9/10/76: Lionville Clinches Pennant, Nips Chester Springs, 5-4

Tiger-Cats manager Jon Brams:

Chuck Taylor on the mound when we clinch? Who'da thunk?! Certainly not me during much of the season. But he did a fantastic job tonight. I'm happy for the guy - and for the team. Clinching the pennant is very gratifying. Kenny Reitz's homer that just cleared in the 6th holds up. Fred Andrews, whoever he is, comes within half a foot of tying it in the 8th. But it stays in the park. Then Monday is sitting 90 feet away with the dangerous Winfield at the plate. My knee was pumping 90 mph. And Taylor - OK, tonight I refer to him as Chuck - gets Winfield to hit an easy grounder to Kenny! We rush the mound! Yeah!

BOXSCORE: 1976 Lionville Tiger-Cats At 1976 Chester Springs Two-Fivers 9/10/1976
 
  Tiger-Cats         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Two-Fivers         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Martin CF         4  0  1  1 .347     J.Cardenal LF       5  1  1  2 .295  
F-W.Davis PH,CF       1  0  0  0 .269     L.Bowa SS           4  2  1  0 .244  
  T.Simmons C         5  0  1  0 .296     D.Winfield CF,RF    5  0  1  0 .294  
  J.Morales RF        4  0  0  0 .268     H.Cruz 3B           4  0  1  0 .199  
  G.Luzinski LF       4  0  1  0 .315     G.Thomasson 1B      3  0  0  0 .293  
  J.Torre 1B          4  0  0  0 .277     L.Lacy DH           4  0  1  0 .243  
  J.Wynn DH           4  1  2  0 .216     B.Boone C           2  0  1  0 .227  
  K.Reitz 3B          4  2  3  2 .276   B-F.Andrews PH        1  0  1  0 .600  
  L.Milbourne 2B      3  1  1  0 .259   C-J.Royster PR        0  0  0  0 .255  
E-J.Morgan PH,2B      1  0  1  0 .310   D-J.Stearns C         0  0  0  0 .264  
  C.Speier SS         4  1  1  2 .242     R.Stennett 2B       4  0  1  0 .255  
                                          D.May RF            1  1  0  0 .188  
                                        A-R.Monday PH,CF      1  0  1  0 .249  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  5 11  5                 Totals      34  4  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For May In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Boone In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Andrews In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Royster In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Milbourne In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Martin In 9th Inning
 
Tiger-Cats...... 0 4 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  5 11  2
Two-Fivers...... 0 0 3  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
 
Tiger-Cats (103-39)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Carlton WIN(18-4)       7 2/3   8   4   3   4   6   1 138   2.59
C.Taylor SAVE(2nd)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   3.66
Totals                    9       9   4   3   4   6   1
 
Two-Fivers (69-75)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Reuss LOSS(10-11)       5 2/3   8   5   5   0   3   1  95   3.67
B.Moose                   2 2/3   3   0   0   0   2   0  36   5.20
J.Niekro                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.53
Totals                    9      11   5   5   0   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 127 DATE- Friday, September 10th 1976 TIME- Night 
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Tiger-Cats: 6  Two-Fivers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tiger-Cats: 1  Two-Fivers: 0
ERRORS- K.Reitz, L.Milbourne
DOUBLES- J.Martin(15th), J.Wynn(19th), L.Bowa(20th), F.Andrews(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Reitz(5th), J.Cardenal(13th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Milbourne(4th), J.Morgan(41st), C.Speier(4th), L.Bowa(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Boone
WALKS- L.Bowa, G.Thomasson, D.May, R.Monday
STRIKE OUTS- T.Simmons-2, J.Morales-2, G.Luzinski, H.Cruz-2, G.Thomasson-2,
             L.Lacy, R.Stennett
GIDP- H.Cruz
WILD PITCHES- S.Carlton
2-out RBI- K.Reitz-2, C.Speier-2, J.Martin