European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Dent s Bat puts Yonks on top again two Home runs spark 9-2 Victory Over the Brewers Tymi Metully up sports writer the new York Yankees thursday were in first place in the american league East because of Bucky Dent s Power rampage. Sure. And Farrah Fawcett majors is actually Baretta working undercover. Let s not be ridiculous i m not really a Home run hitter Dent said wednesday night after giving a Good imitation with two homers and four rib As new York scored a 9-2 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers. Mike Torrez hurled a five hitter and Roy White and Reggie Jackson added Back to Back homers As new York regained sole Al Roundup Possession of the Eastern division Lead for the first time since May 20. That s where we be belonged All along said Yankee manager Billy Martin who remained concerned Over the condition of Catcher Thurman Munson hospitalized in new York with a hand infection. We re now getting the pitching and a lot of Good hitting and that s what we be  Martin expected mostly defense from Dent acquired before the season after the Yankees decided that shortstop was the Only weak link in a lineup that featured the heaviest hitters since Hector and Achilles. Dent now has five homers equating his career season High set in 1974. He has homered four times in As Many games and now scares enemy pitchers More than a solid Case of tendinitis. I Don t know what it is i be wondered that myself said Dent. It s fun to hit Home runs especially when you have men on base. Milwaukee had jumped out in front and it was Nice to get a couple of  after Sixto Lezcano tripled Home a run in the Milwaukee first White and Jackson hit their Conescu Lelve homers in the second. Later in the inning Dent slammed a three run shot. He added a Solo Homer in the  Dent admits he s not causing Henry Aaron any sleepless nights he does feel his reputation As a Cotton Bat is exaggerated. I hit some balls in Comiskey Park really Well but with the wind there they always landed on the warning track he  admitted that batting ninth in the new York lineup May be a help. After All by the time a Pitcher gets Down that far he s either too relieved or too Shell shocked Bucky Dent belts a Long one in practice. I m not really a Home run hitter to concentrate. I like hitting ninth. Playing every Day it s Fine Dent said they re pitching to me More they re throwing More strikes. It happened to me in 1974 when there were a lot of Good hitters in front of me like  in other american league games Boston trounced Baltimore 14-5, Minnesota nipped Kansas City 9-8 in 10 innings Texas clipped Chicago 6-1, Seattle topped Detroit 3-2, Oakland edged Cleveland 3-2 and Cali fornia outlasted Toronto 2-1 in 13 ,ormef5 Butch Hobson hit a three run Homer and scored twice during an 11-Lnnlng outburst in the second inning. Hobson also Drew a continued on Page 22 Rogers stops braves on 6 hits 6-0 shutout is expo hurler s 2nd in Row Carty Calls Robinson s charge a lie Cleveland a Cleveland Indi ans designated hitter Rico Carty called manager Frank Robinson a liar for accusing him of insubordination. How can a grown Man lie like that duty said  suspended Carty monday night in which the manager said the Veter an player criticized the manager s Deci Sions. Robinson s suspension order however could not be carried out because Carty already was on the 15-Day disabled  manager Phil Seghi who also has had confrontations with Robinson in the past said he would impose a substantial Fine on Carty. It s a simple thing. A ballplayer was insubordinate and he will be fined. I m talking Strong disciplinary action because the discipline on the club has to be protected said  also was ordered not to stay with the club which currently is on the West coast for the rest of his time on the disabled  s trying to get Back at me for what i said at the luncheon Carty said. He wants me to be traded. He was telling people i could t hit anymore. Now Pecan t stand it when i m going  Carty was referring to a luncheon in Cleveland last month when he accused Robinson of Lack of leadership. At that time the indians were playing poorly and Robinson s Job reportedly was in jeopardy. Carty said that during monday nights game against Oakland he was telling an a continued on Page 23 by Bill Madden up sports writer a few extra pounds have put St Verogers in a class with baseball s Premier , the Montreal expos Ace right hander hurled his second straight shutout wednesday night a 64 Victory Over the at Lanta braves. He spaced six hits and walked  Victory was his eighth of the season one More than he had All last year and his seven strikeouts raised his National league leading total to 90.meanwhile, there is perhaps no better an authority on Rogers 1977 pitching than his own manager Dick Williams who in the past 10 years has had folks like Frank Tanana Nolan Ryan Catfish Hunter Vida Blue and Jim Lonborg pitching for him. Rogers does t have to take a Back seat to anyone said Williams. I be handled some great pitchers Lonborg at Boston in 1967, Blue with Oakland in 1971, Hunter there in 1973 and 74 and Tanana and Ryan in California in 75. But Rogers is right up there with them now. His record stands for . The 27-year old right hander now b-4, is second in the no in earned run average 1.77. And with his team mired in fifth place in the East division it in t As easy As those statistics May look. Last year when i was 7-17,1 really feel i pitched better than my record Indi no Roundup  Rogers said. Some of those games i lost i was really close to  the difference this year according to Rogers is the addition of seven pounds. I be improved because i be gained strength and added velocity he said i got stronger by putting on seven pounds Over the Winter and now i have a better control of my  Ford shoots Hoe none to liven Memphis meet Memphis Tenn. Up former president Gerald Ford playing in the pro am of the Memphis classic Golf tournament wednesday shot his first Hole in one on the 177-Yard fifth Hole of the colonial country club course. Ford s five Iron shot off the tee hit on the Green about six feet from the nag and rolled into the Hole As a Small army of spectators burst into applause. I can t believe it said Ford who had been playing erratically up to that  at that he made it All the Way said one startled bystander. The former president whose tee shot on the previous Hole was hit badly and went barely 100 Yards grinned broadly at his astonishing feat. Ford then gleefully retrieved the Ball from the cup of the Par three Hole and presented it to entertainer Danny , who hosts the annual tournament to raise Money for St. Jude children s research Hospital located in Memphis said he would auction the Ball to raise additional funds for the facility he founded. Thomas holding the Ball above his head told the crowd his asking Price at the Sale saturday would be $500."More,  shouted the enthuse con med on Page w Ellis Valentine s rib double and Tony Perez sacrifice Fly gave Rogers the Only runs he needed in the first inning. Chris Speier hit his first Homer of the season in the eighth for  in the National league. Phil Adelphia edged Houston 3-2, san Francisco shaded Pittsburgh 3-2, los Angeles downed Chicago 4-2, St. Louis blanked san Diego 3 0 and Cincinnati put away new York 5-0. Box scores on Page 22. Phillies 3, Astra 2 Jay Johnstone s two run Homer in the fifth inning supported the five hit pitching of Steve Carlton. Carlton 8-3, set up the winning run with a single off loser Mark Lemongello 1-9.redss, Metso George Foster hit his 12th Homer of 1977 with two on in the first inning and Jack Bil Lingham made it stand up with a route going eight hitter As the reds handed the mets Only their second loss in nine games under new manager Joe Torre. Torre was ejected in the eighth for arguing a Call at first base. Giants 3, pirates 2 consecutive Fluke doubles by Darrell Evans and Jack Clark in the sixth inning drove in the tying and winning runs for the giants. Evans rib double was lofted Over a drawn in infield while Clark s was a line drive that was misjudged by Centeri elder Al Oliver. Dodgen4,cubi2 Don Button 7-2, hurled a three hitter before being ejected in the eighth inning for swearing at the umpires Over the cubs charge he was using a foreign substance on the Ball. Reggie Smith hit his 14th Homer for the dodgers in the eighth and Steve Garvey singled in Bill Russell to ignite a three run first  3, padres 0 Ken Reitz drove in two rims with a triple and a double and Eric Rasmussen scattered seven singles to improve his record to 4-7. Reitz doubled Home Keith Hernan Dez in the second and the two hit Back to Back rib triples off loser Randy Jones in the fourth