European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports cardinals stretch East Lead with tudors 6hit shutout from press dispatches san Francisco Ever since he changed his pitching motion seven weeks Louis John Tudor has been near perfect on the it was the same Story wednesday in a 40 Victory against the san Francisco giants As Tudor won his 10th game in the last 11 but this time his Bat helped him Ive been a hot Pitcher on a hot said who struck out nine while scattering six hits As the cards stretched their East Lead to Ive got a lot of Confidence everybody on the team is Back to playing Good helped himself out at the plate in the fifth inning when the cards National league scored four unearned runs with the help of Willie Mcgee three run the rally began when the giants right handed starter Jim Gott left for rays of his right forearm after he was hit by Ivan Dejesus Lin drive single with one out and no score in the reliever Mark Davis came in to replace Tudor dropped a sacrifice bunt that giants Catcher Alex Trevino failed to pick allowing Tudor to reach first on the i knew it was a Good bunt but i didst even see the play because i was just run Ning Down the said Trevino said he called for the Ball and tried to grab it with his Bare but added i never found what can i say errors Are part of the after Vince Coleman popped out for what would have been the third out in the Mcgee batted right handed and drove a 12 pitch deep into the Brightfield stands for his fourth Homer of the Jack Clark later followed with an rib single in the inning to Cap the Tudor went on to notch his fifth shutout of the tying him with los Angeles Fernando Valenzuela for the no the Triumph padded the cardinals Lead Over the new York who lost 32 to Cincinnati earlier in the in wednesdays other no games reds mets 2 new York Eddie miners two a photo Willie Mcgee three run blast out single in the ninth inning scored Dann Bilardello with an unearned run to give Cincinnati a Victory Over new York and a sweep of their three game John won his ninth straight game in Relief As he hurled two scoreless striking out one and walking Ted Power pitched a scoreless ninth to Reg ister his 18th Roger was the loser in expos braves 1 Montreal Bryn Smith fired a three hitter and Vance Law hit an inside the Park Home run to spark did not walk a Batter and struck out seven in his fourth Complete game of the Law led off the fifth inning by hitting a routine Fly that Center fielder Dale Mur Phy lost in the the Ball went Over Murphys head and bounced to the warn ing track As Law circled the Phillies astros 1 Philadelphia von Hayes hit a  Home run off Nolan Ryan in the eighth carrying Philadelphia Over Hayes ninth Home run was Only the third hit off who threw witless left after the he gave up three walked two batters and hit his seven strikeouts ran his record career total to Kevin pitched eight allowing nine he also doubled in the sixth inning for the first hit off Kent Tekulve pitched the ninth inning for his 11th dodgers pirates 1 los Angeles Greg Brock hit a grand slam and a run scoring single for five supporting a five hitter by Bob Welch to Lead los the dodgers turned a 41 Lead into a rout with five runs in the eighth inning As they stretched their Lead in the West to games Over san their biggest advantage of the won his fourth straight de struck out four and walked three in his third Complete game this cubs padres 3 san Diego Pinch hitter Richie Hebner beat out an infield single As Ryne Sandberg scored from third base with two outs in the 10th inning to lift who had homered in the first led off the 10th with a walk off Tim he was sacrificed to second and took third on Keith More lands Fly out to Leon Durham was intentionally walked and Craig Lefferts came on to face who leads the no this year with 11 Pinch Hebner hit a soft liner behind second base that shortstop Garry Templeton unsuccessfully tried to Lee picked up the despite giving up the tying run in the ninth George Frazier worked the 10th for his second As lose 65 despite 4 homers by he associated press Boston Home runs at Fen Way Park arc no strange and while a team that hits four of them is not necessarily a it usually scores More than five that was the Oakland As prob Lem wednesday they hit four off Bostons Dennis Oil can Only to lose 65 on a bases ninth inning walk to Jackie Gutierrez has not had an official time at Bat since june Ive been taking extra batting trying to be More selective at Gutierrez in that sit i was just looking for a pitch to but i wanted to be sure it was a Good the red who totalled 15 saw the As tie the game in the but they bounced Back against Jay Wade who extended major league baseballs longest hit amen can league Ting Streak since 1980 to 27 led off the inning with his third sin Jim Rice flied Bill Buckner forced Boggs at second and gave Way to Pinch runner Dave Sta Mike easier lined a double into the Loftfield sending Stapleton 10 Rich Gudman was walked intentionally to fill the inserted at Short Stop As a replacement for Glenn Hoffman in the walked on a 31 which fell seven games behind California in the Al scored on Dave King mans 22nd Homer of the season and 399th of his Dwayne Murphys heaths 10th and Mike Davis Kingman homered in the see Al on Page 23 ticket sales brisk despite baseball strike deadline by the associated press in most major league its As though the threat of a baseball strike didst with a few it has been business As usual at the ticket win Dow since the major league players association set an 6 baseball executives say for the next weekend half the action on the Field not at the bargaining table deter mines the a winning team and a Good rivalry draw a loser tickets Are hot in cities like new los Kansas City and where the red sox managed to sell seats during the 1981 players walk sales Are slow in Pittsburgh and san like they often ticket sales reflect a teams place in the we dont see any appreciable change in sales because were in first said Mike director of operations for the Louis were in a 15day Road and were in last our ticket sales have pretty much ground to a Pittsburgh pirates ticket manager Norm Deluca you dont do much business when youre in last the ticket managers say its but demand for seats at games that might not be played seems slower Only in Milwaukee and los Advance business has been tremendous up to this said Larry assistant ticket manager of the Chicago but he said there was a definite decline after the strike Date was set last the fact that Pete Rose figures to break to Cobbs career hit record in late August has kept ticket sales up in ticket director Bill Stewart weve done business after 6 because of petes he there Are people who have bought Well in if there is a the Phil red padres and White sox will probably treat cancelled games As giving customers a Choice of refunds or credit to Ward future most of the other teams Are still deciding on a policy or wont announce it until one is were not sitting around thinking about this 6 new York Yankees spokesman Joe safety we have certain when we find out what the reality of the situation Well make those were just not talking about some fans in san Diego have a during a game tuesday they circulated pamphlets headlined baseball fans on strike that encouraged fans to come to the Park on Burn their tickets and then go Home and watch the game with Louis on let the owners and players know that the fans control major league baseballs purse the note our concern is with group where they have to hold a bus and make Money Phillies ticket manager Rich Ard deals weve had a couple Calls on what to but people dont seem to be in a its wait and see because talks can go to the last the Only report of a cancellation came from the cardinals say they made an exception to a club Rule and switched dates from after 6 to before for groups of 40 and 88 fans who were concerned about missing out on a baseball they didst get the same Ber Tani vice president Larry Schmittou said the Texas rangers might have to refund some advertising Money if jacket uni form shirt Day or two other upcoming pro motions Are cancelled by a attendance is the Minnesota twins reached i million fans earlier in the season than Ever the Baltimore orioles have sold More than tickets for a fou game series against the team atop the Ameri can league before the strike dead Bostons three game series with the Yankees in mid August is sold through 42 Home the royals have drawn million up More than from the same Point during last years division championship the padres expect More fans than Drew while winning the National league Pennant in and the new York challenging Louis in the National league Are averaging More than and the traditionally base balls most profitable report lines at the ticket people were lined up for tickets last night and i expect them to be lined up again ticket manager Walter Nash most of the fans dont think there going to strike