European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Gooden youngest to win 20 mets whip padres to say j game shy of cardinals in no East Pennant race up photo right hander Dwight Gooden 14th straight Victory betters Feller Rookie collects 4 Bis from press dispatches new York mets pitching Prodigy Dwight Gooden is now the 20yearold Gooden became the youngest 20 game Winner in major league history and recorded his 14th straight Victory sunday As he and the mets beat the san Diego padres tue Kepl the mets one game behind Louis in the National league East and prevented the padres from gaining on firs place los Angeles in the the cardinals beat Atlanta while the dodgers fell 61 to Montreal to remain 6vi games ahead of san at 20 9 and 9 eclipsed the age record of Bob who won his 20th game for the Cleveland indians in 1939 when he was 20 years 10 and 5 Days the Milestone Victory marked a Day of crowning achievements for the outfielder Darryl Strawberg playing with a bruised and Bent taped up Middle Tiger on his left reached base five times and drove in four one with a fifth inning Home run Over the Centerfield his Catcher Gary Carter had three George Foster had two and reliever Roger Mcdowell stopped the padres cold Over the last three allowing one infield and yet it was a Day filled with namely Gooden he came to the Park not knowing if the game would be As rain delayed the Start 12 minutes in the third he threw two wild pitches he had thrown Only three All season and committed an error that led to two san Diego after throwing 94 30 out of the strike allowing 5 walking 1 and striking out Gooden was taken from the game in favor of although he did not the Shea stadium crowd of called him out of the clubhouse at the end of the game for a curtain its too bad he  said manager Dave but evidently the Ball was he threw National league 140 pitches his last time out when he struck out 16 and 1 didst want to Drain Hes done it All by himself All so its Only fitting that we helped him out on his by pc winning 20 games Means a lot to said Gooden now but a world series would and 1 think we can do new York staked Gooden to a 30 Lead in the first Len Dykstra led off with a and Keith reached first on an error by second baseman Tim Flann both runners scored when Strawberry sent a liner Over the head of Cente fielder Kevin after Foster Strawberry scored on Howard Johnsons the padres got within 32 in the Flannery singled and advanced on a wild Gooden then fielded brie show s bunt and threw the Ball past third base As see no on Page 23 Pasqua helps yanks Cut jays Lead to 3 games Beckers hot net play rip Wilander for at title by the associated press Seattle Rookie Dan Pasqua tried to not think about the american league East Pennant race As he did his part in keeping the new York Yankees in the i realized that were in a Pennant but when i got to the plate i had to Block it said who drove in four runs with a double and single to Lead new York to an 85 Victory Over the Seattle mariners the Yankees picked up a game in the standings on the Toronto Blue who lost 53 to and Are now three games Back in the american league i just want to do something to help the team said who has been struggling at the plate since being recalled from the minors on he had just two hits in his previous 15 he was in a slump when he came said new York manager Billy he was even in a slump in Bat Ting Pasqua belted a three run Homer in the first inning and added an rib double in the Don Mattingly clubbed a two run his As the Yankees won for the 10th time in their last 11 mat tingly now has 104 tops in the majored sailed through the nest six allowing just one but was knocked out in the seventh after yield ing two run homers to Alvin Davis and Jim Brian Fisher pitched the final 2 innings for his ninth Mike was the in other Al games sunday White sox Blue jays 3 Chicago Floyd Bannister won his first game in More than two and amen can league Harold Baines hit a three run Homer As Chicago broke a five game losing Streak by defeating who went 51a raised his record to 611 with his first Victory since june he had lost seven straight George Bell hit a three run his for the Blue rangers royals 3 Kansas Obrien drove Home four three with a bases loaded and Toby Harrah knocked in three runs to Power Texas past Kansas Charlie pitched a five George Brett hit his 20th Homer and Lonnie Smith hit his third for the the rangers got 11 of their 14 hits off Bud who lasted just 516 in As orioles 4 Oakland Dave Kingman and Steve Henderson hit two run homers in the fifth inning As Oakland beat Nemesis Mike Flanagan entered the game with a 154 including a 100 Mark at Oakland Rookie Tim pitched a he gave up two homers to Lee Lacy and a two run shot to Floyd Rayford with two outs in the King mans 26th Homer extended his hit Ting Streak to a career High 11 Angels tigers 1 Rod Carew and Bob Boone had rib singles during a three run sixth inning that erased a 10 see Al on Page 23 Ohio up Boris Becker Rode his blistering serves and out standing net play to the association of Tennis professionals championship title sunday with an easy 62 Victory Over two time defending Champion Mats the West German ranked ninth in the broke Wilander serve once in the first set and twice in the second to earn his first championship since winning the Wimbledon Crown Early in i played my Best match of the tour the fourth seeded Becker Hes been playing Good and i beat him four and i played too Good for ranked third in the he played much better than said the swedish the tournaments top its too bad the match  have been More the which lasted Only 65 min including a four minute rain delay Early in the opening was even until the seventh game of the first Becker charged the net on several Points in that game and broke Wilander serve to gain a 43 i tried to do something Becker said of his change in so i decided to come Becker served two aces in the 10th game to win the they were four very Quick Points that changed the whole i Lander Becker dominated the second i Lander won the first but Becker won the next five games to put the match out of in the Middle of that Becker broke Wilander served three aces to hold serve and broke Wilander a photo Boris Becker my Best match serve for the third time in the earlier in the Becker said an injury to his right Side was hindering his but by he it no longer bothered i served As hard As i could he never came to Deuce on my so that Speaks for Becker Becker and Wilander will play at the open in new York this who could meet John Mcenroe in the quarterfinal is seeded eighth and Wilander is seeded behind Mcenroe and Ivan swedes Anders Jarryd and Stefan Edberg Defeated countrymen Joakim Nystrom and Wilander in the doubles finals