European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo 22 the stars and stripes wednesday september 17, 1980 Brett puts playoffs above .400 continued from Page 21 , one More than he would actually need. Even without that Many plate appear ances Bret still can be certified As the official batting Champ although it gets a bit complicated. Say for example he winds up with only480 plate appearances. They then tack on or Hypothecate the 22 More plate appearances he needs without crediting him with a hit in any of those times up and if his average ends up higher than that of the runner up Milwaukee s Cecil Cooper at the moment then Brett is the official title Winner. So oddly enough Cooper presently Bat Ting .357, conceivably could be the deter mining Factor in whether Brett officially wins the batting Crown and hits .400, and when was the last time you Ever heard of a situation like that quite Likely never be cause under a Rule passed 24 years ago this is the first time the possibility has overcome up in the majors. This is the third time this season Brett has been Hurt. Precisely How Good a hitter he is can be gleaned from the fact that although he has missed playing in 46 games he still ranks among the league leaders in nine different departments. He leads the league in average on base percentage .467 and slugging percentage .668 and is third with 100 Bis fifth in triples 9fifth in game winning Bis 12 fifth in total bases 261 tied for eighth in doubles 31 and tied for eighth in hits 155. Brother Ken who originally broke in with the red son and has pitched eight scoreless innings in Relief for the royals since they brought him up from Omaha two weeks ago says George is optimistic about his chances of hitting .400. I think his chances arc Good too he adds. I want him to do it real bad because it would be great for him and great for the game. 1 think it would make Ted Williams Happy also. I know Ted and know the kind of fellow he  five prep Fps in game is National record Mcclave. Colo. Up the five Field goals kicked in a High school football game last year by Mcclave High school kicker Jamie Clodfetter has been recognized As a National record officials said Here. Clodfe Lucr kicked the five Field goals against Arapahoe in eight Man football Las oct. 12. School officials said they had been Noti fied the five Field goals Verc a record in a single game for All High school classifications. Clodfe Lucr graduated from Mcclave High school last Spring. Robles stops Brown in 1st Las vegas. Nev. Up Veteran Rudy Robles 166. Of Gardena calif., stopped Ron Brown. 165. Of Denver at 2 41of the first round. North is Home for the giants Bill North of the san Francisco giant slides Home safely in monday night s rime against the reds Al Cincinnati. Reds Catcher Vic Correll tries to make the lag As Umpire Jim Quick looks on. North scored As Darren Ranj hit into a fielder s Choice to first baseman Dan Eric Ssan who is charged with an error on is throw to the Pete with stun Moling on to second. Few torn seam Odd the ghats to on or dam ate As the Reda woo 6-2. A plot 3-Hifs giants in 6-2 win Seaver spurs reds Hopes by Fred Mcmane up sports writer a familiar face is Riding to the Rescue of he Cincinnati reds but it May be too late of save them from the Gallows. Tom Seavor an old hand at saving pen Nants is doing his Best to keep the reds in the thick of the National league West race. The 35-year-old right hander notched his fifth straight Victory monday night pitching a three Hitler in leading the reds to a 6-2 Triumph Over the san fran Cisco giants. However there May not be enough time to save the reds. Seaver s Victory did Man age to shave a game off the Lead shared by Houston and los Angeles but Cincinnat still trails by 4� games with Only 18 games remaining. We be really got ourselves in a Hole Seaver admitted. We just Flat out can those now and we re going to need some help from other teams to Knock off los Angeles and Houston. As for us. We be just got to keep win Ning no two ways about  Seavor. Who helped Send the giants to to their sixth straight loss struck out eight and walked four in raising his record to 9 while Seavor Ivos beating the giants for his 244th career Victory the Atlanta braves and san Diego padres were giving the reds some help. Atlanta paced by Tom Boggs five hitter crushed los an Geles 9-0 and san Diego led by Bob Shir Ley s six hitter downed Houston 6-3. Boggs 10-9, allowed Only one hit a bunt single Over the first 5% innings in baseball Roundup blanking the dodgers for the second straight time. Boggy knows How to pitch to them said braves manager Bobby Cox. He s got pretty Good control. He knows where to put the  Bob Homer and Gary Matthews each drove in three runs for the braves. At Houston Shirley. 11-10. Struck out four and walked three in posting Only his second Complete game in 10 starts. He shared the spotlight with Gene Richards who bad a two ran double in a four run tint inning and threw out two runners on the bases. Throwing the Guys out was definitely More important than the double Rich Ards said. That stopped both the Houston rallies. My Arm has been pretty Good All these Yean and now it s my time to throw some Guys out. Houston is a very aggressive team. They will try to take a base any Way they can. You have to expect stuff like that you want to keep the other learn As honest As possible. Nobody wants to  elsewhere in the my St. Louis trimme Chicago 5-1. In american league games Texas blanked Oakland 2-0 and Seattle route Chicago 12-1. Card bub 5, cobs 1 Andy Rincon pitched a five hitter in his major league debut and drove in a run in a four run sixth inning to spark the Cardi nals. The 21-year-old right hander struck out tour and walked two and did not Allowa hit Over the final 5vi inning. Al other s 2,000th career hit snapped scoreless tie in the sixth inning and enabled the rangers to snap a five came losing Streak. Jon Mattack 10-7, and John Henry Johnson combined for the shutout. Matlack was forced to leave the game after six innings with leg cramps. Mariners 11, Wybe Sal Rod Craig hit a two run Homer and Danny Meyer and Mario Mendoza stroked two run doubles to key a nine run third inning that helped the mariners end a four game losing Streak. Rob dressier 4-8, gave up eight hits in completing his second game. Jim Anderson had a Emch hit Homer for the mariners. Tide rises to no. 1, buckeyes fall to 2nd  from no 711. _ continued from Page 21 votes Aad 1.077 Points. Southern Cal which Defeated Tennessee 20-17, received one first place ballot and 1,011 Points. The other first place ballot went to Pitt which committed nine turnovers in struggling to a 14-6 Victory Over Boston Rouege the pan thers received 996 Tohru. Nebraska which thumped Utah 55-9, jumped from eighth place to sixth with 957 petals while Idle Texas slipped from sixth to seventh with 949. Noire Dame another Idle lean Taa weekend fell from seventh to Gaik with 790 Points. Florida state hammered Louisville 52-0 lie Sam Jota have eve scored their first two opponents 64-0 Aad went from 10th to ninth with 740 poems. Houston which had been ninth skidded All the Way to Ila after being upset 29-13 by Arizona state. Georgia a 42-0 Winner Over Texas am vaulted from 12th to 10th with 717points, rounding oot the top Tea. The second ten consists of Stanford per state North Cantina. I Tisinai Missouri Washington. Arkansas Houston Auburn and South Carolina. Last week s second ten was composed of Michigan. Georgia Stanford Penn state. North Carolina Arkansas. Missouri. A Burn. Washington and Purdue. The gamecocks of sooth Gambia Are the Only newcomer i tac top Twenty Fel Low a 73-0 Root of Wichita state. They replaced Purdue which struggled past wis Consin 2-6. "