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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. June 18, 1980 the stars and stripes Pago 21 second baseman Willie Randolph left and shortstop Fred Stanley of the new York Yankees float near second base in Light on their feet he ninth inning of game against the Seattle mariners monday night. Sliding into second for the first half of a double play that ended the game is mariners Pinch Hitler Joe Simpson. The Yankees won 6-3. Al photo Garland hurls Complete game As indians win fifth in a Row by piers Cirei. N1ssenson a sports writer this is about two comebacks. The one by Wayne Garland of the Cleveland Indi ans is in its second year. The one by the Texas rangers took Only a couple of outs. Garland who underwent surgery on his right shoulder in May 1978, pitched his first Complete game in More than a year monday night scattering nine hits As the Cleveland indians made it five victories in a Row by defeating inc Chicago while sox 5-3."there s no doubt things arc looking up. They re looking better than they did in inc past said Garland. The rangers like Garland and the Indi ans trailed 3-0 at one Point. Hut they ral lied for six runs in the ninth inning on eight singles and cooled off the Kansas City royals 6-3."thai was Nice real Nice said bump Al Roundup wills who singled and scored in inc rally. La was just one of those nights that was bound to happen. We were  meanwhile the Detroit tigers pulled a mini comeback with two runs in the Bot Tom of the ninth inning to nip Milwaukee 6-5 in the opener of a double header. The Brewers look the Nightcap 5-3. Garland said he used a fastball curve Slider screwball and Knuck Leball in pitch ing his first Complete game since june 13, 1979. He said he did t feel comfortable Over inc first few innings but a conference with Catcher to Diaz cleared up the prob  walked during the Bottom of the third inning Garland said. Afler that inning i went out a Little More relaxed and i started mixing my fastball in More. My off Speed pitches were Selling up my fasl the adjust Mcnol worked and Garland retired 15 Bailers in a Row before Thad Bosley singled in the ninth. When i gave up the three runs in inc third i was Rushing myself he said. I was trying to muscle some pitches and was t relaxed. The screwball is still my main pitch. When i m in trouble i still use it. I be added a curve and Knuck Leball. The curve i threw against Kansas City last tuesday was the first i be thrown since 1974." Cliff Johnson s infield hit Wilh inc bases loaded lied the score in the seventh inning and Rick Manning followed with a two run single. In other american league games rangers a royals 3 the rangers held scoreless on four hits through eight innings launched their ninth inning rally on a Lead off single by Pat Putnam. One out later wills singled and with two out Richie Zisk singled put Nam Home Wilh the first run. Rusly slab s rib single chased loser Dan Quison Berry. Jim Norris and Jim Sundburg lagged Gary Christenson for run scoring hits and Tucker Ashford and Putnam connected off rawly Eastwick. Yankees 6, mariners 3 Graig nellies drove in Ihrck runs with iwo doubles and a Home run and Tommy John scattered 10 hits in eight innings to become the Al s first nine game Winner. Nellies rapped rib doubles in inc first and fifth innings and homered in the Sci enl. Jim Spencer drove in iwo runs Wilh a single in the first and a sacrifice Fly in the fifth. Tigers 6-3, Brewers 5-5 Al Cowns rib single Wilh two out in inc ninth inning capped a two run rally As Detroit won the opener. Cecil Cooper hit a iwo run Homer and Gorman Thomas had a Solo shot for the Brewers. Detroit trailed 5-4 in inc opener Bui lied inc score when Champ Summers Jackson Harrah selected new York up new York s Reggie Jackson and Cleveland s Toby har Rah have been named co winners of the american league player of the week award. Doubled Home Kirk Gibson who led off the ninth with a bunt single and was sacrificed to second. Cowns then singled Home inc winning run. In the second game Reggie Cleveland making his first Starl of the season blanked the tigers on one Hil until the eighth when Steve Kemp and Richie Lac Beer homered. A s 11, red sox 8 Oakland used a 16-hit alack to end Boston s six game winning Streak despite iwo Home runs by Jim Rice and a three run shot by Fred Lynn in the ninth. The a s scored three runs in the first inning Starling Wilh consecutive triples by Rickey Henderson and Dwayne Mur Phy who scored on a wild pitch. Dave revering and Wayne Gross walked and revering scored on a single by Mitchell Page. The a s made it 5-0 in the fourth on singles by Murphy revering Gross and Tony armas. Mickey Klutts doubled a run across and revering added a two run single in the fifth while Klutts rapped another rib double in the eighth. Orioles 5, Angels 2 Terry c Rowley s iwo run single capped a three run Baltimore first inning Kiko Garcia singled iwo runs across in inc High la and Jim Palmer and Tim Stoddard combined for a six Hiller As Baltimore Defeated California for the seventh consecutive Lime in a regular season game. The orioles arc 10-1 against the Angels counting last year s playoffs. They basically have solid pitching and we re basically a hitting club. Good pitch ing shuts Down Good Hilling said Angels manager Jim Fregosi. Twins 4, Blue jays 0 Geoff Hahn scattered nine hits and pitched his third shutout of the season in ending Minnesota s four game losing Streak. The twins scored in the second nning on Pete Mackanin s single. Glenn Adams doubled a run Home in the third and Minnesota scored ils final iwo runs in inc seventh on singles by John Casino and Butch Wynegar a double steal and Rick Sofield s rib double. Of Larsa Sinics sports braves revel in Power of Chambliss b  Mcmane i i sports writer Chris Chambliss is beginning to stand out like i Dot Royce in a sea of mediocrity known As inc Atlanta braves. After six years of playing for one of baseball s Best learns the new York Yan Kees. Chambliss finds himself on one of the worst. Yet. It has Only served to better demonstrate the consistency of the hard hitting first baseman whose talents were overshadowed by others on the Yankees. Chambliss easily the most consistent performer on the braves this season got no Roundup four hits and drove in five runs monday night to Lead his team to a 6-3 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals. Chambliss knocked in the first Atlanta run with a first inning single and increased the braves Lead to 3-0 with his second rib single in the third off starter Bob i Orsch. 5-5. After the cardinals lied the score in the fourth. Chambliss hit his seventh Homer to score Glenn Lubbard. Who had tripled and Dale Murphy who had walked. Chambliss also had a double in the seventh to raise his average to .308. Sixth Busl in inc league. I would have done just As Well this year Wilh inc Yankees if i d been playing every Day said Chambliss matter of Farlly. Last year i hit in every spot except first and ninth and that s hard to do. Here i be been playing every Day and Hilling third. I Vegol nothing to prove to the Yankees. The Way i m playing now is the Way i played there. They traded me because they saw somebody with More Power Jim Spencer. They used that As an excuse to get the Guys they wanted. They could never justify trading me unless they Gol those  actually Chambliss was traded twice last Winter in a six week period. The Yan Kees originally dealt him to Toronto for Pitcher Tom Underwood and Catcher Rick Cerone and inc Blue jays in Lurn. Ship Ped him to Atlanta for outfielder Barry Bonnell and Relief Pitcher Joey Mclaughlin. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox always aware of Chambliss Many contributions to the Yankees helped to Engineer the Trade with the Blue jays and is Quick to Praise Chambliss efforts to Date. He s been hitting balls hard All year but they be been getting caught said Cox. If he had a Little Luck he d be hitting .350 right now. He s going to help us tre  of Kwh arc in the National league pirates 5, reds 3 \ in Foli drove in three runs with a Sac Rifice Fly and a double to Lead the pirates continued on Page 22 pirates easier named no player of week  York Dpi Mike  of the Pittsburgh pirates who had 13 hits in 21 plate appearances has been named the National league s player of the week the league announced.  had six rib. A double iwo triples two Home runs and scored five runs White hitting for the Cycle thursday in Cincinnati. The left fill Der also hit safely in six consecutive trips  
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