European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday september 7, 1978 How then stand r -.-. 7 my american league East Boston new York Milwaukee Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Toronto West Kansas City California Texas Oakland Minnesota Chicago Seattle tuesday s results Baltimore 4, Boston 1 Cleveland 6, Toronto 2 new York 4, Detroit 2 Chicago 4, Minnesota 3 Texas at California Ppd., rain Kansas City 3, Oakland 0 Only games scheduled was 81 79 78 75 60 55 75 74 66 64 62 58 51 l pet. Go 52 .620 56 .591 4 59 .572 6vi 61 .561 8 63 .543 10v4 78 .435 25 61 .551 63 .540 i a 68 .493 8 75 .460 12vi 77 .446 14 /2 80 .420 18 85 .375 24 National league East Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago Montreal St. Louis new York West w 73 73 69 66 60 55 82 8075 71 64 60 l 63 64 69 73 78 84 56 5863 6874 78 pet.537 .533.500 .475.435 .396 .594.580 .543.511 .464 .435 go a 58 a 1419va 27 11va18 22 los Angeles san Francisco Cincinnati san Diego Houston Atlanta tuesday s results Montreal 10, Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 8, new York 0 Atlanta 8, san Diego 1 Houston 3, Cincinnati 2 san Francisco at los Angeles Ppd., rain Only games scheduled International league Best of five playoffs tuesday s results richmond8, charleston6 Richmond leads 1-0 Pawtucket 4, Toledo 3 Pawtucket leads 1-0 Pacific coast league Best of five playoffs Western division tuesday s result Portland 7, Tacoma 5, 12 innings Tacoma leads series 2 1 Eastern division Albuquerque won series with Salt Lake 3-0 american association Best of seven playoffs Omaha 4, Indianapolis 2 Omaha wins series 4-1 Southern league Best of three playoffs Eastern division tuesday s results Savannah 4, Orlando 1 series tied 1-1 Only game scheduled Texas league Best of three playoffs tuesday s result jackson4, Arkansas 1 Jackson winsseries2-1 California league Best of five playoffs tuesday s result Lxii at Visalia Ppd. Rain series tied 1-1 top ten american league based on 325 at bats g a Carew Minnesota 132 491 Rice Boston 137 568 Oliver Texas 107 423 Pintella new York 106 380 Oglivie Milwaukee 107 388 Yount Milwaukee 105 408 Lynn Boston 125 457 Roberts Seattle ill 385 Fisk Boston 131 479 Carty Oakland .122 452 r h pet 73 167 .340 105 186 .327 50 134 .317 53 117 .308 60 118 .304 52 123 .301 68 137 .300 67 114 .296 80 141 .294 60 133 .294 Home runs Rice Boston 38 Thomas Milwaukee 31 Thornton Cleveland 29 Hisle Milwaukee 29 Baylor California 28. Runs batted in Rice Boston 121 staub Detroit 107 Hisle Milwaukee 99 Thornton Cleveland 93 Jthompson Detroit 85 Carty Oakland 85. Pitching 13 decisions Guidry new York 20-2, .909 Stanley Boston 13-2, .867 Gura Kansas City 134, .765 Eckersley Boston 16-4, .727 Bilingham Detroit 15-6, .714 Knapp California 14-7, .667 Gale Kansas City 14-7, .667 2 tied with .654. National league g a r h pet. Burroughs Atlanta 131 418 63 132 .316 Buckner Chicago 96 368 38 116 .315 Parker Pittsburgh 124 492 77 154 .313 Madlock san Francisco 102 377 65 117 .310 Clark san Francisco 134 506 80 157 .310 Jcruz Houston 132 493 67 152 .308 a Smith los Angeles 117 412 79 126 .306 Whitfield san Francisco 126 409 64 124 .303 Bowa Philadelphia 131 549 65 165 .301 Rose Cincinnati 136 568 88 170 .299 Home runs Foster Cincinnati 31 Luzon ski Philadelphia 29 a Smith los Angeles 28 Kingman Chicago 25 Dawson Montreal 23 Parker Pittsburgh 23. Runs batted in Foster Cincinnati 98 Garvey los Angeles 96 Parker Pittsburgh 91 Clark san Francisco 91 Smith los Angeles 89 Winfield san Diego 89. Pitching 13 decisions Perry Sand Lego 16-, .727 Bonham Cincinnati 10-4, .714 Blue san Francisco 16-7, .69 drool non Pittsburgh 11-5, .688 Hooton los Angeles 16-e, .667 Moore Chicago 9-5, .643 Grimsley Montreal 1m, .640 Knepper san Francisco 15-9, .625. Connors bodyguard left with racquets escorts Star through admiring fans. Jimmy visibly moved by reception after exciting . Open match admiring fans try for us pen just a touch of Connors w to Vav by Fred Rothenberg new York a love him or hate him Jimmy Connors has that sense of greatness that excites people. After overcoming Adriano Zanatta i five emotionally charged sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 at the . Open Tennis Champion ships tuesday Connors needed a Small cordon of Security people to Ward off the masses who just wanted to touch him. Muhammad a evokes a similar response from his Public and cries of you re the greatest echoed around con nors As he limped Back to the players locker room where he received treatment for a muscle cramp in his leg. Connors was visibly moved by their ado ration. In front of the entourage was a tall cop badge 130, who sported a fledgling mus tache on his Boyish face. Bellowing like a Advance Man for a presidential campaigner badge 130 warned the gathering crowd out of the Way out of the and the crowd parted. Connors and his entourage could t be stopped. Behind badge 130 was Doug Henderson Connors Burly bodyguard who was offer ing Protection to his charge while carrying10 of Jimmy s racquets in the Nook of his left of the time Connors had his right hand draped Over Henderson s right Shoul Der. To Connors right was Lornie Kuhle Jimmy s Friend and practice partner. No now later he told the hordes of Little girls and older women who besieged him for autographs and a touch. One girl cracked the human Barrier an reached Connors. I touched him. I touched him she squealed to a the while the entourage was picking up Speed and More people on the sides Ansback. It looked like Connors was the pied what seemed to be a representative gesture to the throng gathering Aroundhim Connors selected an 11-year-old girl and grabbed her hand pulling her into the select Circle. It was a face he recognized. Hattie Stowe 11, from Scarsdale n.y., is a the daughter of a Friend of Chris Evert s Mother. Connors used to been aged to Evert. Hand in hand he walked briskly and she ran As they made their Way through the underground passage that Leto the players locker room. You can come upstairs but that s Asfar As you can go Connors told her sym pathetically. Finally Connors reached the Sanctuary of the locker room. Badge 130 stood outside the Entrance keeping several Media representatives out. Orders from Security he told the Media who normally Are Al Lowed into the players quarters. He s to be left . Davis cup team is picked new York up Brian Gottfried Harold Solomon and Dick Stockton three Davis cup veterans will be joined by Caa s John Mcenroe on the United states Davis cup team when it faces chilean Santiago sept. 15-17, it was announced tuesday by the United states Tennis association. Also named to the squad were Van Winitsky and Larry Gottfried Brian s brother. Solomon will be appearing in his seventh Davis cup match and was a member of the team that Defeated South Africa in Gottfried will make his third appear Ance having last played in 1977 against South Africa. It will be Stockton s sixth Davis cup , who has reached the Quarter finals of the . Open recently turned pro after leaving Stanford. Winitsky was the 1977 Junior . Open Champion and also turned pro recently. Larry Gottfried was a member of the squad that Defeated South Africa. The Captain of the . Team is ton Trabert. The . Has a 2-0 Davis cup re Cord against Chile. Continued from Page 21 backhand after a time consuming a Acque change by Connors the players embark on a vicious rally. Connors won it with backhand Down the line. Zanatta appearing anxious at Connors earlier Stal double faulted. And Connors had endure again. Earlier top seeded swede Bjorn Bor busted no. 12 american Harold Solomon 2, 62, 6-0. Borg will meet mexican rat Ramirez the eighth seed in another quarterfinal match. Ramirez Defeated no. 1arthur Ashe 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 tuesday Evert and Tracy Austin to fourth round women s matches. They Wert meet wednesday in a Quarte Finz match. Evert the second seed Defeated 1year-old Regina mar Sikova of Czechoski Varia 6-4, 6-1. Austin the fifth seeded i year old beat 19-year-old fellow America Anne Smith 6-4,6-3.american Kathy May seeded 15th upset no. 7 Betty stove of the netherland6-4, 7-6, to reach the quarterfinals again fourth seeded Wendy Turnbull of Australia. Turnbull a finalist last year survived fourth round Battle against 13th-Seede Marita Redondo 6-2,6-7,6-2. Another amazing teen Ager 16thf seeded 16-year-old Pam Shriver of thfu.s., upset no.8 Kerry Reid of Australia 6 2, 6-4, to gain the quarterfinals again australian Lesley Hunt. Hunt defeat american Lele Forwood 6-3,3-6,6-3. Macnair suffers attack Era Clew York up Fred Mcnair 2ft-year-old doubles specialist suffered a attack of Chest pains and rapid heartbeat during a match tuesday at the . Opel Tennis championships and was taken by ambulance to Hospital for overnight Obser aviation. In his condition is stable said or. who treated Mcnair at the National Tennis Center. He s had a history of attacks like this. His pulse went from 52 t
