European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday. July 19,1994batgate takes another twist by Rick Gano Chicago a Call it a Aba Gate a a major league baseball caper that could have been borrowed from a mystery novel. But this was real a intriguing Story of competitiveness that went afoul during a series Between two teams fighting for first place the Cleveland indians and Chicago White sox. Perhaps the Butler did no to do it did no to break into an umpires locker Rooert at Comiskey Park. But someone did drop from a Hole in the ceiling to take a Bat that had been confiscated from Cleveland Salbert Belle a because it was suspected to be corked a and leave another in Uptake. By sunday another fist. Quot Wie original Bat or what appeared to be the original Bat was returned after saturday nights game. But no one was saying who carried out this Bat switching whodunit. Indians general manager John Hart claimed the a Auto racing Ivity Wasny to criminal a i look at it As More of a misguided sense of loyalty with a teammate than anything else a he said. A the key is to keep it in perspective for what it is. This is a baseball team and Guys that stay together and play together.�?�. Hart  say who was involved in the break in. But he made it fairly Clear that it was someone involved with the team. A obviously it was someone internally with the indians a he said a there will be disciplinary action taken at some Point in a sure and that will be determined with the indians the commissioners office and the league  a v. Umpire Crew chief Dave Phillips whose seizure of Belles Bat Friday night started the series of events said sunday he Wasny to 100 percent sure that the Bat returned was the same one head confiscated Friday night. A it is very difficult for me to say that it is in equiv. Cally the same Bat because i done to know a Phillips said. A it appears to be the same Bat that i took off the Field.�?�. Chicago general manager Ron Schueler said he would wait until an investigation by the commissioners office the american league office and the indians was Complete before determining the next course of action. He said As far As he knew Chicago police were not involved in the investigation. He said the break in in his opinion shows that Belles Bat was indeed corked. That could be determined this week in new York. Kevin Hallinan director of Security for the commissioners office took control of the Bat after it was returned. It will be a Rayed and Belle one of the leagues leading hitters could be suspended if the Bat was corked Quot a a a a. Quot by switching it it almost shows me guilt a Schueler said. A Why would somebody bother to go in there if they did no to think anything was tampered with a Andretti ends Penske Streak Toronto a Michael Andretti outraged trouble sunday end ing team pen Skeps seven racing win Streak  his fourth Toron to Molson indy Victory. Andretti whose Best finish since an opening Day Victory in Australia was fourth place last month at Milwaukee took control after bumping and passing Nigel Mansell for the Lead on Lap 26 As the englishman a right rear tire  was virtually unchallenged the rest of the 98-Lap, 174.44-mile race beating Bobby Rahul by 6.8 seconds in earning his 29th career indy car Victory. Emerson Fittipaldi the Only one of the powerful Penske Trio to get through the race without finding. Trouble wound up third. He was followed by Mario Andretti making his 400th indy Start Penske Driver Paul Tracy and Polc Winner Robby Gordon. Moments after Michael Andretti a Ford a t by Mansells car skidded into a Runoff area. He lost a Lap by the time he drove slowly to the pits for a tire change and never got Back into Contention stopping after 66 laps with handling problems Bodine triumphs Long Pond a. A Geoff Bodine tired of hearing about tires hoped he would be Able to tread on the Field. He did. Bodine kept insisting that Hoo sier tires would stand up in a Long race then took what amounted to a sunday drive to Victory in the Miller genuine draft 500 a hopefully this will silence a lot of critics criticizing me and my decision to run hoosiers a he said. His Victory at Pocono International raceway was the first this year for the Indiana based race tire  running on the Well entrenched Goodyear Brand had won the first 16 races on the Lascar Winston . Bodine who won the pole in a Ford thunderbird led. 156 of 200 laps and beat Ward Burton by 1.26 seconds for his first Victory this season and 14th of his career. He averaged 156.075 Mph in a race slowed five limes by caution flags for 23 laps. Completing the Hoosier sweep was Joe Nemechek third in a Chevrolet and Burton a brother Jeff fourth in a Ford. To sweep of Seattle by the associated press. A Day after going witless against Randy Johnson Jim Leyritz said any pitchers offerings look Good. Leyritz homered twice and drove in five runs and Danny Tartabull hit a grand slam As the visiting new York Yankees beat Seattle 14-4 sunday for their first Ever four game sweep of the mariners. A after facing re facing any other Pitcher is like getting a breath of fresh air a Leyritz said. He hit a two run Homer off John Cummings in the first inning and another two run shot off Tim Davis in the ninth. He also Drew a bases loaded walk during a six run seventh inning capped by Tarta bulls slam. Tartabull a 16th Homer made it 9-2. Wade Boggs went 4-for-4 for the Yankees. Scott Kamieniecki 6-5 went 636 innings for the Victory. In other games sunday White sox 5, indians 2 Frank Thomas and Joey Cora homered As Chicago earned a split of its Al Central showdown series with visiting Cleveland. Leyritz american league the four game series left the first place indians two percentage Points ahead of the while sox. Jason be re10-2 gave up five hits in 536 innings with seven strikeouts. Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for his 10th save. Jack Morris 8-6 gave up nine hits in seven  10, Angels 5 Rafael Palmeiro and Dwight Smith both homered and drove in three runs As Baltimore won at California. Palmeiro connected for a three run shot in the first inning. It was his 18th Homer and third in four games. Smith hit a two run Homer in the third off Russ Springer 2-2. Chili Davis hit his 18th Homer and drove in three runs for the Angels. The orioles supported Jamie Moyer 4-6 with 15  sox 4, athletics 3 Tom Brunansky. Hit a foul sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning giving Boston the Victory at Oakland. Otis Nixon Drew a Lead off walk in the ninth and stole second. Mark acre 4-1 also walked Tim Naehring and John Valentin sacrificed. After. An intentional walk by Mark acre 4-1 loaded the bases Brunansky hit a deep foul that left fielder Rickey Henderson caught enabling Nixon to score easily. Steve Farr 2-1 won for the first time since being Trade by Cleveland july 1.brewers 5, twins 3 Matt Mieske hit a three Homer in the first inning sending Milwaukee Over Host Minnesota. Rick Wrona also connected for the Brewers his first Home run in the majors since oct. 1,1989. Bob Scanlan 2-5 gave up six hits in eight innings and Mike Fetters finished for his 12th save. Carlos Pulido 3-6 gave up Mieskel a ninth  jays 3, rangers 1 Dave Stewart struggling with a 9.42 Era in his previous three starts shut Down Texas on four hits for seven innings. Stewart 6-8 struck out eight and did no to yield a walk helping the Blue jays to their first Victory Ever against Ranger starter Kenny Rogers 10-5. Domingo Cedeno Darnell Coles and Pat Borders had rib hits for Toronto. Texas Juan Gonzalez became the first player to Homer into the left Field upper deck at the  4, tigers 1 at Kansas City Greg Gagne had a two run double and David Cone 13-4 allowed six hits with nine strikeouts in eight innings before Jeff Montgomery earned his 17th save. Detroit starter Greg Gohr 2-2 lasted just 2v5 innings. Phils Valenzuela beats . By the associated press Fernando Valenzuela considered washed up after last season shut out his former team for eight innings sunday and the Philadelphia Phillies withstood a remarkable rally by the los Angeles dodgers for a 9-7 Victory. A Valenzuela 1-2signed out of the mexican league on june 24, picked up his first win in the majors since last oct. 1 with Baltimore. The left hander blanked the visiting dodgers on four hits for eight innings. He retired 21 of 22 batters until Mitch Webster . The Homer triggered a so Van run inning for the dodgers against Valenzuela and three relievers. With two runners on car a los Hernandez who homered earlier  inning grounded out to end the game. Mariano Duncan and John Kruk homered for Philadelphia. Giants 6, expos 4 at Montreal Rookie William Vanlan National league Dingham 5-1 no hit the expos for 7vs innings and Matt Williams homered As san Francisco won its eighth straight Williams hit his no leading 34th Homer a two run shot in the first off Jeff Fassero 7-6. Astros 9, pirates 0 at Pittsburgh Steve Finley a grand slam highlighted an eight run second inning and reliever Shane Reynolds 7-4 pitched seven scoreless. Innings after. Doug Drabek was injured. Drabick pitched two scoreless innings before being hit by Paul Wagner a fastball just above the right Elbow while squaring to bunt in the third. Drabek was to be examined monday in Houston hitting Drabek seemed to rattle Wagner 5-8who did t retire another Batter. Braves 2, marlins 1 at Atlanta Greg Maddux 12-5 won his 12th game with his league leading seventh Complete game and Rookie Jose Oliva drove in two runs for the third consecutive  10, mets 1 at new York Eddie Wiiliams hit two Home runs to Lead a 19-hit attack and Phil Plantier drove in three runs for san Diego. Winner Joey Hamilton 6-4 gave up four hits in eight innings. Rockies 10, cardinals 6 at Denver Dante Bichette hit a grand slam and drove in a club record six runs to take Over the no rib Lead As Colorado hammered St. Louis for the fourth straight game. Reds 3, cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reggie Sanders hit a bases loaded single in the 10th inning As the reds improved to 9-2 in extra inning games this season