European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 27, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 Surprise you re out a photo Montreal first baseman Jason Thompson reaches out and touches Chicago s Shawon Dunston and the cubs shortstop was called out. Dunston was picked off by Pitcher Jay Tibbs in a game at Chicago. The expos won 4-2. Parker agent says bucs in for surprises Pittsburgh Dpi the agent for Cincinnati reds outfielder Dave Parker said Friday the Pittsburgh pirates Are in for a bundle of surprises in the Wake of their breach of contract suit against him Over his admitted cocaine use. Pittsburgh associates the new owners of the pirates filed suit monday claiming Parker breached the five year contract he signed with the club in 1979 because of his use of cocaine. The pirates Are seeking to void deferred payments of More than $5.3 million to Par Ker which Are scheduled to begin in 1988 and run through 2007. I guarantee you that if this club thinks that they had nothing to lose because they owed the Money and figured if they lose All they have to do is pay the Money they Are going to be in for a bundle of surprises which i will not get into at this time Tom Reich said. Parker 34, led the National league in batting while with the pirates in 1977 with a .338 average and in 1978 when he batted .334, hit 30 Home runs drove in 117 runs and was named the National league s most valuable player. By 1983, his final year in Pittsburgh his average slipped to .279 with 12 Home runs. He signed As a free agent with Cincinnati following the 1983 season and in 1984 batted .285 with 16 Home runs and 94 Bis. Last year he finished second in the balloting for the National league s map award after batting .312 with 34 homers and 125 Bis. During the cocaine trafficking trial of Curtis Strong in Pittsburgh last summer Parker admitted that he began using the drug in 1976 and became a regular user in 1979. He testified that he stopped using cocaine in 1982 because it adversely affected his performance. No royals Blank red sox from Page 21 Bloop double by Jason Thompson. Phillies 6, pirates 3 Pittsburgh Luis Aguayo Milt Thompson and Mike Schmidt drove in two runs each As Philadelphia roughed up Pittsburgh starter Rick Reuschel for five runs in the first three innings in route to a Victory Over the skidding pirates. Kevin Gross 0-2 with a 7.04 Era entering the game scattered six hits and held the pirates to one run before being relieved by Steve Bedrosian in the eighth. Bedrosian earned his second save Al though he gave up two runs in the ninth. Astros 3, reds 1 Houston Nolan Ryan scattered five hits and Dickie Thon slammed an rib double leading Houston Over Cincinnati. Houston took a 2-0 Lead in the first. Bill Doran led off with a double and scored when Thon doubled Down the left Field line. Glenn Davis singled in Thon. Braves 4, dodgers 1 los Angeles Joe Johnson fired a four hitter and Claudell Washington and Dale Murphy hit Home runs to Lead Atlanta past los Angeles. Johnson a 24-year-old right hander in his first full season with the braves struck out a career High nine batters and retired 19 of the last 24 batters in winning his third game against no losses. Padres 9, giants 8 san Diego Relief Pitcher Craig Lefferts hit the first Home run of his major league career in the Bottom of the 12th to lift san Diego past san Francisco. The giants had taken an 8-7 Lead in the top of the inning but Graig Nettles led off the Bottom of the 12th with his first Homer of the season to tie the game. Yanks whip indians for6fh a Fraight from press dispatches new York Bobby Meacham s bases loaded single drove in the tying and go ahead runs in the sixth inning and the new York Yankees stretched their winning Streak to six games Friday night with a 10 3 Victory Over the Cleveland indians. Meacham who had Only one rib in the first 15 games of the season put new York Al Roundup ahead 4-3 with his two run single off Jim Kern. Meacham s single which gave him three Bis in the game decided a Knuck Leball Battle Between the Yankees Joe Niekro 2 0, and the indians Tom Candiotti 1-2, that included 19 walks three wild pitches and four passed balls. New York clinched the Victory with six runs in the eighth inning off Kern Scott Bailes and Rich Yett. In other games royals 6, red sox 0 Kansas City to. Charlie Lei Brandt tossed a five hitter and got Home run support from George Brett and Darryl Mot Ley leading Kansas City Over Boston. Leibrandt 3-0, held the red sox witless until Rich gedman s opposite Field double leading off the sixth. The 29-year-old left hander who employs savvy and control in place of raw Power had one strikeout and three walks As the royals snapped a three game losing Streak. Twins 7, Angels 4 Minneapolis Roy Smalley drove in three runs with a two run Homer and a double and Bert Blyleven scattered eight hits to Lead Minnesota Over California. Smalley gave the twins a 4-3 Lead in the file photo Yankees Bobby Meacham. Drives in three runs sixth with his third Home run of the season after Kent Hrbek Drew a walk from Jim Slaton 2-1. Minnesota added three runs in the seventh on rib singles by Hrbek and Tom Brunansky and Smalley s run scoring double. Blue jays 2, orioles 1 Baltimore Jesse Barfield s pop Fly double off Baltimore second baseman Alan Wiggins Glove drove in Tony Fernan Dez in the 10th inning giving Toronto its Victory Over Baltimore. Fernandez opened the inning with a single off reliever Don Aase 1-2, and advanced to second on a groundnut. After Willie Upshaw walked Rich Bordi relieved Aase. George Bell struck out before Barfield hit his game winning double. Mark Eichorn 2-0, who relieved starter Doyle Alexander at the beginning of the eighth inning got the Victory. He allowed one hit and the Only Baltimore run. Brewers 11, rangers 1 Arlington Texas Milwaukee s Teddy Higuera shackled Texas on five hits and Paul Molitor drove in four runs with three doubles and a single to Lead the Brewers by Texas. The Brewers who had lost eight of their last 10 games snapped a three game losing Streak As Higuera improved his record to 2-1. White sox 9, tigers 7 Detroit Harold Baines second Home run of the game a two run shot in the eighth inning broke a tie and gave Chicago a Victory Over Detroit. After Chicago rallied for five runs in the seventh to tie the score 7-7, Wayne Tolleson Drew a one out walk from Randy o Neal 0 1, in the eighth. Baines followed with a drive into the right Center Field upper deck for his fourth Homer of the season. White sox reliever Gene Nelson 1-0, pitched 3 /3 witless innings for the Victory. A s 11, mariners 2 Oakland Calif. Moose Haas be came this year s first four game Winner in the major leagues giving up one run in five innings As Oakland beat Seattle. The 30-year-old right hander off to the Best Start of his career at 4-0, left the game after five innings because of stiffness in his right Elbow. He struck out six and allowed four hits including Alvin davis1 Home run in the third inning