European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 27, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 errors help giants top pirates 7-3 from press dispatches Pittsburgh Pittsburgh pirates manager Jim Leyland allowed his Tea to skip batting practice before Friday night s game. The trouble was the pirates also skipped Fielding practice. Pittsburgh first baseman Sid Brea committed two run scoring errors during san Francisco s tour run third inning and Dan Gladden hit a two run double in the fifth As the giants Defeated the pirates 7-3 Friday night. The Victory snapped a three game giants losing Streak. It was Pittsburgh s fourth straight loss. The giants moved to no Roundup within 2 a games of the National league West leading Houston astros who lost to the Philadelphia  was a big Victory for us because of two of the Guys who won it for us Roger Mason and Dan Gladden said giants manager Roger , two Guys who have been Hurt helped us , 3-4, coming off six weeks on the disabled list with an Elbow injury worked 5% innings giving up six hits for the Victory. The three runs off him Cameon Barry Bonds bases empty Homer and . Reynolds two run  first five innings i was All right but i got a Little fatigued the last inning Mason said. Their hitters Are to Good to give batting practice fast balls. That basically All i had  however the pirates had skipped Bat Ting practice because Leyland did t re quire his players to report until 90 min utes before game time. The extra time off did t help As the pirates lost their fourth Home game in a Row. Well get out of this i know we will Leyland said. But we be got to Start hit Ting Start pitching and Start catching Heball. That la do it every  Jeff Robinson finished up for the giants allowing just two hits in 3 a innings for his sixth  giants took a 4-0 Lead in the third As Gladden playing for the first time Infix weeks after being disabled with a thumb injury singled and scored on Robby Thompson s double. Chris Brown followed with an rib  then scored from first when Bream mishandled Harry Spilman shard hit grounder for a two base error. Bob Melvin singled and Spilman score Don the play As Bream threw wildly for his second error of the  other games Friday cubs 8, dodgers 3chicago Keith Moreland Bat Ting .478 in his last 13 games collected four singles scored twice and drove in a run As Chicago beat los  4, astros 2 Philadelphia Mike Schmidt hit his 22nd Home run to help Phila Delphia snap Houston s seven game win Ning Streak. Reds 9, expos 2cincinnati buddy Bell slammed a three run Homer and enc Davis went 3 for 4 to Back the five hit pitching of John Denny As Cincinnat beat Montreal. Cardinals 3, padres 2st. Louis Bob Forsch allowed five hits Over seven innings to equal his Victory total from last year and Vince Coleman collected his first game win Ning rib of the year As St. Louis beat Saa Diego. Rain in Atlanta Atlanta the game Between the new York mets and Atlanta braves was postponed by rain. Sports Theismann s career with redskins ends Carlisle a. A after a 12-year stint that featured nine winning seasons two super bowls and five trips to the playoffs Joe Theismann and the Washington redskins Are part ing ways. The redskins said Friday tha Theismann had failed his physical and since he refused to announce his retire ment they gave in to the Veteran quarterback s desire to be put on  announcement came eight months after Theismann broke his right leg when he was sacked in a game against the new York giants. Doctor said it would take him 18 months to work his leg Back to Normal and that he would probably never play again. Theismann vowed that he would re turn to compete again this season. But it was not to  just could t physically play any More for us redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. He had the desire but after a while it became evident that i would be harder and harder for him to play. The Odds were really  redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke in a three Page hand delivered letter to , wrote that he Wouldhave preferred that the notre Dame product announce his retirement rather than make Washington release him. But since you be cast your die Fortis waiver Cooke wrote i give in to your  declared that the waiver is the friendliest Ever reached Between a owner and a  by putting Theismann 36, on the waived failed physical list Cooke is doing the quarterback a $65,000  Veteran of two pro bowls will receive that amount from the National  s Joe Theismann. Handed release after 12 seasons football league for injury Protection and his medical Bills will be paid by the league for one  Detroit Lions did the same thing for Billy Sims and the Phila Delphia eagles did it for Wilbert Mont  is expected to announce soon that he has accepted a Job As a analyst with lbs to this fall. In addition Theismann has a si.4 million insurance policy with Lloyd Sof London to cover a career ending in jury. According to published reports he must fail another physical in no vember then take another Examina Tion in november 1987. If he flunks the second physical or passes and snot picked up by any other team he can begin collecting on the policy Betook out two years ago. Theismann owned eight club re cords. He will be Best remembered by redskins fans for his performance in1982 and 1983 when he led washing ton to consecutive super bowls. The redskins beat the Miami dolphins 27 17 and lost to the los Angeles raiders38-9. He led the league in passing in 1982and was the league s map in 1983. He was the big reason we went to those super bowls Washington Gen eral manager Bobby Bra hard  m sure we would t have made it that far without  was in the midst of what he called his worst season As a pro when he fractured the leg nov. 18 on an aborted Flea Flicker play. The injury ended a Streak of 163 consecutive games dating Back to 1974.he leaves the redskins with a 77.4 career rating which places him 16thon the All time list. Beathard said Theismann stands to gain financially by letting the redskins put him on waivers but Gibbs said otherwise. Joe in t ready to accept retirement yet Gibbs said. I think he s going for that outside Chance int he can come  Gibbs however said that the Odd against Theismann returning arc a million to  Clemens wins 17th on 2-hitter from press dispatches Anaheim Calif. Roger Clemens following a Boston loss with a Triumph for the 10th time this season fired a two hitter for his 17th Victory of the Yea Friday night As the red sox routed the California Angels 8-1 in a Battle of Divi Sion leaders. Rich gedman contributed a grand slam and Bill Buckner bad a two run double As Boston halted a four game los ing Streak to boost its Lead in the Al East to four games Over the Yankees. The Redfox have won just three times in the last 11 games and Clemens 17-2, has Al three victories. Clemens 10-0 on the Road this year became the first red sox 17-game win Ner since Dennis Eckersley in 1979. Heis 3-0 is. California this year. California losing for the sixth time insight games since the All Star break had its advantage in the Al West sliced Toto games Over Texas. Clemens struck out seven and walked two he faced the minimum through four innings before Reggie Jackson led off the fifth with a double for the Angels first hit. Jackson who also walked in the seventh moved to third on a groundnut and scored on Brian Downing s sacrifice Fly Jerry Narron s double with two out in the seventh was the Only other hit of Clemens who also had a two hitter May Al Roundup 25 against the  left hander John Candela Ria who had won All three of his Start since being activated from the disabled list july 8, lasted just 416 innings in fall ing to 3-1. Gedman s second career grand slam capped a five run fifth inning that provided Boston with an 8-0 bulge. Mart Barrett led off with a single Wade Boggs walked and Jim Rice returning alter missing four games with a swollen knee made it 4-0 with a one out rib single of reliever Mem Ruble. Don Baylor reached on a fielder Choice and Dwight Evans walked before gedman smacked a 3-2 pitch into the seats in right Center. It was his seventh Homer of the  other games Friday rangers 7, indians Arlington Texas Pete Incaviglia s run scoring single broke a seventh inning tie and Larry Fairish drove in three runs As Texas beat  indians trailing 5-0 after five innings tied it with one run in the sixth and four More in the seventh. But Texas scored twice in the seventh against Scot Bailes 7-6. Oddie Mcdowell led off with a single and took third on a double by Scott Fletcher his fourth hit of the game. After Pete o Brien lined out Ernie Camacho relieved Bailes and gave up Incaviglia single. Parrish followed with his second sacrifice Fly of the  Harris 4-8, the third Texas Pitcher got the Victory with three innings of scoreless Relief. Tigers 9, royals 2detroit John Grubb homered and drove in four runs and Kirk Gibson and Lance Parrish hit consecutive Hom ers As Detroit beat Kansas  4, mariners 2 Seattle Ted Higuera and mar Clear combined on a six Hitler and Char lie Moore doubled in two runs As Mil Waukee beat Seattle. Orioles 6, White sox 2baltimore Fred Lynn and Rick Dempsey hit Solo Home runs As Balti More beat Chicago sending the White sox to their fifth straight  9, Yankees s new York Gary Gaetti drove i five runs with a pair of homers and Neal Heaton won his first game in a Minnesota uniform leading the twins Over new York. A s 6, Blue jays 5 Oakland Calif. Carney lans Ford slammed a Lead off Homer in the Bot Tom of the 10th inning to lift Oakland Over Toronto for its fifth straight Triumph