European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 28.1967 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports giants Blank by the associated pros Philadelphia Bob bran by s two run Homer with two out in the eighth inning gave san fran Cisco a 2-0 Victory Over the Phila Delphia Phillies wednesday night it was the giants fourth straight Victory giving them a 2v1 game Lead Over Houston in inc National league West Phillies starter Shane Rawley who had held inc giants to two hits and struck out a career High 10, gave up a bad hop single Long Roundup Chris Speier with two outs in the eighth. Brenly then hit a 1-0 Pilch Over the left Field Fence for his 15th Home run of the season. Reliever Don Robinson 9-, pitched Ivi innings to earn the Vic tory. Robinson took Over for starter Dave Dravecky with two outs in the eighth. Dravec Liy allowed five hits. Rawley who had won eight straight suffered his first defeat since a june 27 loss to the mets. Rawley 16-6, did not allow a hit until Mike Aldrete led off the sixth with a single. In other games wednesday cardinals astros 4 St. Louis Vince Coleman homered singled doubled and scored the winning run on Tommy err s grounder in the seventh in Ning lining St. Louis Over hous ton and extending the cardinals winning Streak to six games. Jack Clark Hil his 34th Homer of the year for St. Louis the most by a Cardinal player since Richie Allen Hil the same number in 1970. Pirates 6, reds 5 Pittsburgh Al Pedri que s run scoring Bloop single with i to outs in the Bottom of the ninth lifted Pittsburgh Over Cincinnati extending the reds season High losing Streak to six games. The defeat dropped the third place reds five games behind Sanfrancisco in the National league West. Mets 3, dodgers 2 new York Keith Hernan Dez hit a Home run in the six thinning to extend his hitting Streak to a career High 16 games and Ron Darling pitched six hit Ball for 7 i innings As new York beat los Angeles. Darling 11 -8, has Wori seven of his last eight decisions. He struck out eight and walked three.  san Diego Tim Wall Chhit an infield single with the bases loaded with two outs in the 12th inning As Montreal Defeated san Diego. Tim Burke 6-0. Pitched three innings in Relief for the Victory and Bob Mcc lure worked the Bottom of the 12th Lor his fourth save. Ruin in Cal o Chicago the do u ilk header wednesday Between the Chicago cubs and Atlanta braves was postponed because of rain. Molitor 0 for 4 hit Streak ends at 39 games by us associated press Milwaukee Paul Mollor was one baiter away from gelling one More shot at extending Bis hitting Streak wednesday night. Bui Molitor g Hilling Streak ended at 39 games when Rick Manning hit a Pinch rib single in in told inning to lift Milwaukee Over Cleveland 1-0. It left Mollor in the on deck Circle with an 0 for-4 Balling line. Molitor needed one hit to tie Tycobb for fourth place on the All time Mode major league list for consecutive game hitting streaks. Cobb hit in 40 straight in 1911 for Detroit. Mollor failed to get the bait Oul of the infield against Cleveland Rookie John Farrell who allowed Only three hit through nine innings in his second major league Start. Someday when i m retired i la look Back on this Molitor said. I m very Happy at what has  Molitor struck out in the firs inning grounded into a 6-4-3 double play in the thin and grounded out to shortstop in the sixth. He reached base in the eighth on an error by first baseman Pat Tabler. With two outs in the eighth and a run Ner on second Molitor hit a slow grounder that third baseman Brook Jaco by charged and threw to Tabler. First base Umpire Mike Reilly originally called Molitor out but ruled him Safe when Tabler tabbed the Ball. Jacoby s throw beat Molitor to the bag by about two Steps. Robin Young then popped up to Tabler to end the inning. During the Streak that started july 16 against California Mollor was 68-for-168, a .405 avenge. For the season Molitor is baiting .365 but does not have enough plate appearances to qualify among the leaders. Mobil or s Streak was the longest in the majors since Cincinnati s Pele Rose chitin a National league record 44 consecutive games in 1978. The last Lime an american league player had a longer Slcak than Molitor b was in 1941 when the new York Yankees Joe Dimaggi Osei the major league record of 56 games. George Sisler Hil in 41 straight for inc St. Louis Browns Al in 1922. As the Streak neared record numbers Al Roundup a photo Rookie John Farrell. Stops Mollor Molitor could t escape the attention. What i savor is the reaction of the visualize each time it has happened Molitor did not iry to compare him self to any of the men above him but he was aware where he stood. It s been up on the scoreboard so i be noticed the people who Are ahead of me. You have to be appreciative of what s happened to this Point. Trying to compare yourself wit those people is gelling a Little unrealistic he said. General manager Harry Dalian who watched Frank Robinson win the triple Crown in 1966 while Wilh the Baltimore orioles said to be pan of this is to Bea pan of baseball history. He Molitor has a lot of humility and it s not an ego trip said  s enjoying in and he s truly flattered to be named Wilh inc likes of Cobb. Rose and  Molitor extended the Streak to 39games tuesday night with a six inning single of Cleveland reliever Don Gordon. The Guys Are gunning for him. Com ing Al him with i heir Best stuff said indians Catcher Andy Allanson. I m enjoying ii As much As the fans As Long As he does t beat us with the base hit. Bui we re not going to Call Paul Molitor any differently than any other  in other games wednesday tigers 10, twins 8 Minneapolis Pinch Hitler mall Nokes lined a iwo run single with two outs in the ninth and chel Lemon Fol Lowed with his second Homer of the game rallying Detroit Over Minnesota. Jeff Reardon 6-7, relieved to Start the ninth with a 6-5 Lead and walked Meadoff baiter Darrell Evans. Bill mad lock walked with one out and Alan Tram Mell s infield single loaded the bases with two outs. Nocks then Hil an 0-2 pitch to right held to put Detroit ahead 7-6, and Lemon then hit his i6lh Homer. The twins scored twice in the ninth against Mike Henneman on an rib Dou ble by Kent Hrbek and Trammell s err Oral shortstop. Dan Perry 8-6, got the Vic tory and Willie Hernandez got the final Oul for his seventh save. The Victory gave Detroit sole posse Sion of first place in the american league Easl one half game ahead of Idle Toronto. Minnesota lost for he eight Lime in nine games and had us Lead in the Al West Cut to one half game Over Idle Oakland. Royals 3, ringers 0 Kansas City to. Danny Jackson pitched a four hitter and Kevin suit scr snapped a seventh inning tie with a two run double As Kansas City beat Texas. While sox 5. Red sox 3 Boston Carlton Fisk Hil two homers for the i9lh Lime in his career and Rookie Bill Long a Lowed Only two hits for six innings leading Chicago Over Roger Clemens and Boston Fisk who has haunted Boston pitching since he left the club and signed with Chicago As a free agent in 1981, has Hil 24 homers and driven in 54 runs in 70 games against the red sox. More balance in the rotation Yankees get Gullickson Royster new York a right hander Bill Gullickson and in fielder Jerry Royster were acquired by the new York Yankees wednesday i trades with the Cincinnati reds and Chicago White sox. New York got Gullickson from the reds for Ico hander Dennis Rasmussen. We made the Deal because we wanted to gel More balance in the rotation Yankee spokesman Harvey Greene Saidof Gullickson s acquisition. We now have two right handers kick rep Dan is the other logo with Ron Guidry. Tommy John and Sieve Trout who arc lefties Greene said. We also like him for his consistency. He is one of Only five pitchers who have won 2 games in each of last five years and i should do it again. Consistency is hard to Home by. You gel a pile her who can do that year in and year out he can make a  Greene it Yankees Media relations director said while Guhit son and Ras Mussun arc both 28, Gunlickson has the Edge in experience because he has Benin the major leagues longer not that vie were disappointed in Dennis. He has a Good future and will do Well with the reds said Greene. Rasmussen will join the reds in t m Cin Nali on Friday general manager Bil Bergesch said and is expected to Start sunday against the Chicago cubs. He was 9-7 for the Yankees this season with 3 4.75 Era in 26 games. The , 220-Pound Gullickson was 10-11 with a 4.85 Era in 27 suns for Cincinnati. Rasmussen. 6-7 and 225, has a career record of 39-14. He started his major icagui1 Carter with the Yankees but was traded 10 the san i quo i arts in sep tember 1983. Appearing in four games. He was reacquired by new York the Fol lowing year. Gullickson s major league record is 97-s4 in seven full seasons and parts of two others. He hat spent his entire Ca reer Wilh the Montreal expos before being acquired by the reds in 1985. Four of his losses this season were games in which the reds were shul Oul. Royster 34, was obtained from the White sox along with infielder Mike Soper a 22-year-old former Yankees minor leaguer who has been on the disabled list All season because of shoulder problems which necessitated surgery. In return the White son received minor league Pitcher Ken pall son 23, and another minor league player to be named inter. Holler in his i5ih major league sea son ii hitting .240, with seven Home runs and 23 runs batted in. He spent most of his career from 1976 to 1984, with the Atlanta braves