European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 7, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 it s cardinals is. Dodgers jays is. Royals in playoffs homers give Toronto first Al East lag Toronto a the Toronto Blue jays a product of baseball expansion nine seasons ago clinched their first american league a Asl championship saturday As the Home run bats of  Whitt Lloyd Mosc by and Willie Upshaw powered them past new York 5-1, eliminating the second place Yankees. Toronto which had seen its seven game Lead on sept. 24 Cut to two by the hard charging Yankees entered the three game series needing just one Victory to win the title. The Blue jays showed character getting it. Breaking a four game losing Streak by rebounding from a crushing 4-3 loss Friday night in which new York rallied for two runs with two outs in the ninth inning. Many in the crowd of 44,608 which sat through the cold Rainy Windy afternoon streamed onto the held As the Blue jays celebrated in the Center of the Diamond at exhibition stadium. The Blue jays will open the Al playoffs tuesday night at Home against the West Winner Kansas City. The bust of Snen playoffs will give to Ronto a Chance to bring the world series to Canada for the first Lime. The Montreal expos won the National league past in 1981 but lost to los Angeles in the playoffs. Doyle Alexander demeaned and Dis graced by Yankees owner George slain Brenner three years ago scattered five hits for the Complete game Victory that closed out new York. In 1982, Steinbrenner had ordered a faltering Alexander to undergo a physical examination the bombastic owner saying he feared the Yankees fielders would gel Hurt playing defense behind  this time Alexander 17-10, also let new York batters hit the Ball but for the most part they hit them directly at Toronto fielders. The 35-year-old right hander did not strike out a Batter nor did he walk anyone. Meanwhile the Yankees who had won eight of their last 10 games while Clos ing in on Toronto were left scrambling using five pitchers to no Avail against the Blue jays 12-hit attack. Eight of the jays hits came in the first four innings when Toronto did All its scoring. Yankees starter Joe Cowley 12-6. Lasted just 2 a innings and gave up the three homers. The crowd the fifth largest in stadium history gave its team several Long ovations during the game. Whill s Homer got the fans thinking about a title and the three run fourth had them roaring. By the ninth inning the fans were shouting with every strike. Meanwhile. The los Angeles dodgers who clinched the no West championship last wednesday Defeated the Cincinnati reds 3-1 saturday. Please turn to Page 22 for Box scores of All major league games played the next to last Day of the season. Cardinal Southpaw John Tudor. Celebrates his 21st and biggest Victory St. Louis rips Chicago Breaks out Champagne St. Louis up the St. Louis cardinals described in the of season by their manager As a team that could finish any where from first to last saturday clinched their second National league last title in four seasons with a 7-1 Triumph Over the Chicago cubs. John Tudor obtained by the cardinals in the of season from Pittsburgh helped St. Louis Advance to the no playoffs against the los Angeles dodgers. The left hander in duplicating the near miraculous season that Rick Sutcliffe used to propel Chicago to the division title last season won his 20th game in his last 21 decisions. St. Louis in winning its 101st game of the year scored three runs on sacrifice Fly balls and another on a bases loaded walk. The cardinals who won the world series in 1982, clinched the division title be fore a paid crowd of 44,825, which gives St. Louis a record season attendance of 2.619.210. Sunday s game was a sellout. In marked the first Lime since 1964 that is. Louis has clinched a title at Home. Tudor 21-8, pitched a four Hitler for his 14th Complete game. He retired sync Sandburg on a Al Ball to right fielder Andy Van Slyke to end the game. Clinching the division made a mockery of most preseason predictions that found the cardinals finishing no higher than fourth and possibly last in the division. Speculation even had St. Louis manager White her Tig losing his Jub by the All Star break a forecast that he found amusing. Ill just be the highest paid Bass Fisher Man you Ever saw Lucr of said with a laugh. Ller of had said in the of season thai the cardinals could finish anywhere from first to last. Rut then he acquired Jack Clark from san Francisco. Me summed up the Trade by  Simp. Now i know we won t finish  Tudor had a 22-Scoiclc--inning string broken b the cubs in the fourth. His 1 a had fallen to 1.9.1. He retired id of the last 17 batters in the game. St Louis Defeated cubs 14 limes in 17 games this season. Kansas Gay retains title in Al West Kansas City. To. A Tiv Champagne flowed freely in the Kansas City clubhouse saturday night  the Roy als celebrated their second consecutive american league West title and their Sim in 10 ears. This is just hard for me to put into words How i feel said Willie Wilson. His two out single in the Bottom of the Lois scored Pat Sheridan from third base for a Tille cd Ching ?-4 Victory Over the Oakland a i was just hiking fur something to hit and luckily 1 got a Good pitch to  said Wilson. Man does this feel  the to als Are the Only hk4 division champs to retain their title. Their Victory total of 91 is also the lowest among this year s division winners. To defend our title makes it even sweeter even greater said general manager John Schuerholz. The other three defend ing champions proved How difficult it is to repeal. The fact hat this is our second in a Row and our Sivich since 1976 makes it even More meaningful for Ever Bethly in our or Gani action Schuerholz marked to say More but was suddenly doused by Champagne. The Ruals clinched the title by recovering from a four run do licit for the first time All season the got two runs in the sixth and then tied in with two in the seventh. When we lied it. I think every one of us Felt we were going to win said Wilson. The Winner in Relief was Dan i member by. K-9, who pitched the final three innings. Sheridan opened the winning rally in the 10th with a one out double off Jay Howell. 9-k, and went to third when Greg Pryor s Check swing single bounced inches Wuy from Llowell s grasp. Lonnie Smith then lined hard to shortstop bringing Wilson to the plate. I did t feel Good when it was 4-0, but i Felt a lot better when it was 4-2," said Kan Sas City manager Dick la user. After we tied in up. 1 did have a gut feeling we would win it right Here. The Koals will pen the american league Pla offs tuesday in Toronto against the to astern division Champion Blue jays we be been Here before said second baseman 1 rank White. Lor a lot of us. Winning the division is secondary to gelling Back into the world series. We were there five scars ago and lost to Philadelphia m i be this time in can be  White and Steve Balboni hit rib singles to lie the score 4-4 in the seventh and Cap a royals rail from a 4-0 deficit. Smith singled with one out went to Sec Ond on an infield out and Howell s wild pitch sent him to third. George Brell Drew a walk and White ind Balboni singled. Bruce Bochte slugged a two run Home run Oft Kovals starter Bret Saberhagen in the fifth to Hal Oakland to a 3-0 Lead. Dave King Man doubled leading of the fourth for the a a look third on Dwane Murphy s single and scored on a single a Jose canse co for Oakland s fir-,1 run. With two out in the filth Saberhagen walked Ion Phillips and watched Bochte hit his 14th Home run