And that's why virtually every obituary last week began with some variation of Herb Score, the former major
league pitcher whose promise went unfulfilled after a line drive hit him in the face...
The only bright spots were
Pitcher Mike Caldwell, who won his 13th, and Gorman Thomas,
whose four homers brought his season total to 23, tying him with teammate Larry Hisle and California's Don Baylor for second in the American
League behind Boston's Jim Rice.