European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 18. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Canseco gets map Honor new York api while there have been various debates Over the definition of what males a most valuable player Jose Canseco More than qualified on All counts in 1988. Canseco the firs major leaguer to hit 40 homers and meal 40 bases in one season was selected unanimously As the american league map on wednesday. It takes a lot of inc Sling out of the world series loss Canseco who went l-Lor-19 in the defeat by los Angeles said from his honeymoon in Hawaii. I was really surprised in was unanimous. It s really  the muscular Oakland right fielder received 28 first place Voles and 392 Points from a panel of 28  two from each Al City. Canseco is the seventh Al player to be voted the map unanimously and the first in 15 years. Hank Grcen Borg. 1935, Al Rosen 1953, Mickey Mantle. 1956, Frank Robinson 1966, Denny Mclain 1968. And Reggie Jackson 1973, were the other unanimous  left fielder Mike Greenwich with 242 Points was runner up to Canseco followed by Minnesota Center fielder Kirby puck to with 219 Points new York right fielder Dave Winfield with 164 Points and Oakland re Liever Dennis eckersly with 156 Points in the voting by the baseball writers association of America. Canseco hit .307 with 42 homers and 124 rum Bat led in while leading the athletics to the Al Pennant and a i04-s8  Al charts 17 different offensive categories and Canseco ranked in the top 10 in 12 of them. The things that will stand out mostly in my mind athe 40-40, because it was breaking ground for a Ball player he said. There is no reason fir me to Stop improving. I m Only 24 Yean  Canseco said be Wilt probably announce a new goal during Spring training. In general he said be Hopes to improve my batting average Home ran total and stolen bases and Cut strikeout Down to 100." he put together an awesome season Oakland Bench coach Bob Wilson said during the world series the seen some play put together some big num Bers but when the game was out of hand. Jose had some big Home rum and stole bases when we needed them.". It a i eco uni Ninn Choice in Al. Of Canseco s major league leading 42 homers 27 either tied the score or put the athletics in the Lead Oakland also won 29 of he 37 games in which canse co stole a base. He led inc Al with 76 extra base hits and was second in runs scored with 120. In three plus seasons in inc major leagues Canseco has 111 Home runs and 367  was by far Canseco s most consistent season however As he raised his batting average so Points. To an older player i you consider thai 24 is old Canseco said. Experience has helped. I know the pitching and i m More com  Canseco s 111 career homers including five after a late season Cullup in 1985, arc the i old Hij Hest total for ii player at the end of the year in which he turned24. The other nine players Are in the Hal of Fame. Mel Oil who already played eight seasons had 176 at Canseco s age. All Lime Leader Hank Aaron had 140 in route to his record 755.it s Canseco s second major award in the majors. He hit .240 in 1986 with 33 homers and 117 risen route to the Rookie of the year award. In 1987, i had 31 homers and 113 Bis. Canseco who was born in Havana Cuba in 1964, was the athletics 15th round selection in the june 1982 free agent draft. In his first two minor league seasons he combined to hit Only 25 homers but he started a rigorous Wei fit i warning program to build strength. On aug. 6, Canseco stole his 30lh base to become the 11th player to reach the 30-30 club joining such All Lime great As will Mays and Aaron. On sept. 23. Cansec took his place in baseball history when he sole his 39lh and 40th bases of the season at Milwaukee. Of the ii players who had surpassed 30 homers and 30 steals Bobby Bonds had come the closest to 40-40.with the 1973 san Francisco giants Bonds had 43 years but went the last 21 games of the season without a Homer and finished with 39."in Spring training i thought there were other Mem Ben 40-40 but then when i realized in i said did i stick my fool in my Mouth by saying this " Canseco said. Even though i did it this year it does t mean i won t shoot for in  a s manager Tony la Russa said of Canseco s 40-40 feat it s got to be on the list of top five or Loa Chickc mints in  the homers kept coming for Canseco in the playoffs As he hit three against Boston while the athletics swept the red sox in Lour games. In game i of the world series Canseco was i by a Pilch in the first inning and hit a grand slam in the second. Bui after that went o-for-19 As los Angeles won in five games to spoil an otherwise dazzling sea son for Canseco and the a s. Red wings hold off whalers for 4-3 win " by us associated press Hartford Conn. Gerard Gallant scored twice and bad one As Sist As the Detroit red wings held off a third period Hartford rally wednes Day night for a 4-3 Victory their fifth straight win. Adam Yalcs and Paul Maclean also scored for the red wings. Steve Yzerman added two assists and goal Lender Greg Stefan who improved his career record to 51 against har Ford stopped 21 show. The whalers who fell behind 4-0after two periods rallied on third period goals by Scott Young Randy Ladou  other games wednesday map Leafe 8, penguins 5 Toronto Dan Daoust de Olczyk and Al Lafranc scored Short handed goals As the. Maple Leafs ended a six game losing Streak. Lafranc had two goals and Craig Laughlin. Brian Curran and Dan Marois added one each for the Leafs. Derek Laxdal scored an empty net goal with 23 seconds remaining. Bob Eurcy scored twice and Mario Lemieux with his league High 21st goal. Dan on inn and Rod Buskas added goals Lor Pittsburgh. -. Canad Lens 5, blander 4 of Montreal Mats Naslund s nil Roundup goal 1 06 into overtime won it for Montreal Bobby Smith who set up Naslund on a 2-on-l break had tied the score at 6 27 of the third period skipping a 15-foot screened shot beyond goalie Kelly Hnidey. Rookie David Votek had sparked new York with consecutive goals that erased a 3-2 deficit. The second score came Only 53 seconds into the third .period.-.  Bob Gainey and Claude Lemieux scored in the first five minutes for Montreal then pal la Fontaine and Brent Sutler lifted new York into a tie in the second period. Buckhom woj 3, sabres 1 Chicago Dirk Graham s 12 foot Short handed shot during a five minute Buffalo Power play broke a 2-2 tie and Chicago went on to beat  -.-. The Blackhawk had lost Troy Murray Tor a five minute High stick ing penalty and automatic game mis conduct when he whacked Buffalo s Ray Sheppard across the face follow ing a Falcoff. ". Jets 2, film i of Edmonton Alberta pal Ely Nulk s second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime gave Winnipeg a Victory Over Edmonton. Jordan scores 52, but 76ers top bulls by the associated pres Philadelphia Charles Barkley had 42 Points and 16 rebounds Over coming 52 paints by Chicago s Michael Jordan and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the bulls 123-110 wednesday night. Jordan made 19 of 25 Shols in break ing the spectrum record of 51 by Moses Malone against Detroit on nov. 4,1984. After the 76crs took a 104-82 Lead on a Aba Roundup left the bulls never got closer than 10, late in the first Quarter Wilh a 10 Point Lead Philadelphia reserves Ron Anderson and David win Gale sparked an h-0 run on the Way to a 66-46 Lead at Bat fume. Jordan scored 29 minis in the first half Hilling on 13 of 15 shots. Barkley scored 20 Points and had 11 rebounds. Anderson and Mik Gminski each bad 19 Points for Philadelphia while Brad Sellers added 12 for the bulls. In other games wednesday celtics 107, warrinrs104 Boston Dennis Johnson made a 3-Point jumper with one second left lift ing Boston to a comeback Victory Over Golden state. With ailing Larry Bird watching from the Bench the entire game the celtics beat Golden state for the 11th consecutive time in Boston Garden since 1978. The warriors twice rallied Buck from id Point deficits in the third period and appeared in route to their 1,000th Victory since moving from Philadelphia 27 years ago. =. Pistons 94, spars 88 san Antonio Joe. Dumar scored 20 Points including 10 in the fourth Quarter and unbeaten Detroit beat san Antonio for its seventh straight Victory.  pistons Are the Only team in the Aba without a  123, piers 104 Phoenix Arnton Gilliam had a career High 28 Points and Tom Chan Ben scored eight of his 20 in the first seven minute of the fourth Quarter a Phoenix rallied to beat wingless  Pacera 0-7, trailed js-27 after the lint period and 66-55 at Bola inc before using 14-2 run to take an 81-78 Lead with 2 33 Chi in the third Quarter Reggie mine scored sin Points in Indiana s spurt. Phoenix behind. 89-85, opened the fourth period Wilh runs of 7-0,9-0 and 4 fora 105-93 Lead with 5 9 remaining. Clippers 112. Kings101 los Angeles be Noil Benjamin scored 25 Points and bad nine rebounds As the los Angeles zippers beat wingless Sacramento. The Kings fell to 0-7, the worst Start in franchise history. Sacramento the Sec Ond lowest scoring team in the Aba made just 14 of 43 shots in the first half