European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes monday september 12, 1977 How they stand ame rican league standings East w l pet. Go new York 87 55 .613 Boston Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee Toronto Kansas City Chicago Texas Minnesota California Oakland Seattle 35 83 b7 65 60 47 West 86 7377 n 67 55 56 57 58 76 78 36 92 54 62 63 65i 34 89 .599 .589 .469 .455 .411 .338 .514 557 55j .542 .486 31i .3.% 2 3 20 22 29 38 8 9 10 18 30 32 1/2 a i 2 Boston 7, Detroit i Toronto 19, new York 3 California 3, Chicago i Oakland j. Milwaukee 1 Battiloro 6, Cleveland a 11 i Kansas City 10. Minnesota 1 , Seattle 2, 1st Texas 7, Seattle 1, 2nd saturday s results National league Stan dings East Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Montreal new York los Angeles Cincinnati Houston san Francisco san Diego Atlanta w 83 31 75 74 b5 55 i Vest 87 75 71 65 63 53 l 53 62 65 68 76 86 55 68 71 73 it 39 pet. .624 .566 .536 .521 .461 .393 .613 .524 .500 .455 .433 .373 go a 12 1423 33 12 16 22. 25 34 saturday s results new York 7, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 3, St Louis 1 Montreal 4, pills our i 2 Atlanta 9, san Diego a Cincinnati 7, los a Igle 4 Houston 2, san Francisco 0 International league playoff Best of five saturday s results Pawtucket 6. Ric in and 3. Pawtucket i i. Series j-1 Charleston 1 j. Tidewater 3, Charleston we aerie 3 1  playoffs beat of seven saturday result Phoenix Haw in 5, Phoenix a Sene 3 2 National football league preseason i exhibition games saturday s results Cincinnati 21, chicago5 new Orleans 20, Houston 16 Denver 20, san Franciscoo Tampa Bay 14, a Lenore 3 Kansas Cit 37, St. Lou is 20 a Buffalo Escalera retains wac Feather title san Juan puerto Rico a Alfredo Escalera of puerto Rico retained his world boxing Council super featherweight title saturday with a unanimous decision Over mexican challenger Sigfrido Rodriguez. Rodriguez stayed out of Range of the Champion during the first six rounds ases Calera tried to land solid blows. Then the Champion connected several times in the seventh round opening a Small Cut in the challenger s left Eyebrow. The mexican came out and Trade punches in the eighth and succeeding rounds but the puerto rican titleholder was apparently too winded to score a Knockdown. Rodriguez took control from the ninth through the Lith rounds and opened a Cut around Escalera s left Eye in the Lith. But the Champ regained control from the 12thround Onward. Midshipmen torpedo the Citadel 21 -2 Gattuso drives for 122 Yards Annapolis my. Up tailback Joe Gattuso ran for 122 Yards surpassing the output of the entire Citadel team and a touchdown saturday to propel Navy to a21-2 Victory Over the bulldogs. Gattuso s output in the midshipmen season opener came on 20 carries. The Cit Adel 1-1, gained just 101 Yards Rushing and had Only two first Downs compared to 21 for Navy. The bulldogs took a 2-0 halftime Lead with a second Quarter safety when bulldog Bob Tillman blocked Art o Hanian s punt and it rolled through in the end zone. But the middies retaliated after inter Mission on quarterback Bob Leszczynski s28-Yard scoring pass to tight end Richard Cellon. In the fourth Quarter tailback Steve Callahan swept in from nine Yards for another touchdown and Gattuso wrapped it up with an 11-Yard scoring cruise. Bob tata kicked All three conversions. Leszczynski a 197-Pound Junior set up first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Cit 2 32-101 82 87 11-30-4 7-43.5 4-1 3-35 Navy 21 53-162 135 47 10-19-2 8-29.0 2-1 2-10 Navy s first score with a 14-Yard pass to Wingback Bob Wilson then threw 29 Yards to split end Phil Mcconkey before zeroing in on Cellon with 5 21 remaining in the Quarter. After that the midshipmen never trailed. First half scoring drives by both teams were stopped by pass interceptions an fumbles. Gattuso aborted a 66-Yard Navy drive inthe second period when he fumbled on the three with Citadel halfback Kevin White recovering. Navy torpedoed a 29-Yard Cit Adel drive when Gregg Milo intercepted Marty Crosby pass intended for split end Mike Riley. The Citadel had four passes intercepted Over All. The Citadel 0 200-2 Navy o o 7 14 21 Cit safety punt blocked in end zone Nav Cellon 28 pass from Leszczynski tata kick Nav Callahan 9 run tata kick Nav Gattuso 11 run tata kick a-16,226 pirates lose to expos Evert grabs Trail phils by 8 games Crown third by United press International Ellis Valentine cracked a pair of Home Sand Tony Perez and Andre Dawson added Solo shots saturday night to Power the Montreal expos to a 4-2 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates while the National league East leading Philadelphia Phillies were dumping the St. Louis cardinals 3-1on Bob Boone s two run fourth inning no Roundup double and the five hit pitching of Rand Lerch. The Phillies now have an eight game Lead Over the pirates. Wayne Twitchell with help from reliever Joe Kerrigan earned his fifth Victory for the expos against 10 losses while Joh Candelaria 16-5, absorbed his first loss since july 31.the pirates took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth inning when Dave Parker singled too third base on a wild throw and came in on Bill Robinson s single. Perez and Valen Tine hit consecutive homers in the sixth and Valentine belted his 23rd in the eight before Dawson connected one out later. Omar Moreno tripled in the eighth and scored Pittsburgh s second run when Pinch hitter Mike easier singled. It was Montreal s second straight Triumph Over the pirates. In other National league action new York downed Chicago 7-2, Atlanta out slugged san Diego 9-6, Cincinnati dumped los Angeles 7-4 and Houston blanked san Francisco 2-0. Mets 7, cubs 2joel Youngblood s Bloop double behind second triggered a five run ninth inning outburst to lift the mets Over the cubs. Major league top ten based an 325 at bats Parker pit Tiburon Stennett Pittsburgh. Sir Mons St Loui Templet an St Louis Griffey Csc Ninati Smitn los Angel Hen Dick san i go Foster Cincinnati Mcbride . Luzin i Philadelphia. 576 453 459 535 510 442 473 331 4 38 73 84 98 w 63 109 63 83 h 200 152 153 171 162 110 150 169 103 til pet. .347 .336 .327 .320 Jib .317 .314 .314 .311 .309 National league g a r 142 57 100t6. 132 132134. 132 133na 109no Home runs Foster Cincinnati 46 Burroughs Atlanta 37 lu/in3ki Philadelphia 35, Schmidt . 34, Bench Cincinnati 29, Garvey los Angeles 29. Runs batted in Foster Cincinnati 131, Luinski pm Ladelphia 116 Burroughs Atlanta 104, Cey Las Angeles 103, garveylobange.j-. 101 pitching 13  John los Angeles 18 5, .733 Lonborg Philadelphia 10 3, .769, Candelaria Pittsburgh 16-5, .762 a Reuschel Chi a go 19 7, .731 of Orson St. Louis 16-6, 727 sealer Cicinnati 16 6, 727, Carlton Philadelphia 21 3, 724 Niekro Houston 12-5, 706. American league g Carew Minnesota 138 single ton Baltimore 132 Bostock Minnesota 135 Rivers new York Rice Toston Leflore Detroit Bailor Toronto Brett Kansas City Tochle  124 142 136 108 123 1.33 1h in a 348 462 523 513 570 575 435 491 461 425 r 113 /6 96 68 91 92 59 92 91 55 h 207 155 174 167 1h3 134 139 i 54 143 130 pet. .378 .335 .333 .326 .321 .320 .320 .314 .310 .306 Home run Rice. Boston 37 Nettles no York 34 Bonds. Canfor Nia 34, Gincott Boston j2 Hobson Boston 23 Gamble Chicago 23 runs batted in Hisle Minnesota 113 bands. California 103 Rice Boston 101 Thomson Detroit 99, Hobson Boston 98. Pitching 13 decision Gullett new York 113, 78tlyle new York 12 4 750 Bird Kansas City 104, .714, Barrios Chicago 12y 706-Splittorff, Kansas City 146, .700 Paxton Boston 94 .692 Tidrow be York 9 4, .692, Wise Boston 11-5 688 with the game tied 2-2 entering the ninth Lenny Randle singled off loser Donnie Moore. Lee Mazzilli bunted but first baseman Bill Buckner s throw to second was late. Youngblood hitting for Winner skip Lockwood hit a shallow Fly Ball that dropped in front of Center fielder Jerry Morales As Randle who took third on Manny Trillo s a display of an attempted Pickoff raced Home. Braves 9, padres 6 Gary Matthews singled four times to drive in four runs leading the braves to Victory Over the padres. Matthews put the braves on the score Board with a two run single in the first and added run scoring singles in both the third and sixth. Red 7, dodgers 4tom Seaver slammed his third Homer of the season to help himself to his 17th Victory against six losses As the reds pounded four dodger pitchers for 12  2, giants 0 Cesar Cedeno s two run Homer supported the three hit pitching of Mark Lemongello and Joe Sambito As the astros zipped the giants. Phoenix leads in pc playoff Phoenix up the Phoenix giants came from behind to Post a 7-5 win Over Hawaii saturday night and take a 3-2 Lead in the Best of seven series for the Pacific coast league championship. Hawaii was coasting with a 5-1 Lea behind the pitching of John d Acquisto who had yielded Only one hit through six innings when Junior Kennedy singled and Horace Speed drilled a Homer to narrow the Gap to 5-3. Rick Sanderlin was then Safe on an error and Wendell Kim Drew his third walk of the game. Chris Arnold singled to left to make it 5-4. The giants winning rally came in the eighth when a grounder by skip James took a bad Bounce and wound up a base hit. Then Hawaii reliever Vic Bernal threw Garry Jestadt s sacrifice bunt late to second and both runners were  walked Speed intentionally and Rick Bradley followed with a two run single to left Field. When Chris Ward mis played the Ball Speed raced Home with the seventh run. Sabres rehire Smith Buffalo a Floyd Smith who lost his Job As head coach of the Buffalo sabres this year despite three winning sea sons has been rehired As an administrator. Time in Row continued from Page 21 won the tiebreaker 7-3. Evert who picked up her third Gold Tennis Ball As the Winner in addition to the $33,000 first prize broke Turnbull in the opening game of the second set took a 2-0 Lead on service and broke her again in the seventh game. Evert did not lose a set in any of her seven matches Here but acknowledged tha Turnbull who earned $16,500 As runner up gave her a Tough test in pushing her to her Only tiebreaker. I had to play my Best Evert told the capacity crowd after the match. She had me struggling out there and must be considered one of the top players in  i m not really disappointed because i think i played Well Turnbull said. I can t complain. I played the Best tournament of my life this  Evert who has not lost on Clay in four years made an unusually High number of unforced errors for her 30, but Turnbull whose play was More aggressive had 55 unforced errors. Turnbull had problems too on her first service connecting on Only 51 per cent and Evert took advantage to move up a step or two and return deep tothe Baseline. I m thrilled about the Clay court Streak Evert said but added she was worried about it continuing in the first set. She started out very quickly and i had t been pushed that Way for the whole tournament Evert said. It was hard to put it away. I had to concentrate on every Point or i d be out of the match completely. Wendy was better prepared than  Evert was near perfect All week. She disposed of three time former Champion Billie Jean King 6-2, 6-0, in the quarters and 6-foot-l Veteran Betty stove 6-3, 7-5, inthe semis. Vilas versatility May have been the Dif Ference in his match with Solomon. The handsome Long haired 25-year-old Argen Tine who is the current French open Champion was not afraid to Exchange Baseline strokes with Solomon who is regarded As one of the game s steadies ground strokes but Vilas also charged the net when the Opportunity presented itself. Solomon managed several passing shots when Vilas came in too quickly but Vilas who danced by his first five opponents dropping Only 16 games without losing a set was Able to answer almost every thing Solomon tried. Waiting for the Short Ball to come in that was my tactic Vilas said. After playing Solomon you feel a Little More confident and a Little More tired. I was concentrating quite Well and he was playing pretty Well in some