European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Royal Effort Page 23  sports writer Billy Martin might not believe it but the Kansas City royals would t be sitting in first place in the american league West fit weren t for Larry Gura. Gura once condemned by the sex Yankee manager As nothing More than a batting practice Pitcher hardly distinguished himself in two previous seasons with the royals and in fact was treated rather roughly by the new York Yankees in four Al playoff appearances the last two years. However the Larry Gura which Bill Martin loved to ridicule has vanished. In his place is a stylish left hander who has been one of the More consistent pitchers in the league this season. Gura gave the royals Pennant Hopes another boost tues thursday september 14, 1978 the stars and stripes Yankee reject Gura gets his 14th Victory As first place Kansas City rips Oakland 8-1 i Day night when he tossed a five hitter i Over and two outs Yankees hard sliding Bucky Den tries to break up a doable play but tigers second baseman Loo who taker goes airborne to get the out at first base. Detroit went on to Stop new York 7-4. A photo a stopping the Oakland a s 8-1 for his 14th  was the sixth Complete game a career High of the season for Gura and he lowered his earned run average to a stingy 2.70, the sixth Best in the league. His14-4 record also figures out to the third Best winning percentage at .778."it s never easy said the 30-year-old Southpaw. In the first couple of inning they were hitting the Ball hard but right at people. In a Way i m like Catfish Hunter if i get by the first few innings i will be All right. It takes me a few inning to Start set Ting up batters for  Gura s performance enabled the royals to pick up a full game on California in the division race. The Angels were beaten by Al Roundup Texas 7-5 and Trail the royals by 2vzgames. Going like this being on the Tea again and seeing us win makes me real Happy said Gura. Before the Only time pitched was in the last part of the season but Whitey Herzog gave me a shot Earl this year. I knew As Long As i stayed heal thy i d be All  s Best hitter Rico Carty was Quick to compliment  s a smart Pitcher said Carty. He s very accurate and puts the bal where he wants it. When things Are going Good like they Are now for the royals everything seems to fall in place for  Gura was supported by a 16-hit attack which included three apiece by Pete Lacock Amos Otis George Brett and Hal Mcrae. Lacock drove in three runs and also scored  in the Al Baltimore nipped Boston 3-2, Detroit trimmed new York 7-4, Chicago topped Minnesota 6-1 and Seattle edged Milwaukee 6-5. Toronto at Cleveland was rained  7, Angels 5 Juan Beniquez two run Homer and Jim Sundberg s three run double sparked a five run fifth inning that gave the Ranger their Victory. Beniquez Homer his 10th, came with one out off starter Frank Tanana 17-10, following a walk to Mike Hargrove and tied the score 4-4. Sundberg delivered his game winning hit off Dyar Miller with the bases loaded. Bobby Bonds homered for Texas and Ron fairly connected for  3, red sox 2 Dennis Martinez tossed a three hitter and Lee May drove in the winning run with a fielder s Choice grounder in the six thinning As Baltimore edged Boston. Marti Nez struck out seven and walked two i boosting his record to 13-11 and recording his 12th Complete game. Mike Torrez 15-10, yielded just five hits in taking the loss. Tigers 7, Yankees 4steve Kemp hit a three run Homer and Ron Leflore and Rusty staub added sol shots in helping the tigers snap the Yan Kees six game winning Streak. Rookie right hander Kip Young 6-5, stopped new York on seven hits until he was touched fora three run Homer by Reggie Jackson. John killer came on to record the last four outs for his 13th save. White sox 8, twins 1lamar Johnson batted in four runs with a pair of singles and Rich Hinton pitched Complete game in Only his second Start of the season to Lead the White sox. Hinton 2-4, allowed seven hits but walked seven As the twins stranded 13  i Brewers 5 Tom Paciorek of Seattle hit a two run single in the ninth inning to spoil Milwaukee s chances of moving up a game on the first place red sox in the Al East. The Brewers still Trail Boston by 4vz games. Tuesday s major league Box scores tigers 7, Yankees 4 new York Detroit a r h by a r h by Rivers of 4110 Leflore of 3221 Rndolph 2b 4010 Whitaker 2b 3111 Munson c 4120 staub do 4211 Heath c 0000 a Temps 1b 5011 Rej Ksn of 4123 Kemp if 4123 Chmels 1b 4000 May c 4000 Nettles 3b 2000 Corcorn of 4010 Piniella if 4010 Mokski 3b 1000 White do 3000 Arr go 3b 3010 Dent is 3110 Trammel is 3110 total 32 4 8 3 total 34 7 10 7 new York 000 001 030 4 Detroit 302 010 01x 7 a Randolph. Do new York 1, Detroit 3. Lob new York 5, Detroit 9. 2brivers, Leflore Corcoran a Rodriguez. 3btram Mell. Or re Jackson 22kemp 13lef lore 11 staub 21. In h r Erbb so Tidrow l,7-10 21-34 5 5 1 2 Lindblad 42-34 1 1 4 3 Davis 1-311110 Lyle 2-31 0000 Young w,6-5 72-38 4 4 2 1 Miller 11-30 0 0 1 2 save Hiller 13. Hip Dent by Young. We Lindblad. T2 18. A14,162. Orioles 3, red sox 2 Baltimore Boston a r h by a r h by Harlow of 3010 Burleson is 4110 Dempsy c 3000 Remy 2b 2000 Singleton of 2110 Brohmer pm 1000 Lopez of 0000 Rice of 4011 dec pcs 3b 4110 a strums if 4000 Emurry 1b 2111 flask c 3000 May do 4001 Lynn of 3000 Mora if 3000 Hobson 1b 3111 Madron if 0000 Evans do 1000 Garcia is 4000 Gscott 1b 3000 Belaner is 0000 Dauer 2b 4010 total 29 3 5 2 total 28 2 3 2 Baltimore 000 012 000 3 Boston 100 010 000 2 a Gscott Hobson Torrez. Do Baltimore 1, boston2. Lob Baltimore 6, Boston 2.2b Burleson Singleton. Or Hobson 17. A Remy Dempsey Mora. In h r Erbb so dirt no w.13-11 9 32227 Torrez l,15-10 9 53257 t-2 36. A-28,924. White sox 6, twins 1 Minnesota Chicago a r h blab r h by Randall 2b 3010 Chapps is 4120 Carew 1b 4010 cd sgt of 4221 Ford of 5010 Lemon of 4110 morals do 3000 a Johnsn do 4024 Smalley is 4010 sir him 3b 4010 Rivera if 4000 Knell 3b 0000 Dews of 2110 Squires 1b 4000 Wolfe 3b 3021 Colbern c 4110 Borgman c 4000 Bosley if 1000 Gates 2b 2111 total i 32 1 7 1 total 31 6 10 6 Minnesota. 010 000 000 1 Chicago 200 040 Fox 6 a Bosley. Do Minnesota 1, Chicago 1. Lob Minnesota 13, Chicago 4. 2blemon, . So Edwrds Carew Gates. A Carew Bosley Wolfe. In h r Erbb so serum l.8-8 42-39 6 6 1 2 pro Nowski 21-31 0 0 0 1 Jackson 2-300000 to Johnson 1-300000 Hinton w,2-4 9 71172 hip Gates by Puznowski. T2 28. A 6,279. Royals 8, a s 1 Oakland Kansas City a r h by a r h by mews 2b 4000 Braun if 3220 Burke of 4110 Wilson if 1000 Carty do 4000 Brett 3b 5330 Page if 4021 Otis of 5032 Newman 1b 4000 Porter c 3100 to Duncan 3b 4000 Lacock 1b 4133 Guerrer is 3020 Cowens of 3011 Hosley c 3000 Mcrae do 4130 Wallis of 2000 patek is 4012 of White 2b 4000 total 32 1 5 1 total 36 8 16 8 Oakland 100 000 000 1 Kansas Ltd 200 111 21x 8 do Oakland 1. Lob Oakland 5, Kansas City 8. 2bburke, Guerrero Mcrae Braun Page Brett. 3botis. So Otis Brett. Of Cowens. In h r Erbb so Langford l,7-11 s 10 5 5 2 2 Heaverlo 3 63313 Gura w,14-4 9 51114 t2 17. A21,379. Rangers 7, Angels 5 California Texas Miller of Lansford 3b Bostock of Baylor do Rudi if fairly 1b Downing c Chalk 2b Jadron is Solaita pm Mullinks is total a Bevacqua in r h by a r h by 4100 hard re in 4100 5210 Ben Luz of 4112 5032 Oiiver if 3121 4011 Zisk do 3110 4110 Bonds of 3211 4112 Sundburg c 4023 4010 Harrah is 4000 4000 Bevacq 3b 2000 3010 own san 3b 1000 1000 wills 2b 3100 0000 38 5 9 5 total 31 7 7 7 200 200 100 5 001 150 Fox 7. Do Texas 1. Lob califor Nia 7, Texas 6. 2b Rudi Zisk Bostock Sund Berg. Or fairly 10bonds 27beniquez 10. So wills Oiiver Rownstein. In h r Erbb so Tanana l,17-10 41-355534 Dmiller 32-3 2 2 2 3 3 Medich w,8-8 61-39 5 3 1 5 Cleveland 22-30 0 0 0 3 save Cleveland 12. We Dmiller. Pm Sundberg. T2 42. A8,469. Mariners 6, Brewers 5 Milwaukee Seattle a r h blab r h by Yount is 5000 Jcruz 2b 5120 Money 2b 3110 Reynolds is 4230 Cooper 1b 4110 Ruyons of 4212 Hisle if 5223 Roberts of 5121 Oglivie do 3121 Paciorko if 5023 Lezcano of 4000 Meyer 1b 4000 Bando 3b 3021 Stein 3b 3010 Thoms of 4010 Stinson c 3010 cmoore c 4000 beam do 4000 total 35 5 9 5 total 37 6 12 6 Milwaukee 010 130 000 5 Seattle 300 100 002 6 one out when winning run scored Stinson reached first on Catcher s interference a cmoore Bando Stein. Lob Milwaukee 8, Seattle 10. 2bpaciorek, Hisle Tho Mas. Or Bujones 5oglivie 18hisle 31. A Reynolds. In h r Erbb so Bomback 2-343311 Redriguez 72-362204 Mcclure l.2-6 0 01110 Castro 0 20000 Mitchell 42-375523 Todd w.3.4 41-32 0 0 3 1 t2 35.a-5,577. Reds 4, astros 3 Houston Cincinnati a r h blab r h by land Sty is 5000 Rose 3b 4010 a Gontiz 2b 3000 Morgan 2b 4110 Ord pc pm 1000 or less 1b 4000 dry ugh 2b 0000 Foster if 4021 Puhl of 4120 Bench c 3010 Jcruz of 4120 Dacons or 0000 Cabell 3b 4123 Bair p 0000 Watson 1b 3000 summrs of 4221 Walling if 4010 Geronym of 3010 Bochy c 3010 kind is pm 0100 Lengel p 2000 Aurbach is 3020 Cannon pm 1000 Moskau p 3001 Bann str p 0000 Correll c 0000 Baldwyn pm 1010 Sambito p 0000 total 35 3 9 3 total 32 4 10 3 Houston 010 000 020 3 Cincinnati 110 001 001 4 one out when winning run scored a Landestoy. Do Houston 1, Cincinnati 1. Lob Houston 7, Cincinnati 6. 2bmorgan, Foster Walling Puhl Bochy Auerbach Jcruz. Or Cabell 7summers 1. So Auerbach. Sauerbach. In h r Erbb so Lemongello 6 93302 Bannister 2 10013 Sambito l,4-8 1-301010 Moskau 8 83325 Bair w,7-5 1 10001 balk Moskau. T2 20. A20,801. Expos 5, cardinals 1 Tekulve Christen Reed Mcgraw 2 2-3 6 2 1 0011 3304 0002 2202 St. Louis Scott if Morales Littell Khan no Simmons in Dick Reitz 3b Tyson 2b Ramsey i to plan is fuck sch Bruno Umphry of total St. Louis. Montreal do Montreal 1 4. 2bdawson a Valentine. Montreal i of p 1b c of 2 is s i p or a 4 3 0 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 29 r h by 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 0 01 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 a r h by Cash 2b Frias 2b Dawson of Evan to of Perez 1b Hutton 1b Bromart if Carter c Parrish 3b Speier is May p total 31 000 100 4 0 4 3 4 0 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 01 0 10 000 1 01 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1. Lob 2. 3b 010 130 Fox 5 St. Louis 5, Montreal Cash. A May. Of in 42-3 2 1-31 9 r Erbb so 5505 0002 0001 1137 a Koch l,12-11 Bruno Littell May w,7-9 hip Simmons by May. T2 03. A8,672. Pirates 5, Phillies 1 Pittsburgh Philadelphia a r h blab r h by Taveras is 3010 Mcbrid of 4000 Moreno of 3110 Bowa is 3000 Parker of 4224 pm dds of 4111 Stargell 1b 4000 Luzynski if 4000 Ott c 4010 Boone c 4020 Bra non if 4000 Schmdt 3b 4000 Milner if 3111 Foote c 2000 Berra 3b 1000 Hebner 1b 0000 Garner 2b 3010 Sizemor 2b 2000 can Lari p 1100 Mccror pm 1000 Tekulve p 1000 Harrisn 2b 0000 Christ non p 1000 Morrin pm 1000 Reed p 0000 Denine pm 1000 Mcgraw p 0000 total 31 5 7 5 total 31 1 3 1 Pittsburgh 001 002002 5 Philadelphia 100 000 000 1 a Taveras Parker. Do Pittsburgh 1. Lob Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 5. 2b Garner Boone. H a Parker 2 26maddox 11milner 6. A Moreno Taveras. In h r Erbb so Candler w,11-11 61-33 1 102 save Tekulve 29. Hip Bowa by Cand Lari Candlaria by Christenson. T2 01. A31,355. Padres 3, braves 1 Atlanta san Diego a r h by a r h by Royster is 4010 Smith is 4110 office of 4120 Bevans 3b 4010 it this of 4000 Turner if 3000 Burghs if 4000 Dthomas if 0000 Horner 3b 1000 Winfield of 3131 Beall 3b 2000 Tenace 1b 3000 Nolan c 3010 Wilhelm of 3110 Murphy 1b 4000 Robrts c 4021 Hubbrd 2b 4000 Baker 2b 3000 a Mahler p 2000 Gamble pm 1000 Chaney pm 1010 of Gaziz 2b 0000 Campbel p 0000 Perry p 4000 total 33 1 5 0 total 32 3 8 2 Atlanta 000 001 000 1 san Diego 010 011 Fox 3 a Royster Murphy Smith. Lob Atlanta 7, san Diego 9. 2bwilhelm, Roberts Chaney. Or Winfield 22. In h r Erbb so Mahler l,4-11 6 7 3 2 2 10 Campbell 2 10011 Perry w,18-6 9 51015 hip Horner by Perry Wilhelm by Mahler. We Mahler. T2 23. A 11,222. Dodgers 8, giants 0 los Angeles san Francisco a r h by a r h by Lopes 2b 5124 Madlock 2b 4010 North of 5000 Whitfield if 3000 monday of 2100 Clark of 3000 Lacy pm 1000 Evans 3b 3000 Simpson of 0000 Ivie 1b 4020 Garvey 1b 3121 Tamargo c 2010 Cey 3b 3100 Gardner or 0000 Baker if 4000 Hill c 1000 Ferguson c 2000 Herndon of 3000 Law or 0100 Lavelle p 0000 Yeager c 0000 Ritz or is 3000 Mota pm 0100 write Csc p 2000 Grote c 0000 Cruz of 1010 Russell is 4123 Hooton p 4100 total 33 s 6 i total 29 0 5 0 Losangeles 000 100025 8 san Francisco 0 000 000 0 lob los Angeles 3, san Francisco 6. 2b Tamargo Lopes Russell. 3bivie. Or Lopes 16. So monday Law. S Whitfield. In h r Erbb so Hooton w.1i8 9 50034 mate fuse l,l1-7 72-33 3 3 3 3 Lavelle 11-33 5 5 1 2 hip Cey by Lavelle. T2 09. A38,073