European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday july 17.1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports american league wins 3-2 Clemens out duels Gooden named map b John Nelson Houston a Roger Clemens won his vaunted Duel with Dwight Goodon As the american league paired precision pitching with the Power of Lou who Laker and Pinch Hitler Frank White to beat the National league 3-2 tuesday night in baseball s 57th All Star game. Clemens 15-2 for he Boston red sox after a 14-0 Stan opened with three perfect innings and was voted the game s most valuable player while Whitaker and White hit homers to account for All of he Al s scoring Whitaker s Home was a two run that in the second inning off Gooden he new York mets 1985 by Young Winner. Clemens Ted Higuera of Milwaukee. Charlie Hough of Texas. Dave Righetti or the new Ork Yankees and Don Aase of fall i More inc major league save Leader with 23, held the National leagues to Only one Hil through the first seven innings and to five Overall. The Victory was Only the second in the Las 15 All Star games for the american leagues. Their last Victory was in 1983 and the is. Louis cardinals Whitey her zog was inc losing manager then. Loo. It was the first time the Al had won in a National league Park since 1962 Al Chi Cago s Wrigley Field. The nationals still Lead the series 36-20-1. Goodwn 10-4 after winning his first five decisions worked the first three innings giving up two runs on three hits and striking out just two in his third All Star game. His Relief Fernando Vajen Zuckla of los Angeles tied an All Star re Cord set by Carl Hubbell in 1934 by striking out live Al batters in a Row in route to three scoreless innings. Bui the spotlight was on the american league pitching which gave up Only one vol feta Detroit s Lou Whitiker. Hits two run Homer earned run. Noted for Longballa prowess the Al came up with the two homers in the vast Astrodome site of the 1968 All Star game though second basemen Whitaker and White were hardly the players expected to hit them. The american league survived shaky eighth inning by Hough and a iwo on one out Jam in the ninth. San Francisco s Chris Brown doubled to Lead off the eighth went to third on a wild pitch by Hough and scored fro third when Boston s Rich gedman let a Hough Knuck Leball gel by on a third strike to Montreal s Hubie Brooks. Brook went to second on a Hough balk and scored on a single by Steve sax. With one out in the ninth Jody Davis of the Chicago cubs singled Oft Righetti and Pinch runner Tony Pena of pills Burgh went in third on a single by Dave Parker of Cincinnati. That brought on Aasc in Relief and Brown hit a game end ing double pay grounder to while. Clement working in his first All Star game on just three Days it was untouchable throwing 21 strikes in 25 pitches. While he struck out Only two he retired nine straight the first Pitcher since 1980 Tothrow three perfect innings. After Clemens Higuera allowed one Hil in three innings before Hough in his first All Star game at age 38, took Over. Gooden gave up a hit to the first Bat Ter he faced Kirby Puckett of Minnesota but got Oul of that inning. Then Wil two Oul in the second inning Dave win Field of new York doubled and Whitaker followed Wilh a lowering Home run to right Field. That s been the problem att year Gooden said. One mistake pitch and t get Hurt. 1 Hope i can work on eliminating that in the second half of the while Pinch Hilling for Whitaker with two out in the seventh hit the first Pilch from the astros Mike Scon for his Home run. The Ball just barely cleared the Wallin Center. Wade Boggs of Boston hit what Wouldhave been a Home run at Fenway Park with a runner on in the first inning. Wilh Rickey Henderson of the new York Yankees on second and one out Boggs hit a High Fly Ball deep into inc left Field Comer. Tony Gwynn of san Diego caught the Ball More than 320 fee from Home plate there were two out in the second when Winfield doubled to the Wall in right Field the Ball Hil inc Wall on one hop and Winfield cruised into second with the first extra base hit off Goodwn. Gooden had two strikes on has 12 homers on the season but got a breaking Ball up in the strike zone and Whitaker hit it up in the stands an the americans led 2-0. Clemens meanwhile strolled through All nine hitlers he faced. He struck out Ryne Sandberg of Chicago in the first inning and the acts Dairy Strawberry in the second the two besi Hil balls off Clemens were a slicing line drive to lefty Gwynn in the first inning and a Fly Ball to deep Center by Mike Schmidt Orphil Adelhia in the second. Then left hander Higuera of Milwaukee came on for the americans. He pitched a Hilliss fourth and got Carter on a ground Ball to Lead off the fifth before Strawberry lined a first Pilch curve Ball into right Fieldor a single the Nus first Hil. Higuera then walked Schmidt on a 3-1 pitch giving the nationals runners at firsthand second. Dal Murphy of Atlanta popped Oul to Center bringing on Brooks to nil for Starling shortstop Ozric Smith of St. Louis. Brooks grounded to second and in americans held onto their 2-0 Lead. Valenzuela s consecutive strikeout Vic Tims were Don Mattingly of new Ripken of a Attimore Jesse Barfield of Tortolo Whitaker and Higuera. The siring ended when Puckall grounded Oul to shortstop to end the fifth inning. The siring lied the record Hubbell Setin 1934 when he fanned babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Jimmy Fox Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession and made Valen Zuela the Only Pilcher in All Star history to strike on the Side twice. He did it in the fourth inning in 1984 at candlestick Park when Gooden followed by sinking out the next three to set the Overall re Cord for consecutive strikeouts. Chris Brown of san Francisco do under d Teg by Tew rangers Pitcher Charlie Hough for the National league s first run in the All Star game. The Al won 3-2,
