Boxscore: MNL @ PBP

Date: 1977-08-15

BOXSCORE: 1977 Minnesota Loons At 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos         8/15/1977

  Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Bostock CF        4  0  0  0 .330     J.Morgan 2B         3  0  0  0 .314  
  B.Wills 2B          5  0  3  0 .270     F.Patek SS          2  0  0  0 .233  
  J.Thompson 1B       2  0  0  0 .276     D.Allen 1B          2  0  0  0 .245  
B-C.Kusick PH,1B      1  0  1  0 .258     G.Hendrick CF       4  0  0  0 .344  
G-W.Gross PH,1B       1  0  1  1 .160     O.Velez LF          3  1  2  0 .264  
  D.Baker LF          5  0  1  0 .252   H-J.Norris PH         1  0  0  0 .328  
  B.Hobson 3B         4  0  1  0 .257     L.Parrish 3B        3  0  0  0 .161  
  J.Johnstone RF      2  1  1  1 .307   I-L.Randle PH         1  0  0  0 .309  
  B.Boone C           3  0  2  0 .264     D.Skaggs C          2  0  0  0 .237  
C-B.Boisclair PH      0  0  0  0 .228   J-G.Richards PH       1  0  0  0 .332  
D-J.Morales PH        1  0  0  0 .263     F.Arroyo P          2  0  0  0 .140  
E-D.Dyer C            0  0  0  0 .314   A-D.Ruthven PH        1  0  1  0 .345  
  J.Koosman P         3  0  0  0 .167     P.Siebert P         0  0  0  0 .333  
F-R.Scott PH          1  0  0  0 .147     E.Sosa P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Foucault P        0  0  0  0 .000     J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 .154  
  D.Concepcion SS     4  1  1  0 .261     D.Campbell P        0  0  0  0 .111  
                                          O.Moreno RF         3  0  0  0 .203  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  2 11  2                 Totals      28  1  3  0

A-Pinch Hit For Arroyo In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Thompson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Boone In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Boisclair In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morales In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Koosman In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Kusick In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Velez In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Parrish In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Skaggs In 9th Inning

Loons........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2 11  1
Bichipoos....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  3  2

Loons (57-55)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Koosman WIN(11-9)       8       3   1   0   5   7   0 109   3.06  A1 D4
S.Foucault SAVE(20th)     1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.04  D5
Totals                    9       3   1   0   5   7   0

Bichipoos (57-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Arroyo                  7       8   1   1   2   4   1  91   4.18  A1 D2
P.Siebert                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50  D3 D3
E.Sosa                    0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.47  D4 D6
J.Hiller LOSS(7-8)        1       1   1   1   0   0   0  19   4.95  D7 E2
D.Campbell                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.41  E3
Totals                    9      11   2   2   3   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 43,263 DATE- Monday, August 15th 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Loons:11  Bichipoos: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 1  Bichipoos: 3
ERRORS- J.Johnstone, D.Allen, L.Parrish
DOUBLES- D.Concepcion(10th), O.Velez(7th), D.Ruthven
HOME RUNS- J.Johnstone(8th)
RBIs- W.Gross(3rd), J.Johnstone(35th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Patek(30th)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Patek
WALKS- J.Thompson, J.Johnstone-2, J.Morgan, F.Patek, D.Allen-2, D.Skaggs
HIT BY PITCH- L.Bostock
STRIKE OUTS- D.Baker, B.Hobson, J.Koosman-2, F.Patek-2, G.Hendrick, D.Skaggs,
             F.Arroyo, O.Moreno-2
GIDP- L.Bostock, J.Thompson, B.Boone, L.Parrish
BALKS- J.Koosman
WILD PITCHES- F.Arroyo
2-out RBI- J.Johnstone, W.Gross
RLISP 2-out- G.Hendrick-2, J.Koosman-3, D.Baker-3, O.Moreno, J.Morales
TEAM RISP- Loons: 1 for 10  Bichipoos: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Freddie Patek robbed Jerry Morales of a base hit.

The sizzling Minnesota Loons and the Pittsburgh Bichipoos locked up in an
exciting one-run game at The Couch.  The final score was the sizzling
Minnesota Loons 2, the Pittsburgh Bichipoos 1.

The game was decided in the 9th inning.  After an out was recorded, Dave
Concepcion doubled.  Lyman Bostock stepped up to the plate and he was hit by
a pitch.  One out later, Wayne Gross then hit a single scoring the run.
Gross took second on the throw.  Jerry Koosman(11-9) got help from Steve
Foucault who pitched a perfect ninth and was credited with his 20th save.

The losing pitcher was John Hiller(7-8) in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 1 hit
in 1 inning.

SCORESHEET: 1977 Minnesota Loons at 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
L.Bostoc-A1  A1:F/9     B1:G-DP/4  C1:G/13    D1:G/31    E1:HBP
                        63>1o                            
                                                         
B.Wills-A1   A2:Si      B2:Si      C2:Si      D2:F/8     E2:F/7
                                                         
                                                         
J.Thomps-A1  A3:G-DP/4  B3:W>12 b  C3:L/4     *8*:Si+E/  E3:Si>2#
C.Kusick-D3  63>1o      1                     5          13
W.Gross-E3                                               
D.Baker-A1   *2*:Si     B4:F/9     *6*:K      D4:F/8     E4:F/7
                                                         
                                                         
B.Hobson-A1  A5:K       *4*:Si     C5:G/43    D5:F/7
                                              
                                              
J.Johnst-A1  A6:F/9     B6:WP>12   C6:HR>b#   D6:IW>b1
                        IW>b1                 
                                              
B.Boone-A1   A7:Si>13   B7:G-DP/6  C7:Si      D7:Force/
B.Boiscl-D7             43>23 1o              64>1o b1
J.Morale-D7+                                  
J.Koosma-A1  A8:K       B8:G/63    C8:K       *9*:F/7
R.Scott-D8                                    
S.Foucau-E5                                   
D.Concep-A1  *3*:E/3    *5*:G/63   *7*:FO/3   D9:Do
                                              
                                              

J.Morgan-A1  A1:W>b1    B1:G/13    C1:F/9     *8*:F/8
                                              
                                              
F.Patek-A1   A2:Sac/14  B2:W>b1    C2:K       D2:K
             >12                              
                                              
D.Allen-A1   A3:F/9     B3:SB>12   *6*:F/7    D3:W>b1
                        IW>b1                 
                                              
G.Hendri-A1  A4:Bk>23   B4:G/63    C4:F/8     D4:K
             F/7                              
                                              
O.Velez-A1   *2*:Si     *4*:Do+E/  C5:F/8     *9*:G/13
J.Norris-D5             9>b#                  
                                              
L.Parris-A1  A6:G-DP/6  B6:G/53    *7*:F/7    D6:G/13
L.Randle-D6  43>1o                            
                                              
D.Skaggs-A1  A7:W>b1    B7:K       C7:G/31    D7:G/63
G.Richar-D7                                   
                                              
F.Arroyo-A1  A8:G/43    B8:K       C8:Do
D.Ruthve-C8                        
P.Sieber-D1+                       
O.Moreno-A1  *3*:K      *5*:F/8    C9:K