European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes wednesday september 3, 1980 bucs split pair with astros to halt slide by Mike Tully lip sports writer the Pittsburgh pirates suffering in an unusual slump needed an unusual remedy. And they got one. For pitchers that s n once in every four or five years kind of a thing Rick rho Den said monday Afler driving in three runs with Itsvo doubles and a Home run to enable the bucs to snap an eight game losing Streak with a 7-f Victory Over the Houston astros. Today 1 just hit the Ball  the astros won the first game of the double header 10-4 with five shutout Relief innings by Dave Smith 5-5. The split lightened both league races with Houston leading the West by a half game Over los Angeles and Pittsburgh dropping to third in the East percent a Points behind Fibril place Philadelphia. Hopefully this win will get us Over the Hump and Well be All right again said Rhoaten who doubled in the third and fourth and homered in the fifth. If 1 gel a hit Okay Fine. Til jus try to make Contact and move the runners around. I did t pitch that Well so it turned out we needed my hits. I just Hope that the next Lime i Pilch belter so we Don t need the  despite the plunge la third place the pirates believe they will win the division i think we re ready 1o play baseball now said Mike easier who reached loser no Roundup Gordon . 0-4, for a Homer that broke an o-for-14 slump. We re going to win it. I just feel  Rnoden 5-4, believes he pirates can succeed if they do what they do Best. I think the problem has been that everyone is trying to do too much like everybody swinging for Home Ruiss in Stead of doing what we did All year rho Dan said. We should let the big Guys get the big hits and the Little Guys get the base  the astros. Involved in a Battle with los Angeles and Cincinnati would have preferred a sweep we have to prove to people we can win out of the Astrodome said Cesar Cedeno who drove in one run and scored two others in the opener before he left the game with a bruised Chin suffered when he collided with the pirates Tim Foli while stealing second base. We can beat anyone Pittsburgh los Angeles or Cincinnati and we should have won both games Cedeno said. But they were due to  in other panics Phillies 6, giants 4 Steve Corlton 21-7. Pitched a seven hit Ler and Bob boons drove in the winning run wild an eighth inning single to Pul Philadelphia in the Lead entering the stretch. Greg Minton 3-5, look the loss. He s one of the Best pitchers in Basc Bill Pete Rose said of Carllon. He did t have his Best stuff in this game but he found a Way to compensate. He always does and what More could anyone ask of any Pitcher Epos 5, padres 3 Rowland office drove in two runs one with his sixth Home run of the season to enable Montreal to snap a five game los ing Streak. Scott Sanderson Wilh Relief help from Elias Sosa and Woodie Fryman raised his record to 13-8. Fryman earned his i sch save. Rick Wise fell to 5-6. Pete is beat Pelt rom of the  Phillies ii out it the Pytte try Lonj to Scurf on in inf told grounder during monday i game i incl the giants a san Francisco. Pitcher mite Sadek Pun the lag on Row whose expression indicate ton hard the dirt in around the plate. The Phillies won 6-4. A photo Doden 5, much 1 Ron Cey and Dusty Baker each my homers and Bob Welch won for the finl Lime in a month to give los Angeles Iti fifth straight Triumph. Welch who hid dropped sin of seven decisions since the All Star break struck out a season High eight baiter to improve his record to 11-9. Rookie Steve Howe pitched two scoreless innings to earn his 13th save. Rods 8, Cardinal i torrid George Foster collected foor hits drove in two runs and scored twice Loback Rookie Joe Price s five Hitler and Pace Cincinnati to its fifth straight Tri. Mph. Price is Row 5-2 while Jim Kilt who retired Only the first Batter he faced fell to 5-7. Burn a. Gibs 1 Rick Maytub 9- 1, scattered seven hit Over 6 1-3 innings and Gary Matthew went e 1 Bat Ria  the Victory kept the Yankees in games ahead of the Baltimore orioles who de Feal cd the Seattle mariners 5-4. Jackson s Homer followed one by Oscar Gamble his 10th, in the sixth inning to provide the Yankees with their final mar Gin. Gamble who missed six games with an ingrown Toenail. Also ignited a three run outburst in the fourth off Oakland right hander Rick Langford 14-11. Yankee Southpaw Tom Underwood 11 9. Allowed but Lour hits struck out six and walked two in pitching his second shutout. In other Al action orioles 5, mariners 4 Ken Singleton drove in three runs with two homers and Gary Roenicke added a Solo shot As Baltimore Defeated Seattle. Singleton connected in the first inning after Mike Parrot 1-12, retired the first two batters. In the fifth Singleton s 20th Homer followed a single by Al Bumbry. Roenicke s eighth Homer came in the sixth. The Baltimore left fielder also threw out Mario Mendoza Ai the plate in the fifth when he tried to score on a line drive out by Larry Milbourne Wilh the o s ahead 2-1. Red sox 4, Angels 3 Dick Drago making  first Start in More than a War allowed five hits in 6w innings and Boston used a four run third inning and three Relief pitchers to beat California. Bre frs 6, Royal Bob Mcclure making the first Start of his major league career pitched n six hit Ter to Lead Milwaukee Over Kansas City. Cecil Cooper drove in two runs Wilh a pair of singles to lift his Al ceding rib total to 10. Kansas City s George Brett mean while was held to one single in four it bats As his average slipped to .401. Ringers 9, Blue jays i John Grubb drove in five runs with a three run Homer and a double As Texas Defeated Toronto behind the seven hit pitching of Doc Medich Grubb s fourth Homer keyed a six hit five run third inning off Toronto s Joe Mclaughlin 4-8. White sox ii. Tigers 3 Jim Morrison and Glenn Borgmann each belled hrs to Back the combined seven hit pitching of Brill Burns and de Way Robinson As Chicago routed Detroit. Indians 5, twins 1 Ron Hassey a two run Homer and Jorge Orla s Solo blast propelled Cleveland past Minnesota behind ten Barker s seven hit Ler. Barker 10-1 since the All Star break and 17-8 Overall pitched his eighth com plete game. He struck out 11 including tour in a Row at one Point. The Minnesota loser was Al Williams 2-2. Lopez Melton puffs by Garner Springfield 111. Up a spar Kling Nancy Lopez Melton knocked in a. Birdie on the Isle Hole monday breaking a neck in neck Home wretch tie with Joanne Carner to sweep the $125,000 Lyga rail Charity Golf classic Anil take Home the $18.750 top prize. Lope Melton 23, of Cincinnati ended the 72-Hole tournament with a solid 13-un Der Par 275, just one stroke ahead of the Veteran Carner. Carner. 41, who began the final round with a two stroke Lead Over to Pei Clun finished with a 12-under-Par 276, one under Par for the Day Carner. Who Taka Home 112,250 in Sec Ond Priis Money watched her third round Lead melt on the uth hide where she shot a bogey. Carner then made a 14-foot pressure pull fur Par on the Ihly Hole dashing any nope for i win or a sudden death round in the tournament. Lopez Melton clinched the tournament when she rolled in a id fool Birdie Puit. She sunk a local of four birdies in the final round. I feel Good i thought i d gel stuck on 19," said Lopez Mellon. No. 4 on the Money list and Lyga biggest drawing card. She attributed her 0th career Victory to arc Riveness and stronger approach shots to the Green. I did t make As Many putts As 1 Felt 1 needed to but neither did Joanne " she said. You have to go fur it when you re two behind Joanne because she does t make  she shot 65-71-71-69 for the tournament. Lopez Melton said a 5-foot shot to Par lie 16th Hole was a key shot and called it a turning Point it was a Tough Puit Over footprint and i thought after i made it that 17 would decide it. It turned out it a in Carner said bed putting in the Home stretch hurl her game. Al 18 my approach hit the fringe ant spun off. My Chip Hii my Ball Mark and Kilich it she said. I Felt All ill Way i d win that in was a Mailer of time before the pulls started to Tali but the Short putt at 17 hint  behind Carner it 7-under-Par 281 for the tourney was Jane Plato Cut and after her Ai 6-under-Nar 282 after the final round was Connie Chillimi. Lasi year s rail Winner Joann Cosham shot a Par-72 for the Day finishing the tourney at 4-under-Par 284. Blah a takes Home j8.750. Chillemi 56, 350 and Washam s4.187.50. Usham splits the sixth place prize Money with Sandra Palmer Hawley joins 4,000 win club Toronto up Canadian Sandy Hawley became the youngest jockey Ever to ride 4,000 winners in a career with to victories monday in the first three race of a nine race card at the Woodbine race track. Hawley 31, Rode a year old Noble Martha to tint place in the third race of tie card. The Victory on the 16,3lolh mount of his career made him the 11th jockey in racing history to reach the 4,000-Victory plateau. But Hawley who started racing at the age of 19, reached 4,000 wins in Only 12 seasons a Shorter period of time than a other jockey. He finished second in the opening race