European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday. June 2. 198b padres pick Benes first in draft by Ronald Blum new York. A Pitcher Andy denes of the University of Evansville was chosen by the san Diego padres wednes Day As the ton pick in baseball s Amateur draft and one handed Pitcher Jim Abbott of m Whigan was the eighth pick. Hancs a 6-foot-5 right hander was 16 3 with a 1.41 car cd run average for Evansville with 187 strikeouts and 36 walks in 146 innings. The Cleveland indians picking Sec Ond took Mark Lewis a shortstop from Hamilton. Ohio High school. Lewis bal led .598 this season in 27 games. He had 13 homers and 63 runs batted , picking third went for Steve a cry. A left handed Pitcher from Ken Nedy High school in Taylor mich., who struck out 81 in 35 innings. Baltimore then chose Auburn right hander Gregg Olson who was 7-3 with 10 saves a 2721 Era and 113 strikeouts in 72  dodgers used the fifth pick to Lake Bill acne a right handed Pitcher from los Angeles state Texas picking sixth took Monty Fariss. A shortstop from Oklahoma slate. Houston look outfielder Willie Ansley from Plainview Tsas High school and the California Angels using the eighth pick chose , the Sullivan award Winner was 9-3 in 11 games this season that s great. I m really Happy a Bott said from his Home in Flint. Mich., when reached by the associated press and told he was the eighth pick. Eighteen of the 26 first round players came from College teams and 14 were  California look Abbott the Chi Cago cubs selected to Griffin of Georgia tech whose game winning Homer beat Cuba in the 1987 pan american games. No a the Chicago White sox picked Robin Ventura the Oklahoma slate third baseman who in i9b7 set an inca record with a 58-Gamc hitting Streak. The rest of the first round looked like this the Philadelphia Phillies look left handed Pitcher pal Combs from Bayl Orwith the i Ith pick. Boston used the 12ih pick for left handed Pitcher Tom Fischer of Wisconsin. Pittsburgh took shortstop Austin Manahan of horizon High school in Phoenix ariz., with the 13th pick. Seattle picking 14th, took first baseman Tino Martinet of Tampa Fla. San fran Cisco selected 1 sch and took Royce Clay ton a shortstop from St. Bernard High school in Inglewood Calif. Oakland in the the 16th spot selected Catcher third baseman Stan Royer of Eastern Illinois. Cleveland came away with Charles Nagy a right handed Pitcher from Connecticut with the i7lh pick. Kansas City drafted in the 18th spot and took Hugh Walker an outfielder from Jacksonville ark., High school. Mon Treal grabbed right handed Pitcher Dav Wainhouse of Washington state with the 19th pick. Minnesota used the 20th pick 10 get Johnny Ard. A right handed Pitcher from Mani Ilce Fla. Junior College. The new York acts took fight handed Pitcher Dave Proctor of Allen county kan., Community College with the 21st pick. St. Louis took right handed Pitcher John Ericks of Illinois with the22nd pick. St. Louis selected Brad Duvall a right handed Pitcher from Virgina tech in the 23rd spot. Milwaukee used the 24lh pick for right handed Pitcher Alex Fernandez of Pace High school in Miami. And Toronto took de Sprague. A third baseman from Stanford Wilh the 25lh  final selection of the first round was first baseman Ricco Brogna of Watertown conn., High school. He was drafted by the Detroit tigers. Rookie Pico Blanks reds 1 Day after joining cubs by the associated press Chicago Jeff Pico tailed up from Iowa 24 hours earlier pitched a four hit shutout in i major league debut tuesday 10 Jive the Chicago cubs a 4-0 Victory Over the Cincinnati reds. I was nervous this is happiness i m thrilled babbled the 22-year-old right hinder who did t walk a Batter no Roundup struck out six and faced Only two Bat ters Over the minimum. Yes i m a Little  so were the reds who suffered their fourth straight defeat. Paul o Neill doubled with one put in the fifth and was stranded at third. Dave Collins singled in the filth but was erased in a double play. Kal Daniels singled off the right Field Wall in the seventh and was Cut Down stealing and Collins doubled with one out in the eighth for the final hit. That s the Best i be pitched All sea son said Pico who had a 5-2 record at Iowa with a 2.24 car cd run aver age. Being excited helped carry me through and getting those runs Early  Andre Dawson s Lith Home run in the first inning gave Pico the Lead and the cubs added two More runs in the second on a double by Mark Grace a single by Vance Law and a double by Shawon Dunston who had three hits and singled Home an insurance run in the eighth inn ing. When we had a 3-0 Lead i told my self this is not the time to get behind the hitters said Pico. I m not a Power Pitcher i need Good control. Itry to hit the spots. I mixed up my pitches Well and tried to keep every thing  in other no action tuesday cardinals 9, astros 7 Houston Ozzie Smith hit his first Home run since the 1985 National league playoffs a three run shot that highlighted a five run fourth inning and St. Louis held on to defeat hous ton. The cardinals first six runs were unearned the result of three Houston errors As St. Louis ended the career High six game winning Streak of previously unbeaten Bob Knapp or 6-1. Smith whose last Home run was his dramatic three run ninth inning shot off the los Angeles dodgers Tom Niedenfuer in game 5 of the no playoffs hit Knepper s pitch Over the left Field be Praio cardinals Ozzle Smith. 1st Homer since 85 Fence after the cardinals took a 3-2 Lead on a two out throwing error by third baseman Chuck Jackson that Al Lowed two runs to score. Tom Brunansky who has hit in 16 straight games hit his seventh Homer off Joaquin Andujar in the ninth for the cardinals final run. Andujar was ejected after an inside pitch to Tony Pena that triggered a scouting match Between the two players. Acts a dodgers 4 new York Rookie Kevin Elster hit a two out Homer off Alejan Dro Pena in the ill inning to give new York a Victor Over los Angeles the wets fifth Triumph in As Many meetings with the dodgers this season. It was the fourth Homer of the sea son for Elster who did not Start the game. Kirk Gibson had tied the score 2-2with a Lendolt Someroff Dwight Good in in the ninth and los Angeles took a 4-2 Lead in the top of the 10th but the mets tied it in their half of the inning on rib singles by Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez off Jay Howell. Pena relieved and pitched out of trouble. The Victory went to Randy Myers 3-0, who pitched one inning of hit less Relief. Gooden gave up the four runs and seven hits m 9 to innings. It marked the first time to Odin had pitched int extra innings in regular season play. Glante 9, expos 1 Montreal Robby Thomspon capped a four run sixth inning Wilh a three run Homer his first of the sea son and Rick reuse Hel pitched seven innings for his seventh Victory As san Francisco broke a four game losing Streak by defeating Montreal. Reuse Hel 7-3, who has More career victories 23 against Montre Althan any other club allowed eight hit and lost his shutout bid in the seventh when Graig Nettles drove in a ran with a Pinch single and Tim Raines hit a sacrifice Fly. Don Robinson pitched the last two innings for san Francisco. Braves 11, pirates i Atlanta Rookie Tom Glavic allowed four hits in eight innings Dion James Bruce Benedict and Gerald Perry had two run singles and Ron cant homered As Atlanta dubbed Pittsburgh. Glavic 2-6, who has not pitched Complete game in 20 major league starts walked three and struck out twas the braves halted Pittsburgh s three game winning Streak. Atlanta tagged Mike Dunne 3-3, for six runs and seven hits in i i innings. Glavic lost his shutout bid in the fourth when Jose Lind singled stole second and scored on Bobby Bonilla s single. It was Bonilla s 43rd rib of the year tops in he National league. Padres 8, Phillies 0 Philadelphia Andy Hawkins pitched a four Hitler and Marvell Wynne had four hits three of which started scoring innings As san Diego snapped Philadelphia s four game win Ning Streak. Hawkins struck out two and walked two in pitching his second shutout of the season. Loser David a Ajmer gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings. San Diego took a 1-0 Lead in the first inning on a Lead off double by Wynne Roberto Alomar s sacrifice and a Sacri fice Fly by Tony Gwynn who drove i three runs. The padres made it 3-0 in the third As the first four batters reached Palmer for hits Starling with a single by Wynne. Gwynn had an rib double. Wynne opened san Diego s iwo Nin fifth Wilh another single and had an rib double in the eighth. Al from Page 17 in the 10th before walking two batters and Steve fair finished for his third save. Dan Schalz Der 0-2, took the loss. Yankees 5, athletics 0oakland, Calif. Nyji alien pitched three hit Ball Over nine innings after taking Over for new York starter Al loiter who threw Only one pitch As the Yankees snapped Oakland s six game winning Streak. Allen. 2-0, relieved Leiter after Carney Lansford lined a Ball Oit the Rookie left hander s pitching Arm for an infield sin Gle. Leiter went to a Hospital for a rays which were negative. Allen under baseball rules was credited Wilh a shutout because he entered the game before an out was recorded. His last shut out was july 20,1986, while Wilh the Chi Cago White sox against the Yankees. Allen the right handed reliever who formerly was a starter retired the first 19 batters he faced before Jose Canseco bounced a single up the Middle with on out in the seventh. Ron Hassey singled in inc eighth. Allen struck out five and walked none. The a a Wilh the Best record in base Ball were shut out for Only the second time this season. John Candelarin of the Yankees blanked them with a iwo hitter on May 22 in new York. Orioles 12, mariners 5 Seattle Cal Ripken Fred Lynn and Rene Gonzales homered in the Sev i Cath inning As Baltimore got a season High 16 hits to beat Seattle. Larry sheets had three doubles and a single and Joe Orsulak had four hits for the orioles who entered the game with a .214 Balling average the lowest in the  sox 4, Angela 3 Anaheim Calif. Mike Smithson shut out California for seven innings i Boston nipped he Angels. Smithson 1-1, making Only his second Start of the season gave up five hits. He walked none and struck out three in winning his first Ducci Sion since june 23, 1987, while with Minnesota. Acc Smith relieved to Start the eighth. And the Angels scored three times.  Johnny Ray and Wally Joyner \ led off with singles for the first run and a error by Spike Owen allowed Ray to score