European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 2, 1973 the stars and stripes Page 23 i a card stacked against him St. Louis Cardinal Catcher Ted Sim Mons blocks Cincinnati s Cesar Geronimo from Home plate and puts the tag on him in the second inning of a National league game at St. Louis. Geronimo was trying to score on a hit to left by Dave Concepcion. Joe Morgan looks on. The reds took the win 11-6. A photo reds gang up on cards padres stomp expos 6 j by Paul Lebar St. Louis a slugger George Foster one of the few Cincinnati reds not affected by a season Long Power drought Hopes the big red machine is ready to shift out of its doldrums and into High gear. Nobody was hitting until tonight and then everybody hit said Foster after contributing a Solo Home run and an rib single to an 11-6 Triumph Over the St. Louis cardinals thursday night. I Hope it continues this Way the rest of the season he continued. We know we can score runs but the thing is we have to no Roundup keep doing it. We could get on a hot Streak. When we re swinging the bats Well nobody can beat  the slump Ridden reds who started the night 7l/2 games behind the front running los Angeles dodgers in the National league West moved a half game closer on a 14-hit attack. Foster clubbed his Homer his 31st of the Campaign to trigger a seven run Ava Lanche in the second inning. He later added a single for his 98th rib As the reds sent 11 batters to the plate. Ray Knight and Dave Concepcion chipped in run producing singles in an inning which included Joe Morgan s three run Homer. I asked third base coach Alex Gram Mas if he was a Little nervous there were so Many Guys going past him manager Sparky Anderson said of the reds biggest inning this year. The san Diego padres Defeated the Mon Treal expos 6-1 in the Only other National league game thursday. I like for us to hit the Ball and score some runs for a change said Anderson after watching his club snap a six game losing Streak. You wonder How you can go that Long but everybody goes through it. You wonder How you can play that crazy but it  right hander Tom Seaver 12-13, coasted to his first Victory since aug. 2, thanks to an offence that also featured Johnny Bench s 19th Home run and three Bis by Ken Griffey. Anderson removed Seaver after seven innings with Cincinnati ahead 11-1. Tom Hume was nicked for an unearned run in the eighth then Wayne Garrett belted a Pinch grand slam Homer off reliever Doug Bair in the ninth. Splinters from a Bat which shattered in the hands of the cards Lou Brock in the eighth struck plate Umpire Satch Davidson in the right Eye. He was hospitalized Over night for observation. Padres 6, expos 1 Jerry Turner s two Bis on a first inning single and a third inning double helped san Diego snap a three game losing Streak and extend Montreal s losing string to five games. Right hander Eric Rasmussen 14-10, shut out the expos for five innings before needing Relief help with two out in the sixth from Mark Lee. The Victory was Rasmus sen s third this year Over Montreal. Expos starter Woody Fryman 7-9, took the loss. Box is twins 4, tigers 1 Minnesota Detro Itab r h blab r h by Powell of 4000 Leflore of 4020 cub bag 3b 4000 Whitaker 2b 3000 Carew 1b 4010 staub do 4000 Smalley is 3130 a Temps 1b 4120 Wynegar c 4000 Kemp if 4000 Ford of 3100 Parrish c 4010 Adams do 3122 Woc Kufs of 4010 morals pm 1000 Arr go 3b 3011 Chiles if 2111 Trammel is 2000 Rivera if 0001 May pm 1000 Randall 2b 4000 Wagner is 0000 total 32 4 7 4 total 33 1 7 1 Minnesota 000 010 201 4detroit 000 000 100 1 a Carew Chiles. Do Minnesota 1, Detroit 1. Lob Minnesota 5, Detroit 6. 2b Smalley 2. 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Reds 11, cards 6 Cincinnati St. Louis a r h by a r h by inc pc is 3321 to plan is 3110 Aurbach is 1010 Phillips is 1010 Morgan 2b 4113 Scott if 5010 Hume p 0000 in Dick of 5031 Dacons of 0000 Simmons c 3000 Griffey of 4123 Khan no 1b 3100 Foster if 4122 Reitz 3b 4110 Diessn 1b 5110 Umphry of 4000 Bench c 4221 Tyson 2b 4110 Correll c 0000 smarting p 0000 Geronym of 3010 Bruno p 0000 Bair p 0000 of Berkyl pm 1000 Knight 3b 5221 Falcone p 0000 Seaver p 3000 Rthomas p 1000 Kenndy 2b 1000 Brock pm 1100 Lopez p 0000 Garrett pm 1114 total 37 11 14 11 total 36 6 9 5 St Louis 000 001 014 6 a Knight Auerbach. Do Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1. Lob Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 6. 2b Auerbach. 3b Templeton. Or Foster 31morgan 10bench 9garrett 2. Sseaver. Of  h r Erbb so Seaver w,12-13 7 41114 Hume 1 21000 Bair 34421 Martinez l,8-7 12-37 7 7 0 2 Bruno 11-32 0 0 0 0 Falcone 22-34 2 3 3 0 Rthomas 21-31 1 10 1 cores Lopez 1 00021 hip Geronimo by Martinez. We Seaver. Balk Bruno. To 2 31. A 16,112. Brewers 1, indians 0 first game Milwaukee Cleveland a r h blab r h by Molitor is 4010 Kuiper 2b 4030 Money 2b 4000 Grubb if 4000 Cooper 1b 3000 Buell 3b 4010 Lezcano of 3000 Thornton 1b 4000 Oglivie if 3111 Pruitt c 3000 Davis do 3010 Manning of 3000 Bando 3b 3000 Blanks pm 1000 Thoms of 3000 Veryzer is 3010 cmoore c 3000 Cox do 3000 Diaz c 3010 Speed of 0000 total 29 1 3 1 total 32 0 6 0milwaukee 010 000 000 1 Cleveland 000 000 000 0 a Molitor. Do Milwaukee 1, Cleveland 1. Lob Milwaukee 1, Cleveland 6. Or Ogle vie 15. So  h r Erbb so Caldwell w,17-8 9 60011 Paxton l,9-8 9 31107 to 2 02. 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Yankees 6, orioles 2 new York Baltimore a r h by a r h by Rivers of 4111 Harlow of 4 0 0 0 Rndolph 2b 3000 Dauer pm 1010 Munson c 4000 Kelly if 4010 Rej Ksn of 4010 Mads pm 1000 Piniella if 4221 Singleton of 5020 Nettles 3b 3110 Emurry 1b 4000 Chmels 1b 3000 dec pcs 3b 4100 a Johnsn do 3110 May do 4020 Spencer pm 0001 Dempsy c 4010 Dent is 4122 Smith 2b 2111 Mora pm 1000 Belaner is 0000 Garcia 2b 4031 total 32 6 8 5 total 382 11 2 new York 000 003 102 6 Baltimore 020 000 000 2e Dent Mcgregor Decinces. Do new York 1, Baltimore 1. Lob new York 5, Baltimore 11. 26 Dent Rivers. 3b Garcia. Or Piniella 4. A Randolph. Of Spencer. In h r Erbb so Tidrow w,6-9 62-37 2 0 1 6 Lyle 21-34 0 0 0 2 mgr or l.12-12 81-37 6 5 1 4 Stanhouse 2-31 0020save Lyle 8. Hip Nettles by Mcgregor Smith by Tidrow. We Tidrow 2, Stanhouse. To 2 37. A 15,579. Yanks top o a Brewers tribe split by Barry Wilne a sports writer while the red sox relaxed on an off Day and enjoyed their standing atop the Ameri can league East their four pursuers worked at cutting into their Lead. Three of the chasers would have been better off resting thursday. Only the new York Yankees were Able to gain any ground shaving Boston s margin to 6v2 games with a 6-2 verdict Over Al Roundup Baltimore. The orioles fell 12 games off the Pace while third place Milwaukee split a pair with Cleveland winning 1-0, then losing 12-6, and remained 8v2 games out. Detroit lost to Minnesota 4-1 and is fourth 11 Back. There s going to be a Pennant race said Yankees outfielder Lou Piniella who homered and singled in new York s seventh consecutive Victory and 12th in the last 15 games. It s going to be Tough no question. But it we play Well we be got plenty of  the Yankees have 31 games left seven against Boston while the red sox have 30 to play. The 6v2-game deficit is the closest new York has come since aug. 11. Brewers 1-6, indians 0-12 Milwaukee s Mike Caldwell 17-8, threw a six hitter to out Duel Mike Paxton who had a three hitter As the Brewers won the opener. Ben Oglivie s second inning Home run provided the scoring. I be been consistent with my pitches King Wade head Field Tokyo up Billie Jean King of the . And Britain s Virginia Wade will be among the top International women Tennis players in the $100,000 Tokyo Tennis tournament. Others expected to compete include Australia s Wendy Turnbull Betty stove of the Netherlands and sue Barker off great Britain. Japan will be represented by so no Yonezawa. Said Caldwell. I Haven t thrown a lot of hanging breaking balls. I be got 17 Victo Ries with a month to go. If my Arm stays healthy there s no reason i won t win 20." Cleveland belted out 17 hits to snap a 27 inning scoreless string in the Nightcap. Andre Thornton had a three run Homer his 27th, and Ron Pruitt also homered. The indians sent 11 men to the plate in the fourth when they scored five runs. Twins 4, tigers 1 Home runs by Rich Chiles and Glenn Adams and solid Relief pitching by Mike Marshall who picked up his 17th save led the twins to Victory. Chiles blast a Solo shot in the fifth bounced off the upper deck facing in right Center Field at Tiger stadium. Adams Fol Lowed Roy Smalley s double in the seventh with a shot into the upper deck in right. Geoff Zahn 10-13, carried a three hitter into the seventh when the tigers put to Gether three hits for their run. Marshall came on with men on second and third and two out and snuffed the rally then easily retired the tigers the rest of the Way