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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo 22 the stars and stripes thursday june 5, 1980 . Rides the wind Over yanks 6-5 by Logan Hobson Dpi sports writer "111 blows the wind that profits  "1 got a Little help Clint hurdle said tuesday night after his two out wind driven single Over the head of outfielder Dennis Werth knocked in Pete Lacock from third base with the winning run in the i oth inning and gave the Kansas City royals a 6-5 Victory Over the new Yor Yankees. The wind played some tricks with the  hurdle said. It blew it around. I was blowing it too. It s better to be Lucky than to be Good. When you Pinch hit you have to come off the Bench swinging. I decided i was going to swing at the  Lacock opened the 10th with a single against run Davis 2-3, took second on a sacrifice bunt by . Washington and moved to third on a ground out by Willie Wilson. Hurdle batting for Frank White hit his Fly to right that Werth at first charged then Back tracked to no Avail Ashe Ball bounced off the Wall. I thought i had it but i took a step Inland. Ii landed about three feet from the sting stung by rogues Memphis Tenn. A the Memphis rogues playing with a one Man Handicap for two thirds of the match upset the Chicago sting 3-2 in North american soccer league action tuesday night. It was Only the third setback in 13 games for Chicago the american conference s Central division Leader. The rogues fell behind 1-0 Fol lowing the ejection of player coach Charlie Cooke at the 24 20 Mark but came Back to win on goals by John Faulkner Paul Cannell an Paul child. The match played before 10,321, was an exceedingly rough one. Yel Low card cautions went to five rogues and two Sling players while Memphis was charged with 31 foul Sand Chicago 16. The game was scoreless until Cooke was red carded by referee Robert Evans after Bis run in with Chicago Derek Spalding. Five minutes alter Cooke s ejection the sting s Arno Steffenhagen with an assist from Jorgen Kristen fun put in the game s first score. Memphis struck Back at 54 28 when Faulkner took a pass from a. Vid stride off a Corner kick and slammed the Ball pass sting Keener Phil Parkes. Chicago regained the Lead 2-1, at 58 08 on a penalty Kicky Spalding. Just Over a minute later Cannell took a pass from Mike Glankovic and left footed the Ball into the net. Wall said Werth. Who was making a rare appearance in the Outfield. 1 Musi have missed it by about two feet. If i had known i was that close i would have Slid. I would have got there the same time As the Ball. I had a Bead on it but it just kept going. That s the Way you learn by  new York manager Dick Howser was sympathetic. That was t an easy Chance for any Al Roundup body he said. Hurdle crushed the Ball. He s Werth a Good  George Brett collected three hits drove in two runs and scored three times to help Kansas City build a 5-4 Lead through seven innings. But new York tied the score 3 5 in the eighth on a sacrifice Fly by Rick Cerone. Brett singled in the first inning and scored on a double by Darrell Porter to give Kansas City a 1-0 Lead and then belted a two run Homer during a three run third inning outburst to put the royals in front 4-2. He also scored a run in the seventh to give the royals a 5-4 Lead. New York tied it at 4-4 in the fifth on consecutive singles by Willie Randolph Werth and Bob Watson and a double play grounder by soderholm. Dan Quisenberry allowed two hits through the final 2 2-3 innings to boost his record to 4-2. In other Al games Brewers 3, orioles 0 Moose Haas fired a five Hitler and Cecil Cooper belted his seventh Homer to Lead Milwaukee. Haas 6-4, struck out six and walked two in pitching his second shutout in his last three starts. He allowed Only four singles and retired 13 of the last is waiters he faced. Indians 6, a s 4 Cliff Johnson belled a two run Homer with two out in the 10th to lift Cleveland. Victor Cruz 3-2, the third indians Pitcher went the final two innings to pick up the Victory. Oakland unloaded three successive Home runs in the ninth off relievers Sid Monge and Cruz to tie the score at 4 tigers 4, mariners 2 Pinch hitter Richie Hebner belted a two run Homer on his first swing with two out in the ninth to spark Detroit. Seattle left hander Dave Roberts had a no hitter for six innings but lost it when Steve Kemp singled in the seventh. Twins 9, red sox 4 Jerry Koosman pitched a five bitter and Rick Sofield drove in four runs with i double and a three run Homer to propel Minnesota. Koosman 5-5, struck out three and walked two while completing his third game of the season As the twins snapped three game losing Streak. Blue jays 7, anger 6 John Mayberry s two out single in the Lith scored Alfredo Griffin from third base enabling Toronto to snap a four game losing Streak. Joey Mclaughlin who came on in the ninth picked up his second Victory against three losses. White sox 5, rangers 4 Kevin Bell beat shortstop Pepe fria throw to the plate on Claudell washing ton s grounder in the eighth to snap a 4-4 tie and boost Chicago. Texas tied it in the eighth on Pat Putnam s Pinch hit Home Runoff winning reliever de Farmer 4-0. Cards working on their pitching hot bats keep cellar warm by Fred Mcmane Dpi sports writer the St. Louis cardinals bats stand out like Oak in a sea of Driftwood. In an Era where .300 hitters Are As rare As Silver quarters the cardinals boast a lineup that can rip the Ball with consistency. No less than four of the cardinals first string players Are batting Over .300 and a fifth Garry Templeton is very close to the coveted Mark. Yet for All their batting skills the cardinals Are still mired in last place in the National league East because they have been seriously deficient in the pitching department. When they put both things together As no Roundup they did tuesday night against the new York mets the game is usually no contest. Keith Hernandez drove in five runs with two homers and Ted Simmons smashed a three run Homer to support the five hit pitching of John Fulgham As the cardinals whipped the mets 8-1. In the first inning St. Louis Mike Ramsey who had four hits and score three rum singled with one out and Hernandez walked before Simmons blasted his seventh Homer to tag Ray Burris 3-4, wit the loss. Ramsey singled again in the second after Fulgham reached on an error setting the stage for Hernandez fourth Homer. Hernandez second Homer of the game a 450-foot shot to right which followed a double by Ramsey came off reliever Kevin Kobe in the fifth. De on. Brought Home Winner elsewhere in the National league pirates 4, Phillies 3 de Oil s two out single in the ninth in Ning scored Vance Law from third base and lifted the pirates to Victory. Willie so Argyll homered for Pittsburgh in inc eighth to tie the score. Mike Schmidt of the Phillies increased his major league leading Home run Lota to 18 with a two run blast. Cubs 5, expos 2 Jerry Martin cracked a three run Homer and Rick Reuschel tossed a six hitter in pacing the cubs. Martin s eighth Home run came in the second inning off loser Ross Grimsley 1-3, after Dave Kingman singled and Mike Vail walked. Gary car Ter hit a two run Homer for Montreal. Astros 3, padres 2 Rafael Landestoy hit a two run triple with one out in the eighth inning to trigger a three run rally that gave the astros their Triumph. Landestoy s hit made a loser of Randy Jones 4-4, and helped vein Ruble 2-1, notch the Victory. Dodgers 5, reds i Ron Cey smashed a two run Homer in the second inning and Bob Welch notched his sixth straight Victory in the dodgers Triumph. Welch who pitched a one hitter last thursday had control problems As he walked six and gave up six hits. But. He bore Down with men on base to record his sixth Triumph in seven decisions. He was lifted in the eighth and Steve Howe re corded his sixth save. Giants 3, Brates 2 Pinch hitter Milt May s two run double with two out in the ninth inning capped a three run rally that lifted the giants to Victory. Larry Mcwilliams had a four hit shutout going into the ninth and was one out away from Victory when he was re moved for Larry Bradford 1-2. With run ners at first and second Mike sack singled Home the first run of the inning and May batting for winning Pitcher Greg Myton. 2-2, doubled to left Center to Chase Home two More runs. Detroit tigers sign Cajuso 1st cuban refugee Detroit fall thru Trail tto re Luihn Maui Liim it a   a. A. .1. _ a the Detroit tigers i honed shortstop Eduardo Cajuso to a con tract tuesday the first cuban to be signed since baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn lifted his ban on toe signing of refugees. Meanwhile the tigers made Glenn Wil son a third baseman from Sim Houston state their top pick in the free agent draft tuesday. Bill Lajoie. The tigers vice president for baseball said the club signed Cajuso 22. On v recommendation of scout Orlando Pena who saw him play several times while cajun so was a member of the cuban National team. He s supposed to be one of the Best Glove men in Cuba an exceptional fielder Lajoie said. Other than thai we Don know a whole lot about him. It s been kind of difficult to learn much More. Pena was a Lille bit mysterious be cause he was in route All the  Cajuso was signed at a refugee Camp near fort Walton Beach fla., where he recently was moved from a refugee can in the Miami area Lajoie said. Through some contacts Pena was Able to gel into inc compound to sign the boy la pie said. 7 the next step Lajoie said is to gel Caiu so out of inc compound and into a baseball uniform. The tigers plan first to assign Ca Juio to their farm team at Lakeland of the Florida slate league. I believe he has to have a sponsor. Which the Ball club could be Lajoie said. Then. We d like to Send him to Lakeland and get my in shape while he works with Eddie Benkman the former Detroit shortstop who is Lakeland s manager. I Don t know How Long hell stay there. He might be Good enough to go higher maybe to our Montgomery club maybe higher. Well just have to  Kuhn imposed the ban on the signing of cuban refugees May 6 but lift edit Las Friday  
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