European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday october 25. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 Tudor lifts cardinals to 3-1 Lead k John Nelson St i 01 is aim Uhn Luxor pitched his . Classic game. Got a tiling but typical support from the rest of Fie a i outs in Donals and put Kansas in in a and for them typical Vorm series Corner wednesday night. Sel , the backdrop of Tudor s five hitter he is. of Leti e awoke with rare Home runs Liy Tito i in Riim and Willie Mccree. u a i of Triumph Oer the royals 1 he cards leading the be is u seven series 3-1. Moved Wuhan one Victory of their second series in fou years i Don t think we a accomplished and thin1. Until the series is Tudor said i can i think about what i be done because i May have to go out and do it the cardinals with an offence built on Speed and line drives scored their first two runs on the Solo homers by and my acc. Their third run was a More Typ ical St. Louis Effort scoring on a triple by Terry Pendleton and a full count suicide Squeve a bunt by Tom Nicoto. Still there was caution from the Cardi nals who remember Only too Well that while they themselves have come Back this season so have the royals who were Down three games to one to Toronto in the american league playoffs. It s hardly the royals manager Dick Howser said. That was the play offs. This is the world series people say we be been Down before. W c have and we be got some Confidence from it. But this situation is different. This is the big one. This is for the whole Ball of the cardinals had a Chance to wrap it up thursday night when they sent right hander Bob Forsch 9-6, against royals left hander Danny Jackson. 14-12. Who was he loser of game Tudor 21-8 during the season and 3-1 in the postseason was virtually untouchable in this one his second series Victory in two starts. He struck out eight and walked one Batter while allowing four sin Gles and a double. Tudor has started four of the cardinal.1 10 games. I told pitching coach Mike Roarke coming into the dugout before the game it s kind of scary having my Good stuff ," Tudor said because now i Don t have any excuses. I had real Good stuff. I think i threw just about As Well As i m capable of Tudor said. Tudor never really was in trouble until the seventh when the royals loaded the bases with two out on a pair of singles and a walk to slugger Steve Balboni. But is. Louis Lethander John Tudor Rocs through his to Ion in route to shutout Victory incr Kansas cily wednesday night. Tudor got out of it when Pinch Hitler Mcrae grounded into a forc cout at third and Tudor had the first world series shutout since Scott Mcgregor of Balti More blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 in game 5 of he 1983 classic. Tudor he was t too Happy in Sec Mckae. I designated Hitler in this pm less world series come to Bat in that in Ning. I tried to Pilch around Balboni until i saw Lake off his Tudor said. After i hit i just tried to go after while the cardinals offensive Effort with Only is hits themselves resembled something less than All out warfare it was a marked contrast to the first three games in which they batted .198 As a team with Little run scoring efficiency. Landrum who was forced into action to replace injured be Adolf hitter Vince Cole Man homered on a 1-2 pitch from royals left hander Bud Black in the second in Ning. My acc hit one off Mack in the third and the Surprise sauce a came in the fifth As the cardinals made the most of their opportunities. I be been fortunate throughout my Ca reer said it took me a while to get to he major leagues and when i finally made it they the cardinals had patience with me. J if Ink it s paid off for both of House said he was t surprised by the Power of Landrum and Mcgee. But even with the Home runs we re still in the panic. They got some outstanding pitch ing and that was the Lor the first time in his series the ordinals broke on lop. On s one out Homer in the second. Jack Clark had struck nut on a checked swing and Black who had allowed 17 homers this year had the count full against i Anil rum before offering the Home run pitch. stroked the Ball almost gently it seemed but ii set off on a parabolic Are toward the standing room Only level below the first deck in right Field fair by about 20 feel and easily out of the Park. Dick said he was t surprised by the Home runs cardinals manager Whitey her of said but hey surprised me. I Don t think i be Ever seen Tito hit one Down the right Field line Ftp Landrum who has played the last seven posts Eimm panics in of the injured Coleman came out of the Duj oui i curtain Tel to the 53.m-1 at Husch stadium most of them dressed in red erupted in soul As one in Mirpuri of .1 newfound hero and fireworks in up the sky. Lam rum Pinch Hii Homer in Gurne of the j american 1 Cague plasm los put Baltimore in the world series and now k was working some of tie same magic Lor is. I o Lis. In four world series games he was him. .400 with a Cam leading three runs stored. I be always been Able to hit with two strikes on me i and ruin of the Homer. It was like in Al when i Well in to Bat for Danny i old. That s ill a player wants a Chance to the Home run i in limn s second in his postseason career was the first off royals pitching in is innings dating Back to lame 3 of the a i. Pkwy Oil s against Toron to. had Lour homers in l l at bats during the season playing is a fill in and late inning defence replacement with in 19x3. I Ami rum broke up i scoreless game with a i inning Sec cards on Pago 23 cards never dead As Long As one strike s left by Paul Lebar St. Louis a with two strikes Willie my acc says the St. Louis Cardi nals figure there s always one More. The cardinals scored All their runs on iwo strike swings in wednesday night s 3 0 Victory Over the royals in game 4. Tak ing a 3-1 Lead in the Besl of so Van series. They led the National league with a .264 team batting average this season. They Tell me that you still got one More strike said my acc the no Bat Ling Champion lie hit one of St. Louis two Home runs. I m going o keep swinging the bal no matter what the count the Solo Homer by my acc in the third inning his third in world series play Dis played his Talent for finding the Ball and simply making Contact. It was a Slider. I m not really sure just where the bail was. I just wanted to protect the Mccue said. I try to hit what i can. As Long As it contributes o the team i m Happy. I la take a Home run single Mcgee was Down to his final strike. So were Tito Landrum who homered for St. Louis in the second inning and Tom Nieto who bunted Home the final run in the fifth. I was t surprised. In that situation we be bunted before Nicoto said of his suicide squeeze bunt on a 3-2 count scor ing Terry Pendleton. It s Good to be Able to go up 3-1, but i m sure Kansas City will be Here Tomor Row to go Alt a Solh me Dee and teammate Tommy Herr expressed Hope St. Lugii can wind up the series Wuh a Victory thurs Day night in game 5. If they win we have to go Back to their Ballpark. We d just As soon gel it Over with Herr said. We d like to win in at Home for our fans. That would be Pendleton who tripled with one out in the fifth and scored the game s final run on Nieto s so acc a bunt urged caution. I know they re going to do everything they can to beat us. We just got to go Oul Ana play our game Pendleton said i think i feel More comfortable than Kansas City does now but it s still Noi Over they re a Tough club my acc said he has been especially impressed by the royals defense in addition to the american league champions pitching. They re a lot like us. They win with Good pitching and defence he said. To night we got out ahead with the Long Ball. Otherwise it Woultz have been anybody Jack Clark said the shutout pitching of John Tudor was typical of the kind of performance thai made him the winnings left hander in the no. He had All his stuff. He keeps moving the Ball around Clark said. Once he gels going you think he s never going to throw anything but a
