- .. ge 8-Wednesday, September 27, 1978-The Michigan Daily HMERICAN LEADGUE RACES: Ostoni By The Associated Press BOSTON - Dennis Eckersley ttered seven hits for his 19th victory id'Jim Rice belted his 44th homer last g6t as the Boston Red Sox kept within ie game of first place in the American. 4dgue East with a 6-0 decision over the etcit Tigers. Eckersley boosted his home record r; the season to 10-1 with his third ttout, enabling the Red Sox to stay g game behind the New York a kees with just five games eats Detroit to remaining in the regular season. RICE, WHO had a single in a three- run Boston first, hit his homer after Jerry Remy singled in the fifth. Eckersley, who has lost eight, struck out four and walked two as the Red Sox posted their seventh victory in nine games after a slump which cost them the division lead. RON LeFLORE had three of Detroit hits and Tim Corcoran two. LeFlore also stole two bases, boosting his total for the year to 68. Boston scored all six runs with 11 hits off starter Dave Rozems, 9-11. Remy had three singles and Rice, Carlton Fisk, George Scott, and Jack Brohamer two hits apiece. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 1 NEW YORK - Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers rapped run-scoring doubles in a three-run second inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 last night. ED FIGUEROA, 19-9, won his seven- th consecutive decision, with help from Rich Gossage in the ninth, equalling the career high in victories he set two years ago. The Yankees, who had dropped five of their previous nine starts as Boston sliced a 3 -game deficit, jumped on eep pace loser Tom Unoerwood, 6-14, for a 3-0 lead in the second. With two out and Graig Nettles and Roy White aboard on singles, Dent rip- ped Underwood's first pitch for a double and Rivers poked the next delivery for a two-run double. THE YANKEES built their lead to 4-0 in the sixth when Lou Piniella singled and scored on a triple by Nettles. Mayberry's homer, his 22nd, came with one out in the seventh after Figueroa had retired 11 consecutive batters. It was Gossage's 25th save, tops in the American League. Royals 4, Mariners 1 KANSAS CITY-Left-hander Larry Gura pitched a three-hitter and Amos Otis drove in a pair of runs last night as the Kansas City Royals locked up their third consecutive American League West title with a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. U! I, 1- Ii Y!-- HALF PRICE ON BEER & COCKTAILS ERY THURSDAY: Entertainment by the Famed "GASLIGHTERS" 114 n Antwn 8IM8 Washington Reduced Rates for BILLIARDS EVERYDAY 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $1.25 per hour attheUNlON SCORES American League Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1 New York 4, Toronto 1 Boston 6, Detroit 0 Kansas City 4, Seattle 1 National League Philadelphia 5, Montreal 3 Houston 2, Atlantag New York 3, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 2 Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 4 Doi - - !! - a' AP Photo. RON LeFLORE steals his 67th base of the season with the help of Red Sox' second baseman Rick Burleson in a game the Tigers played last night in Boston. LeFlore managed to put yet Another base under his belt during the course of the game, but Detroit lost, 6-1. Boston is now only one game behind the Yankees who, also won last night, beating Toronto, 4-1. Phillies and Pirates win; no ground gained By The AssociatedPress PHILADELPHIA - Greg Luzinski knoced in three runs, two on a home run in the third inning, and scored another run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Expos last night in the first game of a twi- night doubleheader. The triumph reduced the Phillies magic number for clinching their third I : s kf Fr z STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS Yb o swwS Se. Factory Outlet Prices WARM-UPS GUYS &GALS Mb $12-and up 4061. Uberty-663-6771 1 1/A blocks west of state St. STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDEI STUD m straight National League Eastern championship division to any com- bination of three Phillies victories or Pittsburgh Pirates losses. The Phillies never trailed as Luzinski collected the first of his three RBI with a single after Larry Bowa and Garry Maddox had singled. Pirates 5, Cubs 2 PITTSBURGH-Willie Stargell hit a three-run homer and Don Robinson pit- ched a six-hitter to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs last night. It was the 21st consecutive home triumph for the Pirates. Parker led off the Pirate fifth with a triple off reliever Ken Holtzman. Stargell walked, then Ed Ott and Bill Robinson delivered run-scoring singles to secure the victory. 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