European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 2, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 Pash pirates Hopes 10-8 phils Clinch 3rd straight East Flag by United press International the Philadelphia Phillies feigned com sure during the Pittsburgh pirates six Veek charge to take Over the National league  saturday in winning their third no Roundup straight Eastern title by snuffing out a ninth inning pirate rally in the next to the ast game of the season for a 10-8 Victory in Phillies admitted the pirates had them running  after the game Phillie reliever Ron Reed who blunted the pirates four run inning for his 17th save said some two or three of our Guys went Back into the Bath room and screamed out their lungs. What Ever it takes to relieve the tension we did it. Those dad gum pirates would t quit. We went out and buried them 10-4. We said we got pm now they re Down. But they came Back again. They really made us reach Down to the Bottom they would t  sex pirate Richie Hebner provided the winning runs with a three run eighth inning double and scored the Phillies last run on a sacrifice Fly by Mike Schmidt. Being responsible for the bugs demise provided a Little More pleasure for me Hebner said. Pirate manager Chuck Tanner looked glum but claimed he was t. They re champions in my Book said yanks win to take one game into last Day As red sox also Romp by United press International while Ron Guidry was getting All the at mentioned Figueroa was quietly pitching his team to at least a share of its divisional Itle. Figueroa the catalyst in new York s miraculous comeback brought Pride to puerto Rico and glory to the Bronx Satur Day when he clinched a tie for the Ameri an league East title for the Yankees by stopping the Cleveland indians 7-0 on a Ive hitter for his 20th Victory. In posting his eighth consecutive Triumph and 13th Victory in his last 15 Deci Sions Figueroa became the first puerto rican born Pitcher in major league history o win 20 games in a season and climaxed he greatest comeback by a club in Al annals. The Triumph was the Yankees sixth straight and their 47th in 66 games under Bob Lemon who took Over from 3illy Martin As manager of the Yankees on july 25. College Grid Roundup under Lemon the Yankees who trailed Boston by 14 games on july 19, pulled off the second most miraculous comeback in baseball history. Only the 1914 Miracle Boston braves who wiped out a 15-game Al Roundup deficit from july 4, Ever came from far ther Back to win. Figueroa was perhaps the biggest Factor in the Yankees surge. A 7-7 Pitcher under Martin Figueroa welcomed the new regime with open arms and was practically unbeatable Down the stretch. My brother and wife were Here from puerto Rico so i was very proud to get my 20th win today said the Yankees right hander. When i heard the ovation in the ninth inning i knew i had All the people behind me. This Means a lot to the people Hayes wins no. 200 As Bucks trip Baylor from press dispatches the first 200 victories Are the toughest and Ohio state coach Woody Hayes can testify to that after becoming Only the second coach in major College football his Ory to achieve that number at the same school. Hayes joined Amos Alonzo Stagg when he Isth ranked buckeyes Defeated Baylor m-28 saturday. Hayes is in his 28th year at Ohio state after beginning his coaching career at Denison and Miami of Ohio. His Overall record is 233-69-6. Stagg won 243 games in 1 years at Chicago. Baylor 0-3, led 21-17 at the half before Reshman quarterback Art Schlichter got unt racked for the buckeyes. Schlichter stung for two costly interceptions earlier ran for one touchdown and passed 51 Yards o Doug Donley for a second score to rally Hio state to its second win against one Oss. Ohio state s other scores came on four and one Yard runs by Paul Campbell a 34 Yard Field goal by Bob Atha and a 17 Arder by Blade Janakievski. Baylor s our touchdowns come on a nine Yard pass rom Steve Smith to Gordon Marshall a free Yard run by Tony Laws a 15-Yard Smith to Mike Fisher pass and 24-Yard Oss from Smith to Robert Mitchell. No. 1 Oklahoma got four touchdowns rom Billy Sims who had a fifth score jailed Back because of a penalty. The sooner destroyed no. 14 Missouri 45-23. Sims and quarterback Thomas Lott keyed a Rushing attack that ground out 484 Yards. Uwe von Schamann the Oklahoma kicker set an Mcaa record for consecutive extra Points stretching his string to 93, and added a 54-Yard Field goal. The sooner also scored on a one Yard run by Jimmy Rogers and a 65-Yard sprint by David  Cowins of Arkansas rushed for 118 Yards the 13th 100-Yard game of his career leading the second ranked a continued on Page 25 col. Blaik honoured by army sex Grinders West Point . A col. Earl h. Blaik the army coach for 18 years was honoured during halftime ceremonies at saturday s game Between army and Washington state. Among the former army players return ing to West Point to join in the Salute to Blaik were Glenn Davis Bill Carpenter John Green Joe Steffi and Ralph Ches Aiauskas As Well team captains Raymond Murphy 1941 and Pat Ubel 1955. Blaik guided army to two National championships and seven Lambert trophies compiling a 121-33-10 record. In puerto Rico to have a Pitcher in the major leagues to have won 20  Figueroa walked two batters and struck out five in going the distance for the 12th time and posting his second shutout. The Yankees were out to wrap up their third straight Al East division title sunday against the indians. Elsewhere in the Al it was Boston 5, to Ronto 1 Detroit 5, Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 8, Oakland 5 Minnesota 7, Kansas City 3 in 11 innings Chicago 6, California 5 and Texas 4 Seattle 1. Red sox 5, Blue jays 1 Dennis Eckersley posted his 20th Victory with a five hitter As the red sox sent the Al East race Down to the wire with a 5-1 Victory Over the Blue jays. With their seventh consecutive Victory and Lith in the last 13 games the red sox remained one game behind the Yankees with one to play. Eckersley who has lost Only eight games since being acquired from Cleve land just before the season began boosted his Fenway Park record to 11-1 with the help of a four run Boston first inning. The 23-year old right hander settled Down after surrendering a two out Homer by Roy Howell in the first. He finished with nine strikeouts and one walk. The red sox nailed Down the decision quickly against Toronto s Jesse Jefferson 7-16, with the help of Howell s error on a ground Ball by Lead off hitter Rick Burleson in the first. Jerry Remy doubled sending Burleson to third and Jim Rice walked before Carl Yastrzemski grounded to first scoring Burleson. Carlton Fisk followed with a two run single then scored on a single by Fred Lynn and a sacrifice Fly by Butch Hobson. Tigers 5, orioles 4 Jason Thompson s infield grounder scored John Wockenfuss to snap a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning lifting the tigers to a win Over the orioles while spoiling Mike Flanagan s bid for his 20th Victory. Brewers 8, athletics 5 Sixto Lezcano s three run Homer in the first inning and Charlie Moore s two run single in the fifth powered the Brewers to a Triumph Over the a s for Mike Caldwell s 22nd Victory. Twins 7, royals 3 Randy Mcgilberry s throwing error Al Lowed Dan Ford to score from second base triggering a four run Lith inning uprising that lifted the twins to Victory Over the Ryals White sox 6, Angels 5 Bob Molinaro s Bloop single to Center with one out in the ninth inning scored Eric soderholm from second base with the run that gave the White sox a Victory Over the Angels. Rangers 4, mariners 1 left hander Jon Matlack notched his 15th Victory and bump wills belted his ninth Homer to spark the rangers to a Triumph Over the mariners Tanner of the pirates who on aug. 12 were la /2 games behind the Phillies. I m not depressed. I m proud of what they did this year. I Don t feel we lost it. We played like Heck and so did they. And they got us  in helping the Phillies snap a 24-game Home winning Streak by the pirates starter Randy Lerch 11-8, aided his own Caus with a pair of Solo homers off Rookie pirate starter Don Robinson. Lerch gave up five hits and All four pirate runs before being lifted for a Pinch hitter in the sixth. The loss went to Grant Jackson 7-5, who yield continued on Page 23 de Figueroa. Reacting to final out Dennis Eckersley Victory kick Cosmos nip Madrid team to avenge earlier defeat Madrid up the new York cos mos saturday scored three goals within 11 minutes in the first half to defeat a Letico Madrid 3-2 and brighten up their european  Chinaglia Vladislav Bogicevic and Senino each scored a goal in an Early splurge that carried the Cosmos to a re Venge Victory Over the Madrid team that Defeated them in september in new York