European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday september 9, 1977 Detroit tigers Rusty staub left and Baltimore s Doug Decinces hit the dirt making a diving try in the first game of a doubleheader at Detroit. Staub s dive at the bag was successful while Decinces dive to make the tag failed. Hie orioles won on wednesday 6-2. The tigers came Back to take the Nightcap 12-5. A photo Toronto s Lemanczyk tames red sox yanks score 4-3 win Over indians by Bell Madden up sports writer the new York Yankees Are one team in baseball today who probably Don t think of Dave Lemanczyk and Bruce Bochte As a just couple of Guys with hard to spell last names. In fact if the Yankees maintain their current 3m game Lead in the american league East and go on to win the division Al Roundup title nearly everyone expected of them they owe a Small debt of gratitude to Lemanczyk and Bochte. For while Lemanczyk was taming the second place Boston red sox with a six hit 3-2 Victory for the Toronto Blue jays wednesday night Bochte was uncorking a wild throw which allowed Thurman Munson to score the winning run in the 10th inning of a dramatic come from behind 4-3 Victory by the Yankees Over the Cleveland indians. One out away from defeat in the ninth inning the Yankees tied the score 3-3, on a two run single by Mickey Rivers. Indians starter Wayne Garland had pitched shut out Ball for eight innings before Chris Chambliss led off the ninth inning for new York with a bunt single and went to second when Garland threw the Ball into right Field. Chambliss moved to third on Roy White s infield out and scored on a single by Willie Randolph. Another infield out moved the runners up before Rivers single. Then i the 10th, Munson chased Garland with a Lead off single and scored when Bochte chased Down another single by Reggie Jackson in Loftfield and pro ceded to hit Munson in the Back with his throw. Munson scored the winning run As the Ball rolled into the Yankee dugout. Take ten innings out of this season and it s a different Story said the disgusted Garland. I should have 15 wins not 18 losses. It s getting to be a joke now. If i took my time on Chambliss bunt i might have got  meanwhile the red sox who can ill afford to drop any one run games to expansion teams had their five game winning Streak snapped by Lemanczyk who prior to this season has never distinguished him self anywhere but in the newspaper com posing rooms where typesetters struggled to spell his name correctly. The 27-year old right hander drafted by the Blue jays from the Detroit tigers organization ran his record to 11-13 by hold ing the red sox witless Over the first four innings then getting run support in the sixth on a Solo Homer by Roy Howell and an rib single from Gary Woods which wiped out a 2-1 Boston Lead. Lemanczyk is a lot better control Pitcher now than he was when he was with de Cey clouts two homers As dodgers beat braves 5-2 up Lead to 12/2 by Fred Mcmane up sports writer Ron Cey the Man largely responsible for getting los Angeles out of the Gate quickly this season is taking the reins firmly again Down the Homestretch As the dodgers Breeze to an easy Victory in the National league West. Cey whose nine Home runs and record 29 rib in april enabled the dodgers to build a 7 /2-game Lead in the first month of the season helped the dodgers increase their Lead Over second place Cincinnati to 3 seemingly insurmountable 12 /2 games wednesday night when he drilled a pair of homers to spark a 5-2 Triumph Over the at Lanta braves. The All Star third baseman hit a Solo Homer his 26th, in the fourth inning at at Lanta stadium and drilled another Homer an inning later with a Man aboard to raise his season s rib total to 102. The Victory coupled with Cincinnati s 6 3 loss to san Francisco reduced the Dodg ers magic number for clinching the division title to 11 games. Any combination of los Angeles victories or Cincinnati de feats totalling 11 will give the dodgers their first division title since 1974. Being l2vz games ahead of the reds with just 23 to play is a Nice feeling a very Nice feeling said Cey. But it s also Nice to go out there and keep padding that margin. I Felt comfortable out there. Atlanta is a Park that is conducive to Home runs. The Ball carries Here better than most other places. I think it s the Altitude. Playing in a Park like Atlanta helps you hit Home runs. Philadelphia is like that. Most of your top Home run hitters Are playing in favourable  sex Brave Dusty Baker also cracked his 23rd Homer for the dodgers while Rookie Dennis Lewallyn pitched four innings of no Roundup shutout Relief to gain his first major league Victory. In other no games Philadelphia Defeated new York 6-2 Pittsburgh nipped St. Louis 5-4 san Diego whipped Houston 9 5, and Montreal downed Chicago 4-2. Giants 6, reds 3 Willie Mccovey the leading candidate for no comeback of the year honors drove in four runs with a double his 2,000th career hit and his 489th lifetime Homer to spark the giants Victory Over the reds. Winning Pitcher de Halicki also homered for the giants while George Foster nit his 46th and Joe Morgan his 22ndfor the reds. Phillies 6, met s 2 Larry Christenson allowed Only two hits in pitching the Phillies to Victory Over the mets. The Phillies supported Christenson with a 10-hit attack which included a Home run by Jay Johnstone and the Victory enabled Philadelphia to retain its six game Lead Over Pittsburgh in the no East. Pirates 5, cardinals 4 Bill Robinson doubled Home two runs and scored two others to Lead the pirates Over the cardinals. Robinson doubled Home two runs and scored on a wild pitch in the first inning and scored again in the third. Ted Simmons and Keith Hernandez homered for St. Louis. Padres 9, astros 5 Dave Roberts drove in four runs with a double and a Homer to help the padres snap the astros nine game winning Streak at the Astrodome. George Hendrick also homered for the padres while Rollie Fin Gers notched his 32nd save Only five Short of the no record. Expos 4, cubs 2 Tony Perez knocked in two runs with a double then scored on Gary Carter s single in the fourth As the expos spoiled Rick Reuschel s bid to reach the 20-Victory Pla teau. Stan Bah san went 6 2-3 innings to gain credit for his eighth Victory in 15 Deci Sions. Troit said Boston manager Don Zimmer. Hell he s got eleven wins for an expansion club. That s More than any Pitcher on my  Lemanczyk kept the Ball Down through out the game inducing Boston hitters to ground into three inning ending double plays. Elsewhere in the american league Baltimore split a doubleheader with Detroit winning the first game 6-2 and dropping the Nightcap 12-5 Texas upended Minnesota 4-3 California put away Milwaukee 4 1 Chicago downed Oakland 5-1, and Kansas City topped Seattle 10-7. Orioles 6-5, tigers 2-11 tigers Rookie Catcher Lance Parrish playing in Only his second major league game drove in four runs with a bases loaded double and his first big league Homer in the Nightcap to drop the third place orioles 4vfe games behind the Yan Kees in the Al East. The orioles won the opener when their first year Catcher Dave Skaags drove in five runs with a game tying two run single in the seventh and a three run double in the 11th. Royals 10, mariners 7 George Brett went 4-for-4 with three rib while Darrell Porter was 4-for-5 with a pair of Solo homers As the royals maintained their sva game Lead in the Al West by sweeping to their eighth Victory in a Row and 19th in the last 22 games. Joe Lahoud and Frank White each had three hits in the royals 18-hit attack. White sox 5, athletics 1steve Renko and Dave Hamilton combined to four hit Oakland and Don Kessinger and Ralph Garr each drove in two runs to stake the White sox to their third straight win. Renko won his third straight game for the Chison since coming Over from the cubs in late August while Kes Singer had a two run triple in the second and Garr a two run Homer in the ninth. Rangers 4, twins 3willie Horton hit a Solo Homer his 13th, in the second and later doubled Home the godhead run off Minnesota s Ace reliever Tom Johnson 15-7, in the sixth. Dock Ellis went 8 2-3 innings for his eighth win. Mike Hargrove also homered for Texas in the fifth. Angels 4, Brewers 1 Don Baylor swinging one of the hottest bats in the majors with seven hits in his last eight at bats stroked a Homer and a double behind Paul Hartzell s five hit pitching in the California win. The Angels Bobby Bonds was struck Between the eyes by a throw from Milwaukee Catcher Char lie Moore As he stole third base in the sixth inning and was taken to St. Joseph s Hospi Tal for a rays