European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday april 26,1989 padres Hawkins top astros by inc Amici Ioctl press san Diego Andy Hawkins Wai an unlikely hero for the san Diego padres Hawkins. Lio had t pitched a shul Oul in  two years and entered the game wild a 6,75 earned run average pitched a one hitter sunday As the padres heal the Houston astros 3-0 and no Roundup completed 3 sweep of their three Gam series in san Diego. Bill Doron spoiled the no Hill twi h a Mcadoff Tingle in the seventh but was quickly erased on a double play. "1 really was t expecting a no hit Ler Aid Hawkins 2-1, who struck out five and walked three. Maybe if in had gotten mho the eighth or ninth it might have been  it was the 12th on Hiiter in padres history and the lint since Jimmy Jones beat the astros 5-0 an sept. 21,1986. No san Diego Pitcher has thrown a no hit Ter. Hawkins 23, was plagued by shoulder problems last season and finished with a 3-10 record and 105 Era. But he was in Complete control sunday not allowing a Houston runner past second base. I had the rocking effect on the hit Ter Hawkins said. I was going in and out so they could t sit on one  the astros who have lost 10 in a Row at Jack Murphy stadium scored Only one run against the padres in the three game series. When you score one run in a series and have one hit in a Day you have to give their pitching credit Houston manager Hal Lanier said. We were hit Ling Good coming in Here but that s what Good pitching does to Good  the padres look a to Lead in the fifth on Rookie Roberto Alomar s rib single off starter Jim Deshaies 1-2, san Diego made it 5-0 til the eighth of an rib triple by Marvell Wynne and a. Run scor ing bunt single by Benilo Santiago. In other games sunday Pirato 4, cubs 7 Pittsburgh Darnell Coles hit a tie breaking single and Rafael Belliard followed with a run scoring triple in die fourth inning As streaking Pittsburgh completed a three game sweep at three Rivers stadium. Bob walk. A i held the cubs to two runs on six hits Over 6� innings As the pirates won for the i lib Lime in 13 games including five of six against he cubs. The pirates who arc leading the no East by two games Are 8-1 Al Home this season. With the score tied 2-2 in the fourth Sid Bream hit a pop Fly double and coi followed with an rib single. After Staner Rick Sutcliffe 1-2, was called for a balk Belliard tripled Over the head of Center fielder Dave Martinez. Cardinals 5, met 4 St. Louis Willie Mcgee singled through a drawn in infield to snap a lie in the seventh inning As St. Louis beat visiting new York for the first Lime in six games this season. Bob Homer i sacrifice Fly and Tom Brunansky s rib Tingle capped a three ran rally that gave St. Louis a 5-2 Lead in the seventh. Howard Johnson hit a two out two run Homer in the Ninilo off starter Danny Cox but reliever Todd Worrell came in and got Mackey Sasser to Fly out to end the game. Worrell picked up his fourth save. Cox 2-2, allowed none hits truck out two and walked none. Braces 4, it Del Dale Murphy broke out of a slump with three bit As Atlanta snapped a 28 inning scoring drought and won its first Home game of the season after nine de menu. The braves ended their decor chess Streak in the first inning when Ron Gant doubled and scared on Murphy s single. Rookie Pete Smith i-1, picked up the Jordan s 46 Power Chicago past be is into no. 3 seed by the associated press Chicago Michael Jordan the Aba s leading scorer far the second straight season scored 46 Points sunday As the Chicago bulls held off the Boston celtics 115-108 in the regular season finale tar the teams. Jordan hit two baskets in the final 1 29 As the bulls held off a Boston team manned primarily by reserves. With Boston reserves Artis Gilmore and Fred Roberts combining for 15 fourth Quarter Points the celtics Cut a 94-82 bulk Lead to 106-103 with 2 39 remaining. Sam Vincent s three Point play rebuilt inc margin to six and after a jumper by Danny Ainge Jordan hit a Layup and a id cooler to make in 113-106 with s3 seconds to go. With Jordan leading he scoring for the blast time in 82 games the bulls won their 50th game for Only the fifth Lime in the 22-year history of the franchise and the first Lime since 19 74. The Victory gave the bulls the no. 3 seeding in the Eastern conference ahead of Allan la. Chicago opens the playoffs at Home thursday night against Cleveland. The celtics who got 20 Points from Ainge played without Forward Larry Bird in Boston nursing an injury to his left ankle and with Forward Kevin Mchale resting on the Bench. Mavericks 119, spurs 109 san Antonio Texas Roy tar pacy had 21 Points and 13 rebounds and Mark Aguirre scared 25 Points As Dallas Defeated san Antonio. The Victory earned the Mavericks the no. 3 seed in the Western conference s playoffs. Dallas and Portland lied for the Aba Roundup third Busl record at 53-29, but the Mav cricks got the higher seed by winning three of five pres against the Trail blazers. The Mavericks Host thursday night s playoff opener against the sixth seeded Houston rockets. The spurs arc the no. & seed and will travel to Las Angeles to play the lakers in the first round. Greg Anderson scored 26 Points and Mike Mitchell finished with 24 to Lead the spurs. Liken 136. Warriors 100 los anoles Byron Scott scored 15 Points As the los Angeles Lak ers opened a 20-3 Lead and they went on to Bury Golden state. The later built a 17-Poim Lead in the open ing 5 12 of the game and pushed the margin to 72-44 by halftime. Reserve Tony Campbell who led the lakers with 28 Points had 11 in the second period. Scott who played Little in the second half finished with 20 Points. Chris Mullin had 26 Points Ben Mcdonald 21 and Tellis Frank 19 for the warriors one of just seven teams in the 13-Lcam league thai failed to make the playoffs. Pistons is 76tr 118 pont1ac, Mich. Isiah Thomas had 25 Points and 14 assists and Joe do Man added 24 Points leading Detroit Over Philadelphia. The Piston the Central division champions finished the regular season 54-28 and will play the Washington bul lets in the first round of inc playoffs be win. He allowed five Hiu struck out two and walked two before giving Way to re Liever Bruce Sutler in inc seventh. After Sutler pitched iwo Willess innings Paul Assenmacher got the final three outs to pick up his second save. Expo 3, poll Len i Philadelphia Mike Fitzge Rald s rib single in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tic and Dennis Martinez allowed five hits Over 7vi innings at Montreal downed Philadelphia. After Tim Wallach opened he eighth with a double Kent Tekulve relieved Phillies starter Don Carman 2-2. Wal Lach went to third an Andres Galarraga s groundnut and scored on Fitzgerald s single to right. Martinet 3-2, allowed one canned run struck out three and did not walk a Bat Ter before being relieved by Tim Burke with a Man on second and one out in the eighth. Burke struck out Phil Bradley and got Juan Samuel on a pop up to end the inning then finished the game for his third save. Dodgers 4, glints 0 san Francisco Mike Scioscia drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Fernando Valenzuela allowed five hits in 1 a innings As the dodgers beat the giants in san Francisco. Valen uefa 2-2, struck out three and walked three before getting Relief from Jay Hovel ill two outs and the base loaded in the eighth. Howell struck out Pinch Hitler will Clark a end the inning and finished the game in pick up his rim save. Scioscia Mem 2-fom to raise his Bat Ling average to .474. The los Angeles Catcher also preserved the shutout by blocking the plate and lagging out Jose Uribe As he tried to score in the fifth. Ginning thursday night at the Pontiac Silver Doc. The 76en, 3m6, failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first Lime in 13 years. Charles Berkley had 36 Points and is rebounds to Lead Philadelphia. Bocketil27,Sonj 119 Houston Akeem Olajuwon had 26 Points and 18 rebounds and Rodney Mccray keyed a third Quarter surge leading Houston Over Phoenix the rockets who will meet the Dallas Maverick thursday night at Dallas re Union Arena in the Fin game of a first round Ida playoff series ended the Reg ular season by snapping a three game losing Streak the suns finished with their Sci Celii straight Road loss and ended the season with a 28-34 record.  109, Cuppen 100 los Angeles Michael Cage grabbed a career High so rebounds to win the Aba rebounding title by .028 per game Over Chicago s Charles Oakley but Seattle Defeated the los Angeles clippers in the regular season finale for Brih teams. Cage a 6-fool-9 Power Forward who had 16 rebound in he second half led Oakley Only one other Lime All season after a 21 rebound performance list wednesday night against the Utah jazz. Bui on Friday night Oakley had 35 rebounds. Uie highest in the Aba in the 1980$, and 21 on sunday to regain the Lead. Cage who needed 28 sunday to tie Oakley with an average of a tacitly 13 re Bounds per game got his 29th when he pulled Down a missed in footer by be Date to breast with 1 52 left. Run Schoene and Tom Chambers had 20 Points each for Seattle which meets Denver in the first round of the playoffs. Novice Heads . Qualifiers in Marathon Jersey City. No. Not the United states men s olympic Marathon learn was determined sunday on a Chilly Windy afternoon during which i of racers competed for three spots on the team going to Seoul South Korea and 195,000 in prize Money. In a filling commentary on he current stale of american mar Al Honing Only one of the first three is Well known for his exploits at the 26-mile, 385-Yard distance and he finished third. The Winner was Mark Conover of san Luis Obispo calif., a for Mer division ii track and Cross country Champion but a virtual Novice marathoner. Before he finished in 2 hours 12 minutes 26 seconds Over a. Hilly twisting course in Hudson county he had competed in just one other mar athon the California International in december 1987, in which he finished third nearly Jit Minuen slower than he ran sunday. Second place went to de eyes Lone the 26-year-old husband of a former miss Utah whose mar athon resume is Only slightly longer that Conover a were it not for Pete of Iunger s dramatic charge past Paul compers in the 23rd mile to claim the third and final position on the team All three olympians would have been relative unknowns. Pfitzinger 30, of Wellesley mass., was the top Fin Isher at the 19b4 trials by one second and went on to finish Ullh in the los Angeles olympics