European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday junes. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports newcomer Veteran savor thrills from press dispatches for a Rookie or a Veteran the thrill of Success is always great in the big leagues. Ted Simmons at Agu 36, and Greg Mathews making his major league debut Bath found inc feeling tues Day night. Thai makes you feel like you re 20. It s powerful stuff Simmons no Roundup said after connecting for a Pinch hit grand slam that rallied he Atlanta braves past the Pittsburgh pirates 8  pitched eight shutout innings for the win though he needed last out Relief help As the St. Louis cardinals beat the Houston astros 3-1. I was t nervous just excited and anticipating getting to pitch said Mathews recalled from the minors last Friday. Mathews checked Houston on four hits through eight innings., but lost his shutout in inc ninth when Hilly Hatcher singled stole second and scored on a iwo Oul single Fay Kevin Bass. After another Hil by Phil Gar Ner Todd Worrell came on in Relief and earned his eighth save. I isl wanted to keep the game Cluse Mathews said. Every Ball they Hil hard went Al  Mai hews recalled from class see no on Page 22 celts take 3-1 Lead Houston a Larry Bird got the go ahead Balci with n Ihrk Point bomb and then the Boston defense look Over tuesday night pulling the celtics in within one Victory of their 16th National Bastl Bill association championship. The celtics look a 3-1 Lead in the Besl of seven title series with a 106-10 Victory despite scoring Only ii Points Afler Bird s three Pointer gave them a 104-101 Lead with 2 26 left. Bill Wallon scored the final to Points of the game with 1 39 remaining after grab bin an offensive rebound. A lion had rep cd a worn Oul Robert Parish Al Center Down the siret Cli. Parish had come Back firn an Highl print Ihrcke for-15 shooting performance in Boston s game 3 defeat to score 22 Points on 10-for 15 shooting tuesday night. Robert played a great game All the Way through but he got real lir cd at the end Walton said. I was very surprised to get the Call but i was ready and it sure feels great. It s a tremendous  Houston s Only Points in the final four min utes came on a rebound Basket by Rodney Mccray. It made inc score 104-103 Afler Bird s bomb gave Boston the Lead for Good. Defense did the Job Boston coach . Jones said. They be got the two franchises Kacem Olajuwon and Ralph Samp son and we denied them a couple of shots and got some blocks. Their inside game was so Tough we had Lelake them out of  Bird scored Only seven of his 21 Points Afler halftime but none were bigger than his three Pointer which provided the 19th and final Lead change of a gome that was close All the Way. It was t a designed play Bird said. It was just what happened out there. We moved the Ball around and it swung around to me. The shot clock was running Down Noa playoffs and i had to shoot  steals by Danny Aings and Kevin Mchase in the final minute preserved the slim Boston margin. Bird Hil a big three Pointer Al the end 10 give us the Cushion we needed and our de sense at the end of the game got us the steals Walton said. Houston facing a .1-1 deficit thai no team has Ever overcome in the finals has not Given up Hope. One game will be played in Houston thursday night inc last to will be Al Boston Garden where the cells have won 40 consecutive panics in 1981. I had to hear the other in irn cheer through the Wall. We re no. I " said Robert acid referring to inc rockets 4-2 defeat to he celtics in their Only pre Vious meeting in inc finals five years ago when the last game was played in Houston. Thai s not going to happen thursday night. Nobody has Given up anything yet. If there s a Miracle of a Chance if we have a life Vest we re still  Boston s Ennis Johnson also finished with 22 Points while mail ale Hud 19. Sampson had 25 Points. Olajuwon had 20 Points and 1-1 rebounds and Reid collected 19 Points for him slain. The fourth Quarter was close even closer than the game As a who la which had 19 Lead changes and 13 lies. The final period started with the celtics holding a one Point Lead and ii  1 until Bird s three Pointer that either team led by More than two Points. There were six Lead changes in the first three minutes of the final Quarter alone. While Houston was taking advantage of Boston turnovers in the first half the cel tics stayed close by Hilling 13 of 16 second period shots. At the same time the rackets got 31 Field goal attempts but managed to make Only m Houston got 21 Points in inc first half from Ralph Sampson but led by Only one Point at halftime As the celtics hit 63.4 percent their shots. Houston made Only 46,3 percent of its shots but managed to take the narrow Lead because of a ij-7 advantage in offensive rebounds and a 9-3 margin in turnovers that resulted in 13 additional shots my a 14-0 margin in scoring after turnovers. The celtics Mode 58 percent of heir hot1 for inc game making 45 of7k. While Houston made 4.1 of 99 for 43 percent the rocket finished with a 25-11 advantage id Van loge Wilh 3 25 icel. The rockets then scored the Noii  Points regaining the Lead when  Lloyd grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a five footer. A rare oils id Basket b Mulla la and jumpers by Reid ind Bird who had eight Points apiece in the period lied in score 30-30, at tin1 Quarter s end. Neither team led by More than three Points in the second Quarter until snip a got Twu cons Culive three Point plays fur a 50-15 Houston Lead with 5 10 to go. Sampson urn on to score id Points in less than two minute but a jumper by Parish Wilh one second left Cut the margin to 64-63 at halftime. Slams 12th Homer in 5-1 Romp Baylor Powers red sox Over indians from press dispatches Boston Only m weeks shy of his 37th birthday Don Baylor is amazing younger members of the Boston red sox with his Power. He i an awesome hitter he just keeps coining on right hander Mike Brown said tuesday night after the. Designated hitter s Uilah Homer in his last ii games and 12th of the season helped the red sox to a 5-1 Victory Over the Cleveland indians. Rich Gudman keyed a two run third in Ning and Baylor put the game away with Hil two run Homer in the seventh. Wilh a one run Lead we needed a big hit and Baylor did it said Bob Stanley who relieved Brownlo Start the eighth. I m swinging Lite Bat pretty Good and having some fun on his club said Baylor acquired in late March in a deaf which sent Mike easier to the new York Yankees. I got off to kind of a slow Start but i knew it would be Only a matter of  he s doing just what we wanted when we traded for him Boston manager John Mccaman said. He gives us the Long Ball and is a proven rib Man. He s a threat every time he goes to  Brown. 4-1, allowed at least one hit in every inning before being relieved by Stan Fey but Cleveland managed to score Only on Andre Thornton s eighth Homer to Start the fourth. Bui Buckner started the third inning Lally Wilh a single. After Jim Rice died out Baylor was hit by a Pilch for the Lott inc shh year and this 202nd Lime in his career. Dup Gudman Ihen grounded a double Down the right Field line scoring Buckner. Baylor scored As Dwight Evans grounded to Short and gedman Wai run Down on the base paths. Buckner opened the Boston seventh with his third single and one out later scored As Baylor Hil his Homer far Over the High screen atop the left Field Wall. Scott Bales replaced Schulze and Boston added another run on Rey Quinonis rib single before the inning ended in other american league games tues Day Blue jays 6, twins s Toronto George Bell snapped a lie with a run scoring single in the seventh inning and Lloyd mos by keyed a Blue jays comeback with a three run Homer As Toronto Defeated Minnesota. With the score lied 5-5 and to out in the seventh Moseby walked slate second and scored on Bell s single to Center off Keith a her Ion 2-3. Bell has an ii game hitting Streak. Ranger 4. While sox 1 Chicago Gary Ward doubled in two runs to Cap a four run third inning and Rookie Edwin Correa scattered four hits Over seven innings to Lead first place Texas Over Chicago. Ii was the fifth Triumph in the last eight games for the rangers All at the expense of the while sox who have lost nine of their a Tholo Don  the Bat pretty Good last 10 games orioles 4, in Ringo 1 Baltimore Larry sheets drove in three runs and Mike  held Seattle to five hits Over seven innings As Baltimore Defeated the mariners. Sheets and Fred Lynn each Hil buses empty homers for the orioles who Haw won 17 of 22, while the mariners had their longest winning Streak of inc season snapped Al three. Royals 4, Brewer i Milwaukee Steve Balboni Hil a Solo Homer and a run scoring double and brei Sabur Hagen broke a three game per Sonal losing Streak with a seven hitter to Pace Kansas City Over Milwaukee. Sabur Hagen 3-5, won his first game since May 2, striking out five and walking one. Angels 4, Yankees z Anaheim. Calif. Bob Bonne Hil it Ihrcke run Homer in the seventh his fir ii at Anaheim stadium in nearly iwo years und Don Sutton earned his 29fiih career Victory As California downed the Yankees. Selimi 3-5, allowed six hits walked two and fanned five Over eight innings. Terr Forster pitched inc ninth for his second save. A s 6. Tigers 4 Oakland Calif. Dave Kingman hit his i6lh career grand slam in the first inning is the Oakland a s held on to hand Detroit ils fifth straight defeat. Kingman s Homer tied babe Ruth and Hank Aaron for fifth place on the All time grind slam list. Lou Gehrig is the All time Leader with 23. Kingman is the Leader in grind slams among Active players. Kingman s hit. His 12lh Homer of the sea son came off Detroit starter Dave Lapoint. 2-4, who lasted Only two innings. Lapoint also yielded a Solo Homer to Bill Bathe in the second inning. Oakland starter Curt Young. 4-1, got the win