European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes tuesday May 12, 1992sunday s baseball cards rally past braves once again by the associated press St. Louis a the Atlanta braves Are finding out just How difficult being defending champions can be. The braves last three losses have All been the kind a team has a hard time forgetting. The latest collapse came sunday when Tom Pagnozzi delivered a two run single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the cardinals a 6-5 Victory. But that was nothing compared to what happened saturday night. Pagnozzi a big hit off reliever Alejandro Pena came hours after the cardinals rebounded from a 9-0 deficit to beat the braves 12-11 in one of the greatest comebacks in team his tory. Pena said. Quot you could say everybody a choking a a Pic a nobody a doing the Job in the  it was the cardinals greatest comeback since june 15, 1952, when they rallied from an 11-0 deficit a league record to beat the new York giants 14-12 in the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo grounds. The Philadelphia Phillies tied the record in 1976. On sunday Atlanta led 3-0 in the third and was ahead 5-4 entering the ninth before the cardinals loaded the bases with two outs against Pena 0-3. Pedro Guerrero broke his Bat on a single with two outs in the ninth and Milt Thompson Pinch ran. Pinch hitter Gerald Perry singled to put runners at first and third and Todd Zeile worked out a four pitch walk to Load the bases. Pagnozzi followed with a single to right to score Thompson and Perry. Quot i think its very important because of who you re playing a manager Joe Torre said. A they went to the seventh game of the world series last season and the Way they beat us last year we did no to belong on the same  the braves won nine of 12 games against the cardinals in 1991. Juan Agosto 2-2the fifth St. Louis Pitcher worked the ninth for the Victory. It was the third crushing defeat of the week for the braves. On wednesday Atlanta was one out away from a 13-inning Victory at Pittsburgh when second baseman Mark Lemke Ana right fielder David Justice let Jay Belles pop Fly drop driving in the game tying rib the pirates won in 16 innings. Terry Pendleton had three hits for the braves in sundays disaster including a Home run against his former team. In sundays other late game giants 8, expos 3,11 innings Mon Treal a Kirt Manwaring a tie breaking two run double and Mike felders three run Homer highlighted a five run 11th inning As san Francisco Defeated Montreal. With one out and runners on first and third Man Waring doubled into the right Field Corner off Bill Landrum 1-1 to make a Winner of Jeff Brantley 2-0.  . M a Cardinal Gerald Perry beats the tag of Brave Catcher Greg Olson to score the winning run in on sunday. And earn himself an exuberant embrace from Milt Thompson and the hands of Ozzie Smith i and Luis  clouts pair to push botox Over . By the associated press Kansas City to. Altogether Jack Clark hit the Ball about 1,000 feet against Kansas City on sunday including a towering blast that barely missed becoming the Only Home run Ever to leave royals stadium. A was Long As it ends on the other Side of the Fence where nobody can catch it is All that a important a said Clark who had two Home runs and a single and six Rols in Bostons 10-6 Victory. Batting just .174 with no Home runs and Only seven Bis when the game began Clark jumped on Mike Magnante a change up in the third inning and launched a Tow ering three run blast High Over the left Field Fence. The Ball landed on top of a Concrete retaining Wall enclosing the jumbo Ron scoreboard approximately 440 feet away bounced about 20 feet into the air and came to rest near the base of the Chain link Fence that encircles the stadium about 480 feet from Home plate. Clark also had an rib single in the first inning and a two run Homer off Hipolito Pichardo in the sixth that went Over the Wall in Straightaway Center about 415 feet. It was the 17th Multi Homer game in the 16-year career of Clark who played first base for the first time since he was with san Diego in 1990. Frank Viola 4-2 gave up five hits and three runs in five innings for his fourth consecutive Victory. In other late games sunday mariners 6, tigers 2 Seattle a Rookie Dave Fleming won his fourth straight decision and Seattle stopped a four game losing Streak. The mariners who lost 13-0 to Detroit on saturday night bounced Back for their second Victory in 12  jays 4, Angels 1 Anaheim Calif. Juan Guzman improved to 5-0 and Joe Carter drove in three runs As Toronto beat California to regain the Al East Lead. Guzman a Winner of 15 of his last 16 decisions dating Back to last june 22, went the distance and allowed four hits and no walks. He struck out five As Toronto snapped californians four game winning  5, Yankees 2 Oakland Calif. Jose Canseco Mark Mcgwire and Mike Bordick hit Home runs in the sixth inning and Oakland won its fifth in a Row and sent new York to its sixth straight loss. Canseco ended the longest homeless drought of his career at 71 at bats when he connected for his seventh shot of the season and first since april 18. Mcgwire followed with his major league leading 15th  6, rangers 2 Arlington Texas struggling . Surhoff drove in three runs to help Milwaukee Stop a seven game losing Streak. Surhoff was batting just .135 Overall and was in a 1 -for-17 skid with runners on base when he hit a two run single in the second inning