European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. July 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Mcgwire collects Homer 2 hips As a s Down Boston by the associated press Oakland Calif once Rookie Mark Mcgwire hit his 30lh Homer in the Oakland athletics Bolh game a new pitching strategy quickly became apparent throwing the Ball closer to his body than Home Plait. Mcgwire was hit by hittites twice after he homered and Jose Canseco added two More Home runs in Oakland s 6-3 Victory Over Boston sunday. Mcgwire said he believed the red sox player when they said they weren t throwing at him but athletics manager Al Roundup Tony Larussa and teammate Reggie Jackson weren t buying he denials. It does t look Good when a sinker Ball Pitcher hits a kid in the head la Viusa said of Wei Gardner who hit Mcgwire s helmet in the eighth inning nearly i tart no a Bench Clearing Braw. If it was me i m going to inc Mound the first time and the second Lime i m going to the Mound again Jackson said but i m a 20-year Veteran. He s smart enough to know he s a Rookie. He does t want anyone o think he s too big for his  Mcgwire now Only seven homers Short of the Al Rookie record set by Ai Rosen and eight shy of inc major league Mark shared by Frank Robinson and Wally Berger said Boston player told him that Dennis Oil can1 Boyd and Gardner weren t trying to hit him. I got hit Square in the Back of my helmet Mcgwire said. It Fang my Bell but they re saying there s no Way to was intentional he said the red sox were Only hurting themselves by hitting him. The first time i got hit i scored a run Mcgwire said the second time i almost scored again getting to  Canseco combined with Mcgwire for Back to Back homers for the second consecutive game. They came in the fourth inning against Boyd 1-2, Canseco last season s american league Rookie of the year with 33 Hom ers added his Tsoh in Oakland s three run sixth inning that put the athletics ahead 6-0. After Canseco s Homer mag wire was hit for the first Lime. He took third on an error on Carney Lansford s grounder and scored on Jackson s groundnut before Tony Phillips drove in Lansford with a double. Dave Stewart 10-7, tied his career High in victories in a season by limiting Boston to seven hits in seven innings. Stewart left with the bases loaded and none out in the eighth and reliever Greg Caparel walked Wade Boggs to Mike it 6-1. Oakland s Tony Phillips is Mil on dicing lag by Boston s Wade borgs it third bar. Gene Nelson got two outs before walking Dwight Evans for another Boson run. The red sox Cut inc deficit to 6-3 in the ninth on Ellis Burks groundnut but with two outs and to rum is on base Dennis Ecker sly struck out Jim Rice for his fifth save in other games sunday to fish 4, orioles 3minneapolis Kent Hrbcek hit his sixth Homer in 10 games and his i9lh since May 11 when he led off the ninth inning breaking a 3-3 tic against Baltimore the orioles twice rallied from one run deficits Idi said. I knew we were marginal so i was Tring to save on fuel by changing can Early Avirl braking Early. It was one of the longest last laps of my lift Fittipaldi 40, a two time formula one Champion from Brazil had in 18.45-second Lead on Rahal with 1s laps to go in the 80-Lap race but had to ease off slightly to conserve fuel in the closing minutes. Despite slowing Fittipaldi established a race record by averaging 128.421 Mph Over the 2.48-mile Road course at Burke lakefront Airport. Emo was just Loo Tough today said Rahal who in june won cart races at Portland ore., and the new Jersey Mead Vilands As Well As International Moir sports association and International race of champions cd cols. " Houghl i might be Able to Caich him after the second Pil Stop Rahal said but there was no  Al Unser or. Finished third 24.35 seconds behind the Leader. Defending race Champion Danny Sullivan was fourth pie i Tief Roberto Guerrero in fifth and Michael Andretti driving the Lasi car on the Lead lip was sixth. Filli Paldi the no. 5 qualifier moved pail Michael Cleveland up Victory s Freak Andretti into fourth place on the 21st Lap then had a Quick pit Slop and vaulted past Rahal and Mario Andretti into second place behind Guerrero on tap 28. My Crew did a fantastic Job on the first pit Stop Fittipaldi said. Guerrero then went wide going into the fifth turn on Lap 43, giving Filli Paldi enough room to move past on the inside. When we came Oft the hairpin into the straight he was not very fast coming i nto the next Comer and 1 was Able to take him there Fittipaldi said. I i was very difficult to pass  Filli Paldi led All but one Lap the rest of the Way surrendering the Lead Only briefly when he pitied on the s4lb Lap. He regained the Lead and added another three i conds to his margin when Rahal made his final hop on the next lip. He had a great Slop and i think i lost a Little Simc in the pits Rahal said. Guerrero had won the pole with a record qualifying Speed of 136.287 Mph. My foot went numb Halfway through the race he said. I could t Brake properly. 1 could t feel the pedals. I could have absolutely won the race. I was running anywhere i wanted on the track fifteen of the 25 starters were running Al llu1 end. There were no accidents. The second place of Mich Kepi Rahal Well in from in inc cart indy tar Drivers standings. In hat 90 Points to 78 for Mil fuel Andrelli and 62 for Mano Andrelli. Mario Wai. Running Suth Laic in the race until an engine problem put him uni Vujih live laps to go. He placed Lijich. Fitly Taiji who has Collock a 34 Points