European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes August 5, 1991 Page 28 a s clout 6 hrs lose 8-6 Oakland Calif. A Brian harpers the acc run Homer capped a seven run rally in the eighth inning saturday and the Minnesota twins withstood Dave Henderson a three Home runs to sting the Oakland athletics 8-6. Jose Canseco Mark Mcgwire and Harold Baines also connected for Oakland other Al games on Page 26 hut the six Home runs were not enough to Stop the american league West leading twins. Minnesota restored its margin to four games Over the third place athletics. Henderson homered in his first three at bats for his first career three Homer game. He struck out and popped out in his final two at bats falling one Short of tying the major league record for homers in a game. Henderson became the sixth Oakland player to hit three Home runs in a game including Baines Las May 7. The twins with Oakland Relief Ace Dennis Eckersley not even warming up tagged three pitchers and overcame a 5-0 deficit in the eighth. Oakland starter Joe Slusarski gave up an rib double to Chuck Knoblauch and Kirby Puckett a two run single. That brought on Joe Klink 8 3who gave up a run scoring single to Chili Davis. Kevin Campbell relieved and Harper hit his sixth Home run of the season. Baines hit a Pinch Homer to Lead off the Oakland eighth making it 7-6. Shane Mack homered in the twins ninth. Henderson homered All three times off Dave West. He has hit 22 Home runs this season including four against the twins. Of Henderson a nine hits versus Minnesota this year seven have been for extra bases. Canseco hit his 29th Home run in the seventh off Steve Bedrosian 4-2who pitched 14> innings. Rick Aguilera the fifth twins Pitcher went 1 la for his 28th save Henderson homered on a 2-2 pitch in the first inning. He connected on the first pitch of the third and homered on a full count to Start the fifth. Mcgwire hit his 16th to open the sixth. Chicago a Mark Carrier 20 hits 49ers receiver John Taylor As bears John Mangum moves in to help at Berlin saturday. 49ers Roll by bears 21-7 before 66,876 in Berlin by Walt Morrissette staff writer Berlin a Joe Montana broke the ice with a second Quarter touchdown drive and Steve Young directed two More scoring drives. That was enough for the san Francisco 49ers to overwhelm the Chicago bears 21-7 before an american bowl record 66,876 fans in a warm and muggy olympic stadium saturday night. The bears managed Only six Points last week Good enough for a 6-0 win at Miami. But it was a different Story in their second preseason game. The teams exchanged punts through a scoreless first Quarter and Montana threw an interception a a Ball that was batted in the air by Donnell Woolford and picked off by Ron Rivera who ran 23 Yards with the games Only interception. Montana stayed in the game Long enough to hit Jerry Rice with a 19-Yard touchdown pass with 8 23 left in the first half. Rice beat Woolford a single coverage with a Streak Over the Middle. Mike Cofer spat made it 7-0. Chicago did tie it at 7-7. A vicious Block by Mike Bortz busted Neal Anderson Loose for a 50-Yard Jaunt Down the nil preseason left. That set up Glen Kozlowskis 22-Yard reverse with 6 18 before intermission. Rookie Chris Gardocki tied it with his extra Point. A Young debuted with 6 08 left in the half and promptly completed four straight passes. A 20-Yard pass interference penalty took the 49ers to the 15. Keith Henderson bulled it in from the two with 1 35 left for the 49ers�?T 14-7 halftime margin. Spencer Tillman was the Workhorse in san Francisco a third scoring drive. He led All rushers with 67 Yards in 19 carries 24 Yards in this drive. Young ran 1 l Yards around left end to the six and Tillman took it to the four. Sanjay Beach made a spectacular catch on the next play for the touchdown. Young lofted a lame Duck that flew end Over end toward the left Corner of the end zone. Beach looked Over his right shoulder while running toward the Corner then he turned the other Way to Cradle the 4-Yard touchdown pass while falling Down to give the 49ers their winning margin with 8 10 left in the third Quarter. Montana left the game with completions in 18 attempts for 136 Yards the touchdown and the interception. Young went 9 of 11 for 72 Yards and a score. Third Stringer Steve Bono completed both of his passes for 34 Yards in mop up duty. A a it was a great game great atmosphere Here in Berlin and a great game for us to win a said 4.9ers�?T coach George Seifert As he accepted the american bowl trophy along with san Francisco president Carmen policy from nil president Neil austrian. Bears coach Mike Ditka stayed with quarterback Jim Harbaugh the entire first half to try to get his offence going. In the final minutes of the first half Harbaugh completed a 10-Yard pass to Dennis Gentry and an 15-yarder to Wendell Davis to get to Midfield with 51 seconds remaining. But Charles Haley sacked Harbaugh Back at the 41 and Harbaugh overthrew Davis at the 30 on third Down to Force the punt. Peter Tom Willis a second year quarterback from Florida state replaced Harbaugh for the second half and Mark Green replaced Anderson in the Back Field. The crowd booed Ditka for sticking to see 49ers on Page 27 cards Deal bucs 8th straight loss St. Louis apr Todd Zeile led off the 10th inning with a Home run saturday As the St. Louis cardinals nipped Pittsburgh 6-5, sending the pirates to their eighth straight loss. The pirates losing Streak is their worst since a nine game skid in August 1985. Pittsburgh a Lead in the National league East was Cut to 41/ games Over St. Louis. Zeile hit his eighth Home run of the season on a 3-1 pitch from Bob Patterson 1-1. Lee Smith 6-2 won with two innings of Relief As St. Louis held the i other no games on Page 26 Rales witless after the sixth inning. Milt Thompson s Lead off Home run in the eighth gave St. Louis a 5-5 tie. His of the season came off Bob Kipper who relieved Doug Drabek to Start the seventh. The pirates took a 4-2 Lead in the fourth on Jose Linda sri double and a throwing error by first baseman Gerald Perry and made it 5-3 in the sixth on Orlando Mercedes second double of the game. St. Louis scored in the sixth after Felix Jose and Thompson led off with singles and Tom Pagnozzi sacrificed. Jose Oquendo followed with a High chopper that bounced Over the charging Lind at second base for an rib single but shortstop Jay Bell grabbed the Loose Ball and threw out Thompson at the sports . Cagers Edge Cuba Page 22 Rhein main dumps Ramstein a Page 25 american relay team ties world record a Page 25 Rookie tops Buick with 64 a Page 27
