European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 2, 1985 the stars and stripes sports royals beat Anges Fie for Fop Yankees win but Niekro fails to get no. 300 from press dispatches Kansas City striking out Reg Gie Jackson to end the game might be enough reason to celebrate but 21-year old Bret Sabur Hagen was popping the Champagne for another reason too. He had just won his 20th game in his second full season in the major leagues and pulled the Kansas City royals into a tic with the California Angels for the Lead in the american league West. I was real nervous to Start the game Sabur Hagen said but they told me Don t worry. You be got to win this game but Don t worry " Sabur Hagen pitched a five hitter going 20-6, and struck out 10 to beat the Angels 3-1 monday night. Jim Sundberg homered with one out in the seventh inning to break a la tie As Sabur Hagen out Duelcy left hander John Candelaria to join Ron Gui dry As the Only 20-game winners in the Al this season. Guidry is 21 -6. The Victory in the first of a four game series with the Angels halted a to acc game Kansas City losing Streak As the royals returned Home to 34,200 highly partisan fans. With two out in the ninth inning Saber Hagen walked Doug Decinces on five pitches bringing Jackson to the plate As the tying run. Jackson with a club leading 26 Home runs had sent one to the warning track two inning earlier. Somebody asked me Why i walked de cinches on purpose to pitch to Jackson Sabur Hagen said. Heck that was the farthest thing from my  league but Jackson looked at three straight pitches on the outside Corner striking out for the first time in the game As the crowd stood cheering. In other Al games monday Yankees 5, orioles 4 new York Don Mattingly tied the score with a two run Homer and Don Baylor singled Home Dave win Ficici with the winning run to Cap a three run ninth inning that gave new York a Triumph Over Baltimore. Despite failing in a bid to give Phil Niekro his 300th career Victory the Yan Kees Drew to within five games of first place Toronto in the american league East. The Yankees have won 12 of 13 games with the orioles this season. After Mattingly s Home run tied the score Winfield doubled off loser Don Aase 9-6, and Baylor greeted reliever Sammy Stewart with his Gumc winning hit. Neil Allen 1-0, got the Victory in Relief. The orioles had taken a 4-2 Lead on an rib single by Fred Lynn in to seventh and a Solo Homer by Wayne Gross the eighth. The orioles took a 1-0 Lead in the. Third inning on a two out rib double by Eddie Murray. New York tied it la when Bay Lor led off the fourth with his 23rd Home run. The orioles made it 2-1 in. The fifth on an Ingeld out by Murray but the Yankees immediately lied it on a single by mat tingly a double by Winfield and a Sacri fice Fly by Baylor. In the seventh Cal Ripken walked and scored on singles by Murray and Lynn and Gross hit a 3-2 pitch for his i Ith Home run of the season in the eighth. It was his first Homer and first rib since aug. 12. Nickroo started for the Yankees but was tagged for four runs in 7w innings. It was his fourth attempt at no. 300. Twins 7. White sox 1 Minneapolis Bert Blyn Cven pitched a five hitter and Kent Hrbek scored the go ahead run in the third in Ning on Chicago Catcher Carlton Fisk s error As Minnesota beat Chicago. Kirby puck to went 4 for 4. Dave Englc added a three run Homer in support of Blyly Van 16-16, who struck out seven and completed his major league High 23rd game. With the score tied la in the third Hrbcek s smash off Brill Burns 18-11, eluded two Chicago outfielders for to triple. Shortstop Ozzie Guillen took the relay and threw Home in plenty of time to get Hrbcek trying for an inside the Park Homer. But Fisk dropped the Ball attempt ing to make the tag. The twins made it 3-1 in the fifth on Mickey Hatcher s sacrifice Fly. In the sixth Engle hit his seventh Homer and Steve Lombardozzi hit a sacrifice Fly. Rangers 5, a s 3 Arlington Texas a Pinch hit two run Homer in the eighth inning by Bobby Jones highlighted a three run rally that lifted Texas Over Oakland. Bengals top Steeles � to tosses on Pittsburgh apr Boomer Esiason threw two touchdown passes to tight end Rodney Holman and picked apart Pittsburgh s league leading de sense with Short passes As the previously wingless Cincinnati bengals rallied for a 37-24 National football league Victory Over the Steeles monday night. James Brooks who an for 133 Yards scored two touchdowns one on a 14 Yard run with 2 58 left in the first half and on a 32-Yard scamper with 1 45 left in the game. The bengals 1-3, snapped a two year losing Streak in the month of september by bouncing Back from a third Quarter Mark Malone led Pittsburgh rally that had turned a 21-10 deficit into a 24-21 Lead in a Span of 1 28. Holman taking advantage of the Steeles tight coverage on wide receivers Cris Cou Insworth and Eddie Brown grabbed scoring passes of 26 and 4 Yards As the bengals won for the fourth time in six years m Pittsburgh. With the Steelen leading 24-21 in the fourth Quarter wide receiver loud Lipps fumbled while attempting to pitch the tall Back to Malone on a Flea Nicker play. Linebacker Reggie Williams fell on the Bull at the Pittsburgh 33. Eua Soti scrambled for four Yards then rifled a 24-Yard completion to Brown for a first Down at the Pittsburgh 5. A play later Esiason hit Holman Over the Middle for what proved the deciding score. Jim Breech added a 32-Yard Field goal with 4 27 to go and Boob got his Sec Ond touchdown with 1 45 to play. Esiason completed 19 of 27 passes for 184 Yards and three touchdowns and did t surrender an interception. Cincinnati which lost All four of its september games in 1984 during an 0-5 Start had taken a 14-7 Lead with a pair of touchdowns within a 1 50 Span in he second period. After Brooks ran for the bengals first score James Griffin picked off a Malone pass to give Cincin Nati the Ball at the Pittsburgh 33. Sun Ford Jennings ran seven Yards before Esiason found Holman open in the end zone with 1 08 remaining in the half. Brown a Rookie from the University of Miami made it 7.1-10 with an eight Yard touchdown grab that capped a 79 Yard scoring drive Midway through the third period. Esiason set up the score with completions of 20 Yards to Collinsworth his first catch of the game 13 Yards to Charles Alexander and 11 Yards to Jennings. But the Steeles 2-2, weren t done. Stallworth who caught 11 passes for 151 Yards hooked up with Malone on a 17-Yard scoring pass play with 3 3 left in the third period. On the Bengali Sec Ond play after the Kickoff Jennings fumbled Wilh Keith Gary recovering at the bengals 41 for the Steeles. Malone needed Only five More plays to get Pittsburgh Backen the scoreboard with a 4-Yard scoring shot to Rich Erin Berg with 2.-05 left in the Quarter. But Malone despite throwing for a Ca reer High 374 Yards while completing 26 of 44 passes could t move the Steeles in the fourth period with one Pittsburgh drive ending in a punt and another on an interception by the bengals Ray Norton. A photo yanks Phil Niekro misses on 4th iry padres drop la. Giants shop reds from press dispatches los Angeles Jerry Davis singled Home Pinch runner Miquel Dilone from second base Wilh the tic breaking run in the ninth inning monday night to k \ the san Diego padres to a 6-4 Victory Over the los Angeles dodgers. With the loss the dodgers magic num Ber for clinching the National league West remained at two games. The second place Cincinnati reds who Trail the dodgers by 5m games lost 4-3 to the san Francisco giants. Ken Howe 4-7, who relieved starter Fernando Valc Nucla in the eighth inning walked Kevin Mcreynolds to Lead off the ninth. Dilone. Running for Mcreynolds stole second and scored on Davis single. Davis later scored on a double by Garry temp Luton. Rich Gossage 4-3. Pitched the last two innings for the Victory. Gossage relieved starter Lamarr Hoyl and failed to protect a 4-3 Lead in the Bottom of the eighth. Steve sax and Enos Cabell singled to Start the inning and sax scored the tying run on Mariano Duncan s sacrifice Fly. The padres went ahead against Valen Zuckla on Tony Gwynn s two run single in the eighth. Bruce Bochy led off the inning with a single. Davis walked and Temple ton s sacrifice moved both runners up be fore Jerry Royster walked to loan the bases setting up Gwynn s hit. In other no games monday giants 4, reds 3 san Francisco Dan Gladden s two out single in the ninth inning scored Pinch runner Brad Wellman from third base and gave san Francisco a Victory National league Over Cincinnati. The loss ended the reds five game win Ning Streak. Gladden s single came off Ted Power. 7-6. Wilh one out in the ninth Matt Nocks singled and Wellman came in to run. Jose Uribe singled and was forced at second by David Green leaving runners at first and third. Gladden then lined a single to Center. Scott Garrells 9-4, pitched the ninth for the Victory. Three giants pitchers held the reds to three hits braves 6, astros 3 Houston Dale Murphy s i Ullh in Ning single drove in the go ahead run. And Claude Washington added a two run Homer to lift Atlanta Over Houston. Pinch Hitler Terry Harper led off the i Ith with a double to left Conler off Frank Dipino 3-7. Harper scored on Murphy s Blooper to left held and one out later Washington hit his i5lh Homer. Rick Camp 4-6. Was the Winner Wilh tvo innings of scoreless Relief. The astros scored All three of i hair runs in the first inning off braves starter  Cual Perez. Eric Bullock led off with a single and advanced to third on a single by Bill Doran. A fielder s Choice grounder by Kevin Bass scored Bullock before Glenn Davis doubled. Bass then scored on an infield out by Jerry Mumphrey and Davis came Home on a double by Phil Garner. The braves scored a run in the fourth off Nolan Ryan on a sacrifice Fly by Paul Runge. They tied the score with two unearned runs in the fifth