European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 8,1988 the stars and stripes Paga 23 red sox spoil Martin s return steaming yanks Pilot vows of sue umpires by the associated Prejs new York the pc game controversy at Yan Kee stadium monday night was nothing compared to manager Billy Martin s pos game pronouncement. Martin s tumultuous return from a three game sus pension was spoiled by Mike Grcen will s Homer and two run double As the hos Lon red son beat the new York Yankees 3-2. The game was overshadowed by the turmoil sur rounding Martin who As a result of throwing Din at Umpire Dale Scott in Oakland last monday was under threat of ejection by the umpires if he came out of the dugout to argue. After the game a Seething Martin said he planned to sue the umpires association and its general counsel Al Roundup Richie Phillips the first amendment allows for Freedom of speech Martin said. In Russia you can gag somebody but i won t be gagged. Or. Phillips will be hearing from my lawyer in the  Martin said before the game he would not come outs As not to pit the fans against the umpires and he kept his word. There was Only one close Call against the Yankees. With runners on first and third and two out in the sixth Gary Ward hit a slow roller to third and Wade Boggs throw beat the sliding Ward by inches. " thought the Umpire was right on that play. But 1 wanted to come out and talk to my pitchers and did to Martin said. I wanted to pitch around Green Well in the fifth but did t get the  Martin did not argue the Call on Ward by first base Umpire Mark Johnson but was seen retreating into the runway behind the Yankees dugout. They have no right to Tell me How to do my Job Martin said. It s a War but it s a Good thing there Are no dead bodies. There will be some dead egos  Greenw Cal gave Boston a 3-2 Lead in the fifth when he hit his seventh Homer off Neil Allen 2-1. After allowing two runs on three Hils in the first inning Bruce Hunt settled Down and finished with a five hitter through eight innings. Hurst who struck out six improved to 7-3, Lee Smith got the last three outs for his seventh save. I was t Loose at the Start Hurst said. I was aware of what was going on but was t thinking about  Jack Clark walked to Lead off the Bottom of the ninth and Dave Winfield singled him to third before Smith got Mike Pagliarulo to Fly out and Jose Cruz to ground out. Boston tied the score 2-2 in the third on arc Cowell s two run double. Marty Barrett led off with a single and advanced to third on Ellis Burks double. Rickey Henderson led off the Yankees first with a walk and Willie Randolph followed with a perfect bunt Down the third base line. Jay Buhner and Jack Clark followed with run scoring singles. Royals 2, athletics 0 Kansas City to. Frank White singled Home two runs in the second inning and late replacement Steve fair pitched six innings As Kansas cily blanked Oakland. Farr 2-0, starting for the ailing Floyd Bannister had new York manager Billy Martin., Post game tirade overshadows game four strikeouts and allowed six hits for his first Victory As a starter since sept. 6,1985, Jeff Montgomery pitched 1 �1 innings of one hit Ball and Jeny Don Cleaton got inc last four outs for his second save As Kansas City which stretched its win Ning Streak to a season High five finished with an  Ontiveros 3-3, entered the game with a 3-1 lifetime record against the royals and allowed Only five Hils. The a a shut out for the third time this year hit several line shots straight at people and failed to score after loading the bases with none out in the sixth. Orioles 5, tigers 2 Baltimore Cal Ripken broke out of a month Long slump with four hits including a three run Homer Ana scored three runs As Baltimore beat Detroit. Larry sheets had three hits and drove in two runs in helping the orioles to just their second memorial Sla drum Victory Over the tigers in the last three seasons. Ripken had gone 14 for s9 since May 9, dropping his average from .316 to .239, but he got three singles and the Home run off Jack Morris 5-7. Ripken s Homer was the first by an Oriole with More than one Man on base since Terry Kennedy hit a three run Homer in Detroit last sept. 30. All three Baltimore runs m the third were unearned because of a Fielding error at first by Ray Knight. After Bill Ripken singled to Center and stole second Joe ors Uduc was Safe on Knight s error. Fred Lynn fouled out but cat Ripken then homered. Sci Ballard 2-2, gave up single runs in the third and fifth but never trailed after Ripken s Home run his i oth of the season made it 3-1 in the third. Ranger 6, Angels 4 Arlington Texas Oddie Mcdowell had a pair of hits drove in two runs and stole two bases As Texas downed California. Jose Guzman 6-4, allowed eight hits and struck out eight in pitching his fourth Complete game. He Over came three errors and several mental mistakes by teammates As Texas sent the Angels  12th de feat in 15 games. Willie Fraser 4-5, allowed seven Hils and six runs in Fri innings. Twins 9, White sox 4 Chicago Tim Launcr homered twice and Kirby Puckett drove in three runs with a two run Homer and tic breaking double As Minnesota Defeated Chicago. Dan Gladden doubled to open the seventh against reliever Bill Long 1-2, and scored on a tickets s double to give the twins a 5-4 Lead. Puckett scored on a single by Pinch Hitler John Moses. Launcr hit his sixth Homer in the second inning and homered again to Lead off the eighth. Moses hit a two run Homer his first in the ninth. Juan Bare Nguc 6-3, the second of three Minnesota pitchers allowed no hits and struck out four in 2 a innings. Jef Tacardon worked the ninth. Indians 6, Blue jays 3 Cleveland Cory Snyder broke a tie with the Only hit during a four run sixth inning As Cleveland snapped Toronto s six game winning Streak. Brook Jacoby had three hits and drove in two runs for the indians who scored two runs in the sixth on balks by Mark Eichhorn and another on a bases loaded hit batsman. Mike Flanagan 5-4, walked Jacoby and Ron Kittle with one out in the sixth and Snyder doubled Down inc left Field line to score Jacoby. Eichom relieved and intentionally walked Pinch Hitler Mel Hall to Load the bases. Eichhorn hit Ron Washington with a pitch to Force in a run and one out later Eichorn committed balks on consecutive pitches scoring two More runs. John fan Ell 6-3, allowed nine Hils in i i innings. Doug Jones finished and allowed a ninth inning Homer to Nelson Liriano the first Homer off Jones in 84 innings since last july 24. Mariners 2, Brewers 0 Seattle Jim Snyder s managerial debut with Seattle was a resounding Success. Starter Scott Bank cad and relievers Mike Jackson and Mike Moore combined far the first mariners shutout of the year in a 2-0 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers. The mariners Are the last major league club to hold an opponent scoreless this season. It was a great win and a shutout at ," said Snyder who was named mariners interim manager after Dick Williams became the fourth major league managerial casualty of the season monday. Snyder managed 14 years in the minor leagues but made his initial major league appearance monday. Bank cad 1-2, was perfect through three innings before yielding a Ica duet single to Paul Molitor in inc fourth. The mariners starter struck out six and walked one before giving Way to reliever Jackson with Rob Deer on first base and no outs in the seventh inning. Jackson retired the Side in the seventh and eighth innings and Moore worked the ninth for his second career save and first since aug. 4, 1986. Moore was moved to the bullpen last week after being a starter his entire six year career with Seattle. Williams from Page 21 been fired Balderson said. Williams wife Norma was with him when the two men arrived Argyros said. Dick was absolutely first class a gyros said. He was a real professional All the Way. I Don t think in this game there arc any  Snyder joined the mariners As first base coach this season after spending 1987 in the same Post with the Chicago cubs. He had been with the cubs since 1982 in a player development Rote. Before that he spent 14 seasons As a minor league manager in the Cincinnati and Philadelphia organizations. He also was an infielder with the Minnesota twins from 1961-63. We All knew something was Immi nent Snyder said. When you Don t win you lose managers. Dick Williams had his Way of doing things. I la do things the Jim Snyder Way. I be managed before and i Nave my ideas " he said. I be always been an a Gres Sivc Type manager. I be always to cd to Force the  Williams said Al the end of last season he would retire at the end of this season. He did not ask for an Extension of his original three year contract with Argy Ros and the mariners did not offer him one. He said during Spring training this year he hoped to remain in major league baseball As either a general manager or a television commentator. Williams became the sixth manager in the mariners history on May 9, 1986, after Chuck Cottier was fired when the mariners got off to a 9-19 Start. Under Williams the mariners went ss-75 the rest of that season. Last season the mariners were 78-84, their Best record Ever and finished fourth in the Al West. Williams became the mariners Man Ager less than three months after he quit As manager of the san Diego padres in a squabble with the front office. Asked in 1986 Why he would leave retirement to manage the mariners a club that had never had a winning season be referred to his $250,000-a-Scason contract and replied you can never gel  Williams said this season the mariners failed to live up to their potential an that he would i be surprised if he was  began his 21-year big league managing career in Boston in 1967, guid ing inc red sox into the world series that season. He managed Oakland to world championships in 1972 and 1973, and also managed California and Montreal. He guided san Diego into the 1984 worlds cries. He was fired from his managerial jobs in Boston California and Montreal. Al though he officially quit in san Diego the padres front office made it Clear it did t want him Back and was Happy when he resigned