MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
09/09/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 2061 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (65-82) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 2
Washington Eagles (69-78) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 5 9 1
Eagles Score Late to Upend Packers, 5-3
The Washington Eagles picked up a win at Monument Field, knocking off the Cincinnati Packers, 5-3. Starting pitcher Alex Fonseca played a key role in the triumph. Fonseca got the win, improving to 16-8. He gave up 8 hits and walked 2 over 9 innings. He allowed 3 runs. The 6th-place Packers dropped to 65-82.

Ed Laub drove in one run for Washington. The 27-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Chris Montgomery. It was his 19th RBI of the season.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Fonseca said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 3 39
D. Stewart RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 2 47
   a-D. Haffner PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 2 11
S. Timmons LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .289 12 54
G. Bennett SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 7 37
R. Brown CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269 7 33
G. Palmer 1B, RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .269 3 31
   b-R. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 4 17
E. Ingle 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 1 16
D. Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 2 20
C. Montgomery P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 4
   B. Alfieri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 3 9      
a - D. Haffner pinch hit for D. Stewart in the 8th
b - R. King pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Palmer (13, 4th Inning off A. Fonseca, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Timmons (12, 6th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Timmons 5 , G. Bennett 2 , R. Brown , G. Palmer 2 , E. Ingle 2
2-out RBI: R. Brown , G. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , E. Ingle
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Timmons (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bennett (10) , R. Brown (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Taranto-Palmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cook 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .249 3 25
G. Long SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 16 66
M. Lockhart RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .284 22 73
J. Duersch 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 11 73
V. Marshall 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .292 1 15
   a-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 13 63
   e-J. Lawler LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 40
R. Golick LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .323 8 61
   b-A. Cassill PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321 2 11
   f-J. Ellison 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
B. Brosnahan CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .242 1 6
   c-L. McGee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 7 25
   g-J. Foulke C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Olvera C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .202 4 29
   d-E. Laub PH, CF 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .227 2 19
A. Fonseca P 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .214 0 7
Totals 32 5 9 5 4 4 23      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for V. Marshall in the 8th
b - A. Cassill pinch hit for R. Golick in the 8th
c - L. McGee pinch hit for B. Brosnahan in the 8th
d - E. Laub pinch hit for J. Olvera in the 8th
e - J. Lawler substituted for I. Olson in the 9th
f - J. Ellison substituted for A. Cassill in the 9th
g - J. Foulke substituted for L. McGee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Long (16, 4th Inning off C. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Fonseca (2, 5th Inning off C. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Duersch (24, 8th Inning off C. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Golick (8, 6th Inning off C. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Long 2 , M. Lockhart , J. Duersch 2 , V. Marshall , R. Golick 4 , A. Fonseca 5
2-out RBI: A. Fonseca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cook , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Olvera
GIDP: E. Cook
Sac Fly: E. Laub
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cook (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Golick (6)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Montgomery L (13-7) 7.2 9 5 5 4 4 1 113 3.09   
B. Alfieri 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Montgomery 41
Batters Faced: C. Montgomery 36, B. Alfieri 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Montgomery 12-6, B. Alfieri 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Montgomery 113-74, B. Alfieri 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Alfieri 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (16-8) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3 1 129 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 60
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 7-15
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 129-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fonseca
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 15278
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