European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Baltimore pounds Texas 91 from press dispatches Baltimore Cal Ripken hit a three run Homer and drove in another run with a double to Lead the Baltimore Ori Oles to a 91 Victory Over the Texas rang ers thursday storm won his second Deci Sion in a scattering six hits while striking out seven and walking three for american league seven Sammy Stewart pitched the final two innings As Baltimore won its third game in a who now has 82 Bis and 80 runs keyed a two run first inning with a double off rangers starter Chris the double in Lee who also Ripken then scored on Eddie Murray Baltimore chased Welsh with a five run second inning that featured Ripkens 18th three singles and Alan Wiggins run scoring double preceded Ripkens smash off reliever Dickie after the noles settled Down and retired the next 18 batters in a Row before giving up two one in the singles by George Gino Petralli and Wayne Tolleson produced the rangers Only run in the third in other Al games thursday indians tigers 6 Detroit Andre Thornton belted a three run Homer to highlight a four run ninth inning As the indians beat the trailing 63 going into the victimized loser Willie for the second time in less than a on Thornton Homer off the Detroit Lethander gave the indians a 42 the indians opened the ninth when Pinch hitter Benny Ayala moved to second on a walk and scored on Julio Francos rib Thornton then belted a 21 pitch into the upper deck in left Field for his 11th Home run of the giving him five runs batted in for the Brewers White sox 5 Milwaukee Cecil Cooper hit his fifth career grand slam in the seventh in Ning to lift Teddy Higuera and Milwaukee Over with the score tied at 33 going into the the Brewers loaded the bases against Chicago starter Floyd on singles by Charlie Moore and de Romero and a walk to Robin one cards take 2 to tie for top a photo orioles1 Cal Ripken smacks or and double out Cooper hit a 10 pitch Over the Centerfield Wall for his 10th Homer of the twins mariners 5 Minneapolis Kent Hrbek grand slam and a three run Homer by Gary Gaetti paced a 15hit attack As Minnesota crushed it was the twins highest scoring total of the John allowed 10 struck out seven and walked two in eight innings to get the he allowed a two run Home run to Phil his and a Solo shot to Ken his in the eighth inning for the Mari ners first three the who had 16 sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight run fourth inning to Chase Seattle starter Matt Mickey who went 3 for singled Home the first two runs of the then Tim Teufel Laid Down a sacrifice bunt that third baseman Jim pre Sley threw into right allowing two runs to Ron who had three singled Home Teufel to Knock out Young and Gaetti capped the inning with his 13th off reliever Bob the twins added a five More runs in the fifth inning As Ron Washington Dou bled Home a run and Hrbek hit his grand his 15th Homer of the season and third grand his three grand slams this season tie a club record set by Bob Allison in 1961 and Rod Carew in from press dispatches Louis it want just another Day at the office for Louis cardinals Allstar shortstop Ozzie but it came you do what you have to we did what we had to do to said Smith after walking on four pitches in the 12th inning to give Louis a doubleheader sweep thursday Over the Pittsburgh i its a Long especially when youre at the Ballpark at until 8 Oclock at the by winning 43 after taking the first game moved Back into a first place tie in the National league Darrell Porter rapped a two run single and Kurt Kepshire allowed five hits Over eight innings As Louis won the opener in Many its not always Good to be in first place unless you can sit out there with a 67 game Smith when youre having to its Tough to win every the cardinals have won eight of their last with the bases full and two out near the completion of a contest that lasted 4 hours and 14 Smith said he was not prepared to draw the walk that sent Jack Clark Home with the decisive i just wanted to hit the Ball hard some i was swinging on i was in the Drivers seat when it got to be he you can be any time you keep the opponent in youve got a Chance to when apprised that the defeat left Pittsburgh with a 060 record for games in which the pirates have trailed starting the ninth expressed sur prise and also sympathy for Louis there comes a time when they will probably turn that he they just have to keep their Heads up and keep on the losses were the eighth and ninth in a Row for the since a 63 Triumph july 22 at los have lost 14 straight contests away from Tito Landrum doubled Down the left Field line to Start the cardinals Cecilio retired Tommy Herr on a Fly to right with Landrum moving to Guante then intentionally walked Jack Clark and Andy Van Slyke to Load the Larry the pirates fifth induced Pinch hitter Brian Harper to hit into a Force out at but National league then walked Bill pitched the final in Ning for Louis and picked up the Victory mets Phillies 7 new York diminutive Rookie Len Dykstra laced a ground Rule double with two out in the eighth inning thursday to score Ronn Reynolds from second and snap a 77 As new York beat Phila the mets survived a Phillies comeback and a rare poor Outing by Dwight Goodwn to Post their 10th Victory in their last 11 with the score Reynolds singled with one out and moved to second on a sacrifice by winning reliever Jesse Oros after Don intentionally walked Wally the 5foot10 Dykstra then drilled a shot that bounced Over the Wall in right Center As Reynolds scored the winning Len Dykstra Backman and Dykstra scored when left fielder von Hayes lost Darryl Strawberry pop Fly in the Sun for a three base Labouring in 95degree heat and seeking a season High 13 straight left after five innings with a 65 he permitted eight hits and five runs As the Phillies scored in each of the first four Gooden fanned four and walked Jerry at 42 the nos oldest wilted after 1 allowing six Rookie Dave Stipanoff retired 10 of the 11 batters he faced to keep the Phillies in the after Mike schmidts two out rib sin Gle gave the Phillies a 10 Lead in the the mets pounded three homers in an in Ning for the first time in 11 years to grab a 51 who extended his hitting Streak to 14 games with a single in the led off the first with a walk and Tom Paciorek followed with his first no Home run since May one out Gary Carter cracked his 17th Homer of the year and Ray Knight see no on Page 26 dodger hurlers throw plenty of nothing los Angeles a their names Are Diaz and those los Angeles dodgers pitchers combined for 52 innings Over six Days without allowing an earned the which ended in the first in Ning of thursdays 54 Victory Over surpassed the previous club record of 48 set in 1966 when Hall of Fame members Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale led the this is the most Complete staff Ive had since Ive been said Tom who is in his ninth year As the dodgers weve got five stoppers is what weve said Catcher Mike Scioscia after wednesday nights game in which Bob Welch ran his scoreless Streak to 16 innings and dropped his earned run average to in a 50 Victory Over 91 for the season after overcoming Elbow troubles in the had two Complete games during the 52inning Streak that began last Friday night after he Al Lowed a second inning Home run to Cincin Natis Nick his eighth straight Victory was the pitch ing staffs  19th shut out this also sharing the honors were Fernando who went All the Way for a Victory Over the reds sat urday allowing Only an unearned he gave up four earned runs in eight innings against Atlanta on but got the Victory when Terry batting for hit a two run Home run in the Jerry who hurled a com Plet game shutout Orel who pitched seven innings before going out for a Pinch hitter monday he gave up one run and it was Rick who hurled six and reliever Tom Niedenfuer the final three As they combined for another shutout tuesday relievers Carlos Ken Howell and Niedenfuer combined for two scoreless innings in Relief in the game Hershiser Niedenfuer also earned a save in thursdays this is like an epidemic and in glad its to get five Guys going All at that said pitching coach Ron i dont remember that theres usually one or two out of the dodgers had an 1821 record on May 11 when they began their charge the record since then is Niedenfuer has contributed significantly to the team allowing runs in Only five of his last 31 after wednesday nights the dodger staff earned run average for the season was just in 112 the dodgers have scored 434 388 of them opponents have scored 391 but Only 318 were los Angeles has a team batting average of to just for the oppose