European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday March 18, 1986 baseball from Page 23 eluding a three run shot that highlighted a five run first inning As new York crushed Minnesota. Angels 11, mariners 6 Doug Decinces Dick Schofield Darrell Miller and Ruppert Jones collected two hits apiece leading a 12-hit attack for California against Seattle. A s 5, indians 3 Joaquin Andujar allowed Only two hits in three innings and Oakland teammate Rick Langford gave up just one hit and an unearned run Over four innings against Cleve land. Red sox 8, astros 5 Glenn Hoffman and Dave sax hit two run homers off Aurelio Lopez in the eighth inning powering Boston Over Houston. Blue jays 2, Yankees 1 Kelly Gruber s ninth inning double off the left Center Field Fence scored Garth Lorg from first and gave Toronto its Victory Over a new York split squad. Yankees 10, White sox 6 Rookie Orestes Destrade collected four hits including a tic breaking Home run that triggered a four run 10th in Ning leading another team of Yankees to Victory Over Chicago. Tigers 1, White sox 0 an rib double by Darrell Evans produced the game s Only run As Dan retry Chuck Gary and Willie Hernandez combined on a five hitter against another team of Whiteson. Royals 8, rangers 5 Reserve shortstop Jimmy Scranton s Lith inning rib single snapped a 5-5 tie and Kansas City added two More runs to defeat Texas. Phillies 8, cardinals 6 John Russell hit a two run Homer in the seventh inning lifting Philadelphia Over St. Louis. Reds 7, pirates 6 Kurt Stillwell led off the Bottom of the ninth inning with a Home run giving Cincinnati its Victory Over Pitts Burgh. Orioles 5, expos 4 Baltimore came Back with a pair of runs in the ninth off Montreal Relief Ace Jeff Reardon. Mitch Webster hit a two run Homer for the expos who made four errors. Giants 3, Brewers 3 san Francisco s Jeff Leonard drove in his 14th run of the exhibition season in the sixth inning and came Home in the eighth for the final run of an 11-inning tie game against Milwaukee that was called because of darkness. The Brewers took a 3-2 Lead in the top of the eighth on singles by Glenn Braggs Dale Sveum and Mike Felder. The giants tied it on Leonard s single a throwing error by Milwaukee shortstop Juan Castillo and Bob Melvin s re single. Sitting Down on the Job a photo West German Tennis Star Boris Becker known for his gymnastic Maneu vers on the court tries to return the Ball from a sitting position after slipping on the floor during an exhibition match sunday in Innsbruck aus Tria. Becker lost to Frenchman Yannick Noah in three sets. Holds off Earnhardt at Atlanta raceway Shepherd Winner of motor Craft 500 by Mike Harris a motor sports writer Hampton a. Morgan Shepherd wept after ending a 112-race Victory drought sunday by holding off Dale earn Hardt to win the motor Craft 500 Lascar Stock car race at Atlanta International raceway. His voice breaking the 44-year-old Driver from Conoyer ., said it s been a Long time coming. I can t hardly talk. Thank god thank owner Jack Beebe for giving me the Chance and thank Crew chief Jake elder for doing such a great Job on the  not Only was it the end of a Long drought for Shepherd whose Only other Lascar Victory came in 1981, but it was the end of a Long dry spell for Beebe whose Only other Victory came at Talladega ala., that same year when his Driver was Ron Bouchard. Shepherd had to hold off Earnhardt Over the final four laps after the final Green Flag of the Day dropped on the 1.522-mile Oval. I did t know i had it won until i saw the Check ered Flag Shepherd said. It was Knock Down drag out out there with Dale but i Felt like i could beat him because the car was just running so Well at the  Shepherd s Buick Lesa re crossed the finish line just one car length ahead of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo is of Earnhardt. It was the first Victory for a Buick since Bobby Allison won the 1984 world 600 at Charlotte  The car was either too Loose or pushed in the Early part of the race Shepherd explained. But i talked with Jake on the radio and we finally got the tires figured out. After that the car was just  Shepherd who had taken the Lead on Lap 276 in the 328-Lap event led defending Champion Bill Elliott by just a Little More than one second when Ken Schrader brought out the ninth and final caution Flag of the Day when he hit the Wall in the Back stretch. Mike Waltrip then spun harmlessly coming off turn two. That brought most of the leaders into the pits. Shepherd took on some gasoline and changed the left Side tires. Shepherd managed to get Back onto the track ahead of Earnhardt who dominated the Early part of the race after setting a track qualifying record in winning the pole. The Winner averaged 132.126 Mph As he picked up a first place Check for $62,350, by far the biggest payoff of his career. His previous High was $27,125 for a fourth place finish in the 1983 firecracker 400 at Daytona Beach Fla. Terry Labonte who won two weeks ago at Rockingham ., was third followed by Winston cup Point Leader Darrell Wal trip both in Chevrolet and Elliott who had problems with a stuck lug nut on his final pit Stop. Shepherd is the 10th different Winner in the last 10 races tying a modern Day Nas car record that was set in 1983 and tied in 1984. Earnhardt led four times for 167 laps while Shepherd led five times for 96 laps. The cars ran 83 laps before the first Cau Tion Flag came out for Rick Wilson who spun and tapped the Wall in the fourth turn. Two laps later with the caution still Dis played Jimmy Means blew an engine in turn three and pounded the Wall. Neither Driver was Hurt and Wilson was Able to continue. The next caution Flag was on Lap 131 when Kyle Petty who won his first Nas car event earlier this year at Richmond va., spun and whacked the Wall in turn two. Petty was Able to drive around to the pits but had to take the car to the garage for repairs. He returned later in the race. The Only other cars dropping out in the first half of the Low attrition race were those driven by Joe Ruttman and Ricky Rudd both with transmission problems. Caution Flag no. 3 was brought out on Lap 18.8 when Doug Heveron s engine blew on the Backstretch. Harry Gant who led several times in the race and was running with the leaders at that Point fell off the Pace when he had a Long pit Stop to Check out a Bent rear Axle. Neil Bonnett who never was among the leaders in the race smacked the Wall when a tire was Cut Down. Bonnett suffered an injury to his left ankle but he was released from the infield medical Center after an examination and said he would get the ankle a Rayed when he got Home. There was another caution on Lap 211 when Bobby Wawak stopped on the Back stretch and the fifth came on Lap 221 when Dave Marcis blew his engine heading into the first turn. The sixth caution Flag waved on Lap 226 when Richard Petty began spraying Power steering fluid. The elder Petty had to run the rest of the race with no Power steering