European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Reardon saves no. 342 to set career record Boston s Jeff Reardon gets a hug from Catcher Tony Pena after setting saves record. By Howard Ulman Boston a Jeff Reardon was set to break the major league career saves record. Butch Hobson Wasny to going to deny him the Chance even though John Dopson was pitching a shutout. A a they a have Hung me if i did no to bring him in a said Hobson the red sox manager. A Dopper knew he did his Job. It was set up just right just right  have wrote it any  Reardon set the record with his 342nd save combining with Dopson for a six hitter and a 1-0 win Over the new York Yankees on monday night. Phil Plantier hit his fourth Homer of the year in the fifth inning. After Dopson worked eight innings see Page 30 for other Al games Reardon pitched the ninth and broke Hall of Famer Rollie fingers record in his 14th year in the majors. St. Louis Lee Smith who is two years younger than Reardon is third with 329 saves. A i really believe its a big thing a Reardon said. A Trollie fingers was probably one of the Best pitchers Ever and i believe the greatest Relief Pitcher. Its Nice to be up there with  Reardon picked up his 15th save in 16 chances this season and is perfect in 11 opportunities at Fenway Park. Since 1984, he has 279 saves in 348 opportunities. He got the record breaker by getting Mel Hall to ground out and Roberto Kelly to Fly out before Don Mattingly singled. Kevin Maas struck out to end the game. A a you be got to give the Guy credit a Maas said when asked if he Felt the Liberal criteria for awarding saves diluted the record. A a he a got a million saves. He a obviously doing something  when Maas fanned All of the red sox mobbed Reardon. He was carried on several players shoulders to the stands behind Home plate where he kissed his wife. Then she joined him on the Field. The save record overshadowed Strong the stars and stripes june 17,1992 Page 32 career save a is 1 leaders 4mph .maj0h league a Aimell m Aftim save traders Tine 1969, when saves became an official major league statistic through june 15 1. A Jat Reardon 342 2. Rolette fingers 341 3. A Lee Smith 329 4. A Rich Goa Sage 306 51 brute Sutter 300 6. A Oeva of Hatti 251 7. Den Queenberry 244 amp Sparky Lyle 222 a Active performances by starters Dopson 3-2 and Scott Sanderson 4-5. Dopson said he did no to mind leaving the game on the verge of his first shutout in 67 career starts after throwing Only 93 pitches. The Yankees had five singles and a double but Only one runner Andy Stan Kiewicz reached second base. New York never had More than one runner in an inning. Sanderson allowed just three hits in pitching All eight innings but one was Plantieri a  reds turn giant lapses into win by Joe Kay Cincinnati a the san Francisco giants should Nave known better than to help the Cincinnati reds. The surging reds took advantage of sonic Sloppy pitching and a bobbled grounder to score four fifth inning runs monday night rallying for a 7-5 Victory. The National league West leaders won their fourth straight and their 16th in 20 games by overcoming a 4-1 deficit. C Hris Sabo doubled Home two runs off Hud Black to tie it and Dave Martinez produced the go ahead run with a Pinch sacrifice Fly off Mike Jackson 2-2. It was just like the reds weekend sweep of los Angeles a turning lapses into leads. A if we get a Little opening we re taking advantage of it a Hal Morris said a we be been fortunate that Way the last three or four Days. We be been Able to capitalize when somebody walked or reached on an c error. That s Why you go on  they re on a Good one now. They moved a season High 12 games Over .500 and maintained their Lead of 3 1-2 games Over charging Atlanta. A a Atlanta shot and this clubs hot a giants manager Roger Craig said. A every club goes through things like that. We see Page 30 for other no games Haven to really had a hot Streak  their pitching a the main reason. The giants have Given up 67 earned runs in their 13 june games resulting in a 4-9 record. This time Black failed to protect the Nice Early Lead off Tom Browning 5-4. San Francisco pounded Browning for four runs in the third. The reds most inconsistent starter lasted just five innings giving up eight hits but the reds comeback handed him Only his second Victory since april 28. Norm Charlton gave up two hits in two innings for his 15th save. In the eighth Darren Lewis doubled and stole third sliding hard into Sabo. They traded words and both teams came onto the Field but no blows were exchanged. A it was nothing. No problems there a Sabo said. A just two Guys getting excited. That a  Pinch hitter Chris Janies hit his first Home run of the season with two outs in the ninth but Charlton got Kevin Bass to ground out and end the game. A when things Siart to Click the Little things get overlooked and positive things come out of everything a Charlton said. A a we re taking advantage of every break we get and we re kind of making our own  Black and shortstop Jose Uribe gave them several Breaks in the decisive fifth. Black opened the inning by walking Browning and Reggie Sanders. Billy Hatcher followed with a single to Center that loaded the bases and brought on Jackson. Uribe then fumbled Barry Larking a grounder for Only his second error of the season leaving the bases loaded As Browning scored. Sabo hit an opposite Field double off the Bat handle Tor the tying runs and Martinez hit Jackson s first pitch for the go ahead sacrifice Fly. Morris added a two run double in the seventh off Kelly Downs As the giants bullpen gave up five hits Over the last four innings. By contrast Brownings uneven performance monday ended an impressive Streak by the reds starters who had Given up just 14 earned runs in the last nine games. Browning gave up five extra base hits four of them in the four run third. Uribe in a 1-for-12 slump started the a �?bb3&-a look at . Open course a Page 25mariners�?T future remains Uncertain a Page 26nhl expansion team hires Bowness a Page 29stelnbrenner Back in limbo a Page 31 inning with a triple to left Center and scored on Blacks ground out the Pitti Eros first rib of the season. Lewis will Clark and Cory Snyder hit consecutive two out doubles to make it 3-1 and Mutt Williams a just 2 for 17 a completed the rally with an rib single. Reds outfielder Paul of Neill Wasny to in the starting lineup monday because of a swollen right Elbow. He was hit by a pitch from Ramon Martinez on sunday night of Neill went in As a defensive replacement in the ninth