European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday Juna 19,1987 Howser from Page 21 Kew and a year As coach at Florida state How scr became manager of the Yankees in 1980, guiding the team to 103 victories and the american league East title. He be came manager of the royals in 198, faking them to Al West titles in 1984 and 1985 and to the 1985 world series championship. He never managed a team thai finished worse than second. I m going to iry to remember him standing on that podium after winning he 1985 series bred said. That was probably the happiest 1 had Ever seen Dick. Or maybe i la remember him the Day we won our first playoff  although the three operations had weakened him Howser vowed to mum this season to manage the royals. He greeted his players when they opened Spring training in february but resigned three Days later admitting he was t up to i Ejob. It just would t be fair to the team he said at the time. Hawser made his last Public appearance april 6 when the royals opened their Home season. We Are deeply saddened As a league and As individuals to lose our Friend Dick Howser Ameri can league president Bobby Brown said. Yankees owner George  called Howser one of the supreme battlers 1 knew in sports. He was a Man of Pride and integrity and he battled cancer with the same Fervour he battled the opposition with an aggressive spirit he exemplified both As a player and As a  As an undersized shortstop Richard Dalton Howser compensated for his shortcomings with intelligence and heart. As manager of the 19ss royals he became a Central figure in one of the most unlikely comebacks in world series history. But never once in his life did anybody Ever question his Cour age said Hank Bauer a former Yankee slugger and Howser s first big league manager. He fought lob eat cancer the same Way he fought to win  Howser broke into professional baseball in 1958 and nude his major league debut with Bauer s Kansas City a s in 1961, earning a berth on the All Star team Bis first year. He mired in 1968 after play ing for the a a Cleveland indians and Yankees compiling a career batting average of .268. Taking Over in Kansas City when Jim Frey was fired during the strike shortened 1981 season be guided the royals to the Sec Ond half Al West line then Man aged them to second place finishes in 1982 and 1983. His 1984 learn won is fifth Al West Crown but lost to the eventual world Champi on Detroit tigers in three straight playoff games. Howser s major league Manageri Al record was s07-425. He was proud of his .544 winning percentage a manager s value to a team is underrated he said in an inter View in 198s, i m never going to be one of those who sits Tongue in Cheek and says anybody can manage a big league  throughout his career the 5 fool-9 Howser was known As a Crappy Battler Quick to accept Challenge. His courageous attempt to manage the royals this season did not Surprise anyone close to him. Expos blast mets 9-1 by the associated press Montreal it May not have rep resented the end of a difficult time but it still was Good enough for Mike Fitzge Rald. I Haven t thought about breaking out with a 4-for-s or something like that. I just wanted to contribute a big hit said no Roundup Fitzgerald whose first career grand slam propelled the Montreal expos to a 9-1 Victory Over the new York mets wednesday night. Something that would help put us in a Lead and take some pressure off our  Fitzgerald who was hitting .209 com ing into the game got his second Homer of the Seacon in a five run second inning off Sid Fernandez 8-3. It was Fernan Dez first loss in his last five decisions. I usually Start hitters off with a fast Ball and he was sitting on it said Fernandez who lasted four innings giving up nine hits. But they a hit me Good. I just did t have it tonight Fernandez allowed seven earned runs the most in one game in his career. The grand slam also was the first he has sur rendered in the majors. Bryn Smith 5-2, won it giving up five hits As he went the distance for the first time since last aug. 3d. Smith had failed to make it through la seventh inning in his previous nine starts. He struck out four and walked four. It s a big psychological thing for me to know i can go nine innings and win said Smith no underwent Elbow sur Gery during the of season. Six months ago i did t think i d Ever Pilch again in the  the expos opened the scoring when Tim Wallach and Hubie Brooks led off the second with singles. Andres Galarraga doubled Home one a and Vance Law walked loading the bases before Fitzgerald connected. I was Jusi trying to get it in play and drive in some runs Fitzgerald said. Butl hit it real  Montreal added four More runs in the fourth with the help of errors by mels right fielder Darryl Strawberry and Cen Ter fielder Len Dyksma. Law and Fitzgerald started the rally with singles and advanced on. A double steal. Smith then hit a sacrifice Fly that fit photo Mike Fitzgerald. 1st grand slam Strawberry dropped As Law scored and Fitzgerald went to third. Darryl just look his Eye off the Ball and that s n no no mets manager Dave Johnson  Nichols followed by lining a sin Gle up the Middle and came around to score behind Fitzgerald and Smith when the Ball went through Dyl sints legs and rolled to the  mets scored their Only run in the ninth inning on Howard Johnson s fielder s Choice with the bases loaded. Pirates 4, cardinals 1 St. Louis Rick Reuschel pitched an eight Hitler and Mike Lavalliere knocked in two runs for Pittsburgh. Reuschel 5-3, struck out one and walked one while winning for the first time at Buich stadium since 1980. He had made Only three starts Here and lost two of them in the last seven Yean. Reuscher carried a shutout into the ninth but Willie Mcgee tripled Terr Pendleton was hit by a pitch and Curt Ford grounded into a fielder s Choice for the Only St. Louis  Cardinal Lavalliere had a Sac Rifice Fly in the fourth and an rib single in the  Coleman had two hits for St. Louis and now has reached base in 46 Al from Paga 31 Oul to end the inning. No other Cleve land runner got past Fust base. Boston s Wade Bogga extended his hit Ting Streak to in games Wilh a two out single to Center in the first Brewers 8, twins 5 Milwaukee Milwaukee banged out is hits As the Brewers romped past Minnesota. The twins had won the last 10 meet Ings Between the clubs dating Back to aug. 26. Minnesota maintained a two game Lead Over the Oakland a s in the Ameri can league West race. The a s lost to Kansas City wednesday night. Robin Yount led the Brewers offence Wilh three hits and four rails. Tigers 3, Blue jays 2 Toronto Lou Whitaker and mail Nokes nil Solo Home  Frank Tanana pitched i rec hit Ball Over 7% innings As Detroit beat Toronto be fore a sellout crowd. The crowd of 46,227 was the second largest Home crowd in Toronto history. Detroit s Alan Trammell went 0-fom, snapping his hitting Streak at 21 games longest in the majors this season. Mariner 2, White sox 0 Seattle Scott Bankhead allowed four hits in set innings to help. Seattle defeat Chicago for its fourth straight Vic tory Bankhead 7-4, allowed Only two Nils Inlo the ninth inning before Harold Baines singled and Greg Walker Dou bled Edwin Nunez struck out Ivan Cal Deron for the final out. It was Chicago s 15th loss in their last 18 games. Mickey Bramley and Ray Quinones drove in runs to Pace the Seattle attack. Yankees 4, orioles 3 new York Dennis Rasmussen pitched three hit Ball for seven innings and Gary Ward s sacrifice Fly broke a seventh inning tie As new York sent Baltimore to its 13lh loss in 14 games. Angels 6, rangers 1 Anaheim Calif. Mike Wilt pitched four hit Ball for eight innings and California converted four Texas errors into four unearned runs to defeat the rangers. Witt 8-5, won for the third time in his last four decisions. He struck out six and walked five. Reliever Greg minion pitched a Hil Jess ninth. Straight games. Reds 9, astros i Houston Tracy Jones hit a three run Homer and Kal Daniels had four of Cincinnati s 19 hits As the reds remained atop the West. Houston had won seven of its last eight games and had beaten the resin the first iwo games of the series. The astros could have taken the division Lead with a Victory. Jones seventh Homer of the season Over the left Field Fence scored Daniel Sand Kurt Stillwell who singled off reliever Aurclio Lopez in a four run sixth. Ron of Star also had singled off Lopez and scored on Stillwell s single. Lopez pitched two thirds fan inning yielding six hits in Relief of starter Nolan Ryan 4-6. Ron Robinson 2-2, allowed one run in six innings in his first Start this season. Bill land Nim finished for his first major league save braves 6, giants 1 Atlanta Dale Murphy  san Francisco manager Roger Craig s strategy with a Home run that i grated a four run seventh inning and helped Cany Atlanta to Victory. Craig brought in right hander Randy Bockus to face Murpity and sent left handed reliever Keith Comstock to Nihl Field so he could bring Comstock Back to the Mound after Murphy batted. Murphy hit his 20th Homer of the year Over the right Field Fence to foil the Strat padres 8, dodgers 7 san Diego the padres stretched their winning Streak to five games As Pinch hitter John Kruk s two run single capped a three run rally in the seventh inning thai lifted san Diego Over los an Gefes. Krulc broke an o-for-17 slump with his . Cubs 5, Phillies 3 Chicago Keith Moreland drove in three runs and Andre Dawson had Siree straight singles to Lead Chicago Over Philadelphia. Cubs starter Jamie Moyer 7-4, gave up six hits and three runs Over eight innings. He struck Oul seven and didst walk a Batter in winning for the ten time in his last six decisions. Lee Smith retired the Phillies in order in the ninth to pick up Hii i7lh save tops in the major leagues. Hoyt placed on waivers san Diego a the san Diego padres sticking to their policy of no Sec Ond Chance for players with drug prob lems asked waiver on Pitcher Lamarr Hoyt wednesday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. The career of the 1983 by Young award Winner was revived tuesday when an arbitrator ruled that the padres had acted without just cause in dropping Hoyt last january. The Pitcher has been plagued by substance abuse problems. Arbitrator George Nicolau also held thai the team was liable for the three years left on a Hoyt s $1 million a year  May be forced to pay him but we will not be forced to play him padres owner Joan Kroc said on hearing of the  padres in announcing that in had asked waivers on the 32-year-old Nghil hander said the move is consistent with Joan Kroc s and the club s previous the padres wish Lamarr Well in his endeavours and we will be paving his salary As stipulated in the arbitrators ruling. Nicolau s decision was on a grievance filed by the players Union