MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
04/09/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT MILWAUKEE DAIRYMEN
GAME ID: 44 - FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (3-1) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 12 2
Milwaukee Dairymen (2-2) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Traders Pocket 5-2 Win Against Milwaukee
Chicago Traders starter Larry Cox turned in an exceptional performance against the Milwaukee Dairymen at Milwaukee Municipal Stadium, resulting in a Chicago win, 5-2. Chicago is off to a hot start at 3-1.

Chicago needed the clutch hitting of Fran Precourt to seal the deal. The center fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Traders on top, 3-2. For the game, Precourt had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Chicago manager Larry Link commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Precourt CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .235 1 2
J. Sledd 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .267 0 2
C. Panetta LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 2
   b-M. White 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Byrd RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .143 0 1
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .286 0 1
J. Seidler 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .231 1 1
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
L. Cox P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   R. Weisenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5 0 6 13      
a - W. McCord substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th
b - M. White substituted for C. Panetta in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sledd (2, 1st Inning off T. Rockliffe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Precourt (1, 7th Inning off T. Rockliffe, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Seidler (1, 8th Inning off A. Keilman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Precourt 5 , J. Sledd 3 , R. Fuentes 2 , C. Panetta 2 , R. Byrd 2 , J. Seidler 5
2-out RBI: C. Panetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Precourt , R. Byrd , E. White 2
GIDP: E. White
Sac Bunt: D. Lindsey
Hit by Pitch: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Precourt 2 (4) , R. Fuentes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Seidler (1) , D. Lindsey (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Fuentes-Lindsey-Seidler, Lindsey-Fuentes-Seidler, Lindsey-Fuentes-Seidler)
PB: E. White
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bell SS 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .250 0 2
G. Branan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 1 3
R. Bryce 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .400 0 2
L. Morford LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308 0 1
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .214 0 1
A. Gutierrez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 1
B. Malstrom CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .083 0 0
V. Castro RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
T. Rockliffe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   A. Keilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Bragg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 2 18      
a - D. Adams pinch hit for T. Rockliffe in the 7th
b - C. Bragg pinch hit for A. Keilman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bell (1, 2nd Inning off L. Cox, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Bell 3 , G. Branan 2 , V. Castro 2
2-out RBI: R. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Branan 2 , C. Fee
GIDP: R. Bryce 2 , L. Morford
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fee (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Branan-Bryce-Gutierrez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox W (1-0) 8.2 6 2 0 5 2 0 134 0.00   
R. Weisenberg SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 65
Batters Faced: L. Cox 36, R. Weisenberg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 12-9, R. Weisenberg 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 134-73, R. Weisenberg 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Weisenberg 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rockliffe L (0-1) 7.0 11 4 4 0 5 1 96 5.14   
A. Keilman 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 26 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rockliffe 44
Batters Faced: T. Rockliffe 33, A. Keilman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rockliffe 7-8, A. Keilman 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rockliffe 96-66, A. Keilman 26-16
Hit Batsmen: T. Rockliffe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Cox
Ballpark: Milwaukee Municipal Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 20535
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 5th inning.
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