European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 a the stars and stripes sunday june 30, 1991 by the associated press Cincinnati a Jim Deshaies voted Cincinnati reds shortstop Barry Larkin the Best player in baseball on Friday then helped him put on one of the Best Home run shows in baseball history. Larkin hit. Three consecutive homers off Deshaies tying the major league record with five in two games As the reds beat the Houston astros 8-5 for their season High fifth straight win. Larkin hit a pair of two run homers and a Solo Homer in his first three at bats and drove in a run by hitting into a Force National league play for a career High six Bis. Larkin also Drew a walk in his final Al Bat. Deshaies 2-7 wrote Down Larking a name in a newspapers All Star poll before the game. A i sealed my Fate a Deshaies said a i voted him the Best player in the game. I asked for it. I decided i need to prove it i guess. He beat me. He was a one Man Larkin can t explain the five Homer outburst which gave him a career High 14 and lied him with Paul of Neill for the team Lead. The third Hother gave him five in a Span of seven at a in a not doing anything different a Larkin said. A i Don t consider myself a Home run Hitler. I m really astonished caught off guard surprised. Things done to happen like the homers came fast and furious Friday night under Ideal conditions for Power hitters a 87 degrees at game time in a Ballpark where the Ball travels Well when its hot. A Deshaies also allowed a Solo Homer to Eric Davis the second time in two years he has Given up four homers in a game against Cincinnati. The reds had four off the left hander last june 16 in a 6-2 win at riverfront stadium. Larkin became the first reds player to hit five in two games and the 16th major leaguer Overall. The first two homers accounted for All of the reds runs in a 3-0 Victory Over san Diego on thursday in other games Friday a cardinals 14, cubs 6 Chicago a a Felix Jose knocked in three runs and had four of St Louis 21 hits As the cardinals routed Chicago handing the cubs their 12th loss in 13 games. Jose had two doubles and two singles for his fourth four hit game of the year. He drove in two runs with a bases loaded due 2 Barry Larkin Waves to the crowd after hitting one of his three Home runs Friday. Ble in the fourth and added a run scoring grounder in the sixth As the cardinals won their fourth Stra ight. A Omar olivares1-1gave up nine hits and five runs in six innings winning for the first Lime since last sept. 13. Loser Bob Scanlan 2-2 allowed eight hits and five runs in it6 innings ���.�. Following the game the cubs fired pitching coach Dick. Pole replacing him with Billy Connors n braves 3-2, dodgers 2-8 Atlanta a Kent. Mercker a Relief Pitcher who had never been on bake1 in the major leagues Drew a two out bases loaded walk from Jim Gott in the 10th inning to Force in the winning run As Atlanta. Won the opener of a doubleheader wih los Angeles 3-2. / a a a Mike Morgan pitched a five hitter in the Nightcap and Juan Samuel a two run single broke a sixth inning tic As the dodgers earned a split with an 8-2 Victory in the Nightcap. A. Samuel shit off reliever Rick Mahler 1-4 broke a 2-2 and Chris Gwynn a three run Homer off Dan Petry capped a four run eighth inning. A a a a. Morgan 9-5 pitched his fourth Complete game. A. A a in the opener Mercker 0 for 2 this season and 0 for 6 in three years in the majors got his first big league rib when the. 3-2 pitch from Gott 1-2 sailed High and outside forcing Home Ron Gant. Phillies 6, mets 2 new York met killer Jose Dejesus did it again pitching a four hitter As Philadelphia snapped a five game losing Streak and beat new York. Dejesus 5-3 is 4-0, including three Complete games and his Only shutout with a 2.02 Era career against the mets. He is 8-12 with a 4.51 Era and just one Complete game against everyone else. Gregg Jefferies spoiled Dejesus shutout bid with a two run Homer in the ninth. Pirates 6, expos 1. Montreal a Zinc Smith broke personal four game losing Streak by allow my five hits in eight plus innings As Pittsburgh handed Montreal its fifth straight loss. A. Quot Smith 8-6 struck out three and walked two he was relieved by Stan Belinda after Marquis Grissom led off the Bottom of the ninth with a single and Clino dishields Drew a walk an unearned rum on third baseman Joe Redfield a two out error. ,. Padres 5 giants 3 san Diego a Jerald Clark had a two run. a Solo Homer As san Diego snapped san Francisco a six game winning Streak. A a. A. V a a Clarks single capped a four run fifth inning off Don Robinson 3-6 and his Sci Enon Homer a drive that hit the top of the Fence in left Center Field and deflected Over gave Bruce Hurst Quot some breathing room. A a a a a a a. A v Hurst 9-4 pitched eight innings and gave up five hits including a three run Homer to Kevin Mitchell in the blast Welch athletics 11-0. By the associated press. Oakland Calif. Danny Tartabull and Kirk Gibson each hit two run Horn cars and Luis Aquino won for the first time in nearly a year As tile Kansas City royals routed the slumping Oakland athletics 11-0 Friday night Oakland has lost four consecutive Home games for the first time since May 1987. The a a have lost seven of eight Overall and 11 of their last 14. Aquino 1-1 made his fourth Start of the season and won for the first Lime since july 14, 1990. He pitched a five hitter. For his third big leaguer shutout struck out a career High seven and. Walked one. A Kansas City Shieh led 7-0 after a six run second inning has scored at least nine runs per a tonic and 56 total during a five game Road winning Streak. Bob a Welch 7-5 was tagged for nine runs and nine hits in three innings his shortest Outing since last july 28. Welches wild pitch with Brian Mcrae on third base gave Kansas City a l-0jead in the first. Mcrae Gibson George Brett and Tartabull hit consecutive rib singles in the second. Jim Eisenreich american league rib double and Mike Macfarlance a sacrifice Fly made it 7-0. A Gibson homered in the third his 12th, and Tartabull homered in the fifth off Todd Burns Tartabull a 13th Home sox 4, twins 2 Minneapolis Sammy Sosa hit a three run Homer and Charlie Hough won for the fifth time in six decisions As Chicago beat Minnesota and sent the twins to their third consecutive loss. Hough 5-3 allowed Solo homers to Shane Mack and Pedro Munoz in the fifth inning but gave up just three other hits in seven innings. Bobby Thigpen got three puts for his 15th save in 20 chances. Allan Anderson 4-6 pitched an eight hitter in his. Second Complete game of the season struck out1 five and walked one. Despite the loss the twins Are 21-6 i june. A a Quot a red sox 9, orioles 3 Baltimore Boston stopped a four game losing Streak As Tony Pena drove in three runs off Baltimore. Greg Harris 4-7 allowed six hits i innings struck out six and walked two. Jeff Gray and Jeff Reardon finished with hit less Relief. Jose Mesa 4-8 gave up six hits and six runs and was knocked out after failing to retire six batters in Bostons six run third inning. Tigers 7,indians 1 Detroit a Mickey Eitleton homered for the seventh time in As Many games As Detroit beat Cleveland Frank Tatiana 5-6 won consecutive decisions for the first time since last septum Ber. He allowed one run and four hits in seven innings and struck out eight the most by a tigers starter this season. A. A Denis Boucher 0-4acquired thursday a from Toronto allowed six runs and seven hits in 4w innings. A marines 3, Blue jays 1 Toronto a Tom Candiotti lost in his Toronto debut and Jay Buhner Horn ered to least Seattle. Candiotti7-7 was traded to Toronto on thursday by Cleveland. He gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings and Mike Jackson pitched i innings of shutout Relief for his uth save. Bill Krueger 5-3 allowed four hits in 616 shutout innings. He retired his first 12 batters before Kelly Gruber singled in the fifth. A a a a a Brewers 5, Yankees 2 Milwaukee Don August allowed four hits in 636 innings and Milwaukee scored the go ahead run on a double play grounder and went on to beat new York. August 6-3 won for the sixth time m seven decisions leaving in the seventh afer a walk to Kevin Maas and single by Matt Nokes. A Darren Holmes got Pinch hitter Pat Sheridan on a grou Douf to end the a neg and Dan Plesac pitched the ninth for Liis fifth 10, rangers 8 an Helm Kajjy Joyner had four hits and drove in five runs and Dave Parker hit a tie breaking Home run in the seventh inning in leading California Over Texas. California led 8-3 before Texas rallied in the seventh on a two run Homer by Ruben Sierra off Jim Abbott and a three run Homer by Rookie Dean Palmer off Mike Fetters
