MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/18/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1741 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (60-66) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Chicago Traders (65-61) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Traders Prevail, 3-2, Over Cincinnati
The Chicago Traders scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the Cincinnati Packers at Union Field. Chicago pitcher Bobby Peters held his own in the contest. Peters got the win, improving to 15-10. He gave up 7 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. He allowed 1 run. Randy Weisenberg notched his 33rd save in 35 chances.

There was more than one reason the Traders beat the Packers, but Peters's big at-bat in the bottom of the fourth was an important factor. He staked his team to a 3-1 lead when he hit a 2-run single.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Peters.

The third-place Traders have won 6 in a row.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Murray LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 2 20
D. Salas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .281 8 59
G. Palmer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 5 47
   a-L. Ferrie PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 1 6
G. Bennett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 8 68
L. McGee RF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 5 39
R. Brown CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .260 5 28
J. Dickerson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .243 1 27
G. Poole C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 1 8
A. Fonseca P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 0 1
   b-J. Hembree PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 0 34
Totals 35 2 9 2 3 5 17      
a - L. Ferrie pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 8th
b - J. Hembree pinch hit for A. Fonseca in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dickerson (10, 2nd Inning off B. Peters, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Murray , D. Salas , G. Bennett , L. McGee , R. Brown , J. Dickerson 3 , G. Poole , J. Hembree
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Salas , G. Bennett , L. McGee , A. Fonseca 2
GIDP: R. Brown
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Murray (2) , R. Brown (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 6 34
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 7 49
   b-J. Seidler 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 14 39
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 8 57
C. Panetta LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 9 59
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 25
R. Byrd RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .266 2 32
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. White C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .273 6 38
M. White 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 9
T. Karoly SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 1 12
B. Peters P 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .071 0 5
   c-L. Cox RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 17
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 3 8      
a - W. McCord substituted for C. Panetta in the 7th
b - J. Seidler substituted for J. Sledd in the 8th
c - L. Cox substituted for B. Peters in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. White (4, 4th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sledd , C. Panetta , R. Byrd , M. White 2 , B. Peters 2
2-out RBI: R. Byrd , B. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , E. White
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Karoly-Fuentes-Sledd)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca L (4-8) 8.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 96 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 59
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 96-55
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Peters W (15-10) 8.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 114 3.05   
R. Weisenberg SV (33) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Peters 67
Batters Faced: B. Peters 32, R. Weisenberg 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Peters 10-8, R. Weisenberg 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Peters 114-67, R. Weisenberg 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Peters
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 18028
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