European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 4,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23mets end season with bang Gooden is. Hersh ser in tuesday playoff opener by inc associated press Darryl Strawberry and the new York acts began Anil ended the season with n hang. Strawberry homered twice and reached the Ioo-r8i Mark sunday As the National league East Champion mils won heir 100th game beating the is. Louis cardinals 7-5. Strawberry also started the season inc Way he ended it hovering twice on opening Day. Ron Darling. 17-9, tuned up for his Start Friday in game 3 of the playoffs by winning his Firth consecutive decision since aug. 21. He also went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs doubling his season total. Randy Myers finished with an in Ning of one nit Rel if for his 26th save. The mels set a team record with their 56lh Victory at Home including the last 11 in a Row Tor another club Mirk. The crowd of 42.099 brought the season at Tendance to 3,047,724, a team record. Loser Larry Mcwilliams. 6-5, gave up seven hits and five runs in four innings. New York begins the playoffs tuesday night in los Angeles with Dwight Good no Roundup in facing the dodgers Orel . In other final National league games for the 1933 season sunday giants 1, dodgers los Angeles Don Robinson pitched a three hitter and Matt Williams had three hits and singled in a run. Robinson 10-5, struck out two walked one and retired the last 17 batters while recording his first Victory Over los Angeles since september 1982. Tim scary 17-11, gave up three hits and three walks in five innings. Candy Maldonado walked with two outs in the second and scored on consecutive singles by Bob Mclvin and Wil Liams. Cubs 8, pirates 4 Chicago Andre Dawson hit his 298lh career Homer and Ryne Sandburg also homered in a three run fifth inning. Pittsburgh finished 85-75, the pirates Best record since 1979, when they won the Pennant. Chicago finished fourth at 77-85, one game ahead of St. Louis. Andy Van Slyck hit a sacrifice i5y and Robby Bonilla hit a run scoring single in the seventh inning giving them 100 Bis each. Jamie mover 9-15, allowed nine hits and four runs in it i innings he was 3-8 it Wrisky Field this year losing his first seven Home decisions. Padres 5, astros 1 Houston astros manager Hal Lanier and his coaching staff were fired in the ninth inning and san Diego won for the ninth Lime in 10 games finishing third in the National league West. Dennis Rasmussen. 16-10, scattered nine hits winning for the ninth time in 12 decisions. San Diego was 83-78, the fourth win Ning season in the padres 20-year history following a 15-30 Start under Larry Iowa who was fired and replaced by Jack Makcon. Reds i braves0 Cincinnati Keith drown scattered five hits Over seven innings for his second major league Victory and the braves were shut out for a league High j 7th time. Atlanta closed the year lit 54-106, the most losses in the National league since Montreal went 5s-i07 in 1976 and the most losses for the la raves. Since i "35, when they were 38-115. Cincinnati finished second in the no West for the fourth consecutive season going 87-74. Brown 2-1, struck out one and walked one. John Franco pitched a witless ninth for his National league High 39ih save in 42 chances. Jim Acker 0-4. Allowed six hits Over five innings in his firs Start since oct. 3, 1986. Expos 3, Imi Miles i Montreal Brian Illman wort for the first time in four starts since sept. 4 and Andres Galarraga hit his 29lh Home run. Galarraga finished with league High totals of 184 hits 79 extra base hits and 329 total bases. Philadelphia finished last for the first Lime since 1973 and the Phillies 65-96 record was their poorest since 1972, when they were s9-97. Twins set 2 Marks in win Over Angels Cleveland s Reggie Williams scores As Boston s Rich Gudman can t nuke the tag. By inc associated press the 1988 Minnesota twins inn l appear in Many history books but they it be seen i n a lot of record books. The twins who beat the California Angels 3-2 sunday in the season finale set a major league record with just 84 errors and became the first american league team Ever to reach the 3-million Mark in attendance. We wanted to go out and put on a Good show for the fans said left fielder Dan Gladden who made a leaping catch Al the Fence to Rob Bob Boone of an extra base hit in the fifth inning. This club never relaxes i think the people got their Money s  Greg Ganc hit a two run Homer and Jeff Cardon earned his 42nd save As Minnesota handed California its club re Cord 12lh straight defeat. I m not proud of the record but we went Down with our guns blazing said Moose Stubing 0-9 As interim manager. The twins who won eight of their last 12 games finished at 91-71. Minnesota was 85-77 last season when it won the world series. The Angels ended up 75-87. Sunday s attendance of 35,952 gave inc twins a 1988 total of 3.030,672, an average of 37,416 for Home games. Only three National league teams have surpassed the 3-million Mark the los Angeles dodgers the St. Louis cardinals and the new York mics. The acts led the major leagues in at Tendance this year with 3,047,724 fans. In other final american league games for the 1988 season sunday indians 6, red sox 5 Cleveland Tom Candioli won his career High seventh straight decision and Mel Hall tripled in two runs and scored one As Cleveland Cal Boston 6-5 and Scal the Al East champions 10 their sixth loss in the season s final seven games. Candioli. 14-8, gave up four runs on six hits struck out Lour and walked none in seven innings. Candioli has not lost since july 22, a period covering 10 starts. Bud Black worked two innings for his first  red sox used six pitchers As they prepared for wednesday s opening of the Al playoffs in Boston. Reliever Dennis Al Roundup lamp 7-6, took the loss giving up Thyce runs on four hits in two innings. Tirits4, Vanilla 3 Detroit 1 Al Sheridan tripled in the 11th inning and scored the winning run on Darryl Evans single As Detroit swept us three game series i in new York. Blue jays 9, orioles 3 Toronto George hell hit a to run Homer and Toronto made the most of seven hits to hand the orioles their 61st Road loss of lire season an a l record. Jct Musselman 8-5, allowed five hits in sin innings. Three relievers finished up. The Blue jays look a 7-0 Lead after two innings As the orioles committed two errors. Curt Schilling. 0-3, was the loser. A crowd of 34,046 pushed season at Tendance at exhibition stadium to 2,595,175, second largest in Toronto his tory. While sox 5, royals 1 Kansas City to. Dan Pasqua hit his 20ih Home run and Shawn Hill Gas allowed five hits in sin innings As Chicago beat Kansas City. Athletics 4, Brewers d Oakland Calif. Bob Welch Al Lowed is hits in eight innings for his career High 17ih Victory and Oakland tuned up for the playoffs by beating Mil , 17-9. Walked none and struck out three. He won 16 games with inc los Angeles dodgers in 1982. Dennis eckers Ley worked the ninth. He was not Rcd died with a save but still led the majors with 4 5 his season. Ran jeers 7, mariners 2 Seattle Ruben Siena hit a two run Homer and Pete o Brien and Curtis Wilkerson each had three hits As Texas beat Seattle. Texas finished sixth in the Al West with a 71-91 record. The mariners were last at 63-94, trailing first place Oakland by 3 5 i games. Paul Kilgus 12-15, allowed five hits in 5v innings and snapped a four game los ing Streak. Craig Mcmutry held Seattle hit less the rest of tiie Way walking one and striking out three to earn his third save