European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 11,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 playoffs after 13 years a s repay red sox by Dave Carpenter Oakland. Calif. A it took 13 years but Oakland finally repaid the Boston red so for sweeping away the Alt clips three year reign As world champions. This time in was inc a s doing the sweeping. The four straight victories Over Boston put Oakland Inlo i he world series for the firs Lime since 1974 alien the Char lie Finley cams capped a three year run As champions. It s been a dream season said Den Nis Ecker sly who Sel a major league playoff record with four saves in these Ries and was named map. "1 Hope inc dream the dream was a recurring Nightmare for inc american league this season Oakland Hilling and pitching its Way to 104 victories. Dave Stewart s Strong Starling pitch ing a Jose Canseco Homer and an Eck Ersly save provided he a s with a 4-1 Victory. Canseco finished with three hits in the final game and was 5-for-l6 with three Home runs four runs batted in and a stolen base. Afier we look the first two games i Boston 1 and a real Good feeling we could sweep in he said. What you scout there is a Well balanced Dave Henderson and Mark Mcgwire also were hitting stars As Oakland be came inc first team to sweep a Busl of seven playoff series. Henderson was 6 for-16 with i Homer and four res improving thai his 19s6 postseason heroics Wilh Boston were no Fluke Mcgwire was s-for-15 with a Homer an j three rib. I think we knew we were a Good bal club in Spring training but. Look what happened. We ran away Wilh the West Mcgwire said. I did t think we would sweep Boston either. Any of these games could have gone inc other he said the athletics had the attitude of a Winner from the Start of the year thanks in pan to manager Tony la Russ and the presence of several proven veterans everybody takes things in stride on record four playoff saves Cam a s reliever i inns Ecker sly show n accepting in Roslun most valuable player Tinnon. This bal club he said. We Don t gel Loo High and we Don l get too Henderson said there was no Compa Rison at All Between this Pennant season and the one he had two years ago Wilh the red 86, 1 came in late he said. When you re he ally and come in Laic you Don t Appicci Alc the full season grind. Lean besides he said we re going to win the world series this Dave Parker who was acquired in inc off season in a Trade from Cincinnati but was hampered by torn ligaments in his thumb praised la Russa s managing and compared him to Chuck Tanner who he played for in Pittsburgh. Tony has instilled in us the attitude that you Vegol to keep pushing you Vegol to keep pushing " Parker said. It s kind of refreshing to be around somebody like Tony with so much integrity after the situation i was in in Cincinnati an apparent reference o reds manager Pelc Kosc Carney Lansford said the a s showed their season Long resiliency in the Boston series by scoring quickly after Boston rallies. We Don t let up Lansford said. It s been put your fool on their neck and keep ii there " la Russa said he was hesitant to use Ecker sly for a fourth straight garni1 since he had t done thai during inc season. In was
