MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
08/08/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 1628 - MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (48-70) 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 1
New York Knickerbockers (57-60) 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 9 11 1
Fine Effort by Horton Not Enough in 9-8 Eagles Loss
The Washington Eagles could not turn a fine performance from catcher Don Horton into a win. Instead, the New York Knickerbockers prevailed, 9-8. Horton was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. The last-place Eagles have dropped 6 straight games.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Bob Marston came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Washington pitcher Ricky Grill, he hit a 1-2 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 9-8.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Washington manager Brandon Tucker.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .305 3 25
J. Stites RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .279 6 39
M. Calhoun 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .233 6 37
A. Cassill LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .287 10 50
G. Long SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .297 14 58
D. Guest 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .255 17 55
   b-B. Brosnahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 10 32
J. Lawler CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .218 3 27
D. Horton C 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .238 3 35
B. John P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 0 4
   R. Dunn P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   M. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Wagstaff PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202 1 8
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 34 8 9 7 6 2 16      
a - R. Wagstaff pinch hit for M. Rice in the 8th
b - B. Brosnahan pinch hit for D. Guest in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Horton (3, 3rd Inning off J. Bigelow, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools 3 , J. Stites , G. Long , D. Horton 5 , R. Dunn , R. Wagstaff
2-out RBI: L. Wools , G. Long , D. Horton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Stites 2 , A. Cassill 2 , D. Guest , B. John
Sac Bunt: L. Wools , R. Dunn
Hit by Pitch: G. Long
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Long (9)
CS: L. Wools (20)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Long (21)
OF assists: 2 (Stites(Guerra at home), Cassill(Villamil at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 3 1 1 0 3 1 4 .250 8 33
S. Wright 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .255 9 37
B. Underwood RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 .325 18 60
   b-B. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 8 32
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Blechinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 13
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Schlener CF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .276 13 52
   G. Hethcote P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Madsen PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 7 21
R. Hotz C 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .307 20 54
S. Wells 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .318 13 52
D. Lester 2B 4 1 1 4 1 0 3 .303 15 56
P. Villamil SS 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .311 5 29
J. Bigelow P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. Marston CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .246 1 7
Totals 33 9 11 8 13 2 31      
a - B. Marston substituted for J. Bigelow in the 3rd
b - B. White pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 5th
c - J. Madsen pinch hit for G. Hethcote in the 5th
d - S. Blechinger pinch hit for W. Houston in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guerra (18, 1st Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wells (24, 8th Inning off R. Grill, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hotz (24, 8th Inning off R. Grill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Villamil (5, 5th Inning off R. Dunn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lester (15, 1st Inning off B. John, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 2 , S. Wright , T. Schlener , J. Madsen , R. Hotz 2 , S. Wells 2 , D. Lester 4 , P. Villamil 5 , B. Marston
2-out RBI: D. Lester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , S. Wright , J. Madsen , R. Hotz , D. Lester
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Underwood 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wells (21)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. John 1.2 4 6 6 5 0 1 13 58 4.00   
R. Dunn 2.1 2 1 0 5 0 0 15 75 0.00   
M. Rice 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 12 65 1.45   
R. Grill L (2-5), BS (7) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 6 22 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 12
Batters Faced: B. John 13, R. Dunn 15, M. Rice 12, R. Grill 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 1-3, R. Dunn 2-5, M. Rice 3-4, R. Grill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 58-28, R. Dunn 75-41, M. Rice 65-36, R. Grill 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dunn 2-0 , M. Rice 2-0
WP: B. John
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Bigelow 2.2 6 7 2 4 1 1 18 68 5.40   
G. Hethcote 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 11 37 5.03   
W. Houston 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 19 4.09   
B. Williams W (7-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 26 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bigelow 21
Batters Faced: J. Bigelow 18, G. Hethcote 11, W. Houston 6, B. Williams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bigelow 2-4, G. Hethcote 3-4, W. Houston 4-1, B. Williams 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bigelow 68-36, G. Hethcote 37-24, W. Houston 19-14, B. Williams 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hethcote 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Hethcote
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Horton
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 18363
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