Andre Thornton

EndorsedBy New York Mets ace Dwight Gooden, a toothbrush in the shape of a baseball bat. The Bat-a-Brush, designed by Dr. Allen Finkelstein of Suffern, N.Y., is a polypropylene replica of Babe Ruth's bat....

Because the Twins finished tied for second in the AL West last year, remaining in contention until the final weekend, management sold a team-record 5,000 season tickets, prepared to host the 1985 All-Star Game and...

Minnesota, fighting to stay alive in the American League West race, held a 10-0 lead over the Indians after 2½ innings in Cleveland last Friday night. A Twin win—seemingly a sure thing—coupled with a Royal loss would...

Ghosts of the glory years still haunt gloomy old Cleveland Stadium, but it's been three decades since the Indians have been able to frighten anyone

ANDRE THORNTON: Cleveland's veteran DH had five home runs and a double among his nine hits (in 28 at bats) for a slugging percentage of .893. Thornton also drove in 10 runs and scored eight.