European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 25, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 Bill Russell and Dusty Baker of the los Angeles dodgers could left photo chasing a Fly Ball hit into Short left by Garry Templeton of St. Louts on the two dodgers who did t Host pitch of sunday s game at lot an Geles to top photo at right Baker has the Ball in his Glove As Russell hits the ground. In lower photo both players Are Down but Baker held the Ball for the out. Neither player was seriously injured although both suffered face cuts and Baker complained of a quiness. No a tubes were required. Rick Mazda replaced Baker in Teft fled and Teddy Martinez went to shortstop for Russel the cards won 2-0. App Otoi Rose keeps hitting Streak reaches 36. Toot press dispatches Montreal Pete Rose extended his sitting Streak to 36 games sunday and hit a towering sacrifice Fly in the 14th inning to score Rick Auerbach with the winning run As the Cincinnati reds Defeated the Mon Treal expos 5-4. Pinch hitter Auerbach led off the inning with a walk against Wayne Twitchell 3-9, and went to second on a wild pitch. Dave Conception sacrificed Auerbach to third and Ken Griffey reached on an infield hit before Rose drove his sacrifice Fly into Ightfield. Manny Sarmiento the fourth Cincinnat Pitcher earned the Victory and is 8-6. Pedro Borbon earned his fourth save. Rose was to go for the record tying hit monday night in new York. Rose appreciates the irony that finds him pursuing his tory in new York. I be had some Good and strange things happen to me in new York Rose said. Look the reds third baseman said by Way of illustration i have four Home runs this year. I hit three in one game inner that does t fully explain Charlie Hustle s relation to new York though. He has been booed Al Shea stadium Ever since the 1973 playoffs when he crawled in the dirt no Roundup with then met shortstop Bud Harrelson. Monday night Many of the same fans who have been booing since then will be hoping Rose can give them a thrill and hit in his 37th straight game tying the Modem National league record set in 1945 by Tommy Holmes. Holmes employed by the Mots Community relations department admits he would like to see his record stand. I Don t want him to break the record said Holmes. But if he docs i will take off my hat and shake his Holmes an outfielder with the Boston braves surpassed the then modern National league Mark of 33 straight game set by Rogers Lorn by in 1922. I know the people will know who i am when i step out of the dugout Rose said. They la see no. M and they la know it is be stroke margin Over Morgan Nicklaus captures Philly classic Iund newly joined British open Champion Jack Job Klaus fighting Back from some erratic Wing dropped in a 50-foot Birdie putt n m the fringe of the 16th Hole sunday and gambled for Par on the 18th to win the 850,000 Philadelphia Golf classic by one a Over Gil Morgan. Nicklaus who won the British open just a week captured the $50,000 first place key with a 3-under-Par 68 and a 270 a. 14 under Par. Morgan had a Chance at the 18th to at ast tie Nicklaus who had just finished in a of him but after driving into the right rough than s second shot was Short and he had0 Wile for a Par with Nicklaus watching Wilh scorer stent. Nicklaus missed at least six fairways T scrambled for Par and then added Bir 12th and 16th holes. He also had a Birdie on the first Hole where he made a 12-footer, and gave Morgan his Chance with a bogey on the 17th where he again drove into the rough. Nick Laus saved Par on the 18th after catching a Sand trap with his Pate the former . Open Cham Pion fought off neck and shoulder ailments to come from far Back to shoot a 66 and finish in a tie for third place with Hale irwinat273.hubert Green had a Hole in one on the 12th Hole the fifth Ace of the tournament but also had three bogeys to finish with a 70 and 274 had started the Day three strokes behind third round Leader Bruce Lietzke. He carded four birdies in a bogey free round but could not get the Birdie he needed at 18. Lietzke. Among a group which finished at 275, suffering a double bogey on the 7th when his drive went out of Bounds and a bogey on the next Hole. He carded a final round 74. After his Birdie on the first Hole Nick Laus was in danger of losing strokes when he drove his tee shot into the rough and the gallery on the Par-5 5th Hole. But he came out nicely with his Iron shot that landed in the left Fairway just Short of the Green enabling him to Salvage Par. He also missed the Fairway on the 6th and 8th holes but got Down in regulation and opened up a 3-stroke margin with Bir Dies on the Lith where he made an 18 footer and the 12th, an eight footer. On the 18th Hole Nicklaus again missed the Fairway catching a trap 160 Yards from the Green. But he blasted onto the Green and two putted to win the tournament. Morgan who like Nicklaus tied the course record for 18 holes with a 64 earlier in the tournament narrowed the Margini continued on Page 22 me. I Hope there s 50,000 people another Era. There surely would have been. Lately though met fans appreciate their team in absent a. I know Tommy Holmes will be Rose. Rose extended his Streak with a sixth inning single off Steve Rogers who also yielded Rose s 3.000th hit. He threw a curve Al for a strike then he got a Slider in for a Ball said pitch it landed in Centerfield shifting the emphasis from Rose Back to the Pennant race where the reds Are chasing san Francis co. The Victory kept Cincinnati in second place i games behind the giants. Ruse s sacrifice Fly in the 14th produced the Winner. I m Happy i won the game he said. This team is pretty Good in extra inning ballgames. We be been winning a lot Ozone run he says he won t feel pressure trying Tolie the record. I m not worried about that record. I m just trying to beat Pat Zacory be said referring to his former teammate who willbe pitching for the mets. In other games. San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 3-1. Atlanta blanked new York 3-0, Philadelphia hammered Houston 13-2, Chicago nipped san Diego 4-3 and St. Louis blanked los Angeles 2-0. Giants 3, pirated in san Francisco. Jack Clark extended his hitting Streak to a team record 25 games with a single that helped the giant defeat the Pittsburgh pirates 3-1. It Felt real Good be said. I looked in the dugout and All my teammates were cheering. That was very Nice. There was no pressure because i did t put any on myself. I like to get a hit the first time and then can relax a Little bit for the rest of the game. Against pirate Pitcher John can Delaria you have to get him Early because he gels tougher. It drove in a run an helped keep us in first brave�3, Larry Mew Uliano and Gene Carter combined to shut out the mets for continued on Page 22
