European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports drugs Cost expos title in Mchale says new York a Montreal expos president John Mchale says the use of drugs by players was responsible for the teams third place finish in 1982 after it had been favored to win the National league East according to a new York times the times reported in tuesdays editions that in discussing the pervasive use of cocaine by baseball play said the expos of 1982 were a prime example of a team whose chances were ruined by we Felt we should have won in the times quoted Mchale As when we All woke up to what was going we found there were at least eight players on our club who were into this the expos were not alone in subpar performances tied to drug the newspaper it also cited the Louis cardinals As a team hit especially hard by Louis manager Whitey Herzog said that perhaps 40 percent of the Cardinal players were using drugs when he took Over the team in the newspaper we were dead last when i got the times quoted Herzog As saying when asked if he thought use of drugs damaged the performance of the among those heavily involved in cocaine were Mon trials Tim Raines and former Cardinal Lonnie who has since been traded to Kansas who voluntarily underwent treatment for drug use after the 1982 agreed with Schales assessment and took much of the blame for the teams it certainly Hurt my Raines told the a lot of times id go up to the plate and the Ball was right Down the Middle and id jump thinking it was at my Raines told the newspaper he would hide the drug in his uniform and would go into a lavatory behind the dugout to use it during the he said he even changed his style of play to keep the drug from falling out of his uniform when i carried it in my id go in slide head he he probably Cost us 10 games doing things we  believe he was Mchale said of he was on first base and he  run they picked him he  find balls in the Mchale said that while Raines worked hard at his some of the other users seemed to be so far gone that the expos didst try to rehabilitate the times quoted Smith As saying that although he batted 14 Points higher in 1983 than the previous cocaine was making him a bigger liability in the Field than he previously had been dropping an unimpressive Fielding average in 1982 to a an extremely poor the following i think it slowed me not just but my mental Smith told the look at my it seemed like i was making two errors a 1 was getting picked everything i swung at was who said he began using cocaine in Esti mated that from 1979 until 1983 when he underwent treatment he spent to on the the newspaper quoted him As saying that three or four of his teammates were using the drug with i was losing interest in Smith i didst care about the the majority of the time we were in a hurry to get the game Over with and do it All Fernandez leads jays by tribe 32 from press dispatches Cleveland Tony Fernandez scored one run and drove in including the tiebreaker in the seventh to give the Toronto Blue jays a 32 Victory Over the Cleveland indians tuesday Toronto snapped a 22 tie with one out in the seventh when Jesse Barfield tripled to Center and scored on Fernan Dezs second single of the night against loser Roy Jimmy got the scattering eight before Tom Henke relieved for his fourth Cleveland took a 20 Lead in the Sec amen can league Ond when Brett Butler reached first on a Force out and scored on a double by Tony who came Home on Julio Francos the Blue jays tied it in the with two Barfield stole second and continued to third when Catcher Chris Bandos throw sailed into Center Fernandez drove him in with an infield then stole second and scored on Damaso Garcias in other games tuesday White sox royals 1 Chicago Pinch runner Scott Fletcher scored the winning run from third base in the ninth inning when second baseman Frank White booted Luis Salazar ground Ball As Chicago beat Kansas reliever Bob was the win Dan took the rangers red sox 1 Boston Toby Harrah led off the eighth inning with a Home run into the Loftfield screen to break a scoreless helping knuckle Baller Charlie Hough and Texas beat earned his seventh Vic tory in nine starts since july he Al Lowed five hits and struck out seven in dealing the red sox a fifth consecutive loss and their 10th in the last 11 Yankees Angels 5 Don Mattingly stretched his hitting Streak to 18 games with a pair of homers and his teammates added three other Home runs As new York Defeated Mattingly triggered the Yankees first a photo Tony Fernandez drives in winning run five Homer game of the season with a on out shot in the his Dave Winfield followed with his 20th As the Yankees won their sixth straight game to remain four games behind firs place to Ronto in the Al Brewers twins 2 Milwaukee Rick Manning singled Home the winning run to Cap a three run ninth inning rally As Mil Waukee edged Ted scattered 10 hits for the tigers As 1 Larry Hern Don and torn Brookens hit Home runs for the Detroit who made the most of five hits to beat Walt got the allowing seven hits through 7 Willie Hernandez earned his 26th save with 1 innings of mariners orioles 3 Seattle Gorman Thomas walked with the bases loaded and one out in the Bottom of the ninth inning As Seattle beat snapping the orioles six game winning Mike scattered eight walked two and struck out five for the Gooden fans wins 13th in Row As mets up Lead from press dispatches new York Dwight Gooden won his 13th straight struck out 16 Bat ters and pitched a seven hitter tuesday night in leading the new York mets past the san Francisco giants became the first nation Al league Pitcher in history to record 200 strikeouts in both of his first two the 20yearold who led the majors with 276 strikeouts last in creased his  total this season to Herb score of Cleveland is the Only other Pitcher to reach 200 strike outs in his first two having accomplished the feat in 1955 and the 16 strikeouts also tied goodens career set last season against Pitts goodens 19 victories tied him with Louis Joaquin Andujar for the major league goodens sixth shutout tied him with John also of for tops in the big goodens winning Streak is the longest in the majors this he lowered his earned run average to the Best in the who have won 13 of their last 16 upped their Lead to games Over the Louis cardinals in the no in other no games tuesday astros cards 2 Houston Houston Catcher Mark Bailey clubbed his second grand slam of the and Dickie Thon drove in four runs with a triple and Home run to High Light a 19hit attack As Houston routed Mike who pitched seven retired 13 batters in a Row from the first to the but lost his shutout in the sixth on Steve Brauns sacrifice Fly and Tom Herrs Bailey hit the first pitch from reliever Ricky Horton Over the Loftfield Fence for his 10th Homer of the season in the six run the 19 hits tied the astros High for the pirates reds 2 Pittsburgh Jason Thompson smashed his 11 the Homer of the season fend Rick reus Cli Al fired a leading Pittsburgh past National league Cincinnati player manager Pete who needs 15 hits to break to Cobbs Ca reer record of went 0 for 3 with a dodgers Phillies 4 Philadelphia Mariano Dun cans run scoring triple car ried los Angeles Over snap Ping a two game losing Streak for the no West Steve sax hit a on out single off loser Kent after Pinch hitter Bill Russell popped up for the second Duncan hit a line drive that bounced off the knee of left fielder Greg Gross and carried into Center to score sax with the winning it was the fifth game win Ning hit for the season for the dodger reliever Tom pitched three scoreless gave up four struck out four and walked Rick Honeycutt pitched the final inning to get his first save of the cubs braves 2 Atlanta Ryne Sandberg drilled a two run Homer with two out in the eighth inning to lift Chicago Over with Atlanta leading Pinch hitter Thad Bosley led off the eighth with a sin Gle off losing reliever Bruce one out Bob Dernier doubled to left and Gary Matthews followed with a Sacri fice Fly to tie the score Sandberg then drilled his 18th Homer Over the left enter Field Fence to help Ray Fontenot improve to padres expos 0 Montreal Kevin Mcreynolds doubled Home the Only run of the game and Dave Dravecky combined with two relievers on an As san Diego beat it was the second straight 10 defeat for the Terry Kennedy led off the fifth when he doubled to Center off loser Bill carmelo Martinez sacrificed Kennedy to third and who went 3 for then doubled to shallow right for his 11th Gam winning