MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
04/23/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 227 - FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (10-6) 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 8 10 0
Pittsburgh Industrials (8-9) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 6 2
Victors Again, Washington Win Streak at 8
The Washington Eagles trumped the Pittsburgh Industrials, 8-4, at Allegheny Field. Washington center fielder Jeff Lawler was terrific. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The Industrials fall to 8-9 and continue their wobbly start to the 1976 season.

Dustin Guest, who led the ABL in batting average with .332 in 1970, aided the Washington cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth. For the game, the first baseman went 1-4 with a walk.

"Everybody is chipping in right now," said Lawler. "That's what makes it so much fun."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cassill LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .121 0 3
J. Stites RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .292 2 11
L. Wools 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .324 0 3
G. Long SS 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 .306 1 9
D. Guest 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .315 2 10
J. Lawler CF 4 1 3 3 0 1 3 .327 0 9
E. Cook 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .130 0 6
G. Kill C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2
A. Fonseca P 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
   R. Kingery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 7 6 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Fonseca (2, 5th Inning off B. Briggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Long (5, 7th Inning off J. Lonergan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lawler (4, 7th Inning off J. Lonergan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Wools 2 , G. Long 2 , D. Guest , J. Lawler 4 , E. Cook , G. Kill , A. Fonseca 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cook , G. Kill
Sac Bunt: J. Stites 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Long (3) , J. Lawler (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isenbarger 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .384 1 3
C. Chavez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 2 10
D. Keough LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .339 5 14
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258 3 7
T. Crowell RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 2 14
T. McClellan C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 1 5
J. Shuman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .196 3 5
G. Schon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
B. Briggs P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Branam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Flakes PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .312 0 2
   J. Lonergan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Visco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   I. Travis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4 2 4 6      
a - J. Flakes pinch hit for J. Branam in the 5th
b - D. Visco pinch hit for J. Lonergan in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Keough (5, 8th Inning off A. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Chavez , D. Keough 4 , A. Robinson , T. McClellan , J. Shuman , J. Flakes
2-out RBI: D. Keough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McClellan
Sac Bunt: C. Chavez
Sac Fly: D. Keough
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Isenbarger (6) , T. Crowell (4)
CS: C. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Crowell (2) , B. Briggs (2)
OF assists: 1 (Chavez(Kill at 2nd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fonseca W (2-1) 8.0 6 4 4 2 4 1 108 3.62   
R. Kingery 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fonseca 56
Batters Faced: A. Fonseca 31, R. Kingery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fonseca 7-12, R. Kingery 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fonseca 108-70, R. Kingery 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Briggs L (1-3) 4.1 8 7 6 5 6 0 90 6.04   
J. Branam 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.19   
J. Lonergan 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 4.50   
I. Travis 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Briggs 22
Batters Faced: B. Briggs 25, J. Branam 2, J. Lonergan 8, I. Travis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Briggs 4-2, J. Branam 0-2, J. Lonergan 2-3, I. Travis 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Briggs 90-49, J. Branam 6-4, J. Lonergan 26-18, I. Travis 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Branam 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Lawler
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 21343
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