European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 18, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Gooden two hits phils cards still gain ground up photo new York mets ice Dwight wooden. Stretches scoreless inning string to 31 us 3rd in a poll from press dispatches new York Dwight Gooden Pilch cd a ii hitch and extended his scoreless inning Streak to .11 monday night to Lead the new York mils to a 9-0 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Gooden won to major league leading 21st panic against four losses As he struck out 11 and walked two. He also added two hits including a two run double o new York s 14-hit attack. Gary Carter homered and drove in four runs and mix Ikic Wilson had three hits including a two run triple. Despite the Victory second place new York lost ground to no Kast Leader St. Louis. The cardinals swept a double header from Pittsburgh on monday and in creased their Lead Over the acts Loone game. The Only hits off Gooden were Mike Schmidt s one out double in the fourth and Jeff Stone s single in the ninth. In Between Gooden retired 14 straight Philadelphia waiters. Gooden increased his strikeout total to 247 and lowered his to 1.61. Both Best in the majors. It was the 15th time this season he struck out 10 or More batters. With his seventh shutout of the season and his 14th com plete game he tied St. Louis John Tudor with the longest scoreless Streak of the year. The acts took a 1-0 in the first inning against Kevin Gross 14-10, on singles by Wilson Willy Backman and Carter. Carter hit a three run Homer in the third. Wilson s two run triple in the fourth knocked of Gross. And the mets added three runs in the fifth off Fred Toliver. Elsewhere in the no monday cardinals 8-3, pirates 4-1 Pittsburgh Willie Mcgee singled Home Vince Coleman with the go ahead run in the eighth inning of the second game of a double header to help first place St. Louis sweep Pittsburgh. In the first game John Tudor won for the 18th time in his last 19 decisions As the cardinals took advantage of National Leacue winning seven Pittsburgh errors for an 8-4 Victory. The two victories increased the cardinals Streak to five. Pat Perry. 1-0, earned his first major league win by retiring . Reynolds on a Fly Ball with the bases loaded in the seventh and then pitching iwo More Hilliss innings Andy Van Slyck. Terry Pond Luton and Tom heir each drove in two runs in inc opener to Back Tudor. 19-8, Tudor s Streak of 31 scoreless innings ended with Bill Almon s fourth inning grand slam. Padres 4, dodgers 2 san Diego carmelo Marline hit a three run seventh inning Homer and Eric show scattered seven hits Over 7vj innings As san Diego snapped u five game losing Streak by defeating West division leading los Angeles. The loss Cut the dodgers Lead to 7l/j games Over Cincinnati. The Victory was the first for show 10-10, since aug. Expos 8, cubs 5 Montreal Tim Raines capped a three run seventh inning with a two out two run single As Montreal handed Chicago its fifth straight defeat. Scot Thompson Pinch Hilling for Sal Buttra snapped a 5-5 tic with a sacrifice Fly to Center Field after the expos loaded inc bases on Tim Wallach s single and two walks by reliever George Fra ice 7-7. After Frazier walked Pitcher Tim Burke to reload the bases Raines singled. Reds 7, giants 6 Cincinnati Gary Rcd us Drew a one out walk from Mark Davis stole second and third and raced Home see no on Page 26 Auburn Oklahoma rated i -2 by he associated press Auburn and Oklahoma remained 1-2 monday in the associated press College football poll while Southern Cal moved up to third place and Michigan ousted notre Dame from the top 20. Auburn celebrated its first week As the no. 1 team by defeating Southern missis Sippi 29-18. The tigers received 23 of 60 first place votes and 1,137 of a possible 1,200 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. Oklahoma which has t played a game yet also received 23 first place votes but Only 1,125 Points. The sooner gel under Way sept. 28 at Minnesota. Southern Cal did not play Over the weekend but the trojans moved up from fifth place to third with six first place votes and 1,010 Points. Florida which had been third slipped to Lith place after blowing a 28-7 Lead and settling for a 28 28 tie with Rutgers. Iowa opened its season by crushing Drake 58-0 and jumped from fifth to fourth with five first place votes and 998 Points. Southern methodist had the week off and climbed from sixth to fifth place. The Mustangs received the remaining three first place votes and 913 Points. Florida state also Idle Rose from seventh to tilth with 8so Points. Ohio state climbed from ninth to seventh with 761 Points by shading Pitt 10-7. Oklahoma state struggled to beat North Texas state 10-9 but held on to eighth place with 697 Points. Leu Defeated North Carolina 23-13 and shot from 12th to ninth with 682 Points. Penn state rounded out the lop 10, rising from Lith to 10th with 610 Points by Downing Temple 27-25. The second 10 consists of Florida Urcla Brigham Young Arkansas South Carolina Alabama Maryland Nebraska Michigan and Illinois. Last week it was Penn state leu notre Dame Arkansas South Carolina by Maryland Nebraska Illinois and Alabama. Michigan Defeated notre Dame 20 12 and cracked the top 20 for the first time since the sixth poll last season. Browns whip Pittsburgh 17-7 Cleveland a Gary Danielson hit Rookie Fred Banks with a 17-Yard scor ing pass and Earnest byner burst 21 Yards up the Middle for the clinching touchdown late in the fourth Quarter As the Cleveland Browns Defeated the Pittsburgh Steeles 17-7 in National football league action monday Browns defense did not allow the Steeles 1-1. Closer than the 36-Yard line through the first three quarters. But a 38-Yard punt return by Pitts Burgh s Louis Lipps carried the Ball to the Cleveland 15 two minutes into the fourth Quarter. Mark Malone hit John Stallworth with a 6-Yard scoring a two plays later making the score 10-7 with 12 06 to play. Late in the fourth Quarter Cleveland linebacker Curtis Weathers sacked Malone at the Pittsburgh 9-Yard line and then intercepted him on the next play to give the Browns Possession at the Steeler 16. After a penalty byner broke several tackles and lunged into the end zone with 2 37 to play. Banks an eighth round draft Choice from Liberty Baptist College dropped two passes before hauling in the 17-Yard scoring pass his first As a professional with 3 56 to play in the first half. The touchdown capped an 80-Yard drive in which byner ran five times for 27 Yards. Danielson scrambled 14 Yards on a third and-7 play in the third Quarter to keep alive a 56-Yard drive that set up Matt Bahr s 18 Yard Field goal. The Steeles Nad amassed 45 Points and 445 total Yards in their season opening Vic tory Over the Indianapolis Colts a week ear Lier but managed Only 216 Yards against Cleveland 1-1. Danielson completed 18 of 30 passes for 206 Yards but Cleveland s real strength was its defense. The Steeles got past Mulfield Only once in the first half and Aid not seriously threaten until Lipps punt return in the second half. Makine who had passed for 287 Yards in the 45-3 Victory Over Indianapolis last week completed just 18 of 45 passes for 178 Yards and two fourth Quarter interceptions. File Woholo twins Pitcher slue Howe. Awol for five games twins Howe reports cocaine recurrence Minneapolis a Minne Sota twins Relief Pitcher Steve Howe who disappeared for three Days after a television appearance to talk about drug use by athletes had a Tempo Rary recurrence of this problems with cocaine dependency twins president Howard Fox said monday night. We had a Long discussion and basically that s what he told us Fox said at a news conference in the twins press Box during the Minnesota Texas game. He was very sad very remorseful. He feels very pm see Howe on Page 26
