European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday october. T9b7 Reggie s last at Bat Oakland Calif. Al Jackson saying he will no return nest year As it player punctuated his final game ill us Oakland coliseum on thurs Day with a base hit and Waves and kisses to a standing cheering crowd. Jackson. 41, said he was t Milting an official announcement of his retirement after 20 seasons but he left no Douht about his intention to  often has hinted he will retire after this season but he never made it so Defi Nite As he did thursday this was my last at bal he said. I d like to be around next year but it won t be As a player Jackson said in the locker room. He has said he is considering a coach ing or management role with the club or possibly inv Sling in the club and be coming a part owner. If this was Jackson s final swing at the coliseum where he starred from 196s-75, he made the most of it in an emotional moment for the players and the fans. He s the Only player i be Ever Man aged who brought tears to my eyes Oakland manager Tony Larussa said after watching Jackson chop a single up the Middle while Pinch Hilling in the eighth inning. Jackson who had been limited to Pinch Hilling in the past month because of a hamstring pull was Given ,1 standing ovation by the crowd ,846 even while he was in the on Dick Circle. Before Bat Ling Jackson acknowledged the crowd s chants of Reggie Reggie by waving his helmet Jackson then stepped in and hit an 0-2 fastball Oft Cleveland left hander de Vanda Berg with one out starting a two run rally. The ovation continued As Jack son stood on first and then jogged into the dugout As he was replaced by Pinch runner Stan Javier. The ovation went on for another min Ute until Jackson reappeared and waved and blew kisses to the crowd he said he Felt comfortable and relaxed in his last at Bat. I was Loose he said. I be been there 9,000 limes. It s like getting out of bed in the  Jackson s teammates were Cyril cd watching Irrma although Jose Canseco hoped for even More. It was great that Reggie rut a base hit but i would like to see him go out with a Home run said Canseco who hit his 31st Homer in the a s a Victory Over the a Duns. Vande Berg said he threw Jackson Only fastballs because he had never faced him before and he got a note of thunks afterwards from Larussa. Jackson who May Bat again in Oak land s final games in Chicago leads ail Active players with $63 homers. He i sixth on the All time list. Jackson hat played on division win ners in 11 seasons and has appeared Infix world series three with Oakland and three with the Yankees. His teams won the series in All but 1981. He was the1977 world series map Hilling three Home runs in the clinching sixth game. Jackson was the american league Emp in 1973, his career High for Home runs in a season was 47 in 1969. Up photo Reggie Jackson. A single up the Middle eyes on the Ball a photo West German Tennis Star Boris Becker grimaces while hitting backhand during a Charity match thursday against Slobodan Zivojinovic in Bel Grade Yugoslavia. Becker suffered his tint Tost in the yugoslavian. No from Page 21 against him this season he gave up a run in the first before retiring 16 in a Row. Cox 11-9, struck out four and walked one. The Victory was just St. Louis seventh in is games against the expos this season. Jay Tibbs 4-5, lost in his second Start since being recalled from the minors on sept. 14. Tibbs was a Laic Choice by Montreal manager Buck Rodgers who had exhausted his pitching staff while trying to catch the cardinals. Tibbs trouble started when John mor Ris led off the third with a triple. Tony Pena followed with an rib groundnut Ona 3-0 pitch that lied the score i-1. Smith opened the cardinals fourth wish hard one Hopper that skimmed off third a can Tim Wallach and trickled Dow the left Field line for a double Tom Herr singled Smith to third and Eric Ssan lined a double to the right Center Field Alley that easily scored both runners. Joe Hesketh relieved after Driessen shit and held the cardinals in Check until the seventh when they poured it on and triggered a White Towel waving Cele bration in a sea of Cardinal red thai included chants of go Home acts St. Louts scored five runs on two hits and two errors in the seventh against three pitchers. Smith hit a two run sin Gle Driessen had a sacrifice Fly and Waimeng and reliever Jeff Parrett made errant throws that each allowed runs to score. The expos took a 1-0 Lead in the first. Tim Raines opened with a double that scooted off Smith s Glove in the Hole at shortstop took third an a sacrifice and scored when Walmach hit a grounder to third baseman Terry Pendleton whose throw Home hit Kames in the Ami and went for an error. The expos did l score again until on out in the ninth when Wallach hit his 25th Homer. Reds 4, padres 3 san Diego san Diego s Benito Santiago extended his Rookie record hit Ting Slcak to 33 games with an eighth inning bunt single but Dave Collins had three doubles and scored twice to help give Cincinnati a Victory Over the padre. Pirates 12, cubs 3 Pittsburgh Doug Drabick won fur the ninth Lime in his last 11 decisions and Andy Van Slyck keyed a four run fifth inning with a run scoring triple As Pittsburgh beat Chicago. Astros 6, braves 5 Houston Terry Puhl s run scor ing single with two outs in the ninth in Ning lifted Houston Over Atlanta. Ken Caminiti singled with to outs Wen to second on an infield single by Glenn Davis and scored the game Winner when i Uhl lined i single to Center off re Liever Jiin Acker 4-8. Larry Andersen 9-5, pitched the ninth inning for the Victory. Dodgers 7, giants 0 los Angeles Bob Welch pitched a one Hitler and singled in two runs As los Angeles ended its Home sea son with a Victory Over no West Champi on san Francisco. Welch 15-9, improved his career re Cord against san Francisco o 19-4 with his third career one Hitler. It also was his sixth Complete game his fourth shutout of the season and the 23rd shutout of his career aaa clubs forming Alliance for 1988 baseball season Hollywood Fla. A the american association and the internal Tiona league voted thursday to form an Alliance for the 1988 baseball season that will have inter league  and a joint Champion. At a meeting of the 26 class aaa clubs. Inc leagues unanimously voted to play 48 inner league games in a 142-game schedule. Harold Cooper president of the International league will be presi Dent of the Alliance which will have Headquarters at Columbus. Ohio the site of the International league office. The two leagues along with the Pacific coast league voted to play a Clou aaa All Star game beginning in 1988. Next summer s game will be at Buffalo s new a Soo seat Pilot Field on july 13, the Day after the major league All stargaze at Cincinnati. Twenty three players from american league affiliates will meet 23 players from National league farm clubs. The International league begun playing 1884. The american association opened in 1902. Each league will retain its own identity and its own president directors and by Laws. The Alliance will be divided int four divisions