European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes sunday september 11, 1977 rams Are the class of the West american league East w l pet. G8 new York 97 54 .617 Boston 84 57 .596 3 Baltimore 82 58 .586 4v� Detroit 67 75 .472 20vj Cleveland 3 77 .458 22 132 Foster Cincinnati 133 Luzinski Philadelphia 129 me Bride in Adelph a. 108 Home runs Foster Cincinnati 46 Burroughs Atlanta 37 Luzinski Philadelphia 35 Schmidt Philadelphia 34 Bench pm Cunati 29, Garvey los Angeles 29. Runs batted in Foster Cincinnati 131 Luzinski Philadelphia 116 Burroughs Atlanta 104, Cey los Angeles 103 Garvey los Angeles 101. Pitching 13 decisions Candelaria Pittsburgh 16-4, .800 John los Angeles 18 5, .783 Lonborg pm Ladelphia 10-3, ./69 Treuschel Chica go 19-7, .731 Forsch St. Louis 1i-6, .727, Seaver Cincinnati 16-6, .727 Carlton Philadelphia 218, .724 Niekro Houston 12-5, .706. A8 544 460 523 509 571 566 435 486 457 422 r 113 76 96 68 92 93 59 91 91 55 h 205 155 174 166 184 132 139 152 141 133 pet. .377 .337 .333 .326 .322 .322 .320 .313 .309 .308 american league g Carew Minnesota 137 Singleton Baltimore 131 Bostock Minnesota 135 Rivers new York 123 Leflore Detroit 135 Rice Boston 141 Bailor Toronto 108 Brett Kansas City 119 Fisk Boston 132 Bochte Cleveland 113 Home runs Rice Boston 37 netties new York 34 Bonds califor Nia 33, Gscott Boson 32, Hobson Boston 28 Gamble Chicago 28. Runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 113, Rice Boston 100 Bonds a 100 Hobson Boston 98. Thompson Detroit 9i. Pitching 13 decisions Gullett new York 11-3, .786 Lyle new York 12 4 .750 Bird Kansas City 10-4, .714 Barrios Chicago 12 5 706 Paxton Boston 9-4, .692 Tidrow new York 9.4 692 Wise Boston ii 5, .688. Will know basically what los Angeles willbe trying to do. At new Orleans Hank Stram continues his rebuilding and should have Quarter Back Archie Manning Back. Stram showed that he wanted to concen trate on defense when the saints drafted end Joe Campbell a 254-Pounder from Maryland with their first Choice and Mike Fultz a 278-Pound defensive tackle from Nebraska with the second. Los Angeles however is a question Mark since the club won All six preseason games a year ago and now is floundering. The defense has been erratic and that can t be blamed exclusively on the retire ment of Star tackle Merlin Olsen. Middle linebacker Jack Reynolds held out then when signed was traded to Tampa Bay. Problems with his contract could bring him Back to the rams. Los Angeles has a Strong running game with Lawrence Mccutcheon and John Cap Pelletti plus newcomer Wendell Tyler from Urcla. But the rams Aren t the Only club in the division with outstanding runners. Atlanta has Haskel Stanback and Ben Nett predicts a 1,000-Yard season for Falcons also have Steve Barkowski Back at quarterback. He missed nine Gme last season with a knee injury. New Orleans has both standout runners Chuck Muncie and Tony Galbreath while the 49ers have a powerful one two punch in Del Williams and Wilbur Jackson. San Francisco has Jim Plunkett at quarterback. He passed for 13 touchdowns Las year in his first season with the 49ers after five years with new England. Plunkett however was t an instant Success with the 49ers a year ago and the club is hoping for improvement. The 49ers do have the Best defensive front four in the division with Tommy Hart Cleveland Elam Cedrick Hardman and Jimmy Webb. The rams won the division title last year with a 10-3-1 record but lost to Minne Sota 24-13 in the pfc championship game. They have yet to reach the super bowl under the ownership of Carroll Rosenb loom. Rosenbloom was instrumental in get Ting Namath to sign for an estimated $150, 000 after his release by the jets. At the same time the rams traded quarterbacks James Harris to san Diego and Ron Jaworski who played out his option to Phila Delphia. John captures 18th Victory dodgers up West Lead to 13v2 continued from Page 18 tory in As Many Days. 18 and third with nobody out and John got out of it. He comes right Back in and picks up where he left off. He tells us his family used a septic tank for 36 years and nothing Ever went wrong with it. He forgot All about what he just went through. He s so Loose added Sutton he even talks to elevator numbers. When they re lit up he thinks they re listening i Don t know whether i deserve it said John hesitant to talk about the award. I know i m in consideration. And it would t be a gift gave it to in other National league games Chica go out slugged new York 10-8, Atlanta topped san Diego 8-6, Montreal edged Pittsburgh 2-1, Houston Defeated san fran Cisco 6-1 and Philadelphia slugged St. Louis 11-4. ,mets8 Gene Clines hit a Pinch hit Homer with one out in the ninth to give the cubs and re Liever Bruce Sutler a win Over the mets. Sutler now 7-1, picked up his second vie Finley. Continued from Page 19 Young men who have a desire to play bal with the a North also had been quoted As saying he looks Forward to leaving the a s after the season. He misses his millionaire buddies said Finley referring to the former Mem Bers of the a s championship clubs who became free agents and went elsewhere the past several years. Finley said Tony armas would Start in Centerfield for the remainder of the season and North would be used As a Pinch runner and Pinch hitter. Bevacqua fined Waukesha wis. A Kurt Bevacqua former Milwaukee Brewer infielder now with the Texas rangers has been sentenced to a 10-Day jail term to be served following the baseball season. Waukesha county judge Harold j. Wollenzein sentenced Bevacqua to serve the 10-Day term for a conviction last March 17 on a charge of driving without a License near his former Home in new Berlin wis. The judge also fined Bevacqua $160. Tor braves 8, padres 6 Jeff Burroughs drove in four runs with his 37th Homer and a sacrifice Fly. George Hendrick and Mike Champion had homers in a losing cause As Preston Hanna raised his record to 2-4. Expos 2, pirates 1 Andre Dawson doubled Home both runs and Rookie Hal dues won his first major league game to Pace the expos. Astros 6, giants 1 Joe Niekro tossed a four hitter and eighth Complete game in 10 starts to raise his record to 12-5. Jose Cruz hit his 14th Homer of the year a Solo shot and Joe Ferguson had three singles and scored twice to help the astros to their 13th Victory in the last 15 games. Phillies 11, cardinals 4 Greg Luzinski drove in five runs Wilh iwo homers his 34lh and 35lh, and Sieve Carlton struck out 14 to win his 21st game of the year against eight losses. Rice continued from Page 19 from the third to the ninth. White sox 4, Angels 1 Jorge Orta knocked in two runs with sacrifice Fly and a single and Jim Essian hit a Solo Homer for the White sox who remained seven games behind Kansas City in the Al West with 23 to play. Steve Stone scattered seven hits and Al Lowed just one unearned run in seven innings for his 14th Victory against 10 losses. Mariners 8, rangers 3 Lee Stanton smacked a two run Homer in the second inning and Tom House pitched a six hitter in leading Seattle past Texas and virtually finishing off the rangers in the Al West Pennant Chase. Stanton s shot his 22nd, came off loser Gaylord Perry 12-12, after Ruppert Jones led off the inning with a walk. The Mari ners then broke it open with a five run fourth. Brewers 3, athletics 1 Rookie Moose Haas supported by homers from Cecil Cooper and von Joshua tossed a three hitter for Milwaukee. Haas 10-10, had a no hitter until Rodney Scott led off the seventh inning with a single and then the Rookie right hander lost his shutout in the eighth on Wayne Gross 18th Homer. He struck out eight an walked two
