Boxscore: CIR @ MNL

Date: 1977-06-24

BOXSCORE: 1977 Cincinatti Royalty At 1977 Minnesota Loons           6/24/1977

  Royalty            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews CF       3  0  1  0 .298     L.Bostock CF        4  0  0  0 .346  
  D.Tidrow P          0  0  0  0 .000     B.Wills 2B          3  0  1  2 .270  
  C.Hough P           0  0  0  0 .250     J.Thompson 1B       4  0  0  0 .256  
H-G.Mitterwald PH     1  0  0  0 .179     D.Baker LF          2  1  1  0 .253  
  R.Dauer 2B          3  0  0  0 .241     B.Hobson 3B         4  1  1  0 .251  
C-D.Kuiper PH,2B      2  0  0  0 .300     J.Johnstone RF      4  1  2  3 .272  
  G.Foster LF         5  1  2  0 .355     B.Boone C           4  0  1  0 .255  
  B.Bonds RF          4  1  0  0 .314     J.Coleman P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Thornton 1B       2  1  1  1 .258     M.Littell P         0  0  0  0 .176  
  B.Melton 3B         3  1  1  0 .235   E-B.Boisclair PH      0  0  0  0 .211  
G-G.Nettles PH,3B     1  0  0  0 .325   F-R.Scott PR          0  0  0  0 .174  
  B.Wynegar C         3  0  0  0 .221     R.Moffitt P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Speier SS         1  0  0  0 .217     S.Foucault P        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Fairly PH         1  0  0  0 .306     D.Concepcion SS     3  2  2  0 .281  
D-B.Dent SS           1  0  1  1 .205                                          
  B.Forsch P          0  0  0  0 .286                                          
B-C.Geronimo PH,CF    2  0  1  2 .285                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4  7  4                 Totals      31  5  8  5

A-Pinch Hit For Speier In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Forsch In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Dauer In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Fairly In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Littell In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Boisclair In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Melton In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Hough In 9th Inning

INJURY: Bruce Boisclair INJURED (for 3 more games) in 7th inning

Royalty......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 2 0  -  4  7  1
Loons........... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 3    -  5  8  1

Royalty (44-43)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Forsch                  6       5   2   2   1   6   0  86   4.06  A1 C7
D.Tidrow                  1 2/3   1   2   2   1   1   0  30   4.91  C8 D5
C.Hough LOSS(5-5) BS(4th) 0 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   1  12   2.83  D6
Totals                    8       8   5   5   2   8   1

Loons (36-44)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Coleman                 6 1/3   3   2   2   4   5   0  97   4.50  A1 C6
M.Littell BS(1st)         0 2/3   1   0   0   2   0   0  14   4.90  C7 D2
R.Moffitt                 0       1   2   0   1   0   0  12   4.99  D3 D5
S.Foucault WIN(2-1)       2       2   0   0   0   2   0  29   2.56  D6
Totals                    9       7   4   2   7   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 48,909 DATE- Friday, June 24th 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Royalty: 9  Loons: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royalty: 1  Loons: 1
ERRORS- A.Thornton, B.Wills
DOUBLES- G.Foster(20th), C.Geronimo(17th), D.Concepcion(6th)
HOME RUNS- J.Johnstone(4th)
RBIs- A.Thornton(52nd), B.Dent(13th), C.Geronimo-2(26th), B.Wills-2(39th),
      J.Johnstone-3(20th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Matthews
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Forsch
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Wills
WALKS- G.Matthews, B.Bonds, A.Thornton-2, B.Wynegar, C.Speier, B.Forsch,
       D.Baker-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Boisclair
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews-2, G.Foster, B.Bonds-2, A.Thornton, G.Nettles, B.Wills,
             J.Thompson, B.Hobson-2, B.Boone, J.Coleman-2, S.Foucault
GIDP- B.Melton, L.Bostock
BALKS- B.Forsch, M.Littell
WILD PITCHES- J.Coleman
2-out RBI- B.Wills, C.Geronimo-2, B.Dent, J.Johnstone-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Coleman-2, G.Matthews, A.Thornton, G.Foster, D.Kuiper-2,
             C.Geronimo, B.Bonds
TEAM RISP- Royalty: 3 for 13  Loons: 2 for 5

Jay Johnstone went deep and had 3 RBI at The Looney Bin as the Minnesota Loons
beat the Cincinatti Royalty 5 to 4.

Minnesota came up with the deciding runs in the 8th inning plating 3 runs
using 3 hits.  After two outs Dusty Baker began the Minnesota spurt when he
drew a walk.  Butch Hobson followed next and he lined a single.  Johnstone
then clubbed a three-run home run.  Cincinatti threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.  

The win was credited to Steve Foucault(2-1) who went 2 innings allowing no
runs. Charlie Hough(5-5) was the losing pitcher in relief.  

'It's a disheartening loss, no question about it' said John O'Neal 'But we
have to get over it and get ready for the next game.'

SCORESHEET: 1977 Cincinatti Royalty at 1977 Minnesota Loons
G.Matthe-A1  A1:K       B1:K       C1:Si>13   D1:IW>b1   *9*:G/53
D.Tidrow-D3                                              
C.Hough-E1+                                              
R.Dauer-A1   A2:L/4     *4*:G/3    C2:CS/24>  D2:G/63    E2:G/43
D.Kuiper-D2                        1o F/7                
                                                         
G.Foster-A1  A3:K       B3:Si      C3:G/43    *8*:E/4    E3:Do
                                                         
                                                         
B.Bonds-A1   *2*:G/53   B4:K       *7*:G/53   D4:W>12 b  E4:K
                                              1          
                                                         
A.Thornt-A1  A5:W>b1    B5:WP>12   C5:W>b1    D5:Si>2#
                        K                     12
                                              
B.Melton-A1  A6:G-DP/6  *5*:G/53   C6:Si>12   D6:K
G.Nettle-D6  43>1o                            
                                              
B.Wynega-A1  *3*:G/63   B7:G/43    C7:Bk>23   D7:F/7
                                   12 W>b1    
                                              
C.Speier-A1  A8:W>b1    B8:G/63    C8:L/4     D8:Si>2#
R.Fairly-C8                                   13
B.Dent-D3                                     
B.Forsch-A1  A9:Sac/24  *6*:W>b1   C9:Do>3#   D9:G/43
C.Geroni-C9  >12                   2# 13      
                                              

L.Bostoc-A1  A1:G/43    B1:Bk>12   C1:FO/2    D1:G-DP/4
                        G/43>23               63>1o
                                              
B.Wills-A1   A2:G/43    B2:SF/7>3  C2:Si>2#   *8*:K
                        #                     
                                              
J.Thomps-A1  A3:K       B3:G/43    C3:G/43    D3:F/9
                                              
                                              
D.Baker-A1   *2*:L/5    *4*:Si     *6*:W>b1   D4:W>b1
                                              
                                              
B.Hobson-A1  A5:G/63    B5:K       C5:K       D5:Si>12
                                              
                                              
J.Johnst-A1  A6:Si      B6:P/3     C6:F/9     D6:HR>2#
                                              1# b#
                                              
B.Boone-A1   A7:E/3>13  B7:K       C7:L/6     D7:Si
             b2                               
                                              
J.Colema-A1  A8:K       *5*:K      *7*:HBP    D8:K
M.Littel-C8                                   
B.Boiscl-C8+                                  
D.Concep-A1  *3*:Si     B9:Do      C9:F/9