National League Roundup : Andujar, Outpitched by Hoyt, Says He’ll Skip All-Star Game

Shortly before he was outpitched by San Diego’s LaMarr Hoyt Friday at St. Louis, Joaquin Andujar, the winningest pitcher in the majors, said he would not pitch in the All-Star game Tuesday night at Minneapolis.

Andujar was angry because he believed he was snubbed by not being named the starting pitcher for the National League.

“I don’t think I have to pitch good tonight,” Andujar told the Associated Press, “to be the starter. I’m 15-3, I have the second most complete games and I have a 2.38 earned-run average.”

Padre Manager Dick Williams said before the game that he wanted to see how Hoyt and Andujar, two sharp pitchers, looked against each other before deciding his starter against the American League.

Hoyt held the Cardinals to two hits in seven innings in the Padres’ 2-0 victory over the Cardinals to extend his winning streak to 10 games and improve his record to 12-4. The Padres stayed a half-game ahead of the Dodgers in the West.

Andujar, whose record fell to 15-4, was pitching with just three days rest for the second time in a row, in anticipation of being called to start the All-Star game. He pitched eight innings, giving up eight hits.

Most of his trouble was with second baseman Tim Flannery. Flannery’s two-out single scored Garry Templeton in the third, and Flannery doubled in the eighth and scored the other run.

This was the third time the Cardinals have been shut out this season. On each occasion, Andujar was pitching. In his other defeat, Andujar lost, 3-1, to Philadelphia.

Andujar told UPI he would not change his mind about appearing at Minneapolis.

“I pitched a good game tonight,” he said, “but he pitched better. I wasn’t trying to impress Williams, he’s not a special guy. Sometimes, you lose.

“I will spend the All-Star break working out every day and having a barbecue with my family.”

Hoyt said he wilted in the St. Louis heat. Rich Gossage came in to pitch two shutout innings after Hoyt retired the last 15 batters he faced.

Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 4--Dale Murphy hit a three-run home run with two out to climax a five-run ninth-inning rally at Atlanta, then typically, gave the credit to other people.

“Give credit to the guys who tied it up,” he told the Associated Press. “The pressure was on the guys who got us even. I didn’t have any on me.”

Murphy’s drive over the fence in right-center was his league-leading 22nd homer and gave the Braves their sixth win in six games with the Phillies. He also singled in two runs in the first inning and is now tied with Tommy Herr for the RBI lead with 66.

Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1--Rick Reuschel continues to be one of the surprising stories of the season. The 36-year-old right-hander, who had won only 14 major league games since 1980 before joining the pitiful Pirates this spring, improved his record to 8-2 and drove in one of the runs in this game at Pittsburgh.

Reuschel gave up a run and four hits in six innings, then had to leave because of a blister on his middle finger.

Once a 20-game winner for the Chicago Cubs, Reuschel suffered arm trouble in 1981. He was turned down by 25 major league clubs this season.

The Pirates were 12-24 when they brought him up from the minors May 21. Except when Reuschel is pitching, they are still pitiful. Since joining them he has won only one less game than the rest of the staff combined.

Cincinnati 5, Montreal 4--Just a few hours after being named to the All-Star team, Expo third baseman Tim Wallach committed a throwing error with two out in the 11th inning at Cincinnati to give the Reds a victory.

With one out in the 11th, Eddie Milner singled and stole second. He went to third on an infield out, and Pete Rose and Dave Parker were walked intentionally. Tony Perez grounded to Wallach, whose throw pulled Al Newman off second base.

Earlier, Rose singled. He needs only 35 hits to break Ty Cobb’s record.

New York 3, Houston 2--Rafael Santana lined a two-out single in the 10th inning at Houston to drive in Howard Johnson with the winning run. Johnson had doubled with two out.

Ron Darling, who gave up a two-out home run to Alan Ashby that sent the game into extra innings, nevertheless improved his record to 9-2.