European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 29,1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 phils beat cubs Clinch no East title Bob Greene a sports writer Larry Christensen got the Philadelphia Phillies their big Victory and he did it with his Bat As Well As his belted a grand slam Home run and knocked in five runs As the Phil Defeated the Chicago cubs to capture the National league East title. I knew when i went to the plate that there were three men on base said Chris Tenson 18-6. But when i hit it i had to look again and i said wow i hit a grand slam.1 " after the title clinching Victory the Champagne flowed but the Phillies party this time was Celebration in t As loud As last year said Mike Schmidt the Phillies botox sweep jays yanks Edge indians by the associated pres the Boston red sox swept the Toronto Blue jays 6-5 and 5-1 tuesday night but gained Only a half game in the american league East Pennant race As the division leading new York Yankees won their fifth straight game with a 2-1 Victory Over Yankees now Lead the red sox by three games and with just five games remaining on the schedule their magic number for clinching the East dropped to three. Nobody on this club has any reason to look Down said red sox Veteran Carl Al East at a glance w l pet. G8 Newyork 98 59 .624 Boston 5 62 .605 3 Baltimore 4 63 .599 4 new York Home 5 Cleveland 2, sept. 28, 29 Detroit 3, sept. 30, oct. 1,2. Boston Home 5 Toronto 2, sept. 28, 29 Baltimore,3, sept. 30, oct. I 2. Baltimore Home 2 Detroit 2, sept. 28, 29. Away 3 Boston 3, sept. 30, oct. 1,2. Yastrzemski. We be had a great septem Ber 20-7 and the Yankees just had a better would t mind losing a Pennant like this because we did t lose it the other team is winning it. We just have to take our hats off to the Yankees. They be done what they had to do to be ahead of the red sox who have set All kinds of personal and team records this season and might win 100 games yet finish third i their division Haven t exactly conceded the Pennant to new York. But they Are Gen Erous in praising the Yankees have played some kind of baseball said Ace reliever Bill Campbell who collected saves in both games and has a league leading 31 for the season. Pecan win 100 games they have 95 Victo Ries and still not win this thing. That says something about the if we Don t win this thing and we still win 100 games All i can say is god bless the Yankees said first baseman George Scott. Yastrzemski collected his 100th rib of the year in the Nightcap joining Butch Hobson and Jim Rice in that club. Andrice with two safeties in the second game became the first red sox player to get 200hits in a season since Johnny Pesky got 207 continued on Page 23 slugging third baseman. The fellas retaking it with less excitement. We want to play in the world in other no games new York Defeated Pittsburgh 7-1, san Diego dropped Cincin Nati 3-1, Houston topped Atlanta 7-5, beat Montreal 5-3 and los Angeles downed san Francisco 5-2.christenson, who has won 14 of his last no Roundup 15 decisions helped the phils balloon their Lead to 11-2 in the seventh inning before Chicago came Back with five runs in the eighth three off reliever tug Mcgraw. The Phillies will be in los Angeles next tuesday for the opening of the Best of five series for the no Pennant and a world series berth. Last year we were Happy with just winning our division this year we won t be Happy unless we win it All said Short Stop Larry Bowa who contributed four sin Gles to the Philadelphia 7, braves 5 right hander . Richard s run scoring single capped a four run Houston inning As the astros Defeated held the braves to just four hits despite giving up five runs including Athree run Homer to Jerry Royster. Cesar Cedeno hit a three run shot for 5, expos 3 Bob Forsch backed his eight hitter witha two run double to Post his 20th Victory against six defeats As St. Louis Defeated Montreal. Andre Dawson hit his 18th Home run of the season for the expos. Mets 7, pirates i Steve Henderson drove in three runs with a Homer and a double to Back Nino Espinosa s four hitter As new York snapped a seven game Pittsburgh winning Streak. Padres 3, reds 1 George Hendrick s Solo Homer paced san Diego to its Victory Over Cincinnati As Rollie fingers got his 35th save of the season. Johnny Bench homered for the reds Lone run. Dodgers 5, giants 2 Home runs by Steve Garvey and Rick monday powered los Angeles Over san Francisco. Garvey s Homer his 32nd, tied the los Angeles record set by Jimmy Wynn in 1974. Larry Bowa gets a Champagne Bath from his Happy teammates. Phillies capture second straight National league Eastern division title diary of a division winning club Phillies started slow this season Philadelphia a the Phillies reversed their style in the drive to a second straight National league East division championship. In 1976, they came out of the Gate like Seattle slew in a six Furlong event. They built a Isz game Lead by late August Stag gered in the stretch but recovered to win year manager Danny Ozark brought the Phillies North after Spring training with starter Jim Lonborg and first baseman Rich Hebner on the disabled one week into the season reliever tug Mcgraw joined says in retrospect that the phils came into the season a Little too went wrong from the Start. Steve Carlton lost to Montreal opening Day at Home. The Phillies lost their first four won just one of the first seven dropped into the april 22, aft a a 10-1 loss Ozark closed the clubhouse and chewed out the players. But at the end of april the Phillies were 7-9, still last. The one Bright Light was the return of Hebner on the next to last Day of the club started May on the West coast compiled a 5-6 record and came Home i fifth place. On May 10, Carlton won his fourth with the help of Home runs by Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt and reached the .500 level for the first Phillies won 12 of the next 15 games but then lost four straight. They appeared to be on a Treadmill. On May 24, after an 8 5 loss in St. Louis it was chewing out Tim again. Ozark let them have it. By the end of the month the Phillie were fourth three games behind the Pace setting Chicago cubs who had displace the slumping pirates atop the division. Since the 1-6 Start Philadelphia posted a24-13 record. They won 13 of their last 17 Home month of june was marked by a front office move that proved to be one of the deciding factors in the Phillies second half drive to the division title. Personnel director Paul Owens acquired outfielder bake Mcbride from the St. Louis cardinals for fringe Pitcher Tommy Underwood and two minor s presence was t immediately discernible but before it was Over the Fleet outfielder recovered from off season knee surgery would hit Over .340, and fill a Centerfield void when Garry Maddox dislocated a shoulder. Halfway through june the phils still were seven games out of first place As the surprising cubs held firm atop the Divi Sion. But the team was beginning to show signs of the form that enabled it to win in 1976. A Factor was the club s Fine play at Home. After losing the first five at Veter ans stadium the Phillies won 19 of the next ?3 at Home. On june 19, Carlton beat Cincinnati and Ozark had his club in second place 5v-& out. Although they were 8 behind on june 29, the Phillies had the look of a team not to be denied Over the Lon season. The Talent was deep. Experts said continued on Page 22
