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Will it be boom or bust in baseball THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday May 13 1989 Page IS STAT SHEET By John Grabowski Will there be a power shortage or boom in baseball in Don t make your prediction one way or the other too quickly A year or two can make a big differ As the seasons change so do homerun totals In fact major league home runs were at an all time high in New season marks were set in both the American League and Nation al League 824 But things changed completely in 1988 So what s in store for Team totals in ranged from a high of HRs by Detroit to a low of by St Louis the only squad below the century mark Five 87 teams the Cubs Giants Tigers Orioles and Blue Jays surpassed the 200 plateau Power Minimum at Dilterence Andre Dawson George Bell Brook 9 Kejlh Moreland 22 Larry Sheets Joyner 13 21 Dale Murphy 44 24 20 Wade 19 Larry Mike 32 17 Math McGwire 49 DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 East Comet of Btamalea Rd Eait Dr 7912314 But last year home runs dropped significantly The Toronto Blue Jays led the ma in 1988 with a total of only 158 four baggers Five clubs failed to top HRs last season with the Cardi nals again bringing up the rear this time with only circuit clouts Another way of looking at this dro poff is to examine the homer totals of regular players for our purposes those with at least 400 at bats There were such players who slugged at least home runs more in than they did the previous sea son Leading the pack was Chicago Andre Dawson who won the NL Most Valuable Player award Dawson s 49 homers were more than he hit in 1986 Will Clark of the Giants also showed an improvement of better than jumping from 11 to On the other side of the com only four regulars Bill Buckner Barfield Jim Mormon and Doug Cinccs had doublefigure drops in home runs from 86 to led the way falling from to minus 13 The differences between 1987 and were dramatic Last season Andres Galarraga of the Expos and Jose Canseco of the Athletics were the only two major leaguers to stroke at least home runs more than their totals Ga larraga upped his production by 16 from to 29 And Canseco s four baggers were 11 more than his year s figure On the other hand double figure falloffs were commonplace in 88 Thirty big leaguers saw their HR totals drop by at least 10 last season The player with the biggest decline perhaps not surprisingly was Daw son After increasing his homer out put by in Hawk returned to earth with a total of only round trippers last year a dropoff of Six other players Brook Jacoby George Bell Keith Larry Sheets 21 Joyner 21 and Dale Murphy saw their homerun totals plummet by 20 or more The overall result A total of 279 homers were hit in the National A Located at Carols 65 Main St S Phone for an appt or please drop by 8772981 Gift Certificates Available GEORGETOWN LIMO SERVICE ELEGANT CARS FOR ELEGANT PEOPLE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE League in 1988 a decrease of 30 per cent from The American League total of 1 was percent fewer than the year before That works out to an average of fewer homers per major league team The largest percentage increase in totals by a regular player in was 1 percent by Terry Pen of St Louis 12 homers to 1 Galarraga s percent jump was the largest last season s drop was percent in 1987 18 to The biggest percentage fall last year was 88 percent by Keith Moreland 27 homers to Of the 19 players who increased their totals by at least home runs in 1987 only one hit more homers in 1988 Bobby of Pittsburgh slugged three out of the park in 1986 15 in 1987 and 24 in 1988 Strawberry of the stayed at 39 homers last year Each of the remaining regulars stroked an average of nearly fewer four baggers last season than they did the year before O ISM Send your questions or comments to Stat Sheet Newspaper Enter prise Association 200 Park Ave New York N Y Due to the vol of mail personal replies can not be provided Ladies serve up tennis The Gordon Ladies C Inter County tennis team started off the season on home courts on May Regency Club by taking three points Zelek and Wilson had scores of 57 Joanne Van Food Poisoning An estimated 500000 to million cases of food occur in the United States each year Den Hoek and Mary Hughes won in three sets 63 62 In two sets Graville and Margot Pnor won with scores of 63 In three sets Griffiths and Norn a Maynard won with Color Change A coldrless pigment in raw pears may turn pink with heat the color change is not harmful PHOTO REPRINTS appearing in The Herald 8772201 PETER LAST DAY FOR 9 9 FINANCING MAY 13th BUICK CADILLAC 320OUEENST BRAMPTON 4590126 flU BRAND By Hughes Sales Rep 8730300 This weekend marks a special day for most moms one that we hope is special to our families as well Certainly our homes are the centre of our lives and I think most of us try to make it a special place for our loved ones Homes speak volumes about us and it is obvious to us we show a home just what kind of love grows inside Little touches mean so much from the door decoration to the flowers on the table ft the cake in the oven Houses talk and we as sales represen tatives want your home to talk of all the good things that happen in your little world So with this in mind and with Mother s Day this weekend you have a little advantage if your home is on the market As you hav probably already figured out if you are an avid real estate gazer there are more than the usual amount of homes for sale at the present time This means that purchasers can spend lots of time looking comparing choosing and keeping within their price frame If your home is one that gets a showing this weekend let s make it thwhile Kitchens are always a big selling factor in any home If you do nothing get that kitchen spotless clear away as much as possible from the counter tops try lo place some flowers around if you have been lucky enough to receive some this weekend and make that kitchen one to be proud of Next comes the bathroom Again get it shining bright have fresh towels 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