June 30, 1976 Recaps

                       WON LOST  PCT   GB
Lionville LTC           54  22  .711 ----
Marshallton MMH         47  31  .603  8.0
Kimberton KIM           40  38  .513 15.0
Chester Springs CST     40  38  .513 15.0
Glenmoore GLE           36  37  .493 16.5
Eagle EAG               39  41  .488 17.0
Devault DEV             35  40  .467 18.5
Elverson ELV            34  41  .453 19.5
Honey Brook HBB         35  43  .449 20.0
Guthriesville GUT       24  53  .312 30.5

HONEY BROOK AT EAGLE, 1st
Beekeepers...... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Eagles.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2  6  1
Win:Marshall(5-3) Loss:Lagrow(0-2)
 
In a thriling finish the Eagle Eagles pulled off the win over the Honey Brook
Beekeepers 2-1 at Hickory Park.
 
Eagle won the game with a run in the 9th inning.  Dave Parker laced a single.
Dick Allen followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Lerrin Lagrow then was
wild with a pitch.  Manny Sanguillen came up and he lined a one-base hit
giving Eagle the win as 405 happy fans joyfully celebrated.  Eagle had just 6
hits for the afternoon.  
 
Mike Marshall(5-3) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.
Lagrow(0-2) was given the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 hits and no walks in
3 and 1/3 innings.
 
HONEY BROOK AT EAGLE, 2nd
Beekeepers...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
Eagles.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2    -  3  6  1
Win:Lang(2-1) Loss:Falcone(5-9) Save:Moffitt(18th)
Homeruns- G.Foster(14th)
 
George Foster left the yard at Hickory Park where the Eagle Eagles beat the
Honey Brook Beekeepers 3-0.
 
Chip Lang(2-1) pitched well for Eagle in their victory.  He went 5 innings
allowing 2 hits and 2 walks lowering his ERA to 3.55.  Randy Moffitt pitched
a perfect ninth to earn his 18th save.  
 
Pete Falcone(5-9) was tagged with the loss.  He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 6 hits and 5 walks.
 
ELVERSON AT MARSHALLTON
Squires......... 0 0 2  0 0 2  2 0 0  -  6 10  0
Mad Hatters..... 0 0 1  1 0 0  1 1 0  -  4 14  0
Win:Barr(8-7) Loss:Strom(9-4) Save:Tomlin(2nd)
Homeruns- M.Schmidt(19th), J.Ferguson(4th)
 
In a tight game it was the Elverson Squires 6, the Marshallton Mad Hatters 4
at Four Dogs Field.
 
Marshallton was unable to claim the lead after Elverson went ahead in the 6th
inning scoring 2 runners on 2 hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Joe
Ferguson who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he clubbed a two-run
home run.  Although they lost, Marshallton did out-hit Elverson 14-10.
 
The winning pitcher was Jim Barr(8-7) who allowed 4 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Dave Tomlin recorded the save, his 2nd.  Brent Strom(9-4) suffered the loss.
He gave up 7 hits and 4 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 
 
GLENMOORE AT DEVAULT
Stableboys...... 1 0 1  6 0 0  0 1 0  -  9 17  0
Dynamiters...... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  2  2
Win:McLaughlin(1-4) Loss:Sawyer(0-5)
 
Bo McLaughlin held Devault to 2 hits and center fielder Bake McBride had 4
hits and 3 RBI as the Glenmoore Stableboys defeated the Devault Dynamiters 9-1
at Great Valley Stadium.
 
Devault was unable to recover after Glenmoore went ahead in the top of the 3rd
inning scoring one runner on 3 hits.  That was all McLaughlin(1-4) needed.
Glenmoore rapped out 17 hits for the night.  
 
Rick Sawyer(0-5) took the loss.  Glenmoore knocked him around a bit, as he
gave up 7 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings.  'McLaughlin was the man tonight,' Barry
Bentley said.  'He had just about every pitch working.'
 
GUTHRIESVILLE AT CHESTER SPRINGS
Golddiggers..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 2  -  4  8  1
Two-Fivers...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  0
Win:Messersmith(3-8) Loss:Niekro(4-3) Save:Forsch(10th)
Homeruns- R.Monday(13th)
 
In a game at Historic Village Park the Guthriesville Golddiggers got by the
Chester Springs club 4-1.
 
Andy Messersmith(3-8) had a solid outing for Guthriesville.  He allowed 5 hits
and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.  The teams had been locked in a scoreless
duel until the 8th inning.  
 
Messersmith got relief help from Ken Forsch who gained credit for his 10th
save.  Joe Niekro(4-3) ended up with the loss.  He pitched 7 and 2/3 innings
allowing 6 hits and no walks.
 
LIONVILLE AT KIMBERTON
Tiger-Cats...... 0 1 0  2 0 4  0 0 6  - 13 18  0
Firefighters.... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  3
Win:Jones(13-3) Loss:Carrithers(2-5)
 
Randy Jones pitched a complete game shutout and third baseman Ken Reitz had 4
hits and 3 RBI as the Lionville ballclub destroyed the Kimberton Firefighters
13-0 at Kimberton Fairground.
 
Jones(13-3) pitched a solid game.  He didn't give up much, just 5 hits and 2
walks in 9 innings.  Lionville managed 18 hits in their victory.  
 
The loss was charged to Don Carrithers(2-5).  He got hammered, allowing 9 hits
and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  'We really needed this win' said Jon
Brams.  'That first drink of water at the end of a drought sure does taste
good!'