European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Unbeaten Yankees hand jays 1 St loss by the associated press Toronto a the new York Yankees won a meeting of the last two undefeated teams in the majors monday night Downing the Toronto Blue jays 5-2 in the ninth inning on Mel Halls rib double and Danny Tartab Ulps Home run. Never before in this Century have two unbeaten teams met this Many games into the season. The Yankees improved to 6-0 and dropped Toronto to 6-1. Only three times since 1900 have even a pair of 3-0 teams faced each other. Last Friday the Chicago White sox and Oakland both were 3-0 until the a a won 6-5. On april 17, 1942 the Yankees beat Boston 1-0, according to the Elias sports Bureau. The other such matchup was on april 16, 1922, when Cleveland beat the St. Louis Browns 3-0. Reliever Steve Howe 1-0 retired John Olerud on a grounder Back to the Mound with the bases loaded to end the Toronto eighth preserving a 2-All tie. Roberto Kelly singled with one out in the new York ninth against Todd Stottle Myre 0-1 and scored when Hall doubled just inside the third base bag. Tartabull the Yankees $25 million free agent followed with his first Homer of the season. Steve Farr struck out the Side in the Blue jays ninth for his second save of the season. The Blue jays scored twice in the fourth against Greg Cadaret for a 2-1 Lead. A single by Roberto Alomar and a double by Joe Carter set up Dave Winfields sacrifice Fly and Olerud s rib single. Randy Velarde led off the new York sixth with a double went to third on Stottlemyre a wild pitch and scored the tying run on Kelly a sacrifice Fly. Kelly singled in the fourth and scored on Tarta Bufis a double for a 1-0 Lead. In other games monday athletics 6, royals 1 Kansas City to. A Jose Canseco hit a two run Homer and the athletics wrecked Kansas City a Home opener leaving the royals As the Only wingless team in the majors at 0-7. Kansas City had never lost three in a Row to Start a season until this year. Mike Moore 1-0 gave up one run on five hits in 7w innings walked three and struck out three. Moore finished last season with five straight victories. Canseco a fourth Home run of season put Oakland ahead 3-1 in the seventh inning. Carney Lansford doubled and scored on Mike Bordicks single in the eighth. Lansford added a two run double his third hit of the game in the sox 1, mariners 0 Chicago a Frank Thomas figured mets 0-4 at Home a Page 26 the stars and stripes april 15,1992 Page 28 sex White sox player to Jackson shakes hands with Sis Daley wife of former mayor Richard Daley at mondays game in Chicago. He had to do something to break his 0 for 11 slump. So he drove an outside pitch to right Field for a run scoring triple in the third inning monday and Greg Hibbard and Bobby Thigpen blanked the Seattle mariners on six hits for a 1-0 Chicago White sox Victory in their Home opener before 42,290, Hibbard 2-0 retired 13 straight in one stretch. He gave up four hits walked two and struck out two in eight innings. Thigpen pitched the ninth working around a Lead off single by Kevin Mitchell and a two out single by Pinch hitter Ken Griffey jr., for Nis third save in four chances. Griffey did not Start because of a bruised foot. Third baseman Robin Ventura made three outstanding defensive plays including one in the seventh inning when he robbed Dave Valle of a hit with the tying run on second. Russ Swan 0-2 was the loser although he allowed Only three hits in 7 2-3 innings. He walked four and struck out four including Ventura just before Thomas 3, rangers 0 Arlington Texas a Jim Abbott figured out a Way to solve the Texas rangers prolific and powerful lineup monday night a he ignored it. A i tried to put that lineup out of my mind. I kept telling myself a just throw strikes and Trust your stuff a a Abbott said after spoiling the hot hitting rangers Home opener by scattering six harmless singles Over 7 1-3 innings in the California Victory. The rangers had scored 53 runs on 75 hits including 35 for extra bases in a club record tying 6-1 Start which included a four game sweep of Seattle and two victories Over the defending world Champion Minnesota twins a All on the Road. Abbott 1-1 walked two and struck out four before being relieved by Bryan Harvey after giving up Back to Back singles with one out in the eighth. Harvey struck out Rafael Palmeiro and Sierra on six bitches to end the threat then worked a perfect ninth striking out two for his second save. Alvin Davis broke a scoreless tie with one out in the sixth when he doubled Home von Hayes who had drawn a Lead off . Malone hits 42 As jazz rout Warrior inside sports Aba boxes nil summaries a Page 24 germans give Boussy big Farewell a Page 25 Arbour hits Milestone As Isles coach a Page 25 Barkley Levels blast at 76ers pm a Page 27 Salt Lake City a Karl Malone scored 26 of his 42 Points in the first half As the Utah jazz routed Golden state 138-99 monday night and moved into a tie for the Western conferences second Best record. Blue Edwards scored 19 Points and John Stockton had 16 Points and 14 assists for the jazz who matched the warriors 52-27 record. Utah won the season series with Golden state 3-1 and will gain Home court advantage in the second round if the teams finish tied. Malone who also had 12 rebounds hit 11 of 19 Field goals and was 20 of 24 at the foul line. David Benoit had a career High 15 Points for the jazz hitting Alt see Page 26 for other National basketball association games seven of his shots. Tim Hardaway benched in the second half by coach Don Nelson led the warriors with 13 Points. Chris Mullin and Vincent Askew added 12 each. Utah which already has clinched the Midwest division had a season High Point total. The previous High for the jazz was 135, also against the warriors. Trailing by four after one Quarter the jazz shot a torrid 67 percent from the Fielden route to 41-Point second period. It was 69-54 at halftime. Malone owned the paint forcing warriors Forward Tyrone Hill to the Bench with four first Quarter fouls. Hill fouled out late in the third period. For the game Utah hit 52 percent from the floor to Golden states 36 percent. The jazz also out rebounded the warriors 56-41. The jazz face Houston wednesday night and Minnesota Friday night in the Delta Center then end the regular season at san Antonio sunday. Golden state travels to Minnesota tuesday then closes out the season with Home games against the los Angeles clippers Friday and Seattle on sunday
