August 8, 1977 Recaps

                       WON LOST  PCT   GB
Chester Springs CST     71  39  .645 ----
Glenmoore GLE           60  53  .531 12.5
Devault DEV             59  53  .527 13.0
Kimberton KIM           58  53  .523 13.5
Lionville LTC           58  56  .509 15.0
Guthriesville GUT       56  55  .505 15.5
Elverson ELV            56  58  .491 17.0
Eagle EAG               51  60  .459 20.5
Marshallton MMH         48  64  .429 24.0
Honey Brook HBB         42  68  .382 29.0

HONEY BROOK AT GLENMOORE
Beekeepers...... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  8  1
Stableboys...... 0 1 1  1 1 0  0 0    -  4  9  0
Win:Garber(7-3) Loss:Knepper(4-9)
Homeruns- M.Anderson(4th)
 
In a tight game it was the Glenmoore Stableboys 4, the pitiful Honey Brook
Beekeepers 2 at Bentley Stadium.
 
Glenmoore took the lead for good in the 2nd inning scoring one runner.
Glenmoore rapped out 9 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Gene Garber(7-3) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Bob Knepper(4-9) was the loser.  He pitched 8 innings and surrendered 9
hits and 1 walk.
 
ELVERSON AT LIONVILLE, 1st 
Squires......... 0 0 0  1 0 5  0 0 1  -  7 13  0
Tiger-Cats...... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  1
Win:Forsch(10-7) Loss:Kison(6-8)
Homeruns- J.Milner(10th)
 
Bob Forsch was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game at Foster Field as the Elverson Squires beat the Lionville club by the
count of 7-3.
 
Forsch(10-7) gave Elverson a solid outing.  He surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks
in 9 innings.  Elverson had 13 hits for the night.  
 
The loss was charged to Bruce Kison(6-8).  He got hammered, allowing 9 hits
and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.
 
ELVERSON AT LIONVILLE, 2nd
Squires......... 1 1 0  0 0 3  5 1 0  - 11 17  0
Tiger-Cats...... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  1
Win:Halicki(11-9) Loss:Leon(4-5)
Homeruns- E.Valentine-2(11th)
 
Right fielder Ellis Valentine rocketed 2 homeruns as the Lionville team were
badly beaten by the Elverson Squires, 11-1.
 
Valentine provided much of the offense.  He blasted a solo shot in the 1st
inning, delivered a one-base hit in the 5th inning and caught a hold of a bad
pitch for a Grand Slam homerun in the 7th inning.  Elverson had 17 hits
overall, while Lionville had 9.  
 
The victory was credited to Ed Halicki(11-9) who went 7 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Max Leon(4-5) absorbed the loss.