European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 23 commentary announcing baseball s other awards with the baseball season in its final weeks the Public can anticipate a spate of yearly baseball awards. They re Standard fare by Young winners rookies of the year comebacks of the year and maps. The achievements cite those who have excelled Over the season and the winners deserve such recognition. But the yearly awards fail to cover a variety of areas. So in attempt to Bridge the Gap Between those who will gain a Symbol of Success and those who ordinarily would to let s fill in the missing Blanks. Rodney Dangerfield award to Jose Cruz of Trie astros who after yet another Superb Campaign still can t get respect. Houdini award to Bert Blyn Cven. Who escaped the indians in mid season despite having signed with the tribe through 1986. Where do we go from Here award to he Boston red son who with a spate of High salaried veterans can t afford to rebuild or stand Pat. It s Tough at the top award to Sparky Anderson of the Detroit tigers who Learned that positive thinking and team players sometimes result in .510 baseball. Let s make a Deal award to Whitey Herzog who shipped people like David Green and George Hendrick for Quality players like Jack Clark and John Tudor. Aint no pleasing some people award to Dave Winfield who despite another solid year incurs Only Wrath from Yankee owner George slain bran nor. I m a loser award to Jose Delcon of Pittsburgh whose record stood at 2-18 in mid sep tember. General Hospital award to the Chi Cago cubs who lost their entire starting rotation to injuries by mid season. Everything s comin up roses award to Mike Young of Baltimore whose credentials make him the next Star on the baseball horizon. The me nobody knows award to Bret Saberhagen of Kansas City. Owner of an 18-6 Mark and a 2.81 Era he gets the publicity of Street sweeper. Believe it or not award to Tommy Herr of the cardinals who somehow managed to Knock in 99 runs with Only five homers. Take the Money and run award to Bruce Suiter of Atlanta who signed for millions just to Hook up with a fifth place team. Homeward bound award to buddy Bell who returned to his Hometown of Cincinnati after doing 13 years Lime with Cleveland and Texas. King for a Day award to Baltimore s Eddie Murray who came within a few feet of hitting four homers in a game. Mission impossible award to Roger Craig who took Over As manager of the san Francis co giants this week. Rainy Days and mondays award to Cleveland the first City to suffer a rain postpone ment in 1985. Indianapolis 500 award to the St. Louis cardinals in general and Vince Coleman if particular. Three alarm award to Pedro Guerrero who woke up the dodgers with his Bat in mid sea son. California Here i come award to Bill Madlock. Who left the going now arc pirates for the playoff bound dodgers. New York new York award to to Ronto s Blue jays who found hospitality in the Bronx Haid to beat. Look who s Back award to Cliff Johnson who  to the Blue jays for the stretch run after Lei eng what it s like to lose with the rangers. Trivial Pursuit award to Eric  Stan and stripes every base has been touched defense rests its Case in drug trial by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a the attorney for a Philadelphia caterer accused of Deal ing cocaine to major league baseball play ers said More players weren t called As defense witnesses because their squirm ing and squelching on the witness stand would t help his client. Adam o. Renfroe jr., attorney for cur tis Strong 39, rested his Case wednesday after calling one baseball figure Pitts Burgh pirates manager Chuck Tanner As a defense witness in the is. District court trial. I am confident every base has been touched Renfroe said. Judge Giu Uve Diamond said he would give the Case to the jury thursday afternoon after Renfroe and . Attorney j. Alan Johnson deliver their closing arguments. Renfroe promised a rough and Tumble session. It going to be a Street  he said. There s going to be a rumble in that  Johnson exhibited for reporters the Chart he will display to the jurors that will summarize the 14 cocaine distribution counts against Strong and correlate them with the players who allegedly bought the drugs Ana the teams they were playing for at the time. Renfroe said he decided not to put any players on the witness stand because they possibly would have been prejudiced against his client. We subpoenaed a number of players. We talked to a number of players and their attorneys. But we decided their interests would be selfishly motivated in this Case Renfroe said. They would be forced to testify against other players Renfroe said. For that reason we decided it would t be in the Best interest of Curtis Strong to Call them that they would t be effective  Renfroe previously had promised to Call five or six players o i but testimony of seven current or former players who claimed Strong sold them cocaine and was Well known As a drug distributor among National league players. Strong employed briefly As a clubhouse Cook for the Philadelphia Phillies this sea con is charged with distributing cocaine to players on 14 dates from 1980 to 1984 when the Pittsburgh pirates played Home games. Renfroe said he considered calling St. Louis cardinals Pitcher Joaquin Andujar Pittsburgh pirates first base coach Willie so Argyll and Hall of Fame outfielder Wil lie Mays As witnesses. He said he decided after a luncheon meeting tuesday with Andujar that be cause the 21-Gamc Winner had received immunity from the government Why should he come Forth and help me Andujar the first consecutive National league 20-Gamc Winner in a decade was identified As a cocaine user in earlier Testi Mony by former cardinals teammates Lonnie Smith and Keith Hernandez. Stargell the no co most valuable player on the pirates 1979 championship team was named by former teammates Dale Berra and Dave Parker As a distributor of amphetamines in the team s locker room. Mays name unexpectedly surfaced in the 12-Day trial hut week when former pirates outfielder John Milner said he once lasted a liquid amphetamine called red juice that he obtained from Mays locker in the Early 1970s while both were with the new York mets. Mays Vehe mently denied the charge. "1 talked to mrs. Mays last nigh tuesday and she said he was thoroughly upset Renfroe said. I considered calling him As a witness merely to dispute John Milner s testimony but i would have had to bring him Mays All the Way Back from Canada where he has a commitment. I did t think it was Wise to put him at an imposition merely to refute another witness on a collateral Issue Renfroe said. The most effective witnesses have been  Renfroe said. Renfroe repeated wednesday that he did t put so Argyll on the witness stand because it was indicated to me that Wil lie Stargell would invoke his constitutional privilege of  so Argyll denied tuesday talking to Renfrow or any of his associates. Stargell s attorney David s. Litman said it was Renfroe who suggested that so Argyll plead the fifth amendment on the witness stand. Renfroe did Noi name the other players he said he subpoenaed As possible wit Nesses. Al from Page 21 the royals 7-0 on tuesday night have beaten Kansas City eight of nine times this , Thomas and Nunez gave up one hit apiece. Swift pitched the first three in Ning and left with a Groin Strain. Thomas 7-0, relieved and got the Victory. Dave Henderson drove in three runs with three hits. Mark Gubicza 13-8. Did not survive the third inning. Arab 9, White sox 3 Chicago Don Sulton won the 295th game of his career and continued to pay dividends for California. Sutton acquired from Oakland in a Trade sept. 10, is 2-0 for the Angels and 15-8 Overall. He pitched div innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. Brian Downing Gary Pettis Reggie Jackson and Dick Schofield shared Hilling honors. Downing led off the fifth with his 20th Homer a drive that landed on the roof of Comiskey Park. He became the 27th player to hit a Ball on the roof and the first California player to accomplish the feat. Pelvis drove in one run with three hits. Jackson and Schofield both had two hits and two Bis. Origin 4, Brewers 1 Baltimore Fred Lynn rebound ing from a torn ankle ligament that disabled him for 21 games homered for the second straight night to help Baltimore beat Milwaukee. Lynn s 21st Home run of the season capped a two run rally in the sixth inning that gave the orioles a 3-2 Lead. I did t do just nothing for three weeks Lynn said of his period of inactivity. I studied films of the 82 and 83 seasons and the first part of this season. "1 spotted a few things i made adjust ments and it paid off said Lynn who is 4 for 8 with two homers and three Bis since his return. Scott Mcgregor 13-12, pitched a six hitter for his third straight Victory. John Shelby also homered for Balti More while Paul Molitor and Paul House Holder homered for the Brewers. A i indians 0 Cleveland Jose Rijo and Jay Howell teamed on a seven hitter and Dave Collins Pinch single drove Home Oak land s run in the eighth inning. Rijo 4-3, gave up seven hits in seven innings. Howell Sci Down the last six Cleveland batters for his 26th save. Rookie Jose Canseco singled with one out in the eighth off Don Schulz 3-9, and took second on a groundnut. Collins Bat Ling for Mike Gall go singled to right on a 3-0 pitch. Twins 4, rangers 3 Minneapolis Minnesota s Ken Schrom beat Charlie Hough of Texas for the third time in three meetings this year. Schrom 9-12, pitched six innings and helped the twins win their fifth straight game. Hough who pitched a Complete game fell to 14-16. Tim thu Fol s two run double broke a 1 i tie in the sixth inning