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 All-Star Notebook Shaw will debut in Dodger blue in Coors Field
Posted: Sunday July 05, 1998 05:41 PM
DENVER (AP) -- When it comes to debuts, relief pitcher Jeff Shaw is about to make a doozy for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Traded from Cincinnati to Los Angeles on Saturday, he will wear a Dodger uniform for the first time at the All-Star Game. "It'll be different," Shaw said Sunday. "I'm going to go there tomorrow and show up and hopefully there's going to be a No. 41 jersey with `Dodgers' on it in my locker." Research was still being done Sunday to determine whether a player had ever made his debut for a new team in the All-Star Game. Shaw plans to join the rest of the Dodgers on the West Coast after the break. In the meantime, he's more concerned about having a complete uniform ready for Tuesday night's game at Coors Field. "I don't have any blue spikes," he said. "It's been red for the last three years." Shaw would not be the first player who had to scramble to assemble the right uniform for an All-Star Game. In 1985, at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, second baseman Lou Whitaker forgot to pack everything when he left Detroit. He wound up buying a Tigers hat at a ballpark concession stand. Pitching inGreg Maddux may be in line to start the All-Star Game for the second straight year when the managers announce their lineups Monday. Maddux leads the majors with a 1.54 ERA and is tied for the lead with 12 victories. The Atlanta ace last pitched Thursday, meaning it wouldn't cause any extra stress for him to work a couple of innings Tuesday night. NL manager Jim Leyland of Florida says he's already made up his mind on who will start, but hasn't revealed his choice. Maddux pitched two innings last summer in the game at Cleveland and gave up a home run to Edgar Martinez. AL manager Mike Hargrove of Cleveland could be leaning toward David Wells of the New York Yankees. The only left-hander on the staff, Wells -- who pitched a perfect game earlier this season -- last started Wednesday. "The health of the pitcher has to be paramount," Hargrove said. "We would want to use the pitcher with the most rest to lessen the risk." Pedro Martinez of Boston and Bartolo Colon of Cleveland could also see early work. High heatIf baseballs tend to fly farther in hot weather, the forecast might call for a bunch of long drives the next few days at Denver. High temperatures for the early part of the week in the Mile High City were supposed to reach the mid-90s, which could make for ideal conditions for the sluggers at Monday's home-run derby and Tuesday night's game. There was a chance of an afternoon shower Tuesday. No All-Star Game has ever been rained out, although the 1969 event at RFK Stadium in Washington was pushed back a day by showers. Numbers to knowA couple of facts and figures about All-Star Game history as the sluggers come to Coors Field: * Most runs, game: 20 in 1954 when the AL won 11-9 at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. * Most home runs, game: 6. In 1971 at Tiger Stadium, future Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Johnny Bench, Frank Robinson and Harmon Killebrew all connected. In 1954 at Cleveland, Al Rosen (twice) and Ray Boone, Ted Kluszewski, Gus Bell and Larry Doby all homered. * Most home runs by a player, game -- 2. Gary Carter (1981), Willie McCovey (1969), Al Rosen (1954), Ted Williams (1946) and Arky Vaughan (1941) all did it. * Most home runs, career: 6 by Stan Musial. Ted Williams and Fred Lynn each hit four.
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