European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes. Saturday May 24, 1986 indy from Page 21 cos world engine. The March which has a Chevrolet v6 Power Plant must be re worked for the new engine. Moreno qualified on the outside of the fifth Row and Snider in the Middle of he i Ith and last Row. If Firestone s car is repaired in time the lineup would have Mario Andretti on the inside of the last Row with Snider beside him and Moreno in the 33rd position. Bin Ford said that is based on the fact that snid or s team withdrew their original entry first. Firestone triggered the Accident near the Entrance to pit Road when something broke in the left rear of the car. Thomas said it appeared on video replays of the Accident to be a tire exploding. He said we re not really sure at this Point and if it was a tire exploding we Don t know what caused his left rear wheel just disintegrated Moreno a Rookie at Indianapolis said. He started to head for the outside Wall and i Cut sharply to the inside figuring i could go Low and then Back onto the circuit. But that s when i got together with the other cars and started heading Down the pit Moreno said he was going about Iso Mph when he slammed into Snider s slower car As it also entered the pit Lane. Unfortunately Snider was just moving left of where the pit Lane Narrows Moreno said. You can even Sec the lire Marks where i locked up and Hil him. Afr i hit him i just lost control and went along the pit Wall. Fortunately everyone jumped out the Way one by Moreno s car careened along the inside pit Wall and ran under the left front wheel of Josec Garza s car which was parked in the pits with Garza sitting inside. Meanwhile Firestone s car spun and slammed broadside into an Energy absorb ing Barrier at the end of the Concrete Wall that separates the track from the pits. The padded Barrier was destroyed and fires tone s car which broke almost in half wound up against the Concrete end of the Wall. Part of the fuel cell was exposed by the crash but there were no leaks and no fire. Fans from Page 21 Era City Council members also were on hand Al the Airport in the biggest Cele bration Houston has seen since the nation Al football league oilers were in the play offs in 1979. We love them and we re Houston rocket proud Whitmire said. Fans began arriving about 8 a.m., some five hours before the plane landed from los Angeles. I called my poor Mother in Boston to make sure she knew we were going to beat the celtics said Judy purse a Boston native who now lives in Houston. I will not be rooting for that Green team she said of the celtics. Many of the fans carried signs touting the rockets. Others wore rockets shirts and waved red and Gold pompous Joe Massic 31, of Houston was doing brisk business Selling shirts and hats that proclaimed the rockets the champions of the Aba Western conference. Rockets coach Bill Fitch who was coaching the celtics when they Defeated the rockets in 1981 to win the Aba title thanked the fans for their enthusiasm. Save some of his for Boston he told them. We re going to need it not everyone in Houston however was caught up in rocket mania. I did t know about it until this morn ing said Chris Webster who was waiting to Board the plane that brought the team Back Home. I m not a fan. But t think it s wonderful that Houston has a winning team for a Knepper wins 8th game giants clobber Gooden 10-2 from press dispatches Houston Bob Knapp or pitched a seven hitter to become the major league s first eight game Winner thursday Ana the left hander also drove in a run to Lead the Houston astros to a 4-0 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates. Knapp or 8-2, helped the astros snap a three game losing Streak with his third shutout and fourth Complete game. He walked one and struck out five. Rick re Uschel 3-4, gave up eight hits in seven innings and both astros runs. Houston took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth. Terry Puhl opened with a single to Center and went to third on Denny waiting s sin Gle to right Center. Walling took second on the throw. Jose Cruz walked to Toad the bases and Puhl scored on a double play grounder by Kevin Bass. The astros added a run in the fifth. Mark Bailey hit a one out double to left and scored when Knapp or ripped a full count pitch up the Middle for a single. Houston made it 4-0 in the eighth on Jose Cruz s rib single and Mark Bailey s bases loaded walk. The pirates moved runners to third base twice. In the first Bill Almon and Sammy Khalifa led off with singles. A grounder moved the runners up but ground outs ended the inning. With two out in the sixth Almon again reached third but Knepper struck out Mike Brown to end the inning. In other games National league giants 10, Mots 2 san Francisco Mike Krukow fired a two Hitler Over eight innings and Chili Davis extended his dominance against mets Pitcher Dwig lit Gooden with two hit Sand two Bis to lift san Francisco Over new York. Krukow 6-3. Struck out five and walked none and retired the last 23 batters he faced after yielding a two run Homer to Keith Hernandez in the first inning. Moo Kic Wilson had led off the game with a single. Greg Minton pitched the ninth for san Francisco. Davis improved to 9-for-l4 in his career against Gooden 5-2. The giants right fielder went 4-for-4 with four Bis thurs Day. Gooden was bothered by control prob lems. He went to 2-2 or 3-2 counts on eight of the first 13 batters he faced. By the time Gooden departed in the fifth he had thrown 111 pitches and his National league leading Era had risen from 1.25 to 1.96. Reds 6, cardinals 4 St. Louis Rookie Tracy Jones three run double highlighted a four run seventh inning that lifted Cincinnati Over St. Louis. Mario Solo 3-6, snapped a personal five game losing Streak. The right hander went six innings before giving Way to Ron Robin son. John Franco came on after Robinson walked the Lead hitter in the ninth and earned his seventh save. Danny Cox 0-4, had a one hitter through six innings before allowing three hits in the four run seventh. Padres 6, Phillies 2 san Diego Kevin Mcreynolds Tim Flannery and Steve Garvey All Hom ered off Steve Carlton to Power san Diego Over Philadelphia and a sweep of their three game series. Carllon 2-6, has not Defeated the padres since 1982. He gave up four runs on five hits Over six innings. Andy Hawkins 3-3, yielded two runs and seven hits Over six innings before being lifted in the seventh when Tom Foley opened with a single. Craig Kcf forts pitched three innings of scoreless Relief to pick up his first save. Braves 2, cubs 0 Atlanta Joe Johnson and Paul Assn Machor combined on a fisc hitter to Send Atlanta past Chicago for its seventh straight Victory. Johnson 6-3, struck out four and walked two Over 8m innings. Assn Machor retired two hitlers for his fourth save. Expos 5, dodgers 2 los Angeles Andre Dawson s two run double highlighted a three run seventh inning that lifted Montreal Over los Angeles. Mike Fitzgerald started the winning rally with a Lead off double and went to third when Tim Raines slammed a line drive off Pitcher Bob Welch s left calf. Key Blanks Chison with 1 hitter from press dispatches Chicago Jimmy key backed by Ernie Whitt s second career grand slam pitched a one hitter for his first major league shutout thursday night leading the Toronto Blue jays to a 5-0 Triumph Over Chicago. It snapped the White sox seven game winning Streak. Key who walked three hit a Batter and struck out eight pitched the first one hitter by a Toronto Pitcher since Luis Leal and Roy Lee Jackson combined on a one hitter against Cleveland on May 14,1983. Ozzie Guillen s fifth inning infield single was the Only hit off key whose previous Best was a four hitter against the White sox on May 20, 1985. Key s late arrival covering first ended any Chance of retiring Guillen. Key 3-3, whose earned non average fell from 8.33 to 7.01, won his third consecutive Start. Rich Dotson 2-4, was the loser. Whitt who was the Goat of wednesday night s game when he committed a key throwing error and was charged with a passed Ball hit his fourth Homer in the fourth inning with one out on a 3-2 count. The Blue jays had loaded the bases against Dotson with two walks and a single by Jesse Barfield. Toronto took a 1-0 Lead after Barfield led off the second with a single and moved to second when Whitt walked two outs later. Dotson then uncorked a wild pitch and when Barfield broke for third Catcher Carl ton Fisk s throw went into left Field allow ing Barfield to score. After retiring 10 consecutive batters key walked Greg Walker and Ron Kiltie leading off the fifth. Key retired Bobby by Nilla and Reid Nichols on routine Fly balls but Guillen s ground single loaded he bases. Wayne Tolleson then was retired on a Fly Ball to Center. In other games orioles 6, Angels 3 Baltimore Fred Lynn a .464 life time hitter against Jim Slaton bit a three run Homer off the California Pitcher in the first inning As Baltimore beat California. American league up Prioto Toronto s Jimmy key. Wins his 3rd straight Start Scott Mcgregor 4-3, improved his Ca reer Mark against California to 18-6, with Relief help from Rich Bordi. Bordi fanned Pinch hitter Reggie Jackson with the bases loaded after the Angels had scored twice in the sixth. It was Bordi s second save. The orioles who have won 10 of their last 12 games took a 3-1 Lead when Lynn hit his fourth Homer to left following sin Gles by Juan Bonilla and Jim Dwyer. Mariners 5, tigers 3 Detroit Seattle relievers Matt Young and Pete Ladd each squelched de troit rallies to help preserve the mariners Victory. With Seattle leading 3-1, Young 4-3, relieved starter Milt Wilcox with one out in the fifth and tigers on first and second. Young walked to move up both runners be fore getting Darrell Evans to pop up and striking out Darnell Coles to end the threat. Indians 5, Brewers 4 Milwaukee Brett Butler s three run triple capped a four run sixth inning that gave Cleveland a Victory Over Milwaukee. Cal halon 2-3, pitched Svi innings and allowed three runs for the Victory. Rica Yett went two thirds of an inning before Scott bails finished for his fourth save Ted Higuera 5-4, pitched eight innings yielding five hits Ana five runs four unearned. Mark Clear pitched the ninth. Royals 5, rangers 4 Arlington Texas Jorge Orta knocked in three runs with a Solo Homer and a two run double and Frank White also homered As Kansas City Defeated Texas. Danny Jackson 2-0, took a two hit shut out and a 4-0 Lead into the seventh but the rangers got consecutive singles by Pete o Brien Pete Incaviglia Tom Paciorek Toby Harrah and Steve Buechele to Cut the margin to 4-3. Dan Quison Berry came out of the bullpen to Stop the rally retiring Gary Ward on liner to Short with two outs and the bases loaded. Yankees 4, a s 3 new York Dan Pasqua s second Home run the third in two games lied the score leading off the ninth inning and Mike Pagliarulo s 400-foot single Over a drawn ill Outfield in the 11 in gave new York a Victory Over Oakland. New York Relief Ace Dave Righetti 3-1, pitched two perfect innings to earn the Vic tory after starter Bob Shirley scattered seven hits Over the first nine innings. Rook slugger Jose Canseco drove in All the Oak land runs with a sacrifice Fly and his i3tbhomer, 1
