European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse August cheer for Seaver a Star Waves Goodby Brooks Robinson of us Baltimore Ori Des a Farewell to twins fans no boor Anglon sunday after the Bird baseman wus put on the Evoh Clarily retired list to erd Bis Long playing a photo by United intern Loail sunday proved a financial Sucec As for new York mets owner Donald but other aspects of the Day were not so than tans showed up at Shea stadium and nearly All of them were there to for Tom Seaver making Tua first appearance against the mets since traded to Seaver responded with an elegant Hitler and scored two runs As Cincinnati completed a sweep of fou game series no Roundup with a 51 Jerry Beav ers longtime Friend who had asked to pitch against ims former allowed Only two runs before being sabotaged by his in Fieldin the eighth Cincinnati took a 14 Lead in the first when Pete Rose doubled and scored on George Pinters which raised his major league leading rib total to Given a standing ovation the retired the first ii batters before Steve Henderson the key in the career Brooks Robinsons ends offer games we hos up in what must have been the most painful roster decision any orioles general Man Ager Ever Hank Peters sunday announced at the clubs suggestion and with his Brooks Robinson has been placed on the voluntarily retired the dictated by the need to re store first string Catcher Rick Dempsey to Active status alter six weeks on the disabled effectively ends the illustrious playing career of the Man regarded by most observers As the greatest Fielding third baseman in the history of major league Fite 40yearold Robinson has played in Oriole games Over the last 23 Only to with has played More games in the american Mil this in a dual capacity of Robinson has seen action in Only 21 batting Only Brooks will continue to function As a coach until the end of the at which time he intends to hang up his uniform for Wai planning to retire at the end of this season said Ive just retired six weeks its no big i told the Guys on this club that they need me in a world now have to do it without Robinson Baltimore manager Earl Weaver i once said that i would retire As manager when Brooks Robinson t guess ill have to go Back on that Promise ill be at Cooperstown five years from now when Brooks is inducted into the Hall of it was Tough to handle the Robinson situation the past two seasons when t had to Pinch hit fur added Ether 1 was going to books As a but then they changed pitch ers on and i switched from Brooks to the was id go Home and Bate myself for not playing he was the Best that Ever played there is no Chance that Robinson could be reactivated As a player when the major league roster limit expands from 25 to 10 on because of the Rule requiring players to remain on the voluntarily re tired list for 60 playing in explaining the Peters slated because of his age and the fad that he has played so it would be nearly impossible for Brooks to make a significant contribution on the Field or at the plate during the late stages of the pen Nant despite the logic of the it was a very difficult decision to considering Brooks tremendous achievements and the love we All have for he has the Ori Oles most important and most beloved player and he never will be replaced in the hearts of his countless Winner of 16 Golden gloves awards for his Fielding prowess during his Long had a lifetime batting average of going into the 1977 he also had 2s7 career Home runs and not his one Home run this year won a game for the Robinson was signed As a free agent out of Little in 1955 and played his first games for Baltimore that he divided his time Between the orioles and the minors Over the next our seasons but then came to Baltimore for keeps in Robinson played in four world series and was named the most valuable player in the 1970 series when his superlative Fielding at third and a batting average led the orioles to Victory against the Cincinnati lie was also the most valuable player in the 1b66 Allstar game and the american leagues most valuable player in his career Fielding average m the end of lust season was the highest Ever for a major league third baseman appearing in More than games Seaver Trade singled up the Henderson later singled to set up the Reuf which was Bud Harrelson on de Kranepool sacrifice Fly Seaver scored the second run Iri the fifth when he doubled and scored on a Pete Rose Cincinnati chased Koosman in the when errors by Harr Tsoh and j also involved in the Trade put runners on first and Joe Morgan singled in a run and Ken Griffey followed with a two run in other san Diego Chut out 74 cos Angela topped 5 i san Francisco nipped w Montreal ripped and Pella Dophia downed v padres Cardinal 0 another former Dave bit a grand slam As the padres blanked the in the Bill Almon and Gens Tenace walked and the pair worked a double Almon stored George Drick reached on an Dave Winfield beat out an infield grounder and Kingman smashed his sixth career grand slam and second this Bob earned his league Complete game Victory Lou Brock stole his 888th leaving him Only five Cobb career dodgers cabs i dodger Pitcher Rick Rhoden went 3lor including his third Homer of the in raising his record to Rhoden Home red in the second to put us Angeles and singled across a run in the sixth to Chase Dennis making his major league debut it halal Darrell Evans slammed a Lac breaking Homer in the eighth As the giants Defeated the pirates for the ninth time in 10 meetings this with the score lied 3 reliever Rich Gossage walked Rob an Drews and who had four hit his braves 4 Del Unser doubled and homered to Knock in four runs and Chris Sprier and Dave Cash had two rib apiece As the expos overcame Jeff Burroughs 32nd a three run shot in the Don relieved Stan Bahnson with two oat in the fourth and pitched one hit Ball the rest of the Way Cariton became the major leagues first legume Winner by striking 14 in hurling to Phillies Over the Carlton extended personal hit continued m yanks Trail Boston by Only half game in East tips ups Al West by United press International by increasing their american league West Lead sunday with a w Victory Over the Boston red the Kansas City royals managed to thicken the Al East Boston Relief Ace Bui Campbell walked Pinch Heller Joe Lahoud with the loaded in the eighth inning and Tom Poquette followed with an infield single to score two More runs in giving the royals their fifth straight Al Cowens and Darrell Patter singled before issued walks to Amos Otis and Stoud to make it Poquette then bounced a ground Ball to Boston first baseman George who was indecisive and threw late to covering allowing Porter and Otis to Doug the fourth royals went two innings in raising his record to 9 the who have won 15 of their last 17 games at scored three runs Over the first five inning against starter Don Otis knocked in the first run with a second inning Cowens lofted a third inning sacrifice Fly and George Brett tripled after a Poquette double in the Boston look a 32 Lead in the top of the fifth against starter Paul Dwight Evans led off with his 14th Al Roundup Steve Dillard followed with a double and Rick Burleson added a run scoring single before an rib groundnut by Fred Jim rices single scored Burleson and gave the hed Sot their Only Lead of the in other Minnesota dumped Baltimore new York beat Texas Cali fornia shaded Toronto Detroit nipped Seattle Cleveland dawned Oakland 41 and Milwaukee beat Chicago 7t before twins orioles s Bostock homered and drove in three runs while Hoy Smalley capped a four run sixth Wilh an rib single and Butch Wynegar added a tworan single to spark the twins Over the a Afan 1 Gralof Nettles belted a Soto Homer and rib double while Ron Guidry allowed Only four Ranger hits through seven giving the Yankees their eighth straight Victory to pull within a half game of first place Boston in the Al Nettles 29th Homer came off losing starter Doyle Sparky Lyle notched his Kotb save As the Yankees completed a three game sweep of Texas to pict up three games on their Al East opponents continued on Page
