MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
07/04/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1164 - SUNDAY, JULY 4TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (35-48) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7 10 1
New York Knickerbockers (43-40) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Eagles Come Back Late to Top Knickerbockers, 7-3
The Washington Eagles beat the New York Knickerbockers, 7-3, at Knickerbocker Stadium. The Eagles got a fine performance from left fielder Alan Cassill, who went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. Washington is in 6th place in the National Baseball League Eastern Division with a record of 35-48.

Dustin Guest, who led the ABL in batting average with .332 in 1970, helped out the Washington cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman drew 1 walk.

In postgame comments to the Washington Herald, Guest said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 2 26
J. Stites RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .285 3 27
G. Long SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .247 6 41
A. Cassill LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .243 3 31
D. Guest 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .277 6 37
J. Lawler CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 5 36
   a-B. Brosnahan PR, CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .218 1 6
E. Cook 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .216 0 27
J. Olvera C 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .239 4 20
C. Kirkley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Kill PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .306 0 6
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
Totals 33 7 10 7 6 3 15      
a - B. Brosnahan pinch ran for J. Lawler in the 2nd
b - G. Kill pinch hit for M. Rice in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lawler (15, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Cassill (3, 2nd Inning off J. Forbes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Olvera (4, 5th Inning off R. Haney, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Stites , G. Long 2 , A. Cassill 4 , J. Lawler 2 , E. Cook 3 , J. Olvera 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Long , J. Olvera , G. Kill
GIDP: A. Cassill , J. Olvera
Sac Bunt: L. Wools
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Wools (28)
CS: G. Long (5) , A. Cassill (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Brosnahan (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 7 22
D. Lester SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .285 11 41
S. Wright 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .298 9 49
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .275 5 38
J. Madsen CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .260 6 24
H. Cummings C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 4 11
D. Abril RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221 1 7
G. Fenton 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 0 8
   a-B. Underwood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 7 34
J. Forbes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 1 4
   R. Haney P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   S. Worlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Wells PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 4 29
Totals 34 3 8 2 3 7 11      
a - B. Underwood pinch hit for G. Fenton in the 9th
b - S. Wells pinch hit for S. Worlund in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Madsen (6, 5th Inning off M. Rice, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lester , S. Wright 2 , J. Madsen 4 , D. Abril , G. Fenton , R. Haney , S. Wells
2-out RBI: J. Madsen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , J. Madsen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lester (16)
CS: S. Wright (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Fenton (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Wright-Lester-Chavez, Lester-Wright-Chavez)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kirkley 4.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 88 2.73   
M. Rice W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 35 3.35   
R. Kingery 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kirkley 47
Batters Faced: C. Kirkley 20, M. Rice 10, R. Kingery 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kirkley 2-4, M. Rice 5-2, R. Kingery 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kirkley 88-58, M. Rice 35-22, R. Kingery 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rice 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Forbes 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 39 5.36   
R. Haney L (2-1) 4.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 63 7.48   
W. Houston 0.1 3 3 3 3 0 0 26 4.67   
S. Worlund 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Forbes 45
Batters Faced: J. Forbes 10, R. Haney 17, W. Houston 7, S. Worlund 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Forbes 0-4, R. Haney 5-6, W. Houston 1-0, S. Worlund 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Forbes 39-27, R. Haney 63-39, W. Houston 26-14, S. Worlund 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Haney 1-0 , W. Houston 1-1 , S. Worlund 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alan Cassill
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 19887
Special Notes: CF Jeff Lawler was injured while running the bases. SP Jack Forbes was injured while pitching.
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