European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. October 13,1986 the stars and stripes sports angers win in 11 the Lead 3-1 by Ben Walker Anaheim Calif. A Bobby Grich singled Boivie inc winning run with one out in the ii thinning saturday night to give the California Antcli a 4-3 Victory Ove Boston Al so reliever Collvin Schiraldi and a 3-1 Lead in the bust of even american league playoffs. This is probably the greatest Bunch of comeback people i be Ever been involved with. They keep pop Ping off about coming Back and then they do it California manager Gene Mauch said after me Angels rallied from an 0-3 deficit to tie the score in the ninth then won it in he Ullh it had appeared that the red son had the game wrapped up As Roger Clemens working on three days1 rest Lor the first time in his major league career took a five hit shutout into the ninth. Doug Decinces opened the inning with a Home run however to begin the rally and California went on to beat Schiraldi. The Triumph in the longest Al playoff game Ever 3 hours and so minutes moved Mauch and the Angels within one Victory of their first world series. California has never been in a world series in its 25-year existence nor has Mauch in the 25 years he has managed major league teams the longest drought Ever by a manager. Game 5 was scheduled for sunday with the Angels m Ike will the Winner in the playoff opener going against Bruce Hurst who won game 2 for the red sox. " Don t want 10 go Back to Boston said Grich whose hit into the left Field Corner drove in Jerry Narron from second base Wilh the winning run and triggered a wild Celebration by his teammates and Calico Mitans. Schiraldi meanwhile was left crying in the Dos Lon Dugdal a Towel Over his head and his teammates trying to console him. He had forced Home the lying run with iwo outs in the ninth when he hit Brian Downing with a 1-2 pitch and the bases loaded. "1 wanted the game i wanted that situation and 1 blew it he  s hit ended a career of playoff frustration. He balled just .174 in four previous Al series and his game winning single was just his third hit in 14 playoff Al bats this year. He had been witless in five Al bats with three strike outs including one with the bases loaded in the ninth and California trailing 3-2, As i got my bal to go up to hit thai last time Mauch was giving me As much encouragement As he could Grich said. He old me to forget the base on Angels hero Bobby Grich. High five after winning hit balls. I keyed on hat and decided not to take any pitches just to  Grich lined Schiraldi s first pitch Inlo thu left Field Corner and Narron who had led Oft with a single and taken second on a sacrifice scored without a throw. Clemens who had his worst Outing of the season in game 1, which the Angels won 8-1, looked Strong entering the ninth. I really did t fed that lir cd Clemens said i Felt i had enough stuff 10 gel people  Doug Corbett the fifth California Pitcher held the red sox Willess for 3vj innings for the Victory. The Angels played without heir leading hitter in the series Rookie first baseman Wally Joyner who was hospitalized saturday afternoon with a bacterial infection in his right leg. Joyner five for a 1 in the playoffs and with two doubles in four Al Bais against Clemens was expected to miss sunday s game As Well. The Angels managed Only five hits in eight innings off Clemens who struck out nine and walked three and did t allow a Ranner past second base until it All came apart in the ninth. One out after Decinces Homer Dick Scho Licud and Bob Boone singled and Mcnamara pulled Clement who had thrown 134  Pettis took a Ball from Schiraldi and then sliced a drive to deep left Field that Jim Rice appeared Mohave in his Range. But the Ball sailed Over Rice s head for a double that scored Schofield with the second run and sent Devon White running for boons to third. Ruppert Jones was intentionally walked to Load the bases. Schiraldi struck out Grich and was within on strike of doing the same to Downing when his 1-2 curve Ball hit the California left fielder in the Side forc in Home the tying run that brought up Reggie Jackson in the kind of pres sure situation he had thrived on in past playoffs. But Jackson now 40 and perhaps playing his final season grounded to Marty Barrett Al second to end inc inning. The red so snapped a scoreless tic in the sixth. Tony armas one-for-12 in the series opened with single to Center off Don Sutton the and cos 41-Ycar oldt310-game Winner moved up on Spike Orr s sacrifice and look third on Wade Boggs  pitched carefully to Barrett inc leading hitter in the playoffs before walking him on a 3-1 round. Bil Buckner who had Only one hit in 15 Al bats pulled an 0-1 pitch into inc right Field Corner to score armas. Twas Only the fifth hit for Buckner in 34 career playoff  avoided further damage by getting Rice on a grounder and was replaced in the seventh after Don Baylor Ted off with a double Boston s fourth in and look third on a Fly out by Dwight Evans. Clemens dodged trouble in the fourth and fifth innings. Downing Drew a Lead off walk in the fourth and Owen made a throwing error from shortstop with one out. But George Hen Dick subbing Al first base for Joyner grounded into a double play thai ended the  two outs in the fifth Petit got his second hit of the game and Jones followed with a walk. Grich Willess in nine career at bats against Clemens Hil a routine grounder for the third  survived the eighth after Jones pulled the first Pilch of the inning into the right Field Corner fora double. Again Clemens victimized grief who this time lined to  then threw three straight balls 10 Downing but came Back to strike him out. Jackson grounded to second to end that threat cowboys hang 1 St loss on skins Irving Texas up Hersche Walker caught six passes for 155 Yards sunday and scored twice on inc ground to carry the Dallas cowboys to a convincing 30-6 Victory Over the previously unbeaten Washington redskins. Dallas put the game away with two touchdowns Over a 2 12 Span in the fourth Quarter one of the scores coming on a controversial catch by Rookie Mike Sher Rard that the replay official let stand to Advance its record to 4-2 and move within a game of the n pc East Lead. The cowboys also were the beneficiary of a questionable interference Call in the game s Early moments that allowed Dallas to move away from ils own goal line in route to its first touchdown. Washington helped Dallas out with three missed Field goals and failed to put enough pressure on backup quarterback Steve Pelluer filling in for inc injured Danny while for the second straight k Pelluer completed 19 of 30 passes for 323 a spectacular catch and run for 69 Yards by Walker in the first Quarter set up his own Yard touch Down plunge. The cowboys then Buill a 16-0 half time Lead 5n second Quarter Field goals of 21, 37 and 36 Yards by Rafael sep Lien Washington narrowed its deficit to 16-6 with a 2 Yard touchdown run by George Rogers ear j to the third Quarter but missed Field goals on its next two possessions. Dallas then sealed the Triumph the a 27-Yard Pelluer to Sherrard touchdown my a Fumble re Cove on the ensuing Kickoff and 1-Yard scoring no by Walker. Washington Corner bad a be Iii Ortato have intercepted the pass that resulted Rard s touchdown but As Green fell in the end zone Sherrard grabbed at the Ball. The two players dropped in a Heap with both willing for inc Ball and a touchdown was Sig naked. A replay official looked at the play but said the replay was inconclusive and let it stand. Garth a recovered the Kickoff Fumble moments later and Walker Sel up his own touchdown by catching a desperation lob pass and cutting Back across the Field through would be tacklers for 27 Yards. Walker would have scored on a Long touchdown pass Early in the second Quarter had he not been interfered with by linebacker Rich Milot Al the Washington 7-Yard line setting up the cowboys first Field goal. Walker caught a 27-Yard pass and carried line Backer Angelo Snipes 10 Yards on his Back to set up the second Field goal and also grabbed an ii Yard throw running through a tackle by linebacker Shawn Burks to help set up Sherrard i touchdown. Dallas running Back Tony Dorset who missed iwo games with a partially torn knee ligament started the game but gained Only 22 Yards on 18 carries. Walker picked up 44 Yards Rushing on 13 carries. The cowboys out gained Washington 424 Yards to 184. Washington All but abandoned its running game Early in the Conlest leaving the outcome up to quarterback Jay Schroeder who completed 12 of 29 passes for 132 Yards. Twice in the third Quarter a file the redskins had Hopes of catching up Schroeder overthrew receivers who had broken be Hind the Dallas secondary. Herschel Willut scores twice