Boxscore: MNL @ PBP
Date: 1977-08-17
BOXSCORE: 1977 Minnesota Loons At 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos 8/17/1977
Loons AB R H RBI AVG Bichipoos AB R H RBI AVG
L.Bostock CF 2 0 0 0 .326 J.Norris RF,LF 2 1 0 0 .322
C-J.Morales PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .260 L.Randle LF,3B 3 1 1 0 .307
B.Wills 2B 3 0 0 0 .266 G.Richards 1B 5 0 1 1 .328
J.Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 .272 E-J.Beniquez CF 0 0 0 0 .204
D.Baker LF 4 0 0 0 .252 J.Morgan 2B 3 2 3 5 .318
B.Hobson 3B 3 0 0 0 .257 R.Hebner 3B,1B 5 0 1 0 .272
J.Johnstone RF 4 0 2 0 .310 J.Stearns C 5 1 2 0 .282
B.Boone C 3 0 1 0 .265 F.Patek SS 5 1 3 0 .241
F-D.Dyer PH,C 1 0 0 0 .310 D.Ruthven P 2 1 1 0 .348
P.Thormodsgard P 1 0 0 0 .111 P.Siebert P 0 0 0 0 .333
A-B.Boisclair PH 0 0 0 0 .228 D-O.Velez PH 1 0 0 0 .262
J.Coleman P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Campbell P 0 0 0 0 .111
B-W.Gross PH 1 0 0 0 .154 K.Henderson CF,RF 5 1 3 2 .250
R.Moffitt P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Owchinko P 0 0 0 0 .167
G-R.Scott PH 1 0 0 0 .139
D.Concepcion SS 2 0 1 0 .261
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Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 36 8 15 8
A-Pinch Hit For Thormodsgard In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bostock In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Siebert In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Richards In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Boone In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Owchinko In 9th Inning
Loons........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Bichipoos....... 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 - 8 15 0
Loons (57-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Thormodsga LOSS(1-4) 4 7 4 4 5 1 1 74 5.89 A1 C5
J.Coleman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.10 C6 C9
R.Moffitt 0 2/3 1 2 2 1 0 1 21 5.48 D1 D4
B.Owchinko 2 1/3 6 2 2 1 1 0 56 5.59 D5
Totals 8 15 8 8 7 3 2
Bichipoos (59-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Ruthven WIN(8-4) 5 2/3 2 0 0 6 5 0 100 4.09 A1 C7
P.Siebert HOLD(2nd) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.28 C8 D3
D.Campbell 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 1.37 D4
Totals 9 4 0 0 7 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 41,279 DATE- Wednesday, August 17th 1977 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Loons:10 Bichipoos:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 0 Bichipoos: 1
ERRORS- B.Boone
DOUBLES- J.Johnstone(16th)
HOME RUNS- J.Morgan-2(17th)
RBIs- G.Richards(20th), J.Morgan-5(66th), K.Henderson-2(12th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Norris(25th), L.Randle-2(35th), J.Stearns(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Norris, D.Campbell
WALKS- L.Bostock, J.Morales, B.Wills, B.Hobson, B.Boisclair, D.Concepcion-2,
J.Norris-2, L.Randle-2, J.Morgan-2, D.Ruthven
STRIKE OUTS- B.Wills, J.Thompson-2, B.Hobson-3, D.Concepcion, G.Richards,
F.Patek, O.Velez
GIDP- B.Wills
WILD PITCHES- J.Coleman, D.Ruthven
2-out RBI- J.Morgan-5
RLISP 2-out- R.Hebner-4, B.Wills, J.Norris, J.Thompson-3, K.Henderson-2,
W.Gross, F.Patek, D.Dyer
TEAM RISP- Loons: 0 for 7 Bichipoos: 6 for 17
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Bob Boone blocked the plate, saving a run!
Second baseman Joe Morgan cracked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Dick Ruthven
took a no-hitter into the 6th inning at The Couch as the Pittsburgh Bichipoos
beat the Minnesota Loons by the count of 8 to 0.
It seemed that Minnesota pitching was serving up softballs for Morgan to hit.
He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 4th inning, smashed a two-run
homer in the 6th inning and ripped a single bringing in two baserunners in
the 7th inning. Pittsburgh out-hit Minnesota for the game, 15 hits to 4.
The victory went to Ruthven(8-4) who went 5 and 2/3 innings, allowing no runs.
The right-handed Ruthven lost his no-hit bid when Jay Johnstone singled with
two outs in the 6th inning. Paul Thormodsgard(1-4) took the loss. He was
knocked around by Pittsburgh, allowing 7 hits and 5 walks in 4 innings.
'Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable at the plate tonight' Morgan said
after the game. 'Despite that, I'm happy with the results!
SCORESHEET: 1977 Minnesota Loons at 1977 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
L.Bostoc-A1 A1:G/63 B1:W>12 b C1:G/3>23 D1:W>12 b E1:L/5
J.Morale-D1 1 12 1
B.Wills-A1 A2:K B2:G/3 C2:W>b1 D2:G-DP/6
43>23 1o
J.Thomps-A1 A3:K *4*:F/7 C3:K D3:G/63
D.Baker-A1 *2*:G/53 B4:G/53 *6*:G/43 *8*:F/9
B.Hobson-A1 A5:K B5:W>b1 C5:K D5:K
J.Johnst-A1 A6:F/9 B6:G/63 C6:Si D6:Do
B.Boone-A1 *3*:G/53 *5*:F/8 C7:Si>13 D7:FO/3
D.Dyer-D7
P.Thormo-A1 A8:G/13 B8:W>b1 C8:G/53 *9*:G/43
B.Boiscl-B8
J.Colema-C4+
D.Concep-A1 A9:W>b1 B9:WP>12 *7*:Si D9:K
W>b1
J.Norris-A1 A1:G/23 B1:Sac/54 C1:F/8 *6*:W>b1 E1:W>12 b
>23 12 1
L.Randle-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:IW>b1 *4*:G/43 D2:SB+E/2 E2:Si>23
>13 FC/52 12
>3o
G.Richar-A1 A3:SB>12 B3:Si>3# C3:K D3:SB>12 E3:L/4
J.Beniqu-E6 F/7 2o 13 F/7
J.Morgan-A1 A4:IW>b1 B4:IW>b1 C4:HR>b# D4:HR>2# E4:Si>3#
b# 2# 13
R.Hebner-A1 A5:P/3 B5:F/8 C5:FO/2 D5:Si E5:G/31
J.Stearn-A1 *2*:Si *3*:G/43 *5*:G/43 D6:Si>12 *8*:F/8
F.Patek-A1 A7:SB>12 B7:Si C7:K D7:G/23 E7:Si
Si>23
D.Ruthve-A1 A8:W>12 b B8:Force/ C8:Si *7*:K E8:Sac/24
P.Sieber-D1 1 54>1o b1 >12
O.Velez-D8+
K.Hender-A1 A9:Si>3# B9:Si>13 C9:WP>12 D9:Si E9:F/9
2# 12 G/63