European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday August 25, 1978 san Diego padres shortstop Ossic Smith sails Over flattened Philadelphia Pallue Ted Sti Emore during a doable Don t give him any Back talk play in the third inning of their contest wednesday in Philly. Pitcher Jim Kaat grounded to Smith who then collided at second with Alzemore just after tossing Kaat out at tint. San Diego went on to nip the first place phils . A photo Pittsburgh stops Atlanta , in 12 worried phils nipped by padres  Sybill Madden up sports writer recent slump. Wednesday s  loss to the league East Pennant race turns out like something like 1973, the front running but slumping Philadelphia Phillies Are looking warily Over their shoulders hoping it winds up nothing like 1964. Remember 1973? that was the year the new York mets won the no East by finish ing just two games Over .500. The pirates no Roundup finished third that year but they have Good reason to Hope this year s Pennant Winner won t be too much better than .500. That s because by beating the atlant braves in 12 innings wednesday night for their ninth straight Victory they have just reached the .500 Mark for the firs time since june. It was a must win situation and we Roseto it said Dave Parker who tripled with one out in the 12th and scored the winning run on de Ott s single. We know what s at stake we have to play this kind of baseball the rest of the Way out. We have a Good Hance to win it now. The Phillies have a rough West coast trip coming up now. There s been no East Ern division team that s had any Success on the coast this year so it s a Good Chance they can get knocked off a few More times out there. It s a prime Opportunity for us to pick up a lot of ground. Who knows we could come Back Home in first place. We re definitely in the Pennant race said pirates manager Chuck Tanner. We can t worry about what anyone in front of us does now. We have to just keep  Ai for the Phillies even though the faces have All changed since then they la probably never be allowed to forget that disastrous 1964 season when they lost 12 out of is games Down the final stretch to Lowthe Pennant to the St. Louis cardinals. Those dark memories Are beginning to Drift Back in the Wake of the Phillies games Over Chicago and 4 i Over the pirates. We re still out in front said Phillies manager Danny Ozark after Derrel Thomas singled Home Ozzie Smith from first base with the deciding run in the padres  win. But i am annoyed with the play of the team. However i feel my overreacting would do More harm than Good. I d rather talk about things the next Day. They re trying but maybe trying too hard in certain situations. I would rather be where we Are than chasing at this Tim of the  Ozark employed six pitchers in an Effort to pull the game out. Smith singled with two out off Ron Reed the fifth Philadel phia Pitcher and scored on Thomas shot jets Deal Caster to oilers Houston a the Houston oilers ave acquired Veteran wide receiver Rich Caster from the new York jets for Undis closed future draft choices. In nine season with the jets Caster from Jackson state caught 245 passes for 4,434 Yards and 36 touchdowns ranking sixth among new touchdowns g Kmon will x Caster broke a hand in preseason Las year and had a season record for 10 games a do Puonti a 205 Down the first base line As reliever Rolli fingers picked up his fifth win. Elsewhere in the no san Francisco shaded new York  los Angeles put away Montreal  and Houston Downe Chicago . Dodgers 4, expos z Burt Hooton scattered nine hits overnight innings and the dodgers took advantage of four expo errors to maintain their half game Lead Over the san Francisco in the no West. Steve Garvey and Rick monday each singled Home runs for the dodgers while Charlie Hough came on in the ninth to retire the Side and get his sixth save. Giants 2, mets 1 Marc Hill ripped a two out Pinch hit double in the ninth inning to drive in Pinch runner Johnnie Lemaster with the winning run in the san Francisco Victory. Bob Knepper with Relief from Gary Lavelle picked up his 13th win against nine losses s5hf5lip Lockwood who has lost eight straight games started the ninth for a x�1 a walked John Tamargo with0116 o"1 Lemaster ran for Tamargo. Was scored on i " s single astros cubs 0ken Forsch making his first Start in More than a year combined with Joe Sam Bito on a six hitter and the astros party def into three unearned new e?,?,7"4. ,.51T out five a allowed four hits through seven innings before giving Way to Sambito. The Tosi Wal the cubs sixth inthe last eight games sting Ley spinal surgery ws3� a fiery wednesday to stabilize his neck Post operative .-., doctors at Eden Hospital r reported  said. The operation and anaesthesia were in umps Foj no Cork Mcrae Chicago a Hal in ursial baseball Bat we White sox claimed was to was Cut open wednesday i found sox manager Larry Doby said he Kansas r Ager Whitey Herzog i Crew of Pat Maloney Kosc and Jerry neudet., Bat before the royals a wednesday night at come we sawed it into five i. No Cork was found said tested the royals $-3 Al on tuesday after so born asked umpires to i Bat following Mcrae s i in the fourth  said he dial thing wrong with the Ball ordered it thrown out of to Doby acknowledged look any different from in hear rumours sometimes. " it s no doubt that son their bats said Doby. 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