European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 20, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 wrap up series Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson watches the path of the Ball As he slams a fourth inning Homer his first of rampaging Reggie three in the final world series game in new York tuesday night. At right Reggie is congratulated by two of his ends season of dissension teammates Catcher Thurman Munson left and first baseman Chris Chamb has. _ a photos Jabba decks Benson but lakers Are Kod by Fred Lief up sports write Rit s not the big ten. Kent Benson the ballyhooed All Ameri Ca from Indiana was decked by a Kareem Abdul Jabbar punch in his first Aba game leaving him with a puffy Eye a pos sible concussion and memories of less brutal games at Assembly Hall in Bloo Mington ind. Early in the first period tuesday night Abdul Jabbar the los Angeles lakers Center and Benson the Milwaukee Bucks yanks More relieved than Happy Over win by Herschel Nissenson new York a nothing can top this Reggie Jackson somewhat subdued for a Man who had just hammered three screaming Home runs in the final game of the world series tuesday night stood in the Champagne drenched clubhouse of the new York Yankees the Center of Atten Tion just As he always said he would be. This showed what kind of men we have what kind of human beings we Are said Jackson Between gulps of Champagne. I really Don t want to talk about every thing that s happened this year he went on. It s dead. The Bible says that the weak Man is he who can not stand adversity. There s a god out there someplace. I had tremendous Odds against me and he helped me. This shows that everybody can get up no matter How far Down you  paraphrasing the words of los Angeles manager Tom Lasorda someone asked Jackson if there was a great Yankee in the sky the slugging right fielder frowned. No. Don t make fun. I try to be a Good continued on Page 23 Jackson hits 3 homers in 8-4 Triumph Byre Mcmane new York up the feuding and fussing new York Yankees won their first world series since 1962 tuesday night when their no. 1 problem child Reggie Jackson came through in his customary october style with a record setting three Home runs and five rib in an 8-4 Triumph Over the los Angeles dodgers. In winning the Best of seven series in six games the Yankees thus notched their 21st world championship in 31 appearances and Defeated the dodgers for the seventh time in nine world series meetings. Jackson a hero of past world series with the Oakland a a put the Yankees ahead with a two run Homer off right hander Burt Hooton in the fourth inning belted a two run Homer in the fifth and added the coup de Grace a Solo shot 440 feet into the Centerfield bleachers in the eighth As he lived up to his reputation As one of baseball s top Money players. Jackson s three Home runs equated the world series single game record held by the legendary babe Ruth and his five homers for the series set a record. Mike Torrez also played a prominent role in the clincher. The right hander stopped the dodgers on nine hits in beating them for the second time in four Days both Complete games. He gave up two unearned first inning runs and a 425-foot Homer to Reggie Smith his third of the series in the third but gave up Only four hits and one run Over the last five innings. The Yankees Victory was perhaps inspired by the vote of Confidence Given to manager Billy Martin earlier in the Day. Club president Gabe Paul ended Specula Tion that Martin would be fired by saying he would return for the final two years of his contract and with a substantial Bonus. Martin was also Given a new luxury automobile. When the game ended on a pop out bunt to Torrez by Pinch hitter Lee Lacy the fans who began congregating in the aisles in the eighth inning rushed onto the Field and Jackson and his teammates had All they could do to Zigzag their Way to the continued on Page 23 series facts and figures new York up following Are the facts and Fig ures for the sixth Gam of the world series attendance56,470 net receipts $632,281.66 commissioner s share $94,842.75 leagues and clubs shares$134,359.85 six game total attendance 337,771 net receipts$3,978,825.33 commissioner s share $5%,823.78 players Pool $2,778,883.35 leagues and clubs share$507,195.49 we lived. Died by the Long Ball Aba Roundup first pick in the College draft were Josslin for defensive position. Then according to Benson the next thing i got was hit in the  Abdul Jabbar at 7-foot-3 and with the wingspan of a concorde supersonic lev eled the Blond haired native from Newcastle ind., and at 9 51 of the Quarter was ejected from the season opening game which the Bucks went on to win 117-112. Benson was attended to on the floor Andu was several minutes before he was is continued on Page 22 by Ken Rappoport new York a we lived by the Long Ball All season and we died by it in the world series said los Angeles Dodg ers manager Tom Lasorda. Lasorda and his players had just witnessed the one of the greatest Power Dis plays in a world series watching Reggie Jackson crack three Home runs tuesday night to Lead the new York Yankees to an &4 Victory and the 1977 world series title. It was a hell of a series and it was a hell of a game said Lasorda. But apparently our pitchers did t throw the Ball in the right spot. They were supposed to keep it Low and they did  Jackson a one Man wrecking Crew for the Yankees with a record five Home runs in this series was the talk of the dodgers clubhouse after the sixth game. That was the greatest performance that i be Ever seen in a world series Sai Lasorda. Steve Garvey was among the most impressed of the dodgers. I have never seen anything like that in a championship game situation the dodgers first baseman said of Jackson s stunning performance. He beat us single Anderly. And actually that s exactly what he did. He knocked in five runs and we Only scored four. I sure wish that i d had a Chance to talk to him at first base. But he did t stay there Long enough for  Jackson was t the Only one who beat the dodgers of course. Mike Torrez had something to do with it. The Yankees right hander scattered nine hits and worked out of a Sticky ninth inning Situa Tion when the National league champions scored their last run. Torrez had his sinker working very Well said Garvey. But the thing was we never quit. We had people thinking in the ninth inning. We continued to give 100 per cent even though we were losing by five runs in the last inning. That s typical of this dodger  Lasorda was just As proud of his team efforts in the last inning. I m proud of the Way my Guys battled. They never gave up. But we lost to a Heck of a