European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 22, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 really stretching it cad Matt i Pete Roe Tat a helmet my Bat mat Low thu do alb Illde into to blvd be Lor Dwing Fine la Philadelphia u the a Holliet Mike Wall the Ball the redstart the game however 1m. A phils snap nine game reds hex by the associated Pressie was a Long Lime coming but the Phila Delphia Phillies finally Defeated the Cincinnati reds. And the Phillies Jim Kaat finally threw another Complete  aug. 26, 1976, the Phillies had dropped nine consecutive games to  champions. Cincinnati topped the Phillies in the final three regular season games last year three times in the nation Al league playoffs and in the first three meetings this season. Then came monday night s 10-4 Phila Delphia Victory Over Cincinnati As Kaat. 2 5. Hurled his first Complete game since aug3,1976. Kaat gave credit to former pitching coach Johnny Saia John told me i was rocking in my motion Kaat said after his nine hitter. No Roundup botox Blank orioles behind Wise Fidrych tigers beat Yankees 2-1 by the associated pres you know All about the Boston red sox hitters. How about a few kind words for their pitchers we have a lot better staff than people think we do slugger Carl Yastrzemski said monday night. When you pitch i Fenway Park your earned run average is automatically one run  red sox were in Baltimore s memo rial stadium rather than Fenway s Friendly confines As Rick Wise hurled a two hit 10-strikeout shutout in defeating the Ori Oles m. The red sox fourth consecutive Triumph and 10th in 11 games boosted their Lead in the american league East to 3v4games Over both the orioles and the new York Yankees who lost to the Detroit tigers 2-1. Elsewhere the Oakland a s whipped the Chicago White sox 7-1, the Texas rangers edged the Minnesota twins 2-1, the Seattle mariners downed the Kansas City royals 4-2 and the Cleveland indians outlasted the Toronto Blue jays 8-5 in 11 innings. Califor Nia and Milwaukee were not  red sox who set a major league record by hammering 16 homers in three walks. I m a control Pitcher and i try tomake the Batter hit my pitch with a mini mum of mistakes. This is a Beautiful Pitcher s Park. I love to pitch Here. In this Park you Don t have to be so  you pitch for this club you try to keep the game close. You know this club ingoing to score  Tiger 2, Yankees new York right fielder Reggie Jackson lost Mickey Stanley s Fly Ball in the Light for a seventh inning double and it led to the winning run. Meanwhile. Mark Fidrych held the Yankees to three singles. Jackson s boo boo followed a Ladof walk to Jason Thompson. Aurelio Rodri continued on Page 22 that gave the hitters a timing  i m starting from a dead  which is almost the position Kaat found himself in Early this season when he was dropped from the starting rotation by Man Ager Danny Ozark. I be Felt like excess baggage Here not apart of the club said Kaat though Ozark did t share the 38-year-old Lethander opinion. I m Happy with him said Ozark. Still think he is doing a Good Job. Even if he in t starting every fifth  Schmidt and Larry Bowa homered in Kaat s support. Down s third Home Runof the season marked a career High for the slap hitting  in the National league. Chi Cago edged san Francisco 10-9 in 12 innings Houston topped Montreal 6-3 Pittsburgh snapped a seven game losing Streak with a s-3 defeat of san Diego and los Angeles slammed St. Louis 9-3. Allan continued on Page 22 at Roundup games against the Yankees Over the week end settled for just one this time Butch Hobson s ninth of the season giving them a record tying 22 in six games. But Jim Rice tripled Home a run and Yastrzemski doubled across two More in an 11 hit , who was banished to the bullpen from May 3 to june 8, allowed doubles Bymark Belanger in the third inning and Lee May in the seventh. The Veteran right hander s strikeout total was the Best in his american league career and one Short of his National league High. I be never really been a fast starter but i be never sat around for five weeks  said Wise. I was sent to the Bull pen after four starts and during one stretch i did t pitch for 19 Days. I knew if i got Heball 1 could do the  in his last 27 innings including three starts and one Relief Outing he has allowed 17 hits and two runs and fanned 23."i m not a strikeout Pitcher he said but i do have a Good ratio of strikeouts to no change planned president says yanks Praise Martin As Best Pilot by Larry Paladin Detroit a the new York Yankees said monday night they con Sider Billy Martin the Best manager in major league baseball and said no managerial change is planned. Gabe Paul president of the Yankees. Made the announcement in a 10-minute news conference in the press Box a Tiger stadium just before monday night s game Between the Yankees an Detroit tigers. Although there have been unconfirmed rumours regarding changes in personnel and management of the Newyork Yankees Ball club there will not be a change in managers regardless of what has been said. Billy Martin will continue As manager of the new Yor Yankees Paul said. He emphasized the decision to retain Martin was his alone. Once the game starts we consider Martin the Best manager in the majors Paul continued referring to Martin s penchant for Irving his employers with off Field remarks and actions which have gotten him fired from previous managerial jobs in  and Texas. Following the fiery Martin s latest scrape saturday with High priced right fielder Reggie Jackson in Boston a argument which nearly ended in a dugout fist fight rumours abounded that Martin s dismissal was imminent. However said Paul no one Inci Dent will determine whether a club would keep or not keep a  like this Are of great importance and we Are now All Happy. We consider Martin the Best manager in major Billy Martin. A tip of the hat to the fans league  were Strong rumours that a change was imminent. There was no change  owner George Steinbrenner met individually prior to the game with Martin Jackson and Catcher Captain Thurma Munson but had no comment regarding the get together Paul said he also Hada Brief meeting with Jackson. Asked if there were internal prob lems on the Yankees Paul replied. I Don t think  was Given an ovation by the Detroit fans when he went out to Home plate for the pregame meeting with the  s appearance in Detroit triggered much of the dismissal talk but Jackson said it was his doing. I asked Steinbrenner to come her today Jackson said. I Haven t talked to him All year and i just wanted to Clear the air on a few things. There Are just some things i think he should  s the owner. He pays my salary. He deserves an  he insisted he did not want Martin fired. The last thing i want fur this Man to lose his Job. Honest to god in  Jackson said. I Don twant to see no harm to no body. Justice can be obtained an