European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 cards open the Champagne by the associated press St. Louis the Chase is Over. The is. Louis cardinals Are champions of the National league East and the new York mils and Montreal expos each saw them win it thursday  Cox pitched a five Hiller and Dan Driessen drove Home three runs As St. Louis clinched its third title in six Yean by beating Montreal 8-2. The Cardi Nal stopped All speculation about a three Way playoff and ended the mils reign As world series champions. Pc ill Hernandez Gary Carter and about a dozen mets were among the 48,763 fans at Busch stadium. The mails had left by the seventh inning when the cardinals Brake the game open with five runs that was a great Way to win gloated St. Louis shortstop of Etc Smith foraging Champagne with teammate John Morris. They died a slow death an had to watch  they still think they got a Chance Smith , the men Wilson ending three game series in St. Louis Means nothing. Instead it Wilt give the banged up cardinals Lime to rest before beginning the bust of so Van no playoffs against san Francisco oct. 6 at  earned the starting assignment in game 1 against the giants Rick re Uschel with John Tudor of the Cardi nals facing Dave Dravecky in the scion game. Thai was Danny s Best game since his Rookie  St. Louis manager Whiley Herzo said. The cardinals Victory also curtailed Montreal shopes of forcing a three Way tic. The expos picked by Many to finish near last place will Duel the acts for no Roundup second place we re not through yet Montreal manager Buck Rodger said the acts meanwhile became another team that tailed to repeal after winning the world series. The new York Yankees of 1977-78 were the last to accomplish the  ii was t meant to be Carter said. We had our  York and so Louis were plagued by injuries and inconsistency this season. The cardinals Hung on to win however while Carter and his teammates walked quietly into the Celebration All around the , who was baiting .218 while subbing most of the month for injured lint baseman Jack Clark Hita two run double in the fourth inning to make it 3-1 and he hit a sacrifice Fly in the  cardinals also overcame several key injuries this year and managed to hang on despite a 33-33record since july 23, the Day they led Montreal by 9 i games and the mils by 10  the expos won they could have created a three Way playoff by winning three straight against chicagoan having new York sweep St. Louis. But Cox who had lost five of six september starts was Loo Tough in his second Complete game of the season. Facing a Montreal lineup that had hit .447see no on Page 26 cards Danny Cox beat expos clinches Lilly. 38 More nil players decide to ploy sunday b Dave Goldberg a foothill writer new York the largest group of veterans crossed picket lines Fri Day just in time to play and gel paid Selling up the possibility of some horrendous mismatches in the Firat strike games sunday. A total of 38 More players returned to their to Tam before the 3 in. Edt deadline for gelling paid this week bringing the total to 85 since the strike surfed sept. 22. Then Are 1,585 players under Union jurisdiction friday1 Union defectors include Dall pro defensive linemen Howie Long and Bill Pickel of the los an Geles raiders defensive ended too tall Jones of Dallas Corner Bac Raymond Claytom and guard Sean Farrell of new England wide receive Steve Watson of Denver and defensive linemen Joe Klecko an Marty Lyons of the new York jews. Klecko still rehabilitating an injured knee will nol play sunday. That left some teams made up Al most entirely of castoffs facing re placement games against teams makeup at least partially of regular and even pro bowl players. In St. Louis for example eight More cardinals crossed the picket line Friday. The team will go Low Ashington with 13 regular players including stars such As wide receiver Roy Green linebacker Vej. Junior and safely Leonard Smith this is one of the bigger underdog situations i be Ever been in said redskins coach Joe Cibbs whose learn would normally be favored by More than a touchdown but who will face the cardinals without any Mem Bers of his regular 45-Man squad. Nothing against our Guys but every Lime you look out there and see Roy Green who s burned us so Man times you worry a  Cleveland with no regulars will be at new England which has five play in in Camp. The jets will face a dal Las team that includes quarterback Danny White running Back Tony Dorsett wide receiver Mike Renfro and defensive linemen Jones and Randy  eight cardinals who came Back despite a personal plea from Union head Gene Upshaw rep resented the biggest Jolt to Union Soli Darity. They included four starters Junior wide receiver . Smith offensive tackle Lance Smith and full Back Earl Ferrell plus Vai Sika Hema a pro bowl kick returner. All they re doing is helping management bust the Union Upshaw said after meeting with the remaining Cardinal strikers at a Union half. They re telling their teammates Theydon t care about them that they Don t give a Damn about anybody but them selves five More Denver Broncos five los Angeles rams five raiders four patriots and cowboys and two play cars each from the jews Atlanta fal cons and Indianapolis Colls also re ported to Camp. One of the Colis was wide receiver Walter Murray who walked in tuesday walked out thurs Day and was Back  was also feeling the Pinch As the strike games  300,000 tickets More than one third of the total sold for sunday games had been resumed by fans. Three major Aulo manufacture Sand the Miller brewing co. Pulled their ads from the telecasts of the re placement games. That puts addition Al pressure on the networks who have not decided whether to broadcast the games beyond this  re very encouraged thai 300,000 tickets have been returned and the fact thai the advertisers have also realized these Are Sham games said Union spokesman Frank Wos child the fans Are not buying these second Rale games and neither Are the advertisers. Tigers win set stage for final clash with jays by the associated pres Detroit the Detroit moved within one game of first place Toronto heading into their season end ing showdown As Alan Trammel had three hits including his 200lh of the sea son in a 9-5 Victory Over the Baltimore orioles thursday night. The Blue jays who were Idle were to open a three game series Here Friday night to Settle the East division race. If the teams relied after the week end a one game playoff monday in Detroit will sett Leil. Walt Terrell 17-10, who missed his regular turn the Day before because of a stiff neck was far from his Best but Terrell went All the Way giving up eight hits. Hallowed two runs in the first inning and gave up Home runs to Ray Knight an Mike Young. Mike Boddicker 10-12, gave up seven runs but Only two earned on seven hiisin4 /  walked both Jim Dwyer and Fred Lynn in the first inning. The scored on Cal Ripken s two out double. Bill Madlock reached in the Detroit first when second baseman Pete Stanicek dropped his pop Fly for an error an then Trammel got a two Oul single his 200th hit of the season and the ,300thofhiscarecer. Madlock trying to score from second on a single by Darrell Evans appeared out by a wide margin but Catcher Terr Kennedy dropped he Ball for an error. Trimmed also scored when Kenned lost the Ball. Al Roundup Boddicker walked Matt Sakcs Anchet Lemon to Load the bases and Scott Lusader singled to Center for a 4-2  hit his 14th Homer Fri the first pitch of the second inning. Bui the Tiger countered with another uni Aried run in the Bottom of the  reached on anal her error when shortstop Ripken misjudged a Rou Tine pop Madlock was for Ord on Kirk Gibson s grounder and Ihei Trammel doubled Gibson Home. In other games thursday athletics 9, Indium 5oakland, Calif. Jose Canseco drove in four runs three Ith his 31sthomer of the season and Mike Davis went 4-for-4 As Oakland closed out its Home season in what was probably his final at Balat the Oakland coliseum Reggie Jackson grounded a one out single to Center of reliever de Vande Berg. Story on Page 26. Red sax 7, yen Ken s new York Al Nipper pitched a five Hitler to beat new York for the fourth time without a loss this season. Nipper. 11-12, pitched a five Hiller for his sixth Complete  sox 6, Angels 3 Chicago Greg Walker s two run single capped a four run fifth inning and Rookie Jack Mcdowell won his third consecutive game As the while son look their seventh straight. Mariners 8, rangers 6 Arlington Texas Mickey Bramley s three run Homer helped Seattle s Mike Moore avoid his 20ih los this season. Moore 9-19, could have be come the major league s first 20-Gameloser since Brian Kinsman Wen u-20 for Oakland in 1980