European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. July 31.1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 Mcgwire ties or Mark but a s lose to Angels by the associated press Oakland Calif. Mart Mcgwire the Oakland athletics sensational Rookie slugger wednesday hit his 37th Home run of the season o t future Hall of Famer Don Sutlon. To tie the american league record for rookies but the 42-year-old Simon got the Victory As the California Angels edged Oakland 5-4. He s a patient composed kid. I like to see Good things happen to hard working people Sutton now 7-9, said of the 33-year-old Rookie. He appears Al Roundup la be a kid with no peaks and no Val Leys. He s not going to get Way up or Way Down on himself and that s what in lakes to pot up Good number year after  Mcgwire s Homer Solo shot in the Bottom of the fourth lied Al Rosen s american league Rookie record set in 1950 with the Cleveland indians. Mcgwire Afao leads both leagues in homers is one Short of the major leagues Rookie record set by the bos ton braves Wally Burger in 1930 and tied in 1956 by Cincinnati s Frank Robinson. Mcgwire s numbers also include 83 run baited in lying him for the Amer ican league Lead and he now has an 11 game hitting Streak. The record does t mean anything. Maybe at the end of the season in will Mcgwire said. The Only thing mean ing something now is for us to win. That s being truthful Mcgwire hit hand grounder to third base off reliever Dewayne Buick in his last at Bat wednesday after Jose Canseco s two run single chased Greg Minton in the eighth and was thrown out. I hit it right on the nose but on one hop to the Iti Irit baseman. What can you say we hit a lot of balls hard in ibis series right at people and the Angcos found a lot of holes Mcgwire said. With Mcgwire up All i was think ing was keep the Ball in the Park. I gave him nothing but for Balli said Buice who retired the five batters he faced to notch his 11 the save. With the Victory California pulled within 2vi games of first place Minne Sota and within a half game of Oak land in the Al West. The a s had two homers off Sutlon 7-9, but the Angels right hander Al Lowed Only one other nil in five innings As he posted his 318th career Vic tory. Terry Steinbach hit his i oth Homer of the season for Oakland in the Sec Ond inning to give the athletics a 1-0 Lead but Devon while s three run Mark Mcgwire to now Jual one Bower we ban Ike Nijor league Rookie record. Homer in the fourth a shot Over the right fluid Fence off Oakland s Steve Ontiveros 5-5. Gave the Angels a 3-1 Lead. It was White s Isth Homer of the season. Ontiveros who allowed seven bits in eight innings retired the first nine Angels before Gary Perlis led off the fourth with an infield single. Ruppen Jones walked and White also a Rookie homered. After Mcgwire s Homer made it 3-2, the Angels added to their Lead in the fifth when Gus Polidor doubled and later scored from third on a wild pitch. California scored its final run in the eighth when White singled and scored on an error by Steinbach. In other games wednesday Yankees 4, Royal 0 new York. Mike Pagliarulo broke a scoreless tie with a seventh in Ning sacrifice Fly and Mike easier added a three run double to Back a combined six hitter by three new York pitchers As Ibe Yankees beat Kansas City. Steve Trout Tim Stoddard and Dave High Coli combined on the shut out Trout worked the first six innings allowing three hits in in most effective Outing since joining the Yankees july 12. He walked three and struck out six including five of the first nine batters. Trout had lost his first two starts with the Yankee and entered the game with an 8.18 Era. Stod Dexl worked 1 a innings allow ing one bit two walks and Otic strike out to improve to 3-2. High Coli worked itt innings for hit 19th  Jackson 4-13, took the to despite allowing Only four hits in 7 i innings. He walked two and struck out tie royals have dropped five of their last six games and arc 2-11 since the All Star break. Don haltingly and have Winf Lucli opened the seventh with consecutive single off Jackson. Afler Gary Ward struck out Juan Bonilla walked to Toad the bases and Pagliarulo delivered the run with a Fly to  Yankees added three rum in the eighth. After Wayne Tolleson struck out. Roberto Kelly making his major league debut reached on third see Al on Page 26 sports expos Breeze by cubs to lilt  d per i Chicago in Smith in jobs hav ing an i Arlo Lead playing in Wrigley  be pitched in Grimes where 15 run was t enough Smith Sirij wednesday aft of pitching a sin hitter Over seven innings and Cading Montreal ii Vrr the Chi ago cubs 11-?, but in helps in have an no Roundup Early Lead because if you make a mistake it does t Hurt you so  Smith 7-4. Struck out four and did not walk a Batter before Randy  pitched the final two innings. The expos who had i i Nils off four pitchers and scored in every inning a Cepl the fourth and ninth took advantage of errors by the cub to give Smith an Early Lead. Casey Candaele singled to Lead off the first moved to third on Smith s  error Bygre Maddux. 6 9, and later a a on a wild pitch. A thro error by Catcher Jody Davis in second preceded Smith s run scoring suicide 5qucc7c. Montreal increased in Lead to 5-0 in the third on an rib grou Dom by Hubic Broom and a two run double by Tim  hit tin Lii Homer and Law followed with his 0lu Homer in the fifth. Webster hit his Sinh Homer a iwo run shot in the sixth off Ron Davit we could pc come on if we had held them at five runs but we let Ibe game gel  c us manager Gene Michael did. I d have to say pitching nude the  the  iT"1 i in in the seventh when Faley hit his fecund double of the game and scored of Mike Fig crate s Binsfe. The expos added their final run on Brooks kill double in the eighth. The cub scored in the seventh Sheji Jody David singled borne Keith More land. Who hid to pad. Manny Trillo added a two run Pinch hit Homer his seventh in the ninth. N Oiher games wednesday redi 15, it diet 5 Cincinnati Dave Parker drove in six runt with a single and a three run Homer leading Cincinnati Over san  scored six runs in the first three inning off Erie show 5-12, Start ing with Parker s two run single in the fir to  s Fielding error fuelled a four run padres rally in the fourth but the right fielder atoned for that with his 21 St Homer of the ear in the sixth. He was credited unit his sixth rib when he was see no on Page 26 Kansas City sends Biancalana to astros Kansas City to. A the Kansas City Roy als traded buddy Biancalana a Light Hilling shortstop who became a Short lived Folk hero during the royals 19s5 championship year to the Houston Waitros wednesday for Pitcher Mel Stoit Lemyrt jr., the son of a former new York Yankees Pitcher. Biancalana 27, who was sent Down to class aaa Omaha of the american association july 21, was scheduled to join the astros Friday. Slot Lemyre went from Houston s class a club Al Columbus ga., to the royals claw a club a Mem Phis. Both teams Are in the Southern league Biam Ulana. Who had a .21j Hutting a uric in parti of six seasons with the Royal achieved National fast when he was chided by talk show Host David letter Man for his Light Hilling dining the 1985 season. In wound up second among the riyals in in Baw percentage during the world series and Wai a guest in Letterman s show after the Romuli won the series Horn the St. Louis cardinals in it Ven games. He Lent the Roak shortstop Job to Ansel Salazar this Spring my Wax a no to Omaha with a .213 average in just 37 at bats. Slot Lem it. 24. He the astros no. 1 pick in the secondary phase of lir i 5 january draft and is in his third Proll signal v  h.  Tom Pill a 7-6 re corp Wii i 11 j,2 j Fra. He pushed Lour i Iii k in tames one a shutout and govt up 121 Lull in 2.vi mans. Lie Ilio had 86 strikeouts and in up -1 j