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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 30, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports a Vaughan inducted into baseballs Hall of Fame a Lou Brock basked in a re letter Day sunday As the former Louis along with Enos Hoyt Wilhelm and the late Arky were inducted into baseballs Hall of the 47yearold who holds the major league re Cord for most stolen bases with acknowledged about 130 Cardinal faithful who trekked to this Otsego county Village to Honor their hero with chants of Brock earlier had reflected on How radio broadcasts of Louis games had Given Hope to a Black kid growing up in the the Jim Crow Law excluded me from the mainstream of he baseball is fed my fantasy of what life could following i made the Choice to follow my dream and become a major league the Cardinal fans added a dash of red to a bucolic Green setting matched by Blue who batted for 14 seasons with the Pitts Burgh pirates and Brooklyn was remembered by his daughter Patricia Johnson As a player who never sought Fame or he played baseball because he loved the John son he played with his heart and Vaughan hit in a Mark unmatched in the National league since that the shortstop struck out Only 276 times in lifetime at because of this the Fame and glory he never sought is now his his daughter said a career hitter who spent 19 seasons with the believed his induction was Long Over so this is the former outfielder remarked As he striped toward the clapping his its a Long its too but that life for considered the prototype Charlie is Best remembered for scoring All the Way from first base on Harry walkers double in the last game of Louis Triumph Over the Boston red sox in the 1946 world running was my great Slaughter in i was told if i cant improve my the Cardi nals would release i practice running on my toes for three i stayed in the game for 25 the 69yearold Slaughter concluded his induction re see Fame on Page 26 cubs snap dodgers7 winning Freak at 5 from press dispatches los Angeles Davey Lopes drove in four runs with a Homer and double sunday to Lead the Chicago cubs to a 92 Victory Over the los an Geles the cubs also got homers from Gary Matthews and Jody Davis to help snap the dodgers five game winning with starter Rick Sutcliffe forced to leave the game in the first inning with a pulled leg Larry 3 worked innings for the Warren Brusstar worked the last three innings for his third losing starter Dennis Mak ing his first major league yielded All three in the Bob Dernier led off with a double and one out later Lopes drilled his ninth Home Matthews opened the fourth with his sixth Homer and Davis followed with his Chicago added five four in in the in other no games sunday cardinals padres 2 san Diego Darrell Porter drove in three runs with a double and a Homer to Lead Louis Over san John went innings for the with Jeff Lahti getting the final two outs for his 12th Lamarr was the snapping his 11game winning Tudor scattered nine struck out four and issued no walks As the Cardi nals won for the seventh time in the last eight games and 14th time in their last 18 the cardinals took a 20 Lead in the first on a bunt single by Willie a stolen a walk to Tom Herr and a two run double by Porter hit his fourth Homer of the year in the fourth to make it san Diego scored in the fourth on Tony Gwynn a double by Steve Garvey and Graig Nettles in Field Mcgee tripled to Center and scored on Herrs infield out to give the Cardi nals a 41 Lead in the but san Diego got the run Back in its half of the inning on a double by Kevin Mcreynolds and a single by Garry astros mete 4 new York Craig Reynolds had four hits to Pace a 19hit attack that helped Houston snap a six game losing National league Streak with a Victory Over new in setting their season High for most the astros took advantage of the wildness of loser Ron and coasted behind the eight hit pitch ing of Joe Niekro to hand the mets their sixth loss in their last 24 struck out three and walked two in posting his third com plete game of the the knuckle despite allowing a pair of two run homers by Darryl won his first game Over the mets in five tries this Darling lasted just four he permitted seven eight hits and walked while throwing 104 Phillies braves 3 Philadelphia von Hayes hit a two run triple to highlight a three run third and Jerry Koos Man pitched a five hitter As Phila Delphia Defeated the leagues oldest Pitcher at struck out eight and walked four in raising his record to Steve bed was the with the Phillies trailing Steve Jeltz opened the third with a double to after Koosman popped Juan Samuel walked before Hayes lined his triple to right one out Glenn Wilson singled in the Phillies added three runs in the fourth inning after Bedrosian had walked Ozzie Virgil and Jon and struck out Rick Jeltz then walked and one out Samuel tripled Down the Brightfield expos reds 0 Montreal Andre Dawson cracked a two run Homer to support the four hit pitching of Rookie Joe Hesketh and Lead Montreal Over walked five and struck out four in notching his first shutout and second Complete Hesketh has won three straight starts since the Allstar after not winning in nine starts from May 24 to july reds player manager Pete Rose did not play and still needs 28 hits to break to Cobbs record of career giants pirates 2 san Francisco David greens loth inning single scored Chris Brown from second enabling san Francisco to defeat Pitts Burgh for a fou game a photo Detroit slugger Darrell Evans welcomed Home after Milestone blast evans7 300th Homer lifts tigers Over twins from press dispatches Minneapolis Darrell Evans hit his 300th career Home snapping a six thinning tie sunday and leading the Detroit tigers Over the Minnesota twins Evans hit a 30 pitch from Minnesota starter Ken Well Over the Brightfield Fence for his 22nd Homer of the breaking a 22 the 38yearold infielder was hitting with two homers and four Bis on May but has batted with 20 Hom ers and 48 Bis since a 4for4 performance against the twins Here on May Evans blast made a Winner of Frank who gave up two runs in the first inning and left after Kirby Puckett singled to Lead off the Willie Hernandez then fumbled Ron Washington sacrifice putting runners on first and but Detroit escaped further Trou ble when Kent Hrbek popped up and Tom Brunansky grounded into a double twins manager Ray Miller was ejected for arguing the Call at first base on Bru in other Al games sunday Blue jays Angels 1 Toronto Doyle Alexander tossed an and George Bell doubled Home a pair of runs to Lead Toronto Over amen can league California and a sweep of their fou game Toronto eighth consecutive Victory Al Lowed the team to move 25 games above the Mark a new franchise the sweep marked the first time in 1985 that the Angels have lost More than three in a the Angels were outscored in the series 287 and outhit struck out nine and walked three for his second Complete rangers Yankees 2 Texas Cliff Johnson went 3 for 3 and drove in three and Chris Welsh recorded his first Victory As a starter since 1982 to Lead Texas Over new making his third Start of the allowed eight struck out three and walked two in seven Dave Rozema worked the final two the Gam time temperature was 106 orioles White sox 1 Chicago Rich Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke All homered see Al on Page 23  
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