European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 13,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21sportslangston, Witt toss no hitter for Angels by the associated press Anaheim Calif. A Mark Langston the $16 million free agent made his Angels debut by combining with Mike Witt on a no hitter wednesday night and leading California Over the Seattle manners 1-0. Langston pitching against his former team was taken out after seven innings and 98 pitches. Witt finished baseball a first nine inning no hitter since Cincinnati a Tom Browning pitched a perfect game against los Angeles on sept. 16, 1988. Witt completed the Angels eighth no hitter and the first Ever against the mariners in their 14-year history. Witt pitched californians last no hitter a perfect game against Texas on sept. 30, 1984. The last american league no hitter was by Milwaukee a Juan Nieves against Baltimore on april 15, 1987. Langston who pitched 16 innings in the lockout abbreviated Spring training struck out three and walked four. The crowd of 25,632 booed loudly when Angels manager Doug Rader removed Langston at the Start of the eighth inning. Langston was the second Pitcher this season to be relieved with a no hitter in Progress no anal Roundup Ryan came out after five innings for Texas on monday and Toronto broke the combined no hit bid. There was Only one hard hit Ball against Langston a Edgar Martinez a Fly to the warning track in the second inning. However Langston was helped by a close Call. Pete of Brien led off the fifth with a grounder that first baseman Wally Joyner fielded to his right. Joyner a off balance throw went Over Langstone a head and of Brien was Safe but he was thrown out after taking a wide turn. Edmunson the official scorer watched a replay and ruled it an error. Langston and Witt pitched the fifth combined nine inning no hitter and the first since Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios did it for the Chicago White sox against Oakland on july 28, 1976. The last no hitter of any kind came when Montreal a Pascual Perez did it against Philadelphia on sept. 24, 1988, in a game shortened to five innings by rain. Witt in the bullpen this season got his first save since sept. 20, 1983. In the ninth he retired Pinch hitter Scott Bradley and Harold Reynolds on grounders and finished the no hitter by getting Ken Griffey or. To swing and miss at a 2-2 pitch. Seattle starter Erik Hanson pitched five shutout innings. The Angels scored in the seventh against Gary eave on a walk to Johnny Ray Joyner a double an intentional walk to Chili Davis californians Mark Langston fires away in 1st inning of his 7-inning no hit Effort wednesday. Thursdays Early game Yankees 6, indians 4 new York apr Pinch hitter Luis Polonia singled Home the tie breaking run in the eighth in Ning and new York with Dave Winfield and Don Mattingly again together in the lineup beat Cleveland thursday in a season opener. A crowd of 50,114 saw the Yankees win their fifth straight opener and Winfield get his first hit in two a a a a in i see Al on Page 26 years. Mattingly went 2 for 4 with an rib  top islanders for 3-1 Lead by the associated press Uniondale . A Carey Wilson Randy Mol Ler and John Ogrodnick scored in a 2 32 Span Midway through the second period wednesday As the new York rangers downed the new York islanders 6-1 to take control of their Patrick division semifinal series. The Victory put the rangers ahead 3-1 in the Bcst-of-7 series. They can Advance to the division finals with a win at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. The rangers led 2-1 Midway through the Middle period then blew the game open with their three goal surge. Wilson gave the rangers a 3-1 Lead when he nudged the rebound of James Patick a slap shot into an empty net at 10 59 during a Power play. Just 72 seconds later Hollcr got a Fluke goal when his slap shot from just inside the Blue line hit goal Estanley cup Roundup Glenn Healy a right shoulder popped in the air landed behind him and trickled into the net with the goaltender frantically looking for the puck in a tangle of skates. Islanders coach Al Arbour who was denied a record 115th playoff Victory lifted scaly in favor of Mark Fitzpatrick. But Ogrodnick took a breakaway pass from Brian Mullen and ripped a 15-Footcr through Fitzpatrick s pads on the rangers next shot at 13 31 for a four goal Lead. The islanders again were without their top scorer Center Pat Lafontaine who sustained a concussion in game i. Kelly Kisio scored the Only goal of the third period beating Fitzpatrick at 16 31 while the rangers were killing a penalty. In other games wednesday Bruins 6, whalers 5 Hartford Conn. A Dave Poulin scored the first and last of a four goal third period rally getting the game Winner with 1 44 left As Boston rallied from a three goal deficit to defeat Hartford and even their Adams division semifinals at two games apiece. The Best-of-7 series continues in Boston Friday. Poulin and Dave Christian each had two goals for Boston and Poulin assisted on christians tying goal at 8 10 of the third period. Ten minutes later Poulin scored the winning goal when a pass from Randy Burridge deflected off his skate and Between the pads of whalers goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz. The Bruins who had the Best record in the nil during the regular season trailed 5-2 entering the third period and were in danger of falling behind three games to one. But Poulin started the comeback when see nil on Page 26afn sports television baseball a Cincinnati at Atlanta 2 . Saturday. Radio baseball a los Angeles at Houston 2 30 .  see red men in shutout of pirates by the associated press o York a Shea stadium looked a j St Johns University on wednesday. Redmen alumnus Frank Viola got the Victory and fellow alumnus John Franco got the save. Allowed five hits in 7% innings As the new York mets rebounded from an opening Day Blowout with a 3-0 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates. Orenco acquired from Cincinnati fora a ave Randy Myers finished the six Nitter for his first save with the mets. Grew up in new York and always anted to pitch for the mets a Franco said ase to pretend i was tug  Virji 0k-c?me Home to new York in then tilth Minnesota last july 31. He truck out eight and walked  Roundup a the was so Sharp that even if the hitters guessed what was coming they  hit it a new York Catcher Barry Lyons said. Gregg Jefferies and Kevin Mcreynolds it Home runs for the mets who also had two homers in the opener. In other games wednesday expos 6, cardinals 4 St. Louis a Oil can Boyd won his first National league Start and Tim Raines hit a go ahead sacrifice Fly off Greg Mathews in the seventh As Montreal averted a three game sweep. Giants 8-3, braves 0-4 Atlanta a Kevin Bass and Robby Thompson homered As san Francisco opened its National league title defense with a shutout. The braves won the second game keyed by Rookie Mark Lemke s second inning single with the bases loaded. Rick Reuschel gave up three hits in 52/j innings of the first game and Jeff Brantley and Atlee Hammaker finished with witless Relief As the giants won their sixth straight opener. It was the first opening Day doubleheader in the majors since 1982, when the Chicago White sox and new York Yankees began with one. Reds 5, astros 0 Houston a Jack Armstrong and Rick Mahler combined on a four hitter As Cincinnati completed a three game sweep. Todd Benzinger a second inning double gave the reds the Lead Ana Eric see no on Page 26thursday�?Ts Early game Phillies 5, cubs 4 Chicago apr Ricky Jordan drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Chicago thursday in the first game of a double header. Terry Mulholland who pitched 14 scoreless innings in the Spring allowed five hits and two runs in 5% innings beating the cubs for the first time in his career. The cubs Ryn Sandberg set a major league record for second basemen with his 92nd straight errorless game. Sandberg did not commit an error in the final 90 games of 1989. The old two season Mark of 91 was held by Cincinnati a Joe Morgan from july 6,1977, to april 22,1978