European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. July 16, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17 potential game Winner blocked National league Catcher Ozuk Virgil of the Atlanta drives blocks the plate As new York y Yankee Dave Yin fold tries la score Wii Al would him1 been the win Ning run in the ninth inning of the All Star game tuesday in Oakland. Umpire Dan Denkinger watches. The no non 2-0 in 13 innings. Sports no All stars win 2-0 in 13 innings by Walker Oakland f Alif. A Tim Rancil of run triple in the 13th inning tuesday night gave the National league a 2-0 Victory Over the american league in an All Star Gamel Riat made a mockery of baseball s car of the Home run. Raines the Montreal superstar no Cam wanted Dur ing his free Agency Afier winning the no baiting championship last season lined a 2-0 Pilch from Oakland s Jay Howell 10 left Center Field to decide the third Long est All Star game in history. The Only longer games were 15 innings in 1967, won by the National league 2-1. And 14 innings in 1950, won by the National league 4-3. He threw me a fastball away and i got Good Wood on it Raines said. It was raines1 third straight hit following two sin Gles and earned him most valuable player honors As inc nationals won their eighth extra inning game in As Many tries. They Lead the series 37-20-1 and have won 14 of the last 16 games. The Al which was trying to win iwo in a Row Tor the first time since Iw-58, was shul out for the fourth Lime. A couple of months ago i was t even thinking Aboul the All Star game said Raines. He was 0 for 7 in six All Star appearances. I m jus elated by it. 1 told my wife i was going to get a hit for even with Raines heroics pitching dominated like never before in 57 previous games. In the Twilight zone of Oakland Alameda county coliseum it was More like inc dead Ball Era in the Midsummer showcase of a season of record paces for Home runs and scoring the Only records set were for offensive futility. There were just seven hits by both teams through nine innings the fewest Ever As the no ended up with eight nits to six for the Al. No All Star game had gone scoreless past the sixth inning and Only 11 limes before were there no homers. The last time was 1978. The Guys said it was Tough Early in the game bul when 1 got in it was t Loo bad said Raines. He missed the first four weeks of the season before re signing with the expos. Atlanta Catcher Ozzie Virgil opened the i lib with a single. Chicago Pitcher Lee Smith who balled for him self because there were no Pinch filters left on the no Bench struck out trying to bunt. Montreal shortstop Hubie Brooks singled to right Field moving Virgil to second. Willie Mcgee flied out before Raines in plod off Howell. Whose 4.96 earned run averaju1 was the highest among the 7 All Star pitchers. Smith pitched Ihrck innings of two hit Ball with four strikeouts for the Victory. The new Vork mels Sid Fernando pitched the 13th fora save. Al starter Bret Saberhagen Kansas Ciu 15-game sae All stars on Page 22 Relief Pitcher s defensive Gem saved no by Hal Bock Oakland. Calif. A Phila Delphia reliever Steve Bedrosian. Who set a major league record with 13 saves in 13 consecutive appearances last month. Picked up another one in tuesday Sall Star game but he did it this Lime with a throw not a pitch. Bedrosian was on the Mound in the ninth inning with runners at first and second and one out when Harold Rey nolds hit a ground Ball to first. Keith Hernandez caught it wheeled and threw to second for the Force play. Then Hubie Brooks relayed to first at tempting the double play with Bedrosian covering the bag. But Brooks throw was wide and by d Rosian Iliad to dive for the Ball. Dave Winfield. Running from second saw the Pitcher on the ground and took off for the plate. Cd Rosin jumped up and fired to Catcher Ozzie Virgil who survived the collision completing the double play that ended the in Ning and allowed the National league logo on to a 20 Victory in 13 innings. "1 told him Man what a save. You saved inc game " Brooks said. He made a great play. I could t see bul i have to attempt to make the play to turn the double for his pan Bedrosian said i was Ull reaction. You Don t have Lime to think on a play like thai he said. It s something a learn in Spring training it s Why you do pop pitchers Fielding practice Over and Over again. Heart run i was a Little late covering. You give yourself up. When i hit the ground my first reaction was to Sec what the runner was doing. And then i had to make some kind of accurate throw. I was kind of surprised 10 set Winfield go. It happened Quick. You Bounce Back up and try to make a Good throw. If it s off the plate. that was what Winfield had in mind. Was that the ninth inning Winfield said after being the Only player in the game to play All 13 innings. It seems Tike a decade Aito. It was a crazy double play. I was coming around third and saw what happened. The Pitcher fell Down. I knew Jim d have to get up first and then make a perfect them. H was a Chance play. I was trying to Maki something happen trying to avoid l mrs waiting tin Winfield was Virgil who knew there a quid be a collision. He i like ,1 Mack truck the Atlanta Catcher said. "1 thought i d have a liitle More Lime. I looked up and he there. All i saw was his shirt. Tic kneed me in the Sidi i be got a Little Bruise then Virgil displayed i Rishi a targe souvenir of the crash. Thai s the Price you Haw in pay he said we Don t
