European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday june 4, 1977 world champs blow 3-run Lead in 9th reds lose to astros in 11 by the associated press for eight innings the Cincinnati reds could t do anything wrong against the Houston astros thursday they could t do anything right. Jack Billingham lost his stuff in the ninth the reds lost their shutout and eventually the game 6-4, in 11 innings. " i simply thought Jack had had it when 1 took him out when i did said Cincinnati manager Sparky Anderson. Billingham had a 341 Lead and within two outs of his second shutout of the year when he gave up singles to Jose Cruz and de Hermann and taken out of the game. Rawly Eastwick relieved and Bob Watson tagged him for a three run Homer tying the score the astros won with three runs in the Lith highlighted by Art Howe s two run double off Dale Murray. It Howe s third double of the game. In the Only other National league game thursday night the new York mets Defeated the Montreal expos 7-4. Watson s Homer one of four hits by the slugging first baseman. He also Man aged to hit Billingham with a in no Roundup the second inning causing the Pitcher s leg to , after giving up the tying runs in the ninth upset by Boos from the Cincinnati front running people just Don t understand said Eastwick who has mad Only two appearances in 13 Days. I need More work. I Don t know whether it s be cause i Haven t signed my contract or what but i have to after the astros took a 6-3 Lead in the top of the nth. The reds came Back with a run in the Bottom of the inning on singles by forge Foster Dave Concepcion and Dan Watson fielded Cesar Geronimo s hard grounder Down the first base line tagged out Driessen before he ran an stepped on the base for a game ending double think the Man Driessen got con said Watson. I took a swipe at him on the shoulder and double play we win. I guess he got confused or maybe thought it a foul the loss dropped the reds 10 games behind the los Angeles National league who Lead the West division. Mets 7, expos Lee Mazzilli drove in three runs with a two run Homer and a sacrifice Fly As new York downed Montreal and handed the expos their 18th defeat in 23 games. I be got a lot of things to learn and i m not going to Leam them overnight said the 21-year-old Mazzilli the youngest regu Lar in the mets lineup. " manager Joe Torre said to me it is just a matter of time. He feels i can be a .300 hitter. It s hard work. I think i can hit. I hitting Well a couple of weeks ago but then i went into a bad slump. I think pm coming out of it. I feel much More confident now. Tonight i Felt like i swung the Bat As Well As Tiave All year. I hitting the Ball Homer went Over the left Leld Wall after John steams had walked leading off the second inning against Montreal starter and loser Dan Warthen. Torre faces Tricky task of finding fresh blood for his stagnating mets an a sports analysis by Hal Bock buried in the standings and dying at the turnstiles the new York mets surveyed the Shea stadium disaster area this week and with the Wisdom reserved for those inhabitants of baseball s executive suites decided that action required. So m. Donald Grant the chairman of the Board Haru phed once or twice and did the predictable firing manager Joe Fra Zier who May be the Man least responsible for the mets dilemma. Frazier a Dodge harmless Man whose Only mistake being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Axing him like applying a band Aid to a wound that requires major surgery. To the mets credit their selection of Joe Torre to succeed Frazier. Torre is a native new yorker and enjoys Good rap port with the players press and fans. It is symptomatic of the club s Basic problem however that there no other logical candidate for the Job in the organization either at the major league or minor league problem with this team is a fatal stagnation. The mets seem afraid to make any moves. Instead of taking a Chance making a Deal pumping some fresh blood into the clubhouse the club stands pal with the same mediocre cast of characters. Tom Seaver criticized his Bosses for not going out and aggressively pursuing free agents last Winter during baseball s great Money War. But Seaver is off base on that matter. It s easy to go around spending somebody else s Money. He has no Busi Ness fooling with the rubber band on the club s payroll. Where Seaver is Correct however is the mets general complacent attitude about its roster. Grant did t have to go out and spill millions into the free agent Market in order to give his team a new look. But he certainly could have been More bullish in the trading Market. Look around. There Are teams All Over the place who snubbed the free agent auction but weren t afraid to make a Trade or two. The Chicago cubs surfaced without the Benefit of any free agents. So did the Minnesota twins. Baltimore lost three heavyweights Reggie Jackson Wayne Garland and Bobby Grich and is leading its division. The secret is a willingness to go with continued on Page � Knight files not ice of pay default Indianapolis a Forward Billy Knight the Aba s no. 2 scorer last season filed formal notice of default of payment by the Indiana pacers thursday the Telegram from Knight s attorney Herb Ruddy of Chicago the first meanwhile James Hiluard president of the pacers said the team will either Besold or some kind of a positive step taken by next monday the Money to meet a $100,000 payroll which due wednesday is in the Cit right now but at the minute Ilia tied to an option to Purchase the team Milliard said. He said the monthly payroll would be met by noon Friday one Way or another. Milliard and other pacer officials have been in almost nonstop negotiating sessions with two groups definitely interested in buying the Milliard to leave Indianapolis thursday night to continue negotiations with one of the two groups interested in buying the a player is not paid he has five Days to notify the team by mall. Then the team has another five Days to pay him or the matter goes to an Aba arbitrator who could declare the player a free Jewett president of Market Square associates the group which runs the pacers Home Market Square Arena continued his efforts to buy time for the club until an a tout season ticket Campaign could be started. Jewett said he has secured pledges for nearly half of the 1100,000 needed to pay the current obligations and give the team at least a month to improve its situation. Cards Reitz honoured As no player of month new York a third baseman Kiln Reitz of the St. Louis cardinals has been selected As the National league s player of the month for May. 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