European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday. May 2,1937 giants top cubs stay in 1 St place Chicago a san Francisco manager Roger Craig thought Aboul vet eran Utility infielder Chris Speier and said i Don t know where we d be without  the giants retained first place in the National league West on thursday with a 5-4 Victory Ove Chicago and Speicer who played with the cubs last year provided .1 key hit. He doubled with one out in the ninth went to third on a wild Pilch and scored the winning run on a Pinch sin Gle by Harry Spil Man. Up Cir s done a Soever great Job Sard Craig. Because of All our injuries he has played second Short and third. He s a Quality player who gives you his  Speicer wanted to stay with the cub but hey offered him less Money than he no Roundup was asking. He became a free agent and signed with the giants for 1275,000. I wanted to stay in Chicago but it did t work out that Way Speier said. It was a situation thai any time you play against a learn you be been with you want to do  Sprier doubled of Relief Ace ice Smith 0-2, As the shadows lengthened in Wrigley Field because of the 3 05 . Start. With the shadows and a Guy like Lee Smith throwing you Don t have time la think Speier said maybe thai was for the Best. You Don t have Loo much Tim for  Scott Garrelts 3-2, pitched two scoreless innings to gel the win. Greg Minton pitched the ninth Tor his first save. The Victory was the fifth in seven games for the giants on their Road trip and Kepi hem a half game ahead of Cincinnati in the my West. The giants tied it 4-4 in the eighth nil from Page 21 eludes nil championships from 1980 10 1983, the islanders Are 22-8 in games in which they be faced playoff Elimina  also won at Home for Only the second Lime in these playoffs. The islanders who also had trailed Washington 3-1 in games before coming Back to win that first round series got off to a 2-0 Lead on the goals by Bossy and Troi Iier Bossy the All Lime Power play Goa Leader in the playoffs scored the 35tfi of his career 3 22 into the game after taking a pass across the crease from pal Lafon ? Rookie goaltender Ron hex Lail  to cover the puck after a Shol by Denis Potvin when font aide picked it up and swept in across to Bossy who put in into an open net. Troi Iier scored Al 16 12 after taking a pass from Bossy. His fim Shol was blocked by he Lall but he pounced on the rebound and drilled in a 20-footer for a 2-0  two Points moved Bossy into a lie for fourth place with Gordie Howe on the All Lime playoff scoring list Trottier is no. 3 in Points. In thursday s other game nordic sea 3, cuu Lens 2 Quebec defens Eman Norma Iid Rochefort capped a three goal comeback in the third period with a 20-foot wrist shot with 4 37 to play and Quebec sent the Adams division final to a seventh game by defeating Montreal the final game of the series will be played in Montreal saturday night. The Norf ques who had been stymied by a textbook defensive display by the Canadian unfit Michel Gould s goal Al 5 22 of the third period seemed to find new life after their top sniper had beaten goalie Brian Hay Sra John Ogrodnick who had missed number of Chance in the series tied in at 13 37 Wilh a slap shot from deep inside the left face off Circle Montreal mounted its 2-0 Lead with a goal in each of the first two periods Shayne Corson scored Hii fourth playoff goal just past the Midway Mark of the opening period and Chris Nilan beat goaltender Mano Gosselin in the fourth minute of the second period Bui the canadians in trying 10 shut Down the Nordques. Weren t much of inoffensive threat for Gosselin in the third period managing Only six shots. The Nordques did t have a shot on goal unlit just beyond the ninth minute. Aba from Page 21 Quarter. He finished with 13 Points. Kiki Vandeweghe led Portland scoring 20 of his 27 Points in the second half and Terry Porter added 23 Points. After a sluggish first Quarter the rockets moved no the Lead for Good Early in the second Quarter on a Firce Point play by Leavell. He61-5 chaff time Lead. The Blizert managed a 21-20 Lead at the end of the first Quarter bul Sampson led the rockets second Quarter spurt Wilh 10 Points in the period. In Friday s other game supersonics 124, Mavericks 98 Seattle Tom Chambers scored 31 Points and Xauer Mcdaniel added 29, leading Seattle Over favored Dallas to win their opening round playoff series 3 fou t Mavericks Reserve Dale Ellis a hero for the sonics in victories in games 2 and 3. Added 21 in the Gam played before 8.150 fans at the l Iver stay of Washington s acc Edmund in Pavilion. The sonics earned the right to face Houston a 3-1 series Winner Over port land in a Best of seven series that starts saturday in Houston. The Mavericks who were considered championship contender going into the playoffs bad to go without their starting Center r-foot-2 James Donaldson out because of a sore right leg Rookie Roy Tarpley took Donaldson s place in the Mavericks starting lineup and had 17 rebounds. Seattle had to use backup Center Clem on Johnson in place of injured starter Alton Lister in the series. The sonics led 88-77 after three quart ers As Tarpley picked up three personal fouls in the third Quarter. He got his fifth foul with 1 24 to go in the period. Dallas Cul Seattle s Lead to 88-82 by scoring the first five Points of the fourth Quarter. But the sonics pushed their Lead to 14 by outscoring the Mavericks 10-2for a 98-84 advantage with 8 32 remain ing. Chambers had three baskets in the spurt. Seattle then stretched its Lead to 110 88 Wilh 3 51 logo. Rolando Blackman scored 25  unit sum Perkins had 24 for Dallas when Chili Davis led off with a double off Smith and Jeffrey Leonard followed with an rib single. The giants trailing 2-0 entering Trie sixth look a 3-2 Lead when will Clark and Davis singled with one out and advanced on Leonard s groundnut. Candy Maldonado was Given an intentional walk and then Jose Uribe walked to Force in one run and Bob me Van singled Home iwo More. The cubs regained a 4-3 Lead in the Bottom of he inning Jody Davis Drew a walk off Mark Grant and moved to third when Grant threw Manny Trillo s bunt past first base Dave Martinez singled off Jeff Robinson to score Davis and cubic Walker s sacrifice Fly sent Trillo Home. The cubs scored an unearned run in the second inning. Leon Durham singled was sacrificed to second by Davis look third on a Fly by Trillo and scored when Shawon Dunston s grounder went through third baseman Chris Brown for an error cubs starter Jamie Moyer singled in the fifth was sacrificed to second and scored on a single by Andre Dawson. In other games thursday ,pi�lres4 St. Louis Rookie Rod Booker making his second major league Start drove in two runs and Terry Pendleton had three hits and scored twice leading St. Louis Over san Diego. Mets 11, expo 3new York Rick Aguilera pitched hit less Ball Over the final eight innings and Keith Hernandez Kevin mercy nolds Howard Johnson and Dave mag Adan homered As new York Defeated Montreal. Aguilera 2-1, fell behind 3-0 in the first inning on Tim Patlach s rib single and John Stefero s two run Homer Mon Treal s third and last Hil. Loser Jay Tibbs 1-4, allowed a game lying three Nan Homer by Hernandez in the first. Pirates 5, dodgers 4 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh scored the tying and winning runs when los Angeles failed to turn inning ending Dou ble plays and . Reynolds Hil a two run double As the pirates edged the dodgers. Or. October helps a s Coo Brewers from press dispatches Oakland Calif. Reggie Jackson homered on an october style swing and the Oakland athletics were on their Wayto a Victory Over april s Darlings the Milwaukee Brewers. That one was hit pretty Good web ii Jackson said of Thuy Way j two run Bluit a High arcing drive hat carried More than 400 feet and put ins a s ahead in toe third inning. Oakland won 4-1, handing the brew in just the third Tow of their awesome april. They finished the month with an16-3 record second in major league his tory to the Detroit tigers 18-2 Mark in april 1984. The 40-year-old Jackson nicknamed or. October because of playoff batting exploits during his career had a pretty Good april  will say i m feeling pretty Good Al though i won t say i feel completely comfortable yet be said after Hilling his third Home run in his last six games. Reggie is ready. His swing is tuned and has tank is full and i m going to jump in the Back seat said Mike Davis one of his younger teammates. We threw one bad pitch and Jackson hit it 400  Brewers manager Tom Trebelhorn said. Milwaukee which started the season with a record tying 13 consecutive Victo Al Roundup lies lost two of its final three games Ina Prit. We re a team l at has been picked inthe second division but we came out playing hand and won. It s a great Story great for baseball 1 tribe whom said. Oakland pitchers Dave Stewart and Jay Howell combined on a three hitter Stewart 3-2, walked three and Imruck out eight leaving with one Oul in the eighth after walking Robin Young and Juan Castillo. Howell retired All five batters he faced for his third save. Jackson s Homer deep in of the right Field bleachers came in the third inning after Luis Polonia walked and sole Sec Ond. In was his fourth of the season the5s2nd of his career and his 61st against Milwaukee the most he has hit against any team. In other games thursday Mariner 11, red sox 1seattle Jim Presley hit iwo Home runs and Scott Bankhead held bos ton to five hits 9$ Seattle beat the red sox. Tigon 12, Angela 4 Anaheim Calif. Rookie mat notes hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to break open a close game an Jack Morris recovered from a snaky Start As Detroit beat California. Boivin from Page 23 throws a three Hitler at them in a 6-2 Phillies win. Sept. 12 Friday a month after Friday the 13th. The cubs finally break an eight game losing Streak winning 5-1 against St. Louis. But the mets sink the pirates twice Bolh by 1-0 scores Pilcher Jerry Koosman losses a three hitter in the opener and drives in the winning run. Don Cardwell losses a four hitter Over eight innings and imitates Koosman at Bat in the Nightcap oct. 2 cubs beat mets 5-3 As Ernie Banks hits his 497th career Home Hie in the last game of the season. The cubs arc eight games Oul. Might As Well be 80, would t Nave Hurt so much. Think about 1984, think Aboul Sutcli Teand 16-1. Think Aboul the Sarge in left leading the cheers Moreland m right reaching past his potential. Bow battling Al Short Jody tossing would be Scalers out. The daily double. Dernier and Sandberg Selling pm up. The pen Guin driving pm in. Lee Smith flame torching opposing Bailers. And think about folding in the play offs after being up 2-0 to the padres a team without a prayer with 16-1 Mes Siah Sutcliffe on the Mound for the cubs. After 1969, i just can t go into i984 Steve Garvey Tony Gwynn Kurt Buvac qua and gang. Maybe i did dream about andr Dawson this morning. Lord knows i be had enough nightmares. Let me have those Damp to toils after Alt