MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO TRADERS
07/31/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1537 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (42-68) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Chicago Traders (53-57) 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 X 7 13 0
McGee Excels, But Traders Win
Though he had a great game, Lee McGee could not single-handedly produce a win for Washington. Chicago won the game, 7-2. McGee belted 2 home runs. Chicago pitcher Skip Crawford got the win. He's now 9-9. Pedro Nunez was tagged with the loss. Chicago is 53-57 and Washington, with the loss, 42-68.

Jeff Madsen, who is a four-time All-Star, contributed to the Chicago win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Said losing manager Juan Placeholder: "Give the Traders credit. They played a better game than we did."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 6 45
B. Brosnahan CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .210 2 11
L. Wools 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 8 55
J. Duersch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 13 50
L. McGee LF 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .237 8 38
G. Long SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 5 34
D. Mateo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 1 8
G. Kill C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 9 31
P. Nunez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 3
   B. Viola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 15
   M. Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 1
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 4 11      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for B. Viola in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mateo (2, 2nd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. McGee 2 (8, 2nd Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cassill , B. Brosnahan , L. McGee 10 , D. Mateo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Mateo 2 , P. Nunez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Brosnahan (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cox LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 3 10
J. Sledd 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .303 10 43
   c-B. Richter 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 1 14
R. Fuentes 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .320 1 45
J. Madsen 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .288 8 28
   b-A. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 3
E. White C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 10 46
W. McCord CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .230 4 29
K. Mays RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .160 0 1
   a-T. Rathbone LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 0 10
D. Lindsey SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .217 1 27
S. Crawford P 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .174 0 3
Totals 36 7 13 6 1 3 20      
a - T. Rathbone substituted for K. Mays in the 7th
b - A. Garcia substituted for J. Madsen in the 8th
c - B. Richter substituted for J. Sledd in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McCord (14, 2nd Inning off P. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Fuentes (27, 5th Inning off P. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sledd (10, 5th Inning off P. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Madsen (8, 5th Inning off P. Nunez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sledd 5 , R. Fuentes 4 , J. Madsen 5 , E. White , W. McCord 3 , K. Mays , D. Lindsey 2
2-out RBI: J. Sledd , J. Madsen 2 , K. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cox , R. Fuentes , E. White , T. Rathbone
Sac Bunt: S. Crawford
Sac Fly: S. Crawford
Team LOB: 7
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nunez L (4-7) 6.0 10 6 6 0 2 2 85 4.36   
B. Viola 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 5.16   
M. Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nunez 30
Batters Faced: P. Nunez 28, B. Viola 6, M. Jimenez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nunez 5-11, B. Viola 2-1, M. Jimenez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nunez 85-53, B. Viola 28-15, M. Jimenez 17-11
WP: B. Viola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (9-9) 9.0 7 2 2 1 4 2 120 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 68
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 120-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lee McGee
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 15071
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