European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 6 the stars and stripes wednesday May 20,1992 Pfund to look 1 royals edae White so for new style of Laker play by John Nadel Inglewood Calif. A Randy Pfund was introduced As the 14th head coach in los Angeles lakers history on monday and said he a prepared to make the necessary adjustments to Nelp the team return to past glories. Quot the �?~80s were Showtime. We re past that a said Pfund whose hiring was announced sunday night a five Days after Mike Dunleavy suddenly resigned to sign an eight year contract to coach the Milwaukee Bucks. Quot we be got to look for a new style of play. A i think Well be Able to make the changes Well need to make. We need More players on the floor who can do More than one a find thing have multiple skills a team that plays quicker moves the Ball. That a something i believe 1 can bring to the lakers. Showtime orchestrated by magic Johnson from 1979-91, helped the lakers win five Aba championships. Johnson announced his retirement nov. 7 because he had tested positive for the virus that causes aids. Pfund 40, was an assistant for the lakers for seven years working under current new York kicks coach Pat Riley for five years and Dunleavy for  to hire Issel As coach Denver apr Denver nuggets officials say they Are working on a contract to hire former nuggets Star Dan Issel As the teams head coach and will have an official announcement on wednesday. A a we be got a couple of is to Dot and to a to Cross a nuggets general manager Bernie Bickers Taff said. A monday we should get that done and wednesday have an  Issel will announce that Charlotte hornets vice president Gene Littles and nuggets assistant coach Mike Evans will serve As his assistants according to the Denver Post. Littles and Evans were teammates of Issel a Littles on the 1975-75 american basketball association Champion Kentucky colonels and Evans on the nuggets from 1983-85. Evans has been the Only member of West Heads staff working since a St head a dismissal last month helping with draft preparation. By the associated press Chicago a Mike Magnante Hadnot got Many key outs this season and he Hadnot gotten any wins. So it Wasny to surprising that when he was Able to get two big outs with the bases loaded it led to his first major Feague Victory. The Kansas City left hander had his longest career Outing monday night working five innings for a 6-1 Victory Over the Chicago White sox. A Homer in fifth inning by Robin Ventura was the Only run allowed by Magnante who walked four and struck out two. But it was the Jam he worked himself into and then impressively got himself out of that defined mag Nantes win. Craig Grebeck doubled with one out then Tim Raines singled and Ventura walked to Load the bases with Chicago a two rib leaders Frank Thomas and George Bell coming to Bat. Magnante 1-3 got Thomas to foul out to first and Bell harmlessly flies out to Center. Quot he pitched Thomas Well a royals manager Hal Mcrae said. Quot he kept the Ball in and did no to give him anything to extend his arms. A the Hasni to pitched As Well As he can pitch but he a closer than he was before. .1 Hope he got himself Over the Hump with this game. He needs this kind of performance to fill the fourth spot in the  Chicago manager Gene Lamont gave credit to Magnante. Quot he got the big outs when he had to a Lamont said. A we had our chances and it was with Guys we wanted up there. I thought we would get the big hit but tonight we just  do  Kirk Mccaskill 2-4 gave up five earned runs Over seven innings for the loss. A besides his curve Ball his control Wasny to real Good a Lamont said of Mccaskill. A we did no to take advantage of our scoring opportunities Early in the game and it came Back to Hurt  Kansas City which has gone 11-8 since starting 1-16, took maximum advantage of its Early scoring Chance. In the second the royals loaded the bases with one out on a Check swing single by Chris Gwynn a single by Mike Macfarlane and a walk to Curtis Wilkerson. After Rico Rossy struck out Jim Eisenreich doubled into the left Field Corner to Clear the bases for a 4-0 Lead. Gregg Jefferies led off the fifth with a single and scored when Kevin Mcreynolds singled and rainess throw from left Field to third skipped by Ventura. On the play Mcreynolds was awarded third base. A single by Gwynn scored him to make it 6-0. Ventura a Homer was his third of the year and gave him 22 Bis tied with Thomas for second most on the team. The royals opened the scoring in the first when do. A a George Brett. Brian Mcrae doubled and scored on a single by in other games monday athletics 8, orioles 4 Baltimore a Mark Mcgwire a 17th Homer capped a four run first inning that propelled the athletics. Rickey Henderson homered and scored three runs for the a a who pounded Baltimore starter Rick Sutcliffe 5-3 for six runs in the opening two innings. Mike Moore 5-2 allowed four runs six hits and seven walks in 6v6 innings but still earned his first Victory since april 28. Henderson opened the game with a single and Jose Canseco Drew a one out walk. Harold Baines then smashed a single under second baseman Mark Mcle More a Glove scoring Henderson and giving Baines his 1,000th career rib. Mariners Ken Griffey a slide succeeds in breaking up red sox a Luis Rivera a attempt at a double play. Mcgwire followed with a drive into the left Field seats giving him 36 Bis in just 38  9, tigers 1 Detroit a the Brewers won their fifth consecutive game in Detroit As Robin Yount and Greg Vaughn homered to Back the four hit pitching of Bill Wegman and Edwin Nunez. The Brewers have won 13 of their last 15 at Tiger stadium and 19 of 24 since sept. 1,1988. Dave Nilsson making his major league debut doubled Home three runs in the  sox 3, mariners 2 Boston a Bostons Mike Gardiner acquired from Seattle last year allowed Only two hits in seven innings in beating Nis old team for the third time in three starts. Gardiner 3-1 struck out two and walked two in out dueling Erik Hanson 1-6 before giving Way to Tony Fossas at the Start of the eighth. Fossas allowed two singles before Greg Harris got Evin Mitchell to pop out to end the eighth. Jeff Reardon pitched the nmn for his eighth save and 335th of a _ _ _ o in Natl a t7  a>aa/\v/1 his career six shy of Rollie fingers Al time record. Rangers 3, indians 2 Cleveland Dickie Thon hit a Pinch rib double and scored the go ahead run on Ruben sierras sacrifice Fly in seventh inning. Kevin Brown 6-3 gave up nine hits struck out five and walked two in 6vs innings As Texas won its second straight since losing five in a Row. The indians have lost three straight and eight of their last  7, Angels 2 new York a Danny Tartabull a three run Homer broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning. Tartabull a Homer his first at Home As a Yankee and second of the season scored Mike Gallego and Roberto Kelly who had singled and made a Winner of Greg Cadaret 3-3. Cadaret allowed two runs on eight hits in the first seven innings. The Angels scored both runs in the first inning. Steve Howe earned his fifth save by getting the last four outs. Mike Stanley hit a two run Nomer his first for new York which has won five of its last  pitches braves past redbirds by the associated press Atlanta a Charlie Leibrandt was stunned. Then the Atlanta braves Lethander began laughing. Leibrandt a reaction came when a reporter mentioned that St. Louis manager Joe Torre said he was the Best Pitcher the cardinals had faced this season after allowing six hits in the braves 5-1 Victory monday night. Quot i done to have a response to that a said Leibrandt after he stopped laughing. A that took me totally off  Leibrandt 4-2 kept the cardinals off balance All night in registering his first Complete game in 28 starts since last june 27 against Houston. A i done to know if Joe is serious but in be never heard that comment from managers in either league a Leibrandt said. The cardinals managed to score in the eighth on a run scoring single by Ray Lankford. The braves did no to waste getting to Rookie left hander Donovan Osborne 42> a Aotis Nixon who had three hits raised his average to .428 Overall and .606 against lefties by leading off the first with a bunt single. Terry Pendleton then extended his hitting Streak to 15 games the longest in the National league this season with a two run Homer his seventh. Brian Hunter who also had three hits and David Justice breaking an 0-for-17 slump also hit Solo homers. It was Hunters third of the year and no. 4 for jus Tice who is hitting .170 and was upset when fans started throwing peanuts at him. In other games monday astros 4, Phillies 2 Philadelphia a Jimmy Jones making his second Start since coming off the disabled list pitched six Strong innings As Houston beat Philadelphia dropping Rookie Kyle Abbott to 0-7. Jones 1-0who had Elbow surgery last sept. 13 and pitched Lei no hit innings in his first Start last week gave up four hits and two runs. Houston broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth on Craig Biggio sri double. The astros added two runs in the sixth to Chase Abbott on Eric Anthonys rib single and Juan Guerrero a run scoring double. Abbott pitched 5% innings allowing four runs on six  3, dodgers 0 los Angeles Frank Castillo and three relievers combined on a five hitter for Chicago a first shutout of the season. Mark Grace drove in All the runs with a pair of triples the first one in the fourth inning off los Angeles starter Kevin Gross 1-4 and the second in the eighth off John Candelaria for two runs. Castillo 2-3 allowed four hits in 7% innings with six strikeouts. The cubs Victory snapped their six game losing Streak at dodger stadium after being swept Here last year. Gross allowed three hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out 12, including Ryne Sandberg three times