European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April the stars and stripes Page 23 padres Edge dodgers spoil record by Valenzuela by United press International los Angeles Tony Gwynn homered in the ninth inning sunday to halt Fernando Valenzuela major league record for most consecutive innings with out an earned run at the Start of the sea giving the san Diego padres a 10 Victory Over the los Angeles who allowed just two fanned reliever Craig Lefferts to end the eighth inning for his 10th and final strike that surpassed the record of innings without permitting an earned run at the Start of the set by Hooks Wiltze of the 1912 new York but with one out in the Gwynn sent Valenzuela first pitch into the right Centerfield walked just one in going the pitched 1 innings to get the Victory in Relief of starter Mark Rich Gossage pitched the ninth for his fifth the dodgers loaded the bases in the sixth with no but Mike Marshall grounded into a Force play at and Mike Scioscia popped into a double play while attempting a suicide elsewhere in the no sunday mets pirates 4 new York cookie Wilson scored from third base on an error by first base Man Jason Thompson with no outs in the 18th inning to beat the Gary Carter led off the inning by walk ing on four pitches off loser Lee Wilson ran for Carter and advanced to third on Darryl Strawberry no Roundup Clint hurdle lashed a shot that Thompson  scoring Wilson and Mak ing a Winner of Tom Gorman pitched seven innings of Relief for the the game lasted 5 hours and 21 min the longest no game in terms of time since when Chicago played los Angeles in a game that lasted 6 the mets had Only 6 hits in the game while the pirates had Phillies cubs 2 Philadelphia Kevin Gross tossed six shutout and the Phillies took advantage of two errors to defeat the Gross was pressed into service when scheduled starter Steve Carlton was Side lined by a sore Larry Andersen earned his second Rick allowed Only six hits and struck out nine in seven innings but was the victim of a shaky cubs defense and took the giants reds 1 san Francisco David hitting just ripped an rib single off Tom in the 1 he inning to win it for the reds player manager Pete Rose Pinch hit in the ninth inning and grounded he still needs 82 hits to break to Cobbs career hit the Victory went to Greg who hurled one inning of Mario Soto totally dominated the giants through 4 Over that the reds Ace did not allow a runner get to first base As he struck out five and allowed just one Ball to be hit out of the Soto gave up his Only run in the expos cardinals 3 Montreal Tim Raines second inning sacrifice Fly carried the expos past the cardinals for their sixth straight Victo Steve was the Winner of a game delayed by rain at the Start for 2 hours and 43 the score was tied 22 in the second when Vance Law led off with a Rogers was Safe on a fielders Choice and Law went to third when third baseman Terry Pendleton threw the Ball into Center Field trying to Force Law at Law scored on Raines sacrifice Fly to make the score astros braves 1 Houston Pinch hitter Enos Ca Bell doubled with two outs in the ninth inning to drive in Alan Ashby from first base to Lead Houston Over the Atlanta with one Ashby singled off Terry one out Cabell hit a drive to the left enter Cente fielder Dale Murphy backed up the play and relayed the Ball to shortstop Rafael whose throw to Catcher Rick Cerone was slightly up the third base allowing Ashby to slide Home Dave pitched two innings for the walk past Yankees by the associated press Ozzie Guillen and Yogi Berra both took a hike but Guillent was a Happy 90 foot Trot to first base while Berra walked the owner George Steinbrenner of the new York Yankees was on the firing line again sixteen games into the Steinbrenner recanted his Promise earlier this year that Berra Job was Safe for win or Losev shortly after the Yankees lost for the third time in a Row the Chicago White sox beat them 43 when Guillen walked with the bases loaded in the Bottom of the ninth inning the Hardtop lease owner fired Berra and replaced him with who else Billy it was the 13th managerial change since Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees in 1973 and Martins fourth the move overshadowed Tommy Johns first Victory since last August As califor Nia handed Seattle its eighth straight set Back Walt terrells first american league shutout As Detroit downed Mil Waukee 50 and Minnesota eighth consecutive a 101 pounding of Oak Greg Walker opened the Chicago ninth with a single and Carlton who Home Al Roundup red in the second Oscar who hit a game tying two run Homer in the was walked intentionally and Daryl Boston flied but Pinch hitter Jerry Hairston walked to fill the bases before Joe Cowley walked Guil Len on four i dont think Ive Ever walked on four pitches in my said in Only a Little Guy at 150 pounds and most of the time the pitchers throw strikes and hit elsewhere in the Al orioles indians 7 Baltimore Eddie Murray two run double triggered a three run eighth that carried the reliever Don earned the Victory by allowing Only one hit Over the last three Angels mariners 1 Seattle Tommy John and three relievers scattered 10 hits to give the an gels a fou game the loss was Seattle eighth straight and 12th in its last 13 which stranded 14 has scored just five runs the past five royals red sox 2 Boston Frank White cracked a pair of Solo Home runs to Lead the Charlie who scattered 11 hits Over innings for the Den Nis Oil can pitched innings and took the twins As 1 Mickey Hatcher went 4 for 5 and tied an american league record for consecutive hits and Mike Smithson hurled a seven hitter to Pace the who went 5 for 5 sat tied the Al record for most consecutive hits Over two nine inning Don Baylor tied the Mark with Baltimore in tigers Brewers 0 Milwaukee Walt Terrell pitched a and Alan Trammell and Lance Parrish belted eighth inning homers to Power the posted his first shutout and first Complete game for Rookie Ted 0 took the Blue jays rangers 3 Texas Willie up Shaw hit a pair of homers and Buck Marti Nez and George Bell added Solo shots to Pace the Blue Doyle recorded the Victory despite giving up Home runs to Cliff Johnson in the sixth and Gary Ward in the a photo Raymond Floyd Victory of year Floyd shoots to capture Houston open the Texas a Veteran Raymond playing nearly flawless broke out of the pack sunday with a pair of Quick then held off a late Sag in route to a final round 69 to win the Houston Floyd outlasted tour Rookie Bob Lohr and South african David Frost by a single Payne whose bid for the title fell Short when his approach shot at 18 went into the finished third at two strokes Back of also third were Bob Lethander Russ Cochran and Keith who shared the top spot with Stewart and Fergus at 8 under Par after the third had five birdies and two including one at to finish at the floyds first of the year and 19th of his was Worth two weeks ago he was runner up at the his last Victory came in the 1982 pea from made a run at Floyd in posting a 67 to tie for his Best performance lohrs card included six birdies and an Eagle on the Par 5 15 that pulled him to within two shots of but then he bogeyed the 16th playing in a threesome that included Floyd and matched floyds Birdie on the opening parred the next two and lost a stroke with a bogey at the birdies at 6 and 12 pulled him but he lost a shot at the Lith and Floyd matched his Birdie at his shot into the water at 18 took him out of the Yogi from Page 21 Kee Early it was announced that Dale bad suffered a hairline Finger fracture during saturdays then came the news that his father had been Dale Berra emerged from the meeting with Bis father with tears in his i dont want to say he that just baseball that the Way the game is Yankees general manager Clyde King read Steinbrenner King on his that Steinbrenner would rather fire 25 players than to fire but we All know that would be there had been talk last season that Berra would be fired As the Yankees fell far behind the eventual world series Champion Detroit but last Steinbrenner ended that speculation when he announced Berra would return in the Yankees will not be making any changes for Yogi Berra contract will be Steinbrenner i just cant understand All these teams changing managers the Way they the Lack of stability is alarming its startling to me How Many teams changed managers this year its getting so that you cant even make news any More when you make a Steinbrenner Martin has already managed 728 games for the most Ever during the owners sundays game was Berra 178th under Steinbrenner called King in the seventh inning of sundays game and told him of his i didst know where he was calling from and i didst ask said i dont think these three games had anything to do with it at George even said he hoped Yogi would go out with a Steinbrenner said last week that while he and Berra disagreed on the philosophy of How a club should be that would not affect his Hes going to live on his Job with his he knows and i know the two disagreed on discipline both on and off the Steinbrenner Felt Berra was not strict the Yankees Princi pal owner was outs Okenly upset when Only a few players showed up at an optional workout last a Yankees Day