European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. April 20, 19b7 the stars and stripes Pago 21 Schmidt 500th Homer boosts Phillies Over pirates Fram press him tubes Pittsburgh Mike Schmidt hit his 500th Home run exactly the Way he wanted with two outs in the ninth inning and the game on the line you could t write a More perfect script said Schmidt minutes Afler his three run Homer saturday ral lied the Philadelphia Phillies Over the Pittsburgh pirate 8-6. You would be hard pressed to find one who hit a Home run with a better storybook Etu Lingshan that without a doubt it was he most exciting moment no Roundup of my career said Schmidt the t4lh major league player to reach the Milestone. Schmidt had hinted he wanted to join the 500 Homer club in style and he could not have made a better Entrance. Schmidt sent Don Robinson s 3-0 pitch on a line Over the left Field Fence. There was no doubt from the Lime it left the Bat and Schmidt slopped to watch the bait s flight before doing a slight hop skip and jump around the bases. How could you ask for a belter time for that Homer Philadelphia manager John Fiske said. We were Alt talking about it on the Bench before he hit it what a time in would be for no. 500." Phillies coach Mike Ryan retrieved the Ball in the bullpen and rushed it to Schmidt who was mobbed Al Home plate by his teammates. The Phillies trailed 6-5 entering the ninth and Schmidt came to the plate with runners on first and third. Schmidt had been ditto in three Ai bats with a walk As he stepped in to face Robinson against whom he was just 7-for-57 in his career but with tour Home runs. Schmidt took the first three pitches All just Tow for balls. I had Good intensity and concentration at the plate t knew All we needed was a single to lie the game Schmidt said. I had put Home run swings on my first three Al bats and they were All poor weak popups i was fighting the adrenaline of seeing the. Ball go out of the Ballpark Over the Lull Field Wall. But Robinson grooved a 3-0 fastball and Schmidt s smooth swing produced no. $00. It was a fastball right Down the Middle a pitch 1 should be known better to throw Robinson said. Schmidt s fifth Home run of the season also produced his first game winning rib of the year. What will i Tell my Gran kids when they ask me see no on Page 23 sports a food Mike Schmidt becomes 14fh in launch a 500th Homer. Milwaukee s Lith straight ties Al Mark by the associated press Milwaukee the Milwaukee Brewers have embarked on a once in a franchise winning Streak to begin the 1987 season and manager Tom try Bilhorn offers no predictions about when it might end every game is a big. Deal Trubelhorn said. On saturday the Brewers beat the Texas rangers 4 3 for their i Ullh straight Victory to tic an american league record for Quick starts. We re playing with the right perspective. It s a Al Roundup marvelous Streak id be on. But i think it s Only one in a raw with another game tomorrow try Bilhorn said. The Brewers lied the 1981 Oakland a s for the quickest Start in the Al and Are two victories away from the major league record of 13 set in 1982 by the Atlanta braves the Streak also set a club record. The key to our Success right now is that we Haven t been cocky and we be Haven t been dwelling on past games said right fielder Glenn Bracks who drove in three runs. The Way we re playing now everybody has Confidence. Right now it s a lot of fun for us. " f we can keep it that Way Well just keep win Ning a lot of games Braggs added. Related Story on Page 23. Rob Deer s fifth Homer to Lead off the fourth inning Brake a 2-2 lie with the struggling rangers who have lost eight straight. Deer s Homer just barely cleared the Fence in left Field and rave the Brewers a 3-2 Lead. Braggs sacrifice Fly in the fifth off Texas loser Bobby Witt drove in the fourth run after Paul Molitor had walked and stolen second and third. The Brewers needed in because Pete Incaviglia hit Homer no. 4 in the eighth inning before reliever Dan Plesac relieved Bill Wugman and picked up the save. Wegman. 1-0, got his first Victory at county stadium since last june. Paul really manufactured that run that gave us a two run Cushion. In was a Superior run probably the Best run that we be produced Over this whole stretch Trubelhorn said. Deer said he could t Tell when he hit his Homer whether in would go out. The balls weren t lying out today said Deer who hit 33 homers last season. Braggs doubled in to runs in the third to tic the score Al 2-2, and Deer put the Brewers ahead an inning see Al on Page 23 islanders take 4 ots to eliminate Caps Landover my. A just As he said he would. Pal Lafontaine ended the fifth longest game in nil history sat urday night As the new York islanders added another amazing chapter to their playoff lore. Lafontaine slapped in a 35-foot Turna round shot at 8 47 of the fourth overtime saturday night to Send the new York islanders past the Washington capitals 3-2 in game 7 of the Patrick division semifinals. Patty said he would score the game Winner and when someone that talented tells you that you have to believe in islanders goalie Kelly Hrudny said. The game lasted 128 minutes. 47 seconds and was the longest since March 23. I m3, when Toronto beat Detroit 3. 2. The longest nil game Ever by d was on March 24, 1936. When the ret wings beat ii Montreal maroons i in on a goal by mud Turunc Tau Al 16 3u of the sixth overtime. Lafo Maine scored from deep in the Slot after a shot by Gord dint in was blocked. In was the islanders s7lli Shol nil playoffs of the game. Washington finished with 75 shots. It was a lot of Guys in Here doing whatever it lakes to win Lafontaine said after the Marathon Victory lifted the islanders into the division finals against the flyers beginning monday in Phila Delphia. We were just trying to stay Loose and trying to Lafontaine s winning shot banked in Oft the crossbar behind Washington Goa lie Bob Mason who had been sensational in the overtimes. Equally spectacular was the work of Hrudney who played every minute of the series 458 minutes 47 seconds. Thanks to the goal lending of Trudt y and Mason the teams a Layco hockey for six hours. 18 minutes ending at i is . Sunday we re nun tonally Strong and our emotional strength will help pull us through this Lafon lain said. Kelly Hrudney was unbelievable. He Sasco i never expected 10 face 75 shots and allow just two Hrudny said. That s Mason knew it was real it s kind of an empty feeling particularly when you arc up 3-1 in game sit is hard to swat the Victory cupped yet another sensational comeback by the islanders. One of two learns Ever to come Back from a 3-d deficit in a playoff series they Bocai Pittsburgh in 1975 after losing the first three games of a bust of seven series the islanders also ousted the capitals in 1965 after losing the first two games of a five game series. They Are the Only team Ever to do that. Rookie Grant Manin had Given Washington a 2-1 Lead at 18 45 of the second period. Mart in Ivelio was recalled from Bingha Mcm of the Ahl Friday because no an injury to Veteran Alan Hawk Ali. Knocked dec Neman Randy flood Ifni a puck in Back of the islanders y.ta\, de to the Bottom of the right Circle .uu1 slipped a shot past 11 Rudey. But the islanders rallied fur the i ing goal on a two on Ono break. Ban 1 nil tier look a pass at the Washington Blue line from Alan Kelt avoided de fens than Kevin Hatcher and put a Back hander through Rookie Mason s legs from 15 feet at i4 j7. Until then. Mason and an intense defensive Effort had the capitals in control. The capitals oui Hyrd badly in the opening period of game 6, turned the momentum on the islanders Early in the seventh game. They out shot new York 15-5, with Mike Gartner breaking the scoreless lie on a gnat with 48 seconds left in the first period. Gariner who had three shots in a 25 m Aind Span deflected a pass from Greg adapts. Which was blocked by Hrudney. But the goalie could t control the puck and Gartner poked it in for his fourth Gumalot la Csurics. Tilt islanders Nlay feb in their i Jinsil mini i adult Rev a Ihnut Mike Loisy. Hoenl Sutler and in Nii i Potvin Satu idly Mph. They tied it Al 11 35 of the Vond period on Patrick a lately s Ihil Gnal. Haiti on a Ihrck on two break skated us or of i and scored on a Wren cd Shin. 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