9/26/1976, SPK76-CRU76, Veterans Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 7 1 1976 Cruisers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 6 0 5 0 Sparkplugs AB R H BI AVG Cruisers AB R H BI AVG Lowenstein lf 4 0 2 0 .227 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 .294 Biittner dh 4 0 0 0 .249 Valentine,E rf 3 1 1 0 .264 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 1 .374 Cooper 1b 4 0 2 1 .296 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 .235 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 .282 Garrett,W 3b 4 0 2 0 .234 Kendall c 3 0 1 0 .317 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 .234 Unser cf 3 0 0 0 .276 Thornton rf 2 0 0 0 .203 Muser lf 3 0 0 0 .251 Burroughs ph 2 0 1 0 .250 Wohlford lf 0 0 0 0 .235 Mackanin pr 0 0 0 0 .251 Downing,B dh 3 1 1 1 .275 Haney c 2 0 0 0 .213 DeJesus ss 3 0 1 0 .222 Grote ph 2 0 0 0 .293 30 2 6 2 Mason ss 2 1 0 0 .187 32 1 6 1 Sparkplugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Montefusco L 14-9 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 101 64 3.03 Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.48 8.0 6 2 2 1 4 107 68 Cruisers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Sutcliffe W 1-0 7.0 4 1 1 2 3 87 57 1.29 Jones,Ri H 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 9 8 4.31 Reuschel,P S 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 18 14 3.27 9.0 6 1 1 2 3 114 79 SPK: Burroughs batted for Thornton in the 7th Grote batted for Haney in the 7th Burroughs moved to rf in the 7th Grote moved to c in the 7th Mackanin ran for Burroughs in the 9th CRU: Wohlford inserted at lf in the 7th E-Alomar. 2B-Lowenstein(10), Valentine,E(14), DeJesus(2). HR-Downing,B(4). RBI-Geronimo(63), Cooper(97), Downing,B(33). K-Lowenstein, Thornton, Burroughs, Valentine,E, Cooper, Unser, Downing,B. BB-Spencer, Mason, Valentine,E. SF-Geronimo. WP-Sutcliffe. GWRBI: Downing,B Temperature: 79, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to right at 13 MPH. 9/26/1976, SPK76-CRU76, Veterans Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 7 1 1976 Cruisers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 6 0 5 0 Sparkplugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lowenstein lf 1>k S.1-2 5/fl 8>Jones,Ri D Biittner dh 8 note 1 9 63 Geronimo cf 8 7/SF.3-H 6>31 7 Spencer 1b 2>3/g wp.1-2 63 7 W Garrett,W 3b S 8 S 9>Reuschel,P 8 Alomar 2b S.1-2 4>7 7 53 Thornton rf k 8 Burroughs ph 7>k S Mackanin pr Haney c 43 8 Grote ph 9 43 Mason ss 3>W 5>53 8 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 Cruisers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Randolph 2b 1>8 3>9 7 8 Valentine,E rf D k W 8>Marshall 43 Cooper 1b S.2-H S k 43 Nettles 3b 4 8 5/fl 43 Kendall c S.1-2 4>53 6>3 Unser cf k 4 7 Muser lf 2>53 43 13 Wohlford lf Downing,B dh k 5>HR 7>e4.B-1 DeJesus ss 7 D 643/gdp Sparkplugs IN OUT ER Cruisers IN OUT ER Montefusco A1 D1 2 L 14-9 Sutcliffe A1 C9 1 W 1-0 Marshall D2 D4 0 Jones,Ri D1 D4 0 H 1 Reuschel,P D5 D8 0 S 4 9/26/1976, SPK76-CRU76, Veterans Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Sparkplugs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 7 1 1976 Cruisers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 6 0 5 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Lowenstein struck out (CBFS) 0-0 1 --- 32 Biittner flied out to center (CBFBBX) 0-0 2 --- 31 Geronimo lined out to center (BBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cruisers batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Randolph flied out to center (CBBFX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Valentine,E doubled deep down the left-field line (BCBBSX) 0-0 1 -2- 01 Cooper grounded a single between third and short, Valentine,E scored (2CX) 0-1 1 1-- 22 Nettles popped out to second (1FFBBX) 0-1 2 1-- 11 Kendall grounded a single up the middle, Cooper to second (SBX) 0-1 2 12- 22 Unser struck out (SBBFS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Spencer grounded out to first (SFBFX) 0-1 1 --- 12 Garrett,W lined a single down the left field line (FBFX) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Alomar grounded a single up the middle, Garrett,W to second (X) 0-1 1 12- 12 Thornton struck out (BFSS) 0-1 2 12- 02 Haney grounded out to second (>F>FFX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cruisers batting 0-1 0 --- 21 Muser grounded out to third (CBBX) 0-1 1 --- 12 Downing,B struck out (SFBC) 0-1 2 --- 01 DeJesus flied out to left (FX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Mason walked (CBBBFB) 0-1 0 1-- 01 Lowenstein lined a single to shallow center, Mason to second (SX) 0-1 0 12- 00 Biittner grounded to short, forcing Lowenstein at second, Mason to third, Biittner to first (X) 0-1 1 1-3 22 Geronimo hit a sacrifice fly to left, Mason scored (FBFBX) 1-1 2 1-- 21 Sutcliffe threw a wild pitch, Biittner to second (BCBB) 1-1 2 -2- 31 Spencer walked (BCBB.B) 1-1 2 12- 01 Garrett,W flied out to center (CX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cruisers batting 1-1 0 --- 32 Randolph flied out to right (CBCBBX) 1-1 1 --- 22 Valentine,E struck out (BSFBC) 1-1 2 --- 01 Cooper lined a single to right (CX) 1-1 2 1-- 10 Nettles lined out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting 1-1 0 --- 10 Alomar flied out to left (BX) 1-1 1 --- 10 Thornton flied out to center (BX) 1-1 2 --- 11 Haney popped out to center (FBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cruisers batting 1-1 0 --- 00 Kendall grounded out to third (X) 1-1 1 --- 12 Unser popped out to second (CSFBX) 1-1 2 --- 00 Muser grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting 1-1 0 --- 11 Mason grounded out to third (CBX) 1-1 1 --- 00 Lowenstein popped out to third (X) 1-1 2 --- 12 Biittner flied out to right (FBCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cruisers batting 1-1 0 --- 11 Downing,B homered deep to left (BFX) 1-2 0 --- 21 DeJesus doubled deep to right center (BBCX) 1-2 0 -2- 00 Randolph flied out to left (X) 1-2 1 -2- 32 Valentine,E walked (BCBBSB) 1-2 1 12- 32 Cooper struck out (CCBBBS) 1-2 2 12- 02 Nettles popped out to third (CFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting 1-2 0 --- 10 Geronimo grounded out to first (BX) 1-2 1 --- 00 Spencer grounded out to short (X) 1-2 2 --- 10 Garrett,W grounded a single between third and short (BX) 1-2 2 1-- 22 Alomar flied out to left (BBCSFX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cruisers batting 1-2 0 --- 22 Kendall popped out to first (CBCBFX) 1-2 1 --- 10 Unser flied out to left (BX) 1-2 2 --- 00 Muser grounded out to the mound (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting Wohlford now playing left field Burroughs pinch hitting for Thornton 1-2 0 --- 12 Burroughs struck out (BCCS) Grote pinch hitting for Haney 1-2 1 --- 01 Grote flied out to right (FX) 1-2 2 --- 00 Mason lined out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cruisers batting Burroughs moved to right field Grote moved to catcher 1-2 0 --- 32 Downing,B to first on an error by the second baseman Alomar (BBCBCX) 1-2 0 1-- 12 DeJesus grounded into a double play, Mason to Alomar to Spencer (SbBbFbX) 1-2 2 --- 00 Randolph popped out to center (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting Jones,Ri now pitching 1-2 0 --- 00 Lowenstein grounded a double down the third base line (X) 1-2 0 -2- 12 Biittner grounded out to short (CCBX) 1-2 1 -2- 00 Geronimo flied out to left (X) 1-2 2 -2- 02 Spencer flied out to left (SFX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cruisers batting Marshall now pitching 1-2 0 --- 00 Valentine,E grounded out to second (X) 1-2 1 --- 21 Cooper grounded out to second (CBBX) 1-2 2 --- 00 Nettles grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting Reuschel,P now pitching 1-2 0 --- 12 Garrett,W popped out to center (CBFFFX) 1-2 1 --- 02 Alomar grounded out to third (CFFX) 1-2 2 --- 22 Burroughs lined a single to right center (BBCSX) Mackanin pinch running for Burroughs 1-2 2 1-- 11 Grote grounded out to second (1BFX)