9/28/1976, SPK76-CRU76, Veterans Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Sparkplugs        1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0     3  7  0     7  2
1976 Cruisers          0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  1     4 13  1     9  0
 
Sparkplugs           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Cruisers             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Lowenstein        lf  4  1  1  0  .227    Randolph          2b  5  0  2  1  .296
Garrett,W         3b  5  0  1  0  .234    Valentine,E       rf  3  0  2  0  .268
Geronimo          cf  5  0  1  0  .372    Cooper            1b  4  0  0  1  .293
Harrah            ss  4  0  0  1  .259    Nettles           3b  5  0  0  0  .279
Burroughs         rf  5  0  0  0  .248    Kendall           c   4  0  2  0  .319
Grote             c   3  0  0  0  .291     Wohlford         pr  1  0  0  0  .234
 Biittner         ph  1  0  1  0  .252    Unser             cf  4  2  2  0  .278
 Alomar           pr  0  0  0  0  .234    Piniella          lf  2  0  0  0  .243
 Essian           c   1  0  1  0  .245     Lum              ph  2  0  0  0  .223
Spencer           1b  4  1  1  0  .235     Davis,B          c   1  0  1  0  .276
Mackanin          2b  4  1  1  2  .251    Downing,B         dh  5  1  1  0  .274
Thornton          dh  4  0  0  0  .199    Metzger,R         ss  2  0  0  0  .220
                     40  3  7  3           Tyson            ph  1  1  1  1  .269
                                           DeJesus          ss  0  0  0  0  .222
                                           Stanley,M        ph  2  0  2  1  .327
                                                               41  4 13  4
 
Sparkplugs                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Jenkins                          6.1  8  3  3  2  5 101  60  3.52
Monroe           BS 2            0.2  0  0  0  0  0   8   4  4.50
Gossage                          3.0  2  0  0  0  0  31  18  4.38
Marshall         L 4-10          0.2  3  1  1  0  0  15  11  4.56
                                10.2 13  4  4  2  5 155  93 
 
Cruisers                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Stone                            7.0  5  3  3  0  1  90  61  3.01
Kern                             2.0  1  0  0  2  0  37  19  3.73
Hamilton         W 7-2           2.0  1  0  0  0  2  28  19  3.19
                                11.0  7  3  3  2  3 155  99 
 
SPK: Biittner batted for Grote in the 9th
     Alomar ran for Biittner in the 9th
     Essian inserted at c in the 9th
CRU: Lum batted for Piniella in the 7th
     Tyson batted for Metzger,R in the 7th
     Lum moved to lf in the 8th
     DeJesus inserted at ss in the 8th
     Wohlford ran for Kendall in the 8th
     Wohlford moved to lf in the 9th
     Davis,B inserted at c in the 9th
     Stanley,M batted for DeJesus in the 9th
     Stanley,M moved to ss in the 10th
 
E-Nettles. 2B-Valentine,E(15), Kendall(21), Unser(24), Tyson(10). 
HR-Mackanin(14). RBI-Harrah(101), Mackanin 2(46), Randolph(28), Cooper(98), 
Tyson(21), Stanley,M(34). SB-Valentine,E(11). K-Lowenstein, Burroughs 2, 
Cooper, Nettles, Downing,B 2, Lum. BB-Lowenstein, Harrah, Valentine,E 2. 
SH-Spencer, Unser. SF-Cooper. 
GWRBI: Stanley,M
Temperature: 70, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 3 MPH.
9/28/1976, SPK76-CRU76, Veterans Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Sparkplugs        1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0     3  7  0     7  2
1976 Cruisers          0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  1     4 13  1     9  0
 
 
Sparkplugs           -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lowenstein        lf 1>S          3>53           43         8>Kern       0>Hamilton  
                                                              W            k         
Garrett,W         3b   S.1-2        7          6>63           64/f.B-1     43        
Geronimo          cf   note 1       S            43           8            9         
Harrah            ss   63.3-H       8            43           W.1-2      1>43        
Burroughs         rf   k          4>9          7>5/L          43           k         
Grote             c  2>8            4/L          63                                  
 Biittner         ph                                        9>S                      
 Alomar           pr                                                                 
 Essian           c                                                        S         
Spencer           1b   53           7            S            24/SH.1-2    3/g       
Mackanin          2b   e5.B-1     5>8            HR.1-H       53                     
Thornton          dh   8            63           53           53                     
 
 1: 3/g.2-3;1-2 
 
 
Cruisers             -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Randolph          2b 1>3/g          S            63           S.3-H;2-3    2/fl      
Valentine,E       rf   D            S.1-3      6>W            W.1-2        363/gdp   
Cooper            1b   k            8            SB2          Monroe     0>9         
                                                 43.2-3       note 1                 
Nettles           3b   k          4>7            8            64/f         8         
Kendall           c  2>43           D            7          8>Gossage                
                                                              S                      
 Wohlford         pr                                                       7         
Unser             cf   43           3/g.2-3    7>D            13/SH.1-2  1>Marshall  
                                                                           S         
Piniella          lf   63           53                                               
 Lum              ph                             k            53.2-3                 
 Davis,B          c                                                        S.1-2     
Downing,B         dh 3>k          5>k            S.2-3        7            note 2    
Metzger,R         ss   43           41                                               
 Tyson            ph                             D.3-H;1-3                           
 DeJesus          ss                                                                 
 Stanley,M        ph                                        9>S            S.3-H     
 
 1: 7/SF.3-H;2-3  2: 643/gdp.2-3 
 
 
Sparkplugs       IN OUT ER                  Cruisers         IN OUT ER                  
Jenkins          A1  D2  3                  Stone            A1  C9  3                  
Monroe           D3  D4  0 BS 2             Kern             D1  D9  0                  
Gossage          D5  E5  0                  Hamilton         E1  E7  0 W 7-2            
Marshall         E6  E9  1 L 4-10                                                       
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Sparkplugs        1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0     3  7  0     7  2
1976 Cruisers          0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  1     4 13  1     9  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Sparkplugs batting
 0-0  0 --- 21  Lowenstein lined a single up the middle (BBCX)
 0-0  0 1-- 21  Garrett,W lined a single to shallow left, Lowenstein to 
                  second (1BFBX)
 0-0  0 12- 22  Geronimo grounded out to first, Lowenstein to third, 
                  Garrett,W to second (CBFFFBX)
 0-0  1 -23 00  Harrah grounded out to short, Lowenstein scored (X)
 1-0  2 -2- 22  Burroughs struck out (CBFFBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 01  Randolph grounded out to first (CX)
 1-0  1 --- 00  Valentine,E grounded a double down the third base line (X)
 1-0  1 -2- 02  Cooper struck out (FCS)
 1-0  2 -2- 12  Nettles struck out (BFSS)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 01  Grote lined out to center (FX)
 1-0  1 --- 21  Spencer grounded out to third (CBBX)
 1-0  2 --- 02  Mackanin to first on an error by the third baseman 
                  Nettles (CFX)
 1-0  2 1-- 01  Thornton flied out to center (1SX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 10  Kendall grounded out to second (BX)
 1-0  1 --- 10  Unser grounded out to second (BX)
 1-0  2 --- 01  Piniella grounded out to short (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 21  Lowenstein grounded out to third (BSBX)
 1-0  1 --- 10  Garrett,W flied out to left (BX)
 1-0  2 --- 00  Geronimo lined a single to right center (X)
 1-0  2 1-- 11  Harrah flied out to center (1BFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 22  Downing,B struck out (BCFBC)
 1-0  1 --- 01  Metzger,R grounded out to second (CX)
 1-0  2 --- 32  Randolph lined a single to left center (SBBBCX)
 1-0  2 1-- 00  Valentine,E lined a single to left, Randolph to third 
                  (11>X)
 1-0  2 1-3 12  Cooper lined out to center (BCFX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 00  Burroughs lined out to right (X)
 1-0  1 --- 00  Grote lined out to second (X)
 1-0  2 --- 00  Spencer flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 21  Nettles flied out to left (BCBX)
 1-0  1 --- 00  Kendall doubled deep to right center (X)
 1-0  1 -2- 11  Unser grounded out to first, Kendall to third (BFX)
 1-0  2 --3 00  Piniella grounded out to third (X)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 21  Mackanin flied out to center (BBFX)
 1-0  1 --- 31  Thornton grounded out to short (BBFBX)
 1-0  2 --- 32  Lowenstein grounded out to second (BCBSBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 22  Downing,B struck out (CBBFS)
 1-0  1 --- 21  Metzger,R grounded out to second (CBBX)
 1-0  2 --- 32  Randolph grounded out to short (BFBFFBFX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 21  Garrett,W grounded out to short (BFBX)
 1-0  1 --- 22  Geronimo grounded out to second (CSBBFX)
 1-0  2 --- 02  Harrah grounded out to second (CFFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Cruisers batting
 1-0  0 --- 30  Valentine,E walked (BBBB)
 1-0  0 1-- 00  Valentine,E stole second (>Bp)
 1-0  0 -2- 21  Cooper grounded out to second, Valentine,E to third 
                  (>Bp.2FBX)
 1-0  1 --3 10  Nettles flied out to center (BX)
 1-0  2 --3 21  Kendall flied out to left (BCBX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 1-0  0 --- 00  Burroughs lined out to third (X)
 1-0  1 --- 00  Grote grounded out to short (X)
 1-0  2 --- 01  Spencer lined a single to shallow right (CX)
 1-0  2 1-- 22  Mackanin homered deep to left, Spencer scored (1CFBBX)
 3-0  2 --- 12  Thornton grounded out to third (BFSFFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Cruisers batting
 3-0  0 --- 21  Unser lined a double to right center (BBFX)
                Lum pinch hitting for Piniella
 3-0  0 -2- 32  Lum struck out (CBSBBS)
 3-0  1 -2- 12  Downing,B lined a single to shallow center, Unser to 
                  third (CCFBX)
                Tyson pinch hitting for Metzger,R
 3-0  1 1-3 10  Tyson lined a double to right center, Unser scored, 
                  Downing,B to third (BX)
 3-1  1 -23 22  Randolph lined a single to shallow center, Downing,B 
                  scored, Tyson to third (CBFBX)
 3-2  1 1-3 31  Valentine,E walked, Randolph to second (BSBBB)
                Monroe now pitching
 3-2  1 123 21  Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to left, Tyson scored, 
                  Randolph to third (BBCX)
 3-3  2 1-3 21  Nettles grounded to short, forcing Valentine,E at second 
                  (BFBX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Sparkplugs batting
                Lum moved to left field
                DeJesus now playing shortstop
                Kern now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 32  Lowenstein walked (BCBSBB)
 3-3  0 1-- 32  Garrett,W grounded to short, forcing Lowenstein at 
                  second, Garrett,W to first (1BBCBCX)
 3-3  1 1-- 12  Geronimo flied out to center (1FBSX)
 3-3  2 1-- 30  Harrah walked, Garrett,W to second (BBBB)
 3-3  2 12- 22  Burroughs grounded out to second (BBSCFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Cruisers batting
                Gossage now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 00  Kendall lined a single to right (X)
                Wohlford pinch running for Kendall
 3-3  0 1-- 20  Unser sacrifice bunted to the mound, Wohlford to second 
                  (BbBbXb)
 3-3  1 -2- 22  Lum grounded out to third, Wohlford to third (BBSCX)
 3-3  2 --3 31  Downing,B flied out to left (CBBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Sparkplugs batting
                Wohlford moved to left field
                Davis,B now playing catcher
                Biittner pinch hitting for Grote
 3-3  0 --- 00  Biittner grounded a single between first and second (X)
                Alomar pinch running for Biittner
 3-3  0 1-- 00  Spencer sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Alomar to second 
                  (1Xb)
 3-3  1 -2- 21  Mackanin grounded out to third (BBCX)
 3-3  2 -2- 22  Thornton grounded out to third (BSFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Cruisers batting
                Essian now playing catcher
                Stanley,M pinch hitting for DeJesus
 3-3  0 --- 12  Stanley,M reached on an infield single to second (CBCX)
 3-3  0 1-- 00  Randolph popped out to the catcher (1>X)
 3-3  1 1-- 10  Valentine,E grounded into a double play, Spencer to 
                  Harrah to Spencer (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 10th inning, Sparkplugs batting
                Stanley,M moved to shortstop
                Hamilton now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 22  Lowenstein struck out (FBBFS)
 3-3  1 --- 01  Garrett,W grounded out to second (CX)
 3-3  2 --- 12  Geronimo flied out to right (SSFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 10th inning, Cruisers batting
 3-3  0 --- 01  Cooper flied out to right (CX)
 3-3  1 --- 21  Nettles flied out to center (CBBX)
 3-3  2 --- 21  Wohlford flied out to left (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 11th inning, Sparkplugs batting
 3-3  0 --- 32  Harrah grounded out to second (BBSBCX)
 3-3  1 --- 12  Burroughs struck out (FCBC)
 3-3  2 --- 10  Essian lined a single to shallow center (BX)
 3-3  2 1-- 12  Spencer grounded out to first (1CBSX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 11th inning, Cruisers batting
                Marshall now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 22  Unser lined a single to right center (CBFBFX)
 3-3  0 1-- 12  Davis,B lined a single between third and short, Unser to 
                  second (BCSX)
 3-3  0 12- 02  Downing,B grounded into a double play, Harrah to Mackanin 
                  to Spencer, Unser to third (FSX)
 3-3  2 --3 10  Stanley,M lined a single to center, Unser scored (BX)