European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 5,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21thigpen sets saves record Chicago a Bobby Thigpen. A a zoned out by the associated press Chicago a Bobby Thigpen set a major league record of 47 saves in a season monday night and then was at a loss for words. A i was so emotional i  talk a Thigpen said after preserving the Chicago White sox a 4-2 Victory Over the Kansas City royals with one scoreless inning. A i never figured on anything like this a said Thigpen who broke the record of 46 set in 1986 by Dave Righetti of the new York Yankees. Visions of the record breaking save flashed into Thigpenn a mind when Carlton Fisk snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning with his 15th Home run. A the minute Pudge hit the Homer i zoned out a Thigpen said. He watched setup Man Barry Jones finish the seventh inning in Relief of Winner Wayne Edwards 4-3 and then Getal Roundup through the eighth. The White sox picked up an insurance run off Jeff Montgomery in the Bottom of the eighth on a run scoring single by Robin Ventura. Thigpen who has seven blown saves took Over in the ninth. He got Kevin Seitzer to ground out. Brian Mcrae singled but George Brett hit into a game ending double play and Thigpen was mobbed by his teammates. Fisk clamped him in a Bear hug. Was it the toughest save a it seemed like it a Thigpen said. A it was More emotional than i thought it would be. But there Are More games to go and i Hope i can put a Bunch More  Fisk whose double helped set up two runs in the fourth inning said he got a a Little More satisfaction in hitting the Home run that helped set up the Victory. A a Bobby a a regular Guy not goofy with crazy peculiarities like some relievers a Fisk said. A you like to see Nice things happen to a Nice  Fisk extended his major league record for Home runs by a Catcher to 330. The upper deck Homer was Fisk a 15th of the season and 351st of his career moving him into a tie for 41st place on the All time list with Dick Allen. In other games monday athletics 9, red sox 5 Boston a Terry Steinbach capped a five run first inning with a three run Homer As Oakland ended Bostons 10-game winning Streak longest in the american league this year. In a possible playoff preview Between the alas division leaders the a a quickly Kafoed Rookie Dana Kiecker 6-7. Oakland a Scott Sanderson 14-9 struggled for five innings allowing three runs. Oakland a Rickey Henderson hit a Solo Homer off Wes Gardner in the seventh and Mark Mcgwire and Willie Mcgee had two run singles for the a a. Oakland maintained its 6v2-game Lead Over Chicago in the Al West. Despite the loss the red sox remained 6v2 in front of Toronto in the Al East. The red sox had two run homers by Mike Marshall his third Ana Tom Brunansky his 10th. Tigers 5, Blue jays 0 Detroit a Cecil fielder hit his 43rd Home run and Walt Terrell pitched seven innings of four hit Ball As Detroit snapped Toronto a four game winning Streak. Terrell 4-2who has won four of his last five starts did no to allow a hit until the fourth. He struck out five and walked none to improve his Tiger stadium record to 38-13. A i always seem to pitch Well in this Ballpark and i done to know Why a Terrell said. A if knew id sure As hell take it on see Al on Page 26 bucs defeat phils mets beat cards by the associated press Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek won his 18th game by tossing a four hitter to pitch the Pittsburgh pirates past the Phillies 4-1 on monday. Drabek 18-5improving to 9-1 since the All Star break has pitched three Complete game victories Over the Phillies this season allowing just seven hits and two earned runs 0.67 Era in 27 innings. Trying to become Only the pirates third 20-game Winner in the last 31 seasons Drabek is 42-19 after the All Star no Roundup break in his career and has yielded six earned runs in 37% innings 1.19 Era while going 4-0 in his last five starts. A Jim Leyland the Pittsburgh manager does no to know now Lucky he is to have a Guy he can run out there every five Days like Doug Drabek a Phillies manager Nick Leyva said. A a he a outstanding. When he can get his breaking Ball Over for strikes like he did today he might be the Best Pitcher in the league right  Jeff King breaking out of a 2-for-21 slump went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two Bis As the pirates coming off a 2-3 Road trip to Atlanta and houst9n, won for the third time in their last nine Bames. They improved to one game Over .500 31-30 against no East teams. The pirates remained one half game behind first place new York in the no East. In other games monday mets 9, cardinals 3 St. Louis a Dwight Gooden gave up six hits Over seven innings to win for see no on Page 26 an sports radio baseball a Oakland at Boston 1 30 am.  humbles Capriati . Open schoolgirl Jennifer Capriati leaves the court after mondays lesson. A by Steve Wilstein new York apr Steffi Graf sent Jennifer Capriati Back to school with a lesson Shell never forget a a two set course in playing like a Champion in the . Open. Graf the two time defending Champ played almost perfectly monday to reach the quarterfinals As she dazzled 14-year-old Capriati with powerful ground strokes and defied a packed crowd cheering for the nervous ninth grader. Grass 6-1, 6-2 Victory was Complete in every respect a 53-minute Slaughter that was far More convincing than her 6-2, 6-4 Triumph Over Capriati at Wimbledon also in the fourth round. Gedly for More than three hours before finding a Way to beat Gutsy australian Darren Cahill 2-6, 62, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, and gain the quarters. Americans top menus player fourth seeded Andre Agassi had an easy time getting to the quarters beating Jay Berger 7-5, 6-0, 6-2. Graf next goes against 12th-seeded Jana Novotna who beat no. 7 Katerina male Eva 6-4, 6-2. Fourth seeded Zina Garrison also advanced to the quarters beating Nathalie Tauz iat of France 6-1, 7-5. Garrison will meet Arantha Sanchez Vicario a 6-4, 6-3 Winner Over Barbara Paulus. Grass Victory came on the same Day when she was ranked no. 1 for the 160th straight week a record for both men and women. It was obvious Early in the first set when Capriati seemed tentative and her usually solid forehand and backhands floated Long or into the net that she was suffering a Case of stage fright. A at the beginning i  hit a Ball a said Capriati Overly excited a just going out there knowing that you re on the stadium court and everybody a going to be out there  Capriati had said before the match that she was a psyched up and ready to attack Graf. She said she told herself at the Start of play a keep moving attack a lot serve  but nothing came. Instead she stood and watched Graf As if trying to record in her memory How she plays. A if you done to lose you done to learn a Capriati said. A every match you lose you learn something from it. At first i Wasny to doing anything not making shots not coming to the net. Next time i can to let that happen. She a definitely still at another