Boxscore: SRR @ SLP
Date: 1977-06-22
BOXSCORE: 1977 Savannah Rumrunners At 1977 Towanda Black Knights 6/22/1977
Rumrunners AB R H RBI AVG Black Knights AB R H RBI AVG
J.Orta 2B 3 0 0 0 .304 J.Burroughs RF 2 0 0 0 .253
A-H.McRae PH 1 0 0 0 .247 F.Lynn CF 3 0 0 0 .300
W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Gamble LF 4 2 2 2 .333
D.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Fisk C 4 0 1 0 .339
E-E.Cabell 1B 0 0 0 0 .290 E.Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 .300
B.Russell SS 4 0 0 0 .302 S.Bando 3B 4 1 2 0 .263
M.Rivers RF 4 0 1 0 .302 F.Taveras SS 3 0 0 0 .252
G.Brett 3B 4 1 2 1 .286 F-J.Rudi PH 1 0 1 1 .188
L.Biittner LF 3 1 1 1 .320 G-G.Burke PR 0 0 0 0 .217
C-M.Perez PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .304 D.Doyle 2B 3 0 0 0 .211
D.Driessen 1B 4 1 1 2 .261 P.Hartzell P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Bird P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.McEnaney P 0 0 0 0 .500
J.Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 .246 H-L.Piniella PH 1 0 0 0 .321
P.Niekro P 3 0 0 0 .189 D.Eckersley P 2 0 0 0 .032
D-G.Flores LF 1 0 0 0 .231 J.Holly P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Dawson CF 2 1 1 0 .270 B-R.Andrews 2B 1 0 0 0 .283
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Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 32 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Orta In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Holly In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Biittner In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Niekro In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Miller In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Taveras In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Rudi In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For McEnaney In 9th Inning
Rumrunners...... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0
Black Knights... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 1
Rumrunners (38-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Niekro WIN(12-4) 7 4 2 2 2 5 2 90 3.41 A1 C8
W.Brusstar HOLD(12th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.12 C9 D2
D.Miller HOLD(7th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.24 D3 D3
D.Bird SAVE(13th) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.96 D4
Totals 9 6 3 3 3 5 2
Black Knights (37-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Eckersley LOSS(8-5) 7 6 4 3 1 3 1 100 4.56 A1 C9
J.Holly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ---- D1 D1
P.Hartzell 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.52 D2 D2
W.McEnaney 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.70 D3
Totals 9 7 4 3 1 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 26,890 DATE- Wednesday, June 22nd 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Rumrunners: 4 Black Knights: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rumrunners: 1 Black Knights: 1
ERRORS- J.Holly
DOUBLES- J.Sundberg(8th), S.Bando(6th)
TRIPLES- G.Brett(11th)
HOME RUNS- D.Driessen(5th), O.Gamble-2(20th)
RBIs- G.Brett(49th), L.Biittner(25th), D.Driessen-2(32nd), O.Gamble-2(45th),
J.Rudi(17th)
WALKS- A.Dawson, J.Burroughs-2, F.Lynn
STRIKE OUTS- D.Driessen-2, J.Sundberg, P.Niekro, F.Lynn, O.Gamble, F.Taveras,
D.Eckersley-2
GIDP- G.Brett, F.Lynn
2-out RBI- O.Gamble-2, G.Brett, J.Rudi
RLISP 2-out- P.Niekro, M.Perez
TEAM RISP- Rumrunners: 2 for 6 Black Knights: 1 for 1
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Denny Doyle robbed Larry Biittner of a base hit.
Top 7th: Denny Doyle robbed Phil Niekro of a base hit.
One run was the difference at St Louis Park as the Savannah Rumrunners ended a
long winless drought and defeated the Towanda Black Knights 4 to 3.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the top of the 2nd inning with the help of 3 hits.
The key at-bat was by Dan Driessen who deflated the crowd as he bombed a
two-run dinger. Towanda tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.
The victory was credited to Phil Niekro(12-4) who went 7 innings, allowing 2
runs. Doug Bird earned the save, his 13th. Dennis Eckersley(8-5) was the
loser. He pitched 7 innings allowing 6 hits and 1 walk.
'Thankfully we got ourselves a win', Niekro said. 'It's great to be back on
the winning side of things.'
SCORESHEET: 1977 Savannah Rumrunners at 1977 Towanda Black Knights
J.Orta-A1 A1:G/13 B1:G/43 C1:G/43 D1:E/1>12
H.McRae-D1
W.Brusst-D6+
B.Russel-A1 A2:G/43 *3*:G/63 *6*:G/53 D2:P/1
M.Rivers-A1 A3:G/43 B3:F/8 C3:Si D3:Force/
46>23 1o
b1
G.Brett-A1 *2*:Tr B4:G/63 C4:G-DP/4 D4:Si>3#
63>1o 12
L.Biittn-A1 A5:Si>3# *4*:G/43 *7*:P/4 D5:P/6
M.Perez-D5
D.Driess-A1 A6:HR>1# B6:K C6:G/3 *9*:K
D.Bird-D9 b#
J.Sundbe-A1 A7:G/3 B7:K C7:Do D7:F/9
P.Niekro-A1 A8:G/43 *5*:K C8:G/43 D8:G/63
G.Flores-D6
A.Dawson-A1 A9:W>b1 B9:F/8 *8*:Si
J.Burrou-A1 A1:F/9 B1:W>b1 *6*:W>b1 D1:F/8
F.Lynn-A1 A2:G/3 B2:K C2:G-DP/4 D2:W>b1
63>1o
O.Gamble-A1 A3:HR>b# B3:K C3:HR>b# D3:F/9
C.Fisk-A1 A4:P/2 *4*:G/63 C4:Si *9*:F/9
E.Kranep-A1 *2*:F/9 B5:G/43 C5:G/31 D5:FO/2
S.Bando-A1 A6:Si B6:L/5 *7*:FO/6 D6:Do
F.Tavera-A1 A7:F/9 *5*:K C7:G/23 D7:Si>2#
J.Rudi-D7
G.Burke-D8
D.Doyle-A1 A8:P/3 B8:G/43 C8:L/4 D8:G/53
P.Hartze-C9
W.McEnan-C9+
D.Eckers-A1 *3*:K B9:K *8*:F/9
J.Holly-C9
R.Andrew-C9