European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday May 6, 1977 flipped out the dodgers Steve Yeager is consid ered one at baseball s Best defensive catchers. Ask the mets Bud Lla Relson. Harrelson left trying to score from second on a hit in los Angeles monday found the plate hopelessly blocked. The Impact did t even Jar Yeager s glasses As the dodgers won 3-1. A John s to special by Ken Rappoport a p sports writer Pitcher Tommy John of he i of angelas dodgers can thank television for his recent Success. More specifically he can thank a Friend for watching it. During a game earlier in the season one of John s pals taped his performances and from it the Pitcher discovered a flaw in his saw that i was leaning Back too far said John. That was causing me to gel my fastball John has since corrected that error and the results can be seen in his last two starts. The Veteran Lethander has allowed but one run in 15 2-3 innings and wednes Day night looked As Good As Ever when he no Roundup pitched a four hit 2-1 Victory Over the new York mels. I m in a Groove said John whose Check ered career includes a history of Arm trouble. I be had very Good stuff in my last two the Victory fattened los Angeles Lead in the National league West to nine games Over the Cincinnati reds. Off to one of their Best starts in history the dodgers have won 20 of the 24 games they have played. Elsewhere in the National league the san Diego padres turned Back die Phila Delphia Phillies 4-1. The Pittsburgh pirates routed the Atlanta braves 8-0. The St. Louis cardinals beat Cincinnati 8-1. The san Francisco giants whipped the Montreal expos 5-1 and the Houston astros downed the Chicago cubs 5-4. Bill Russell and Reggie Smith each singled in a run in the first inning for the dodgers while Dusty Baker slugged his fourth Home run of the year in the second off loser John Matlack. 1-3. John. 2-1, held the mets scoreless until the ninth when Lee Mazzilli doubled and eventually scored on Joe Torre s ground out. Padres 4, Phillies 1 Rookie Gene Richards drove in three runs with a single and his first major league Homer and fast working Randy Jones hurled a four hitter As san Diego Defeated Philadelphia. Richards Homer Fol Lowed a Lead off double by Jones in the seventh inning and provided last year s by Young award Winner with a three run Lead going into the last two innings. Jones who came into the game with a 1 4 record retired 17 men on ground balls while recording the first Complete game of the season for the san Diego pitching staff. Southpaw Jim Kaat like Jones a Quick worker lost his first decision of the year in a game that took Only an hour and 29 min utes. Pirates 8, braves 0 Dave Parker drove in four runs with a pair of two run doubles As Pittsburgh beat Atlanta and handed the braves their Ullh straight defeat. Parker delivered a two run double in each of the first two innings helping the pirates mount an Early 5-0 Lead off Frank Lacorte. Pittsburgh s Larry Demery hurled a three hitter before being lifted in the eighth when the braves loaded the bases. Reliever Kent Tekulve got Jerry Royster to hit into a double play to kill the threat. The Ball carries so Well in Atlanta stadium it brings out the Best in a la. Pitcher wins 2nd game after spotting flaw in his form on a tape said Parker. This place reminds me of Philadelphia. Both Are Good Parks to cardinals 8, reds 1 Lou Brock smashed three hits and passed Lou Gehrig on the All time major league hit Parade and Bob Forsch pitched a four hitter to Lead St. Louis Over Cincin Nati. Brock hit one of three St. Louis homers in support of Forsch 5-1. Gary Templeton and Tony Scott also blasted homers to Pace 16-Hil Cardinal offence. Brock s three hits gave him 2,724 and lifted him past the one Ime new York Yankee great into 32nd place on the All time a expos 1 Willie Mccovey drove in two runs with a single and Jim Barr pitched a six hitter As san Francisco broke a five game losing Streak with its Victory Over Montreal. Mccovey singled Home a pair of runs in the first inning kept a third inning rally going with an infield hit and started an eighth inning rally with a walk. Barr struck out five and walked two and was rarely seriously challenged. I had better control and better velocity on All my pitches today said Barr who improved his record to 4-2, Best on the giants staff. Astros 5, cubs 4 Julio Gonzalez singled Home the tying run in the ninth inning and the winning run in the 11th to Lead Houston Over Ferguson walked to open the 11th, was sacrificed to second and reached third when second baseman Manny Trillo hobbled Ken Boswell s made it to third when Ferguson was caught in a rundown on Enos Cabell grounder then scored on Gonzalez hit. Signed for Aqueduct saturday Couthen won t be in the Derby Bubo Weston Louisville by. Up forget about Steve Cauthen Riding in his first Ken Tucky Derby this saturday. Len Goodman his agent told up in a Telephone interview from new York wednesday that the teen aged phenomenon from Walton. By. Is Down to ride great above in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct saturday instead of being in the Derby. There in t a chinaman s Chance hell have a Derby mount Goodman said. All of the Derby horses that Are any account had their jockeys lined up months ago. So that leaves Steve out in the officials at Churchill Downs lamented the probability that the precocious 17-year old who skyrocketed to Fame in a few Short months of Riding will not be returning to his old Kentucky Home for the 103rd Derby. Nothing could have been More fitting than for Steve to come Back to Churchill Downs and ride in the world s most famous horse race said Raymond Johnson the former Nashville term., sports columnist who now serves As the track s press relations director. After All it was Churchill Downs where he made his debut As a rider last May 12," Johnson added. Despite All of Steve s Suc Cess it just seems that the trainers like More experience in their jockeys for the Cauthen featured tuesday night in the Lead segment of the nationally televised who s who program has said Riding in the Derby would be the culmination of a lifetime spoke to one Trainer who has a horse braves add Matthews to Long disabled list Atlanta a the injury riddled Atlanta braves placed outfielder Gary Matthews on the disabled list wednesday and recalled outfielder Barry Bonnell from their Richmond farm team. The National league club said mat thews who has not played since he injured his right shoulder last week will be on the disabled list at least 14 Days. Earlier this week Atlanta placed first baseman Willie Montanez and right handed Pitcher Dick Ruthven on the disabled list Montanez with a pulled Groin muscle and Ruthven with torn ankle ligaments. In addition Pitcher Andy Messersmith has been hampered by sore ribs and second baseman Rod Gilbreath is suffer ing from a jammed wrist. To add to manager Dave Bristol s woes Relief Pitcher Mike Marshall quit the team last week and was waived to the Texas rangers. In the Derby a few months ago and he told us if anything happened to change his mind about his jockey he d get in touch with us Goodman said. But apparently he s Well satisfied with the boy he s Goodman said he could not divulge the Trainer s name. However Cauthen report edly might have gotten the mount on get the axe in the run for the roses 46-year old Bill Shoemaker had not agreed to the assignment last weekend. Bill o Neill Trainer of get the axe for a Amazon farm said Cauthen has Ridden for his stable in the past and he expects him to again this summer. Johnson noted that while the Churchill Downs management deeply regrets Cau then won t be in the Derby it jul save the track the f10,000 be now collects in person Al appearance fees anywhere he rides. Sizing up the Derby Field Goodman said he feels unbeaten Seattle slew is in a class by himself. "1 just think the favorite Seattle slew is going to kick the hell out of the rest of pm Cauthen s agent said. No sentimentalist when it comes to the tradition Rich Derby. Goodman said. Most of the fans at the Derby will be so drunk they la never notice Steve in t there. Besides i m sure there la be another time he said. This Young Man still has great career ahead of
