European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes Hill notches 16th Victory by the associated press unfortunately the two most successful seasons in Montreal expos history May be footnoted by strikes. The expos won thei first and Only division title in 1981 when a 50rday player walkout shortened that sea son. Now with the aug. 12 deadline drawing nearer the team  Best record in baseball May not get  to prove its Mettle. Montreal did assure itself of being in first place on tuesday August 9,199-4 National league the probable strike Date with a 6-4 Victory sunday Over the Philadelphia Phillies. Ken Hill became the no s first 16-game Winner As the expos improved to 71-39 with their 17th Victory in19 games. Moiscs Alou tripled doubled and singled and drove in two runs for the expos who won their third straight. Hill 16-5 pitched seven plus innings and allowed four runs and seven hits to match his season High win total. He walked two and did not strike out a  Rojas pitched two innings for his 16th save. In other games pirates 6, cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Jay Bell grounded an rib single up the Middle in the ninth inning against a drawn in  infield for his fifth hit of the game. Paul Wagner 7-8 pitched the ninth for the Victory. Marlins 2, mets 0 at new York Ryan Bowen making his first Start in nearly three months allowed just two hits in 7w innings and scored the game s first run. Reds 3, braves 2 at Cincinnati Kevin Mitchell hit his 30th Homer one of three by Cincinnati and Pete Schourek pitched seven Strong innings. Padres 5, cubs 1 at Chicago Tony Gwynn went 3-fbr-5 with a Homer to raise his major league leading average to .392. Scott Livingstone went 4-for-5 to Lead the padres 17-hit at tack. Dodgers 6, Rockies 2 at Denver Orel Hershiser did not allow a hit until the sixth inning and Eric Karros and Henry Rodriguez hit consecutive homers As the dodgers won their thirds Raigh t before 70,372. Astros 7, giants 4 at Houston Doug Drabek pitched seven solid innings and Ken Caminiti drove in two runs in Houston s four run third inning As the astros won their sixth straight. Drabek 12-6 gave up six hits. A & a %. 7 y c my. The reds Tony Fernandez is tagged out at Home plate by braves Catcher Javier Lopez after a Brian Dorsett hit second inning of sunday s game in Cincinnati. The reds won 3-2. _ Worsen nit in Belle Thomas in Chase for triple Crown. To i a i _  by the associated press while the Chicago White sox and Cleveland indians race for playoff spots Albert Belle and Frank Thomas Chase for something that might be even More Spe Cial. _ _ with Only four Days left before the probable Start of a players strike the White sox hold a one game Lead Ove Cleveland in the Al Central. And the Gap Between Belle and Thomas for a pos Siphie triple Crown is just As close. Belle in his first at Bat since serving a seven game suspension hit a 439-foot Homer sunday Over the Green monster at Fenway Park. He wound up going 3-for-7 and driving in three runs As Cleve land beat the red sox 15-10 in 12 inning for a doubleheader split. Belle who was ejected in the 12th in Ning for arguing a fair or foul Call is Bat Ting .360 with 36 Home runs arid 101rbis, i Ain t talking i Ain t talking Belle said when asked about his return. Thomas flit a two run double As Chi Cago Defeated California 10-5 in 12 innings. He left the game with a bruised Middle Finger on his Lef hand but was american league not expected to miss any action. Thomas is hitting 362 with 38 Home runs and 101 Bis. He leads the league in batting average and is tied with Ken Griffey or. For the Homer Lead Kirby Puckett leads the Al with 104 Bis. Carl Yastrzemski waste last player to win the triple Crown in 1967 for Boston. In the twin Bill at Boston Omar Viz Quel drove in six runs including a bases loaded triple in the 12th, for the indians. In the opener Carlos Rodriguez went5-for-5 with three double s As the red sox  4-1. The teams played their second straight doubleheader having split sat urday. Belle who finished out his suspension in the first game hit a two run Homer to left Field in the first inning. He singled Home another run in the second. White sox 10, Angels 5,12 innings Mike Lavalliere tied the game in the ninth inning with his first Home run in nearly two years and Chicago went on Towin at Anaheim. Joey Cora singled Home the go ahead run in the 12th he singled Home the  run saturday night As the White sox won 16-10 in 10 innings. Thomas reached 100 Bis for the fourth straight year. He Hurt his Finger on a Pickoff play in the sixth inning and left the game athletics 8, rangers 3 Oakland  Lvi games of Al West leading Texas by completing a three game sweep at Home the Ranger lost for the sixth time in eight games. Rickey Henderson homered of the first pitch in the first inning extending his record of Lea diff homers to 66. Troy Neel hit two Home runs for the a s and Scott Brosius added a three run shot. Kenny Rogers 1 1-8 was tagged for five runs in the first inning he gave pall four Home runs. Mariners 10, royals 6 Ken Griffey hit his 38th Home run tying Frank Thomas for the league Lead As visiting. Seattle rallied past Kansas Griffey hit a three run Homer and Tiri Martinez hit his ,18th Homer capping a six run comeback in the seventh inning twins 7, Yankees 6 Kent Hrbek s two out two run single in1 the eighth inning lifted Minnesota Over new York at the Melr dome. The twins scored three times in the eighth. Kirby Puckett had a sacrifice Fly and Hrbek singled off Steve Howe. Hrbek also had an rib double. He is batting .545 and has driven in seven runs in four games since announcing thursday that he will retire at the end of the year. Tigers 8, Blue jays 7 Kirk Gibson hit a two run Homer on a 3-0 pitch with two outs in the eighth in Ning and Detroit won at the sky Pine. Tony Phillips led off the game with a Home run for the third time this season and later hit his career High 18th Homer. Cecil fielder added his 27th for the tigers. J orioles 6, Brewers 3 Mike Mussina won his 16th game and Baltimore Defeated Milwaukee at count stadium. Mussina 16-5 gave up six hits in eight innings. Lee Smith allowed a Solo Home run to Turner Ward in the ninth