European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 22,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Molitor in Cobb company by Ibe Assoc Ted press Cleveland Paul Molitor is starting to realize a Tittle Luck May be needed As he joins some fast com Pany in keeping his Hilling Skircak going. Molitor emended his hitting Streak 10 35 games thursday night with 10 doubles and a single lying Tycobb for the sixth longest Skircak in major league history As the Brewers rolled Cleveland 14-1. After lining out hard to Center to Start the game against Ken Schrom s.1q. Molitor doubled to left with he bases loaded to drive in to runs in the second inning. Even when you re swinging the bal Well in s very easy to take an of for whatever. You be got to have some Luck on your Side Molitor said. I be always respected that record. To have a Streak that seems to have gone on a Long Lime and Ihen realize that Joe Dimaggio s was 21 games longer  me realize what an accomplishment that  Molitor doubled in another run with a shot to the Gap in right Center during the Brewers five run third. Al Roundup and he singled and scored to Start the six run sixth. In the ninth he grounded out to hint. Mollor finished the game 3 for 5 and is 63 for 141 .123 during the Streak. He s baiting.372 for the season. Rob Deer capped the sixth with his second grand slam in two nights. He was inc first major leaguer with grand slams on consecutive nights since Grig  did it for the Chicago while son in june 1984. Molitor s Streak is the longest in the majors since Pete Rose had hits in 44 straight for Cincinnati in 1978. In s the longest in the Al since Dimaggio s Revord 56-Gamc Streak for the new York Yankees in 1941. Cobb had a 35-Gamc Streak for Detroit in 1917 and also a 40-Gamc Streak in 1911. Georgc Sisler of the is. Louis Browns hit in 41 straight games in 1922. In 1945. Tommy Holmes had a 37-Gamc Streak for he Boston braves 1 n other games thursday Shvid Robinson keyed . Win or puerto Rico by shutting Down Center Jode Ortiz in second half. . Cagers survive scare beat puerto Rico 80-75 by Barry w1lneh Indianapolis a the . Men s Basket Ball team hardly tested until thursday struggled local stubborn puerto Rico while the . Women had an easy time winning golds in softball and gymnastics Al the pan american games. The basketball team advanced to inc Gold medal round with an 80-15 Victory Over puerto Rico which has Given the United slates fils before. In the 1976 olympics the favored americans won by one Point before going on to win a Gold medal. This . Team will play sunday for the pan american Gold. The . Women s softball learn allowed a run after eight consecutive shutout victories but still won the Gold Wilh a 4-1 win Over porno Rico. Sabrina mar led the american women to the gymnastics Leam title despite several mistakes by her teammates. Two . Boxers were eliminated by cubans while two other american fighters advanced to the  Haske Iball. The americans winners of their firs five games by an average of 2 2 Points Ontarl blew a 13-Poinl Lead in the final six a mules. Puerto Rico ran off 11 straight Points in Jun under three minutes before All americans David Robinson and Danny Manning took charge. Bui in might not have happened if coach Denny Crum had not switched 7-fool-l Center Robinson to guard puerto Rico Center Jose Onia who is Dom pan am games inhaling the Lane. David did a tremendous Job on Ortiz in the second half and i thought that was inc difference in the game his ability to keep Ortiz from killing us in the second half Crum said. We played three exhibitions and five pan am games and they were nol Clow games. This makes you find Oul what you Are made of under pressure at the end of a  puerto Rico playing its first game since Gene Barlow resigned As coach for Hall i reasons got 31 Points from Ortiz. The Len died slates had a pan am record 338 medals 158 Gold 107 Silver. 73 Hrone. T Anada was second Wilh 156 medals four More than Cubit. Hut the cubans had 62 Gold in 39 for Canada. Bask Kobau. Robinson who led the . Team la the world championship last year and Manning of Kansas each scored 20 Points. I was just trying to Slop him from gelling the Hall Robinson said of oni. I pm id  him one me before so i i Hughl if i got up in his face. He might he a Little  Ortii said it was l just Robinson s work. When i got the Ball i rec Guys were on me see Pam am on Page 26 tigers 8, twins 0 Detroit Doyle Alexander Pii eyed a five Hitler Over eight innings and Chol Lemon s two run double highlighted a four run fourth inning leading us Droit Over Minnesota anal a sweep of the three game series Wilh inc twins. In was Alexander s firm Victory since coming to inc tigers from the Atlanta unit Lu-,1 week in a Irac for a minor league Pitcher. Mile Lenneman allowed one hit in lie final inning. Alexander. My. Walked 10 and struck out four the tigers 71-47 record is the Best in baseball de spite an 11-is Shari. In Viroil Lias won five consecutive games and 23 of33 since the All Siar break. Bine jays 7, athletic 6 Oakland. Calif. Juan a Eniquez drove in his third run of the game with a fielder s Choice grounder in Toronto s two run ninth inning lifting the slue jays Over Oakland. Charlie Moore drove in the lying run then scored see Al on Page 26 reds defeat pirates gain share of Lead by inc associated press Cincinnati the Cincinelli reds took extra Balling practice mid held a team meeting thursday before finally beating the Pittsburgh pirates 5-3 and regaining a tic for he National league West Lead. We re tied for first place. Again said reds no Roundup manager Pulc Rose adding that the reds were actively negotiating to Trade fora Pilcher. Reds general manager Bill Bergisch said he Mel All evening Wilh pirates of Syd Thrift. We Haven t come to any agreement Yel. In had to leave with his team Bergisch said. The reds Are believed interested in trading for pirates hurler Rick re Uschel. Buddy Bell who knocked in three runs said the Leam meeting involved airing gripes. We go Back to the place where everyone agreed that we re All in this together Bell said. Well win or lose this thing together and anal s All i m going to say Aboul the  Ted Power the winning Pilcher who was taken out in the sixth inning said he was tired of hearing criticism of the reds we re going to win this thing. We know How 10 win. I Don t care Aboul How other Leams arc doing said Power who raised his record to 10-7. Mike Dunne 7-5, look the loss Pittsburgh s first in six games at Cincinnati this season. Dave Parker smashed a Home run into the upper deck of riverfront stadium snapping a 3-1 lie and leading the reds to Victory. Pittsburgh s Barry Bonds led Oft the game a no a Homer his 21st of the season and fourth in the Ihrcke cd series. Cincinnati retaliated with two runs in i com of the inning on buddy Bell s single to left Ihnn look a 3-1 Lead in the second Oil Barry Larkin t rib  the pills Hugh Ili ird. Bunds walked stole second and scored on Andy Van Slyck s single to Center. The pirates know cd the score 3-3 in the fifth when Van Slyke double and scored on Sid Bream s single. Parker then put the reds Ali cud Lur Wixx with his 22nd Hornet but his tint since Juk 2. Hell s double in inc seventh scored Cincinnati s Fil i run. In other games thursday Phillies io.padri", Philadelphia Juan Samuel Drou in three runs Wilh j pair of Duuck s. Anil inn Jinn i in a Solo Home run m Lead Philadelphia hut san Diogu. Rookie l red toilet. 1-0, earned his first major league Victory working in innings then was was Send Back to Maine of the Tuple a International league Afier the game to be recalled sell. I when the major see no on Page 26