and CraigConnors
(pole vault). Hodges also expects
these women to be in toe run for
individual titles: Kami Sisk
(lOOm, 200m, and 100 high
hurdles), Wendy Johnson (800m,
1500m, 3000m), Cindy Keene
(3000m, 5000m, lO,OOOm),
Vickie Robbins (triple jump) and
Karissa Skarberg and Meredith
Case (shot put and discus).
Hodges sees toe key of
toe meet to be toe leadership of the
captains and toe attitude of toe
team. With the conference meet
coming up on Thursday and Fri
day at Lewis and Clark College in
Portland, Hodges sees his team to
be focused and ready to go.