European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 Graf rallies beats Evert for 1st title Hilton head Island . A West German Steffi Graf upset Chris Evert Lloyd 6-4, 7-5 sunday to win the $200,000 family Circle mag Azine cup and claim her first professional Tennis tournament Victory. really have to wait for your chances and it really was my Day today said the player who possesses a powerful forehand that no. 2 Evert Lloyd Calls one of the Best if not the it was the first time in seven career matches that Graf Defeated Evert Lloyd. Indeed until sunday she had never even won a set from Evert Lloyd. I Don t think i feel at the top yet but i m feeling better added Graf who beat no. 3 Hana Mandrikova in sat urday s semifinals. Graf said now i know i can win against those players and now i know i always have a Chance against but she added that Evert Lloyd was t playing her Best today. Everybody can see Evert Lloyd who was the top seed had been looking for her ninth title in the tournament. Graf was Down 0-30 in the first game but held her serve and went on to win the game. She fell behind 3-2 before rallying to capture the set in which she broke Evert Lloyd s service four times. Graf then trailed 4-0 in the second set before rattling off five straight games relying on her powerful forehand and Well placed passing shots. Evert Lloyd rallied to tie at 5-5. But Graf held her opponent scoreless in the next game and then broke Evert Lloyd s serve to take the match. Graf said that going into the match she was thinking about having a Chance rather than winning. But she said after the first set i had the feeling i could win. She was missing some easy errors in the first set. I was playing Well and everything was working for a photo West Germany s Steffi Graf. It really was my Day today yanks run Victory Streak to 4 from press dispatches new York Don Mattingly singled Home two runs in the third inning sunday As the new York Yankees extended their winning Streak to four games with a 3-2 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers. Mattingly s hit capped a three run out burst in support of Ron Guidry 2-0, who scattered eight hits Over seven innings. Rod Scurry took the Mound for the Yan Kees in the eighth but pitched to Only one Batter and was replaced by Bob Shirley. He gave up a Lead off Home run to Robin Yount in the ninth and was relieved by Dave Rig Hetti who struck out the Side for his third save. Jaime Cocanower 0-1, allowed Only three hits but walked a club record nine batters in seven innings. He took the loss. The Victory gave the Yankees a 5-1 re Cord their Best Start since they won the 1976 Pennant. Milwaukee has lost three straight after opening the season with three victories Over the Chicago White sox. Milwaukee took a 1-0 Lead in the second inning. Yount and Paul Householder singled and Yount moved to third when Householder was caught stealing. Billy Joe Robidoux then singled Yount Home. New York answered in the third. Bobby Meacham walked and advanced on a wild pitch. After Rickey Henderson walked Al Roundup Willie Randolph doubled Meacham Home to tie the score 1-1. Mattingly then singled off the Wall in right Field driving Henderson and ran Dolph Home. Milwaukee had 11 hits but hit into three double plays. In other games sunday a s 11, Angels Oakland Calif. Rookie Jose can Seco drove in five runs with a single and his second Home run the Only two Oakland has this season As the a s beat califor Nia. Canseco a 21-year-old outfielder hit 36 homers in the minor leagues last season and had five with the a s in september. He hit a three run Homer in the fifth inning and had a two run single in the sixth. Mariners 4, twins 2 Minneapolis Rookie Danny Tartabull ripped a two run Homer had an rib double and scored two runs to Lead Seattle past Minnesota. Mike Moore 1-0, scattered six hits struck out five and walked one for his first Complete game of the season. Indians 8, tigers 2 Cleveland Scott Bailes picked up his first major league Victory with 5 a scoreless innings of two hit Relief and Andre Thornton s Homer highlighted a five run first inning As Cleveland battered Detroit pitching for 19 hits. Every Cleveland starter had at least two hits. Royals 7, Blue jays 4 Kansas City to. Solo Home runs by Willie Wilson George Brett and Steve Balboni sunday powered Kansas City Over Toronto. Wilson also drove in the tie breaking run in a three run fifth inning that gave the royals their second straight Triumph. Orioles 3, rangers 2 Arlington Texas Cal Ripken knocked in two runs with a Bloop single Down the right Field line in the eighth in Ning to lift Baltimore Over Texas. Scott Mcgregor 1-0, scattered eight hits Over 72/6 innings for the Victory with Don Aase pitching the final 1 a innings to notch his first save. Guzman 1-1, had a personal four game winning Streak broken. Red sox 12, White sox 2 Chicago Wade Boggs drove in four runs with three singles and Jim Rice hit a two run Homer sparking Boston to a rout of Chicago. The red sox who had 16 hits scored five runs in the third inning two More in the fourth and four in the fifth to give Start ing Pitcher Tim Lollar an 11-1 Lead to work with in his first Start of the season. La. Wins on Homer by Stubbs from press dispatches los Angeles Franklin Stubbs hit his third Home run in As Many games Sun Day a tie breaking two run shot in the seventh inning and Orel Hershiser scattered seven hits As the los Angeles dodgers edged the san Francisco giants 3-2. Stubbs third Homer of the year came on a 1-2 pitch from losing Pitcher Scott Gar belts 1-1. It was the dodgers seventh consecutive game decided by one run tying the major no Roundup league record at the Start of a season that was set earlier sunday by the san Diego padres in a 7-6 Triumph Over Cincinnati. Hershiser 1-1, survived a ninth inning threat As the giants suffered their second setback in six games. San Francisco scored a run on Candy Maldonado s single a walk and two Fly balls. Joel Youngblood s Pinch single put runners on first and second but Hershiser retired Pinch hitter Brad Gulden on a ground Ball for the final out. The giants opened the scoring with an unearned run in the fourth. Chili Davis led off with a single and Jeff Leonard doubled Over the head of Stubbs in left Field. Davis tried to score but was out in a collision with Catcher Mike Sciocia who took a perfect relay throw from shortstop Mariano Duncan. But Scioscia then made two throwing errors to second base one try ing to pick off Leonard and one on a steal attempt by Bob Brenly who had walked that allowed Leonard to score from third. In other games sunday padres 7, reds 6 san Diego Marvell Wynne whose Pinch hit Home run in the seventh inning sparked a three run san Diego uprising belted his second Homer of the game to Lead off the ninth inning and give the padres a Triumph Over Cincinnati. The game winning blow made a Winner out of Rich Gossage 1-0, who took Over to Start the eighth inning. The Home run came off loser Joe Price 0-1, who had just entered the game to Start the ninth. Expos 3, cardinals 2 St. Louis Mitch Webster and Herm Winningham each hit Solo Home runs helping Montreal to a Victory Over St. Louis that handed the cardinals their first loss of the season in five games. Bryn Smith 1-1, pitched six innings to pick up the Victory. He struck out four walked three allowed three hits and had a balk. Jeff Reardon pitched the final two innings for his first save. Phillies 4, mets 2 Philadelphia Gary Redus and Darren Daulton hit Home runs to spark the 10-hit pitching of Shane Rawley and Lead Philadelphia Over new York. Rawley 1-0, walked one and struck out one to pick up his first Victory of the season. Rick Aguilera 0-1, made his first Start of the year for the mets and took the loss. Braves 8, astros 7 Houston Ken Oberkfell drove in four runs and Billy Sample added a three run Homer to Pace a 13-hit attack that car ried Atlanta past Houston. Joe Johnson 1-0, allowed three runs four hits struck out one and walked one Over 5 /3 innings to get the Victory. Gene Garber got the last two outs in the ninth to record his first save after Bruce Sutler failed in an attempt to notch his first save of the year. Pirates 8, cubs 0 Pittsburgh Rick Reuschel pitched seven Strong innings As Pittsburgh beat Chicago. Reuschel 1-1, gave up Only three hits and a walk before giving Way to Bob walk in the eighth. Rick Sutcliffe 0-2, took the loss
