European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 30, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 new York new York Byre Mcmane up sports writer the new York Yankees have proved that Money can buy happiness after All. The Yankees clinched a tie for their second consecutive american league East title wednesday night when they bombed the Cleveland indians 10-0, while the Boston red sox were 4osing to the Toronto Blue jays 3-2. And in the final analysis new York probably would not have repeated As champions without owner George Steinbrenner s free spending in last win Ter s free agent Market. Steinbrenner s efforts landed the Yan Kees outfielder Reggie Jackson and left handed Pitcher Don Gullett and the roles those two played in the Yankees Pennant drive were Worth the millions of dollars the Yankee owner shelled out to obtain their Yonks rouf tribe assured of at least a tie for Al East services. The two men played Pivotal roles in the Yankees Victory wednesday night As Jackson belted a grand slam Homer in the first inning and Gullett pitched seven scoreless innings to Post his 14th Victory against Only four losses. Jackson although involved in much controversy during the earlier part of the season has proven Down the stretch that Al Roundup he is indeed one of baseball s Best clutch performers. During the month of septem Ber when the Yankees were being closely pursued by the red sox and the Baltimore orioles the bespectacled outfielder has batted .316 with 10 Home runs and 28 runs batted in. Overall Jackson is hitting .288 with 32 homers and 109 rib which is More rib than any Yankee has accumulated in a season since Mickey Mantle drove in 111 in1964. It was hell getting them Jackson admitted wednesday night. Playing Here in new York the press has been like the cobra in the Jungle. I be been attacked. In Oak land they made fun of All the controversies. Here you get whipped. Things Are interpreted almost maliciously. But maybe they whipped me into having a Good year and i owe the press part of the credit. Everybody should play Here. I got the hell kicked out of me this year but i think the worst is Over. I Don t thrive on turmoil. I go to pieces. Winning is an exhilaration but doing it is hard  new York manager Billy Martin right leads the dugout reception for Reggie Jackson after the slugger belted a glad hand for Reggie grand slam Homer against the Cleve land indians wednesday night in Yankee stadium. Jackson s blow came in the first inning. The yanks beat the indians 10-0, to Clinch at least a tie for the american league East title. A Mcaa reveals new seeding system for Cage championship playoff tilts Kansas City a the National collegiate athletic association has introduced a seeding system into the playoff scheme for its National basketball championship next March. Twenty one of the 32 berths in the 1978 tournament still will go to conference champions. In 1979 there will be Only 16 of these automatic qualifiers. The playoffs will Start with eight teams playing first round games in four regions on March 11 and 12. Four teams in each regional will be automatic qualifiers and four will be picked at Large and it will be no. 2 versus no. 3, no. 3 versus no. 2 and no. 4 versus no. 1 in first round games. The five extra automatics in 1978 will be designated " at Large teams. The Atlantic coast conference and a astern athletic association champions will play at Large opponents at Charlotte and the Ivy league and Southern Confer ence champions will play at Large opponents at Penn on March 12. The East coast conference Champion will be an at Large team in this East Region playoff. Three teams from the Eastern College athletic conference will be named at Large teams in any of the re Ginals. The big eight and Missouri Valley champions will meet a Large. Teams at Wichita and the Southwest conference and metro 7 conference champions will play at Large contenders at Oral Roberts University on March 12. The big ten and mid America Confer ence champions will play at Large teams at Purdue and the Ohio Valley conference and Southeast conference champions will play at Large teams at Tennessee on March 11. The Pacific 8 and big sky conference champions will play at Large teams at Oregon and the West coast athletic con Ference and Western athletic conference champions will play a Large teams at Ari Zona state on March 11. The Pacific coast athletic conference Champion will be an at Large team in the West regional. Semifinals and finals in the West and Mideast regions will be at Albuquerque and Dayton on March 16 and 18. These rounds in the East and Midwest regions will be at Providence and Kansas on March 17 and 19. The National semifinals and finals Are in St. Louis on March 25 and 27. The Mcaa s division i basketball com Mittee will designate the other at Large teams when it meets in March. Wayne Duke big ten conference com missioner and chairman of the committee said the seeding system will eliminate the likelihood that two of the nation s top teams will meet in the first round. Which conferences Are to have the 16 automatic qualifiers in 1979 depends on the records their teams have made in the National playoffs in the five previous years. The same principle was used in deciding which 16 conference champions should be automatics and which should be at Large qualifiers in 1978. Gullett always a Superior Pitcher under pressure during his years with the Cincin Nati reds also has been outstanding Over the last month. The hard throwing left hander has won four of his five starts in september and now boasts the top percent age .778, in the Al. In other Al games Baltimore nipped Detroit 3-2 Chicago edged Minnesota 4 3 Texas topped Seattle. 3-1 California beat Milwaukee 4-2, and Oakland Defeated Kansas City 6-5, in 10 innings. Blue jays 3, red sox 2 Bob Bailor s seventh inning single drove in Tim Nordbrook who had tripled and gave the Blue jays a Victory Over the red sox which All but ended the red sox pen Al East at a glance w t. Pet. G8 Newyork 99 59 .627 Boston 5 63 601 4 Baltimore 5 63 .601 4 games remaining new York 4 Home 4 Cleveland i sept. 29, Detroit 3 sept. 30, oct. 12. Boston 4 Home 4 Toronto i sept. 29 Baltimore 3 sept. 30, oct. 12. Baltimore 4 Home 1 Detroit 1 sept. 29. Away 3 Boston 3 Nant Hopes. Pete Vuckov Ich proved to be the red sox undoing by allowing Only two runs in 7 1-3 innings of Relief. Roy Howell homered for Toronto while Carl  ski hit his 28th Homer for the red sox. Orioles 3, tigers 2 Baltimore s Jim Palmer became a 20 game Winner for the seventh time in the last eight years and the first in the Al this season by scattering nine hits in 11 innings Rick Dempsey s two out single in the Bottom of the Lith scored Kiko Garcia with the winning run. White sox 4, twins 3 Richie Zisk hit his 30th Homer and Dou bled Home another run to spark the White sox. Although Minnesota right hander Dave Goltz was denied his 20th Victory the twins Rod Carew had two hits and raised his total to 232 the most in the major leagues since 1937 when Joe Medwick of the St. Louis cardinals had 237 i m hitting the Ball As Well right now As i have All season said Carew who raised his average to .384. I m aggressive and i really can t complain about anything i m doing. My Only complaint is that i wish the club had done better this season rangers 3, mariners 1 Gaylord Perry struck out 13 and notched his 15th Triumph for the rangers. Dave May s broken Bat single knocked in the tie breaking run for the rangers in the seventh inning. Claudell Washington homered for Texas while Craig Reynolds connected for Seattle. Angels 4, Brewers 2 Ike Hampton homered and doubled to support Rookie John Caneira and Dyar Miller who combined on an eight hitter for the Angels. Von Joshua and Cecil Cooper homered for the Brewers. A s6, royals 5 Marty Perez singled in Pinch runner Larry Murray in the 10th to give the a s a four game sweep of their series with the Al West champions. Manny san Guillen knocked in a pair of runs for Oakland. Botox top 2 million in attendance figures Boston up the Boston red sox have passed the two million Mark in Atten dance for the first time in the club s 77 year history. A crowd of 20,362 wednesday watched the red sox play the Toronto Blue jays on the 77th Home Date of the season bringing Boston s attendance total to 2,004,649. The red sox already had broken a club attendance record set in 1968. The Only other american league clubs to pass the two million Mark were the new York Yankees Cleveland indians and de troit tigers three teams whose ballparks have larger seating capacity than Fenway Park