MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
07/08/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 1190 - THURSDAY, JULY 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (35-50) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Los Angeles Pobladores (48-37) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Pobladores Pick Up 5-3 Win Against Chicago
The Los Angeles Pobladores picked up a win at San Vicente Park, dropping the Chicago Hawks, 5-3. Phil Lester, who finished 5th in the ABL in innings pitched with 258.2 in 1968, was the difference-maker. Lester picked up the win for Los Angeles, going 8 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 9 hits. He now sports a record of 5-11. Whistlestop Meadows earned his 4th save in 6 chances.

Joe Roberson chipped in a 2-run home run for Los Angeles in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Los Angeles manager Alex Wobbema.

The Pobladores have now won 6 straight.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 8 30
B. Strange LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 4 10
D. Bozza C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 8 40
T. Davis 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .283 11 36
M. Morris RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .227 10 30
B. Richter 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233 1 8
A. Bires CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 3 31
   D. Duff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Getman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 8
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Raley SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .306 0 5
K. Eldridge P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 0 1
   a-L. Hedgeman CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 0 6
   c-C. Burton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 5 15      
a - L. Hedgeman substituted for K. Eldridge in the 6th
b - G. Getman pinch hit for D. Duff in the 8th
c - C. Burton pinch hit for L. Hedgeman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (13, 3rd Inning off P. Lester, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Richter (7, 4th Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morris (10, 8th Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales , B. Strange , D. Bozza 2 , T. Davis 2 , M. Morris 5 , B. Richter 2 , B. Raley , L. Hedgeman
2-out RBI: D. Bozza , T. Davis , M. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Strange , M. Morris , B. Raley , K. Eldridge
GIDP: C. Burton
Sac Bunt: B. Richter
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Hedgeman (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Strange(McCoy at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .234 2 22
R. McCoy LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265 3 28
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .276 3 36
C. Gunter 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .274 10 34
   a-R. Somers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 7 20
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254 9 30
M. Abreu RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292 2 31
   b-B. Bridges RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 2 16
D. Martin C 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .212 8 30
J. Roberson CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .261 4 31
P. Lester P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .205 0 3
   c-C. Judy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 0 1
   W. Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 5 6 14      
a - R. Somers substituted for C. Gunter in the 8th
b - B. Bridges substituted for M. Abreu in the 8th
c - C. Judy pinch hit for P. Lester in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gunter (13, 4th Inning off K. Eldridge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Roberson (4, 3rd Inning off K. Eldridge, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Martin (8, 4th Inning off K. Eldridge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. McCoy , D. Hoffmeier 2 , C. Gunter 2 , D. Martin 5 , J. Roberson 5 , P. Lester 2
2-out RBI: D. Hoffmeier , D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fine , C. Gunter , D. Martin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Somers-Fine-Somers)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Eldridge L (4-10) 5.2 9 5 5 4 4 2 121 4.35   
D. Duff 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
M. Evert 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Eldridge 31
Batters Faced: K. Eldridge 29, D. Duff 5, M. Evert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Eldridge 8-4, D. Duff 1-2, M. Evert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Eldridge 121-72, D. Duff 21-15, M. Evert 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Duff 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lester W (5-11) 8.0 9 3 3 1 5 1 128 3.16   
W. Meadows SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lester 56
Batters Faced: P. Lester 34, W. Meadows 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lester 7-12, W. Meadows 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lester 128-83, W. Meadows 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Lester
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 17247
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