European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 20,19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 twins blast cards for 2-0 series Lead sports Minneapolis up Gary Garlti and Tim Launcr homered to support october Ace Bert Blyle Van sunday night positioning the Minnesota twin for one of h Iszory s most lopsided world series with an 8-4 rout of the St. Louis  put Minnesota ahead with a second inning Homer and Launcr added a 420-foot shot in the sixth giving the twins a 2-0 Edge in the Best of seven  Between Laudner s two run single helped the twins surge to a big Lead with their second consecutive fourth inning outburst. Blyleven once labelled As a Pitcher who did t like pressure improved his career postseason record to 5-0. He allowed Only two runs on six hits and struck out eight Over seven innings. Only pair of Lale inning St. Louis runs made the score close. Aiming for a 3-0 series Lead the twins plan to Send Rookie right hander los Straker. 8-10, against Veteran icily John Tudor in game 3, scheduled for tuesday night in bused stadium. It the twins maintain the Picc established Over the first two games they could emerge with the biggest rout in series history. After winning game i by 10-1,they have outscored St. Louis 18-s. Only three teams rival the domination shown by Minnesota. The 1928 Yankees dispatched the Cardi nals by scores of 4-1. 9-3, 7-3 and 7-3. In 1932. The Yankees swept the cubs j2-6, 5-2, 7-5 and 13-6. In 1937, the Yankees opened with a pair of 8-1 victories and won in five games. In four postseason games in the metro dome the twins have won by scores of b-5, 6-3, 10-1, 8-4. The last world series sweep was in 1976 when the red dispatched the Yankees. By the sixth inning the crowd of 55,257 a record to see baseball in the state of Minnesota was chant ing sweep  and no one could argue. The Only semblance of a Cardinal rally came in the sixth and seventh. Curt Ford Jose Oquindo and Tony Pena Strung singles to pull within 8-2 in the sixth but Oqwendo was thrown out trying to reach third ending the  the seventh off reliever Juan Burc Nguc Dan Driessen doubled Home Vinci Coltman from third and scored on Willie my acc s single making it 8-4. Of the 37 previous teams with a 2-0 series Lead 27have won. The 1985 cardinals and 1986 Boston red sox lost despite that initial  2 marked he first time a pair of european born pitchers met in a world series game. Blyly Vanwas born in Zisl Holland and Cox in Northampton England. Only one other native european Georg Chalmers of the 1915 Phillies has Ever started a series  is. Louis wasted a hit in each of he first two innings Minnesota took a 1-0 Lead. Will one out inthe Bottom of the second Gatti hit an 0-1 pitch 397 feet into the left Field  retired the next six cardinals setting up Minnesota s fourth inning. With one out Kirby puck Ett and Kent Hrbek singled. They advanced on a wild Pilch and Garlti walked loading the  put Randy Bush into an 0-2 Hole but made a mistake and Bush doubled Over leaping first Basem Andriessen into the right Field Corner for two run. Tom Brunansky received an intentional walk to re Load the bases and Steve Lombardozzi flied out to left Gael i holding at third. Launcr pulled the first pitch through the left Side for a two run single. Bush scored by eluding the lag of Catcher Pena with a belly slide touching the plate with his hand. Dan Gladden followed with an rib single chasing Cox in favor of Lee Tunnell. Greg Gagne greeted the reliever by looping an rib double Down the right Field see twins on Page 26 Bert Blyleven improve postseason record to 5-0. Fill ins get a taste of the real thing by Dave Goldberg the strike replacements Learned a Les son sunday. There s a big difference be tween real nil players and their stand ins. Sieve Largent and Joe Montana plus such backup quarterbacks As Gary Dan Ilson Jeff Kemp pal Ryan and Doug Lytic spent their first week Back taking advantage of playing against the fill ins. Bui even the presence of Lawrence Taylor could t prevent the new York giants fifth straight setback a 6-3 Over time loss to Buffalo in a game marked by nil standings next weekend s sched ule summaries of sunday s games on Page 22, strike s effect on potential play off ratings pig 25. 258 Yards in penalties five missed Field goal attempts and nine turnovers. It marked the worst Start Ever for a de fending super bowl Champion albeit one that needs an asterisk. For some the heroics were almost embarrassing particularly Tor Largent who almost surely would have set a new record for catches in a game had he not left Seattle s 37-14 win Over Detroit with 9 26 left in the third Quarter after catching 15 passes for 261 Yards an three touchdowns. The Only record i was concerned with was getting a win said Largent who extended his nil record of consecutive games with a reception to 143. He moved within 36 catches of becoming he league s All time career Leader and helped Kemp to 20 completions in 27 nil Roundup attempts far 344 Yards and four touch Downs. I Don t Lake any personal Joy in this Day at All said Cleveland s Danielson who completed 25 of 31 passes for 281yards and four touchdown As the Browns using nine regulars routed Cincinnati s fill in learn 34-o. It s just a team Victory. The statistics Don t really mean that  that shows what happens when you get professional football players involved in these kinds of games the Cream always rises to the top said Ken o Brien the new York jets regular quarterback after Ryan his backup led the jets to a 37-31 overtime win Over Miami. The one notable exception on the third weekend of strike football was Erik Kramer Atlanta s replacement quarterback who threw for 338 Yards and three second half touchdowns Ashe Falcons overcame a 17-0 deficit for a 24-20 Victory Over the los Angel srams who had 11 veterans Back Bui the Rule was mismatches As those veterans who reported before i . Wednesday toyed with teams whose vet Erans came Back too late to be eligible for sunday s games. Montana one of 17 regular 49ers on the Field was 31 of 39 for 334 Yards and four touchdowns including one to lighted Ron Heller which gave san Francis co a 34-28 win Over St. Louis the cardinals had 21 regular players. Flutie who was traded to new eng land by Chicago last tuesday led the patriots to a 21-7 win Over Houston completing 15 of 25 passes for 199yards and a touchdown and scrambling six times for 43  jets Ryan went 30 or 49 for 301 Yards and four touchdowns including the Winner in overtime. The Veteran John Stallworth one of six Pittsburgh regulars to play got his Stolb career reception in the stcelers21 -7 win Over the Colts. There was no Rush Back by the  Day s average attendance was about 26,500, 38 percent  were 46,813 fans at Chicago s Soldier Field where the bears lost forthe first time 19-17 to new Orleans As coach Mike Dilka alternated Quarter backs most of the second half to shuttle in  attendance at Cincinnati was 40,719 and Pittsburgh s first Home Gam of the replacement season Drew 34,627 in three Rivers stadium ending Streak of 119 consecutive Home sellouts dating to nov. 5,1972.just 8,310 watched the Lions and so Hawks in the Pontiac Silver dome double the number for the heavily pick eted strike opener two weeks ago. Atlanta Drew 15,813 for its game with the rams and the packers 16-10 overtime win Over Philadelphia Drew 35,842 at 57,000-Seal Lambrau Field. 63 More people than attended the previous week s game  jets Drew 8,249 to giants stadium the High for four replacement games for the jets and giants at 76,000 Scal giants stadium. The smallest crowd in Tampa Bay history. 20,850, watched the Bues beat Trie Vikings 20-tc, and 20,296 saw the first replacement game in Kansas City where Denver beat the chiefs 26-17. The scores Pittsburgh it India polls 7ststtte 37, Detroit 14 new York jets 37, Miami 31 of new England 21, Houston 7 Cleveland 34, Cincinnati 0 Green Bay 16. Biu Delphi 10 of new Orleans 19, Chicago j7 tamps Bay 20, Minnesota 10 Atlanta 24, los and cts Runi 10 Buffalo 6, new York glut 3 of san Diego 23, lot Angeles raiders 17 Denver 26, Kasm City 17 san Francisco 34, St. Louts 28 san Francisco Drew 38,094 to candlestick Park the smallest crowd there since 1980. Only 23.s41 fans were in the 92,516-Scai los Angeles coliseum where Elvis Patterson 75-Yard interception return with 18 seconds left gave san Diego a 23-17 win Over the raiders. Buffalo s Rich stadium which seals80,000. Was sold out for the game before the strike but Only 15,737 came for the replacement game. The Bills who accepted any refund request postmarked before Friday said 37,824 got their Money Back As of saturday. Atlanta s Kramer a Rookie from North Carolina state was t the Only replacement player to get a thrill fro what May he his last nil game. John Chirico a Reserve fullback on the jets replacement squad was on a Winner for the first time in his last 36 games. Chirico played College Ball at co Lumbia which lost 33 in a Row during his time there and the jets replace ments were 0-2 before sunday s Victory