European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes August 1985 Tanner blames 83 season on drugs by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh pirates manager Chuck Tanner agrees his 1983 reportedly riddled with co Caine would have won the National league East championship if play ers Ive heard mentioned haunt been involved with several current speaking on the condition they not be recently blamed the 1983 second place finish on drug in response to those said he has no evidence linking any of his present or former play ers with he if a ballplayer is using Hes the same As an injured if a player is injured and you dont know about and he keeps it has to Hurt Tanner noted that Montreal expos president John Mchale recently blamed co Caine for his teams failure to win the 1982 no East baseballs recent drug Tan Ner Arent so much a reflection of changes in the sport and skyrocketing player but changes in the game Hast changed that the world has Tanner the problems that Are prevalent in base Ball Are prevalent in in the Busi Ness the percentage using drugs might be probably is than in Tanner said he recently talked to Cardi nals manager Whitey Herzog and both agreed that it is almost impossible to detect when a player is using you just cant Tanner i sure As hell didst know it in if i had known i would have done some thing about i would have tried to help the 1983 not considered by Many experts As serious Pennant contend led the no East As late As 17 but lost eight of their last 14 they finished in second six games behind the division winning Philadelphia i dont think theres any question drugs Cost us the said one play who spoke recently on the condition he not be look How Many Guys had asked to comment on such statements by the Tanner said if the names Ive seen mentioned Are if i can be sure that if there really involved in that 20 percent of the 83 i would say at least six players who wore pirates uniforms in 1983 have testified before a Federal grand jury in Pittsburgh that spent 15 months investigating cocaine Traffick ing among most or All of the play ers testified under Grants of former or present pirates known to have testified Are Dave Lee Lee Rod Dale Berra and John a was released by the pirates on March and was not signed by another major league after being one of the nos most effective left handed relievers in slumped to a 49 record and Era in the other four pirates known to have testified also had subpar seasons in Lacy batted As a Par time out but hit Only four Home runs and had Only 13 Bis in 108 Berra committed 30 errors at shortstop and hit with 10 Home runs and 52 an no most valuable player candidate with the Cincinnati reds this batted with 12 Home runs and 69 Bis in 552 a bats the worst Statis tics of his 13 major league Mazzilli lost his starting outfielders Job in May and played Only sparingly after he hit with five homers and 24 the grand jury handed Down indict ments May 31 against seven Pennsylvania men on cocaine trafficking and three have since pleaded charges Are pending against the other with a former Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse Ca Curtis scheduled to go on trial the new York times reported last week that at least eight major league play ers Are expected to testify if the Strong Case goes to among the news paper Are Berra and Al nil from Page 21 Calvin another acquisition from the after the 1984 season Brown told the redskins to Trade him or make him a in his ninth pro was an Al pro for the Falcons during 198182 As the starting right the redskins picked up Barnwell for an undisclosed 1986 draft last year he caught 45 passes with an Brunner was the new York giants sixth round draft Choice in he was traded to Denver after the 1983 then wound up with Green Bay before being shuffled to the cards for an Undis closed draft Valenzuela gets 9th straight win from Page 21 White sox eighth with his a leading 33rd Homer of the royals rangers 2 Kansas City George Brett Hom ered for the fourth consecutive game and drove in four runs As Kansas City trounced Willie Wilson sparked the Kansas City attack with three three runs scored and three stolen Charlie won for the seventh time in eight blanking the rangers on three hits Over seven Jeff was the bretts three run Homer in the sixth in Ning was his 21st of the year and gave him four or More Bis in a game for the eighth time this indians Brewers 38 Cleveland Charlie Moore singled Home the tie breaking run during a three run eighth inning that sent the Mil Waukee to an 83 Victory Over Cleveland for a split of their twi right in the first game Jerry Wil lard hit a sacrifice Fly in the Bottom of the ninth inning to secure the indians Andre Thornton homered twice for Cleve tigers mariners 3 Seattle Berenguer pitched seven Strong Darrell Evans hit a two run Homer and Lou Whitaker also drove in two runs to Lead Evans hit his 29th Home run of the sea son in the eighth As Yankees 2 Dave Collins infield single with two puts and the bases loaded in the 15th inning drove in Steve Kiefer and gave Oakland the dodgers rally to Down mets by the associated press new York Fernando Valenzuela won his ninth straight decision monday night As the los Angeles dodgers rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and beat the new York mets Valenzuela scattered 10 hits in his 14th Complete game of the the dodgers hit five straight singles in their winning rally to erase a 10 deficit and Chase new York right hander de who had taken a four hit shutout into the struck out walked one and allowed Only one third in Ning he took Over the National league Lead in Complete games from the mets Dwight Valenzuela winning Streak is the Long est of his the mets dropped two games behind Louis in the no in other no games monday cardinals reds 0 Cincinnati Danny Cox continued his season Long Mastery of the Cincin Nati reds monday tossing a six hit Ter to give Louis the it was the cards sixth win in a Terry Pendleton singled Home a run and Ozzie Smith bunted in another to go with a run producing error by reds Catcher to Diaz to help the cardinals up their Lead in the no East to 2 All three Louis runs came in the third has allowed just one earned run in completing his three starts against the reds this including a pair of he walked three and struck out one for his ninth Complete no Roundup one of the reds hits was a first inning single by player manager Pete to put him within 11 of breaking to Cobbs Al time Mark of Phillies padres 3 Philadelphia Juan Samuels single with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning scored Tom Foley with the tie breaking run and gave Phila Delphia the reliever Don pitched two scoreless innings in Relief of starter Shane Rawley to earn the giants expos 4 Montreal Chili Davis hit a two run Homer and drove in three runs to Lead san Francisco past Dave allowed six hits and three runs Over seven Scott Garrelts finished for his 12th Bill acquired by Montreal from the giants earlier this gave up six hits in 6w innings and suffered his third straight cubs astros 4 Houston Pitcher Steve Engel gained his first major league Victory by hitting a three run adding an rib single and scattering seven hits As Chicago flattened 1 in his fourth Start since join ing the cubs on july walked three and struck out his first Complete game was the first for the cubs since june 30 the first in 50 braves pirates 1 Atlanta Gerald Perry singled a photo dodger Fernando Valenzuela career High win Streak Home Dale Murphy in the ninth giving Atlanta a 21 Victory Over Pitts the win broke a six game losing Streak and marked Bobby wines debut As the braves wine was named interim manager for the who fired Eddie Haas Gene pitched one inning and got credit for the Victory in Relief of starter Joe Don took the loss in Relief of starter Bob cowboys extend bears losing Streak Texas a Rafael Septien drilled a 24yard Yard Field goal with three seconds left monday night to bring the unbeaten Dallas cowboys a come Rombe Hind 1513 National football league pre season Victory Over the wingless Chicago third string quarterback Steve Pelluer completed three passes on a drive to the Chicago 11yard line before Septien per formed his Septien beat san Diego last week on a 47yard Field goal in Duriel Harris set up the game Winner when he took a Pelluer pass away from cornerback Ken Taylor at the Chicago Dallas is now and Chicago is 03 in the nil Chicago took a 1312 Lead with to play on a 10yard touchdown pass from Rookie Mike Tomczak to Rookie James a Tomczak of Ohio state drove the bears 72 Yards in nine plays for the touchdown his first in the Maness of Texas Christian had been held out of Chicago other exhibition games with a hamstring his catch with to play was his first for the and Bob Thomas kicked the extra the first which ended with Dallas leading was marked by several fist swinging Dallas Al pro defensive tackle Randy White was ejected from the game for yank ing off Keith Van Homes helmet and bonking another Bear on the quarterback Gary Hogeboom fashioned a 98yard second Quarter drive in which he hit seven of eight passes for 81 Yards including a 6yard scoring strike to Tony Dallas also scored on sept ens 21yard Field goal while Bob Thomas countered with a 24yarder for