June 20, 1976 Recaps

                       WON LOST  PCT   GB
Lionville LTC           49  17  .742 ----
Marshallton MMH         40  29  .580 10.5
Kimberton KIM           36  33  .522 14.5
Chester Springs CST     35  34  .507 15.5
Devault DEV             33  33  .500 16.0
Glenmoore GLE           31  32  .492 16.5
Eagle EAG               32  37  .464 18.5
Honey Brook HBB         31  37  .456 19.0
Elverson ELV            29  37  .439 20.0
Guthriesville GUT       20  47  .299 29.5
 
DEVAULT AT MARSHALLTON, 1st
Dynamiters...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Mad Hatters..... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  1  3  0
Win:Richard(6-5) Loss:Matlack(6-3)
 
J.R. Richard pitched a 2 hit shutout at Four Dogs Field as the Marshallton Mad
Hatters beat the Devault Dynamiters 1-0.
 
Richard(6-5) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for the
Devault batters.  He didn't give up much, just 2 hits and 5 walks in 9
innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.04 to 2.78.  Marshallton had only 3 hits
for the game.  
 
Jon Matlack(6-3) took the loss.  He gave up 1 run and 3 hits in 8 innings.
 
DEVAULT AT MARSHALLTON, 2nd
Dynamiters...... 0 0 2  3 0 2  0 1 0  -  8 13  2
Mad Hatters..... 1 6 1  0 0 1  0 0    -  9  8  1
Win:Underwood(6-1) Loss:Andujar(2-4) Save:Eastwick(17th)
Homeruns- D.Unser(2nd), R.Zisk(5th), R.Cey(11th)
 
1,021 fans watched an exciting game at Four Dogs Field.  The Marshallton Mad
Hatters tallied 6 runs in the 2nd inning and topped the Devault Dynamiters by
the slimmest of margins, 9-8.
 
Tom Underwood(6-1) was not on his game this afternoon, but the Marshallton
offense bailed him out.  He gave up 7 runs in 5 innings.  Devault had a
chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Rawly Eastwick recorded his 17th save.  Joaquin Andujar(2-4) was the losing
pitcher.  'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Barney
Charney said.  'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard
to take.'
 
KIMBERTON AT HONEY BROOK, 1st
Firefighters.... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 1  -  3  7  1
Beekeepers...... 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2 10  0
Win:Stone(3-4) Loss:McGraw(4-4) Save:Lockwood(16th)
 
Bill Madlock had 2 base hits as the Kimberton Firefighters outscored the Honey
Brook Beekeepers 3-2.
 
The deciding run was scored by Kimberton in the top of the 9th.  After two
were out Pepe Mangual hit a single.  Greg Gross came next and he drew a walk.
Madlock then singled.  Honey Brook had 10 hits in the game while Kimberton
had 7, but Kimberton had the more timely hits.  
 
Steve Stone(3-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 2 innings and allowing
no runs. Stone was helped out by Skip Lockwood who recorded his 16th save.
Tug McGraw(4-4) was given the loss in relief.  
 
 
KIMBERTON AT HONEY BROOK, 2nd
Firefighters.... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  1
Beekeepers...... 0 0 2  1 0 0  0 0    -  3  8  0
Win:Alcala(3-4) Loss:Rasmussen(1-6) Save:McGraw(8th)
Homeruns- J.Cruz(5th), S.Swisher(2nd)
 
The Honey Brook Beekeepers edged the Kimberton Firefighters at The Nest by the
score of 3-2.
 
Santo Alcala(3-4) had a steady outing.  He surrendered 6 hits and 3 walks in 5
and 1/3 innings.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 4th inning with no
runs scored after that point.  
 
Tug McGraw recorded the save, his 8th.  Eric Rasmussen(1-6) was the loser.  He
pitched 6 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks.
 
GUTHRIESVILLE AT GLENMOORE
Golddiggers..... 0 0 1  0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 12  0
Stableboys...... 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 17  1
Win:Lavelle(4-0) Loss:Forsch(1-5)
 
Bo McLaughlin came through with a solid 5 innings and Johnny Grubb had 4 hits
and 2 RBI at Bentley Stadium where the Glenmoore Stableboys beat the
Guthriesville Golddiggers in 12 innings 4-3.
 
The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Glenmoore won the hard fought
contest in the 12th inning.  After an out was recorded, Rob Andrews lashed a
single.  Bake McBride followed and he laced a base-knock.  Willie Crawford
then lined a single giving Glenmoore the victory and sending the 868
home-town fans home happy.  Glenmoore ended up with 17 hits for the game
while Guthriesville had 12.  
 
The winning pitcher was Gary Lavelle(4-0) who allowed no runs in 2/3 of an
inning. The losing pitcher was Ken Forsch(1-5) in relief.  He pitched 3
innings giving up 4 hits and no walks.
 
CHESTER SPRINGS AT ELVERSON, 1st
Two-Fivers...... 1 1 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  8  2
Squires......... 0 0 0  4 0 3  0 0    -  7  8  1
Win:Rau(6-5) Loss:Moret(1-1)
Homeruns- D.Winfield-2(12th), A.Oliver(6th), J.Davanon(1st)
 
Doug Rau allowed John Carney to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as
the Elverson Squires defeated the Chester Springs team 7-5 at French Creek
Park.
 
Al Oliver made sure the Elverson fans enjoyed themselves.  He doubled in the
3rd inning, electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home run in the 4th
inning and banged out a single in the 6th inning.  Both teams totaled 8 hits
on the afternoon.  
 
Rau(6-5) allowed 5 runs on the game. Roger Moret(1-1) was charged with the
loss in relief.  He was hit hard and gave up 5 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings.
 
 
CHESTER SPRINGS AT ELVERSON, 2nd
Two-Fivers...... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Squires......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  7  1
Win:Barr(7-6) Loss:Rooker(3-6) Save:Heaverlo(3rd)
Homeruns- M.Schmidt(15th)
 
Jim Barr(7-6) and Jim Rooker(3-6) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with Barr
and the Elverson Squires coming out on top of the Chester Springs club 3-1.
 
Barr gave Elverson a solid outing.  He was reached for 5 hits and 1 walk in 7
innings.  After the 4th inning, neither team was able to score.  
 
Dave Heaverlo earned the save, his 3rd.
 
EAGLE AT LIONVILLE, 1st
Eagles.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Tiger-Cats...... 2 0 0  0 0 0  3 0    -  5 11  1
Win:Sambito(3-1) Loss:Sutton(6-4) Save:Reed(8th)
Homeruns- J.Wynn(6th)
 
At Foster Field the Lionville ballclub outscored the Eagle Eagles 5-2.
 
In the 7th inning Lionville scored 3 runs when they had 5 base hits.  They
would be enough to earn the win.  Lionville had 11 hits overall, while Eagle
had 6.  
 
The win was credited to Joe Sambito(3-1) who went 2 innings allowing no runs.
Ron Reed got the save, his 8th.  Don Sutton(6-4) was the loser.  He was
unable to control the Lionville offense and allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in 8
innings.  
 
 
EAGLE AT LIONVILLE, 2nd
Eagles.......... 3 0 0  5 2 0  1 0 0  - 11 13  0
Tiger-Cats...... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  5  3
Win:Reuschel(8-6) Loss:Hooton(7-3)
Homeruns- D.Parker(3rd), D.Allen(7th), B.Harrelson(2nd)
 
Bud Harrelson cracked a homer and had 3 RBI and Rick Reuschel completed the
game without help from the bullpen at Foster Field where the Eagle Eagles
beat the Lionville team 11-2.
 
Harrelson enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He tripled scoring two baserunners
in the 4th inning and blasted a solo shot in the 7th inning.  Eagle had a
total of 13 hits for the game.  
 
The victory was credited to Reuschel(8-6) who went the distance, allowing 2
runs. Burt Hooton(7-3) took the loss.  He allowed Eagle 7 runs in 3 and 1/3
innings of work.