MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
08/19/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 1755 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (61-66) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 2
Chicago Traders (65-62) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 11 1
Packers Rally Late to Nip Traders
Cincinnati starter Art Ledington pitched well against the Chicago Traders at Union Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-5, in 11 innings. The setback makes Chicago 65-62.

Cincinnati used the timely hitting of Ron Brown to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Packers on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Art throwing strikes, pounding the zone, that is exactly what you want to see," said Cincinnati manager Martin Abresch.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ferrie RF 6 1 1 0 0 2 6 .279 1 6
D. Salas 2B 5 0 1 2 1 0 4 .280 8 61
G. Palmer 1B 6 1 1 1 0 1 5 .275 5 48
G. Bennett 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 8 68
L. McGee LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 5 40
   a-J. Murray LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 20
J. Hembree C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .297 0 35
   b-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 13 40
   c-G. Poole C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 8
I. Avila CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .224 2 37
L. Beckman SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .216 0 9
A. Ledington P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 5
   J. Pugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-R. Brown PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 5 29
   K. Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 41 6 9 6 4 5 21      
a - J. Murray substituted for L. McGee in the 5th
b - J. Anderson pinch hit for J. Hembree in the 10th
c - G. Poole substituted for J. Anderson in the 10th
d - R. Brown pinch hit for J. Pugh in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ferrie (5, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hembree (15, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: I. Avila 2 (4, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs; 11th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ferrie 2 , D. Salas , G. Palmer , G. Bennett , L. McGee , J. Hembree 2 , I. Avila 6 , R. Brown
2-out RBI: D. Salas , L. McGee , J. Hembree
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Salas , G. Palmer 3 , I. Avila
Sac Bunt: A. Ledington 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Beckman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Beckman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett (16) , L. Beckman (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304 6 35
J. Sledd 3B 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .311 7 50
R. Fuentes 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 .326 8 58
C. Panetta LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .256 9 60
R. Byrd RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 2 32
E. White C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 6 38
J. Seidler 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .178 14 39
E. Almy SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .241 0 5
   V. Hensley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Cox P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 4 17
   a-T. Karoly SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 1 12
Totals 46 5 11 5 2 5 23      
a - T. Karoly substituted for L. Cox in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: E. White (23, 8th Inning off A. Ledington, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Panetta (22, 9th Inning off J. Pugh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 2 , J. Sledd 2 , R. Fuentes 2 , C. Panetta 3 , E. White 2 , E. Almy 2
2-out RBI: F. Precourt , J. Sledd , R. Fuentes , C. Panetta , E. Almy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , C. Panetta , R. Byrd , E. White , E. Almy
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Fuentes (14) , E. Almy (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Almy (6)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ledington 8.0 9 4 3 2 4 0 133 3.29   
J. Pugh W (4-0), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 2.86   
K. Foster SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ledington 52
Batters Faced: A. Ledington 36, J. Pugh 8, K. Foster 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ledington 7-13, J. Pugh 4-1, K. Foster 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ledington 133-85, J. Pugh 24-16, K. Foster 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (16-11) 10.0 9 6 6 4 4 0 143 3.00   
V. Hensley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 50
Batters Faced: L. Cox 45, V. Hensley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 13-13, V. Hensley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 143-89, V. Hensley 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hensley 2-0
WP: L. Cox
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Art Ledington
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 16962
Special Notes: LF Lee McGee was injured while throwing the ball. Ivan Avila ties the CIN regular season extra-inning game record for triples with 2.
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