European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 22, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Mickey Matcher finds Lii Ali fives and fists Tinb from fellow  smack Lara two run Homer in Hie first inning of i is an Eliv game s  thursday night. High five for dodgers by Michael Martinez Oakland Calif. Not they were regarded As Lilli More Han a band of  and under does but the 1.05 Angeles doders proved thursday night icy could win a world Burks with Start and Orel . Lucre Hiscar pitched a four Hitler and worked his Sec Ond Complete game in two serifs starts and los an Teles won its first championship site 1981 with a 5-2 Vij Ciori Over the heavily favored but not heavier hit Ting Oakland athletics. The dodgers took the series four games to Otic. The no Gers who had three regulars sidelined continued to confound the a s. They got Home runs from Mickey Hatcher and Mike Davis who combined to nil Jusi Ilire during the regular season and her Shiv or did the rest. He gave up two singles m inc. Third Ihen retired 15 of the Ocul n batters tie faced Gnu inc eighth. The a s scored in inc eighth on a single by Stan Javier who had both of in if runs balled in but they left iwo on base As Jose Canseco popped up and Dave i Zirker struck out. Oakland which powered is Way to 104 Victor is during the regular season and swept the Boston red sax in four Eames for the american league Pennant offered Lillic resistance totalling just ii runs and 28 hits in five series games. The dodger Victory was All the More startling considering their hobbled condition. Kirk Gibson again watched from the Bench. So did Mike Sci Osaa who sult ered a knee injury wednesday and John Tudor who might need Elbow surgery for his pitching Arm. Given their circumstances the athletics could be forgiven for invoking the assistance of three of their former world series stars Gene Tenace the Mou valuable player of the 1972 series Reg Jackson map in i j73 and Rollic fingers Relief Ace in 197-1. All that f look part in throwing out ceremonial first pitches although to Nace s might have been a . It sailed wild in the Backstop. As the sky grew Darker so did Oakland s Hopes. Storm Davis the athletics1 starter and loser in game 2, faced Early trouble and never recovered. He permitted a one out single to Franklin Stubbs in the first then served up a Home run to the unlikeliest of sluggers Hatcher who hit one Homer in 191 times see dodgers on Page 26 world series map Orel Hershiser shows who s no. I