MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/19/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 1761 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (60-67) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Washington Eagles (56-71) 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 X 8 11 2
Eagles Roll Past Captains, 8-0
The Washington Eagles got a marvelous performance from pitcher Rich Moreland. The right-hander kept the San Diego offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 8-0 Washington victory at Monument Field. Washington goes to 56-71, San Diego to 60-67.

Larry Wools had a big grand slam home run for the Eagles in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Washington leading 3-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a fastball from fan favorite Jeff Ferguson and punished it. The result was his 3rd home run of the season, which put the Eagles on top, 7-0.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Brandon Tucker said.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 1 12
M. Alford RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .285 0 31
D. Conley 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .347 3 68
R. Montoya 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 21 66
J. Olsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 1 32
J. Escobeda SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 5 40
E. Peters C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .234 7 22
J. Panneton LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .244 0 33
J. Ferguson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .073 0 1
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 37
   A. Brennan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0 2 6 16      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for R. Gordon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olsen (17, 2nd Inning off R. Moreland, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Peters (6, 9th Inning off D. Salazar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alford , D. Conley 2 , J. Olsen 2 , J. Escobeda , E. Peters 2 , J. Panneton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Montoya 2 , J. Panneton , J. Ferguson
GIDP: R. Montoya
Sac Bunt: J. Ferguson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Newton (8)
CS: M. Alford (10) , J. Escobeda (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Newton (7) , M. Alford (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Conley-Newton-Montoya)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .262 12 56
J. Stites RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .296 3 39
L. Wools 3B 4 1 1 4 0 0 2 .276 3 44
G. Long SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .252 9 60
   b-D. Avina PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 1 3
D. Guest 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .285 8 52
J. Lawler CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .295 8 59
E. Cook 2B 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 .201 1 41
G. Kill C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .301 1 11
R. Moreland P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .128 0 1
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Calhoun PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 4 16
   D. Salazar P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8 3 6 13      
a - M. Calhoun pinch hit for R. Grill in the 7th
b - D. Avina pinch hit for G. Long in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Wools (3, 7th Inning off J. Ferguson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stites 3 , L. Wools 4 , G. Long 2 , D. Guest 2 , J. Lawler , G. Kill , M. Calhoun
2-out RBI: D. Guest , J. Lawler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cassill , E. Cook , R. Moreland
GIDP: J. Lawler
Sac Fly: E. Cook
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Wools (16)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kill (2) , R. Moreland (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Guest-Long-Guest)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ferguson L (5-8) 6.1 10 7 7 3 5 1 106 4.11   
R. Gordon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.32   
A. Brennan 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25 11.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ferguson 27
Batters Faced: J. Ferguson 30, R. Gordon 2, A. Brennan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ferguson 7-5, R. Gordon 2-0, A. Brennan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ferguson 106-62, R. Gordon 4-3, A. Brennan 25-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Moreland W (7-6) 6.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 88 3.74   
R. Grill H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.00   
D. Salazar 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Moreland 66
Batters Faced: R. Moreland 23, R. Grill 3, D. Salazar 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Moreland 6-6, R. Grill 0-1, D. Salazar 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Moreland 88-55, R. Grill 12-8, D. Salazar 34-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Moreland
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 12876
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