Boxscore: MNL @ PBP

Date: 1977-08-16

BOXSCORE: 1977 Minnesota Loons At 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos         8/16/1977

  Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bichipoos          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Bostock CF        5  0  0  0 .327     J.Norris RF,LF      3  0  0  0 .325  
  J.Morales LF        5  0  1  0 .261     L.Randle LF,3B      3  0  0  0 .307  
  D.Baker RF          5  1  2  1 .254     J.Morgan 2B         2  1  0  0 .312  
  B.Hobson 3B         4  0  2  0 .259     G.Hendrick CF,RF    2  1  0  0 .343  
  C.Kusick 1B         0  1  0  0 .258     R.Hebner 3B,1B      3  0  0  0 .273  
A-J.Thompson PH,1B    1  0  0  0 .276     J.Stearns C         3  0  1  1 .280  
  B.Wills 2B          4  0  0  0 .268     F.Patek SS          4  1  2  0 .236  
  B.Boone C           4  0  1  1 .264     A.Hassler P         2  0  1  0 .063  
  J.Bibby P           2  0  0  0 .100     E.Sosa P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Littell P         0  0  0  0 .130     J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 .154  
C-R.Scott PH          1  0  0  0 .143   B-G.Richards PH       1  0  0  0 .331  
  M.Leon P            0  0  0  0 .500     G.Lavelle P         0  0  0  0 .059  
  D.Concepcion SS     3  0  0  0 .259     J.Beniquez 1B,CF    4  0  1  1 .204  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  6  2                 Totals      27  3  5  2

A-Pinch Hit For Kusick In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Littell In 8th Inning

Loons........... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Bichipoos....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  3  5  3

Loons (57-56)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Bibby                   5 2/3   3   2   2   7   4   0  92   4.80  A1 C6
M.Littell BS(3rd)         1 1/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  17   4.62  C7 D2
M.Leon LOSS(4-3)          1 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  21   2.86  D3
Totals                    8 2/3   5   3   3   8   6   0

Bichipoos (58-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Hassler                 6       4   2   2   5   1   1 105   4.11  A1 D1
E.Sosa                    0 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.45  D2 D4
J.Hiller                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.92  D5 D5
G.Lavelle WIN(9-5)        2       0   0   0   0   2   0  25   2.86  D6
Totals                    9       6   2   2   5   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 42,683 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Loons:10  Bichipoos: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 1  Bichipoos: 1
ERRORS- L.Randle, R.Hebner, J.Stearns
DOUBLES- D.Baker(30th), F.Patek(14th), J.Beniquez(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Baker(20th)
RBIs- D.Baker(73rd), B.Boone(50th), J.Stearns(35th), J.Beniquez(15th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Scott(1st), L.Randle(33rd), J.Morgan-2(30th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stearns
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Lavelle
WALKS- C.Kusick-3, J.Bibby, D.Concepcion, J.Norris, L.Randle, J.Morgan-2,
       G.Hendrick-2, R.Hebner, J.Stearns
STRIKE OUTS- L.Bostock, J.Morales, D.Baker, B.Wills, L.Randle-2, G.Hendrick,
             J.Stearns, A.Hassler, J.Beniquez
GIDP- J.Thompson, R.Hebner
WILD PITCHES- M.Littell, A.Hassler
2-out RBI- J.Stearns, J.Beniquez
RLISP 2-out- B.Wills-2, G.Hendrick, B.Hobson, L.Bostock, F.Patek-2,
             D.Concepcion
TEAM RISP- Loons: 1 for 6  Bichipoos: 2 for 6
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Richie Hebner robbed Jerry Morales of a base hit.

In an exciting finish the Pittsburgh Bichipoos pulled out a win over the
Minnesota Loons by a score of 3 to 2 at The Couch.

The game was decided in the 9th inning.  After an out was recorded, Freddie
Patek stroked a single.  Gary Lavelle came next and he laid down a sacrifice
bunt.  Juan Beniquez then doubled making Pittsburgh victorious to the delight
of the the home town crowd.  Pittsburgh had only 5 hits for the night.  

The winning pitcher was Lavelle(9-5) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Max
Leon(4-3) took the loss in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 2 hits in 1 and
2/3 innings.  

Pittsburgh, who had been struggling lately, moved their record to 58-55.  They
are now 1-9 in their last ten games.  With an impressive recent record of
9-1, Minnesota hopes this will only be an isolated loss - followed by another
nice run.

SCORESHEET: 1977 Minnesota Loons at 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
L.Bostoc-A1  A1:G/3     *3*:F/8    C1:F/9     D1:F/9     *9*:K
                                                         
                                                         
J.Morale-A1  A2:G/63    B2:F/8     *5*:G/31   *7*:Si     E2:K
                                                         
                                                         
D.Baker-A1   A3:E/5     B3:Do      C3:HR>b#   D3:K       E3:F/9
                                                         
                                                         
B.Hobson-A1  A4:Si>13   B4:WP>23   C4:G/53    D4:Si>12
                        F/9                   
                                              
C.Kusick-A1  A5:IW>12   *4*:W>b1   C5:W>b1    D5:G-DP/1
J.Thomps-D5  b1                               63>1o
                                              
B.Wills-A1   A6:L/5     B6:G/13>1  C6:K       *8*:L/5
                        2                     
                                              
B.Boone-A1   *2*:FO/5   B7:Si>2#   *6*:G/53   D7:G/53
                                              
                                              
J.Bibby-A1   A8:G/13    B8:Force/  C8:W>b1    D8:E/5
M.Littel-D2             36>1o b1              
R.Scott-D8+                                   
D.Concep-A1  A9:F/8     B9:W>12 b  C9:F/9     D9:SB+E/2
                        1                     >13 G/63
                                              

J.Norris-A1  A1:G/43    B1:L/4     *6*:FO/4   D1:W>b1
                                              
                                              
L.Randle-A1  A2:W>b1    *4*:K      C2:F/8     D2:K
                                              
                                              
J.Morgan-A1  A3:SB>12   B3:W>b1    C3:W>b1    *8*:G/63
             G/63>23                          
                                              
G.Hendri-A1  A4:K       B4:SB>12   C4:SB>12   D4:G/63
                        IW>b1      IW>b1      
                                              
R.Hebner-A1  *2*:F/7    B5:G-DP/1  C5:W>23 1  D5:F/8
                        63>1o      2 b1       
                                              
J.Stearn-A1  A6:K       *5*:W>b1   C6:Si>3#   *9*:G/63
                                   23 12      
                                              
F.Patek-A1   A7:G/13    B7:CS/24>  C7:WP>3#   D7:Si
                        1o Do      23 12 L/4  
                                              
A.Hassle-A1  *3*:K      B8:Si      *7*:G/13   D8:Sac/14
E.Sosa-C8                                     >12
J.Hiller-C8+                                  
J.Beniqu-A1  A9:F/9     B9:G/63    C9:K       D9:Do>2#