European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1085 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary baseball fans await 85s non events its baseball time these the nostalgia it is always and were and life is and its Root for the Home team and if they dont win its to be its the game that with Apple pie and open trolleys and homemade fudge and Taffy pulls and Harvest our forefathers a link with our an heirloom one that changes slowly or not at its not a television a betting or a Point spread its a game for people who Are not in a a game to a game grandfathers take grandchildren its a game of More innocent times canoeing in the Park by the Light of the Silvery two Days at the main its a Happy a family rated All a game you smile about when you think Back 20 years from there is Joy in its a game of larger than their names go into the a great Cook is the babe Ruth of a Man can be the babe Ruth of any so Long As he is Good enough at it is americas never mind what the Basket Ball people Tell the to people Tell Congress adjourns for presidents throw out the first even the Constitution cant touch what other sport do they write poems about songs about take me out to the Ball game Means a baseball the Saddest words of Tongue and pen Are tinker to Evers to baseball even Ernest Hemingway himself was a baseball it was a mans sport in his mans what other sport has such heroes Mickey and the american soldiers in world War 11 flushed out German spies in Warner movies by asking them whom Lou Gehrig played a real american would it is an evocative As much a part of the Cul Ture As a train whistle in the you dont need to be 6feet6 or 76 to play you dont have to weigh 300 you have to be sure and not you have to be Strong but not you have to be part part even baseballs records Are they resist they turn Back assaults like an old an entrenched its 1985 now and baseball this season is yet what wont happen will be As important As what for instance for the 48th year in a no one in the National league will win the triple Crown batting Home runs and runs batted Ducky med Wicks 1937 achievement will for the 18th year in a no one in the Ameri can league will win the triple leaving Carl Yastrzemski 1967 achievement for the 81st time in the 83 Summers of no one will hit 60 Home Roger Maris 61 in 1961 will remain where it so will ignored by the Hall of Fame for committing an ruths 60 in 1927 will not be for the 51st year in a no National league Pitcher will win 30 games As dizzy Dean did in no american league Pitcher will match the 31 games won by Detroit Denny Mclain in for the 44th year in a and the 82nd year out of no one will hit in 56 straight games As the great Joe Dimaggio did in no one is Likely to hit in 44 As Pete Rose did in for the 77th year in a no one will win 40 games As big de Walsh did in for the second year in a no one May win 20 in one for the 66th year in a no one will come close to babe ruths slugging percentage of in no one will even come close to Roger horns Bys More modest set in for the 76th year in a no one will hit 36 triples to break Owen Wilsons Mark set at Pittsburgh in in no one will break Kiki curlers Mark of 26 set at Pittsburgh in for the 40th year in a the Chicago cubs will not win the National league making baseball Pete Rose will break to Cobbs record of most Pete will also break Cobbs record for most most Groundnuts to second and most foul tips to the for the second year in a Reggie Jackson will break the Al time strikeout record every time he comes to Bat and misses or takes a third for the second year in a Nolan Ryan will break the Al time strikeout record every time he fans a player Steve Carlton he will also break the record for walks with no threat from Only a great game can thrive on a thread of non accomplishment the Way baseball Only a secure sport can Root contentedly for its Only a great civilization secures its future by honouring its baseball is nothing if not los anoles times phils ride stones Bat to top abets by United press International Philadelphia Keith Hernandez of the new York mets May have taken pregame fraternization a bit too far sat the mets Allstar first baseman was talking with Philadelphia outfielder Jeff Stone before the game at veterans Staci struggling at the asked no Roundup Hernandez if he had any advice to help him out of his batting Hernandez suggested that Stone move away from the plate a bit so he could Han dle the inside pitch Stone took the advice and promptly buried the mets by hitting a pair of Home is and driving in five runs to Lead the Phil lies to a 76 Stone hit a two run Homer in the third inning and added a three run blast in the both off de to help John Denny even his record at 1 Denny scattered eight hits Over eight innings before being replaced by Larry in other National league games sat urday expos cubs 0 Montreal Bill Gullickson and Jeff Reardon combined on a two hitter and Andre Dawson cracked his first Homer of the helping Montreal Blank Chicago for its fourth straight Victo Gullickson worked seven innings and struck out three to raise his record to reds giants 1 Cincinnati Eddie Milner Dou bled to Lead off the Bottom of the ninth and scored on a throwing error by Pitcher Frank Williams for Mario Al a photo cookie Wilson of the new York mets dances away from a pitch by the Phillies John Denny Soto got the win with a 11strike out reds player manager Pete Rose went one for two and needs 83 hits to break to Cobbs hit record of astros braves 1 Atlanta Craig Reynolds belted a Solo Home run and Jose Cruz a three run double and run scoring single As Houston downed Joe no hit the braves through the first five innings before Ken Oberkfell opened the sixth with a single to padres dodgers 3 san  Kurtev Caquas two out single in the Bottom of the 10th scored carmelo Martinez with the winning run to lift the cardinals pirates 3 Louis Lonnie Smith tripled Home one run and scored another in the third inning and Neil Allen survived get Ting struck with a stray Bat to give Louis its Victory Over Danny pitched seven allowing one earned Allen picked up his second save in two pitching two Allen retired Pinch hitter Sixto Lezcano to end the and Lezcano Bat flew out of his hands and struck Al Lens the reliever was not from Page 21 fourth straight Ron l worked two perfect innings to record his first major league Victory since Gary Lavelle worked the final inning to notch his second Cal Ripken homered for Balti Yankees indians 2 new York Mike Pagliarulo three run first inning double highlighted a four run outburst that carried new York Over Phil went five innings for the rangers Brewers 1 Milwaukee Dickie noles and Dave Schmidt combined on a two hitter and buddy Bell had two hits and scored twice to spark Texas Over struck out three and walked none Over seven As twins 2 Oakland Bill Krueger pitched a five hitter and Mike Davis smashed a two run helping Oakland hand Minne Sota its ninth straight Krueger improved his record to Minnesota starter Mike Smithson dropped to Gary Gaetti homered for the mariners Angels 2 Ken Phelps delivered a two run Homer for his first hit of the season with two outs in the third in helping Seattle snap a fou game losing bugs activate Kemp in place of Wynne Louis a the Pittsburgh pirates juggled their roster saturday by placing Cente fielder Marvell Wynne on the National leagues 15day disabled list and activating outfielder Steve was placed on the disabled list april 6 for further rehabilitation of his left suffered a sprained left ankle Friday night in a game against he is hitting in nine