MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
08/02/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 1536 - MONDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (56-56) 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 12 1
Pittsburgh Industrials (65-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Precourt Leads Traders to 5-1 Win Over Industrials
The Chicago Traders defeated the Pittsburgh Industrials, 5-1, at Allegheny Field. Chicago center fielder Fran Precourt had a superb performance. He was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. By defeating Pittsburgh, the 4th-place Traders improved to 56-56.

With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Precourt hit a 2-run single off Pittsburgh hurler Jim Branam. It was the 127th hit of the season for Precourt and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Pittsburgh manager Vincent Wicker. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .300 4 28
J. Sledd 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .311 7 47
   a-J. Seidler 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 14 33
R. Fuentes 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .330 7 50
C. Panetta LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 9 54
   b-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 2 22
R. Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .259 2 28
E. White C 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .280 5 33
M. White 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 0 7
E. Almy SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .203 0 4
J. Mojica P 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .244 0 3
Totals 36 5 12 5 2 5 19      
a - J. Seidler substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - W. McCord substituted for C. Panetta in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (21, 3rd Inning off J. Branam, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 5 , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes 2 , C. Panetta , E. White 2 , M. White , J. Mojica
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , J. Sledd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Seidler , R. Fuentes , R. Byrd , E. Almy
GIDP: W. McCord , E. Almy
Sac Bunt: M. White , J. Mojica
Hit by Pitch: M. White
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt (25)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Seidler (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Crowell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 6 43
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 12 47
C. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 12 55
R. Isenbarger 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 3 41
J. Shuman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 7 43
C. Berry SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 4 27
B. Boyle LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 3
T. McClellan C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 9 43
D. Visco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374 2 12
   J. Branam P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Flakes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 0 7
   J. Lonergan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Schon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 3 12
   G. Kleiss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5 8      
a - J. Flakes pinch hit for J. Branam in the 5th
b - G. Schon pinch hit for J. Lonergan in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: R. Isenbarger (5, 6th Inning off J. Mojica, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez , R. Isenbarger 3 , J. Shuman , C. Berry , T. McClellan
2-out RBI: R. Isenbarger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Shuman , B. Boyle , J. Flakes
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Chavez (28) , C. Berry (3)
CS: T. Crowell (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Shuman (20)
Double Plays: 2 (Berry-Isenbarger-Robinson, Berry-Isenbarger-Robinson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mojica W (8-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 118 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mojica 77
Batters Faced: J. Mojica 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mojica 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mojica 118-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Visco 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.64   
J. Branam L (2-4) 3.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 73 5.76   
J. Lonergan 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 26 9.90   
G. Kleiss 2.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Visco 44
Batters Faced: D. Visco 6, J. Branam 19, J. Lonergan 8, G. Kleiss 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Visco 2-2, J. Branam 6-3, J. Lonergan 2-2, G. Kleiss 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Visco 15-11, J. Branam 73-45, J. Lonergan 26-17, G. Kleiss 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Branam 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Branam
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fran Precourt
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 17208
Special Notes: SP Dennis Visco was injured while pitching.
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