European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports six fans spell it out while cheering the red sox to Victory sunday. Boston beat visiting Texas 7-2 tuesday night for a club record tying 21st straight Victory at Fenway Park. Botox win 21st in Row at Home by the associated press Boston with the bases loaded an none out in the first inning Boston s Mike Greenwell put the Ball into the Texas bullpen in right Center for the first grand slam of his career and the red sox went on to defeat the rangers 7-2 for their club record tying 21st consecutive Home Victory. If i were on another bal club i would t want to be coming into this Ballpark Greenwell said. We re just playing great baseball Greenwell really got us off on the right track in this one bos ton manager Joe Morgan said. It was kind of easy but i hate these games in a Way. You just wait for some Guy after a walk or two to clout one and now your six run Lead is Down to two or three. It s just not that easy asked about the 21-game win Ning Streak at Home Morgan Greenwell leaned Back grinned and said Well tomorrow is the time to break it. That s All i know about it. I m just out there trying to win a game every night. But it is Nice to have i guess. If you have a shot at it you might As Well try to get in equating the club record of 21 in a Row set in Fenway Park by the 1949 red sox Boston moved to within one of the american league Mark held by the 1931 Philadelphia athletics. The major league record for the most consecutive Home victories is 26 set by al Roundup the new York giants in 1916. Wes Gardner normally a reliever was making his seventh Start because of staff injuries. Gardner 4-0 at Home and 5-1 Overall allowed Only three hits in seven innings with Relief help from Dennis lamp in the last two innings. Gardner struck out four and walked four losing a shutout bid on Steve Buechele s 12th Homer leading off the third. The red sox nailed Down their 18th Victory in 19 starts under Morgan Early chasing Texas starter Jeff Russell 8-4, in the third inning. Wade Boggs began the first with a single to left Cen Ter. Marty Barrett singled to the same sector and Dwight Evans walked filling the bases. Greenwell looked at a Ball then hit his 18th Homer of the season increasing his league leading rib total to 88. Boston made it 5-0 in the second on singles by Jody Reed Rich gedman and Evans. Then with two out in the third Reed and gedman singled and Guy Hoffman replaced Russell and was greeted by a two run single by Boggs. In other al games tuesday tigers 1, royals 0 Kansas City to. Ray Knight s two out Pinch single in the ninth scored Pat Sheridan from second base As Detroit edged Kansas City to retain first place in the american league East. Jeff Robinson who one hit the royals last week in Detroit improved his record to 13-4 with last out re Lief help from Mike Henneman who recorded his 16th save. Robinson gave up seven hits in 8% innings. Floyd Bannister 8-9, departed in the ninth after Sheridan s single. Chet Lemon sent Sheridan to second with a single off Jeff Montgomery. Then Jerry Don Gleaton gave up the game Winner to Knight. Brewers 11, Yankees 5 Milwaukee Jeffrey Leonard doubled in three first inning runs Paul Molitor homered and Milwaukee ended a scoring drought with a 15-hit attack to beat new York. The Brewers who averaged Only 2.9 runs a game during a recent 1-7 Road trip returned Home and knocked Veteran Yankee starter Tommy John 8-4, out in the second inning. Run scoring singles by Robin Yount and Greg Brock made it 5-1 in the second before reliever Neil Allen was greeted by a vicious two run bases loaded single Back through the Box by Joey Meyer. Allen fell backwards on the Mound to avoid the liner and had to leave the game in the next inning with a bruised lower Gantner who had four hits then tripled in two runs in the third off Richard Dotson. The Brewers scored their final two runs in the seventh off Tim Stoddard on Dale Sveum s single and Molitor s sixth Homer. Blue jays 11, twins 1 Toronto Jim Clancy won for the first time since june 23 with a seven hitter and Fred Mcgriff see al on Page 22 phils Palmer Blanks cards with 1-hitter p. 22
