European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Blue jays yanks reefs Triumph As majors open with 8 games Loyd mostly opens ills season Ellb first inning or by the associated pres Toronto Lloyd mos by homered and drove in three runs and Jimmy key pitched three hit Ball Fornix innings monday afternoon to Lead the Toronto Blue jays Over the Cleveland indians 7-3 in the Ameri can league opener for both teams. Willie Upshaw also homered As Toronto rapped 11hits, seven Tor extra bases. Tony Fernandez hit an rib triple and Jesse Barfield and Rookie Mike Sharperson added run scoring doubles. Key and relieve Mark Eichhorn and Tom Hank combined on a six Hitler a crowd of 40,404 watched the gome the first in the majors this year. Temperatures were near 50, and a Light rein began to fall in the fifth , 14-11 with a 3.57 earned run average last year gave up a two run Homer to pal Tabler in the four thinning. He struck out three and walked three. Eickhorn gave up three hits including a Solo Home run to Cory Snyder in the seventh and Hunke worked the  other monday openers Yankees 2, tigers 1detroit Rickey Henderson s two out double in the 10th inning drove Home Claudell Washington anew York beat Detroit it was the first opening Day Victory on the Road forthe Yankees since they beat the Washington senators in 1969. In the interim the Yankees had lost 10 open ers on the Road and were 3-15 Overall. After Detroit starter Jack Morris retired the first two new York batters in the i oth Washington hit a Pinch single to right and took third on Wayne Tolleson single to right. Henderson followed with a double up the Gap in , who then left after walking Willie Randolph baseball Roundup allowed nine hits walking two and striking but  Righetti Vjio took Over at the Start of the eighth for starter do Gnu Rasmussen got the  allowed one hit Over the last three innings sinking out three and walking  ii expos 5 Cincinnati Terry Francona and Barry Lark Nhit two run homers during a nine run fourth inning that powered the Cincinnati reds in the traditional National league opener. Eric Davis went 3-for-3 with a Homer drove in two runs stole two bases and scored three limes As the reds overcame a 5-1 third inning deficit for their fifth consecutive season opening Victory. Related Story on Page is Cincinnati sent 12 Bailers to the plate against loser Floyd Youmans and two relievers in the fourth to overcome a Rocky Start by Cincinnati left hander Tom Browning battered for eight hits and five runs in jus three innings. Bill Landrum canted his first major league Victory with one perfect  game was played under Cloudy skies on a Cool Damp afternoon with 55,166 fans braving pc Gam showers to seethe reds in list Home opener. It was the largest Ever regular season attendance at riverfront stadium. Cincinnati which boasts of the first professional baseball learn traditionally opens the National league season. Late game the rest of the opening Day schedule had san Diego at san Francisco and los Angeles at Houston in then and Texas at Baltimore Chicago at Kansas City and Boston at Milwaukee in he american league. Mario Andretti takes his turn at winning Long Beach indy race Long Beach Calif. A with his car running picture perfect Mario and Ritli Drew away from the rest of Thefield sunday in the Toyota grand prix of Long Beach the indy car season opener. Andretti continuing the domination by his family on this picturesque Seaside downtown Street circuit had Only former formula one rival Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil to Deal with after the first few moments. And then Fittipaldi was gone the Vic Tim of 9 Turbocharger problem just past the Halfway Mark. Emerson was definitely keeping me honest said the 47-year-old Andretti who now has won this event three of the past four years with Only his son Michael breaking the string in 1586. Hews running As Good As i was. It made us go real Quick. We were Flat out from  Bui after Fittipaldi the Issue was never in doubt for Andretti and his Brilliant red Lola powered by one of the new Chevrolet it or engines. Asked if he were hearing things Possi Bly problems late in the race when All he had to do was finish to win his 48lh Ca reer indy car race Andretti smiled and replied no  i heard was a new Chevrolet engine buzzing absolutely beautifully. Theca was picture perfect All Day.1 Al Unser jr., who finished second Hereford the second consecutive year wound up one Lap plus 29.35 seconds behind the Winner. I a photo three time Winner Mario Andretti. Continues family domination if it Ain t his son it s him Sai Dunser with a playful shake of Bis head. One of these Days Well get the Andret Lis out of Long Beach. It won t be soon enough for  and Filli Paldi pulled away from the rest of the 24-Cor Field on the1.67-mile, nine turn course. And when Fittipaldi s car went out on Lap 53, Andretti found himself in Complete control. The indy cars came to Long Beach in 1984, after one formula 5000 even and eight formula one races Here. Andretti who won a formula one event Here in1977, took both the 1984 and 1985 indy car races from the pole. Sunday Andretti showed the Way inthe95-Lap, 158.65-mile race behind Unser was Tom Sneva Fol Lowed by the younger Andretti and to Scle Garza of Mexico both two laps of the Pace. Andretti s average Speed of 85.330mph broke his son year old Long Beach record of 80.968. The three time lady car Champion earned 197,410. The Triumph by the Chevrolet pow ered car ended a string of 84 straight victories for the English built Boswor thrower plants the last non co Worth Vic tory was by the late Mike Mosley at Mil Waukee wis in a Stock Block Chevrolet Eagle in june 1981,once Fittipaldi was gone Andretti found himself with a 52-Sccond Lead Over Kevin Cogan. When Cogan went out with an Engin problem on Lap 56, the Leader s margin went to More than a minute nearly a full Lap. A crowd estimated at about 90,000,the largest since Street racing was introduced to Long Beach in 1975, turned Outon a warm sunny Day. There were no serious accidents and no injuries reported. This next Stop on the 15-Racc circuit Isth checker 200 at phae Jinx ariz., on sunday. Earnhardt captures Union 400 North Wilkesboro . Dpi Winston cup pints Leader Dale Earnhardt held the Lead Over the final 64 laps sunday to win his fourth Lascar race Infix outings this season with a Vic tory in the first Union 400.Earnhardt averaged 94.103 Mph around the rive eighths mile track at the North Wilkes pro Speedway to Cam $44,675 in first place Money. He drove his Chevrolet across the Short track s finish line1.72 seconds ahead of Kyle Felly. Neil Bonnet was third in the Sam Lap As the leaders. Alan Kul Width came in fourth followed by Rick Rudd both one Lap Down. Rounding out the top 10 were Richard Petty Phi Parsons Terry laconic Rusty Wallace and Bill , storting from the pole for the first Lime Everon a Short track Ted the first 10 laps. But Earnhardt gained the Lead Between turns 3 and 4 on la no. 11 and then ran a Strong race id the finish leading 319 of the race s400 laps. Banned the Only Driver other than Earnhardt to Lead the race More than once led twice for total of 56 laps. Bonne to was in from from tap no. 261 until earn Hardt passed him and look the Lead for Good on tap no. 316