European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Cut to 1 Detroit a the Littlest Tiger played with the biggest heart and Detroit closed within one game of the Blue jays in the american league East. Tony Phillips who earlier hit a Solo Homer singled Home the go ahead run in the eighth inning Friday night As the tigers won 5-2 before the second largest crowd of the year in Tiger stadium. A Phillips is just a Good ballplayer a manager Sparky Anderson said. A if this team Falls into something Tony has got to be considered for were 43,186 fans on hand second Only to the opening Day crowd of 47,382. John Cerutti 2-4who played six years for the Blue jays before coming to Detroit this year As a free agent gave up other games on Page 22 six hits in eight plus innings. Dan Gakeler got his first career save relieving after Joe Carter s Lead off single in the ninth. Detroit a Milt Cuyler singled in the eighth and took second when left fielder Candy Maldonado displayed the Ball for an error. A Duane Ward relieved Jimmy key 128 and Phillips singled on a 3-2 pitch after falling behind 0-2. Alan Trammell walked on four pitches a the first Valk of the game a Cecil fielder struck out and Mickey Tettleton walked loading the bases. Travis Fryman followed with a two run single. A a we re still in first place a key said. A a we re not playing Well that Sall i know. Detroit a playing Well. They re on a Roll right now. They played Well tonight. I take my hat off to them. The pitch i threw to Tony Phillips was a mistake. But other than that i Felt i pitched a Good key gave up three runs and five hits in 7w innings and struck out three. Phillips the Only Tiger with a .300 batting average put Detroit ahead in the first with his 15th Home run. Kelly Gruber whose two run Homer thursday helped the Blue jays end a seven game losing Streak with a 4-1 Victory at Milwaukee tied the score in the second with his 14th Homer. The stars and stripes August 18,1991 c Page 24 Ben Walker new York apr Don Mattingly did not get his hair Cut Friday. It turned out he did no to need to visit the Yankee Clipper after All. This latest Shear madness in the Bronx ended when Mattingly and new York Yankees management agreed a at least publicly a that the length of his locks Wasny to such a big Deal. A Day after he was benched and fined $250 because his hair Hung at the Back of his Collar Mattingly was 1 Back in the starting Loeup against the Chicago White sox. He got a big cheer in this first at Bat then struck lout looking against no hit either Wilson Alvarez before rapping out two singles in the Yankees 54 Victory. Mattingly said head probably get a haircut soon and the team Cap Tain also softened his stance on being traded. �?o1 think its All pretty silly a Mattingly said. A i Don Mattingly talked to my dad last night and he asked me what was going on and 1 said a i done to a a i was pretty much embarrassed by the whole thing. In be never been the kind of player whose been a problem a he said. A a we be disagreed on things in the past but they be never taken the game away from me. If they a asked me to get a haircut in a Day or so i probably would be done it. But i Felt backed into a the Yankees said Mattingly would not be fined a a and that pitchers Pascual Perez and Steve Farr and Catcher Matt Nocks All of whom were told their locks were getting Long would not be forced to get haircuts either. None of them got haircuts Friday. Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner banned from the Day to Day operation of the team said the matter of Mattingly a hair had come up before. A it was never a problem a Steinbrenner said �?o1 mentioned it to his agent and it was always taken care of right away. A i will not second guess my people or be critical of them. Besides i done to know All of the facts Quot he said. A but anybody who does no to think Don Mattingly does t need to be the Leader of this team is crazy. Trade Mattingly you can to even think of two months ago Mattingly told the Yankees he wanted to be traded. He repeated that thursday but on Friday said head wait until the end of the season be Don Mattingly tells reporters at Yankee stadium that he will probably be making a trip to the Barbershop soon. Fore deciding whether to bring it up again. Yankees general manager Gene Michael and manager stump Merrill each of whom got planned in Advance hair trims on Friday blamed the whole mess on miscommunication. A first of All i made a mistake in Over reacting a Michael said. A i thought he was acting out of Defiance. I told stump that if he refused to get his hair Cut he play. But i did no to mean he had to get it Cut at that minute at that hour. A i think stump made a mistake in not getting it done two weeks ago when we first talked about it. 1 think Donnie made a mistake in refusing Quot Michael said. A but the penalty was too harsh. I should have handled it in House rather than exposing Michael said he wanted Mattingly to stay in new York. A a in a not going to try to Trade him a he said a besides if it causes this much of an ordeal about a haircut imagine what it would be like to Trade Merrill explaining his part in the screwy situation said he misunderstood Michael a message thursday. He said he thought Michael meant that Mattingly should not play against Kansas City. A i think i can accept the blame a Merrill said. A i did no to handle it As Well As i sports . Loses pan am baseball Semi a Page 18 americans Best set for track a Page 18 Ansbach reaches dec softball final a Page 21 Mcenroe knocked out of tourney a Page 23 Browns beat redskins in overtime Washington a Matt Stover kicked a 40-Yard Field goal in overtime Friday night to lift the Cleveland Browns Over the Washington redskins 24-21 in an exhibition game. Stover made Good on a second Chance three minutes after missing a 44-yarder on the Browns first overtime Possession. The winning kick was set up when redskins Reserve quarterback Cary Conklin fumbled on his own 28 and Browns defensive Back Anthony Florence recovered. Stover connected four plays later. The Browns 2-1 forced the overtime when backup quarterback Todd Philcox fired a 3-Yard touchdown pass to exre skin Mike Oliphant with no time remaining to tie the score 21-21. The touchdown capped an80-Yard drive after the redskins Chip Lohmiller missed a Field goal from the 37. Philcox moved the Browns downfield quickly in their first Possession of the overtime including a 40-Yard pass to wide receiver Vernon Joines but the drive stalled on the redskins 27 and Sto ver missed. Washington a Earnest byner broke a 14-14 tie Midway through the third Quarter with a 1-Yard to run capping a drive that began after Cleveland a Kevin Mack fumbled on the redskins 35. Cleveland tied the game at 14-14 on its first Possession of the second half on Macks 1-Yard touchdown capping an 83-Yard drive highlighted by a 48-Yard pass from Bernie Kosar to Rookie Michael Jackson that put the Ball on the redskins 2
