European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday july 26, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Borders or keys Toronto win by the associated press Arlington Texas Toronto manager Cito Gaston had his sights on split of the four game series with the Texas rangers. Now he s looking a Little higher. Before thursday s opener the rang ers had beaten his Blue jays six consecutive times. After the Blue jays Defeated Texas 5-1 saturday night for their Sec ond win in three games Gaston had his split secured. Toronto was to try for three of four sunday night against Nolan Ryan. Pat Borders hit a Solo Homer leading off the eighth inning to break a 1-All tie and John Olerud went 3 for 4with a pair of doubles. Borders seventh Homer of the season and first since june 19 off Charlie Leibrandt 9-6triggered a four run eighth. Toronto added three runs on a pair of walks Joe Carter s rib single an Olerud s two run double. Olerud extended his hitting Streak to12 games and raised his average to .402. Olerud is 6 for 10 in the series boosting his average against Texas this season from .259 to 351. Dave Stewart 6-4 entered the Gam with a 5.03 Era but won for the third time in his last four decisions. He allowed eight hits Over 8vi innings striking out three with no got the Victory despite injuring his left hamstring while running in the Outfield tuesday. As late As thursday Stewart was unable to be said it a thousand times if i can walk i m going to take my turn Stewar said. I was on the do at the beginning of the year and that s enough. It was Tough for me to move around on a couple of balls that came Back. In the last seven years i be had to go outland Start 35, 37 games and you Don t Al ways feel Good every time Ward struck out the last two batters in the ninth with runners at Sec ond and third for his 25th save. Leibrandt retired the first 11 Blue Jay until Molitor s two out single in the fourth. He allowed two runs and five hits striking out one with one walk. Charlie pitched Well rangers Man Ager Kevin Kennedy said. He got a pitch up that Borders hit out of the Park but otherwise he pitched a very Good the rangers activated shortstop Man Uel Lee prior to the game and placed in fielder Jeff Huson on the 15-Day disable list with recurring soreness in his left toe. Lee had been out since mid May with dislocated left thumb. In other games saturday red sox 5, athletics 3 Boston Aaron Sele improved his major league record to 4-0 and the Sud Denly explosive Boston red sox hit three homers to beat Oakland for their ninth straight , which got consecutive Home runs from Scott Cooper and Ernest riles in the second and a two run drive by Luis Rivera in the fourth has won 24 of 29 Asit moved into first place in the Al East. Oakland has lost eight of nine Sele 4-0who has made six starts since being promoted from the minors on june 22, allowed three runs and six hits in six plus innings. Jeff Russell got three outs for his 26th save. All the red sox homers came off Kelly Downs 2-5. Yankees 5, Angels 3 new York Danny Tartabull hit a Long three run Homer and drove in four runs As the new York Yankees beat slumping Kamieniecki 5-3 allowed six. Hits in six plus innings to Send the Angelito their eighth straight loss. Scott Sander son 7-11 lost his ninth consecutive Deci Sion a career High. The first four Yankees singled in the fourth with Tartabull driving in a run for a 1-0 Lead. Dion James who had three hits doubled with two outs in the fifth and the Angels intentionally walked do Mattingly. Tartabull spoiled the strategy by hitting a 460foot Homer Over the Bac Center Field Wall. Orioles 9, twins 2 Minneapolis Harold Baines gothic 2,000th career hit in going 3 for 3 and Brady Anderson nit two Solo Home Runsas Baltimore beat Minnesota. Baines who also drove in a run with a sacrifice Fly be came the second orioles player this month to get his 2,000th hit. Cal Ripken reached the Mark on july 10.jamie mover 7 4 has won seven of his last eight Deci Sions. Jim Poole gothic first save. Baines Baines got his 2,000th hit on a chopped single in the third inning off Scott Enck son 6-ll. Royals 6, tigers 3 Detroit George Brett homered twice on the 10th anniversary of his Infa Mous Pine tar Home run As Kansas Cit beat Detroit extending the tigers losing Streak to six games. Brett s Home run off Rich Gossage 10 years ago was nullified by umpires for excessive Pine tar on his Bat and later re instated by then Al president Lee Mac a Hail giving the royals a 5-4 Victory Over the Yankees in new York. This time he hit a Solo Home run in the fourth and a two run drive in the seventh. He has nine Home runs this season. Tom Gordon 5-2making his firs Start this season allowed two runs and six hits in six innings As the royals won their fourth straight. Jeff Montgomery got five outs for his 30th save in 33 chances. Detroit has lost 23 of 30 games. Rookie Sean Bergman 1-2 lost in his second major league Start. White sox 6, Brewers 5 Chicago to Jackson s fourth hit of the game a tie breaking single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted Chi Cago Over Milwaukee. With one put in the ninth Frank Thomas singled off Mike Fetters 2-3. Ellis Burks who had doubled Home the tying run in the seventh singled with two outs. Jackson followed with a single to Loftfield. He went 4 for 5 with a double. Mariners 6, indians 5 Cleveland Ken Griffey in his fifth straight game tying a team record and the Seattle mariners beat Cleveland. Griffey matched the mariners Mark of homers in five consecutive games set by Richie Zisk in 1931. Griffey also tied his career High with his 27th Homer. Jay Buhner hit his 100th career Home run and Dave Valle also connected for Seattle. Albert Belle s 26th Homer in the Cleveland seventh tied it at 5. Rich Amaral singled Home the go ahead run in the Seattle eighth off Jerry Dipoto m. Jeff Nelson 3-1 was the Winner and Brad Holman pitched a innings for his second save. Brett sow red Over Pine for incident Bra it la to Ishby Harp 5?5hhb?"lll"tbbbbhibhihhi. Royals George Brett watches his Solo Homer at Detroit saturday on 10u� anniversary of the Pine tar incident by Murray Chas the new York times ten years later Tim Mcclelland would like to make one thing perfectly Clear. We did t Call him out for an illegal Bat Mcclelland said. That s always been misinterpreted. We called him put for an illegally batted George Brett would like to make another thing perfectly Clear. I m stupid but i m not dumb he said. Brett the Batter and Mcclelland the Umpire willbe forever linked in baseball lore. It was Pine tar that brought them was july 24,1983. Billy Martin then in his third term As Yankee manager asked Mcclelland the Home plate Umpire to Check the Bat Brett had just used to hit a ninth inning two out two run Homer against Rich Goose Gossage that gave the Kansas City royals a 5-4 , with confirmation from the other umpires nullified the Home run and called Brett out for hitting a Ball with a Bat that had Pine tar beyond the Legal 18-Inch decision ostensibly ended the game with a 4-3 Victory for the Yankees but Lee Macphail the Ameri can league president reversed the ruling four Days later and the royals won the game 5-4, when it was completed Anticlimactic ally aug. 18. But Brett at the moment he saw Mcclelland thru this right fist into the air signalling out could not see into the future he Only saw was t an Brett said Friday when asked if he was As angry As he looked when he came flying out of the dugout eyes flashing arms flailing. Frustrated at the moment yeah. Disappointed yeah. Mad yeah. Willie Randolph who was on the Yankees Bench that Day recalled Brett going totally ballistic. 1 thought he was going to hit John Wathan the royals left fielder that Day was sitting next to him when Brett bolted from the dugout. I was right on his Tail trying to catch him before he Gotto the Umpire,1 said Wathan now a California Angels coach. I be seen him mad but not like earlier Back in the dugout after trotting around the bases Brett noticed the commotion around the plate and asked Wathan what Are they doing they re checking your Pine tar wat Nan that s More than 18 inches they re not going to count your Home use Pine tar to help get a better grip on the Bat and often the More the Bat is handled the higher on the barrel the Pine tar goes. The original intent of the Rule was probably to keep the Ball clean no one suggests that Pineta on the Bat makes the Ball go farther. If they talk about that stupid Rule i m going to run out and kill All of them Brett said. As he recalled his words Brett chuckled. As soon As i said i la kill ail of he related Tim looked into the dugout and said you re out " Mcclelland it turns out could have avoided the heaths Call created for him. A Rookie Umpire that season Mcclelland disclosed that Joe Brinkman the Crew chief said to him do you want me to Call him out i said no i m at the plate i la Call him Mcclelland also said he would have done one thin differently if he had to do it Over. Dick Howser was t at Home plate Mcclellan said speaking of the royals manager. I thought he d be out there to see what was going on. But he was t Soi pointed the Bat to him so he knew what we were doing and called Brett out. I would have called him out of the dugout and explained it to him and told him we re calling him Brett instantly bolted out of the a distance Brett looked As if he would run right Over Mcclelland but the Umpire did t think though George was going full Speed i knew he was t going to run me Over Mcclelland said. Here s a Umpire who stands 6-foot-6, weighs 250 pounds has protective equipment and is holding a intercepted Brett who had veered slightly to his right to avoid Mcclelland and firmly restrained Simpson and Leon Roberts Kansas City players wound up on each Side of Brett. The funniest thing i remember Brett said by Tele phone from Detroit is Gaylord Perry came out and wrestles the Bat away from Tim and starts running with umpires Start chasing him. He throws it to Steve Leuko who throws it up the runway. You could Hearse purity Guys with their Walkie talkies saying get the Bat it s going up the runway Block Oil the locker room m the Bat did not make it to the locker room but it did reach the Hall of Fame. C
