European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports mets nip Phillies for 8th straight from press dispatches new York Keith Hernandez drove in three runs monday night and Wally Backman had three hits and scored three times to Lead the new York mets to their eighth consecutive 43 Over the Philadelphia the Victory kept the mets one full game in front of the Louis cardinals in the no the mets won behind Sid 4 who was rolling along with a on hitter two out Bloop single by Garry mad Dox in the second inning before Rick Schu opened the ninth with a Fol Lowed by a bunt single by Mike that brought on Roger who gave up a three run Homer to Glenn Wil got one out and then surrendered an infield single to Pinch hitter Greg Jesse Orosco got the final two outs for his 12th Fernandez struck out Matching the career High he established july 22 against Fernandez allowed four walks in beating John who allowed All four new York Hernandez had a double and single in two a bats and also had a sacrifice giving him nine for the season to tie a club Backman extended his hitting National league Fertile misprint lauds 49ers Bih Walsh Tor futile mind a the san Francisco 49ers 1985 Media just off the refers to coach Bill Walsh vastly futile a revised edition is it read Fertile mind when it went to the the 49ers pub Lic relations Jerry said Walsh has coached the National football league team to two super bowl last season and in Jackson ties a Covey with 521st or Seattle a Reggie Jackson moved into a tie with Ted Williams and Willie Mccovey for the 8 spot on the Al time Home run list when he hit his 521st career Homer monday Jacksons 18th Home run of this season came in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader Between Jacksons califor Nia Angels and the Seattle Jackson went to left Field on a 10 pitch from Seattle Frank wills for his 18th Homer of the a two run Jacksons 521st Homer was his 96th with the he hit 254 with 27 with the orioles and 144 with the Jimmy with 534 Home and Mickey with Are the next tar gets for Jacksons 521st Home run came on his career Williams hit 521 in and Mccovey in the Only players in baseball history with More Home runs than Jackson Are Hank babe Willie Frank Harmon Mantle and Mike with 444 Home is second to Jackson among Active players in that Streak to 11 games and stole his 20th Len Dykstra opened the first with a walk and was forced at second by Back who scored when Hernandez Dou bled to boost his major league leading total to 19 Gam winning in other no games monday cardinals pirates 1 Louis John Tudor scattered five hits Over eight innings for his 14th Victory in his last 15 and Darrell Porter hit a three run Homer to Cap a five run fifth inning that propelled Louis Over the major league shutout Leader with was reached for a run when Rookie Sammy Khalifa singled Home Mike who had with two out in the Pittsburgh struck out seven and walked four in lower ing his Era to Rookie Vince Coleman had two hits for the cardinals and swiped three giving him a  81 for the in the fifth following a Lead off Coleman stole both second and third for the eighth time this season to set up the decisive Andy Van Slyke and Willie who had three hits to raise his National league leading average to also stole bases for Van Slyke scored the games first run after singling and swiping second in the dodgers braves 0 los Angeles Enos Cabell singled Home two runs in the fifth inning and Rick Honeycutt combined with Tom Niedenfuer on a lifting los Angeles Over los Angeles won its fourth straight game and the 750th of manager Tom la Sordas career to maintain a seven game Lead Over the san Diego padres in the National league in snapping a personal three game los ing yielded Only an infield single to Rafael Ramirez in the fourth inning and a single to Glenn Hub Bard in the Honeycutt worked six struck out two and walked one for his first Victory since july padres reds 0 san Diego Steve Garvey doubled Home two runs in the sixth inning and Mark Thurmond and Rookie Lance Mccullers combined on a eight hitter As san Diego blanked the reds have now lost four games in a making his first Start since july left the game in the seven Ali inning with a pulled muscle in his left Thurmond allowed seven hits and did not walk or strike out a making his major league debut after being called up 9 from Las vegas of the Pacific coast finished up for the Mario was the loser for which got three hits from Dave cubs expos 7 Chicago Thad Bosley hit two homers and drove in five runs to rally Chi Cago Over snapping the cubs seven game losing Bosl cys second Homer of the a two run shot off Jeff came on a 12 pitch with two out in the eighth inning and landed in the Center Field Chris Speicer had singled with one one out who had hit a Pinch hit three run Homer in the belted his fourth Homer of the Dave earned the Victory while Lee Smith pitched the ninth to re Cord his 24th Blue jays yanks move up from press dispatches Texas Texas rang ers infielder Wayne Tolleson entered mondays game batting and already had two but with the winning run on third base and one out in the Bottom of the the Toronto Blue jays chose to pitch to Tolleson delivered a Bloop single to right Field off reliever Bill scoring Steve Buechele and giving the rangers a 54 Victory Over the american league East leading Blue manager Bobby Cox thought i  get the Ball in the air in that Tolleson it was one of my favorite Buechele had led off the ninth with a double and moved to third on Geno Petral Lis sacrifice setting up Tolleson sixth Gam winning rib of the season and his fourth since july Tolleson raised his batting average to and against right handed pitch ers after batting just against them in he also has 10 Bis in his last 27 games after going 76 dating Back to August with just Rookie reliever Dwayne picked up his first major league Victory despite giving up Pinch hitter Damaso Garcias game tying rib single in the top of the the rangers had overcome a 31 deficit when Cliff Johnson hit a three run Homer in the Bottom of the Johnson connected on an 02 pitch from for his 11th Home i want looking to get a base Johnson the thing on my mind was to put us Toronto Tony Fernandez Dou bled and scored two Over his last nine Fernandez has 11 seven of them doubles and two of them in other Al games monday Yankees White sox 4 Chicago Ron Hassels tiebreak ing second Homer of the game triggered a seven run seventh inning that gave Phil Niekro his 295th career Victory and led new Yorks rout of the Triumph was their seventh giving the Yankees their longest winning Streak of the it lifted them to with in six games of firs place gave up seven struck american league v v file photo Phil Niekro his 295th out seven and walked he gave up two Home runs to Ron royals red sox 2 Boston Mark Gubicza and Dan Quisenberry combined on a seven hitter As Kansas City handed Boston its fourth consecutive Gubicza earned the ninth Victory in his last 11 decisions and improved his record to Quisenberry relieved with two out in the the score 31 and runners on first and third he struck out Jim Rice and went on to earn his 26th tops in the american despite giving up Rich germans run scoring double in the the improving their record to 167 since the Allstar picked up single runs off Al in the Sec fifth and eighth indians orioles 5 Baltimore Pat Tabler drove in three two with a base loaded and Cleveland scored five runs in the first inning in route to a Victory Over Balti Tabler has driven in 13 runs while going 6 for 6 in base loaded situations this sea making him 21 for 33 with 54 Bis in such opportunities Over the past three years with Baltimore starter Scott 9 made just 17 pitches and failed to re tire any of the five batters he faced As Baltimore trailed after the first inning for the 38th time in twins As 34 Minneapolis Tom Brunansky belted a Solo Home run to Lead off the eighth inning and Power Minnesota to a 5 4 Victory and a doubleheader sweep of Bert Blyleven hurled a Roy Smalley hit a Solo Homer and Mark Salas smacked a two run shot to lift the twins to a 43 Victory in the first Brewers tigers 3 Milwaukee Cecil Ben Oglivie and Earnest riles each hit rib singles in the eighth inning to Pace Mil Waukee Over the eighth inning rally made a Winner of Jaime Cocanower went eight allowing seven hits and five walks while striking out Rollie Fin Gers gave up Chet Lemons sixth Homer in the ninth but earned his 14th mariners Angels 54 Seattle Brian Downing slammed a two run Homer and Jim Slaton snapped a personal six game losing Streak to Lead California to a 43 win Over earn ing the Angels a split in the night double Phil Bradley Homer with two out in the Bottom of the ninth inning gave Seattle a 65 Victory in the first game de spite Reggie Jacksons 521st career Downing belted his 12th Homer of the year off Jim in a three run fourth inning for the the doubleheader had an official Atten dance of the second largest in Mariner