Boxscore: PBP @ BUM

Date: 1977-04-23

BOXSCORE: 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos At 1977 Bumpass BS              4/23/1977

  Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG     BS                 AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Richards 1B       4  1  2  0 .306     L.Mazzilli CF       3  1  0  0 .435  
  D.Campbell P        1  0  0  0 .000     R.Gossage P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Randle LF,3B      4  0  1  0 .333     T.Harrah SS         2  0  0  0 .150  
  J.Morgan 2B         4  1  1  0 .274     D.Roberts 3B        5  0  2  1 .286  
  G.Hendrick RF,LF    3  1  1  3 .417     W.Stargell 1B       1  0  0  0 .190  
  R.Hebner 3B,1B      4  1  1  1 .297   A-D.Johnson PH,1B     2  0  0  0 .316  
  J.Stearns C         4  2  1  0 .190     K.Forsch P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  F.Patek SS          2  1  0  0 .262   E-P.Dade LF           1  0  0  0 .500  
  D.Ruthven P         2  0  0  1 .222     J.Bench C           5  0  0  0 .211  
  J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 .000     B.Robinson LF,1B    4  1  1  1 .265  
  K.Clay P            0  0  0  0 ----     B.Murcer RF,CF      3  1  1  0 .256  
D-K.Henderson RF      1  0  1  1 .313     W.Randolph 2B       3  1  1  0 .265  
  J.Beniquez CF       2  0  0  1 .143     D.Aase P            1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          M.Willis P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-M.Vail PH           0  0  0  0 .083  
                                        C-P.Kelly PH,LF,RF    2  1  1  2 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  7  8  7                 Totals      33  5  6  4

A-Pinch Hit For Stargell In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Willis In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Vail In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Clay In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Forsch In 9th Inning

Bichipoos....... 1 2 0  0 0 3  0 0 1  -  7  8  3
BS.............. 0 0 0  0 0 1  4 0 0  -  5  6  2

Bichipoos (9-8)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Ruthven WIN(2-1)        5 1/3   2   1   1   4   1   0  76   2.82  A1 C3
J.Hiller HOLD(2nd)        1       2   2   2   0   3   1  19   4.22  C4 C8
K.Clay                    1       2   2   2   2   0   1  24   7.36  C9 D6
D.Campbell SAVE(2nd)      1 2/3   0   0   0   2   0   0  31   0.47  D7
Totals                    9       6   5   5   8   4   2

BS (6-5)                 IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Aase LOSS(0-1)          5       6   6   4   0   5   2  72   7.20  A1 C5
M.Willis                  2       0   0   0   0   2   0  24   0.00  C6 D2
K.Forsch                  1       1   1   1   0   0   0  17   1.59  D3 D6
R.Gossage                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0  18   3.12  D7
Totals                    9       8   7   5   0   8   2

ATTENDANCE- 46,200 DATE- Saturday, April 23rd 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Bichipoos: 3  BS: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bichipoos: 1  BS: 0
ERRORS- J.Stearns, F.Patek, D.Ruthven, T.Harrah, D.Aase
DOUBLES- G.Richards(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Hendrick(2nd), R.Hebner(3rd), B.Robinson(3rd), P.Kelly(1st)
RBIs- G.Hendrick-3(15th), R.Hebner(7th), D.Ruthven, K.Henderson(2nd),
      J.Beniquez(3rd), D.Roberts(1st), B.Robinson(5th), P.Kelly-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Morgan(3rd), L.Mazzilli(2nd), W.Randolph(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Patek-2, D.Ruthven, J.Beniquez-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hendrick
WALKS- L.Mazzilli-2, T.Harrah-3, W.Stargell, B.Murcer, W.Randolph
STRIKE OUTS- D.Campbell, G.Hendrick, R.Hebner, F.Patek-2, D.Ruthven-2,
             J.Beniquez, D.Johnson, J.Bench, W.Randolph, M.Willis
GIDP- W.Stargell
RLISP 2-out- R.Hebner, L.Randle, J.Bench-4, L.Mazzilli, D.Campbell
TEAM RISP- Bichipoos: 2 for 6  BS: 2 for 10

Dick Ruthven didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning and Gene Richards had 2
base hits as the Pittsburgh Bichipoos defeated the Bumpass BS by the score of
7 to 5 at The GAS.

Ruthven(2-1) pitched a fine game.  He was reached for 2 hits and 4 walks in 5
and 1/3 innings reducing his ERA from 3.18 to 2.82.  The right-handed Ruthven
lost his chance for a no-hitter when Willie Randolph singled with nobody out
in the 6th inning.  Pittsburgh finished with 8 hits in the victory.

Ruthven got help from Dave Campbell who was credited with his 2nd save. Don
Aase(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He was knocked around pretty good,
giving up 6 runs in 5 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos at 1977 Bumpass BS
G.Richar-A1  A1:Si      B1:G/13    C1:Do      D1:G/43    E1:K
D.Campbe-D6                                              
                                                         
L.Randle-A1  A2:Si>13   *3*:G/43   C2:F/8     D2:G/43
                                              
                                              
J.Morgan-A1  A3:L/4     B3:G/43    *6*:Si     *8*:G/43
                                              
                                              
G.Hendri-A1  A4:SF/8>3  B4:K       C4:SB>12   D4:G/43
             # 12                  HR>2# b#   
                                              
R.Hebner-A1  A5:K       *4*:G/43   C5:HR>b#   D5:G/43
                                              
                                              
J.Stearn-A1  *2*:E/6    B6:G/53    C6:G/43    *9*:Si
                                              
                                              
F.Patek-A1   A7:E/14>1  B7:K       C7:K       D7:Sac/54
             3 b2                             >12
                                              
D.Ruthve-A1  A8:Sac/14  *5*:K      C8:K       D8:Si>2#
J.Hiller-C9  >3# 23                           
K.Clay-D3+                                    
J.Beniqu-A1  A9:Sac/34  B9:K       *7*:F/9    D9:Sac/34
             >3#                              >23
                                              

L.Mazzil-A1  A1:G/43    B1:F/7     C1:W>b1    D1:W>b1    E1:G/13
R.Gossag-E2                                              
                                                         
T.Harrah-A1  A2:F/9     *4*:W>b1   C2:E/13>3  D2:SB>12   *9*:G/53
                                   # 12 W>b1  W>b1       
                                                         
D.Robert-A1  A3:F/9     B3:F/9     C3:Si>23   D3:Si>2#   E3:G/31
                                   12         12         
                                                         
W.Starge-A1  *2*:W>b1   B4:G-DP/4  C4:K       D4:F/7     E4:E/6>b2
D.Johnso-C4             63>1o                            
K.Forsch-D6+                                             
J.Bench-A1   A5:Force/  *5*:G/63   C5:K       D5:G/3     E5:L/6
             54>1o b1                                    
                                                         
B.Robins-A1  A6:F/7     B6:G/63    *7*:HR>b#  *8*:F/7
                                              
                                              
B.Murcer-A1  A7:G/43    B7:G/43    C7:Si      D7:W>b1
                                              
                                              
W.Randol-A1  *3*:P/6    *6*:Si     C8:K       D8:W>12 b
                                              1
                                              
D.Aase-A1    A9:G/53    B9:SB+E/2  C9:HR>1#   D9:Force/
M.Willis-B8             >13 K      b#         64>23 1o
M.Vail-C9+                                    b1