BASEBALL MISCELLANY

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--Rickey Horton: The St. Louis pitcher was delighted when Pittsburgh traded Johnny Ray to the Angels. Ray had 12 hits in 25 at-bats against Horton, who smiled on the day of the trade and said: “I woke up this morning feeling like a lot better pitcher.”

--The Cardinals: They have stolen 200 bases for the sixth straight season, a streak eclipsed only by the Chicago Cubs, who did it in eight straight seasons starting in 1901, and the Detroit Tigers, who did it in seven straight starting in 1909.

--Paul Molitor: Since the end of his 39-game hitting streak, the Milwaukee designated hitter had batted only .137 through Thursday, going 6 for 32 and hitless in 3 of 8 games. “Maybe it’s evening out a little bit,” he said. “I just hope it doesn’t even out for 32 games.”

--Bo Jackson: The future Raider running back had struck out 153 times in 374 at-bats through Thursday, or once every 2.44 times up. Pete Incaviglia of Texas had also struck out 153 times, but in 474 at-bats, or once every 3.09 at-bats. Milwaukee’s Rob Deer was challenging Jackson’s ratio with 151 strikeouts in 398 at-bats or once every 2.63.

--Front-runners: Since the start of division play, 56 of the 68 teams that led on Sept. 1 have gone on to win their respective races.

--Payrolls: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox have undergone major revisions since the start of the season.

The Pirates lopped off the contracts of Tony Pena, $1.5 million; Rick Reuschel, $750,000; Don Robinson, $620,000; Johnny Ray, $657,000 this year and $700,000 next year, and Jim Morrison, $277,500. Pittsburgh is now carrying only four players who make $200,000 or more: Andy Van Slyke, $550,000; Terry Harper, $425,000; Bob Walk, $285,000, and Sid Bream, $200,000.

The Red Sox will enter the 1988 season with a salary surplus of $3 million since they will not have to re-sign the already departed Bill Buckner, $800,000;, Don Baylor, $800,000, and Dave Henderson, $520,000. Steve Crawford, $400,000, and Joe Sambito, $360,000, will soon be gone, too. The Sox would also like to jettison Jim Rice and his $2.4-million annual contract, but it is guaranteed for two more years. That’s too much for Boston to swallow, but then so is his abysmal total of 11 home runs.

--Al Rosen: The San Francisco Giants’ president may become executive of the year because of his recent series of pitching acquisitions, but Rosen’s dealing in the stock market hasn’t been as profitable. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday that Rosen owns 60,000 shares and is a director of Aca Joe Inc., a San Francisco apparel company. Aca Joe shares were selling at $10 two years ago. Now they’re $1 1/16 and Rosen’s holdings have gone from $600,000 to about $70,000.

--For the Record: It was reported here last week that the Chicago Cubs’ Andre Dawson, having hit two homers or more in eight games this year, was two shy of Ralph Kiner’s major league record, set with the Pirates in 1947. Kiner holds the National League record. Hank Greenberg set the major league record of 11 with Detroit in 1938. Dawson, meanwhile, has hit 45 career homers in September, his best month.