European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday August 19,1988 baseball notes cubs snap reds Streak by the associated press Streak Chicago beat Cincinnati 5-0 wednes Day to snap the reds three game win Ning Streak. The reds longest winning Streak this season is four games twice Bruce Hurst won his fifth consecutive decision wednesday As Bosto beat Seattle 7-2. Hurst 14-4 won for the 10th time in 11 decisions at Fenway Park this season. Stats Carlton Fisk hit a pair of homers drove in three runs and May have tie the Al record for most games caught leading Chicago past Toronto 5-1 wednesday night. Fisk caught his1,805th game. Rick Ferrell caught 1,805 games according to the baseball encyclopedia but 1,806 according to the Elias sports Bureau and the sporting news record Book. It waste 22nd time in his career Fisk hit two Home runs in one game and the second this season. He did it april 19 at Seattle. Fisk moved second place of the White sox All time Home run list with 155. Harold Baines has 172.swings the St. Louis cardinals have Bee shut out 15 times this season the major league High. The cards were shut out four times last season and weren t blanked for the first time unti aug. 12. Sluggers Jose Canseco and Mark Mcgwire homered in the same game for the seventh time this season As Oakland beat Baltimore 10-4 wednesday night. The athletics Are unbeaten when both have homered. The athletics Are 18-0 in games in which Dave Henderson has hit a Home run. Slumps the Detroit tigers leaders in theal East have lost five of their last six games dropping to 17-17 since theall Star break. They were swept by Minnesota in a three game series at Home for the first time this  Rick Sutcliffe pitched a four hitter for his 15th career shutout wednes Day As Chicago beat Cincinnati 5-0 Rick Reuschel beat the new York mets 4-0 on a two hitter wednesday for his 26th career  since june 20, Montreal starters have gone 22-12 and everyone but Brian Holman has a winning record. Holman who was brought up from the expos triple a club in Indianapolis june 25, is 2-5. In his past six games he has lost four and won one. Starts Dave Lapoint allowed three hits Over seven innings in his Pittsburgh debut As the pirates beat Atlanta 2-1wednesday night. Lapoint won his last three decisions with the White sex before being traded for Relief Pitcher Barry Jones last saturday. Status Cincinnati first baseman Leon Dur Ham who has missed a month while heis treated for substance abuse says he Hopes to join the reds within 10 Days. But the reds say it May not be that soon. Reds general manager Murray Cook said the decision on Durham return is up to doctors and baseball commissioner Peter  Cincinnati right hander Jose Rij was to miss his scheduled Start Friday because of continued soreness in his right Elbow. Rijo threw on the Side wednesday and Felt pain. His Star last sunday against Atlanta was Cut Short to two innings because Rijo was bothered by tendinitis in the Elbow. Twins Complete sweep in Detroit no from Page 21 Cannati. Cincinnati starter Jack Armstrong 2 6, allowed four runs in just 1 2-3 innings. The Rookie has failed to last five innings in each of his last three starts yielding 13 runs in 9 2-3 innings. Sutcliffe 10-10, allowed three singles and a double in his team leading ninth Complete game in 23 starts. Pirates 2, braves 1 Pittsburgh Dave Lapoint Al Lowed three hits Over seven innings in his Pittsburgh debut and Jose Lind and Tom Prince drove in runs following at Lanta errors As the pirates beat the braves. Lapoint retired 11 consecutive Bat ters at one Point. He struck put two and walked none while throwing just 71 pitches in beating Atlanta for just the second time in seven career decisions. Jeff Robinson pitched the eighth an Jim Gott the ninth for his 22nd save As the pirates won for the fourth time in five games and sent the braves to their eighth defeat in 11 games. Gott s save total represents the most by a pirate since Kent Tekulve saved 31 in 1979. Padres 4, expos 2 san Diego Tony Gwynn took Over the National league batting Lead wednesday night As he went 2 for 4 an drove in two runs and Dennis Rasmus sen won his fifth straight decision As san Diego beat Montreal. It was the 11th multiple hit game inthe last 15 for Gwynn who has raised his average to .321 from a Low Point of .246on july 2. Gerald Perry of Atlanta also has a .321 average but Gwynn rank slightly higher when the averages Are extended an extra Decimal Point. Rasmussen 12-7, won his fifth straight decision with Relief help from Mark Davis who earned his 21st  worked 6 2-3 innings allow ing four hits before leaving the game with a strained right hamstring. Davis finished allowing one hit. By the associated press Detroit Allan Anderson won his fifth straight decision and Dan Gladden hit a two run Homer As the Minnesota twins beat the Detroit tigers 2-1 wednesday and completed a sweep of their three game series. The twins Defeated Detroit for the seventh straight time this season and have outscored the tigers 43-18. The tigers leaders in the american league East have lost five of their Las six games dropping to 17-17 since the All Star break. They were swept in Athree game series at Home for the first time this year. Anderson 11-7, allowed six hits in eight innings walked two and struck out one beating Doyle Alexander for the second time. Anderson lowered his earned run average to 2.66, third lowest in the Al. Jeff Reardon worked the ninth to earn his 32nd save and second in As Many games. Alexander 11-8, who had been unbeaten in his previous seven games at Tiger stadium gave up eight hits in 8 /3 innings striking out eight and walking three. Anderson made two Superb defensive plays to Start double plays. In the third he made a diving catch of a popped up bunt by Gary Pettis and wheeled to Dou ble Heath off first. In the sixth he started a double play on Chet Lemon s shot Back to the Mound. With two out in the Detroit fifth Heath hit a 3-2 pitch into the second deck in right for his fifth Home run. Al Newman hit a two out single in the twins seventh and came around when Gladden hit a 1-2 pitch for his eighth Home run a shot just Over the screen at the 365-foot sign in left Field. In other Al games wednesday red sox 7, mariners 2 Boston Bruce Hurst won his fifth consecutive decision and Rich ged Man and Ellis Burks homered wednes Day night leading Boston Over Seattle. Boston moved to within 2 games of first place Detroit in the american league East. Hurst 14-4, won for the Joth time in11 decisions at Fenway Park this season. He allowed eight hits in 5 a innings. Bob Stanley followed for 2% innings and Lee Smith struck out the Side in the ninth. Yankees 11, Angels 7 new York Rickey Henderson and Dave Winfield had four hits an three Bis apiece to Lead new York Over California. White sox 5, Blue jays 1 Chicago Carlton Fisk hit a pair of homers drove in three runs and May have tied the american league record for most games caught leading Chicago past Toronto. Fisk caught his 1,805th game. Rick Ferrell caught 1,805 games according to the baseball encyclopedia but 1,806 according to the Elias sports Bureau and Roundup a Dan Gladden hits 2-run Homer the sporting news record , Fisk hit his 12th Home run with two outs in the second hit another Homer with two outs in the sixth and walked with the bases loaded in the eighth. It was the 22nd time in his career that Fisk has hit two Home runs in game and the second time this season the first coming april 19 at  moved into second place on the White sox All time Home run list with155. Harold Baines has 172. Jerry remiss 9-7, allowed seven hits i seven innings. Steve Rosenberg got four outs in order for his first major league save. Royals 9, rangers 6kansas City to. Danny Tarta Bull doubled tripled and drove in three runs leading Kansas City Over  Montgomery 6-2, pitched 2% innings in Relief of Floyd Bannister. Jamie Arr got two outs for his 14th save. Jose Guzman 10-10, gave up six hit Sand seven runs in 4 /3 innings. Athletics 10, orioles 4baltimore Jose Canseco and Mark Mcgwire homered in the Sam game for the seventh time this season As Oakland beat , which is unbeaten when both have homered had 11 hits eight for extra bases. The athletics overcame a 3 2 deficit with a five run  pitchers walked 10 batters the third time this season orioles pitch ers have walked 10 or More. Indians 11, Brewers 7cleveland Joe Carter hit two Solo Home runs to break out of a 5-for-40slump and Cory Snyder homered As Cleveland beat Milwaukee for its third straight Victory. 20th season to be Abdul Jabbar s last los Angeles a Kareem Abdul Jabbar said wednesday he will play one More season his 20th in the Aba before entering the entertainment Industry full time. Abdul Jabbar announced during a news conference that he has signed an agreement with Talent agent Arnold Rifkin of triad artists inc., to represent him in All entertainment Fields. Abdul Jabbar is under contract to play the 1988-89 season with the two time defending Aba Champion lakers. A Home Box office special hosted by actor Bruce Willis will incorporate film of Abdul Jabbar s career and of his final season. It is scheduled to be aired soon after the lakers conclude play next Spring. Abdul Jabbar also has optioned bloods a Book of12 Short stories written by Wallace Terry about the experiences of Black soldiers in Vietnam. It will reproduced either As a motion picture or a to special. The 7-foot-2 Center also plans a diary Type boo detailing his final season. The Book is scheduled to be published in autumn 1989. Abdul Jabbar will continue to devote time toward combating illiteracy Rifkin said. This will be my last year in pro basketball an when it s Over i will look Forward to making a Quick and effortless transition to the entertainment Indus try Abdul Jabbar said at the news conference. That will be my  Abdul Jabbar said working in the entertainment Industry is something i be not done As a living but it s something that s been interesting to  his lawyer Leonard Armato said the decision to sign with Rifkin was made to help take pressure of Abdul Jabbar during his final season. Abdul Jabbar is the Aba s All time regular season scoring Leader with 37,639 Points and the Aba s All time playoff scoring Leader with 5,257 Points. Abdul Jabbar has made several appearances As Enactor including roles in feature films such As air plane and  he has appeared in to shows and commercials an has written an autobiography giant Steps which appeared on Best seller lists in 1983. He is also found Rand president of Cranberry records a jazz recording Label