European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Angels top to share first place with Kansas City saturday september 21, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 by the associated press Kansas City were lied and the new York Yankees were i to be lied. In the closes race in baseball Seattle beat the royals 6-4 to Complete a four game sweep and the angles shut out the Chi Cago White sox 8-0 behind John Candela Ria s six hitter to produce at tied for the Lead in the american league West. The Idle Toronto Blue jays took advantage of the Yankees seventh straight loss a 10-3 drubbing at Detroit to expand thick Lead in the Al East to 5w games. I m really enjoying this Pennant race said Candelaria who came to the Angels last aug. 2 in a Trade with Pittsburgh and pitched his first shutout since july 1984. I be been in them before and 1 know what it takes to be successful. If we keep playing the Way we have this thing is Gong to gos right to the end. Hopefully Well com out on  the tigers hit five Home runs including two by Darrell Evans and chased newly acquired Joe Nickroo in the second inning to further Dampen new York s Pennant Hopes. It happens to great teams Yankees manager Billy Martin said. You can t give up. To s very frustrating. A of a Sud Den our pitchers Stop pitching and our hit ters Stop hitting. Usually you have one or the other. But both of them you can t even manage. What can you do when you re Down seven or eight runs Angels 8, White sox 0 Chicago Reggie Jackson hit two Home runs to Pace California s offence while the left handed Candelaria won his fourth straight decision to go 6-1 since moving to the american league. Candela Arne can league Ria walked two and struck Oul six the arg cos broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third inning then went ahead 4 0 in the eighth against Tom a Caver. Jack son hit a two run Homer in the eighth and added a Solo shot no. 26 and no. 529 lifetime in the ninth. Marinen 6, royals 4 Kansas City to. Alvin Davis and Dave Henderson doubled in Seattle s two run ninth inning boosting the Mari ners to their i oth Victory in 13 games and their ninth in 10 games this season against Kansas  mariners tied the score 4-4 with two runs in the eighth off Dan Quison bar by then beat the royals Ace reliever in the ninth. Davis led off with a double and Pinch runner Ricky Nelson was sacrificed to third. Henderson doubled for the tie breaking run and scored on a single by John Moses. Tigers 10, Yankees 3 Detroit the tigers hit 13 homers in their three game sweep of new York during which they outscored the Yankees 24-6. Five of the homers were by Evans who took Over the league Lead from Chi Cago s Carlton Fisk by one with 36. In the Only other Al game thursday Brewers 5, orioles 2 Baltimore Billy Joe Robidoux hit his first major league Home run Handbill Wegman notched his first major league Victory for the Brewers who ended a three game Baltimore winning Streak. Cecil Cooper also homered for Milwaukee. Mets pull to within one game of East leaders California slugger Reggie Jackson. Blasts two homers in Angels a oho to 8-0 Victory phils win 6-3, snap cards 7-game winning Streak by the associated press the St. Louis cardinals left Home More than a week ago sharing the National league East Lead with the new York mets so manager Whitey Herzog figures it s not so bad to go Back there with a one game Edge. Of course it could have been two. But the cards lost 6-3 at Philadelphia thursday night while the mets were beat ing the Chicago cubs 5-1, edging a game closer to the , the Cincinnati reds Cut what once was a 9v4-game deficit in the no West to so games coupling their 15 5 Victory Over the Atlanta braves with the front running los Angeles dodgers 6-5 loss to  cardinals loss snapped a seven game winning Streak for St. Louis 8-3 on a Road trip that started sept. 10 in new National league York. Only three of the cardinals remaining 16 games Are on the Road. Both teams have a three game series to look Forward to oct. 1-3 that could Well decide the Champion. We left Home tied. We re going Home after 11 games one game ahead Herzog said. It s been close for two months said second baseman Tommy Herr who drove in his 100th run on the season with a grounder in the fifth inning. "1 Don t see How it will change in the last few  we just have to maintain the consist ent status we have All year added Rookie outfielder Vince Coltman who became Only the third player in National league history Afler Maury wills and Lou Brock to steal 100 or More bases in a season. Mets 5, cubs 1 new York the mets meanwhile found just what they needed in what Man Ager Dave Johnson called a nervous one Hitler. Actually it was a three hitter Tui starter Sid Fernandez left after eight innings having allowed Only one. Roger Mcdowell gave up two More hits in the  threw 135 pitches Johnson said noting that the starter frequently went to 3-2. That s Way too Many for a one hit Ter. I was worried about  reds is braves 5 Atlanta Dave Parker High lighted a nine run ninth inning with a grand slam and Nick Esasky had a three run Homer in the seventh to Pace the reds 19-hit attack and help Rookie left hander Tom Browning win his 18lh game. Astros 6, dodgers 5 los Angeles the astros victors in 20 of the last 23, won their ninth straight by getting out of a bases loaded Jam with one out in the ninth. Pirates 8, expos 6 Montreal . Reynolds Hom ered in the lop of the i oth inning and Johnny Ray who had three hits and drove in three runs came Home on a wild pitches the pirates won their second extra in Ning game in a Row from the expos. Padres 11, giants 3 san fp.,.ncisco the padres bareback at the .500 Mark and so is Dave Dravecky who went All the Way for his Lith Triumph. He was the beneficiary of a six run second inning Hal gave the padres an 8-0 Cushion. Drug from Page 21 the Lime and the Money to use drugs Johnson  prosecutor told the jurors that the caterer became a Well known source of co Caine to players who disgraced themselves and their profession. Disgraced their teams and their  Renfroe however argued that the play ers made Strong a Scapegoat to save their High paying careers. La makes sense to Point the Finger at somebody who can t Hurt you Renfro Esaid. How do you know these High priced stars Are telling the truth and in t it ironic that All of these players All these High priced stars stopped using cocaine just be fore they testified Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City royals was the first player to testify and said he decided to seek help for his cocaine problem in june 1983 after spending a night snorting drugs provided for him in Philadelphia by Strong. Also testifying were Hernandez Parker Dale Berra of the new York Yankees Enos Cabell of the los Angeles dodgers Jeff Leon Ard of the san Francisco giants and John Milnor now retired from baseball. Milnor Berra and Parker arc former pirates. Renfroe originally planned to Call five or six players As witnesses for his client but rested his Case after calling pirates manager Chuck Tanner As the Only base Ball figure. Renfroe said the players testimony would have been of Little Benefit and possibly would be harmful to the de sense. Renfroe had contended from the Start that baseball rather than his client was on trial. I think everybody s forgotten about my client. The focus is on baseball and Thal s the Way it should be he said. Dozens of major league baseball players including Pittsburgh pirates first base coach Willie Stargell and Hall of Famer Willie Mays were mentioned by wit Nesses during the trial. Testimony revealed that baseball s prob lems had included not Only cocaine but amphetamines. It was the testimony about or cynics a they Are called by the players that led to Milnor charging that Mays Kepi a powerful liquid amphetamine called red juice in his locker and to Berra and Parker saying that Stargell handed Oul amphetamines f pirates players