European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 25, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21sports Dickerson scores 3 in debut As rams topple sea Hawks up Polo rims Eric Dickerson. Gains 1 so Yards Seattle a Eric Dickerson played like he d never been away. Eric had his training Camp in the first three quarters and then he began his regu Lar season in the fourth Quarter los an Geles coach John Robinson said monday night. His comments came after Dickerson scored three touchdowns in the rams 35 24 Victory Over the Seattle sea Hawks. Dickerson a two time nil Rushing Champion seeing his first action after a 47 Day contract holdout scored on runs of 1, 2 and 15 Yards while collecting 150 Yards on 31 carries As the rams 3-0, handed Seattle in first loss in three games. I think i was getting better in the fourth Quarter a smiling Dickerson said. But i thought their defense was getting the game Between the two nil Powers was billed As a matchup Between Dickerson and the sea Hawks Curt Warner. It turned out to be a mismatch. Warner was held to 32 Yards on 13 carries. The rams exploded for two touchdowns on a 19-Yard pass from quarterback Dieter Brock to Bobby Duckworth and Dickerson s 2-Yard run in the first 2 03 of the third period after a 7-7 halftime deadlock. The rams drove 80 Yards in five plays opening the second half with Brock finding Duckworth in the left Corner of the end zone. Seattle s Randall Morris fumbled the Kickoff and Mark Crue recovered on the Seattle 2-Yard line. Dickerson scored on the next play for a 21-7 los Angeles Lead. The sea Hawks came Back within 21-17 on a 26-Yard Field goal by Norm Johnson and a 3-Yard scoring pass from Dave Krieg to Rookie Danny Greene. But the rams then went 80 Yards in six plays to put the game out of reach. Dickerson opened the drive with a 43-Yard run and finished it with a 15-Yard run with 3 33 left. The rams final touchdown came on the fifth Seattle turnover of the game on John Nie Johnson s 27-Yard return of an intercepted Krieg pass with 1 45 to go. The rams pressured Krieg throughout and sacked him seven times including three by defensive end Doug Reed for 61 Yards. Reserve quarterback Gale Gilbert threw 37 Yard to Daryl Turner for the final Seattle touchdown with 28 seconds left. The rams went 65 Yards in nine plays the second time they had the Ball to take a 7-0 Lead. On a fourth and goal situation from the one Dickerson scored on a pitch out with 2 32 left in the first Quarter. The sea Hawks scored their touchdown with 7 27 left in the second Quarter when Dave Brown picked off a Brock Pas on the left sideline and ran it Back 28 Yards. After the rams outburst Early in the third Quarter the sea Hawks made one run at the Lead using a piece of Good Fortune to Cut the deficit to four Points. With the sea Hawks at the rams 3-Yard line Krieg had a Center snap Fly through his hands and a wild scramble for the Ball ensued. The Ball bounced into Krieg s arms at about the 20 and he lofted the to pass to Greene in the Back of the end zone. Chison Are still in race says Baines by the associated press As far As Harold Baines is concerned the american league West is a three team race. The Way i see it we still have an out Side Chance to win Baines said monday night after hitting a Solo Homer and a run scoring Tingle that helped the Chicago White sox beat the California Angels 6-5. Almost All of the recent attention in the Al West has been focused on the Angels who now Lead the division by one half game and the second place Kansas City royals who were Idle. But the White sox pulled within in games of the Lead and Baines says his team is not ready for the spoiler role vet. We take the Field every Day As though we re still in the race he said. Baines put the White sox ahead in the first inning with a Solo Homer his 2lit of the season. The blow came against Don amen can league Sutton 15-9. The Angels tied it in the second when Doug Decinces homered for the third straight game his 17th of the year. Luis Salazar hit a three run Homer for Chicago in the third and Baines doubled and scored on a single by Greg Walker in the fifth for i 5-2 Lead. Baines added an rib single in the seventh to make it 6-3, enough to withstand California s two run rally in the Bottom of the seventh. Gene Nelson 10-10, pitched 5v6 innings for the Victory and hard throwing Bob James worked the ninth for his 29th save. In other Al games monday night Blue Jay 5, Brewers 1 Toronto right fielder Jesse bar Field hit his 25th Home run of the season and stole his 20th base to Lead Toronto Over Milwaukee. The Blue jays lowered their magic number for clinching their first Ever Divi Sion title to eight. Bar Field became the first Toronto player to have at least 20 homers and 20 steals in one season. He homered in the second inning against Tim Leary 1-2, and his rib sin Gle capped a three run seventh. He Alto established a club record for outfielders with his 18th assist tying Minnesota s Kirby Puckett for the league Lead. Jim Clancy 8-5, and Tom Henke combined on a five hitter. Tiger 2, red sox i Boston Juan Berenguer. Restored to the starting rotation in mid August pitched ivs innings and gave up one unearned run on four hits at Detroit beat Boston. Bare Nguc raised his record to 5-5, while Willie Hernandez finished up for his 30th save. Hernandez became the first Tiger re Liever to put together consecutive 30-save seasons. Rangers ii mariners 4 Arlington Texas Dave Schmidt and Dave Rozema combined on a five hitter and Ellis Valentine and Gary Ward homered As Texas beat Seattle to sweep a four game series. A s a indians 7 Oakland Tony Phillips and Bruce Bochte each hit two run homers to Lead Oakland Over visiting Cleveland. Phillips also had an rib single while Bochte scored three runs. Jose Rijo 5-3, got the Victory and Jay Howell earned his 27th save. Curt Ward be 8-8, took the loss. Yanks Aren t planning suspensions new York a new York Yankees owner George Steinbrun nor does not plan to take any disciplinary action against manager Billy Martin or Pitcher de Whiton during the remainder of the regular season Fol lowing their weekend fight in Balti More he said monday. De Whitson will not be sus Pended As far As i know at this time. Nor will Billy Steinbrenner told the new York times in tuesday editions. "1 Don t know How i could take action against one without taking action against the Steinbrenner who had been watching his team fight the Toronto Blue Jay for the american league East title had to turn his attention to another kind of tight after Martin suffered a broken right Arm in the altercation with Whitson. The Brawl Early sunday began at a Baltimore hotel bar spilled into the sea yanks on Page 26 4th straight St. Louis comeback Carcifi nays dodgers solidify leads by the associated press the St. Louis cardinals continued their late inning heroics with another comeback Victory monday night and the los an Geles dodgers also won to solidify division leads Tor both clubs. Terry Pendleton tripled Home two runs with two outs in the eighth inning giving the cardinals their fourth straight comeback Victory with a 5-4 decision Over the Pittsburgh pirates. The cardinals 11 in Victory in their last 12 games maintained their three game Lead in the National league East Over the new York mets. The mets had earlier Defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1. The dodgers meanwhile stopped the Houston astros 5-3 to boost their no West Lead to six games Over the Idle Cincinnati reds. Cardinals 5, plates 4 St. Louis Pendleton s big hit came off reliever acc flip Guante. 4-6, the third pirates Pitcher. The blow made a Winner of Jeff Lahti 5-2, the fourth cardinals Pitcher. Earlier. Pittsburgh third baseman Jim Morrison s Solo a Csc run in the sixth inning National eague broke a 2-2 tie. The pirates made it 4-2 later in the sixth on Joe Orsulak s single. An rib single by Ozzie Smith in the cardinals seventh Cut the Pittsburgh Lead to 4-3. Mets 4, Phillies 1 Philadelphia Gary Carter s two run Homer in the third inning powered new York Over Philadelphia in the opener of a 10-game Road trip for the mets. Mike Schmidt hit his 30th Homer of the year for the Phillies in the fourth inning. It was the 11 the season in which Schmidt has hit 30 or More Home runs a feat surpassed by Only three others in baseball history Hank Aaron i babe Ruth 13 and Jimmy Foxx 12. Dodgers 5, astros 3 Houston Pinch hitter Enoi Cabell lined a two run single in the eighth inning and Steve sax had three hits and two Rebii to Power los Angeles Over Houston. The win lowered the dodgers magic number Tor clinching the no West to eight Carlos Diaz 5-3, was the Winner with late Relief help from Tom Niedenfuer who gained his 17th save. Jeff Calhoun 2-4, took the loss. Expo 10, cubs 7 Chicago Andres Galarraga hit a Mcadoff Home run and Pinch hitter Doug Frobel added a two run Homer during a tie breaking eighth inning to Lead Mon Treal Over Chicago. Galarraga s second Homer of the season snapped a 6-6 tie. Frobel then hit his first after a walk to razor shines off George Frazier 7-8, As the expos snapped a six game losing Streak. Giants 7, padres 2 san Diego san Francisco capitalized on four san Diego errors to score seven unearned runs and give left hander Alice Hammaker his first Victory in a month. Hammaker 512, who last won on aug. 23. Went six innings allowing six hits and one run before leaving the game with a tender left Elbow. It was Hammaker t first career Victory in san Diego s Jack Mur Phy stadium where he Baa been 0-$
