European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes Friday May 17,1991 red sox win Boston Marathon by the associated press. Boston a it was another Long night and Carlton Fisk sent the Fenway faithful Home Happy one More time. His 12th-inning Home run that hit the foul pole winning game 6 of the 1975 world series for the Boston red sox ended the longest world series night game. His sixth nning passed Ball wednesday helped the red sox win the longest nine inning night game Ever pc american league played. A a in la take credit for the record a said Fisk who Eft Boston for Chicago via free Agency in 1981. A if i had caught that Ball the game would have been Over an hour instead the teams beat the record byline minutes As the red sox beat the White sox 9-6 in 4 hours ,11 minutes. The passed Ball a on what should have ended the inning a tied the game. On a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded and Boston trailing 6-5, Donn pall struck out Jack Clark. But the Ball went off Fisk a Glove and Wade Boggs scored the tying run As Clark reached first. Scott Radinsky replaced pall 0-1 and Mike Greenwell hit a two run double. A that really Wasny to Pudge a fault a pall said of Fisk. A it was a split Finger pitch that was supposed to drop but Tom Brunansky a three run fourth inning Homer began Bostons comeback from a 5-0 deficit to the Delight of 31,712 at Fenway Park. Joe Hesketh 1-0the third Boston Pitcher worked the sixth for his first Victory since april 16,1990, when he was with Montreal. Jeff Reardon the fifth Boston Pitcher worked the ninth for his 12th save. The game eclipsed the record of 4 02 set june 22, 1962, when san Francisco played at Milwaukee. In other games wednesday night rangers 5, tigers 4 Arlington Texas a Juan Gonzalez hit a two run Homer in the 12th inning to rally Texas Over Detroit handing the tigers their sixth straight defeat. Julio Franco led off the inning with a single and one out later Gonzalez a who tied the game with a sacrifice Fly in the eighth a hit a 2-0 pitch from Steve Searcy 1-2 into the left Field stands. Rich Gossage 4-0 pitched two innings As the rangers won their fourth straight game. Athletics 6, orioles 3 Baltimore a Queen Elizabeth departed after two innings at memorial stadium so she missed All the Good stuff a 12 of Oakland a 13 hits and three Baltimore homers. The Queen and Prince Philip perhaps bored by watching five walks headed for the exit with Oakland holding Bostons Tony Pena tries to evade Chicano Catcher Carlton Fisk but missed plate was chased Down and tagged out. A 1-0 Lead. The Royal entourage with president Bush and his wife Barbara watched 18 batters and saw Only one hit a an rib single by Harold Baines. Bob Welch 4-2 won his fifth straight decision Over the orioles allowing three runs and five hits in 5vs innings. Dennis Eckersley got his ninth save. Mariners 6, indians 4 Cleveland a Rookie Rich Delucia won his third straight decision As Seattle beat slump Ridden Cleveland for its ninth Victory in 10 games. Delucia 4-2 allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings striking out seven. Rob Murphy pitched one inning giving up a two run Homer to Albert Belle his Sev Enon. Bill Swift got three outs for his fourth save. Angels 10, Yankees 2 new York Wally Joyner a three run Homer highlighted a six run third inning and Mark Langston had a Complete game for California. Langston 4-1 allowed eight hits struck out six and walked five in his second Complete game. Brewers 4, twins 2 Minneapolis a Paul Monitor became the fourth Brewer to hit for the Cycle As Milwaukee snapped an eight game losing Streak. Brewers win thursday Minneapolis a Robin Yount and Dante Bichette hit Home runs and Bill Wegman won his first game in almost a year leading Milwaukee to a 6-3 Victory Over Minnesota on thursday. Wegman who missed much of last season and All of april with injuries went five innings to pick up his first Victory since shutting out Oakland 5-0 on May 18, 1990. Coming off Elbow surgery Wegman was making his third appearance after minor league stints at class a Beloit and class aaa Denver. Royals 6, Blue jays 4 Toronto a Bret Saberhagen pitched a Strong game As Kansas City stopped Toronto s fou game winning Streak. Bill Pecota went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs and Brian Mcrae had a three run Homer As Kansas City salvaged the finale of a three game injured in dodgers7 Victory by the associated press los Angeles a Darryl Strawberry a new life in los Angeles Isnit going quite the Way he planned. Darryl dreamed of 40 homers and 125 Bis. He also wanted to prove the new York mets wrong. But now Strawberry must Deal with an injury As Well As a slump. Strawberry sustained a mild separation to his left shoulder when he banged into the right Field Wall in the seventh inning of the dodgers 4-3 Victory Over Montreal on wednesday night. Dodgers spokesman Jay Lucas said he was Uncertain How much time Strawberry would miss. Lucas added that the outfielder was to be examined thursday. Strawberry held the Ball on the Long Fly by the expose Marquis Grissom and finished the inning. But he left in the eighth to have a rays. A when manager Tommy Lasorda and Trainer Charlie Strasser came out .0 Check him Darryl said the shoulder was of a said Center fielder Brett Butler who snapped a 3-3 tie with a run scoring single in the seventh. A but after they left i asked him and he said a no National league in a a i told him he should go out now but he did no to. Darryl does no to need to be a hero now a its not that this is uni pop Tant but its Only May and Well need him a Little further Down the Strawberry who signed a $20.25 million five year Deal As a free agent with the dodgers is hitting Only .229 with two homers and 11 Bis. He has yet to hit a Home run at dodger stadium this season. The dodgers were off thursday then have a three game weekend series schedule against the visiting mets. In other games wednesday pirates 8, astros 7 Houston a the astros who have already been shut out three times put together 18 hits against Pittsburgh but lost the game. Don Slaughte a Pinch three run triple snapped an eighth inning tie As the pirates rallied from a 4-0 deficit. The pirates trailing 5-2, scored six runs in the eighth inning off three relievers. Andy Van Slyke sparked the comeback with a two Hurt Homer off Jim Corsi. The pirates loaded the bases off Al Osuna and Curt Schilling 0-3who walked Curtis Wilkerson to Force in the tying run. Slaught followed with his bases Clearing 6, braves 1 Chicago a Luis Salazar broke a seventh inning tie with a two run Homer As Chicago beat Atlanta. Juan Berenguer 0-1 hit Andre Dawson with a pitch with two outs in the seventh. Words were exchanged and both benches emptied but order was restored without incident. Salazar hit the next pitch into the left Field bleachers for his second Home run. Paul Assenmacher 2-0the second cubs Pitcher allowed one hit and struck out four in two 4, Phillies 2 san Francisco a Bud Black came within an out of his third straight shutout As san Francisco beat Philadelphia. Black 4-3 allowed five hits in 8% innings struck out six and walked four. He walked the bases loaded in the ninth and gave up a two run double to Charlie Hayes on an 0-2 pitch. It extended Hayes hitting Streak to 12 games. Jason Grimsley 1-4 allowed three runs and six hits in five 8, reds 2 St. Louis a Bernard Gilkey broke a tie with a Home run and Rex Hudler hit a two run double later in the sixth inning leading St. Louis past Cincinati. Felix Jose had the second four hit game of his career and Bob Tewksbury 3-1 allowed nine hits in his first Complete game of the season. Todd Zeile drove in three runs for the cardinals who had 14 hits. Tom Browning 4-3 was tagged for five runs and eight hits in 5v6 innings. San mets 7, padres 1 Diego Gooden t Dwight pitched a seven hitter and new York got lome runs from Dave Magadan and Kevin Vic Reynolds. The padres have lost seven of eight. Gooden 4-3 struck out eight to increase his league leading total to 54. De Whitson 2-4 gave up seven earned runs and 10 hits in 6% innings
