European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 27,19 in the stars and stripes Page 21 sports afros a Nch if with no hitter Scott fans 13 giants in 2-0 win from pms dispatches Houston Mike Scott and the Houston astros gave Astrodome tans a double barrelled Delight. Scott pitched the first nine inning National in Atacio Hitler in three Yean and further frustrated the san Francisco giants with 13 strikeouts in route to a 2-0 Victory thursday. But like a child who has a birthday on Christmas Day the 32,808 tans also got to celebrate the astros first National league West title since 1980. Scott s performance was the third straight shutout recorded by the astros following Jim Deshaies 4-0, iwo Hil Victory Over los Angeles and the combined Effort 6-0 Victory by Nolan Ryan and Charlie scr Field Over the giants in wednesday thai clinched a lie for the till. The astros will Lake on the Eastern division Cham Pion new York mils for he no Pennant starting in the Astrodome on oct. 8. I think Well continue to get Good pitching and the no Roundup Scott hit Dan Gladden with the first Pilch of the game and walked Chili Davis to open the second in Ning. He then retired 19 Bailers in a Row until he walked Phil Oue Llella with one out in the eighth. Scott struck out the Side in order in the sixth the 11th Lime this season he s accomplished hat feat. Pinch hitter Mike Aldr Elc. Who broke up Ryan s no hit bid wednesday night drove a Fly to deep Cente held for the third out in the eighth. It was As dose As san Francisco came to getting a hit. I started thinking about the no hitter in the seventh inning Scott said. I just wanted to keep throwing strikes for As Long As i could. The split fingered fastball i had today was the Best 1 had All ironically san Francisco manager Roger Craig who taught Scott the split fingered fastball two years ago saw the disaster coming As Early As the second inning. Acts had belter take Nolick. If we gel Good pitching. Saih the Well gel some runs off their fastball pitchers Ryan i told one of my coaches in the fourth or fifth said. Inning. We re not going to get a hit Otto him " Craig Houston s Mike Scott. Shuts Down giants for no West title Scott was mobbed along the first Bale line by his Ca mates As firs baseman Glenn Davis stepped on first base to retire san Francisco s will Clark for the final out. It marked a Complete comeback far Scott whose career was in jeopardy two seasons ago and for the astros who were picked As also rans this season. I m numb i m tired but this is fantastic the Champagne drenched Scott shouted above his celebrating teammates. Right now i Hope j Don t fall Down and pass the Victory eliminated Cincinnati the final learn standing Between Houston and the division title. Said. It was Una Eficia blk. Lie was going after the hit lers. He had no fear at All. It s hard to believe he pitched belter than Nolan Ryan did. That May have been the most dominating performance i be Ever Clark was awed by Scott s performance. It was moving All Over the Pace and that s what made it so Tough Clark said. It would Hart out above my Waist and end up below my Knees. I never saw a fastball the whole two outstanding pitching performances by the astros Catcher Alan Ashby could t Hope for another see no on Page 26 Higuera beats o s for 20th by the associated Para Milwaukee George Bamberger always has been considered a Pitcher s manager. So it was Only citing that Ted Higuera won his 200i Victory of the sea son in Banberger t final game As manager of the Milwaukee Brewers everything was great. We Are out of last place Teddy won Hii Josh game and we won our third in i Row said Bam bar set. Who earlier thursday announced he was beginning his retirement immediately. I dedicated the game to him the left handed Higuera said. Lai year he gave me the Chance to Pilch and this year he built up my Confidence. He s going to be the hitting of Robin Yount and Paul Molitor backed Higuera s pitching As the Brewers moved out of the american league East basement with a 9-3 Victory Over he Baltimore orioles. If an outstanding feat especially when you re on � dub that s battling to avoid last place la does t come easy Aid Baltimore manager Earl Weaver who in retiring it the end of the season. Higuera scattered eight hits is he be Al Roundup came the first Milwaukee Pitcher to win 70 games in i season since Mike Cald we Lwon 21 in 197. He also is the Al j second 20-game Winner this year behind Boston s Roger Clemens who was going for his 25th win Friday. I always wanted to reach that 20th win of he ear Higuera said. I m glad i did t have to wait until my last Higuera scattered eight hits in going the distance. This kid knows what he s doing out there. And the Best part is he can do in. He s got a Good head on him Bamburger Aid of Higuera. Before bomb cider s first Saint As Mil Waukee manager he also managed the new York mils before resuming to the. Al he served As pitching coach for the orioles under Weaver from 1968-1978. It s about time be retires and i m about past due Weaver joked. We be been talking about ibis since 75. We just wanted to sweat out 10 years for the pen defeat dropped Baltimore into the Al East basement and was its 82nd de feat of the season marking the first Tim Weaver has finished with a record. Young who entered the game in the fifth inning for Glenn Braggs who injured his leg while running the bases doubled in both the fifth and seventh innings then hit a two run Homer in the eighth. All of Baltimore s runs came on Horn in Eddie Murray hit his j6lh in the seventh inning and his 17th in die ninth and Floyd Rayford hit his eighth Homer in the eighth. In other Al games a fils 6, i lians 3 Anaheim Calif. A two Nin Homer by Reggie Jackson in the eighth inning erased a 3-2 deficit and powered California Over Cleveland. The Victory lowered the an gds magic number to two for clinching the Al West title. A win Friday night Over second place Texas would lock up the Angels third division Crown. California right hander Kirk Mccaskill 17-9, allowed just three hits to pitch see Al on Paga 26 fill photo 20-gm� Winner Ted Higden third for Brewers Oklahoma Miami both confident of Victory Miami f Upil the starting Quarter backs for saturday s game Between no. I Oklahoma and no. 2 Miami arc confident their men in the trenches will pre Vail no matter How Nasty things gel an to 930 . San Ray. Oklahoma and Miami players have Lal cd a lot this week about who is the belter team this year and tast. Miami Defeated Oklahoma 21-14 in 1985 but the sooner rebounded to win the National championship. Nothing intimidates this team said Miami s Vinny Testaverde. Who passed for 270 Yards against the sooner last season. A lot of players have gone from this school to the raiders and nobody intimidates the Raiden. We like to think in starts Here before the game you might Point you might say a lot of words to me Oklahoma quarterback Jamelle Holie Way said. Thai gels the game going Al ready that feels Roe fired up just to Wani to go out there and prove to them they re wrong. We re going to their backyard and won t come out saying nothing like thai. Well just go play the game. If they have something to say hopefully our team won t say it Back but knowing us we probably will Oklahoma has the most celebrated talker among the nation s College football players in Brian Bosworth Boson a has been relatively quiet this week bul is known for failing opponents during games. And the sooner have backed up their words this year beating Urcla 38 3. And Minnesota 63-0. Miami 3-0, is known As a passing team but Testaverde said the Hurri canes can crack Heads up from As Well As anybody. We were physical last year and trial s Why we won the game he said. They did t expect us to be As physical As we were. They thought we were going to be intimidated by Miami has 280-Pounden in defensive tackle Jerome Brown and Center Gregg Rakoczy but Bosworth and Leamman have the advantage up front. The soon Era average 279 pounds on their Offen Sive b no with right tackle Greg Johnson see Miami on Page 26
