MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
04/27/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI PACKERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 272 - TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Packers (12-9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Washington Eagles (10-9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Down to Defeat Goes Washington, 2-1
Damon Rutherford, who led the NBL in ERA with 2.76 in 1958, never let the Eagles get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his slider, to pitch the Packers to a win, 2-1. Kenny Foster earned the save for Cincinnati, his 6th of the year. The win puts Cincinnati at 12-9.

John Hembree, who is tied for 9th in the NBL with a .355 batting average, had a direct impact on the outcome. Hembree contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Cincinnati up, 2-0.

"Damon gave us a heck of an effort," said Cincinnati manager Martin Abresch.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Timmons 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .238 2 12
D. Salas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .260 1 8
G. Palmer LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 .288 1 9
G. Bennett SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 3 18
J. Anderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .279 1 9
R. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .219 1 3
J. Hembree C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .355 0 7
   K. Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
M. Clarke 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .281 2 14
D. Rutherford P 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .154 0 0
   a-G. Poole C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .050 1 2
Totals 35 2 10 2 4 10 19      
a - G. Poole substituted for D. Rutherford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bennett (7, 1st Inning off M. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Timmons 2 , D. Salas , G. Bennett 3 , J. Anderson , R. Brown , J. Hembree 3
2-out RBI: J. Hembree
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Palmer , J. Anderson , D. Rutherford 2
GIDP: D. Salas
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Timmons 2 (6) , R. Brown (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salas-Bennett-Timmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wools 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 0 4
J. Stites RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 2 12
G. Long SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .286 1 10
A. Cassill LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 4
D. Guest 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 2 10
J. Lawler CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 0 9
E. Cook 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .127 0 6
J. Olvera C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 6
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Calhoun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
   R. Grill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Cooper P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
   a-G. Kill C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 29 1 5 1 1 4 7      
a - G. Kill substituted for M. Cooper in the 6th
b - M. Calhoun pinch hit for C. Kirkley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cassill (2, 4th Inning off D. Rutherford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wools , J. Stites , A. Cassill 2 , E. Cook , G. Kill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cassill , D. Guest
GIDP: G. Long
Sac Fly: G. Long
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Long (4)
CS: E. Cook (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Long-Cook-Guest, Lawler-Wools)
OF assists: 1 (Lawler(Timmons at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutherford W (2-1) 7.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 88 2.17   
K. Foster SV (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutherford 69
Batters Faced: D. Rutherford 26, K. Foster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutherford 9-8, K. Foster 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutherford 88-58, K. Foster 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cooper L (0-2) 5.1 6 2 2 2 7 0 86 2.67   
C. Kirkley 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 26 0.00   
R. Grill 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cooper 53
Batters Faced: M. Cooper 22, C. Kirkley 12, R. Grill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cooper 3-4, C. Kirkley 4-2, R. Grill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cooper 86-49, C. Kirkley 26-18, R. Grill 19-9
WP: M. Cooper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Damon Rutherford
Ballpark: Monument Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 19169
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