European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 26 the stars and stripes wednesday june 17,1987 twins Blyleven Blanks Brewers by the associated press Milwaukee Bert Bileve pitched a four incr for his 55th career shutout and Randy Bush hit a three run Homer monday night As the Minnesota twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 for heir ninth win in their last 10 games. It was Blyn Cyan s 29th shutout for the twins extending his own team record and was the first time in 21 starts that he did not allow a Home run. Blyleven 5-5, struck out six and walked two in his third Complete game of the season in running his career record against Milwaukee to 20-13. Loser Bill Wegman 5-6, gave up 11 hits in pitching his second Complete game. Bush s third Homer of the season capped the four run fourth inning and Al Roundup came after Kirby Puckett Kent Hrbek and Roy Smalley singled for the first run. The twins other run came in the fifth when Puckett who had three hits singled with two outs took third on Hrbek s double and scored on Al Newman s sin Gle. In other Al action monday Yankees 9, orioles 2 new York Mike Pagliarulo drove Home four runs and Mike easier had four hits As new York handed Balti More its 1 Ith loss in 12 games. Pagliarulo had a three run double in the four run sixth inning and an rib groundnut in the second. Easier who drove in one run has seven hits in 14 at bats since the Yankees acquired him last week in a Trade with Philadelphia. Tommy John 7-2, got the Victory de spite being forced to leave the game in the sixth inning with a cramp in his left calf. He gave up two runs on seven hits in 5 i innings. Pat Clements replaced John and finished with two hit Relief Tor his second save. Tigers 2, Blue jays 1 Toronto Alan Trammll s bizarre triple keyed a two run fourth in Ning and Walt Terrell combined with two relievers on a five hitter As Detroit beat Toronto. The tigers have won four in a Row and 22 of their last 30 games. Toronto s Jimmy key 8-4, lost despite a four hitter As the Blue jays dropped their second straight after a team record ii game winning Streak. Trammel leading the american league with a .357 average was helped by the Glare of the setting Sun in the fourth As he extended his hitting Streak to 20 games longest in the american league this season. After Bill Madlock singled Trammel hit a Low line drive that right fielder Jesse Barfield never saw. Barfield stood with his arms up in the air As the bal landed some 20 feet to his right and bounded to the Fence easily scoring Madlock and allowing Trammel to reach third. Larry Herndon followed with a sacrifice Fly. Athletics 7, royals 6 Kansas City to. Tory Phillip shit a two run Homer with one out in the ninth inning As Oakland Defeated Kansa City in a game that featured six Home runs. After the royals took a 6-5 Lead in the eighth on Kevin Seitzer s rib single Pinch hitter Luis Polonia opened the Oakland ninth with an infield single off the Glove of Steve fair 2-2. One out later Phillips connected for his seventh Home run of the year. Oakland right fielder Mike Davis pre served the Lead in the Bottom of the ninth by throwing out Danny tart Bullat the plate As he tried to score from second on to Jackson s one out single. Winner Dave Leiper 2-0, got the final out in the eighth. Jay Howell pitched the ninth for his 13th save. Rookie Mark Mcgwire hit his 21sthome run of the season and Carney Lansford also homered for hit his 13th Homer and Steve Balboni and Tartabull also homered for Kansas City. App Oil orioles Catcher Terry Kennedy makes tag on yanks Mike easier in 2nd inning monday. Rangers 9, Angels 7 Anaheim Calif. Pete Incaviglia who had struck out six straight times hit two consecutive homers powering Texas Over California. Incaviglia hit a two run Homer during the rangers four run first inning and then hit a Solo shot in the third his 15th of the season. His first two Homer game of the sea son and third of his career came after his club record tying four strikeouts in Sun Day s game against Oakland had Given him strikeouts in six consecutive at bats. Mariners 8, White sox 2 Seattle Domingo Ramos hit a three run inside the Park Homer and Lee gut Turman and Jerry Reed teamed upon a five hitter As Seattle beat Chicago. John Christensen hit a two run Home for Seattle and Phil Bradley and Micky Brantley added Solo , 4-0, gave up two runs on four hits in 5% innings striking out five and walking two on in the sixth Ramos hit a Fly Ball that glanced off the Glove of right fielder Ivan Calderon As he collided with Center fielder Ken Williams. Calderon and Williams were shaken up and Heball rolled to the Wall and Ramos scored by the time second baseman Fred Manri que retrieved it. Calderon and Williams remained in the game. Spinks from Page 21 30, with punishing jabs and Short left Hooks. It was the unbeaten Spinks 31st Victory and 21st knockout Cooney now is 28-2 with 24 knockouts. From the outset Spinks would move left and the right to confuse the ponderous Cooney then would Dart inside to land jabs or combinations to the head. Spinks carried the first round with several Good jabs and three Good lefts to Cooney s head. Cooney landed a hard left Hook to the head of Spinks near the Bell. If i hit him i la Hurt him Cooney had said but he was never Able to hit Spinks with More than one or two punches at a time. However he did shake him up in the fourth round. The second round was a Good one for Spinks. He staggered Cooney with two Good jabs to the head and again with a Hook and left to the head. Both men landed some Good punches to the head in the third round but Spinks seemed to have the advantage Landing several combinations. In the fourth round Cooney landed several Good left jabs and some hard left Hooks and Spinks appeared to be slowing Down. Then came the fifth round. Cooney was guaranteed $2.5 million while Spinks was guaranteed $4 million. Spinks won the if title with a unanimous decision Over Holmes on sept. 21, 1985, then defended it on a split decision Over Holmes on april 19, 1986, and on a fourth round knockout of Steffan Wangstad. The if withdrew championship recognition from Spinks for his refusal to agree to a defense against Tucker who was top ranked at the time. Tucker be came Champion on May 30 when he stopped James Buster Douglas in the i oth round. The fight was seen throughout the United states on closed circuit television. Ticket sales for the telecast generally were reported to be poor. No from Page 21 a pair of singles until Bill Doran led off the sixth inning with his seventh Home run of the season Over the right Field Fence. Doran was 2-for-26 prior to the Homer. Gullickson left the game for Pinch hit Ter Paul o Neill in the seventh inning. Pirates 3, cardinals 1 St. Louis Mike Lavalliere and Andy Van Slyck hit run scoring doubles and Mike Dunne pitched a three hitter to give Pittsburgh a Victory Over St. Louis ending the cardinals four game winning Streak. The 24-year-old Dunne 2-1, making Only his third appearance struck out four and walked seven for his second major league Complete game. Van Slyke scored the game winning run breaking a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning with a two out double off Greg Mathews 4-5. Mike Diaz hit his i0th Homer in the eighth for Pittsburgh s final run. Phillies 3, cubs 2 Chicago Glenn Wilson scored from third on Lee Smith s ninth inning wild pitch As Philadelphia Defeated Chi Cago. The loss was the fifth straight for the cubs. Wilson singled to right to open the ninth and one out later stole second base. Greg Gross singled to left sending Wilson to third. Smith 2-4, unloaded the wild pitch with Pinch Batter Rick Schu at Bat. Kent Tekulve 2-2, was the Winner. Steve Bedrosian who pitched the ninth inning set a National league re Cord with his ninth straight save. It was his 16th save of the season. Bramble stops Kahl Benn Atlantic City . A for Mer lightweight Champion Ras i Abuja Bramble formerly known at Livingstone Bramble put himself Back in the title picture monday night when he stopped Johnny Kahl Benn at 2 16 of the fifth round of a scheduled 10-round preliminary to the heavyweight fight Between Michael Spinks and Gerry Cooney. Bramble 138 pounds held the Aba lightweight Crown for More than two years. He had no trouble with Kahl Benn 137, As he landed right Hooks and crosses at will and ended the bout with a left Hook. The Victory raised Bramble s record to 25-2-2 with 16 knockouts. The native of the Virgin islands who now fights out of Hampton township ., had fought a draw with Freddie Pendleton in his last fight. Prior to that on sept. 25, 1986, Bramble lost the title when he was knocked out by Edwin Rosario in the second round. Kahl Benn of Toronto fell to 15-4-2. In an earlier heavyweight fight razor Ruddock 216 a of Toronto beat Carlos Hernandez 215, on a seventh round Dis qualification. In the seventh round Hernandez lost control and tackled Ruddock. Both fight ers wound up on the Canvas and when Ruddock took a swing at him Hernan Dez leaped to his feet and in attempting to get at Ruddock punched referee Vin Nic Rainone. Rainone disqualified Hernandez 27 seconds into the round but Hernandez continued his attempts to get at Ruddock for several seconds before he was calmed Down. Ruddock record is now 15-1-1 while Hernandez is 15-4-1
