European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stalls and stripes saturday september 20,1986 Jackson s 3 hrs clobber royals Reggie Jackson might be waving goodbye soon while . S to Jackson says hello. By United press International Anaheim Calif. Someday base Ball historians could View 1986 As the Jackson year the one when Reggie left and to arrived. Perhaps with such a thought in mind Reggie delivered one of his greatest slug Ging displays thursday night. With to watching Reggie hit three homers and drove in seven runs to help he California Angels eliminate world series Champion Kansas City with an 18 3 rout of eos royals. It was Nice to have a Good night to show to what 1 can still do Reggie said. To suffered a poor night for the Roy als striking out twice and making two errors in right Field. I be had 100 nights like thai diving at balls and missing and striking out Reggie said he s got tremendous ability lie s got All he tools to accomplish anything he wants to. Even More than i have in baseball i think he s capable of hitting 3 lot of Home runs if he can har Ness i  Jackson homered in the first fourth and eighth innings for a career total of s46. The three Homer game was the third of Jackson s career and the first since As a new York Yankee he climaxed the 1977 world series by victimizing Tholos Angeles dodgers. Jackson has 16 homers this season. I be had a few chances to hit three Al Roundup but i be Only done it twice before Reg Gie said. I be thought about in a lot i Hope i be got a few More left things like tonight give me a big boost it s Good for the attitude to s a personality  with the loss Kansas City fell 1ta Gamis Back and could finish below second Picc for he first time since 1974. By winning for the 18th Lime in its last 22 games California reduced its phase number for clinching the West to eight. The Angels Lead second place Texas by y i games. Mike win 18-8, scattered seven hits Over the first seven innings. Red sox 7, Brewers i Boston Bruce hum hunted a five hitter and Rich gedman and Marty Barrett delivered two run singles Ina six run third inning helping the red sox Edge closer to a division title. Boston which has won 12 straight Home games extended in advantage Over second place Toronto and new York to ii games with is to play. The East Leaden pursuing their first division title lion i97i, 16 of their last 19 games. White sax 6, mariners 4 Seattle Harold Boines went five for five and Steve Carlton posted his 323rd career Victory leading Chicago Over Seattle. Carlton 4-2, struck out nine and walked three while scattering five hits Over seven innings. Gene Nelson registered Bis sixth save. Bill Swift 2-7, look the loss. Afros defeat reds 5-3 to Complete ugly9 sweep from press dispatches Cincinnati the Houston astros holding a id game Lead in the National league West after a 5-3 Victory thursday gave them a three game sweep of the Cincinnati reds used three Sacri fice Flics and a wild Pilch to score All Butone of their runs. But Houston manager a Lanier in t worried about anyone saying his team is winning ugly. We be done thai the whale season Lanier said. We be done what in la Keslo win Ball games. I Don t know Why we be played so Well against hem. We be done probably everything right against this club Glenn Davis run scoring double ignited a three run first inning and Man Keough and Aurelio Lopez combined on a four hitter for the astros. The Victory was their 14lh Over the reds this season in the if game series. The Victory was the second three game i Roundup sweep by the astros at riverfront stadium this season. Keough 4-3, allowed three hits and pair of walks Over six innings. Lopez per milled one hit Over the final three innings for his sixth save. Alan Asby hit iwo sacrifice Flics and Darcy Lopes one. In other National league games. Thursday mels 5, cubs 0 new York. Howard Johnson Hila three run Homer and three new York Rookie pitchers combined on a six hit shutout against Chicago. Rick Anderson 2-1, pitched five innings and gave up four hits for he mels. John Mitchell entered in the sixth inning and allowed two hits Over three innings before Randy Myers pitched the final inning. Pirates 3, expos 1 Montreal . Washington Hita sacrifice Fly after Jim Morrison s see Ond double lied inc game As Pittsburgh scored All three of its runs in the ninth inning to beat Montreal. The i Rales were trailing 1-0 when Mike Diaz de off the inning with an infield hit off Jeff Cardon 7-9, Tony Pena followed with a single before mor Rison hit his game lying double. Mcna went to third on the throw in an scored on Washington s Fly Ball which moved Morrison to third. He scared on Denny Distel Ano s Fly to Center. Boves 4, dodgers 3 Atlanta a bases loaded Bloop double by Pinch Hitler Billy Sample that landed just inside the right Field line drove in the tying and winning runs in the t2lh inning As Atlanta rallied for Victory Over los Angeles which lost its  straight. Brian hoi ton 1-2, struck of Omar Moreno for what should have been the second out but the Ball was in the Dinand Moreno reached safely on the wild Pilch. Pinch hitter Terry Harper Fol Lowed with a single and went to second an the throw to third. Ted Simmons Wasj intentionally walked to bring up Sample bailing for Paul Assenmacher 7-3. Phillies 4, cd Diruhi 3 Philadelphia Mike Maddow allowed one run and four hits in 6w innings and Sieve Bedrosian recorded his 26th save As Philadelphia Defeated so Louis Maddux 3-6, struck out seven and walked two. Philadelphia look a 1-0 Lead in the Sec Ond against Greg Mathews 10-7, when Ron Roenicke singled took third on two Groundnuts and scored on Maddux s first major league hit and rib. The Phillies added two run in the fifth. Gary a jus led off with a single and scored on Juan Samuel s double. Von Hayes beat out a bum As Samuel took third. Ray Solt relieved and Mike Schmidt hit a sacrifice Fly for his league leading 1j4u rib history frowns on mets chances in postseason by Mike Tully new York up the history of divisional play brings a warning to the new National league East champions. Some of the most decisive winners since 1969 have stumbled in the postseason and who has won As Deci sively As this year s new York mels wednesday night new York wrapped up the National league Easl with a 4-2 Victory Over the Chicago cubs. No no East learn Ever clinched earlier though the 1972 pirates needed fewer games 144 to new Yorks 45. Still a regular season runaway guarantees nothing in the playoffs and in the world sends. The 1972 pirates did not even survive the playoffs. They lost in five games to Cincinnati. In fact of the four teams who held the record for the earliest clinching of their division Only two reached the world series. Just one the 197s reds Man aged to win it that bit of history should test the managerial skill of new York s Dave Johnson Between now and the a playoff opener oct. B. "1 expect Davey will give some people those who need a rest a rest new York Catcher Gary carte said. But i think he will basically play his regulars to keep then  i Don l think he will rest Guys that much right fielder Darryl Strawberry said you have 10 keep Guys  Early clinching involves a dilemma for any manager. On every club quiere Are injured players needing rest this time of the season. On the other hand too much rest can erode continuity making in difficult for play ers to regain aggressiveness and rhythm. New York Genera manager Frank Casiben expect the club to stay Sharp Between now and the time in meets the no West Champ probably Houston. If you can t keep enthusiasm up when you re going for a league title or a world series then you Don belong in it Cashen said. Cashen was inns had with a runaway american league team that failed to tin the world Serin. If 1969, the Baltimore orioles clinched on sept. 13,Cashen s birthday. They also so Tel Minnesota in the playoffs but lost to the Miracle diets in a five Gam world series. The 1971 Oakland a s clinched the Al West Onset. 15, but lost to Baltimore in the playoffs. More recently the 1983 Chicago White sox rap tured the Al West by 20 games Bui 1osi the Al play ohs to Baltimore in four games. The 1975 reds clinched sept. 7, the earliest in divisional p a and wound up beating the Boston red som the world series. The a Fiest Pennant clinching in history Cam sept.4, 1941, when the Yankees wrapped up the eight team american league. The Yankees beat Brooklyn in. The world series