European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 3, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary a night to laugh to remember the 18 world series came Back to life monday night in Washington do sort of. There was Lou Brock of St. Louis trying to score. And Catcher Bili Freehan of Detroit was Landingin hit Way. Juit like came 5, 9 Yean ago. When Freeh an s us turned the tide for the  time comedy Pinch ran for drama. As Brock trotted inches from Home plate Freeha grabbed and held him. Some 23,000 fans at Frk stadium joined in the joke before Fruehan let Brock go. Welcome to the old timer s baseball classic. So Long to winning at All costs. Hello to sportsmanship. Forget Dick Mcauliffe then of Detroit chanting the Mound with intent to injure 19 years ago. On this night remember Mcauliffe laughing around the bases As his grand slam Sparks the american league Granddad to a 24-11 come Backer Over the National league  Orlando Cepeda the former giant hitting a Homer and looking to the dugout at a Pinch runner to relieve hit wrecked Knees. Or Boog Powell the sex Oriole doing his Home run Trot Only to find former Umpire Nick Honochick who stars with Powell in to Beer commercials Lead ing him by the Arm to Home plate. Or Luke Appling he while sox Hall of Famer taking the game s first pitch and being benched for a Pinch hitter. Bucky Fox or Warren Spahn the great Brave knocked out of the Box and mockingly arguing with the manager. Or Early Wynn. The Cleveland great throwing one Pilch As the Al starter and go ring the Hook. Sure our heros were Gray fat and slow. Hank Aaron could t slide. Roy Mcmillan could t throw. And Joe Dimaggio would t play. Heck this exhibition went Only five innings. Yet for two hours the oldies had a genuine Ball. So did the fans who thirst for baseball s comeback to the nation s capital. This was More fun than a major league game said one fan after the slug fast of 13 Home runs. I want to see somebody steal joked another fan amid the slow to display. The Only running came on Home runs. None of these Guys risked a heart attack. If you wanted major league Hustle you could always go Sec the orioles. Then again when sex Washington senators Pitcher Jim Kaal induced the last out a Spectator commented maybe the orioles should gel  what a pleasure to see sports just for fun. And big names laughing through in All. Brock in the Best shape of All crowned around in Center Field while hobbling a hit he also showed his old stuff lashing three singles and scoring twice. Brock was involved in the hottest play of thit warm night. The Hall of Fame Cardinal tried to score from second on Billy Williams single but ran into a rundown when cookie Rojas fired to , also in Fine shape tagged Brock out As the stands rocked with cheers. It looked like the pros out there one fan said. Sometimes in sounded like the old Days. Powell s Homer ignited a Huic cry of to Moog from the throng. A Rocky Colapilo Homer spark cd Rocky Rocky chant for the sex Indian. My biggest thrill came when another sex Indi an Bob Feller look the Mound in the first  gave me a Chance to finally Exchange the a Boll and costello routine wit i my dad. Hey dad Feller s  what Fella the Feller with the Cleveland  there Are 25 fellas on the Cleveland  it was a night to laugh and a night to remember. Like when sex Detroit great Willie Morton hit his third Home run one fan said no wonder the tigers won it All in 68." few Sura and strips reds Bounce Back to top astros by the associated press Cincinnati Ron Oester s two run single capped a four run sixth inning that carried the Cincinnati reds to a 6-4 Victory Over the Houston. Astros wednesday night in the rain. The game was prolonged by rain de lays of 28 minutes in the to lib inning and 2 hours 21 minutes in the seventh. The Victory gave the reds a sweep of their two game series and a 2w-game no Roundup. Lead Over the astros in the National league West Houston has lost three straight and is 3-9 against Cincinnati this season 1-5 at riverfront stadium. The astros took a 3-0 Lead behind the pitching of Danny Darwin 4-5, who Al Lowed just one hit and retired 13 consecutive batters before a fifth inning rain delay. But the right hander struggled after that first delay failing to retire a Batter in the sixth. Kal Daniel started the rally with the second of Bis three doubles and score Don Terry Francona s single his first rib since May t. Tracy Jones singled and Dave Parker walked bringing on reliever Rocky childness with the bases loaded. To Diaz singled Home Francona and Oester s bases loaded single put Cincin Nati ahead. Left hander Bill Scherrer 1-0, pitched a perfect sixth to get the Victory and John Franco pitched the ninth for his 1 6th save. Franco yielded a Lead off Homer to Glenn Davit in the ninth his1 4th of the season. The astros scored twice in the second off right hander Ted Power who was forced from the game after the inning because of muscle spasms in his Necic and upper Back. Consecutive doubles by Kevin Bass and Jose Cruz produced the first run. Cruz Taler scored on Craig Reynolds Sac Rifice Fly. Alan Ashby hit a two out Solo Homer in the fourth off Pat Pacillo. The reds added a run in the eighth on Dave Parker s rib single and made it 6 j in the ninth when Diaz scored from third on a wild pick Oft throw to first by Pitcher Ron Mathis. In other game wednesday Montreal Jerry Humphrey hit a re photo Ron Oyster. Two run single in sixth Home run with one out in the ninth inning off Bob Sebra and Greg Maddux pitched a four hitter As Chicago beat Montreal. Humphrey hit a 3-1 pitch Over the right Field Fence for hit sixth Homer of the season. The hit was Only the third allowed by Sebra who struck out a Ca reer High 14 batters. Maddux 5-7, struck out two and walked one for his first career shutout. After yielding a one out single to Humphrey in he first inning. Sehra 4-9, retired 20 of the next 22 batters 11 by strikeout including five straight in the fifth and sixth innings. Us Friday Sebra beat St. Louis so striking out 10. Maddux meanwhile was equally effective limiting the expos to just four hits Over the first seven innings. Montreal had a Chance to score in the fourth inning when Tim Raines hit a one out double and look third on an error by Center fielder Dave Martinez. Maddux escaped the Jam by getting Hubic Brooks to line of to the Mound and then doubling Raines off third. Phillies ii pirates 4 Philadelphia Juan Samuel hit two homers to drive in four runs As Phil Adelphia beat Pittsburgh extending the Phillies win Streak to five games. Shane Rawley 9-4, pitched 6 a innings and Doug Bair finished up As the Phillies swept their four game series against Pittsburgh. Samuel hit two run homers in the sixth and eighth innings and now has 14homers for the season including three in two games. Dom Taylor 2-3, started for the pirates and left trailing 4-1 in the fifth when he strained a rib muscle. The Phil lies scored five runs in the sixth against reliever Barry Jones to pull away. Braves a limits 3 san Francisco Andres Thom As single drove in two of Atlanta s five runs in the fourth inning and the braves took advantage of Sloppy defense to de feat san Francisco. Rick Mahler 5-8. Allowed nine hits to win his second Outing in a Row against the giants. Atlanta scratched away at starter Mike Lacoss 6-5, in the fourth inning scoring Jive runs on a Bloop double three tingles an intentional walk an error and a Sacri fice. Only two of the runs were earned. Dale Murphy led off the fourth with a ground single past second and one out later Craig Nettles sliced a soft double Down the left Field line. Left fielder Jef Frey Leonard bobbled the Ball while Mur Phy scored. O in Vii Jil singled to drive in Nettles and look its Ibn id an error by shortstop malt Williams on Glenn Hubbard s grounder Mahler s sacrifice moved up Virgil and Hubbard. And Lacoss intentionally walked Dion James. Thomas who entered the game in the second inning to replace shortstop Rafael Ramirez after he Hurt his knee on a Fielding play in the first then singled to make the score 4-0. Gerald Petra s single sent James Home with the final run of the inning. The giants have lost nine of their last 1 2 games at Home. New York. Gary Carter hit iwo homers and drove in three runs to rally new York past so Louis in the rain. Carter s Lead off Homer and Pinch hit Ter Len Dykstra s two run single put the men ahead 6-5 in the sixth inning. Car Ter connected for a two run Homer his Ullh of the season in the seventh. The mils added a run in the eighth on Keith Hernandez s rib single. The Start of the game was delayed 75 minutes by rain and a steady Shower fell for the first five innings. So Louis manager Whitey Herzog was ejected by Umpire Crew chief Doug har vey for arguing about the Field condition in the  acts won the final iwo games of the three game series and pulled within 5vi games of the National league East leading  Randy Myers 1-3, struck out iwo waiters to end the sixth and won his first major league game. Roger Mcdow Ell pitched three innings for his 10th save. Bill Dawley 4-6. Look the loss padres 4, dodgers 0los Angeles Eric show pitched a four hitter and Kevin Mitchell Hom ered twice to drive in three runs As Sandiego beat los Angeles. Show who Baa lost eight of his 10 decisions since the end of april struck out two and walked just one to improve his record to 4-9.Mitchell gave the padres a 2-0 Lead when he hit a Solo Homer off kick Honeycutt with two outs in the fourth. Honeycult 2-8 and the loser of his last seven decisions also was it victim inthe sixth inning As Mitchell hit his events Homer of the season. Mitchell s blast into the left Field Pavilion came after carmelo Martinez doubled to Start the inning. Marsh beats Kameda to retain if Crown London a Terry Marsh of Britain ignoring a Cut above his right eve retained his International boning Federal Ion Junior welterweight Lille wednesday when challenger Akio Kame a of Japan failed la come out of hit Corner for the a evenly round. Marsh improved his record to 27-0-1 us he unleashed an almost non Stop bar rage of punches that forced the Hope list by outclassed Kameda to retire