European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday september 4, 1980 the Bird snares first win since 78 by Jeff  up sport Wriler very few things in life arc More important to Mak Fidrych than making people Smi a. It makes them Happy and it makes me Happy said the Bird tuesday night after pitching a seven hitter for his first major league Victory since april 12, 1978, Ana leading the Detroit tigers to an 11-2 rout of the Chicago White son in Ilic firs game of a double header. Detroit won the second game 6-1. I like to make people Happy Fidrych said. The runs off Fidrych were unearned due loan error by third baseman Tom Broo kens on Wayne Nordhagen s Lead off grounder in the fourth. Two outs later Harold Bains lined his 10th Homer. Fidrych 1-2 since being recalled from Evansville earlier this summer walked on and struck out one. He was Good today said Chicago s Chat Lemon. I Don t know what excuses we Riding piggyback on an Oriole " Stathe mariners second baseman Julio Cruz leaps Oier the sliding Rich Dauer or the Baltimore orioles at second base offer forcing him out and throwing on la first to Complete double play on Kiko Oarce. Tire action look place in the fourth inning of their Gam in Baltimore tuesday. The orioles won 10-4 a Al Roundup they be been making for him but he threw As Good today As any time i be Ever seen him and that goes All the Way Back to1976." Fidrych who made it a Point to shake the hands of his teammates after the final out was excited before his fifth Start of the year. I use things to psych myself up Sai Fidrych. After depositing the game Ball in the hands of the Mother of his minor league manager Jim Leyland. I wanted this game for them. I met them James and Veronica Leyland of Perrysburg Ohio this Winter. They re neat  Champ Summers broke a scoreless tie with his 13th Homer in the fourth inning and Alan Trammll s three run Homer in the fifth his cd Nih sent starter Mike proly to his eighth loss in 11 decisions. Summers singled in a sixth inning run Al Cowns singled Home two runs in the fifth and Brookins included on rib single among his four hits. Tim Corcoran hit his second Homer leading off the seventh. All the Detroit starters got a hit and Allbut one scored a run. Refused order to Pinch hit Beniquez suspended 5 Days fr6m press dispatches Baltimore Juan Beniquez was suspended from the Seattle mariners for five Days without pay after he refused to Pinch hit in monday night s game against the Baltimore orioles manager Maury wills said tuesday. Beniquez said the matter was a misunderstanding and that wills was trying to make him look like a troublemaker. I m willing to do anything to help Juan have a successful career but not at the expense of wrecking the team wills said before tuesday night s game at Baltimore. I Don t even have fines on the club. I Don t want to take their Money wills said. But when they do something like this in front of other players How much can i Lake and still have the respect of Theresa of inc team wills said he explained the suspension no Beniquez tuesday at the hotel and even gave him a written  in the ninth inning of the mariners game against Baltimore monday night. Wills needed a right handed Pinch hitter for Joe Simpson. Wills said he was sitting at the far end of the Bench and i called for  everybody heard me including Juan but he totally ignored me. Another player tapped him on the shoulder and told him i wanted him to hit but he turned his headband did t move wills said. Juan Beniquez. Suspended by Seattle "1 walked toward him and said what s the matter Juan he turned his head again and looked into the stands i told him to take the uniform off. That i did need him. Last thursday in new York Beniquez Al was ordered Safi fourth inning. He left the club when wills chose Dan Meyer to Pinch hit for Beniquez in the fifth inning. The next Day Beniquez was Back in the lineup and turned in one of his better performances of the season. But on saturday also against the Yan Kees Beniquez dropped two Fly balls made two base running mistakes including not running out a double play ground or made a menial error on a throw that allowed a Yankee to take an extra base and briefly held up the game when he was Back in the Field chatting with the Yankee bullpen. Wills look Beniquez out of the game in the sixth inning and again the Center fielder showered and left the Park Early on sunday he showed up 30 minutes late. At Ballimore monday Bem que furs enily took   Bencher i have talked to him i a manager. Big brother father and Friend said wills i talked to him As one who has had to work against so Many different and difficult obstacles. If he can t recognize what i tried to do for him As something a Friend would try to do. He does t want to be anyone s Friend.". Beniquez saw things differently i m tired of  he said. He wills is trying to make me look like a Troub Lemak r. I m supposed to play every Day. But i rce Sec and Don � play a everybody is going to be on my a the 25-year-old Fidrych knew the importance of the route going performance even if the tigers Are not involved in i Pennant race. Ii Means i can go nine again he said. That s what i used to do and that t what m supposed to  Milt Wilcox tossed an eight hitter in the Nightcap to Lead the tigers to the sweep. Wilcox struck out six and walked two in going the distance for the 13th time and boosting his record to 13-9. In National league action tuesday the los Angeles dodgers Defeated the new York mils 6-5 the Montreal expos edged the san Diego padres. 2-1 the St. Loro cardinals blasted the Cincinnati reds 12 4 the Philadelphia Phillies beat the san Francisco giants 2-1, and the Atlanta braves Defeated he Chicago cubs 10-5. Elsewhere in the american league orioles 10, mariners 4 John Lowenstein and Dan Graham hit Back to Back homers in the first inning to help Jim Palmer to his 15lh Victory. Low Enstein s third Home run a three run shot came off Jim Catlie 4-13, after a Lead off single by Al Bumbry a stolen base and a two out intentional walk to Eddie Murray. Graham followed with his 10th Homer. Yankees 6, a s 1 Rudy May and Rich Gossage combined on a six hitter and Bobby Brown belted a two run Homer to Lead new York. The Triumph enabled the Yankees to retain their in Garne Lead Over the orioles in the Eastern division. Red sox 10, Angels 2 Glenn Hoffman and Rick Burleson stroked consecutive two run doubles in the second inning and Dave Stapleton drilled a two run triple in the fourth. The Victory was the red sox 22nd in their last 28 games and their nine game winning Streak is their besi in two years. Twins 5, indians 3 Rick Sofield hit a two run double in the sixth inning to Lead Minnesota. Mike cub Bage and John Castino hit Back to Back singles off loser Wayne Garland 6-7, be fore Sofield cracked his double off the right Center Wall. Catcher Jim Sundberg. Doubled Home the winning run in the sixth inning to Lead Texas. Jenkins 12-10,struck Oul eight in going the distance. Try a. Yanks a Nie a Venus ire Over error on drive new York a a substitute official scorer provoked an on Licud display including an obscene gesture by Yankee outfielder Lou i Nicola during new York s 6-1 Victory Over the Oakland a s tuesday night. In the Yankee seventh Oscar Gamble slapped a hard grounder up inc Middle that was charged As an error against second baseman Dave Mckay. Then after Reggie Jackson hit into a double play Pinilla lined a solid drive into the right Field Corner. The Call was disgraceful Piniella said when asked about Tony a Mas being charged with an error on his Ball. If he s 88 years old and he cant see Why do they let him Havethe Job the Call on Gamble s Ball later was changed from an error on Mckay to a single for Gamble. Harold Rosenthal. A former base Ball writer with the new York her Aid Tribune which closed in 1965 was the substitute official scorer. Yankee manager Dick howler said 1 m not a complainer. 1 have Calico upstairs Only three times All year but two of those Calls were tonight