European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 3,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Toronto takes Over 1st by the associated press Toronto september Means Call up time in baseball a Chance Tor a prom Ising Young Rookie to show he belongs in the big leagues. Gle Nailyn Hill did just thai Friday night belting a grand slam for his first major league Home run As the Toronto Blue jays Defeated the Minnesota twins 7-3 for their 1 oth win in their last 11  Victory gave the Blue jays sole Poss session of first place in the american Al Roundup league East As the Baltimore orioles dropped a 10-1 decision to the Chicago White sox. I came prepared to play tonight said the 24-year-old Rookie from Santacruz Calif. But i would have had the same attitude even if i was t in the line  Hill fouled off two pitches before sending a rocket Over the Fence in left Center snapping a 2-2 tie in the Bottom of the fourth. My first at Bat i was just nervous Hill said. I figured i be been swinging the Bat Well this past month so there s no reason Why i should t continue it on this level. I just told myself to relax and let the Ball come to  Kelly Grubor started the four run fourth lining a single to left and Pat Bor Ders reached on a one out infield single to third. Lee Mazzilli s second of three walks in the game loaded the bases for Hill. He threw me a breaking Ball and i fouled it off Hill said. He threw me another one and i got a piece of it. Then he threw me a fastball right Down the  Todd  won his fourth straight decision lasting a career High eight innings.  allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts to improve to 6-5. "1 was getting roughed up around the see Al on Page 26 an sports television baseball California at new York Yankees 7 30 . Sunday Kansas City at Texas taped1 . Monday. Radio Seattle at Boston 7 . Sunday new York mets Al san Francisco 10 . Sunday. Baseball commissioner a. Bartlett Giamatti suffered a fatal heart attack at his weekend Home in Martha s Vineyard mass. Death ended Giamatti s Short but memorable baseball reign by Dana Kennedy Edgartown mass. A of baseball s seven commissioners  Giamatti served the shortest time. He wont however be the soon est forgotten. He will forever be known As the Man who banned Pete Rose from baseball. Giamatti gave the game s All time hit Leader a life sentence and just eight Days later died of a heart attack. At 51, just five months into his five year term in charge of the sport he loved Giamatti died Friday shortly after arriving for the labor Day week end at his vacation Home on Martha s Vineyard a popular new England re sort Island. While his commission ship is tra a very very very Short one it will be remembered As a meaningful one Milwaukee Brewers president Bud Selig said. Giamatti s legacy was the final sen tence of his statement on Banning Rose the Cincinnati reds manager after a six month Battle Over allegations he bet on baseball and his own team. Let it also be Clear that no individual is Superior to the game Giamatti concluded. Baseball will go on for the very Rea sons that Bart Giamatti. Once again reminded us that none of us arc bigger than this game Schlig said. There were some suggestions Dis missed by Giamatti himself two weeks before that the Rose affair had taken a loll. He wrestled with All of baseball s problems said new York Yankees owner George  who Vincent named new York a Fay Vincent baseball s Deputy commissioner was named acting commissioner saturday while the game s Hierarchy seeks a per manent successor to a. Bartlett glum Atti. The announcement coming 24 hours after Giamatti s death was made by baseball s executive Council which said it had assumed full responsibility of the commissioner s office until a formal meeting next Friday. Talked to Giamatti by phone 45 min utes before he was stricken. It May have All come in on him i m not a Man who cries but 1 cried  your first reaction is that the stress of the Pete Rose Case took its toll on him White sox manager Jef Torborg said it s not easy when you re dealing with someone s livelihood. It seemed he was very Calm and Cool during the proceedings. I m sure he spent a lot of sleepless  president Bush a Friend and fellow Yale alumnus said in Kennebunkport Maine the two talked at length about the Rose Case and All through that i was thinking of the difficulty that head in setting these standards that High and staying with  an aug. 18 interview with the associated press Giamatti brushed Side the notion that he was Over stressed by the Rose matter. While it s a serious matter it does t take most of the time he said. Most of the time. 85-90 percent of the time is spent on other things. The Way it s been played. Would make you think that i was sitting Here All Day worrying about that. But that has been the Case for  american league president Bobby Brown a cardiologist said the effect of stress in heart disease is difficult to measure but i thought he tolerated Sitwell in the Rose Case. Giamatti a Chain smoker who was overweight was pronounced dead at 4 32 . After All out efforts to resuscitate him failed said Matthew stack pole of Martha s Vineyard Hospital. Giamatti s wife and son Paul were with him when he died. Giamatti s body was taken to fal Mouth mass., saturday morning. See Giamatti on Page 26 Mitchell hits 41st or As giants top mets by the associated press san Francisco Kevin Mitchell drove in four runs three with his major league leading 41st Homer and Scott Garrells won his fifth straight decision As the san Francisco giants beat the new York mets 7-1 Friday night. Garrelts 11-3, moved to 6-1 lifetime against the mets with ninth inning Relief help from Craig left crts. Garrelts unbeaten in nine starts since june 25, Low ered his National league leading Era to 2.26 and has not lost to the mets since May 17, 1985. Garrelts and la fens combined on a five hitter. The giants have outscored the mets 15-1 in their last three games having beaten them 5-0 in Back to Back shutouts last week at Shea stadium in new York before Friday night s Victory. No Roundup Ron Darling 12-11, lost his second straight decision after a four game winning Streak. The mets whose three game winning Streak ended have lost six of nine games. The giants scored two unearned runs in the third. Brett Butler sliced a double Over Howard Johnson at third base with one out. Johnson then misplay cd Robby Thompson s grounder for his 18th error of the season. Butler holding at second. After will Clark s grounder forced Thompson at second Mitchell singled to score Butler and give the giants a 1-0 Lead. With Clark at third and Matt Williams at the plate. Darling threw a 1-2 breaking Ball in the dirt and it bounced past Catcher Gary Carter for a wild pitch. Clark scored to make it 2-0. Mitchell s Homer gave the giants a 5-0 Lead in the seventh. The giants left fielder homered after Butler singled and stole second and Clark was walked intentionally one out , who leads the majors with 114 Bis moved into seventh place on the giants All time sin Gle season Home run list. Willie Mccovy who hit 44 in 1963, is  mets scored in the eighth when Kevin Elster s infield Fly was dropped by giants third baseman Wil Liams. Pinch hitter Dave Magadan doubled and Gregg jct cries followed with a sacrifice Fly. The giants added two runs in the eighth with Bill Bathe s rib double capping the uprising. Dodgers 2, expos 0 los Angeles major league shutout Leader sea no on Page 26