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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1978
Page
13
Pete Rose declares pitchers have not yet seen his best as his hitting streak reaches 39 games. He could tie Ty Cobb with a 40th straight hit in the Reds doubleheader opener against Philadelphia. Rose notes many line drives have found holes, lifting his average to .311 since beginning June 14.
Pete Rose, batting .380, prepared for a night doubleheader as a 51,000 plus crowd awaited. He could tie George Sisler's 41 game hit streak in the second game while facing Steve Carlton, noting a poor 0 for 11 this year against the pitcher.
In game 32 of the streak Rose failed to get a hit off Carlton. In his fifth at bat against reliever Reed with two outs he bunted for a hit. Rose played Thursday against lefty Joe Kaiser, and Kaiser once played amateur baseball with Rose. Dan Driessen and George Foster batted with Rose during a non compulsory workout as reporters tracked his series and pursuit of Tommy.
Rose comments on his 37 game hitting streak and predicts a return of writers to future press conferences once the streak reaches 45 or 46 games.
Dagmar Berg a Schwerte coach says volleyball is the No 1 women’s sport in West Germany while soccer remains the overall No 1 sport. Club teams dominate and Schwerte’s players pay dues. nearly 700 marks per player funded their U S tour costs. Liesbeth Vanderleenen notes American attention contrasts with German respect for athletes.
Marina Staden, ex Soviet junior team member, stars for Schwerte in a Carbondale match as West Germany sweeps Saluki and Florissant Valley. The 22 year old defected to West Germany and hopes to play for the Olympic team in 1984.
The Associated Press reports the Brewers, now 4 1/2 games back, keep pressure on the Red Sox after Boston slips on a 10-game road trip. Boston lost 3-1 to Texas while Milwaukee beat California 6-3. Other AL results include Baltimore over Detroit 7-3 and Minnesota beating Toronto 6-3. In the NL, San Diego topped Pittsburgh 6-3 and Houston defeated the Mets 8-3.
Herrin erased a 5-2 deficit with four fourth inning errors by Carbondale Americans to tie the game and then took the lead on Greg Wallstreet two run homer. Herrin held off Carbondale 8-7 as Darren Summers homered for Carbondale and Shane Gooden earned the win. Herrin advances to face Mt Carmel for regional title and a spot in the Taylorville sectional on Aug 3.
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