European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports California regains Lead in Al West from prs dispatches Kansas City Mike Wilt and Dimnic Moore combined on a six Hilter As the California Angels regained their one game lend Over Kansas City in the american league West with a 4-2 Vic tory Over the royals tuesday night. Witt u-9, worked in innings be fore Moore Cimic on to gel his 30th save. Win gave up six hits walked on and struck out five. The Angels scored three runs in the fifth and chased Kansas cily left american league Handor Charlie Leibrandt 17-9, who had won four of his previous five Deci Sions. Brian Downing and Dickie Schofield who pm Rcd inc game hitting .217, each had a pair of Hils and Bobby Grich homered for inc Angels in the second. Schofield singled and scored in the fifth. And Downing drove in a run Wilh a double and scored a run. The royals had forged the seventh lie for the division Lead in 11 Days with a 3-1 Victory monday night in inc opener of inc four games series. Win had retired 10 hitters in a Row before Willie Wilson s infield single in inc fourth inc Only Tough play being Frank White s hard grounder to the right of shortstop Schofield. Grich Hil his ugh Homer of the sea son to Straigis away Center held with one Oul in the second. In other Al games tuesday Yankees 6, Brewers i new York Joe Nickroo teamed up with Dave High Coli on a five Hiller to Lead new York by Milwaukee for the Yankees sixth straight Victory. It was the 40-year-old Niekro s Sec Ond straight Victory against one loss since joining the Yankees sept. Is. He allowed Ihrck Hils and one run Over 5w innings before giving Way to Rig Chili who picked up his 28th save. The Victory coupled with Toronto s loss to Detroit kept at three the Blue jays magic number for eliminating the Yankees from the american league East race. Tigers 6, Blue a is 1 Detroit Darrell Evans Hil two Home runs to regain the american league Lead As Detroit beat Toronto. Frank Tanana 11-14, scattered nine hits struck out seven and walked one in notching his third Complete game. Full photo Mike will. Stops royals Evans first Homer a Solo shot in the first inning was his 38th of inc season. Lou Whitaker singled off Doyle Al expander 16-10, to Start the Detroit third and Rode Home on Evans 39th Homer of the year. Indians 9, Mir Liwra 3 Cleveland Andre Thornton snapped a sixth inning tic with a two run Homer and Don Schulz ended a personal nine game losing Streak with seven innings of three hit pitching As Cleveland Defeated Seattle. Red sox 10, orioles 3 Baltimore Bill Buckner who drove in five runs and Dwight Evans both hit three run homers to Lead bos ton Over Baltimore. Ringers 4, a s 2 Arlington. Texas Jose Guz Man pitched eight Strong innings an Don Laughl had three hits and drove in two runs to Lead Texas Over Oak land. White sox 12, twins 6 Minneapolis a pair of iwo run homers by Ron Kittle and a three run blow by Harold Bains powered a 15-hit attack to Lead Chicago s Romp Over Minnesota. Dodgers Clinch title tie mets top cards 1 -0 from press dispatches los angelas the los Angele dodgers clinched Ai least a in for the a Lithal league Wisl Lille tuesday night As Mariano Duncan and  Cabell each drove Home two runs in a five run fourth inning during a 10-3 Victory Over the Sandiego padres. One More los Angeles Triumph or one More loss by second place Cincinnati will give the dodgers inc Lille. Los Angeles has five games remaining while the reds have six left including their final three Al dodger stadium. Los Angeles jumped on Dave Dravecky 13-11. For eight runs on nine Hils in 3 a innings. But dodgers starter Rick Honey cull also had problems surrendering Ihrcke runs on seven Hils before exiling after 3/jinnings. Carlos Diaz. Inc third los Angeles Pitcher worked five shutout innings for his sixth Victory again three losses in of her no games tuesday mets 1, cardinals i St. Louis Darryl Strawberry Hil a two out Home run in inc Lith inning As Ron Darling combined with Jesse Orosco on a four hitter to keep new York s Hopes alive in the no East Wilh a Victory overs. Leu strawberry1? 28th Homer which came after reliever Ken Daulcy struck out inc first two batters he faced capped a game otherwise  by Darling and is. Louis starter John Tudor. Neither Darling nor Tudor however got a decision. The Victory in the opener of the Ihrcke game series pulled the mets within iwo games of first place St. Louis and kept the cardinals magic number for clinching the division a l four. Tudor who leads the major leagues Wilh 10 shutout blanked the mils for 10innings on six Hils As Darling shut Oul is. Louis for nine innings on four Hils. Dayley 4-4, replaced Tudor to snarl the i i and struck Oul Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter. But Strawberry hit 0 1-1 Pilch Inlo inc right Field bleachers for Hie game s Only run. Orosco 8-6, pitched Oul of trouble in both the 10th and Lith innings. In inc 10th, the cardinals had runners on first and second Wilh two Oul bul Pinch Hill crack Clark lied out. In the 11th, Mcnier fielder Moosic Wil National league son dropped Tommy Lorr s shallow ii Lor a two base error and Herr look third in i ground Oul by Pinch hitter Brian Harper Orosco ended the game by retiring Pinch Hiller Ivan do Jesus on a Fly Ball to Wilson a crowd of 46.026, the largest a Husch stadium since a june 30 game against new York watched the game. Reds 7, giants 6 san Francisco Eric Davis looped a two run single to Center Field in inc eighth inning to Send Cincinnati ahead and inc reds held on to beat san Francisco. Davis had three hits including in game Winner off reliever Scott Garrelts. 5, and drove in four runs. The reds loaded the bases in the eighth on Dave Concep Cion s single a walk Lobo Dia and a bum single by Ron of Star. Dan Gladden drove in three san Franciseo runs Wilh a Homer and triple. His two run triple in the fourth broke a j-.1 lie Mike Woodard followed Wilh an rib sin Gle to give the Gianis .1 6-3 Lead against Cincinnati starter Andy Mcgaffigan. Me Gaffigan retired the first iwo Bailers be fore giving up a single to Jose Uribe an walking Pinch hitter Chris Brown Tom Hume. 3-4. Was the winning Pitcher and John Franco earned his 1i in save astros 2, brakes 0 Houston Charlie scr fold pitched a four hitter Over by innings and Phil Garner had an rib and scored a run to lift Houston Pasi Allan a. Kerfeld 3-2, struck Oul six and walked iwo before he was relieved in the ninth by Dave Smith after walking Pinch Hiller Al Bert Hall with one out. Smith Gol iwo out for his 26th save. Cubs 4, pirates 3 Chicago Leon Durham s lie breaking Home run in the second inning and Jody Davis iwo run shot in inc fourth powered Reggie pall son and chicag Oover Pillsburg. The crowd of 3,446 was inc cubs smallest of the season. Rain in Montreal Montreal the Montreal expos and Philadelphia Phillies were rained Oul. A double header was scheduled for wednesday. Stephenson out Bullough in at Buffalo Orchard Park . A amid talk that the franchise was in some jeopardy the wingless Buffalo Bills tuesday fired coach Kay Stephenson and named assistant coach and defensive coordinator Hank Bullough As his replacement. The dismissal came after Stephenson who replaced Chuck Knox As head coach at the Start of the 1983 season compiled a 10-26 record and attendance at 80.000-seat Rich stadium dropped to 45,000 for sunday s game against the Vikings. Team owner Ralph c. Wilson or. Arrived at the stadium tuesday to inform Stephenson and Bullough of the change which had been expected after the Bills finished with a 2-14 record but season the worst in the nil. In fact Wilson had contacted former Cleveland Browns coach Sam Rutiglano at the end of last season about taking the Job before deciding to give Stephenson a second Chance. Stephenson was unavailable for comment. Kay Stephenson is a Friend of mine and will remain a Friend of mine but we need to move in a new direction and it can no longer wait said Wilson in a prepare statement. Specifically general manager Terry Bledsoe said i think it s fair to say Wilton fell the franchise was in some jeopardy and the change had to be made for the Sake of the  Bledsoe added you gel Inlo a losing habit and it s very hard to get out  Stephenson who was the nil s youngest head coach at 38 when he took Over the Bills won plaudits for guiding an injury riddled Buffalo team to an 8-8 record in his Rookie year. Bul after the team opened last season Wilh 11 straight losses a change became inevitable. I have every Confidence Hal Hank Bullough can pro vide the kind of leadership and coaching experience and knowledge to Correct our course and restore the reputation of Bills football to is rightful place Wilson said in statement. Bullough 51, who joined the team along with seven other new assistant coaches after last year was to have been head coach of the United states football league s Pittsburgh mailers this past season bul inc Leam folded before the season u t Ned. Bledsoe said Bullough who was rumoured to be one of the highest paid assistant coaches in the nil is not an interim coach and has a contract that goes beyond the1986 season