August 22, 1976 Recaps

                       WON LOST  PCT   GB
Lionville LTC           89  33  .730 ----
Marshallton MMH         75  51  .595 16.0
Glenmoore GLE           66  56  .541 23.0
Eagle EAG               67  60  .528 24.5
Kimberton KIM           63  63  .500 28.0
Chester Springs CST     60  66  .476 31.0
Elverson ELV            56  65  .463 32.5
Devault DEV             54  70  .435 36.0
Honey Brook HBB         50  75  .400 40.5
Guthriesville GUT       42  83  .336 48.5
 
MARSHALLTON AT EAGLE
Mad Hatters..... 4 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 2  -  8 13  1
Eagles.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Win:Renko(9-7) Loss:Zachry(9-9)
 
Joe Wallis had 2 base hits and 3 RBI and Steve Renko pitched a complete game
shutout as the Marshallton Mad Hatters bested the Eagle Eagles 8-0 at Hickory
Park.
 
Renko(9-7) put on a good performance.  He allowed only 7 hits and no walks in
9 innings lowering his ERA from 4.31 to 4.03.  Marshallton totaled 13 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
Pat Zachry(9-9) was the losing pitcher.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12
hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.
 
GUTHRIESVILLE AT KIMBERTON, 1st
Golddiggers..... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Firefighters.... 0 0 0  0 0 6  0 0    -  6  9  0
Win:Lonborg(12-9) Loss:Christenson(3-12)
 
Catcher Jerry Grote had 2 base hits and Jim Lonborg tossed a complete game at
Kimberton Fairground as the Kimberton Firefighters beat the awful
Guthriesville Golddiggers 6-1.
 
Kimberton did all of it's offensive work in the 6th inning when they scored 6
runs on 6 hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Bill Madlock who made the
home-town crowd a happy bunch when he laced a one-base hit plating two runs.
Kimberton banged out 9 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Lonborg(12-9) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Larry
Christenson(3-12) took the loss.  He pitched 5 innings and surrendered 3 hits
and 3 walks.
  
GUTHRIESVILLE AT KIMBERTON, 2nd
Golddiggers..... 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  7 12  0
Firefighters.... 7 2 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  9 15  0
Win:Carrithers(7-8) Loss:Foster(1-4) Save:Lockwood(29th)
Homeruns- K.Hernandez-2(6th)
 
In a good matchup it was the Kimberton Firefighters 9, the Guthriesville
Golddiggers 7 at Kimberton Fairground.
 
Don Carrithers(7-8) pitched okay, well enough for the win.  He surrendered 12
hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'.
Guthriesville threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
 
Carrithers got help from Skip Lockwood who was credited with his 29th save.
Alan Foster(1-4) was charged with the loss.  He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in
1/3 of an inning.  
 
First baseman Keith Hernandez smashed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI but it wasn't
enough for Guthriesville.
 
GLENMOORE AT CHESTER SPRINGS
Stableboys...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
Two-Fivers...... 0 0 0  1 2 1  0 0    -  4  9  0
Win:Rooker(6-9) Loss:Lacorte(5-7)
 
Jim Rooker pitched a 3 hit shutout and Bob Boone had 2 base hits as the
Chester Springs team defeated the Glenmoore Stableboys 4-0 at Historic
Village Park.
 
Rooker(6-9) dominated Glenmoore hitters.  He surrendered only 3 hits and 5
walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.97 to 4.68.  Chester Springs
rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Frank Lacorte(5-7) suffered the loss.  He allowed 6 hits and 7 walks in 5 and
2/3 innings.
 
HONEY BROOK AT ELVERSON
Beekeepers...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  1  5  1
Squires......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 -  2  5  2
Win:Sosa(3-2) Loss:McGraw(7-6)
 
John Denny had an impressive outing at French Creek Park where the Elverson
Squires beat the Honey Brook Beekeepers in 11 innings 2-1.
 
Neither team managed to score in the first 10 innings.  Elverson won the
hard fought contest in the 11th inning.  After an out was recorded, Tim Foli
got things rolling when he reached on an error.  Jerry Davanon stepped up to
the plate and he tripled.  One out later, Mike Tyson came up and he laced a
base-knock.  Both teams ended up with 5 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Elias Sosa(3-2) went 1/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. Tug
McGraw(7-6) ended up with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 hits and no
walks in 1/3 of an inning.
 
LIONVILLE AT DEVAULT
Tiger-Cats...... 2 0 0  1 0 0  1 2 0  -  6 11  1
Dynamiters...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  3  1
Win:Hooton(14-5) Loss:Matlack(11-8)
Homeruns- C.Reynolds(7th)
 
Ken Reitz had 4 hits and Burt Hooton threw a 3 hitter as the Lionville
ballclub defeated the Devault Dynamiters 6-1 at Great Valley Stadium.
 
Hooton(14-5) was simply too much for the Devault batters.  He was stingy on
the mound, allowing just 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings.  Lionville
finished with 11 hits in the victory.  
 
Jon Matlack(11-8) was tagged with the loss.  'I've been working on a few
things in my delivery, and I think I'm hitting a good groove.' Hooton said
after the game.  'I'm ready to start another game tomorrow!'