European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 23,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 a s Bounce twins raise Lead to 31/2 by the associated press Minneapolis Mark Mcgwire broke career Long metro Doc slump with a Home run and a double As the Oakland athletics increased their Al West Lead to 3 a games by beating the Minnesota twins 2-i thursday night. Bob Welch Rick Honycutt and Dennis Eck or sly combined on a six hitter in helping the athletics pick up a game on California which dropped a 5-4 decision in 17 innings at Cleve land. Welch 17-8, allowed All six hits by the a Roundup twins before Honeycult came on with two outs in the eighth then Ecker sly pitched the ninth for his 31st save. Mcgwire s fifth inning Solo Homer was his first in 48 at bats Here. The metro dome where Mcgwire has hit just .130, was the Only Ameri can league Park in which Mcgwire had no homered. The metro Doc has t been the greatest of places for me said Mcgwire. But last time we were in Here i noticed the lights were changed and i started to hit the Ball hard. I was optimistic coming in this  Welch s Victory made the a s the first team since the 1971 Baltimore orioles to have four pitchers win at least 17 games. Dave Stewart has 19 wins and Mike Moore and storm Davis each have 18. The orioles had four 20-Gamc winners. Kirby Puckett had two infield hits in four at bats. Moving his average to an Al High .343. Oakland s Carney Lansford was 3 for 4 and is unto .338. In other games thursday indians 5, Angels 4,17 innings Cleveland Brook Jacoby hit a sacrifice Fly in the Bottom of the 17th inning to score Pinch runner Tommy Hinzo and give Cleveland a Victory Over California. The 955, in the american league s longest game this season snapped a four game Angel winning Streak. The Angels have nine games Togo Oakland has 10 left. Cleveland snapped a six game losing Streak inthe 5-hour, 26-Mmute game. Brewers 14-4, Yankees 1-5 new York Don Mattingly s loth inning two run Homer lifted the Yankees to the split after they were routed in the opener. Mariners 8, rangers 3 Arlington Texas Rookie Randy John son gave up three runs in the first two innings before recovering to shut out Texas for the next six innings. The 6-foot-10 Johnson 7-8, pitched a seven hitter striking out 10 and walking two. Sports cubs defeat phils increase Lead to 4 by the associated press Chicago Don Zimmer was talking Only his pitchers weren t listening. I be been saying the same thing All year he said thursday after Chicago routed Philadelphia 9-1. Fol lowing wednesday s 9-8 loss to the Phillies the cubs manager had lectured his pitchers. He made us More aware of what we should be doing to get the batters out really what the meeting was about Greg Maddux said. It worked what he said. We won on thursday night St. Louis lost 6-1 to new York to fall four games behind the cubs. Andre Dawson who entered the game in an 11-for 58 slump hit a three run Homer As the cubs reduced their magic number to six for clinching the National league East. We have to continue to Root for spoilers to beat the cards and we have to continue to win said Mark Grace who had two hits and drove in two runs. Maddux. 18-12, pitched a six hitter to equal his Vic tory total last season. Maddux pounded for seven run Sand 12 hits in 4 a innings against the Phillies on sept. 6, struck out six and walked two in his seventh com plete game. Eight cubs starters had two hits. Philadelphia has allowed 35 hits in two games. My Guys did t pitch too Well Phillies manager Nick Cyva said. In fact they  Chicago 34-19 against left handed starters went ahead in the second on Rick Wrona s rib single off Terry Mulholland 4-7. The cubs made it 6-0 in the fourth on rib singles by sync Sandburg and Mark Grace and Dawson s 19th Homer. Cyva thought the game was decided in the fourth when third baseman Charles Hayes hesitated on his throw to first following Doug Dascnnzo s two out grounder. Dascnnzo beat the throw setting up the five run inning it was a mental error Cyva said. It knocked the wind out of the bal club. If he makes the play it s a one run Ball game. His conc Talion is not  Dascnnzo Sandburg and Grace hit consecutive rib singles in the fifth of o Neal. Ricky Joran hit a Sacri fice Fly in the eighth for the Phillies. A 14-Mph Crosswind appeared to hold up first in Ning Flics to deep left Field hit by Dascnnzo and Phila Delphia s John Kruk. In other games thursday acts 6, cardinals 1 St. Louis Sid Fernandez threw a two hitter with 13 strikeouts and hit his first major league Home run to Cap a three hit night As new York ended St. Louis four game winning Streak. Third place new York stayed 5 i games behind first place Chicago with its second Victory in six games. That was a one Man show acts manager Dave Johnson said of Fernandez 12-5. Who reached double figures in strikeouts for the third time this season. No Rounder Andre Dawson s 3-run Homer helps sink phils. When he s getting his cur Mcball Over like he was to night it can be a Long night for people. That s the festive Ever seen him get it  cardinals manager Whitey Herzog noting that Fernandez outhit us said it was too much Al Sid tonight i thought he might have a no hitter. This keeps the acts in the race and puts us one game fur ther  Fernandez struck out the Side in the fourth an ninth innings As he won for the eighth time in ii decisions. He also singled twice and scored the first run in new York s four run third off Rick Horton 0-3. It s up there with the 16-Strikcout game i had against Atlanta Fernandez said referring to a july 14 game in which he struck out 16 braves in eight innings while losing 3-2. And 1 did t walk any which is  Fernandez a .167 hitter with five Bis before thursday had no explanation for his batting touch. He said his last Home run was probably 10 years ago in Amateur  did t know if it would go out or not Fernandez see no on Page 26 baseball returns to a yawning England sunday London a . Spalding tried a Century ago and the giants and White sox gave it a shot in 1924, but England has been a Barren ground for the Good seed of baseball. The spectators were prepared to be amused but the general verdict on the game was slow and wanting on variety " the Manchester guardian concluded after Spalding s All Star team passed through in 1889. Slow wait until Manchester gets a look sunday at Mike Hargrove the human rain delay dawdling up to the plate to adjust his gloves. Hargrove a lifetime .290 hitter who seeded up baseball significantly three years ago by retiring is part of a distinguished american Side that will take on the British olympic team sunday at old Trafford stadium in Manchester. The american cast includes three members of the Hall of Fame Willie Stargill Bob Feller and Billy Williams. Also expected among the legends As they Are being billed ate Graig Nettles tug Mcgraw Roy White Bert Cam Paneris Dick Allen Luis Tiant Jerry Grote and Mark the Bird Fidrych. Britain s stars include Brian Thurston Winner of the Best Pitcher award in the scottish amicable National league and the league s leading Batter Julian Dod Well. This might be an opportune time for the american game. Cricket the sport favored by deep thinkers Here just As baseball is in the United states is in crisis. England was routed in a series of test matches against Australia and Many commentators have written off eng land s chances in an upcoming tour of the West indies. American football is reaching a grow ing British audience. Whole games Are being shown this year instead of the abbreviated versions that left out the Vita huddles. Football is close enough to Rugby to be easily understood anyway the most Beer soaked British soccer Yob can appreciate a vicious late hit. Baseball however confronts a cultural Divide As wide As the Atlantic. Simon Barnes writing in the times of London said this summer that any com Parison Between baseball and Cricket Breaks Down at the seventh inning stretch and take me out to the bail  there is enough material in those eight lines to wipe out three centuries of shared culture Barnes  men and women who love the game who Are As devoted As any Bill Rindall a noted Cricket statistician to the statistical minutiae people with whom one can have a sensible Conversa Tion about almost anything even base see England on Page 26 an sports television College football Maryland at Clem son 6 . Saturday Michigan at ,2 . Sunday radio baseball Toronto at Milwaukee 8 30 . Saturday new York Yankees a Baltimore 1 30 . Sunday