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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. August 28,1989 the stars and stripes Paje 21 sports Stieb pitches 5th 1 hitter by the associated press Toronto Dave Stieb pitched his fifth career one hitter allowing Only a two out infield single to Robin Yount inthe sixth inning As the Toronto Blue jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0. Kelly Grubor Dove to his right to Knock Down Yount s hard one Hopper but the Ball bounced out of his Glove and Al Roundup he could t recover in time to make the throw to first. Official scorer Joe Sawchuk immediately ruled it was a hit. My first reaction was to dive for the Ball Grubor said. The Ball hit me in the Mitt. It was a Tough play but 1 should have made it. It s Tough to give a player an error when he dives for the Ball but i m a believer that anytime a Ball hits you in the Mitt you should make the  Stieb who s been known to react less than kindly at similar plays in the past did t even see it. That was one of the few pitches i followed through on Stieb said. But it did t bother me at All. I Don t worry about no hitters any More. I Don t mind giving up the hits As Long As they Don t score the  Stieb 13-8, went the distance for the third time this season in registering his second shutout. He struck out five and walked four As the Blue jays won their fifth in a Row while handing the Brewers their fifth straight loss. The second place jays stayed i i games behind Baltimore who beat the new York Yankees 6-4 saturday night in the american league East. Stieb. Who lost no hitters with two outs in the ninth inning in his last two starts in Toronto s Dave Stieb Downs Milwaukee 7-0 to up his record to 13-8. 1988, pitched a one hitter against the Yan Kees on april 10 and also had a perfect game for 8% innings against the Yankees on aug. 4 before finishing with a two hit Ter. His other one hitter was against Mil Waukee Early in 1988. Pat Borders drove in three runs with a grounder a sacrifice Fly and his third Homer of the season. Moosic Wilson had four hits scored two runs and drove in one. Teddy Higuera 9-5, Higuera gave up six runs five earned in 5winnings in losing for the first time in his last eight starts. The Brewers said after the  that he had strained his left shoulder. He s going Home tomorrow to gel it looked at and Well take it from there manager Tom try Bilhorn said. But i can t fault my pitchers today. If we gel one infield single tomorrow i la give you pretty Good Odds that Well lose again the Blue jays scored an unearned run inthe first inning on Borders bases loaded grounder. The Brewers thought Borders grounder was an inning ending double play but second base Umpire Tim we Lac ruled shortstop Billy Spiers failed to touch second allowing Wilson 10  led off the game with a single extending his hitting Streak to a season High 13 games. He stole second an moved to third when Grubor reached on Spiers throwing error. After Grubor stole second Fred Mcgriff walked be fore Borders hit what appeared to be a routine double play grounder to Short. Wilson started the third with a single giving him nine multiple hit games in his fast ii. Wilson is 35-for-Ioi since join ing Toronto on aug. I. We re just playing aggressive base Ball Wilson said. When you Start play ing aggressive you tend to Force mental As Well As physical errors from the opposition. I think that s been the key to this team s Success  led Oft the Bottom of the fourth with a triple and scored on Bor Ders sacrifice  Bell s single scored Wilson in the fifth making it 3-0. The hit extended Bell s hitting Streak to 17 games tying his career High. Higuera hit Lee Mazzilli with a pitching the sixth Manny Lee singled and Junior Felix was hit by a pitch loading the bases. Wilson then singled off the Wall in right Center off Chuck Crim. Scoring Mazzilli. Gruber s grounder to second scored Lee for a 6-0  Lee s fielder s Choice drove in the final run in the seventh after Mcgriff Borders and Tony Fernandez started the inning with singles. In other games saturday royals 2, athletics 0kansas City to. Bret Sab Crha gun shut out Oakland on four hits for his seventh straight win to give surging Kan Sas City a Victory that moved the Royal see Al on Page 26 Connecticut team stops Taiwan for la series title Williamsport. A. A Trumbull conn., became the first american team since 1983 to win the Little league world series beating Kaohsiung Taiwan. 5-2 saturday be Hind Chris Drury s five hitter. Marietta ga., won the world so Ries in 1983. Seoul Korea took the next two years and Little leaguer from Taiwan were winners from 1986-88. Lakewood n.j., was the Las Eastern regional Champion to make the finals and the last one to win the tournament in 1975. A Connecticut team last made the finals in 1965, when Windsor locks Defeated Stoney Creek Ontario 3-1.Drury, a 5-fool-l i 126-Pound right hander with a 66-Mph fastball struck out two walked four two of them intentionally and had two hit sin three trips at the plate. His Texas leaguer with two outland the bases loaded in the fourth inning scored two runs and opened Upa 4-1 Lead. Drury allowed a run in the top of the fifth but Ken Martin answered with a Solo Home run in the Bottom of the inning for Trumbull a suburb of  the sixth inning Drury walked the Lead off hitter but then ended the game with a Fly out strikeout and deep Fly to the warning track in Loftfield As jubilant teammates rushed to the Mound and hugged the winning Pitcher. Kaohsiung took the Lead in the to of the first when Chick Chih Lee Dou bled with two outs and scored on a chechen lung s deep Fly to left that tipped off Dan Mcgrath s  s Bloop two out single to right scored Cody Lee and Drury inthe Bottom of the third and gave Trumbull a 2-1  the top of the fifth inning Kaohsiung led off with a pair of singles and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. Lee Chick Chi then hit an rib double to the Wall in left Field but Dan Mcgrath s throw caught Huang Chin Chih trying to score from  Chick Chih an 86-Pound right handed submarine Pitcher was relieved after Martin s Home run to Lead off the fifth. Lee allowed five runs and six hits struck out three and walked  s championship was the culmination of about 12,250 tournament games worldwide involving about 7,000 All Star teams of 11 and12-year-Olds. Regional champions from the far East latin America Canada Europe and the . East West South an Central compete. Two hours of hoopla preceded the game televised nationally and played in Howard j. Lamade stadium before an announced attendance of 40,000, which included viewers on an adjoin ing Hillside. Giants Garrelts beat expos 8-3 by the associated Pressman Francisco Scott Garrelts backed by malt Williams three run Homer improved his record at Candle Slick Park to 7-1 this season As the Sanfrancisco giants Beal inc Montreal expos 8-3 , 10-3 and Una Caln since june 25, allowed four Nils in 7 a innings struck out seven and walked two. He out Pilch cd Montreal s Mark Lang Sion 10-5,who eni Rcd the game As the National league Era Leader at 2.15.langston was battered for six runs and five Hils in i rec innings to raise his Erato 2.50. Moving into the Lead is Orel harsh scr of the los Angeles dodgers at2,36, with Garrells second at 2.38. The giants took a 3-0 Lead in the first on a pair of walks and the two out Homer by Williams. It was his 12th Homer of the season and i oth in 31 games since his recall from inc minors. Williams hit 26homers at Phoenix in the Pacific coast  Thompson s single will Clark s double and a two run single by Kevin Mitchell increased the giants Lead to 6-0 in the third. Mitchell in creased his league leading rib total to 110, the most by a giant since Willie Mccovy had 126 in 1970. Candy Mal Donado s sacrifice Fly capped the  Francisco added two runs in the sixth off Rich Thompson the big hit being a two run double by Clark match ing his career High of 31 hit last , who had a walk and three hits raised his Balling average to .343. Sandiego s Tony Gwynn was also batting .343 after a 2-for-4 game against the Newyork mils saturday night. Montreal broke up the shutout bid an knocked Garrelts out in the eighth. Wal lace Johnson drove in inc first run Withan infield grounder Dave Martinez the second with a triple and Tom Foley the third with a single. In of her games saturday braves a cubs 3chicago Jeff Blauser had the first two Homer game of his career an reliever Sergio Valdez earned his first major league Victory As Atlanta beat Chi Cago. The loss was the seventh in the last eight games for the first place cubs. Of disc Mcdowell opened the  Wilh his third Homer and Blauser Hom ered to Start a two run fourth off lose see no on Page 26 an sports television pro football nil exhibition Cincinnati is. New Orleans 2 . Tuesday. Radio baseball Milwaukee at Toronto,1 30 . Tuesday  
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