European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. June 6, 1980 the stars and stripes Poge 2 old timer Kaat beats mets 1-0 by United press International James Lee Kaat has played in the major leagues since 1959, which gives him More experience than for instance the new York met franchise. The 41-year-old left hander Hopes he is More than just a trivia question however. I Don t worry about the four decade thing Kaat said wednesday night refer ring to the fact he is one of a select Circle of players to perform in four separate dec Oakland third baseman Wayne Gross puts hand out to break his fill u be leaning into the line drive gets almost horizontal to Knock Down a Rab in action at Cleveland. Harrar line drive by Cleveland Batter Toby har reached first on the infield hit. Up Johnson Harrah Power indians to win 5-3, take 3-game sweep Over Oakland by United press International the Cleveland indians Rise to the .500 Mark has been closely connected with the recent hitting binges of Cliff Johnson and Toby Harrah. Johnson and Harrah both got off slowly this season but both connected for Home games in the West. Our pitching has been very Good lately Garcia said but the hitting has made Ting in the series the difference. We suffered Early in the " a i season because Johnson did t have Spring training. And Toby Harrah got off to a bad  earlier this season is getting  Harrah s formula for his 9-for-l4 hit Al Roundup runs along with Mike Hargrove wednes Day night to Power the indians to a 5-3 Victory and a three game sweep Over the rapidly fading Oakland a a who dropped to the .500 level. Cleveland in fourth place in the East division thus moved to within six games of first place new York while Oakland now trails Kansas City by 414 Johnson who hit a sacrifice Fly in the first inning to score Miguel Dilanc from third base slugged his sixth Homer in the sixth just after Hargrove had hit his sixth off Oakland s Steve Mccatty 5-5. Harrah opened the second inning with his fifth Homer. "1 know i can hit the Bull to Center held and if i get that attitude i know i can hit said Johnson. The head is straight the thinking is there. I m getting my Good hitting habits Back and my hand injured i m not taking baiting practice said the Veteran third baseman. June is usually a Good month for me because it gets a Little warmer. But the thing that really counts is the end of the  the a s chased indians starter Dan continued on Page 22 no Roundup Ades. I can t help when i was born. It All has to do with my  Kaat prefers that people think of him As an effective Pitcher and if he keeps up the Standard he set in pitching the St. Louis cardinals to a 1-0. 10-Inmng Victory Over the mets he will get his wish. For 24 hours this will probably be As satisfying a win As i Ever had Kaat said. I Felt like i was pitching the Way a Pitcher should  Ken Reitz the league s leading hitter led off the 10th inning with his fourth Homer of the year. It came off Neil Allen 2-4, and gave Kaat his first Complete game in exactly two years and his first shutout since april of 1978. That really showed me a lot pitching 10 innings Reitz said. His pitching will probably give everybody a kick in the butt. We Haven t won two games in a Row in a Long time. The Man went 10 innings and never got  Kaat 1-3, was making his 610th career Start which places him in sixth place on the All time list ahead of Robin Roberts. He Hopes he can Start a few More. Wrinn 1 came Over Here that s what i wanted he said. I be never been an effective reliever. I d just As soon have them give me the Ball four or five times and if it did t work out i d pack my tackle and go  Kaat was Cut by the new York Yankees Cimi Inisi to on Page 221 Bamberger to manage Brewers again by Mike o Brien Milwaukee a a tanned and trim George Bamberger declaring he is allowed to drink All the Beer 1 want received final medical clearance wednesday to return As manager of the Milwaukee  and truly i never Felt better in my life. My heart rate is three times better than before my operation said Bamberger who suffered a mild heart attack in Early March and had five Cor onary bypasses in an eight hour opera Tion Here March 26. Bambur Ger who had Conval sced at his Florida Home since Early april re turned Here monday for tests at mount Sinai medical Center. He is to have one More test thursday then take Over As manager when the Brewers open a Home stand Here against the Detroit tigers Friday night. "1 can drink All the Beer i want said Bamberger who the previous two years frequently stopped for a few Beers with Tail gating fans in the county stadium parking lot after games. The Only bad thing about Beer is the calories not the Beer itself he said chuckling. Bamberger 54, said he had walked a Treadmill at the Hospital As part of his pre surgical testing and had tired in four to five minutes having recorded heartbeat rate of 118 per minute. Ten Days after the operation i walked eight minutes with a heart rate of probably 138," he said. Today i walked 17 minutes i did t run out of Gas they stopped me and got it up George Bauberger. Cleared for Beer to 171, which is fantastic. No doubt about it i m a much healthier Guy than before the  he will take Over a baseball team that was in a reasonably healthy second place in the american league East. 4 /5 games behind the new York Yankees prior to wednesday night s games. Buck Rodgers has managed the brew ers in Bamburger s absence and Bam Burger said that Rodgers will resume his former duties As third base coach. "1 can t take anything away from Buck Rodgers Bamberger said. He s done a great Job no doubt about it and he will manage again in the big  however Bambur Ger made it Clear that the Brewers bullpen can expect considerably less work than it got under Rodgers. The pitching staff which led the league with 61 Complete games last season has Only eight to Dale As Rodg ers frequently has removed starting pitchers with big leads in order to give the Relief pitchers work. My thinking is different Bam Berger said we can t All think the same. I believe the starters have got to do the Job. I Don t like six or seven inning pitchers. I want my starters to be proud of their Complete  if you got a starter who s got great stuff Why take him out and brine in a Guy when you Don t know what kind of stuff he s got Bambur Ger said. I be Lieve that if you Ever win 10, 12, 14 games in a Row you got to win with your starters getting Complete games about five games in a Row. Maybe the sixth game you got to bring somebody else in. I truly believe that s How you run off 6, 8, 10 wins in a Row he said. And we got to have a Long winning Streak sometime. Let s face facts. If we win the Pennant we got to finish 30 games Over .500. We re four Over now. That Means we got to pick up 26 games somehow. And i really think we can win the  Bambur Ger who at a news Confer ence april 5 Hud said he probably would Reti after this season said wednesday he May manage again next season. How we play that will be the big  he said. If this bal club plays bad i should be relieved. If it plays Good there s a Good Chance i la be Back. If i think we re playing Good Ball and they want me Back there s a Chance Iii be Back. I la make a decision at the end of the year. But i have to feel i did a Good