European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 6, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 25 cards giants Square off tonight of. Louis stars Clark Mcgee Battle in uries by Ben Walker St. Louis a without Jack Clark the St. Louis cardinals find themselves on a difficult expedition out West in inc National league playoffs. The injured Clark one of the most feared hitlers in baseball probably will not be ready to Start for another week. That leaves the cardinals without their Only slugger against he san Francisco giants in the Besl of seven series that begins tuesday night at Busch stadium. There Are certain pitches i m not quite Able to Getto Clark said sunday. I m still not Able to move  Clark has been out of the starting lineup since sept. 9 with a sprained right ankle. Pin tissue above the ankle has limited him to five swings since the injury. Three came in sunday s last game of the regular sea son when he struck out As a Pinch hitter in St. Louis 11-6 loss to the new York acts. Cardinals manager Whiley Herzog said sunday that he does t think Clark could Start until came 6, if the my playoffs go that far. He could be used As a Pinch hitter although the giants have been determined act to let Clark beat them. They walked him 19 times in 54plate appearances this season. Clark has hit 35 of St. Louis major league Low 94 Home runs. Terry perdition is next with 12. The no West Champion giants Ted by will Park Jeffrey Leonard and Candy Maldonado have hit 205 homers. San Francisco held a 7-5 eff Over the cardinals this year and the teams split six games in is Louis. The major advantage the cardinals hold is  have stolen 248 bases nearly 50 More than any one else compared to san Francisco s 126. But giant catchers Bob Brenty and sob Melvin have thrown out More runners than any other club and have held  to 14 steals in 24 attempts. Clark and Center fielder Willie Mcgee who has t started since wednesday because of a banged up hand arc both on the cardinals 24-Man playoff roster. Her log Felt he had to make them both eligible and instead will carry just eight pitchers. Mcgee a switch hitter Wilt Likely Start the first playoff game Herzog said but might be benched on tuesday because san Francisco has pencilled in left hander pave Dravecky As its game 2 starter. Mcgee hand injury particularly handicaps him when batting right handed. Herzog also gave his team an off Day monday rather than have a pro playoff workout. The giants were to practice at Busch stadium monday afternoon. I be got to be awful careful. I don1 want to play someone and have him go Down Herzog said. Well just be a Little More  Danny Cox who had lost five of six september starts sore an Ltd Jack Clark. 35 of team s 94 Home runs before beating Montreal thursday night in the game thai clinched the no East title will Start game i for St. Louis. Rick re Uschel will open far the giants who Lead the majors with a staff earned run average of 3,68. At this porn you Don t want anybody to get Hurt giants manager Roger Craig said. You want your healthy Guys to get  no one wanted that More than Jack Clark who has been injured in parts of the last four seasons. Clark was drafted by the giants As a Pitcher in 1973 and spent his first 10 years As an outfielder with san Francisco until being traded to St. Louis before the 1985 season for Dave la Point David Green Gary Rajsich and Jose Uribe. " was really looking Forward to playing against my old team and going Back to candlestick Park Clark said. Not Many Guys like to go there to play but to go sore handed Willie Mcger. 105 res arc second to Clark s 106 there for he playoffs in t bad. There arc a lot of people who were there when iwas there. I have a lot of Good memories  he never got to the postseason with the giants who this season won their first division title since 1971. The giants Haven t been in the world Serin since 1962 and Haven t won a world series since 1954, when the franchise was in new York. The cardinals arc in the playoffs for the third time in six years. They won the world series in 1982 an came within two outs of winning it again in 198$. Herzog won american league West titles with Kan Sas City m 1976, 1977 and 1978 and has guided the cardinals to three division championships. This year though was one of the toughest. We led by 1 to games when Jack Clark got Hurt and we held on Hinog said. Well have to see what happens now without  orioles owner launches shakeup of front office Baltimore a Baltimore orioles owner Edward Bennett Wil Liam on monday announced that he has fired the team s general manager Hank Peters and farm system director Tom Giordano. This is the beginning of the reorganization of the orioles front  Williams said in a Brief pit pared statement. A news conference was scheduled for later in the Day. Williams had said sunday night that he had no plans for a news con Ference or announcement. Williams named Doug Mclvin who has been serving As a special assistant to him to be the acting director of minor league operations and scouting. We shall have an announcement in the near future on our new front office Structure Williams said. Manager Cal Ripken or. And a member of his coaching staff said they had not been contacted about returning next season. Williams announcement monday made no men Tion of Ripken and his coaching staff. The orioles finished with a 66-96 re Cord third lowest Only to their Marks of 1954 54-100 and 1955 57-97. Peters 61, had two years remaining on his contract valued at More than 1200.000 annually. Wiesbaden runners retain Safe Cross country titles hell Nikon a Greece defend ing champions Mark wisc vein and Thomas Waldrop both from Wiesbaden retained their lilies monday by winning the men s open and men s masters titles in the Safe Cross country championships. Witteveen was challenged through most of the 10-Kilometer race by Alconbury s Warren Thompson but he outran inc . Rarer in the stretch to win in 29 36. Thomp son finished 22 seconds Back. Waldrop won handily Over another Wiesbaden Ita mate. Tommy Roberts. In the 40-and-Ovcr bracket covering the distance in 32 04. Continental sports conference run ners dominated the action taking two of the other three championships. Don ekr Gan who also carried the Wiesbaden col ors edged out Rhein main s Bob Linz Mcyr by 26 seconds to take the men seniors 30-39 Crown with a 11 06 clock ing Fli Iburg s Amy Bouchard capture disc women s open in 17 24. Only in the women s seniors com Peti Tion did the Csc fail to prevail. That Lille went to Catherine Dowling of a Bridge England who finished 17 seconds ahead of Kilty Al Britlon of Flor Cannes. Belgium. Dowling ran 16 44. The fir ii iwo competitors in each Divi Sion qualified for the air Force world wide championships at Pope Ash. N.c.,oct. 26-28. 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