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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 28, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Pago 21 sports cubs beat mets to end Streak missed Fauna helps Chicago win 73 by United press International it figured that the Chicago cubs fail ure to execute a fundamental play would save them from the Ignominy of a club record setting after not very much went right for the cubs during their club record tying losing the cubs snapped a 13game losing Streak wednesday by defeating the new York mets 73 All because Keith More land  Lay Down a Moreland missed two attempts at bunt ing in the sixth inning and then belted a three run Homer that carried the cubs to their first Victory since june i was angry at myself for not getting the bunt said whose three run blast greeted Roger my i hit a sinker that didst it was More lands misplay of a Fly Ball in the first inning tuesday that helped the mets hand the cubs their 13th straight were going to enjoy it but like we forgot about we Are going to forget about today said More whose Homer was his fifth of the Ryne Sandberg added a two run Homer in the seventh to help Ray National league the last cub starter to win a earn the Lee Smith hurled the final two innings to Combine with Fontenot on the six hitter and earn his 16th i just Hope now we can Start on another said who had three runs scored and went 3 for weve been in labor for More than two weeks and we gave birth said cub manager Jim i just Hope we have the brother new York manager Davey Johnson de fended his decision to replace starter Sid Fernandez in the sixth with Mcdowell after Fernandez had yielded Bac Toback singles to Sandberg and Gary Mcdowell has been my Best Relief Pitcher All and he has a Good Johnson i kind of wish Moreland had been Able to Lay that bunt Mcdowell yielded both homers As the mets lost for the first time in six outings against the Gary Carter had four including a Solo Homer in the that put new York ahead the cubs had scored Only 31 runs in the 13game losing which equated the record set in 1944 and elsewhere in the National league reds giants 4 Cincinnati Tom gave up eight hits Over 7to innings to de feat san Pete Cincinnati went 2 for singling twice off starter Mike Rose needs 41 hits to break to Cobbs career hit record of pirates expos 2 Pittsburgh Marvell Wynne drove in three and Bill Almon and Jason Thompson drove in two runs each to help the pirates snap a fou game losing Rick pitched his first Complete game since May the loss went to Jack Phillies cardinals 4 Philadelphia Ozzie Virgil slammed a two run Homer in the sixth inning to help the Phillies extend their winning Streak to five John Denny improved to Kent Tekulve notched his sixth Mike Schmidt also homered for the braves astros 1 Houston Pinch hitter Albert see no on Page 23 a photo cubs Keith Moreland slugs 3run Homer twins trip royals with Smalley hit by United press International faced with a difficult Roy Smalley employed the Power of negative walking to the plate to face Dan Quisenberry in the Bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and the Minnesota twins trailing Smalley was thinking about How Tough he and How in probably not going to get a hit off Back in the twins Ken Schrom was pondering How it would feel to pitch a on hitter and Smalley surprised with a two run lifting Minnesota to a 21 Victory Over Kansas that what Relief pitching is All Quisenberry youre put in there to be the hero i anyway and i like to pitch in those to i just didst get the Man although Schrom struck out four and yielded Only Wilsons third inning single to he had control problems with his fastball both to the plate and to second he walked and his errant Pickoff throw and wild pitch in the first gave the royals their Only after striking out Wilson to Start the Schrom walked Lonnie Smith and moved him to third with a throw into the Kansas City Smith scored on a pitch that bounced to the the Pickoff Schrom Slid like a Cut it was probably the bes moving Ball i threw All if we would have lost the he it  have been anybody fault but my Kansas cites Only other scoring threat came in the sixth when George Brett belted a Long Fly to but pulled it in at the 408foot Schloms Smalley is the closest youll Ever see to a no hitter in this american league Ballpark against this Good a hitting royals starter and Charlie Lei allowed three struck out seven and walked two before yielding to elsewhere in the Al As White sox 0 Don Sutton pitched a four hitter and Rob Picciolo had four Bis in the rout of recorded his first shutout of the sea and 57th of his placing him ninth on the Al time Floyd took the mariners rangers 4 Seattle Pinch hitter Barry Bon Nell Drew a base loaded walk from reliever Dave Stewart to Force Home the win Ning run in the 10th pitched 3 to Roy pitched two thirds of an inning for the tigers red sox 0 Boston Randy Oneal and Willie Hernandez combined on a and Kirk Gibson drove in two runs with a Homer and a single to Lead allowed five hits and struck out five in seven Hernandez pos Ted his 16th Yankees orioles 3 new York Bobby Meacham two run single with one out in the ninth inning helped the Yankees beat Baltimore for the sixth straight time this two errors by Oriole second baseman Lenn Sakata paved the Way for the Yan Kee Rickey Henderson stole four Angels indians 6 Reggie Jackson belted his 11th career grand reliever Luis picked up the Victory in his first appearance in More than two months to defeat sees no humor in three Blind mice up an organist who launched into a round of three Blind mice at a Florida state league baseball game following a controversial Call by an Umpire was ejected from the stadium wednesday Wilbur Snapp was escorted by officials from Jack Russell stadium after Home plate Umpire Kevin Oconnor said he would not allow the minor league game to resume until the organist was out of the in the Bottom of the third the Clearwater Phillies Rick Jordan lifted a Fly to right Field with one out and a Man on first the Osceola astros right fielder caught the Ball and threw to first base to Cut off Clearwaters Howard who had tried to Advance to first base Umpire John Golden called Nichols out and Snapp began to Oconnor said he kicked out Snapp for being a detriment to the according to Dave Phillies general Rowan said there was no such ruling and tried to Contact league president George the general manager said that after the fourth the crowd of about 450 stood up in the stands and began singing three Blind the umpires kept their backs to the Clearwater was leading 31 when Golden made the Phillies administrative assistant Pat Bernard i thought it was a Bush i thought they could have Given him a Treyve played it in the major leagues Wiggins Trade to orioles awaiting officials approval san Diego a the san Diego padres and Baltimore orioles have worked out a Deal that would Send drug troubled second baseman Alan Wiggins to Balti but the Trade still must be approved by baseball theres a meeting of the minds Between the two but there Are other people who have to approve the said padres president Ballard he noted that the Trade must be approved by the american and National league the major league players association and commissioner Peter theres no Deal until everybody said Smith said Baltimore was seeking those orioles officials refused com ment on the signed a million guaranteed contract with san Diego last he was the padres starting second baseman and Lead off hitter until suf Fering a relapse of his cocaine dependency in the orioles reportedly have agreed to pick up Wiggins contract and Send the padres either one or two minor Wiggins was discharged from a drug treatment facility May 26 after undergoing a month of it was the second time in three years his playing career was inter see Wiggins on Page 26  
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