European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. September 30,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports red sox Clinch Al East with Victory Over jays Wade Dorrs .200 hits for inc 4th time from press dispatches Boston Wade Boggs became the first Boston player to gel 200 Nils in four consecutive seasons sunday As the red sox clinched the american league Easl championship with a 12-3 Victory Over inc Toronto Blue jays. With a 93-61 record and their first division title since 1975, inc red sox will Eccl the California Ancis for the Al Pennant in a Best-of-7 series opening in Boston oct. 7. The Al East was inc last of the major league s four divisions to be settled and marked inc earliest Date since division play began in 1969 that All races were Over. Boston eliminated Toronto its last challenger and Winner of the division in 1985, by breaking out of a mild Billing stump and capitalizing on a couple of errors for five runs in the second inning and four unearned runs in he fourth. Slaked to the big Lead Dennis Oil can Boyd Brycc cd to his 16th Victory a a Roundup career High. Boyd who has lost 10, scald red eight hits including a two run Homer by Lloyd Moseby in the fourth. Boggs bidding for his third Balling championship walked twice and lined out to right before getting his 200lh hit with a iwo run single through the Middle in the fourth. He drove in a third run with a grounder in Boston s two run eighth inning. He went 1 for 4 As his average fell a Point to .352, two percent age Points belter than new York s Don haltingly. The Boston Mcadoff Bailer also became the first to collect 200 hits and More than 100 walks in a season since Hall of Famer Stan Musial of the St. Louis cardinals in 1933. He is he 18th player in major league history to accomplish the Teal. Boggs also became he i Ullh player in history to reach base via a hit walk or Mcmahon directs attack bears base bengals 44-7 Cincinnati a sore Shoul dered quarterback Jim Mcmahon threw three touchdown passes to inspire a slug Gish Chicago offence to its most productive performance of the season sunday As the unbeaten bears dubbed the Cincinnati bengals 44-7, the 4-0 bears routed the 2-2 bengals in style reminiscent of their 1985 super bowl season using Mcmahon i leadership to Cash in on five interceptions by their hard hitting linebackers and defensive secondary Chicago built a 21-0 first Quarter Lead that was never in jeopardy. Mcmahon making his first Start since separating his shoulder three weeks ago Dove i Yard for the bears first score tossed a 2-Yard scoring pass to running Back Waller pay on then launched a perfect 53-Yard scoring bomb to wide receiver Willie Gault to Complete the big Gest first Quarter scoring Blitz against Cincinnati in five years. The bears offence enjoyed its most productive game of the season on the heels of two ragged performances in Vic tories Over Philadelphia and Green Bay. The bengals had t Given up three first Quarter touchdowns since 1981. Gault led a diversified passing attack with the Best game of his four year Ca reer making seven catches for 174 Yards the bears defense also established a season High with its five interceptions four off quarterback Boomer Esiason three of his first four losses were picked Oft setting up two easy Chicago touch Downs. Safety Dave Durson made his third interception of the season on he Beng als first Possession of the second half to set up a 20-Yard touchdown pass from Mcmahon to Light end Emery Moore head for an insurmountable 31-7 Lead. Mcmahon playing with specially made shoulder pads o protect the injury. Completed 13 of 22 passes for 212 Yard i with one interception. He was replaced by stove Fuller with the bears Comfort ably ahead in he third Quarter. Esiason rattled by the fierce Bear pass Rush frequently hurried his throws completing 14 of 30 for 22 Yards with the four interceptions Esiason was benched for the first time this season in the third Quarter yielding to Ken Anderson. Kramer tosses six ids As vikes whip packers Minneapolis a Tommy Kramer threw six touchdown passes and surpassed the 20,000-Yard career passing Mark sunday leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 42-7 thrashing of inc wingless Green Bay packers for Only the second time in their Sto ried 66-year history the packers have started a season 0-4 the other was in 1975. The Vikings 3-1, snapped a five game losing Streak to Green Bay. Kramer who was replaced Early in the second half after his sixth touchdown threw two scoring passes each to Steve Jordan and Hassan Jones and one each to Damn Nelson and Mike Mularkey. He completed 16 of 25 passes for 241 Yards giving him 20,004 career Yards. In his Low year Kramer established a per a Pinon Tommy Kramer., .20,000 Yards passing gently in"l969 by Minnesota s Joe Kapp. In the first Quarter after which the Vikings led 284 for their biggest first period Ever Minnesota gained 195 Yards while a defense led by end Doug Martin and tackle Keith Millard held Green Bay to i Yard. While Kramer was passing for 161 Yards in the Quarter. Packers quarterback Randy Wright failed to Complete a pass and was sacked twice Wright who had inc flu was replaced by Vince Ferragamo at the end of the period. Kramer started the Roul just 1 22 into the game with a 23-Yard touchdown pass in Jordan. On the next play from scrimmage Wright was intercepted by Scott stud Welt. And four plays later Kramer nil Nelson from 13 Yards to put the Vikings up 14-0 with 3 29 gone. After the Vikings defense stopped Green Bay on three Downs Kramer threw a 36-Yard touchdown pass to Jones on Minnesota s next offensive play Mak ing it 21-0 Only 5 24 into the contest. Kramer s 2-Yard touchdown toss to Jor Dan dosed out the first Quarter Ferragamo brought the pm taken within 28-7 with a 4-Yard scoring pass to Mark Lewis. Hit by pitch 300 limes in three seasons. Marty Barrett drove in four runs with a bases loaded walk and three singles while Don Baylor had a two run single in inc big second Baylor s two Bis gave him 91 for inc season the fourth Boston player logo Over the 90-Mnrk this year. The Blue jays whose faint Hopes of overtaking Boston were crushed in a 2-0 loss to Southpaw Bruce Hurst saturday gambled on Nghil Handor Duane Ward. Ward lasted less than two innings in his first major league Start. He allowed Only two hits but walked three threw a wild Pilch and hit a Batter before giving Way to Joe Johnson with none out in he second. Rich Gudman put Boston in from to stay with a double driving in the first run in the second. Barrel go an rib on his bases loaded walk another run scored on Catcher Ernie Whin s Fielding error and Baylor singled in we More runs for a Soldad. Barren singled Home another run in see Al on Page 26 Broncos come Back to top pats Denver up1 Sammy Winder and Gerald Willhite each rushed for a touchdown to key to Strong second half ground attack sunday that helped the Denver Broncos remain undefeated with a 3too Victory Over the new eng land patriots. Denier. 4-0. Rebounded from a 13-3 halftime deficit. Winder raced 12 Yards for a score will hit ran i Vard for a touchdown and John Elwa passed i Yard to Clar Enre Kay for Denver s other Sec Ond half touchdown. The Broncos who got away from their running game in the opening Quarter used their ground attack to rally in the second half. Winder rushed for 92 Yards while Willhite gained 54 on Jusi Sis carries. The Broncos took the second half Kickoff and marched 72 Yards in seven plays scoring on Elway s toss to Kay with 3 10 gone in inc third Quarter Elway completed passes of 17 Yards to Steve Watson and 32 Yards to Mark Jackson to keep the drive alive. Denver moved in front 17-13 with 2 08 left in the third on Winder s 12-Yard dash up the Middle. Wil while set up the wore with three car Ries for 38 Yards in he drive. He also mined 16 Yards after taking a lateral from Clint Sampson and running to the patriots 24. Willhite j 1-Yard plunge with 10 39 to go and a 34-Yard Field goal by Rich Kartis with 1 34 left gave Denver a 27-13 Lead. New England closed to 27-20 when Tony Eaton hit Irving Fryar on a 10-Yard scoring pass thai capped a 61-Yard drive As Lime expired. Elway completed t7 of 33 passes for 185 Yards and his scoring pass to Kay gave him a touchdown throw in 11 straight games Eason hit 22 of 37 for 228 Yards
