European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 23. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports going Batty by Ben  writer the Days pass the numbers add up slowly and the pressure grows quickly. Try to stay Loose. Try not to think Loo much. Try a double secret secret hand shake. Anything Logut that one hit. A Long hitting Streak like Paul mob tors Means More than handling fastballs and curve balls. It s Itie menial Side of chasing the ghosts of some baseball immortals. It s mind Over Batter the nights seem to be gelling Shorter admitted Molitor who extended his Streak to 36 games Friday night. I Haven t been sleeping  Pete Rose fell it. So did George Brett. So did Joe Dimaggio and he wound up with the record 56. "1 think what he is going through is harder than what i went through said Rose who set the National league re Cord by hitting in 44 straight in 1978, people started picking up on his Streak when he got to 22 or 23 games. It did i Start with me until much later. The hardest part is dealing with the press and keeping them Happy. Rose said. Going to the Ballpark and facing inc pitchers is the easy  with Milwaukee on the fringe of the american league East race Molitor has become the focus of each Brewers game. Can he keep it alive you try to put it out of your mind but it is a distraction. Going up to inc plate you try to Block it out of your mind Molitor said. Gollo gel the one hit the sooner the better. Streaks Are such a Quirky combination of skill and Luck. They canned with four line drives that wind up in someone s Glove Dimaggio hit two rockets thai Ken Keltner backhanded on a hot night in Cleveland and it was Over. Then Dimaggio hit in his neat 18. When Dimaggio did it in 1941, the Streak was a Novelty. There was i the kind of attention the National television coverage and the interest that follows these Days. Now it starts the first time Molitor Steps to the  s a big plus if i can gel a hit Early because it takes the pressure off me and my teammates Mollor  he makes an out inc anticipation builds. Three limes Molitor s Streak has rom Down to his final Al bal. A walk would have slopped him. Three limes. He got a hit. But even if he goes 5-for-5, the Streak advances Only one game Al a Molitor extended his Streak to the sixth longest in major league history tied with Tycobb by hitting on eight straight Days in Baltimore and Cleve land. He broke that tie with Cobb with a fourth inning double against Kansas City Friday night As the Brewers won 3-0. A s hard on inc Road thai s Why i m looking Forward to getting Home and spending some Lime with my family Molitor said i think that s the first time i m really going to be Able to get my mind off it i m looking Forward 10 getting Home and sleeping in my own Bea again. Being on the Road in hotel rooms there have been a lot of phone Calls and requests and you Don t have your family to occupy your , there s Lime to think about getting one hit. Too much Lime. It s not hard Brett said if you get a hit your first time  my in 30 straight games in 1980, on his Way to Balling .390 for Kansas  be got no advice for him Brett said. He seems to be keeping an even  go through a routine every Day and you try nol to vary it Mottor said. For Mollor that Means a secret hand shake. It s a High five Low eve Deal with teammate Rob Deer before each game at the All Star break 1 told Rob 1 had noticed Jack Clark and Ozzie Smith had originated a High-10 and so we off the disabled list Molitor said. Deer was wary about jinxing his i Friend. Bled Paul Mollor. Stretches Streak to 36 i Don l talk to anyone about it and i m surprised Paul Lold you Guys Deer said. He knows we be got to do it and i know we be got to do it. It was funny in Chicago. It was Quarter after one and i m dressing. The tame s at 1 30. By inc time i m Oul there he s on deck and 1 could t shake his hand. His first at bal he almost sprains his ankle. Then they make a couple Nice and he Dou Molitor 1 for 3 with a walk by the associated press Milwaukee Paul Mollor extended his hitting Streak to 36 games and Len Barker combined with Chuck com on a six hitter Friday night As the brew ers beat the royals 3-0. Molitor lined a double to right Center 10 Lead off the fourth inning. The nil gives him the sixth longest Streak in major league history. Molitor went i for 3 with a walk. Barker 2-0, gave up four hits in 6 i inning and com finished for his fifth save. Danny Jackson 6-15, lost despite a six Hitler. In other games Friday red sox 11, twins j Boston Roger Clemens scattered six hits and struck out nine before being bailed out of a seventh inning Jam by Wes Gardner As Boston handed Minne Sota its fourth straight loss. Clemens 11-7, won for the ninth Lime in his last 10 decisions. Frank Viola 14-g, lost for the second time in 10 Deci Rookie Mike Greenwoll drove in three runs with a triple and two singles As the red sox look a 5-0 Lead in the fourth inning. Ranger 1 Arlington Texas Greg Walver slow run double highlighted a four run sixth inning for Chicago. Al Roundup Bill Long 7-6, gave up eight hits and struck out a career High nine with Only one walk. Rookie Paul Kilgus 2-5, took the loss. Indian 11-8, tigers 4-3 Cleveland John Farrell pitched a six Hiller in his first major league Start and Cleveland heal Detroit 8-3 to Complete a sweep of a twi night double header. Cleveland slopped me tigers five game winning Streak with a 12� Victory in the opener. Mel Hall drove in three runs with three hits and Andy Allanson and Cory Snyder each hit two run homers. At relics 6. Yankees 4 Oakland. Calif. Alfredo grif Fin s two run Homer and Mark Mcgwire s two run double highlighted a five run third inning and Oakland Well on to beat new York. Steve Ontiveros 7-6. Gave up eight hits in 8 2-3 innings. He struck Oul a career High seven and walked oni. Jay Howell got the final Oul for his 16th save his first since july 6. Oakland broke open a scoreless game in the third against Ron Guidry 3-8. Guidry who has lost three straight Deci Sions gave up seven hits in his second Complete game. Don haltingly hit his 23rd Home run in the fourth Bobby Meacham hit his fourth Homer in the sixth and Mike Pagliarulo connected for his 29lh Homer in the ninth inning. The last 11 new York Home runs have been Solo  3, Blue jays 1 Anaheim Calif. Jerry Reuss making his first Start since coming off inc disabled list held Toronto to one run for 6�i innings As California Beal the b re ifs. Gave up eight hits and won his first game since july 1. He came Onich disabled list aug. 16 after recovering from a pulled calf  Minton struck out Jesse Barfield with the bases loaded to end the Toronto seventh and went on to earn his loth Solo homers by Devon while and Tony armas snapped a 1-1 tie in the sixth against Phil nit Kro 7-13. While s21st Homer and armas first accounted for California s first Home runs against Niekro since he began pitching in the american league in i9h4.mariners 3, Orzol 2 Seattle John Moses and Phil Bradley homered and Mike Moore pitched his team record fifth straight Complete game As Seattle beat Baltimore. Moore 6-15, pitched a is hitter in his 10th Complete game of the season. He has won Hii last four decisions against Baltimore. Cardinals turn Back reds 2-1 by the associated pres Cincinnati Jim Lindman s fifth inning Home run bodied a combined six hitter by John Tudor and Todd Worrell Assi. Louis Defeated Cincinnati 2-1. Tudor �2, pitched 6vj innings for inc Victory giving up five hits. Worrell hurled the final 2 i innings for his 26ln save. Guy Hoffman 8-9, look inc loss in the first of a three game  s seventh Homer of the sea son was almost caught by rods Center no Roundup fielder Eric Davis. Davis who has made four Over the Wall catches this season got a Glove on the Ball bul lost both Heball and his Glove Over the left Center Wall. The reds said that when Davis Glove was retrieved from behind the Wall. The Ball was in the Glove. The cardinals scored the eventual winning run in the sixth on Terry fend icon s double and a run scoring single by Willie  closed to 2-1 in the seventh on consecutive doubles by Dave Concep Cion and Dave Collins. Cob 7, Alt 5 Chicago two Home runs by Andre Dawson giving him Trie major league Lead with 40, helped Chicago de feat Houston and end the astros seven game winning  drove in three runs and be came inc first cubs player to hit 40 Hom ers since Dave Kingman had 48 in 1979.it was the seventh time this season Daw son hit two or More homers in one Gam and the 25th time in his career. Giants 6, exix�3montreal Jeffrey Leonard hit three run Homer and Pitcher Dave Dravecky had two Nils and scored twice As san Francisco Defeated Montreal. Dravecky 7-9, went 5% innings Al lowing 10 hits As he won for the fourth Lime in six decisions since coming to the giants on july 4 from san Diego. Phillies 2-7, dodgers 1-3 Philadelphia Mill Thompson knocked in the winning run in both games As Philadelphia swept a ii Man double header from los Angeles. The opener went 11  s sixth inning two run double to the Nightcap helped Shane Rawley to his National league leading i6lh Victory against five losses. Tim scary 3-9, took the , who went 7-for-ll in the  the opener Thompson hit a High chopper in front of the plate and before Catcher Mike Scioscia could Field it Ron Rotnicke who had been on third Slid Home with the winning  a pirates 4 Atlanta Dak Murphy hit his 300th career Home run and Gerald Perry singled in the winning run in the seventh inning As Atlanta edged Pittsburgh. Murphy s 34lh Homer of the year came offs Larter Brian Fisher in the Suth and gave the braves a 4-2 Lead. Padres 6, Mats 2 new York John Kruk s iwo run Homer hoped the padres do fatal new  Jimmy Jones 6-4, won his fifth straight dec upon As he struck out two and walked two before being relieved by Lance me Cullors in the seventh inning. The 23-year-old right Handor Al Lowed the mels Lead off batters to reach first in six of the seven innings he worked