European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes tuesday september 6, 1977 pass pile up team record 45 Points to crush redskins in exhibition tilt Foxboro mass. A Steve Grogan hit on two Long touchdown passes and scored once while playing just the first half sunday As the new England patriots crushed the Washington redskins 45-7 new York Boston Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee Toronto Kansas City Chicago Texas Minnesota California Seattle Oakland american league East w 83 78 77 65 63 58 45 West 80 74 74 75 63 55 53 l 52 56 56 69 73 84 87 54 58 60 62 69 83 80 pet. .615 .582 .579 .485 .463 .408 .3-11 .597 .561 .552 .547 .477 .399 .398 go 4vj 5 171/3 20 a 28 36 / _ 5 6 6 i it 27 u i Oakland 7, Detroit 5 Seattle 7, Toronto 2 California 7, Cleveland 3 new York 4, Minnesota 0 Baltimore 7, Chicago 5 Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 2 Boston 8, Texas 4 sunday s results National league East Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Montreal new York West los Angeles Cincinnati Houston san Francisco san Diego Atlanta sunday s results Atlanta 7, new York 5 Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 2 Houston 7, Montreal 1 los Angeles 8, Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 2, san Diego 1 St Louiss san Francisco 2 w l 83 51 77 59 72 62 73 63 61 74 53 32 83 53 73 64 66 70 63 74 61 77 50 86 pet. .619 .566 .537 .537 .452 .393 .610 .533 .485 .460 .442 .363 go 7 11 11 22 a 30/2 _ 10 i 17 20 a 23 33 Pacific coast league East a Phoenix Salt Lake Tucson Albuquerque West x Hawaii Spokane Tacoma san Jose w l 80 59 74 64 65 72 59 78 79 65 74 68 67 74 62 80 pet. .576 .536 .474 .431 .549 .521 .475 .437 go s /7 14 20 4 10 /3 16 a clinched division title. Sunday s results Hawaii 14, san Jose 2 Albuquerque 10, Tucson 7 Phoenix 10, Salt Lake 7 Tacoma at Spokane Ppd. Gas fumes International league w 80 77 74 70 69 66 65 55 l pet. 59 .576 62 .554 65 69 70 73 .532 .504 .496 .475 .468 .396 go 3 6 10 /3 11 14 15 25/3 a Pawtucket Charleston Tidewater Syracuse Richmon Rochester Columbu Toledo a clinched league title. Sunday s results Columbus 4, Charleston 3,13 innings Toledo 14, Syracuse 9 Tidewater Richmond 3 Pawtucket 1, Rochester of 1st, 7 innings Rochester 9, Pawtucket 7,2nd, 7 innings Eastern league Best of five playoffs sunday s result West Haven 14, three Rivers 6 West Haven leads series 1-0 Southern league Best of three playoffs sunday s results Jacksonville 3-5, Savannah 2-4 Jacksonville wins series 2-1 american association Best of seven playoffs sunday s result Denver 6, Omaha 3, Omaha leads series 2 1. National football league sunday s exhibition results new York jets 10, new York giants new England 45, Washington 7 Moody cops putting event Louisville by. Up _ Steve Moody of Louisville won the professional putters association s $5,000 qualifying event for the world putting Champion ships sunday shooting a 98, 46 under in the 72-Hole medal play event to take the $750 first prize Money. In the Amateur putters association Divi Sion Mike Wright Jacksonville fla., won top honors with a 110,34 under. Before 41,053 fans for their fourth Victory in five National football league exhibition games. Grogan helped new England build a 28-0 halftime Lead and then turned Over his Job to Veteran Tom Owen. The patriots went on to pile up their big Gest preseason Point total in the club s his tory breaking the old record of 43 score against Denver in 1961. Halfback Andy Johnson and tight end Russ Francis scored two touchdowns each and Rookie Stanley Morgan made a dazzling catch in the end zone of a 46-Yardfrancis pass. Washington 3-2 in preseason was held to just two first Downs in the first half and averted a shutout on Joe Theismann s 43 Yard scoring pass to Danny Buggs in the fourth period. Jets even record East Rutherford . Up Richard Todd s first touchdown pass in six preseason games a six Yard flip to tight end Jerome Barkum Early in the last period carried the new York jets to a 10-0 Victory Over the new York giants in an nil exhibition game sunday seen by 50, 482 fans. The pass Over the Middle to a wide open Barkum capped an eight play 78-Yard drive which enabled the jets to even their exhibition record at 3-3. The giants fell to 1-4. The drive started when Rookie tackle Joe Tam Bay scores his 3rd straight can am Victory trois rivieras Canada a Pat Rick Tam Bay of France drove his Lola t 333 is to an easy Victory sunday in the seventh race of the 1977 can am racing series. Elliott Forbes Robinson of la Crescenta Calif., also driving a Lola t-333 is finished second in the 60-Lap race around the 1.5-mile course. Peter Gethin of England in a Lola t-332 is was third. The Victory was Tam Bay s third straight in can am racing and his fourth in the last five races and increased his Driver Points total to 114 compared to 88 for Gethin and 64 for Forbes Robinson with two races left in the series. Tam Bay had the pole position but Gethin jumped into the Lead when the cars were Given the Green Flag after two Pace laps. I did t think we were going to get the Green Flag on that Lap Tam Bay explained. That s Why i did t gun it. Gethin floored his car and took the Lead from  Tam Bay took the Lead from Gethin on the 24th Lap and when the englishman tried to recover he spun out and fell backing the race. Klecko recovered Willie Spencer s Fumble at the jets 27. Todd threw 19 Yards to Barkum and Rookie Bruce Harper reeled off consecutive runs of 17, 12 and nine Yards to the giants 18. Todd gained 12 Yards on a Roll out to the six and one play later threw to Barkum for the to and a 10 0 Lead. Pat Leahy s 19-Yard Field goal in the first period gave the jets a 3-0 Lead that held up until the final period. The jets de Taylor intercepted a pass late in the first period and returned it eight Yards to the giants 43 to set up Leahy s Field goal. Todd hit Barkum for 23 Yards and car ried seven Yards to the two to set up the kick with 17 seconds left in the period. Storms delay rail tourney Stacy in front Springfield 111. Up violent thunderstorms delayed the conclusion of the $100,000 rail muscular Golf tournament sunday with Hollis Stacy a five stroke Leader Over Betty Burfeindt after six holes. Half the Field finished the course before play was halted in the 72-Hole Lyga tour Ney. Play was to resume monday for the other half of the Field. Stacy a six stroke Leader going into the final round shot Par on the first three holes but picked up a Birdie on the fourth Hole to end the Day at 15-under Par. She was at 202 after three rounds. Burfeindt knocked in two birdies to finish at 10-under Par. She was at eight under 208 going into the final round. Laura Baugh maintained her seven under third place spot with a Birdie and a bogey for the Day. She entered the final round at 209. Stacy . Women s open Champion was tied for the Lead after the first round but broke Loose with an explosive seven under Par 65 on the second Day. In third round play she nailed four birdies but suffered a bogey to end the Day at 69. The 23-year-old Savannah ga., golfer could break Kathy Whit Worth s record for a Low 72-Hole tournament total with a final round two under Par 70. Whitworth set her record in the 1966 Milwaukee Jaycee open. Lyga leading Money Winner Judy Rankin and Joanne Garner completed tournament play Back in the Field. Rankin shot a Par 72 for a four Day total of 295. Garner finished with 70 for the Day and a 289 total. Defending Champion Sandra Palmer ended play with a 289 after firing a final round 71. Major league top ten National league g a 549 based on 325 at bats r h pet. 95 191 .348 53 152 .336 69 144 .32896 159 .321 79 165 .320 94 136 .320 61 143 .315106 164 79 143 55 130 315 310 308 Parker Pittsburgh 135 Stennett Pittsburgh 116 453 Simmons St. Louis 126 439 Griffey Cincinnati 130 496 Templeton St. Louis 126 515 Smith los Angeles 127 425 Hendrick san Diego 127 454gfoster, Cincinnati 133 521 Luzinski Philadelphia 124 462 Valentine Montreal 104 422 Home runs Foster Cincinnati 45 Burroughs Atlanta 35 Luzinski Philadelphia 33 Schmidt Philadelphia 31 Bench Cincinnati 29 Garvey los Angeles 29. Runs batted in Foster. Cincinnati 128 Luzinski Philadelphia 111 Garvey los Angeles 101 Cey los Angeles 99 Bur roughs Atlanta 97. Pitching 13 decisions Candelaria Pittsburgh 15-4, .789 John los Angeles 17-5, .773 Lonborg Philadelphia 10-3, .769 Seaver Cincinnati 16-5, .762 Treuschel Chicago 19-6, .760 Forsch St. Louis 16-6, .727 Rau los Angeles 13 5, .722 Carlton Philadelphia 191, .704. A 529 507 430 482 545541 435 466 460 444 r 110 93 73 65 90 83 59 84 72 78 h 201171 141 158 175 173 139 144 142 137 pet. .380 .337 .328 .328 .321 .320 .320 .309 .309.309 american league. Carew Minnesota 133 Bostock Minnesota 131 Singleton Baltimore 124 Rivers new York 117 Leflore Detroit 128 Rice Boston 134 Bailor Toronto .106 Brett Kansas City 114 Zisk Chicago 120 Hargrove Texas 127 Home runs Rice Boston 34 Nettles new York 34 Bonds califor Nia 33 Gscott Boston 31 Hobson Boston 27 Thornton Cleveland 27 Zisk Chicago 27. Runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 110 Bonds California 100 Thompson Detroit 96 Hobson Boston 94 Nettles new York 93. Pitching 13 decisions Gullett new York 11-3, .786 Lyle new York 12-4, .750 Barrios Chicago 12-4, .750 Rozema Detroit j5-6, .714 to Johnson Minnesota 15-6, .714 Bird Kansas City 10-4, .714 Goltz Minnesota 16-8, .667 2 tied with .667. Uns Erwins California 500 event Ontario Calif. Up Al Unser a non Winner on the . Auto club championship car Trail this year took Over after Gordon Johncock spun out just 25 laps from the finish sunday and went on to Cap Ture the eighth running of the $345,000 Cali fornia 500, his fourth Sac career 500-mile Triumph. Unser 37, won on a broiling september Day at the Ontario motor Speedway when the temperatures hovered near 90 degrees and soared to about 120 on the track. Unser became Only the second Man Ever to win All three jewels of Sac s triple Crown of 500 milers Indianapolis Pocono and Ontario. . Foyt the first Man to accomplish the feat was a Distant runner up almost a full Lap behind Unser. Johncock was leading the race by seconds Over Unser when the defending Sac National driving Champion spun out on the first turn going into the 175th Lap and lightly slapped the Wall. He then put his car in the infield and retired from the race. Tom Sneva finished third to wrap up his first Sac National driving Crown. He won it almost by default after pole Sitter Johnny Rutherford who was second in the Point standings lasted Only 46 laps before leaving with a broken valve. Unser s margin of Victory was 48 seconds. The Albuquerque n.m., Veteran took three hours 17 minutes 16.37 seconds to cover the 500 Miles in his Pamellia cos Worth which he qualified third. The average Speed by the Winner was 154.687 ., Way off the Cal 500 record of 160.106  Set by Jim Mcelreath in the inaugural event in 1970. Mario Andretti was fourth and Bobby Olivero came in fifth followed by austra Lian Vern Schuppan Larry Dickson Danny Ongais and Mcelreath. Unser who finished second in this race in 1974, was in Contention All Day leading five times previously before taking Over for Good on the 175th Lap. Foyt never did Lead. The other leaders were Johncock Ongais Mike Mosley and Andretti. A crowd estimated at 60,000 saw Mosley leap from his lightning offy with his racing suit on fire on the 81st Lap. But Wally Dallenbach s Crew quickly put out the fire and Mosley was unhurt. 3 holes in one of sorts scored by sportswriter Findlay Ohio a a local sportswriter trying to prove you can hit a Hole in one if you just keep trying took 426 shots to sink three aces Satur Day. But he did t Stop  score the holes in one Dave Egbert a 29-year-old writer for the Findlay courier used a seven Iron on the 65-Yard, no. 16 Hole of the Shady Grove Par three course. He and fellow sportswriter Bob handler 26, also of Findlay hit a total of 2,221 shots each in 12 hours of nearly nonstop Chipping. They had the Hole to themselves from8 . To 8 . Saturday and had the Benefit of a Green keeper to Clear the Green after each shot and teenagers to tee up the balls. We Don t even have to Bend Down hardly said Egbert during one of his hourly 15-minute Breaks. I hit the pin three times lipped the Hole twice and put three in he said. The hands were the first to  handler using seven and nine Iron Sand a pitching wedge hit the pin five times but failed to sink any