European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday october 12, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 dodgers clobber sluggish cards 8-2 behind Hershiser sports by John a when los Angeles dodgers Pitcher Orel Hershiser turned the Power on. He was afraid he might have blown a fuse. Instead he turned the lights out on St. Louis. The Type of Energy i fell it was t nervous Energy. I was t seared or Hershiser said. It made me feel so Strong 1 thought i could throw the Ball through a Wall. Thai s not Good for a sinker Ball Pilcher. I fell like i wanted to be Dwight Cood in and throw the Ball past people he said. If it would make me throw like Gooden. I d love it. Hut it does Hershiser muddled through some Early inning troubles thursday night then got in the Groove to pitch the dodgers to an 8 2 Victory Over the wasteful St. Louis cardinals in game 2 of the league playoffs. The dodgers now go to St. Louis for games 3, 4 and beginning saturday with a 2-0 Lead Over the cardinals in the bust of seven series. We arc kind of digging a Hole for our selves cardinals right fielder Andy Van Slyck said. We definitely have the Atti tude that we have to sweep them in St. Louis because this Ballpark has t been Nice to lit and we Don t want to come Back Here not Only did Hershiser hold the Cardi nals to single runs in the third and ninth innings but he drove in the dodgers first run of the game with a single in a three run third inning after twice trying Hunsuc cd fully to put Down a squeeze bunt. I already got fined twice for missing the bunts harsh scr said. Greg Brock hit a two run Homer in the fourth inning off Joaquin Ami Jar and Ken Landreaux doubled twice drove in a run and scored three limes. Hill Madlock added three singles two of Winch drove in runs to the dodgers 13-hit attack. I Felt like it was a must for u. To win two Here Landreaux said because they play so Well at Busch Hershiser. 19-1 with 11 consecutive Vic tories to close the season allowed eight hits walked five and struck out Lour. The cards got five of their hits in the first four innings. The cardinals failed on two fronts Andujar 21-12 after finishing the season with three Slraight losses was ineffective after retiring the first seven waiters contributing to his own downfall with a costly error. And the normally opportunistic cardinals failed time and again to capital ize on chances to score against Hershiser. We Haven t been very Good cards manager Whiley her of said. It s Amaz ing How Lucky you Are when you re Herzog said Andujar kind of fell apart after his third inning error. Boih Vince Coleman and Willie my acc the cardinals iwo speedsters were thrown out trying to steal in the firs inning by Catcher Mike Scioscia. And inc cardinals stranded five runners in the first three innings. You gain some Confidence when you throw out runners like Coleman and Mcgee Scioscia said. You can slow Down their running game but you can t Slop it. I threw out two runners tonight. It won t mean a thing saturday. They re not going to Stop running they re not going to be intimidated because somebody threw them Turner picks Tanner to take Over braves Atlanta up Chuck Tanner fired As manager of the Pittsburgh pirates earlier this week thursday was named manager of the Atlanta braves after a one hour meeting with team owner Ted Turner. Tanner who led the pirates o a 1979 championship during his nine year reign signed a five year contract with the braves. This was the place i really wanted to go said Tanner who was dismissed by the pirates new owners. Kirst Chuck Tanner of All they wanted me it s Nice to be wanted. It did t take Long it was a Quick agreement. We Shook hands and that was our contract. I m Happy Here. You know i broke into the majors with the Milwaukee braves and now i m coming Back As manager of the Atlanta braves. I be come full Tanner was scheduled t a. U Turner Friday but the owner of Home a Day Early from a business i in the West coast and moved up i amid reports the new Yuk were about to make a Pilch i. ,.-r. Specifics of the la. .1 were nol disclosed but Turner 1 Graves Gen eral manager John i i will remain in his Job for now. To however. Tanner will have l. free Dom to change the to. I the Way thingsi.-. He will have a lot of control turn. A ill have a lot of r ,-ui." said Tan Ner. He revealed no a. S for a major shakeup of the team la i finished fifth in inc National league West with a 66-96 record. "1 feel we can improve the team by just working with and making each player 10 percent he said. Tanner also has managed the Oak land a s and Chicago White sox. He becomes the 13th manager of the braves since they came to Atlanta 20 years ago. He replaces interim manager Bobby wine who took Over for Eddie Haas at mid season. Dodgers Ace hurler Orel ller Shister. Him High i could throw the Ball through a saturday s will match right hand cars Bob Welsh. 1-4-4. For Angeles against Damn Cox ik-9. Fernando a Len Uela pitched the dodgers to a 4-1 Vic tory in game i wednesday night. The offence really picked me up to Hershiser said. In the first three innings with Coleman and Mcgee on base. 1 might have paid too much Atten Tion to the runners. But when your offence explodes it lakes some of their Speed away from the dodgers got their first hit off Andujar w Ith one out in the third inning. Quickly erasing a 1-0 Lead the cardinals had taken in the top half of the inning with three runs of their own. Sieve sax singled up the Middle ind when Andujar s wild Nickoff Ihm went Inlo right Field. Sax raced All the to third. Hershiser failed in two Suec a Buni at tempts the first one going foul h Only inches Down the first base line. Bui. With the infield in Al the Corners Hershiser bounced a single Over the head of third torn Pond icon Lotic the score la. After Mariano Duncan flew out. Land Ricaux doubled to the Wall in ill cell or As Hershiser scored easily from first. Mad lock who scored Isicc in the dodgers Victory in game i singled Inlo left Field scoring Landreaux and going to second on see dodgers on Page 23 umps won t strike playoffs or series los a National league Umpire Paul rung said thursday night that the major league umpires will work All playoff and world series games this fall ending the threat of a strike Over the expanded league playoff format. We be agreed to work All rung said just before the Start of thurs Day night s National league playoff game Al dodger Sladiz n. My sense is that it s Over. We re satisfied with the Way it s turned out. We feel the final result will be in our the umps had threatened to strike be cause their contract for the two championship series was for Only five games while the series went to the Best of so Van games this year. There Are still some minor negotiations going on concerning the parameters of the terms rung said if in fact there is an arbitration what their top is and what our Bottom National league president Chub of Coney confirmed rung s assessment of the talks saying it books like it s settled Well either have an arbitration by the end of next week or a when asked if the umpires would definitely work All postseason games. Of ency , that s Runge said that Richie Phillips the at Torney for the Umpire s Union would meet with Tenney during thursday night s game Between the St. Louis cardinals and the los Angeles dodgers Al Dodou a stadium. Rich is leaving after the mine said Kun pc. I think it will to negotiated or Mali de before the world series. If there is arbitration an arbitrator Silt be picked by saturday last year the umpires struck the Ameri can league playoffs Between Kansas City and Detroit and four of the five National league playoff games Between Chicago and san Diego. The umpires resumed for the final National league game after commissioner Peter Ueberroth agreed to arbitrate the dispute. In the settlement Ueberroth awarded inc 12 umpires working the playoffs $10,000 per Man for the series and ordered a Pool of si60.000 for the non working umpires. The Union has been seeking increases in both figures for working the two extra games this year. Rung would t comment on the specific amounts being discussed by the Union and management
