European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 06, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday August 6, 1978blue gets last out he stops la. For 16th san Diego edges red Bymel Keshaun to i sports writer after Eiring up just two hits in 8 2-3 in Nins Frios a Blue had a feeling he was about to be lifted. .,., he did t say anything he jus had that might or might not took on his face. Blue twinning Nis 16th ame " put Casa " tag the giants to a vital 2-1 Victory Over the Good try but no catch Boston s Jim Rice winds up hanging Over the railing in the stands after ail ing to catch a Long Fly bit to left fled in Yankee stadium by new York s Chris Chambliss who raced to second with a double. Up photo i m just one of the had a one Hilter entering the runt no Roundup and retired the first two hitters before Reggie Smith doubled to Center. Ron Cey. Whose 13th Homer in the fifth inning waste Only other hit off Blue was coming up and manager Joe Altobelli decided tomake a change. To have a lot of respect for Ron Cey he s an excellent fastball hitter said Blue who at 16-1 became the major league s first it game Winner. Besides we Nave Randy Moffitt and i knew he could get the Man. I said to myself that if you leave me Ini la get him but if you Don t. Moffitt will. Let s win the game. Complete games and tigers Houk continue to strike Oil in Young hurlers Young foils Chison by Mark friedmanup1 sports writer Ralph Houk May be sitting on a Goldmine. Each year it seems he dips into his minor league Well and fishes out a major league Pitcher. First there was Mark Fidrych. Then Dave Rozema. And now. While the Detroit tigers have quietly slipped int Contention in the american league East. Houk has come up with Kip relation to by. A lot of pitchers that come up from the minors just have one main pitch a second one that in t As Good and a third that in t Al Roundup Worth much at said Houk Puffin happily on his Post game Cigar after the tigers whipped the Chicago White sox 7-1friday night. Kip s got the three Good pitches and can move them who is Kip Young and Why is he baffling american league hitters i m just a Guy that was called up from the minors and told to try and get major league hitters out said Young who scattered 10 hits and struck out six in going the distance for the third straight time in As Many career starts. In 29 innings Younghaus compiled a 1.55 Era losing Only once in a Relief be had Good control and a Good de sense to get me out of jams and that s All intakes to win continued Young. I d like to win six or seven games. No make that eight or nine. Heck. I just Wanna keep winning Kemp singled Home a first inning run or the tigers and Rookie Lance Par fish singled to open the second eventually scoring one of is three runs for the Nighton a groundnut by Alan Trammel. Parrish then doubled in the fourth and scored on single by Trammel before hitting his ninth Home run in the Rodriguez started a three run eighth for Detroit with his sixth Home before Ron Leflore stroked an Ubl single and Lou Whitaker lofted a sacrifice , who leads the majors in stolen bases swiped his 51st base for his 20thstraight steal. Trailing the division leading Boston Redfox by Only nine games and just a half game behind fourth place new York Hou Khas his band of merry kids playing solid baseball. And with the expected return fond Ryan this week the motor City might Well prepare for a Pennant . We re just playing them one at a time said Houk dismissing Pennant talk with a wave of his Cigar. I m not worrying about � maybe not but four other clubs should 0 Oakland 6, Seattle 1, and California 12.minnesota 3. Orioles to Yankees 1doug Decinces cracked a two run Homer and Mike Flanagan and Don Stanhouse scattered seven hits to Send Baltimore Over new York and Ron Guidry Guidry re tired the first 14 Oriole batters spaced five hits and struck out 10 in dropping Only his second decision against is win Brewers 6, red set Sal Bando and Larry Hisle slammed consecutive first inning homers to stake tary Soronsen to his 13th win. The Triumph n other Alother Al games it was Baltimore 2, York i Milwaukee 6, Boston it Ronto 5, Kansas City 4 Texas 8. Cleveland u we followed with a game winning single to Cap a two run rally Arr give Toronto a Vic f continued on Page j0 shutouts Don t mean that Ana you and the giants did. Moffett retired Cey on a Fth record his ninth save Tat giants two games ahead of _4 j ahead of the dodger a league West. Lie is the Best Pitcher in under those circumstances of having to remove his Ace at i a Light game. "1 Felt he pitched game he threw w pitches bit the game is win and that pret scribes the giants took a 1-0 Lead fanning when Larry hem Doi continued Home when Sam tall in right held. Bib Home run a Solo shot in a fifth matched Cey s out be the winning run. Doug Rau who gave Ops even innings fell to 10-7. Elsewhere in the no san Cincinnati 3-2 Pittsburgh header with Philadelphia opener 2-0 and winning the Atlanta topped Houston 7-1,took St. Louis ft-3, and Chic 6 Treadw. I padres j,r4��?san Diego won us 10th Tenace who had a two run first inning scored from or throwing error in the eighth. 7-11, got the win and Rollie i on for his 26th a Rookie Don Robinson 6-5,hitter and Bill Robinson drove to give Pittsburgh the sub Christenson. 8-10. Threw six opener. Garry Maddox and i drove in the two runs in the Christenson struck out batters. Braves Aston Titeff Burroughs hit a and Jerry Royster slashed Farback Phil Niekro s 10-hit to moved past Houston into the West. Niekro 13-u, struck mete 8, candid of 1joel Youngblood and John in three runs apiece to Bop 5, to his third straight inn. St ers walked 10 Batten As the their seventh straight. Mutaf exam Bill Buckner s rib single in capped a two run rally for Reuschel 10-9, was the i if Sutler earning Bis 20tb save Man homered or the cubs. Map Walton to leave Trail Blazel continued rom Page 17 heard the same thing _ that he wants to be traded and has specified seven teams and we Are one of them. We Haven t even Hadi Chance to evaluate that. We certain Are not negotiating with Bill Walton a would be tampering. Asked if Walton Aras from Urcla. He an abort mint of he averaged 18.6 Point the Aba in rebounding with i and also topped the league to iat 3.25. With Walton in the b won and lost 21 without we could afford to toe item and we d still be to said teammate Larry last year the Buoen through the regular Seass record the Best in the a a suffered a Streak of his fee. Owned to 4 playoffs but was sidelined of Seattle series. With Ouw i Rice Lucas. Lloyd Neal a steel the blazers could not i the sonics and we games last season Walton Avert gulp game the highest of Hisor
