European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 sports Clemens ups record to 14-0 from press dispatches Baltimore unbeaten Roger Clemens despite giving up two homers to Eddie Murray won his 14th game Fri Day night and moved within one Victory of the american league record for Victo Ries at inc Start of a season. Clemens allowed seven hits and struck out 11 batters while pitching into the ninth inning As the Boston red sox Defeated the Baltimore orioles 5-3 in front of 5 2,159 fans Al memorial Sadi urn. Only two Al pitchers Dave Mcnally of Baltimore in 1969 and Cleveland Johnny Allen in 1937 have started a season 15-0. The major league record of 19 was set by Rube Marquard of the new York giants in 1912. I was sluggish when i was warming Clemens said and i did t Star feeling Good until he third inning and i ended up throwing belter from the third o the Clemens walked Murray for his first walk of the came leading off the ninth. Cal Ripken allowed with a single. Clemen then was relieved by Joe Sambito who got one out before Bob Stanle forced a double play grounder for his 2th save. Clemens raised his Al leading strike Al Roundup out total to 125. He gave up Only two earned runs and kept the league s Best Era at 2,18. Ken Dinton 6-6, blanked the red so until the sixth when they scored three runs on consecutive rib singles by Bil Buckner Jim Rice and Don Baylor. Tony armas hit his second Homer of reliever Rich Bordi in the seventh for Boston. In other games Friday Blue a is 14, Yankees 7 new York Jesse Barfield drove in five runs including three with a seventh inning Homer to Pace Toronto Over new York in a slug fast that featured 37hits. Lloyd mos by added three Bis and Damaso Garcia tied a major league re Cord with four doubles As Toronto collected 19 hits including 10 for extra bases. New York lashed out 18 hits with Mike Paqliarulo getting four hits and Rickey Henderson knocking in four runs. Jim Acker 2-3, was the Winner in re Lief and Tom Hon Ltd notched his ill have. Brian Fisher was the loser drop Browns Don Rogers Dies of heart attack Sacramento Calif. Cleveland Browns free safely Don Rogers the american football con Ference defensive Rookie of the year in 1984, died Friday afternoon of cardiac arrest authorities said. He was to have been married on saturday. Rogers 23, the Browns no. 1 draft Choice in 1984 and the mainstay of their defensive secondary died at mercy san Juan Hospital said Hospi Tal spokeswoman Connie Huff. He was unconscious when he arrived and remained unconscious until he an ambulance was called Friday morning. He was in a coma it was a life threatening situation said a unidentified dispatcher Mike Meighan emergency medical technician of he Sacramento ambulance service said his service picked up Rogers at a residence in North Sacramento but we Don t know if it was his he was in a coma but still alive. Meighan said. Rogers dressed in a sweatsuit was taken to Community Hospital and then transferred to mercy san Juan. Donna o Ray King a spokeswoman for he Sacramento county Cor Oner s office said initial reports indicated there was apparently no drug involvement in the death. That s what we were told. We won t know until we do an Otis Nixon of the Cleveland Indi ans who lives in the same Cleveland condominium temples As Rogers said he had always known him a straight. 1 would have do idea of him doing drugs. If it was drugs would think ii was a first time thing like Lenny Bias he Maryland basketball All America who died june 19 of cardiac arrest after taking cocaine. All of us at Urcla Are deeply shocked and saddened by this trag Edy said Urcla at Jelic director Peter Daks Don was a Fine Young Flat photo Don Rogers. .deadat23 Man and our hearts go out to his fam ily in this time of sadness. We really Don t have any details at this this is a tragedy of unbelievable proportions said Terry Donahue who coached Rogers at Urcla. Don was one of the greatest football play ers in Urcla history and had his whole life ahead of him. This is a great loss and we feel for his the Fifoot a 206-Pound Rogers was a native of Texarkana ark., who grew up in Sacramento. He attended notre Del Rio High school before going to Urcla where he was a standout safety for the Bruins. In four years Al Urcla he averaged Over 100 tackles per season. Me was second in the Pac-1q with seven interceptions As a senior. Rogers the 18th player taken in the 1984 nil draft started 14 of the i games he played in his Rookie season missing one game and part of another with a shoulder injury. Ping to 4-4. Liners 4, Brewers 2 Detroit Kirk Gibson hit a two run Homer with one out in the ill in Ning As Detroit beat Milwaukee. Lou who tact led off by singling to third off Dan Plesac 4-5. He took Sec Ond on Alan Trammell s sacrifice. Gib son then hit a 1-2 Pilch into the upper deck in right Field id make a Winner of reliever Willie Hernandez 3-j. Milwaukee threatened in the ninth by loading the bases on three hits off cur Nanci but Jim Gaunter struck out trend the threat. Twins 6, Royal 4 Minneapolis Ken Hrbek s triple powered Minnesota s three run first inning then the twins survived a four run Kansas City ninth to defeat the royals. Mike Smithson 7-6, allowed eight hits Over 8v innings. He brought a three hit shutout into he ninth before the royals rallied against three pitchers. A 8, while so 6 Oakland Calif Jose Canseco and Mike Davis hit three run Home Sand Jerry Willard had a Solo shot in Oak land s seven run sixth inning As the a s Defeated Chicago. Canseco has 19 homers lying him with California s Wally Joyner and to Ronto s Jesse Barfield Lor the league leads the Al in Rojs with 64. The two starters Oakland s Chris Codiroli and Chicago s Neil Allen pitched Willess Ball into the fifth when Davis slapped a two of double Codiroli led the game in the sixth without having surrendered a hit. He walked Julio Cruz and John Cangilos leading off the sixth. After Ozzie Guillen lined out to firs Codiroli left wih a sore right Elbow. Mariners 6, rangers 5 Seattle Jim Presley hit his i ill Home run with one out in the seven thinning to snap a 5-5 tie As Seattle beat Texas. Left hander Matt Young. 7-4. Worked the final 2�i innings to pick up the Victory. Jeff Russell if tool the loss. Indians to Angels 3 Anaheim Calif. Cory Snyder delivered an rib fielder s Choice in the ninth inning and fran Mullins added a two run single As Cleveland beat califor Nia. Dickie notes 1-1, pitched 2w inning for the Victory. Ernie Camacho got the Asl out for his 10 h save. Scoff 2-hits la. Of astros win 5-0 from press dispatches Houston since Houston s Mike Scott added the split Finger fastball to his pitching repertoire last season he has had some outstanding pitching performances but none better than his two hit Ter against the los Angeles dodgers on Friday night "1 had a Good split Finger the Best since i be been throwing the pitch Scott said after he pitched the astros to a 5-0 Victory Scott 7-5, the major league strikeout Leader fanned 11 o tie his single game High and increased his season total lo148, already his one season Best. "1 Gol a lot of strikeouts on the split Finger and i was keeping it in the strike zone said Scott. He finished last season with an 18-8 record and 137 strikeouts. The split Finger is the difference. After last year. I knew if 1 threw that pitch More i would gel More the astros who bad scored Only nine runs in Scott s past five outings spotted him a 3-0 Lead after two innings. Bill Duran put the astros ahead 1-0 inthe first inning with his fifth Home run of the season. Houston added a pair of run sin the second after consecutive singles by Kevin Bass Jose pm and Dickie Tho loaded the bases. John Mizerock hit into a double play As Bass scored and Scott singled Cruz Home. Bass hit his Lola Home run in the fourth to make it 4-0, Doran singled stole second went to third on a grounder and scored on third baseman Enos Ca Bell s throwing error in the fifth. He had another outstanding game and we finally got him some runs. Man Ager Hal Lanier said. He has t had Abad Outing in 10, or maybe ii games. He could easily have 10 or ii wins if we had scored some runs for the dodgers managed Only three baserunners against Scott who retired the last 16 batters. Ken Landreaux had both los Anglea fila singles in the first and fourth innings and one dodger reached on an error. No Roundup in other games Friday Butte 7, reds Cincinnati Mike Aldrete s Sac Rifice Fly in the 12th inning lifted san Francisco Over Cincinnati and kept the giants in first place in the National league s game winning Fly came off Scott Terry it he reds fifth scored Chili Davis who walked with one out and went to third on Chri Brown s single. Pirates 7, expos Pittsburgh Johnnie Ray s two run double highlighted a seven run sixth inning As Pittsburgh snapped a four game losing Streak with a Victory Over Montreal. Rick Rhoden 8-4, pitched a five Hitler and struck out a career High 11 for his sixth Victory in his last seven decisions. He started he winning rally with his Sec Ond hit of the game.bnrcs5,pfldres4 Atlanta Ozzie Virgil delivered Dale Murphy with a sacrifice Fly in the eighth inning As Atlanta beat san Diego. Murphy led off with a walk off Tiro Stoddard 1-3. Bob Homer also walked to Knock out Stoddard. Ken Oberkfell greeted reliever Craig left urls with a Sac Rifice Rafael Ramirez was intentionally walked to Load the bases. Virgil then hit a sacrifice Fly to Center to score Murphy and give reliever Gene Garber 4-1. The Victory. Ruin in Chicago Chicago the game Between the new York mets and Chicago cubs Fri Day was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up As part of double header aug. 6. Tiu dec 1, cardinals i St. Louis Mill Thompson singled John Russell Home from second base with one out in the lop of the 17th in Ning giving Philadelphia a Victory Over St. Louis and snapping the cardinals six game winning Streak
