Boxscore: SLP @ CIR
Date: 1977-08-09
BOXSCORE: 1977 Towanda Black Knights At 1977 Cincinatti Royalty 8/9/1977
Black Knights AB R H RBI AVG Royalty AB R H RBI AVG
J.Burroughs RF 4 1 1 1 .235 C.Geronimo CF 5 1 3 0 .303
F.Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 .225 D.Kuiper 2B 3 0 0 0 .271
F.Lynn CF 4 1 2 0 .288 G.Foster LF 3 0 1 1 .367
O.Gamble LF 4 1 1 0 .313 B.Bonds RF 4 0 1 0 .300
D-J.Zdeb LF 0 0 0 0 .346 G.Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 .301
C.Fisk C 4 0 1 2 .329 A.Thornton 1B 3 0 0 0 .282
G.Thomasson 1B 1 0 0 0 .333 B.Wynegar C 4 0 1 0 .229
A-E.Kranepool 1B 3 0 1 0 .241 C.Speier SS 4 1 2 0 .220
S.Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 .282 B.Forsch P 2 0 0 0 .250
W.Howard 2B 3 0 1 0 .200 C-R.Fairly PH 1 0 0 0 .325
B-R.Andrews 2B 0 0 0 0 .276 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .250
E-D.Doyle 2B 0 0 0 0 .202 F-G.Matthews PH 1 0 0 1 .290
D.Eckersley P 3 0 0 0 .065
L.Lagrow P 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 33 2 8 2
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Thomasson In 2nd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Howard In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Forsch In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gamble In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Andrews In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hough In 9th Inning
INJURY: Gary Thomasson INJURED (for 4 more games) in 2nd inning
Black Knights... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Royalty......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 8 1
Black Knights (54-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Eckersley WIN(10-10) 7 6 1 1 1 5 0 102 4.46 A1 D1
L.Lagrow SAVE(20th) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 38 2.82 D2
Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0
Royalty (54-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Forsch LOSS(14-6) 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 97 4.46 A1 D2
C.Hough 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.94 D3
Totals 9 8 3 3 1 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 24,589 DATE- Tuesday, August 9th 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Black Knights: 6 Royalty: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Black Knights: 0 Royalty: 0
ERRORS- B.Wynegar
DOUBLES- C.Geronimo(23rd), G.Foster(24th), C.Speier(17th)
TRIPLES- B.Bonds(7th), C.Speier(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Burroughs(28th)
RBIs- J.Burroughs(60th), C.Fisk-2(73rd), G.Foster(116st), G.Matthews(33rd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Howard(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Kuiper-2
WALKS- R.Andrews, G.Foster, G.Nettles, A.Thornton
STRIKE OUTS- J.Burroughs, F.Taveras, C.Fisk, S.Bando-2, D.Eckersley, G.Foster,
B.Bonds, B.Wynegar, C.Speier, B.Forsch-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Forsch, C.Hough
RLISP 2-out- D.Eckersley, C.Speier, A.Thornton-3, W.Howard, G.Nettles, R.Fairly,
L.Lagrow, D.Kuiper
TEAM RISP- Black Knights: 1 for 4 Royalty: 1 for 11
24,589 fans were treated to a fine game at The Launch Palace as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Towanda Black Knights won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
Cincinatti found themselves trailing quickly as the Towanda bats came through
in the first inning scoring one runner on 2 base hits. Cincinatti had a
chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
The winning pitcher was Dennis Eckersley(10-10) who allowed 1 run in 7
innings. Eckersley got help from Lerrin Lagrow who earned his 20th save. Bob
Forsch(14-6) was the losing pitcher.
John O'Neal was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really
hard to lose this kind of a game. It may seem weird to some, but it is
easier to take the occasional blow-out loss. It is the ones that just barely
get away that hurt so much - like this one!'
SCORESHEET: 1977 Towanda Black Knights at 1977 Cincinatti Royalty
J.Burrou-A1 A1:HR>b# *3*:K C1:G/53 D1:F/7
F.Tavera-A1 A2:K B2:F/9 *6*:G/53 D2:G/63
F.Lynn-A1 A3:Si B3:G/31 C3:Si *8*:F/9
O.Gamble-A1 A4:F/8 *4*:G/43 C4:Si>12 D4:F/9
J.Zdeb-D6
C.Fisk-A1 A5:F/7 B5:K C5:WP>23 D5:F/8
12 Si>3#
2#
G.Thomas-A1 *2*:G/13 B6:Si C6:F/7 *9*:P/3
E.Kranep-B1
S.Bando-A1 A7:K B7:G/43 C7:Si>12 D7:K
W.Howard-A1 A8:Si *5*:G/43 C8:G/63 D8:W>b1
R.Andrew-C9
D.Doyle-E1
D.Eckers-A1 A9:SB+E/2 B9:F/8 *7*:K D9:WP>12
L.Lagrow-D6 >13 P/6 G/63
C.Geroni-A1 A1:P/4 B1:P/2 *6*:Si *8*:Si E1:Do
D.Kuiper-A1 A2:F/7 B2:G/43 C2:Sac/34 D2:Sac/34 E2:G/13
>12 >12
G.Foster-A1 A3:K *4*:G/63 C3:Do>2# D3:W>b1
B.Bonds-A1 *2*:G/63 B4:Tr C4:G/53 D4:K
G.Nettle-A1 A5:G/43 B5:P/4 C5:G/43 D5:W>23 1
2 b1
A.Thornt-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:G/63 *7*:F/8 D6:F/9
B.Wynega-A1 A7:Si>12 *5*:K C7:G/63 *9*:P/4
C.Speier-A1 A8:G/43 B8:K C8:Do D8:Tr
B.Forsch-A1 *3*:K B9:K C9:F/8 D9:G/53>3
R.Fairly-C9 #
C.Hough-D1+