MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
08/28/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1881 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (54-82) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Dallas Wranglers (74-60) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 6 13 2
6-2 Loss Extends Boston Skid
The Dallas Wranglers topped the Boston Terriers, 6-2, with left fielder Pat Simmons playing a big role. Simmons went 3 for 4 with 3 singles for the Wranglers in the win. Art Stager, the winner, goes to 8-6. He allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and no strikeouts over 6 innings. Dallas has won 3 straight, while Boston has lost 8 in a row.

Mel Gaines came through for Dallas when he hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a two-strike fastball to right field, staking his team to a 3-2 lead.

Afterward, Boston manager Phil Palapa said: "We've hit a rough patch."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220 2 44
R. Alvarez 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 1 15
   a-B. Muhammad PR, 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 0 12
C. Zacharias LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .294 7 28
J. Whitlock RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .275 9 52
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .246 10 57
M. Berberet 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 4 14
G. Kaminski C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 11
   D. Juarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   c-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 3 13
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 0
C. Bowers SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 11 38
J. Trent P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   b-P. Knight C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 5 31
Totals 37 2 9 2 1 1 19      
a - B. Muhammad pinch ran for R. Alvarez in the 3rd
b - P. Knight substituted for J. Trent in the 6th
c - G. Strum pinch hit for D. Juarez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (11, 1st Inning off A. Stager, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Cash (5, 5th Inning off A. Stager, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cash 3 , R. Alvarez 3 , B. Muhammad , C. Zacharias 3 , J. Whitlock 2
2-out RBI: J. Whitlock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Hodge 3 , G. Strum
GIDP: C. Bowers
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cash (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Berberet-Muhammad)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253 12 41
M. Weatherby SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .257 4 26
D. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .292 18 80
J. Hammit 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .263 4 32
P. Simmons LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .280 9 65
E. Hernandez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .265 1 17
M. Shreve CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 7 26
   a-M. Gaines PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 0 13
   c-W. Penrod CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .391 1 3
T. Meola C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .188 3 15
A. Stager P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   b-J. Robinson PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252 11 48
   D. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 1
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-C. Yoshimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 0 14
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 13 6 3 6 15      
a - M. Gaines pinch hit for M. Shreve in the 6th
b - J. Robinson pinch hit for A. Stager in the 6th
c - W. Penrod substituted for M. Gaines in the 7th
d - C. Yoshimura pinch hit for F. Dunn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Weatherby (18, 2nd Inning off J. Trent, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Meola (3, 8th Inning off T. Jepperson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard , M. Weatherby 3 , D. Simmons , P. Simmons 3 , E. Hernandez 2 , M. Shreve , M. Gaines , T. Meola 4 , A. Stager
2-out RBI: P. Simmons , E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Simmons 2 , M. Shreve
GIDP: T. Meola
Sac Fly: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hammit (1) , P. Simmons (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Weatherby (18) , D. Simmons (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Howard-Simmons)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Trent L (3-6) 5.0 9 4 3 1 4 0 104 4.25   
D. Juarez 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 33 4.04   
T. Jepperson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Trent 38
Batters Faced: J. Trent 24, D. Juarez 9, T. Jepperson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Trent 6-4, D. Juarez 1-3, T. Jepperson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Trent 104-63, D. Juarez 33-20, T. Jepperson 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Juarez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stager W (8-6) 6.0 8 2 2 0 0 0 91 3.68   
D. Perez H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.00   
F. Dunn H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.17   
D. Gilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stager 48
Batters Faced: A. Stager 26, D. Perez 5, F. Dunn 3, D. Gilson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stager 12-5, D. Perez 2-1, F. Dunn 0-2, D. Gilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stager 91-60, D. Perez 21-10, F. Dunn 17-10, D. Gilson 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dunn 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Simmons
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 22063
Special Notes: 1B Roberto Alvarez was injured while running the bases.
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