May 6, 1977 Recaps

                       WON LOST  PCT   GB
Chester Springs CST     15   7  .682 ----
Elverson ELV            16   8  .667 ----
Glenmoore GLE           15   9  .625  1.0
Guthriesville GUT       12   9  .571  2.5
Marshallton MMH         12  11  .522  3.5
Eagle EAG               10  12  .455  5.0
Lionville LTC           10  13  .435  5.5
Devault DEV              9  14  .391  6.5
Kimberton KIM            7  12  .368  6.5
Honey Brook HBB          6  17  .261  9.5

EAGLE AT KIMBERTON
Eagles.......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Firefighters.... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  4  7  0
Win:Demery(1-1) Loss:Atkinson(1-3)
Homeruns- S.Henderson(1st), B.Watson(1st)
 
With the crowd on their collective feet, screaming at the top of their lungs,
Kimberton Firefighters rallied to top Eagle Eagles 4-3 at Kimberton Fairground.
 
Kimberton scored the winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 3 runs on 3 hits.
Jose Cruz led off the inning for Kimberton when he tripled.  Reggie Smith
followed next and he slapped a single.  Steve Henderson then cleared the
fences for a two-run home run.  Kimberton banged out 7 hits on the night.
 
Larry Demery(1-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Bill
Atkinson(1-3) ended up with the loss in relief.  Rich Pawlak was all smiles
after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking pretty dim there for a while, but
our guys never gave up - and neither did our fans - they kept cheering us on.
What a sweet win!'
 
CHESTER SPRINGS AT DEVAULT
Two-Fivers...... 3 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  6 11  0
Dynamiters...... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Win:Seaver(2-2) Loss:John(2-3)
Homeruns- G.Maddox(3rd)
 
Tom Seaver went 9 strong innings and Willie McCovey had 3 base hits and 2 RBI
at Great Valley Stadium where the seemingly unstoppable Chester Springs club
beat the Devault Dynamiters 6-1.
 
Seaver(2-2) put on a good performance.  He surrendered only 6 hits and no
walks in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 2.86 to 2.47.  Chester Springs had a
total of 11 hits for the game.  
 
Tommy John(2-3) was the loser.  He pitched 9 innings giving up 11 hits and 4
walks.In another of a string of victories, Chester Springs knocked extended
their winning streak to 7 games.
 
ELVERSON AT GUTHRIESVILLE
Squires......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  2 -  5 12  1
Golddiggers..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 2  0 -  3  9  0
Win:Garman(4-0) Loss:Forsch(0-2)
Homeruns- S.Garvey(11th)
 
Bob Forsch went 7 solid innings as the Elverson Squires defeated the
Guthriesville Golddiggers in 10 innings 5-3 at Hopewell Field.
 
The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Elverson won the game in the
10th inning.  Steve Garvey kicked off the action when he drew a walk.  Garvey
took off for second and slid in with a stolen base.  Two outs later Wayne
Garrett came up and he banged out a single.  Mike Schmidt stepped in and he
drew a walk to load the bases.  Vic Harris stepped into the box and lined a
one-base hit.  Elverson had 12 hits for the game and Guthriesville had 9.
 
The victory went to Mike Garman(4-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Ken Forsch(0-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He allowed 4 runs
and 5 hits in 4 innings.
 
GLENMOORE AT MARSHALLTON
Stableboys...... 0 0 1  2 1 0  0 0 1  -  5 12  0
Mad Hatters..... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  4 11  0
Win:Garber(2-0) Loss:Eastwick(0-3)
Homeruns- J.Bench(5th), G.Templeton(2nd), M.Ivie(2nd)
 
One run was the difference at Four Dogs Field as the Glenmoore Stableboys
defeated the Marshallton Mad Hatters 5-4.
 
The deciding run was scored by Glenmoore in the 9th.  Warren Cromartie ripped
a one-base hit.  Howard was safe on a stolen base.  One out later, Bake
McBride got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.
Johnny Bench came up and he delivered a base-hit.  Willie Montanez was a
strikeout victim, unable to help out.  Glenmoore totaled 12 hits on the
night.  
 
Gene Garber(2-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. Rawly
Eastwick(0-3) suffered the loss in relief.  Glenmoore continued their winning
ways, with their streak now at 6 games and counting.
 
HONEY BROOK AT LIONVILLE
Beekeepers...... 0 0 1  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Tiger-Cats...... 2 0 0  1 4 1  1 0    -  9 15  0
Win:Swan(2-1) Loss:Burris(0-4)
Homeruns- G.Luzinski-3(7th)
 
Designated hitter Greg Luzinski cracked 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI at Foster
Field where the Lionville team beat the Honey Brook Beekeepers 9-4.
 
It seemed that Honey Brook pitching was serving up softballs for Luzinski to
hit.  He popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 1st inning, lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' in the 4th inning, doubled bringing in two baserunners
in the 5th inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 7th inning.
Honey Brook was out-hit by Lionville, 15-8.  
 
The win went to Craig Swan(2-1) who allowed 4 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Ray
Burris(0-4) was tagged with the loss.  He was knocked around by Lionville,
allowing 13 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Luzinski said. 'Whenever
I would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.'