European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday july 1988 suns sign free agent Chambers Phoenix Ariz. A Veteran Forward to Chambers of the Seattle supersonics became the first unrestricted free agent to go to another a Bateau signing a five year multimillion Dollar con tract tuesday with the Phoenix suns. The 29-year-old Chambers a seven year pro who played out his option last season after five years with the supersonics was allowed to sign with any a Bateau without his former club receiving any compensation of having the right of first refusal under terms of the league s new collective bargaining agreement. Details of Chambers contract were not announced in keeping with club policy. But suns presi Dent Jerry Colangelo said it is Safe to say Cham Bers is now Phoenix s highest paid player and one of the top salaried forwards in the league. The 6-foot-10, 230-Pound Chambers earned $956,000 last season with Seattle and reportedly Hada four year $5 million offer from the supersonics. Last Friday was the first Day for teams to sign unrestricted free agents and Chambers said his agent Howard Slusher received a Telephone Cal from suns assistant coach Paul Westphal at 12 01 . Friday asking to set up contract talks. On saturday suns head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons Paul Westphal and myself met with Howard at his Home in rolling Hills Calif Colangelo said. We started at 9 in the morning and ended about 5 o clock at night. By the end of the Day we had agreed to  they came in the door and 9ffered me a Deal. I could t refuse it Chambers said at a news Confer ence. It caught me off guard. I was prepared to talk to six or seven other teams. I was in a unique Situa Tion to be Able to pick and choose a team. I never had a Chance to talk to anybody  sonics president Bob Whitsitt said in Seattle that the supersonics negotiated with Chambers before the Aba draft last week and offered a very fair Deal but never heard a response from him or slush or to their offer. I did t want to go Back to Seattle chamber said. As far As the organization is concerned and what happened that s behind me. I want to Loo Forward and think about Phoenix now. I m going to miss Seattle but that s behind  Chambers the map of the 1987 All Star game averaged 20.4 Points and 6.0 rebounds per game for Seattle last season. In his seven year Aba career he has averaged 19.5 Points and 6.6 rebounds during regular season play and 21.6 Points in the playoffs. Qusenberry wants of try another club Kansas City to. A will Dan Quisenberry s sinker sink or stink some pitching hungry club possibly a National league contender is prob ably going to want to find out. The one time Ace of american league Relief specialists clears waivers Friday and said he Hopes to get a Chance to add to his career save total of 238. I be pitched so infrequently since theall Star break of last year said Quisen Berry who was released by the Kansa City royals monday just 39 months after signing a lifetime contract Worth possibly $40 million. When i Don t pitch much i Don t know where the Ballis  from 1980-85, the sidearm sinker Ball Pitcher was the league s top Relief specialist. But his Ball lost some velocity and zip the royals say making him particularly vulnerable to left handed hitters and he fell into disuse. He made it Clear in a news conference tuesday that he intends to pursue his career. I got to pitch a lot in Spring training audit was fun he said tuesday. My Ball was sinking. I Felt like i knew How to attack the hitters. I m not sure what i can do but believe with work i can do  will his sinker still sink effectively some team possibly in the National league where hitters Are unfamiliar with his unorthodox delivery seems Likely to give him a look see. If 1 go to another team and it does think then i deserve whatever is said about me he said. A photo Houston Catcher Craig Biggio blocks Home plate and puts tag on Montreal s Hubie Brooks who was nailed by throw from Center Field. My from Page 17 nines for his seventh consecutive Victory leading Cincinnati Over new York. Browning 8-3, struck out five walked one and hit a Batter before being re placed at the Start of the ninth inning by John Franco who allowed one hit i picking up his 11 the save. The reds took a 2-0 Lead in the first off Bob Ojeda 6-7. Kal Daniels singled stole second advanced to third on a balk and scored on Chris Sabo s double. Nick Esasky followed with a run scoring sin Gle. The mets held to Kevin Elster s single through 6% innings spoiled Browning s shutout when Darryl Strawberry doubled and scored on Kevin Mcreynolds sin Gle. Pirates 3, padres 2 san Diego Andy Van Slyke broke a 2-2 tie with a Home run in the seventh inning and Tommy Gregg hit his first major league Homer leading Pittsburgh and Bob walk to a Victory Over san Diego. Van Slyke who preserved the Lead Al from Page 17 twins 6, red sox 4 Minneapolis Gary Gaetti brought Minnesota from behind with a three run Homer in the eighth inning of Boston Relief Ace Lee Smith. With bos ton ahead 4-3, Kirby Puckett and Ken Hrbek singled with one out and Gaetti hit his 18th Home run. Gaetti also singled twice and drove in a fourth inning run As the twins won for the 21 St time in their last 30 starts. Mariners 5, tigers 4 Detroit Dave Valle s two run double keyed a three run fourth inning and Seattle handed Walt Terrell a rare defeat at Tiger stadium. Winner Steve Trout yielded three run Sand seven hits in 5% innings. Mike schooler pitched the final 1 a innings for his fourth save. Terrell allowed nine hits As his Home record dropped to 33-9. Two of the Seattle runs were unearned. After Luis Salazar homered for de troit in the first inning the mariners tied it in the third on Rey Quinones single. In the fourth Valle doubled two runs Home and Greg Briley s sacrifice Fly made it 4-1. Seattle scored what proved to be the decisive run in the sixth when Glenn Wilson singled went All the Way to third on a error by Center fielder Gary Pettis and scored on Scott Bradley s sacrifice Fly. Brewers 3, royals 1 Kansas City to. Mike Birkbeck just recalled from the minors blanked Kansas City until the ninth inning As Jef Frey Leonard s Home run helped the brew ers Triumph Over Kansas City. Birkbeck retired the first 13 royals batters before Pat Tabler singled. Leonard opened the second inning against Floyd Bannister 8-7, with his third Home run. Dale Sveum followed with a double moved up on . Sur Hoff s sacrifice and gave the Brewers a 2 0 Lead on Joey Meyer s single. Milwaukee scored its final run in the seventh on a double by Darryl Hamilton. Blue jays 4, Angels 1 Toronto Jimmy key scattered six hits in 8 innings and Rick Leach took advantage of a rare Start by getting two hit Sand scoring twice. Key lost his shutout when Dick Schofield hit his fourth Home run with one out in the eighth. In two appearances both victories since he had two Bone chips removed from his Elbow on May 4, key has Al Lowed two runs and 10 hits in 15 innings. Orioles 5, White sox 1 Chicago Rookie Jose Bautist pitched a five hitter for his first Complete game in the majors and Cal Ripke drove in three runs with a Homer and a bases loaded walk As Baltimore Defeated Chicago. Bautista making his 11th Start struck out six and did t walk a Batter. With a throw from Center Field to Home in the ninth inning hit his 13th Homer off padres starter Jimmy Jones 6-7, to put the pirates , 9-4, who had allowed Only one run in 14 innings in his two previous starts against san Diego gave up two runs in the first but then blanked the padres until he was relieved with on out and two on in the ninth. Barry Jones got the last two outs for his second save but needed Van Slyke throw Home to Nail John Kruk trying to score on Benito Santiago s one out sin , who allowed eight hits and two walks is 4-0 in his last six starts. Rom Stein grabs or. Div. Opener Hanau West Germany Ramstein topped Hanau 9-8 to grab the first Gam of the Best of five Germany seniors 13 15-year-Olds division Little league championship series wednesday. The Winner of the series advances to the european tourney at shape Bel Gium july 16-22. Ramstein s Al Carat proved to be the difference in the extra inning game Origi Nally scheduled for six. Carat led the Bottom of the ninth in Ning off with a single stole second base advanced to third on a passed Ball then scored on teammate Mike Williams ground Ball. Williams pitched the entire game for Ramstein surrendering eight runs on six hits. John Dawson took the loss after giving up the nine runs on 10 hits. Hanau committed seven errors to Ramstein s three